brake down

**Tim** · 26-12-2006, 10:22 AM

yeah buy it from a dealer and pay $250 or whatever they charge. it will make u feel all warm and fuzzy inside

syncro · 26-12-2006, 01:25 PM

Can someone give me a loan of an old defective coil?

I would just like to see why they fail and see if there is a temporary fix.

**Golfer** · 26-12-2006, 05:12 PM

I had the same problem with my GL when i first bought it, and found that i had water in the dizzy, and all it needed was a dry out and a spray with **** smiths electrical spray (like a solvent based water dispersant). Sometimes you cant see the water at first because it could be out of site so give it a good spray and leave it a while to dry out).

The problem i had was literally identical to what ur describing...

Hope this helps (could be a simple and cheap alternative to replacing the coilpack)

Cheers
John

**Golf Loon** · 26-12-2006, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by syncro

Can someone give me a loan of an old defective coil?

I would just like to see why they fail and see if there is a temporary fix.

Its the plastic housings that crack and then they arc across the gap. I have repaired them temporarily with araldite and silicone, but they always break again.

I threw about 4 broken ones out last week

**Golf Loon** · 26-12-2006, 05:35 PM

DemoIII came down here today and grabbed that coilpack. Did it work Demir?

**deemoE36** · 26-12-2006, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by Golf Loon

DemoIII came down here today and grabbed that coilpack. Did it work Demir?

yeah, plug and play, the problem was solved, thanks Matt
but the broken one didnt crack like u said, i guess its internal

im impressed with the work u r doing, and have done already

lookin good men

thanks for helpin out today, cheers
thanks for all ya put in on this post guys, was helpful

o, and its Demil (its alright, happens all the time)

**Golf Loon** · 26-12-2006, 08:58 PM

Sweet. Glad it fixed it. Good to see you today Demil. See you at the cruise.

syncro · 26-12-2006, 09:06 PM

If you get another dud coil Matt, keep it for me.

**william** · 27-12-2006, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by syncro

If you get another dud coil Matt, keep it for me.

on that topic u can have my old coil and generator, i have had numerous problems with coils for mk3s there are two different types a solid block amp bremi coil and the newer beru type i went to hanvic puchased a bremi unit at $150 it didnt come with the generator on the back so used the old generator of the coil started ran for half a day then died i brought it home then i thought fuel pump but then realised it had no spark traced it back to the coil in the end i had to buy the newer beru one that is a complete unit for $150 stil trying to get my money back for the other one