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On Sun, 2002-05-05 at 15:46, James Altemus wrote: > Maybe the problem is that I can't rotate the distributor body enough to time > it correctly, since this is a Beetle distributor with a vacuum advance. If > I had the proper F.I. distributor, then I would worry about rebuilding it. > Since I have something else, I'm going to check my options. I wonder if a > drop-in electronic ignition setup is within my budget... > Electronic ignition won't cure the problem it the distributor drive gear is set wrong. You should be able to use the T-1 distributor if the gear is set right for a T-3. The advance curve is not quite right, but it should work. If you still want to go with an 009, I have one very cheap. Came out of my '69 parts car, that had a blown engine. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org