[T3] Blue Coil

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Sat Jan 29 23:32:19 PST 2011


On 29 Jan 2011 at 18:28, James Lingenfelter wrote:

> Everything in the ignition system has now been checked and is ok,  
> except possibly the distributor itself? It's a vacuum advance. I had  
> one go bad years ago, but I don't recall what problems it caused.

Pretty odd having a vac advance dist with Weber carbs, but if that 
worked in the past, then it should work now. The vac adv is simple to 
test: Just suck on the hose while watching the breaker plate. If it 
turns then it's working. Take a good look at the little wire braid 
while you're in there.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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