Electronic Ignition for '70 FI Square

[jadney@vwtype3.org (Melissa & Jim)]

>From: RandomMoon@aol.com


> So, here's my question:   I have a '70 Square, with meddlesome Fuel
>Injection, and have yet to find any printed media that explicitly states any
>possible problems with installing an Electronic Ignition module in
>combination with the FI BrainBox.  Has anyone done this?  How 'bout preferred
>brandname?  Pertronix?  Compufire? Jacobs Electronics?   I remember a feature
>in VW Trends (or was that Hot VWs?) that showed the installation... as well
>as some benchmarking... but no mention of integration with FI.  Am I gonna
>run into any problems with this?     

There are no electrical connections between the FI and the ignition system 
on a D-Jetronic car such as the Type III.  This means that you can try 
anything that physically fits in your distributor.  What you can't do is 
change to a non FI distributor.

I have used CDI ignitions for decades, and helped install some other kind in 
a customer's car a year ago.  I don't recall the brand of the latter, but it 
was a molded plastic piece that mounted on the breaker plate in place of the 
points and seemed to work fine.  I recall that the fit was a bit tight, and 
it rubbed in places; that always bothered me because I was concerned that it 
would interfere with the various advance actions.  It seems to work fine, 
however.

Jim
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       Melissa Kepner                                    Jim Adney
       jadney@vwtype3.org              jadney@vwtype3.org
                             Laura Kepner-Adney
                             Madison, Wisconsin
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