Peter,
I thought the bad coil problem started with the series 4 models, in the '99
model year? I bought a brand new '98 Golf and find that the coils (just
one coil for the 2.0 4 cyl, vs. 4 coils for the same engine in later models)
hold up reasonably well. I'm on the second replacement coil, at 322,000
miles. When these coils go bad, they seem to last long enough to get you
home. At least the two that I've had to replace didn't fail completely,
until I got home.
Of course, these days, Bosch electrics are every bit as bad as Lucas was
wrongfully accused of being.............
At any rate, I'll take my Spridget, any day, over ANYTHING modern, for
reliability. And, yes, I used to use my '72 Midget as my daily driver, with
total reliability.
Bud Osbourne
-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Peter Caldwell
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 9:26 AM
To: Gregory Groiss; Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Off topic Jeep question
Greg, virtually all Audis/VW of that era need a new coil. So prevalent it
should have been a recall, IMHO.
Peter C
At 07:41 AM 8/9/2011, Gregory Groiss wrote:
>Kevin,
>
>My first guess was a bad coil as well. I had the same issue with a
>'98 VW Gulf and replacing the coil fixed it. The car used a single
>e-coil. The strange thing was when I tested the coil per the Bentley
>book it tested good. It only gave me problems when the car warmed up.
>
>Greg
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