[T3] Checking Electrical Connections/Cleaning Terminals

[Jim Adney]

On 15 May 2011 at 16:21, chazpix @dslextreme.com wrote:

> Jim, apologies for not following up with you on the Distributor question
> (months ago)
> Bottom line, which would be the most desirable Distributor for a dual-carbed
> (34 ICT Weber) 1776, with a mild cam (110) engine, in your opinion?
> (running .009 w/ the Pertronix) (love the pointless igniton, but dizzy seems
> to be having issues others have wrote about in the past-stumble,etc)

I really don't know what might work specifically with any particular 
non-stock engine. OTOH, the mech advance curve of the first FI years, 
the 311 L dist, has a really nice advance curve. I could see it being 
really good with almost any engine. One caution: Do NOT connect the 
vacuum advance unless you're using this on a FI car, because the vac 
advance logic is backwards from what most carb vac ports provide.

> And I have a way to clean those electrical contacts easily Gang. Not
> mechanically though.

I do something similar, using muriatic acid, if I'm trying to solder 
to a corroded connector. The acid leaves a clean solderable surface, 
is cheap, and leaves no residue.

BUT, there's really no point at all in doing any of this to all your 
connections unless your goal is to make them all LOOK nice.

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