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Wow! What can I say; you live and learn. Goes to show how bad it is to make assumptions based on some half-remembered generalisation that I probably read on this list or the Type 34 list once. There is one misunderstanding though; all three of those pics are of the "R" distributor. The "T" distributor is in the car, but _seems_ to be practically identical. This is a pic of it: http://www.type34.info/album/Engine/slides/Inside%20the%20distributor.JPG > To test the mech adv. grab the rotor and twist it CW. It should rotate and then > spring back when you release it. If it doesn't rotate then it is stuck. If it > rotates but doesn't spring back then it is just sticky but this still won't > work right because it won't advance and return as the RPMs change. Either way, > you may want to send them to me to rebuild. How far is it supposed to turn? I put a rotor on the "R" distributor, held the base still and twisted it CW. It _did_ rotate a bit, and it did snap back. I suppose it rotated a bit less than 1cm. That snap ring that you were so interested in shot off when I removed the rotor. I found it and put it back, but it's a bit loose. I won't be able to test the newly-discovered mech advance of the "T" distributor until it stops raining, as the car is all wrapped up. I would certainly like to send you one of them for a rebuild. That just leaves the question of which one. Any indications I should look for as to which one is the most rebuildable? Any idea which is actually more suitable for my car? Thanks Daniel Baum 1969 Type 34 automatic Email: daniel@type34.info Homepage: http://www.type34.info ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org