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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 ---------- > 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- > > 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 > >---------- > >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 > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Too much? Digest!rO type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe > > > >