[T3] Weird Idle Dips

[Dave Hall]

In nearly 50 years of owning and servicing my air-cooled VWs, I've never had
a condensor failure.  As a result, I've never replaced one so haven't been
tempted with anything other than the original Bosch.

If there's misfiring in an engine, a garage needs to be certain that they
fix the problem - the more time they waste testing, or trying it with
substituted components, the bigger the cost to the owner.  Compared with
mechanics rates, components are generally cheap.  Luckily, we don't have the
complex units of modern cars.   Because generally we have more time to
spare, and it's not being billed, plus we enjoy repairing something, so we
can afford to take a different line, rather than a 'scatter-gun' approach to
trouble-shooting.   It's not 'wrong' for a mechanic to replace all the
service items, just usually unnecessary!

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 02 March 2012 05:17
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Weird Idle Dips

On 1 Mar 2012 at 15:03, Chris Sheridan wrote:

> >Condensor: Buy genuine Bosch; use an old one in preference to a new 
> >one. I have never seen or heard of a bad Bosch condensor.
> 
> I was taught that points and condensor wear together and points should 
> Never be replaced without also replacing the condensor, as it 
> introduces an unnecessary variable when troubleshooting.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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