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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Never really... OK.. 20 years? so long as the system is kept in good order the stresses are low, if things get ratty it can cause the cap to get stressed and fail. Keith > Our systems with their little squatty > > distrubutor caps have to remain at fairly small plug gaps and fairly low > > voltages or the caps start to arc and fail. So, stick to any coil of a > > decent manf and your fine. > > > > keith > > Which brings me to a silly question. How often do the caps have to be > replaced? I'm assuming they only need replacement when cracked...? I just > clean mine every tune-up. > -- > Mike Wodkowski > 72 FI SQBK > Brooklyn > wodkowski@mac.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > </x-charset>