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Re: [T3] dizzy question


On 2 Apr 2002, at 7:53, Iamkeen@aol.com wrote:

> G'day all.
> 
> Is there any earthly reason why 2 nearly-identically set up type 3's would 
> have their distributors oriented differently?
> Viewed from above, my '72 has the #1 notch pointing toward about 4 o'clock.
> #1 on my wife's '69 is at about 1:30.
> Both cars have .009's.  Both cars have run with their respective distributor 
> orientations... although the '69 is currently exhibiting a mysterious 
> no-start condition.

The engine in the 69 has probably been rebuilt by someone who is unfamiliar 
with type 3s. It is most likely that the dist drive gear is installed in the wrong 
orientation.


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