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>Ok, I'm nearly convinced but allow me to be skeptical about the above: I >see a hell of alot more 009 distributors and parts out there than OE 72 T3 >dist. parts. >I have a real hard time believing that when the time comes and I need a >cap, rotor, points, and condenser for my OE sqbk distributor that I'll have >an easier time finding those parts than I would for a 009. > I'd have to disagree with you on that one. I think all the VW places have 009 stuff but when my '65 Squareback w/009 ate a brand new set of points after 40 miles and I didn't have another set, I ended up walking uphill, in the rain, in a T-shirt, to the next highway off-ramp to a local Kragen/Checker/Schucks. Okay, I exaggerate, I hitched the last 1/2 mile. (Don't do it, kiddies!) Since I was real dumb and didn't bring the points with me, they didn't know what the heck a '009' was and couldn't find anything in their computer. They had a shelf full of points and a nice clear listing in their computer for the stock '66 stuff, though. I ended up guessing at what they looked like and luckily I guessed close enough to cruise the 20 miles back home. My normal FLAPS was nice enough to give me a free set of 009 points in exchange. Nice sob story, eh? Basically, it doesn't matter if you can find it easy or not, just carry an extra set of everything with you at all times. Later, Everett Barnes everettb@prodigy.net ============================================================ The Volkswagen Type II and III Experience: Photographs, links, literature, information, and classifieds http://ebus.simplenet.com/Volkswagen ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe