[T3] Distributer Wire

[Jim Adney]

On 29 Jan 2011 at 16:08, Dave Hall wrote:

> It turned out the base-plate wire braid was broken, and as the engine
> sped up, the rotation of the plate pulled the wire ends apart, which
> cut the spark, making it slow down until the wire made contact again as
> the advance subsided, and the sparks flowed again, when off it went
> again. 

I don't think I've heard of that symptom before, but breaks in that 
little braided wire are fairly common. That wire should last forever 
if not abused, but they commonly get scrunched up so they can't flex 
uniformly, then all the stress occurs in one place until it breaks.

I shape them into a nice unobstructed loop, so they can flex over 
their entire length. If I have a broken one, I solder in a 
replacement made from braided solder wick.

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