Check the coil's resistance.  Chances are it's not the problem.
See if you are getting 12v to the coil and make sure the ECU is grounding
it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Gerald Masar
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 9:59 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Coil - difference in MY '88

Having a "cranks but no start" problem with '88 auto. Westy.
Was thinking of swapping in the coil from my '90, but I see the '88 & '89
takes a different coil. Can I do this and what is the difference between the

two coils?
Thanks,
Jerry