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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [T3] F.I. troubleshooting > On 30 Nov 2004 at 19:25, Dean Carpenter wrote: > > > Have you checked the trigger points in the distributor? Mine was running > > fine then just died...... changed the trigger points and it started right up > > and ran great...... drove 100 miles, and they went out again! Changed them > > again and they have worked great ever since. I have part numbers if you need > > them. > > The trigger points are a good thing to look at, but you almost never need to > replace them. Just clean the points (don't file them.) > > In 35 years, I've replaced exactly one set of trigger points. > > -- > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > That is what John from Bob's VW in Merced CA. told me, however, we could not get them to fire properly until we changed them... I thought maybe we "burned" them out (twice) because of improper voltage.... but checked it and it was ok..... changed them and it fired right up..... hope I never have the problem again... I was stranded in California for two days for that little problem while they tracked down a new set...... Dean 70 AT FI Squareback Salt Lake City > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >