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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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > > </x-charset>