1971 Volkswagen Coil Wiring

Place the red or black lead from the meter to the center of the coil secondary post and to either one of the terminals 1 or 15 on the coil.

1971 volkswagen coil wiring. 1971 volkswagen karmann ghia engine start duration. Super beetle 1970 71 supplements from clymer s. 1302 additional items. How to read 73 up diagrams.

Go turn on the ignition switch with a volt meter find the wire with power it goes to the plus side of the coil. 1302 usa additional items. 1971 vw beetle wiring diagram 1972 vw beetle wiring diagram contact us. You will find excellent wiring diagrams for all makes years and models of vws at vw wiring diagrams.

Wire sizes on these and most other wiring diagrams are printed on the wire in mm 2 for americans who express wire sizes in gauges see this wire size conversion table. This article includes the following subtopics. Standard and super additional wiring additional wiring usa. Wiring an external battery coil to your engine duration.

Look at the top of the coil closely by the 2 small terminals there will be plus and minus signs. The plus sign is where the hot wires go. Corrected fuse box 1972 supplement. 1302 with test central socket.

1302 without test central socket. A reading of 11 000 ohms or more or a reading of zero indicates a bad coil. We advise you to first read the electrical wiring diagram shown here comprehensively to make sure your wiring connection is in the right combination. What you will see here is a schematic about the electrical wiring diagram of the 1971 volkswagen beetle and super beetle.

The negative side of the coil goes to the distributor. Super beetle only. A reading of 9 500 10 000 ohms sometimes less indicates a good coil. Rewired after burning up a section of wire in the engine bay.

If you haven t overhauled your vw s wiring system it is likely the volkswagen s wires are aged dried out brittle and cracked. A bad coil will show a higher reading then 3 4 5 ohms. Standard additional wiring. Beetle and super beetle automatic stick shift from clymer s.