[Vwdiesel] 1970 VW Bug final, not diesel

[Erik Lane]

The coil absolutely has something to do with spark! It is a large
inductor and will drive the voltage high to keep current going, thus
creating a spark. The points and condenser are what makes and breaks
the connections that will drive the inductor to want to make the
spark. (Well, the coil is also a transformer, with primary and
secondary windings, to help boost the voltage up high enough to make
the spark.)

Erik

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Drove it to work today, runs well.
>
> Swapped heads, cleaned and re-installed motor, finally, just needed to be at the
> right angle, putting the car back down on the wheel and lifting motor.
> Initial start, No Start still after all this.
> Determined, I finally took the time to check for spark, something I should have
> tried to do 4 years ago.
> No Spark
> I had re-gapped the points, the condenser looked new, so had to be the coil,
> swapped that.
> no spark
> I forget what the coil does after all the diesel stuff.
> my VW buddy Jeff says coil has nothting to do with spark, it must be points,
> good looking or not.
> I have electronic points from 10 years ago, now, I put them in.
> Spark and she starts up ok.
> I painted an old muffler with oil based silver rustolium, I don't need high heat
> paint, lets see what happens.
> In 45 - 60 seconds it starts burning off and filled the garage with smoke.
> Daa
> I have another german muffler that has some oil in it, but in great shape, no
> paint on it, I put this on.
> This one smokes as well but just burning off the oil from when it last ran in
> some other motor with big issues, but it burns off finally.
> Still not running well, carb is next.
> A different VW friend comes over and takes a listen, carb for sure.
> we take it off, take all jets out and soak in Lacquor Thinner and then clean
> with carb cleaner, re-install.
>
> All is Perfect now
>
> A few more odds and ends that need fixed and I am going to sell her to a man in
> his 70's that I have know for years who lives a few streets away.  He has been
> looking for a new bug to replace his 69 rust bucket, so it is a good match and I
> can work on it for him and drive if I wish any time.  He lives in NY City and
> still runs a AD agency in the city and comes down to the shore on the weekends
> and wants the car to run around in only.
>
> I will finish the resto of the other 70 bug I have in the works and keep that
> one.
>
> thanks all.
> I still do not like gas engines any better.
>
>
> Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
> 92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
> 70 Type 1 stock Beetle -- Running :-)
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