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on 26/5/2003 2:11 AM, Jim Adney at jadney@vwtype3.org wrote: > This is a vac adv only dist, right? > > Have you verified that even though the vac adv in the dist is functional you > are actually getting vacuum from the carb? A blocked port in the carb would > keep vac from getting to the dist, giving you no advance. > > Any chance that these are later carbs meant to be used with a dist that has > both mech and vac adv? If that were the case, you would not get the advance > that you wanted from them because the vac port drillings are in the wrong > place. Yes, I was watching the advance with a timing light and it was advancing. As far as I know, they were supposed to have a vacuum only carb in them. Thanks, Ben Doughney '75 1200L '63 1200 - Ringo '71 1600TL '65 1500N - Val http://members.tripod.com/~superkafer/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org