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HELP! Coil replacement! Wiring Connections askew!

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HELP! Coil replacement! Wiring Connections askew!

Hey guys,

I am kicking myself - have just removed the wires from my Bosch Blue coil, but now not sure how they should be connected to the positive and negative terminals on the new coil.   The car is a 1978 1.5 (JB) GLS with rev counter and traditional points ignition.

I have 4 wires to three spade connectors - a green one which runs down to the distributor, a black/red one and a white/purple & black wire sharing the same spade connector.

I need to know which to connect to the positive terminal (15), and which to connect to the negative terminal (1)!  I followed advice given to someone else with a similar issue, and succeeded only in melting one of the wires!

Thanks in advance!

1978 (S) GOLF 1.5 GLS

Daily Driver - 2015 GOLF R

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black and purple are the + wires from fusebox and starter, they go to +ve side terminal 15. red/black and green go to -ve side 1

Hello my name is John and I'm a dub addict.



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Thanks John - will give it a try!

1978 (S) GOLF 1.5 GLS

Daily Driver - 2015 GOLF R

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Thanks John!  Tip top advice - coil wired up correctly, a bit of cranking, and the beast fired up!  Amazing little engine, given that it has remained dormant for 28 of its (nearly) 34 years!

1978 (S) GOLF 1.5 GLS

Daily Driver - 2015 GOLF R

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yay :)

Hello my name is John and I'm a dub addict.



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