[T3] Crate Distributor

[Keith Park]

That's good, sounds like I have the right one.  Now to make sure its timed
right, I timed it, but that was many moons ago....

Top Notch Restorations
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71 Squareback "Hothe"
65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
87 golf "Winterat"
93 RX7 "Redstur"

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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Soren
Jacobsen
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 3:29 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Crate Distributor

On Jul 10, 2012, at 6:31 PM, Keith Park wrote:

> Got the Crate up to 75 on the highway today, I don't think its been to 75
> since. ever!  Afterall, it's the Eggcrate, not the Scrambled Eggcrate.
> Anywho after a couple minutes I got off and shut it down to grab my wings,
> when I came out it cranked VERY slowly and didn't want to start.  I
finally
> got it lit and it drove home fine.  It IS charging, and when I tried to
> start it hot again at home it would detonate during the cranking, tried
> kicking back, and we very reluctant to start.  The detonation was what
> really bothered me.  Later after cooling down, it started fine.
> 
> This is a bone stock 1500S domed piston engine with 93 octane in it.
> 
> However, the distributor is a vacuum only unit,  0 231 147 006 or 311 905
> 205D
> I don't think that's the right distributor is it?
> 
> I sure don't want the wrong distributor on a domed piston engine!  What do
I
> need for this?

That's the correct distributor for an early (first four-ish months) '65
1500S engine.  My October '64 Squareback has the same one.

Soren
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