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I need to reword my advance failure. The retard side failed completely and the advance side had a hole. The hole on the advance side was just the right size so when you put vacuum to it would advance, then drop off, advance, drop off. It caused the engine to hunt. Jim Message-ID: <"Dro4yD.A.fNG.oixY7"@client4.hv-ywh.com> From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> Reply-To: jadney@vwtype3.org To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: Re: [T3] Shes a little slow Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 13:59:12 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain On 28 Jul 2001, at 0:38, Shirleyclan wrote: > Try checking the distributor vacuum advance. I have a 72 with dual diaphragm > and both failed at once, so only the centrifugal was working. Losing the vacuum advance on a dist which also has the centrifugal advance will not generally make any perceptable difference in performance. It WILL cause the gas mileage to drop. It's unusual for the 72 dual vacuum can to lose function on both sides at once, although it is common for the retard diaphram to tear. I've had such bad luck with those that I avoid taking those distributors apart for fear that moving the cannister arm will cause a failure. Those units are EXPENSIVE! - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org