Re: [T3] 2 condensor questions

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 15 May 2003 at 18:47, Per Lindgren wrote:

> It's hard to say what I expect to see, but according to the Haynes 
> manual, it is supposed to have a barely visible spark on the points. 
> This is what I have now. I will be putting in genuine VW capacitor soon, 
> when it arrives from Germany. Hopefully that will cure the problem.

I would check anything you can think of that might force the coil to produce 
more voltage to make a spark. Examples: open resistor in rotor, open resistors 
in SP connectors, open connections in SP wires, SP gaps too big, SP electrodes 
rounded....

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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