Re: [T3] electronic ignition

["Keith Park" <TopNotchResto@worldnet.att.net>]

I run a system like this on my Opel.  Its a little unit my father built in
the late 70's and has a REALLY hot spark, BIG improvement over the orig
opel system.  130K on the points, but my one BIG complaint is that they do
need cleaning once and a while, easy to do with my buisness card but when
the hoods frozen shut in the middle of the winter I get a little hot!  The
pointless system is the right way to go .

Of course my Square is stock and will remain so.

Keith


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> From: Latherow, Robert <RLatherow@EssilorUSA.com>
> To: 'vw' <type3@vwtype3.org>
> Subject: RE: [T3] electronic ignition
> Date: Monday, April 19, 1999 11:20 AM
> 
> I remmeber a old hoover sermon about Electronic ignition, and his take
> on th different types-
> 
>ŠžÑ was old a one that didn't replace the points, but instead used
> them as a relay to fire the larger ignition module.  As a result, the
> points carried about 1000 times less current and would only expire after
> about 50k, and only then because the rubbing block would wear down.
> Apparently, they didn't need adjustment or cleaning due to the lack of
> point-pitting current.
> 
> His other point in favor of this style was that in case of emergency,
> only one wire needs switched to restore it to stock operation.
> 
> He didn't like the reliance on proprietary tech that isn't fixable (or
> replacable) on the road, I guess.  He sold me, i must say-  Apparently
> its the one for sale in the JCWitney catalog-  he had the number posted,
> but that was before the dark times of the Type 2 list.....
> 
> -rj
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> >From: 	Steven Ayres[SMTP:comwest@well.com]
> >Sent: 	Monday, April 19, 1999 1:35 PM
> >To: 	type3-d@vwtype3.org
> >Subject: 	Re: [T3] Karl's Kustom, electronic ignition
> >
> >
> >JMac=> => Anybody have experience with Karl's Kustom in Phoenix?  
> >
> >Yeah, I've bought stuff there on occasion, and they usually come out for

> >the big shows. A couple of the guys there are relatively knowledgeable 
> >about Bugs, but if you ask a question for which they don't have an 
> >answer -- like anything about T3s -- they get defensive and pretend they

> >don't care. 
> >
> >=> trying to find Pertronix setup for my 71 FI, and the hairball said 
> >=> they don't exist (for FI).  ? Is this true?
> >
> >As I understand the system, the FI is irrelevant. The basic Pertronix 
> >kit simply replaces the points and condenser, and runs off the coil more

> >or less the same as the points do. It doesn't care how the fuel is 
> >supplied. Maybe the counter monkeys only know that they work with 009 
> >distributors and are afraid to sell them for any other application. 
> >
> >Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
> >'66 T3 Ghia
> >
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