Re: [T3] a good old-fashioned mystery problem.

[Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org>]

On Fri, 28 Jun 2002, Potter, Tom  E wrote:
> By the way, if your points are lasting 15k miles without depositing metal on
> one or the other contact, the condenser is GOOD-don't replace it. Some new

	Some years ago, I was reading an *old* (1920s?) automotive
maintenance manual.  You know, like how to change a valve on the side of
the road, pretty hard-core stuff compared to the maintenance-free, 
"modern" VWs we drive.

	Well, regarding points, it said that if pitting was on one side of
the points, then the condensor had a capacitance that was too great; if
the pitting was on the opposite side, then the condensor had too little
capacitance.  It recommended swapping the condensor appropriately.

	Is this reasonable?  Jim/others, what do you think?

-Greg


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