[T3] Notchback tuneup

[Gary Forsmo]

Jim -

You know my Square as well as I do.  Maybe more.

Questions:
1.)  Do you think my (perfectly running) Bosch D-Jetronic (Is that what
it's called?) F.I. Square would benefit from  a C.D.I. "add-on"?
2.)  Does the "equipment" have an logical & unobtrusive location that
doesn't compromise the the rear storage space?
3.)  Did you tell me some years ago:  "The system has a high-frequency
"whine" when you drive the car?"
4.)  Are there any other downsides vs. benefits?

Gary "Frito"

On Thu, May 1, 2025, 1:58 PM Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 30 Apr 2025 at 21:13, Keith Park wrote:
>
> > Amazing how fast 25 years goes by and well, 22Kmi!  It ran pretty well
> but
> > those plugs had opened up to .032 and were quite worn, As were the
> points.
>
> Do you have a CDI (Capacitive Discharge Ignition) on that engine? That
> would slow down both plug and point wear immensely. If you don't have one,
> I have quite a good stock of CDIs I have tested and burned in, both the
> original Delta Mark 10s and Mark 10Bs.
>
> I have them on all my drivers that came with Kettering ignitions. Built my
> first
> in about 1966 and never looked back. That first one went on my Dad's 1960
> Corvair, a couple years before I bought my first Square. That CDI
> eventually
> transferred to that '68 Square, and lived there until about 1979, when I
> sold
> that car and lost that particular CDI.
>
> Since then I've built others and bought, repaired, and sold more. I'm
> completely sold on them. They're not snake oil. They won't fix problems
> with
> bad ignition parts, but on a good system, they work great and get
> incredible
> life out of plugs and points. I've been using them for about 60 years and
> have only had two failures in all that time. Both were rather easily fixed.
>
> --
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> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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