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>> I'm actually running a 311 905 205L (68?) distributor. But it's solid and >> works well in this application. I have the same unit in my other car (see below). >Okay, that dist should have a can with 265 stamped on the arm. That's a 68-9 dist. Yeah, that's the one. >Is your mech adv working? Check it by grabbing the rotor and twisting it CW. It should move about 1/2" and then run into a stop. When you release it, it should snap back smartly. They often stick and this would explain a lot. Yes, it behaves just as you've described. >'73s should be timed to TDC. '72-3 timing marks are different ( | | | | ) from the earlier years, so you may actually be doing this right. The second mark, counting L to R, is TDC. Earlier marks look like | | | |, where the leftmost mark is TDC. It's timed to the third mark from the left. According to Bently this is 5 deg BTDC and where it should be timed. Muir concurs, but calls it 7.5 deg BTDC. >I've certainly seen a few problems with '72-3 TVSs, but they all show up at cruising speed. Do you have it adjusted right? That could certainly make a difference. >Adjustment of these generally takes an Ohmmeter. The short answer is no. I don't have it adjusted right. Bently and Muir use the "click plus one tick" method. I've seen where you've written (more than a few times) that this is incorrect. I have an Ohmmeter. What is the correct way? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~