Re: [T3] engine rebuild questions

["Daniel Baum" <daniel@type34.info>]

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> > >   There are many different distributors in the T3. That's because there
> > > were carbed engines, FI engines, and FI engines with automatic trans.
> >
> > You forgot carbed engines with automatic trans.
>
> You're right, of course, but even this gives the impression that there 
> might be
> as many as half a dozen different type 3 dsitributors. In fact, over the 
> full
> 12 years of production I think the real number is more like 20-30.

Absolutely. I was once told that my car (1969 dual-carb automatic) would 
originally have had a "P" or an "S" distributor.

I've never seen either (even a picture) and couldn't even tell you whether 
they were single or dual advance.


Daniel 


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