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Re: [T3] Oil forced out of breather


On Thu, 2004-05-06 at 11:47, Dave Hall wrote:

> 

> 
> Another bulletin (Nov. 1972) says they are fitting ignition coils made by Lucas
> to some Type 1, 2/1600 and 3 vehicles except 3/1600 E (injection) on the
> production lines.
> I have an idea what Russ will suggest as a reason - probably something rude
> about our worthy long-standing UK manufacturer of auto-electrical items - but
> apart from not wanting to give him a  reason to be rude  :-) , why would they
> exclude the Type 2/1700 and the Type 3/1600E (injection) when they claim the
> coils are fully interchangeable?
> 
> I'll laugh now so I can ignore the funny comments .....  ha-ha!
> 
I think this may have been when the British economy was in the
dumper/toilet, and the Germans were being condesending and giving the
Brit's some work. 
Really, I think there may have been a supply problem IIRC. So they used
a few Lucas coils.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'65 T1 (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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