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| posted on July 27th, 2003 at 08:09 AM |
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Kombi Ignition
Hi People
I was thinking of getting one of those points replacement thingo's and getting a new coil, relegating the old OEM one to the spares box.
What are those GT40 Resin coils like, are they any better than the oil filled GT40, and wich one (model No) would I have to get for a T4 2ltr
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Any advice what point replacement manufacturer is the best!
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| posted on July 27th, 2003 at 08:36 AM |
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G'day Rob
New to this forum.
Anyway, i have a '73 kombi 1.8L and I had the points replaced with a magfire. I have also changed the original coil with a GT 40 (not sure what
type). I have had no problems, and in fact have found the pointless dizzy to perform much better than the points.
Pete
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| posted on July 27th, 2003 at 08:42 AM |
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G'day Pete.
Just wanted to say hello and welcome to the forum.
Da Time For The Aircooled Revolution Is Upon US.
Brothers & Sisters Lets Hit The Streets, Roll As One. And Feel The Power Of The Aircooled Storm.
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| posted on July 27th, 2003 at 08:42 AM |
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Thanks for that Pete
And welcome to the forum, I hope you enjoy your stay, and keep on posting!
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| posted on July 27th, 2003 at 12:43 PM |
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Hey Rob,
the gt 40 and the gt 40R coils differ in the fact that one is to be used with a ballast resistor and the other on a system without, however I cant
actually remember which is which, but any where you can buy one will have that info.
But from what you wrote I guess there may just be a new version of a GT40 of which you speak.
It was posted on here recently that a 2.6 litre carby equipped Mitsubishi Magna electronic ignition distributor lends itself nicely to a comparatively
easy mod to fit into VWs so you can just set it and forget it.
This is the thread of which I speak.
I waiting for mine to annoy me enough to bother getting my hands dirty but so far I'm too busy waving.
Cheers Tony
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| posted on July 28th, 2003 at 08:53 AM |
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Hi Guys
Thanks for that. Yeah, i'll be around for a while, enjoying my Kombi motoring and learning a great deal on this forum.
Pete
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| posted on July 28th, 2003 at 01:58 PM |
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Robo
I have a Magfire in both my 1776 beetle and my wife's 2.0L T2.5 kombi.
The coil wants to be a high impedence/resistance one. At least 3.5 ohms. Some are only 1ohm and they will blow the electronics on start up.
I like the normal $30 Bosch coil - the black one (SU 12 - i think)
I believe the Bosch Blue coil is for points and the Black coil is more suited to electronics.
You can use the black coil on points though.
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| posted on July 28th, 2003 at 02:02 PM |
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Thanks Blue
My ignition system is running fine at the moment, but when you have so many knowlageable people to ask on the forum, why not find out all you can
about the options you have.
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