Does anyone have a working 6v coil nearish Northamptonshire?

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neilbardsley
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Does anyone have a working 6v coil nearish Northamptonshire?

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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 Image

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Re: Does anyone have a working 6v coil nearish Northamptonshire?

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Might have a 6v coil from a Karmann Ghia in Derbyshire.
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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?

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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
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Issue found. Not the coil but a loose wire into the cdi unit

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Great, well done 👍
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Great news - hope you don't have any further troubles.

Enjoy your hillclimb !!

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