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On 22 Mar 2003 at 19:00, BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > I was outside today and looking at different VW Bosch dizzys, and they > ALL locate the oil passage in the same place in relation to the vacuum > can. This was loking at about 10 different dizzys of different models. > I also looked at a t-3 and t-1 vac only dizzys, and both locate the #1 > plug in the same spot in the body of the dizzy. The combination (vac & > mech advance) dizzys locate #1 about one plug wire to the right of the > vac onlys, and this includes the t-3 FI dizzy. It appears the VW or > Bosch kept them very similar for ease of manufacturing, and > replacement. Okay, you got me wondering about my memory, sanity, etc. so I went downstairs to look at the only type 1 dist I have. It turns out that it is actually a 211Q dist, from a 71 bus, which had a type 1 engine. I have been assuming all along that the buses with type 1 engines would have the same geometry as the bugs, but that may not be a fair assumption. What do you say, Russ? On this 211Q dist, when I compare it to any 68-73 type 3 FI dist, I find that the position of the #1 SP is the same, but the oil hole is rotated somewhat less than 90 deg. The 211Q has vac advance and retard, so it's can is bigger. It's possible that it was made to mount in a slightly different position because of this, but this seems like a lot of difference. Unfortunately that's the only type 1 dist I have. Thanks for bringing this up. If most type 1 dists are the same as type 3s in this respect, that makes them pretty useful to us. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org