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On 19 Mar 2001, at 14:37, connie schmitt wrote: > Jim, I tried what you wrote about turning the key on and moving the > throttle by hand but there were no clicks, even when I turned the > motor over and tried again it still wouldn't click. Look at the side of the dist, at about 2 O'clock. There will be a 3 pin electrical connector there. Unplug it. Connect an Ohmmeter between the center dist pin and one side pin (Ignore the wiring harness.) Have someone else run the starter while you watch the Ohmmeter. The needle should swing from ~zero to infinity as the engine turns over. Stop and reconnect between the center and the other side and repeat the test. If you don't get the ~0 to infinity variation on each side, you will have to pull the dist (see your manual) and pull out the switch contact plate that the connector is on, and clean the contacts with a clean sheet of heavy paper. DO NOT FILE these contacts. Once the dist is out you can do this test without the starter; just rotate the dist by hand. Once you pull the distributor out you will have to reset the timing when you put it back in. Let us know what you find. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/