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Does anyone have a working 6v coil nearish Northamptonshire?
Posted: Sat May 27, 2023 12:34 pm
by neilbardsley
I've been trying to get the 356 to start this morning and I measured the resistance between+ and - at > 2 ohms. According to Bruce It should be 1 to 1.2
http://www.sparkingplugs.com/7.html
My share coil had the same resistance and the car didn't start with it swapped.
Anyone got a working one I can test/use. Happy to drive
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Re: Does anyone have a working 6v coil nearish Northamptonshire?
Posted: Sat May 27, 2023 7:23 pm
by Nige
Might have a 6v coil from a Karmann Ghia in Derbyshire.
Re: Does anyone have a working 6v coil nearish Northamptonshire?
Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 7:01 am
by neilbardsley
Please let me know I'm happy to drive up today
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Re: Does anyone have a working 6v coil nearish Northamptonshire?
Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 8:56 am
by chris68
Hi Neil,
Sorry, I don't think I have a spare coil, but remember to subtract the multimeter lead resistance (probes shorted) when measuring your coil. This is always important when trying to measure low resistance values.
Note, even if resistance now seems ok, there could still be an insulation fault within the coil.
Good luck
Re: Does anyone have a working 6v coil nearish Northamptonshire?
Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 9:41 am
by neilbardsley
Issue found. Not the coil but a loose wire into the cdi unit
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Re: Does anyone have a working 6v coil nearish Northamptonshire?
Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 9:46 am
by chris68
Great, well done
Re: Does anyone have a working 6v coil nearish Northamptonshire?
Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 9:48 am
by Lightweight_911
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Great news - hope you don't have any further troubles.
Enjoy your hillclimb !!
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