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> >gauge. When I slip it between the points, I feel a little bump in > >there---is that normal, or is there some kind of blemish or deposit on > The bump should not normally be produced - it usually means the condenser or coil is non-original or faulty to some extent. ISTR a bump on the minus (fixed part of the points) means the condenser is too low a value. If it's only built up a small bump over a few thousand miles, it's probably good enough. Just file it flat and reset the gap to about 0.016" and readjust the spark timing. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org