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This is basically what I've got. I bought a little kit for about $15, built it up, put it in a zinc box and have it strapped to the coil. Noticeably faster starting. Like someone else said, though, you do have to clean the points from time to time, apparently some oil floats in from somewhere. Some clean brown paper takes care of that. So I do that while changing oil and doing the valve settings, have to have the lid off anyway. It's about a 30 second job to switch back to standard points with the quick-connects. I think I've changed points once in about 30k miles, the rubbing block broke off. There's a much fatter spark with it in place than with the standard setup. On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 14:20:50 -0400, you wrote: >I remmeber a old hoover sermon about Electronic ignition, and his take >on th different types- > >His bet 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subjbscribe