 Engine swap changing coils, What size / type coil? |
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| jsaum |
 Jun 23 2014, 11:53 AM
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I'm in the middle of an engine swap and am so close to getting my car on the road I can barely stand it! I'm putting a 1.8 motor from a 75 into my 72 and found that the size of the coil that normally mounts to the engine tin is different from the one that has the bracket that mounts on the blower housing. Does anyone know the correct part number or coil to use for that mounting bracket?
Thanks, Jsaum |
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| sean_v8_914 |
Jun 24 2014, 12:15 PM
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Chingon 601 Group: Members Posts: 4,011 Joined: 1-February 05 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,541 |
i do not recommend "on the tins" mounting location. i have welded up way too many coil mounting areas on teh tins. i like the fan shroud clamp with the bike tube rubber wrap
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Jun 24 2014, 02:33 PM
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Winner of the Utah Twisted Joint Award Group: Members Posts: 3,470 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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QUOTE(sean_v8_914 @ Jun 24 2014, 10:15 AM)  i do not recommend "on the tins" mounting location. i have welded up way too many coil mounting areas on teh tins. i like the fan shroud clamp with the bike tube rubber wrap So I am assuming that the bike tube is there for extra friction? The stock coil on my '76 with a stock bracket still required a screw at least an inch long to get the bracket started, and when tight still had a lot of gap. That sounds OK, but because the screw never went all the way to the housing it never torqued tight against anything. Vibration would generally loosen it (after I made the mistake of removing it and the rust etc). That was why I eventually moved. Fits perfect. Is it the weight of the coil that the tin cannot abide? The clamp certainly wasn't stretching anything. Would locktight be in order if the coil was moved back again? |
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jsaum Engine swap changing coils Jun 23 2014, 11:53 AM
Cap'n Krusty They take the same coil. The most common replacem... Jun 23 2014, 12:32 PM jsaum Maybe the bracket is bent or would there be a stud... Jun 23 2014, 12:53 PM
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Maybe the bracket is bent or would there be a stu... Jun 24 2014, 11:56 AM Dave_Darling Look up on the engine tin. You'll find two ho... Jun 23 2014, 04:34 PM ThePaintedMan
I used a piece of bicycle inner tube wrapped arou... Jun 23 2014, 04:43 PM Cap'n Krusty
I used a piece of bicycle inner tube wrapped aro... Jun 23 2014, 05:18 PM jsaum
Look up on the engine tin. You'll find two h... Jun 24 2014, 10:29 AM Cap'n Krusty Might want to give us a picture of the coil and th... Jun 24 2014, 10:35 AM Drums66
i do not recommend "on the tins" mounti... Jun 24 2014, 01:25 PM jsaum OK I got this picture on Google for a VW type 4 so... Jun 24 2014, 04:42 PM jsaum
OK I got this picture on Google for a VW type 4 s... Jun 24 2014, 04:43 PM Dave_Darling With the extra holes on that, I'm betting that... Jun 24 2014, 05:08 PM Cap'n Krusty
With the extra holes on that, I'm betting tha... Jun 24 2014, 06:14 PM zambezi Yup, stock bracket. You can just barely make out ... Jun 24 2014, 08:39 PM jsaum OK I think I figured it out probably the bracket w... Jun 27 2014, 02:12 PM Cap'n Krusty Way to go. I would put a nut and washer between t... Jun 27 2014, 03:30 PM jsaum Yes I did put a nut there so it shouldn't back... Jun 28 2014, 10:31 AM |
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