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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¦~üÍ ard 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 - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe