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On Wed, 2 May 2001 16:53:09 -0500, Jim Adney wrote: >On 3 May 2001, at 12:47, Mark Healey wrote: > >> I got the distributor Drive shaft in finally. I got new points and a >> condensor and put them on the distributor because in the old alignment >> the condensor wire wore through and shorted. Now when I try to put >> the distributor in rotate it for timing the condensor bumps against >> the thing that has a spring going to the throttle valve. I looked at >> the automatic and it is on some kinnd of offset. Is this missing on >> my manual or doesn't it have one? > >Your AT has an electric aux air regulator that sits on top of a small >"riser." The MT uses a thermal aux air regulator that sticks down >into the case and mounts right on top. I don't remember the >condensor being that close to the spring anchor; do you have the >right Bosch condensor? If the old one was right and the parts book at the store was right. >And is it mounted flat against the dist >body? Yes. >I assume that you now have the right type 3 orientation of the dist >drive gear. Yes, but now I have a bigger problem. I lost the little spring that goes between the distributor and its drive shaft. Mark Healey 71 FI auto square 71 FI manual square marksvw@healeyonline.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org