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Re: [T3] after market FI distributors?


On 16 May 99, at 21:45, Jacob Schroeder wrote:

> Ok, i have determined that the vacuum diaphram thing gets in the way on my
> engine so i couldn't get the timing near what the factory specs were, the
> farthest towards 5 BTDC i could get was around 5 ATDC to 0 BTDC until the
> canister would hit on the sheet metal or generator (sorry i don't recal
> which right now, but it's all the same prob), so i turned the dist drive
> shaft one tooth clockwise of the 60 degree setting that it should be at,
> hoping that in doing so would gain me the extra few degrees i needed to
> get the timing right, well, it didn't.

You indicate that you have a 72. The 72 is unique in having both a 
vacuum retard and a vacuum advance. The timing procedure is also 
unique. You really need to have the Bentley manual to do this 
correctly. The short version is that you must remove the green retard 
hose from the vacuum cannister when you do the timing; this will 
change the idle, however, so you have to:

1) remove the hose,
2) adjust the idle,
3) adjust the timing to 5 BTDC.
4) redo 3 &4 until there is no change,
5) reinstall the hoses,
6) reset the idle.


> Thu‚{°s me to my question, are there any aftermarket totally
> centrifugal advance distributors, hopefully Bosch, like the 009, that will
> incorporate the fuel injection trigger points?

No. Besides that is not your problem. The distrubutor you have is 
excellent. Get a good manual.

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