Re: [T3] any good engine building places

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 10 Oct 2002, at 12:32, David Hornback wrote:

> Jim, I told you my dist. seemed to be indexed incorrectly. It appears the notch
> on the dist. to mark TDC for #1 was put at TDC for #2, because the condenser
> when at TDC #1 is in the way and hits the cooling shroud (dist. is 009). On the
> stock vacuum units, is the screw hole located in the same spot? I tried to see
> if there was another place I could place the condenser, but not really. Any
> suggestions on this?

You really get into a lot of variables once you start down this road. The 009 
was designed for a type 1 engine and it has lost favor even with that crowd. 
When you install it in a type 3 engine it interferes with some things when the 
dist drive gear is installed in the type 1 manner. It interferes with other things 
when you install the drive gear in the type 3 manner.

Note that on the side of the dist there is a groove and hole drilled to allow 
splash oiling of the dist shaft. If you compare a type 1 and a type 3 dist you 
will see that this slot/hole is in different positions in each, but when each is 
installed correctly in their intended engine, the slot/hole ends up pointing in 
the same direction. This is the direction that the oiling can work. 

If you orient it differently, it probably won't get oiled as well. But you can't 
orient a 009 properly in a type 3 engine because of clearance problems.

In the end, the real solution is to use a properly oriented type 3 dist in your 
type 3 engine. This works easily, is cheap, and it's reliable. There are LOTS 
of good type 3 dists to choose from, it's just that you can't buy any of them 
new, you have to fix up one that you buy for next to nothing at a swap meet.

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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