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Subject: RE: [T3] Electronic Ignition.....?(any thoughts) > Christ, again... > > No point float I have never had point float on a stock VW... > No need to ever worry about gapping. I have never had to regap a set of point that had been installed properly... > No need to replace (I still have my original set from '95) $2.50 about once a year. You should pull the cap off that often just to check how things are working... > They are hidden inside the distributor cap so it's not like some purist is > gonna scream out at the top of their lungs through a megaphone while you're > entered in a show and let everyone know that you car is not completely > stock! Sheeeeeeeesh!! And I never enter my cars in car shows. So who cares what is under the cap. > > They work just fine and there's nothing wrong with them, especially if you > would like to actually pull your butt out of the 20th century. They're a > convenience. It's not like someone is replacing the FI for carbs. > Every time someone here on the list has installed electornic, they seem to have problems. And there is nothing wrong with something that has worked for over 100 years. I think they may have the bugs worked out by now. > If you want stock points, fine, play with them all you want, there's nothing > wrong with using them. > If you want electronic points, fine, get them and never worry about them > again. > > I am totally failing to understand why some people treat them like voodoo -- > must be the same mentality used by mechanics who are afraid of the stock FI. > And I have never switched a car from FI to carbs. I was probably working on FI before most of the people on the list were even born. I enjoy both. Nothing wrong with either, if done right. The same goes for points verses Electronic. Nothing wrong with either if done right. I was just saying to weigh the costs, and what you expect. Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ > Toby Erkson > air_cooled_nut@pobox.com > '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed > '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension > Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/ > > >-----Original Message----- > >> I haven't had to change the points that many time, but > >> already I find it very annoying...what are my options > >> for electronic ignition on a 1969 FI Auto square (if > >> any)...?....any good/bad experiences...where can I get > >> one....how much will I pay....?... > >> > >Well, a Pertronics costs about $65-$80. Points cost about > >$2.50 about once a > >year. When is the payback???? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > >