[T3] do the late 73 T-3 fuel injected distributors have thetiming retard ?

[Skully Lehto]

Does anybody know how to what the equivalent of a m code for type 3s I'd
like to see if I can find any history on my fastback,but I can only find
info on m codes for buses n bugs

On Aug 28, 2016 10:27 PM, <Bobsnotch at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 8/28/2016 2:06:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jadney at VWType3.org writes:
>
> On 27  Aug 2016 at 23:38, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:
>
> > I was just going off  what Russ told me/us years ago.
>
> What did Russ tell you? I don't  remember what you posted.
>
> He told me, this list and the Samba that all type 3 distributors had  a 4
> degree retard on #3 cylinder. This was because VW felt that the restricted
> air flow over the 3-4 side of the engine from the oil cooler would cause #3
> cylinder to run hot. By retarding that cylinder 4* , VW felt there would be
> enough "safety factor" built in to keep it from over heating. As we all
> know,  the VW engineers were overly cautious in their designs, and usually
> err'd on the  side of over kill. ;-)
>
> Bob 65 Notch  S with Sunroof
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