Re: [T3] electronic ignition and fuel injection

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 14 Jun 2007 at 8:31, Smith, Ethan Nicholas wrote:

> Will the electronic ignitions work with the fuel injection distributor?
> I don't see why they wouldn't, just thought I'd ask before buying one. 

Electrically it works fine, but mechanically there is less room inside the FI 
distributor, and the rotor fits down closer to the breaker plate. Some of the 
electronic ignition makers make a special version to fit in the smaller space, 
some just make their module smaller so the one smaller size will fit anywhere, 
and some may just still be too big to fit.

One of them used to provide a special modified rotor with the magnet ring 
attached to it, but I think I heard that that has been discontinued. 
Personally, I didn't care for that approach, because it meant that you could 
only get replacement rotors from them and now that source has dried up.

I know there are some out there which will work in the type 3 dist, but I've 
never done this, so I don't know which ones they are.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI USA

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