Re: trouble in paradise

["Erik Litchy" <litchy@insightbb.com>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Clow" <vw_variant71@yahoo.com>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: trouble in paradise


>
> --- Erik Litchy <litchy@insightbb.com> wrote:
> > My car is not yet running, and came without any
> > spark wires/cap/points or
> > the tin over the plugs
> >
> > you are saying I cant just buy a set of wires?
>
> Yes, you can... Bosch makes them. I picked some up off
> aircooled.net
>
> They have the bent caps and deflectors attached to the
> wires which fit into the spark plug holes.
>
> What they're talking about are the originals that came
> with the car. I guess those caps are no longer
> available, but they allow you to change just the
> ignition wires instead of the caps/wires together.
>
>
> =====

that clears things up.  now I need the tin with the holes for the wires.
weird that thats missing, is it the same part for all years?  I think the
problem was that the previous owner was removing the injection and must have
thought the tin was associated with it?  thats my guess.

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