Re: [T3] jim's correct distributor

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

It may run with the tall cap under conditions of no load, but probably won't
pull properly.  My son bought a transparent blue cap, and it looked really
fun idling at night - quite a light show!

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 23 May 2011 03:47
To: type3@vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] jim's correct distributor

On 22 May 2011 at 12:24, Ken Main Mail wrote:

(snipped)

> But overall it runs a whole lot better.  Also should the short 
> distributor cap be on instead of the longer one?  It«s longer that«s on
there now.

Yes, our cars use the short cap. If you've got the tall beetle cap on there,
then you've got about a 1/2" gap above the rotor that the spark has to jump
to get from the cap to the rotor. If that's the case, it's surprising that
the engine will run at all.

You should be able to do some quick measurements with a ruler to determine
whether your rotor is reaching the contacts in the cap. I don't think the
beetle rotor will fit on our shaft, but if it will, then the spark will be
okay, but the tall cap will push the SP wires up against the engine cover
insulation. That will quickly destroy the insulation and eventually wear
thru the SP wires.

You really need the correct cap and rotor. For reference, the correct
(low) cap is about 2-1/2" tall, while the more common beetle cap is about
3-1/4" tall.

> Ps.  How was the MVVC show?  That was my original club I belong to 
> first in Michigan where I use to live. I know about ² of those people 
> back there.

The weather there was threatening, so I didn't go. Hopefully, it turned out
well. I'm sure we'll hear from John & Bob about it tonight.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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