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Re: [T3] Points. What kind of fool am I?


On 10 May 99, at 11:22, oofacts@earthlink.net wrote:

> Ok first off: AGAIN, my engine started idling low. Here we go again. SO
> with Jims input about the rubbing block in mind I focussed my attention on
> the general environment of the point rather than the points themselves. THE
> CAM was ugly. Where once had been grease (castrol wheelbrearing) was now
> only white residue like soap scum. Not hard, but not what I'm used to
> seeing.The points themselves: one had pitted out, and the other had this
> burr on it, right dead center. Now I just want to be certain, this is the
> result of crud on the points? How does crud on the points manifest result
> in this, digging a hole in one, fusing to the other?  This is really
> frustrating because I'm fussy by nature and clean the points off with
> alcohol on a bu¦~üÍard just dragged through them every time I look at
> them.

Material transfer from one point to the other is more a matter of the 
condenser and the coil that with cleanliness. Are you using the stock 
coil, or something else? Are these Bosch points. I recommend that you 
use all Bosch parts until you are comfortable with a set of parts 
that work, then change things slowly.

> Now Muir says use a pencil point of wheel bearing grease bwetween the
> rubbing block and the cam. Which I did. But now it looks as though that
> wasnt enough and the cam just keeps rubbing the block down. 

I'm gonna see if I can buy a box of Bosch dist grease so I can sell 
tubes.

Jim
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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