Re: [T3] Distributor and breather box questions

["Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com>]

Pertronix is a great idea and the right idea... problem is quality control
on this and most aftermarket parts.  Pertronix generally only last 3-4 years
before there is a failure of the coil in the unit.
    009 is a big step backward, not set up for our engines at all... they
are a dist for constant RPM industrial engines so Id grab a FI distributor
from the earlier years, 68-71 and use that with or without the vacuum and
just keep the points.  Good ventilated lubripoints from Standard ignition
will hold thier adjustment and have always lasted me at least 15Kmi before I
change them out...
    Ill let Toby chime in on breathers but make sure your problem is with
the breather before you spend alot of money on it, the stock breather should
work fine but there are things that can be done with its hookup that can
restrict its flow and cause the oiling you describe.

Keith



> I am considering a pertronix electronic ignition to replace the points.
In
> my buggy, they are hard to see and set.  I also have had problems getting
> points at the local dunebuggy shop.
> Can I replace this with a 009 distributor?  Is there any performance gain
> from mech adv. instead of vac adv?
>
> Do they make a pertronix (or similar) electronic points system for THIS
> distributor?  Or, will the one for the 009 work in mine?
>
> So many questions and babling.  I am sorry, but I want to understand what
my
> options are.
>
>
> I also am interested in possibly doing the breather box that I saw
belonging
> to Toby Erkson.  Where is the best place to connect the vent hoses?  Why
are
> there 2?
> http://www.icbm.org/erkson/personal/engine-2005.jpg
> http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=239
>
>
> I am starting to saturate the budget on this job, so I want to be carefull
> not to spend $40 that does not help me.  My issues that I am trying to
solve
> are
> 1.  Oil getting on my engine and on my friends' driveways.
> 2.  My current breather is pretty crappy looking, and I am trying to dress
> things up a bit.
>
> Thanks,
> Brad Mularcik
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>