Re: [T3] Distriburor

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 12 May 2001, at 23:20, Brian Langhans wrote:

> Thanks for the reply's, but I still have no clue as to why she will run and
> then suddenly die. I changed the plugs, dist cap, rotor, But I did spray
> contact tuner cleaner into the distributor. I guess this might have been a
> bad idea? I checked the point gap .016" and it seems ok. But I did out the
> braided wire under the point plate as to see if this would make a better
> ground. Does anyone have an idea on how to solder this to the upper plate?
> The small contact is still there but my solder iron is not hot enough I
> guess.

The first thing to do is to find out whether the problem is with 
ignition or with gas. The easiest way to test this is with a timing 
light. Charge the battery and have someone crank the engine with 
the starter while you watch the connected timing light. If the light is 
connected right you should see it flash. If it does not flash your 
problem is an ignition problem. If your ignition is working, then you 
can start considering other possibilities.

Troubleshooting often consists of eliminating the various 
possibilities until you have the problem narrowed down to just one 
possibility.

I resolder the braid in the process of rebuilding the distributor. That 
way I can take the breaker plate apart and heat up only what is 
necessary. I do this with a rather small iron. If you want I could do 
just this much for you, but you would have to remove the dist and 
send it to me. The disadvantages of this are obvious; the 
advantages are that I could look the whole thing over quickly and 
make sure it is working properly.


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