Re: [T3] ignition troubleshooting

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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Okay, here's what I've found (I think Jim is out of pocket tonight so I'm
using logic here).

I tested the ignition to coil circuit:  good.
I tested the coil to distibutor circuit:  good.
I tested the coil agaist ground: dead.
Nothing from here.

Somewhere between the condensor and the rotor I'm losing ignition.  I' ve
changed the condensor and the points, checked the points gap.

Does anybody have any suggestions?  I really can't afford to buy a new
distributor this month.. but somewhere I'm losing ignition.

Jason
68 Notch


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Ayres" <comwest@att.net>
To: "T3 List" <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] ignition troubleshooting


> Jason=> I adjusted my valves at 0'...
> => close enough ...?
>
> That's exactly right. Ignition does not fire at TDC, it varies.
>
> => my distributor is an 009  Does that make a
> => difference in the timing?
>
> Probably, since advance varies with the different distributors. Again,
check
> your total advance. My experience with the 009 has been that it gave me
> about 20 degrees full out, so if you time at 7.5 BTDC you can expect total
> advance of about 27.5, and this should be fine at sea level. But
definitely
> check it -- build quality varies pretty widely on the 009s. (And again, I
> don't recommend that anyone use this distributor in a Typ 3 if you can
avoid
> it -- it sucks.)
>
> Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
> '66 Grosse Karmann
>
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