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> Yes, Steve's description sounded exactly like mine. I tried bending > the fixed contact, too, and I managed to make it seem to work > okay, but by the time I got it bent far enough to give the same dwell > it was so far out of alignment (sort of hitting on the edge/side of the > contact) that I was worried that it wouldn't be reliable. I didn't like > the fact that the bent contact might tend to push the moving > contact sideways. > > How bad was yours bent, Steve, and how long has it been running > since you fixed it? > Mine was visably bent. It seemed the arm holding the contact was twisted-out at the top as well. It ran fine for about 6 months after I fixed it. After that, I bought a rebuilt Bosch dist that came with new trigger points to correct a different problem. > Mine left me puzzled because I could never find anything about it > that seemed worn or malformed. It seemed as if it had just been > made wrong from the start, but it was definitely different from all the > others that I had. Mine wasn't worn either and I'm pretty sure this was the original set. I thought maybe it could have been caused by a mechanic who was working on a performance problem and thought that bending the trigger point contacts would help. Maybe after a few years of wear, the clearance problem eventually caused the failure. Steve Bradley Atlanta, Ga ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org