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Fri Jan 10, 2003 3:40 pm

For those of you who didn't see this already, here was my original problem:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forums/splitbus/forum.php?screen=msg&mid=5086

I finally got the Bus running after playing some more with timing, carburation and plug wires, and I took it for a test drive up the street.

It stalled and I pulled the coil wire off the distributor, and now I have no spark again! R.I.P Coil #2!

Though I am glad to know what my problem finally is (burning up coils), I don't have any idea how I would remedy this. Is my alternator dead? Headlight switch?

This sure is getting expensive!

Thanks.

>:) Derek

Mon Jan 13, 2003 9:14 pm

DEREK, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH POSSIBLY. BUT SOME WHERE YOU DEFINATELY HAVE A GROUNDED CIRCUIT. IF YOU KEEP BURNING UP COILS THEN YOU NEED TO INSTALL A RESISTOR IN THE HOT WIRE THAT GOES TO YOUR COIL. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF WIRING ISSUES THAT ARE PLAGUEING YOUR BELOVED TYPE 2. AS FAR AS THE FUSE COLORS I KNOW THAT THE MAIN POWER WIRES THAT RUN INTO THE FUSE BLOCK REQUIRE A RED 16 AMP FUSE. THE WHITE ONES SHOULD BE FINE FOR THE TURNSIGNAL CIRCUIT BUT THE HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT DRAWS ALOT MORE AMPERAGE, SO IT TOO NEEDS A RED FUSE. GOOD LUCK AND LET ME KNOW WHAT THE FINAL VERDICT WAS.
LATER, ODIN
ODCUSTOMS@AOL.COM

Tue Jan 14, 2003 6:32 pm

Derek,

Send me your e-mail address again.

Thayer

Tue Jan 14, 2003 6:33 pm

and.. send me some new pics of the double.. I need them for our site.

Thayer

Wed Jan 15, 2003 11:33 am

ODCustoms,

Thanks for the help! I'll let you know what happens.

Thayer,

No prob, I'll take some pics today and send them out!

Thanks,
Derek