PhilCTI 1 Posted June 13, 2006 I've been having a few teething problems getting the engine to run properly, and whilst changing the HT leads and plugs, realised that I have a phase 1 coil, probably original, and a phase 2 distributor cap as the engine is a replacement from a gti that must have been a newer gti. bit of mixing a matching of leads to get the correct connections for each but I wanted to check that these are compatible with each other, if someone can let me know please, Phil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve@cornwall 100 Posted June 13, 2006 I've been having a few teething problems getting the engine to run properly, and whilst changing the HT leads and plugs, realised that I have a phase 1 coil, probably original, and a phase 2 distributor cap as the engine is a replacement from a gti that must have been a newer gti. bit of mixing a matching of leads to get the correct connections for each but I wanted to check that these are compatible with each other, if someone can let me know please, Phil Used this combo before, no problem. bit of a pain to mod. the coil ht lead though! Thinking about it.... got this set up on my car now!! (H plate 1.9 into F plate 1.6) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhilCTI 1 Posted June 13, 2006 Used this combo before, no problem. bit of a pain to mod. the coil ht lead though! Thinking about it.... got this set up on my car now!! (H plate 1.9 into F plate 1.6) Thanks Steve, Thinking about it, the car did run ok when I bought it, it's only me thats buggered it! Still not sure if I've got the leads on right, searched & looked at all the posts on here and managed to confuse myself even more, I know the order ok its where to start and from which way looking at the cap do they go! and even the Haynes jokebook doesn't say, it just says to put them back how you found them, thanks alot! (opens himself up for obvious critisism, yes I was a muppet and they all sort of fell off together!) Phil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 244 3 Cars Posted June 14, 2006 That might help, shows an Mi but the Ht leads are fitted to the cap in the same order & go to the same places on the 8v. Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhilCTI 1 Posted June 14, 2006 That might help, shows an Mi but the Ht leads are fitted to the cap in the same order & go to the same places on the 8v. Graham. Thanks Graham, Could you just check my cap on this photo as it looks different to me? http://public.fotki.com/pillowjo/restorati...06/car_004.html Phil, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 244 3 Cars Posted June 14, 2006 Thats an 8v but the order & location of each lead is the same. Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
