Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: What is a good alternate coil for a loop

Author: Charlie Mullendore

Date: Mar 28, 2005, 3:54 PM

Post ID: 1718612209



JC Whitney sells them or do a Google search for "Bosch Blue Coil". Also
can stop by most any magazine rack and look through Hot Vws or one of
the other VW mags - lots of advertisers with Blue Coils.

It's worth the effort to find one in my opinion - I had an Echlin brand
one from NAPA fail three months after I installed it. The Blue Coil's
winding are epoxy encased (I think?) versus oil filled in most others.
One has been on the '69 for nearly 7 yrs. and 40k miles now, another is
on the project bike. Wouldn't use anything else.

Note: Just because it's blue and a Bosch coil doesn't been it's a Bosch
Blue Coil. There are cheapies in Bosch boxes that are no better than the
Echlin. Easiest way to tell is to shake it - if it sloshes it ain't the
Blue Coil. Cheers,


Tom Halchuk wrote:
 
Where do you pick them up? Autozone? NAPA

 From: "Kevin Graf" <kgr-@midwestpension.com>

VW Super Blue is standard issue for replacement.

Kev

 From: thomas halchuk [mailto:halc-@comcast.net]

Hi

I am on yet another computer so I don't have the old emails regarding
alternate coils for a loop. I belive there was a Sorenson that was
being
widely used, such as the one on Charlie M's loop project.

Can you email the model # , cost etc.

A 40K volt thanks



Charlie
http://www.loopframeguzzi.com/

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