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Itb was weird- ir ran good, then started to run bad, then about 30 miles down the road it stopped. Obviously, I had it in there tight- but after a while, it started to slip, run bad because its timing was gradually going all to hell, then stop altogether because it was just plain wrong.... -rj >---------- >From: Robert Braun[SMTP:vwsquare@yahoo.com] >Sent: Friday, April 16, 1999 2:40 PM >To: Latherow, Robert >Subject: RE: [T3] The Distributor > > > > >--- "Latherow, Robert" wrote: >> I missed a camping date with my teenage sweety over >> that very problem. >> So sad... >> >> Theres a offset tab on the bottom on the disti- I'm >> sure your seen it. >> What probably happened is that you didn't quite get >> the notch all the >> way into its cam in the engine- you have to turn >> the roter while >> pressing down while everything is loose to get it in >> there. You will >> thinnk you have it in, then all of a sudden, it goes >> down another 1/2 >> inch and all is well. Mine wasn't quite in and kept >> slipping out, >> eventually leaving me scared to drive it... >> >> > >when it would slip... would the car run at all >though?... I really tried to make sure I had that in >right.. though it is possible that I didn't..... boy I >hope that's it... > >thanks >Robt >____________ ش†_____________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org