Re: [T3] distributor problem?

[Russ wolfe <russella@prairieinet.net>]

On Thu, 2002-08-29 at 00:32, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 28 Aug 2002, at 13:46, Matthew_Russell@ziba.com wrote:
> 
> > i went up to powells (bookstore) at lunch since i'm only a couple blocks 
> > away, an awesome resource btw, and i found in a book a picture which 
> > shows, i suspect, the proper relation of the rotor/no1  timing mark/plug 
> > wire position...if it's correct, no 1 should be somewhere around 4-5 
> > o'clock (6 being rear of car), if this is so, than my dist. is truly 
> > backwards and will be an easy fix (i hope)....
> 
> The position is different on type 3s. # 1 is at about 7 o'clock. This assumes 
> that the drive gear is correctly installed, which it may NOT be.
> 
7 o'clock on a FI car, but 10 o'clock on a carbed engine.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT (It drove)
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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