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On 15 Jul 2002, at 10:36, Jason Smith wrote: > Jim I know you advised against this for a novice, but is there just a > little cleaning I can do without messing anything up? At least until I can get > it done completely. You know maybe just a surface cleaning, not taking it > completely apart, maybe just inside where the trigger contacts sit. What > cleaners will work, carb cleaner? The problem is that you have to replace the grease where it is needed. If you just wash it all out, then the parts which need to be able to move will just gall and seize up. You're right, old distributors that have a lot of years on them do tend to shed dirt down onto the trigger points. That's one of the reasons I do a dist rebuild with every engine rebuild. It's the only way I know of to give the dist the same fresh start that the engine got. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/