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I have changed at least three Type I distributors to fit Type III's and on each of them, I swapped the drive plate on the bottom of the shaft 180 degrees to make them line up properly. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Nathan Jacobsen '62 NB '69 SB M/T >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > I removed the distributor that was in Inge last night and I could > barely make out the first six numbers of the Bosch series but all the VW > numbers were "disolved away" (for lack of a better term). Here is the > real strange part: the last three numbers appear to read "009". The > second digit seems to have a dash through it, however. Now, I know what > "009" look like. So, now I'm not sure what the heck I have. I'll try > some more today and solve this riddle. In any event, I'm 99% sure this > is not a type 3 distributor. The PO probably had no idea what she was > sold. It does have a sticker stating it is a remanufactured unit. > > But the conundrum is this: The distributor I removed was pointing in a > SW direction when I had the engine at TDC, #1 cyl. I double checked > that it was #1 at TDC. I then installed a known typ3 distributor and > now the rotor is aimed in a SE direction or #2 cyl as it's now wired. > The Bentley doesn't state specifically but The Idiot Manual says #1 > should point NW. I have three different orientations here. I checked > the distributor slot in the engine and it is as the Bentley manual shows > exactly. What the hell is going on here? All I wanted to do was swap > distributors to see if there was any performance change. Does nayone > have a clue as to what is happening, what has happened? I have a > feeling that something is 180 degrees off, maybe my brain? > > Jaime Gurrola æGó1tback (Inge) > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > >