[T3] Notchback tuneup

[Keith Park]

It wasn’t too bad, make sure your car doesn’t leak though,
My CDI screams more when its cold, I don’t notice it much at all during the
summer but as winter approaches and it gets into the 30's, it does get 
Louder but still doesn’t bother me, once the engine is running that’s what
you hear anyway.

Keith


Topnotch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com
http://www.topnotchresto.com
71 Squareback  “Hothe”
65 Notchback  “El Baja Rojo”
93 RX7  “Redstur”
13 Subaru Outback "Blendin"

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From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> On
Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Thursday, May 1, 2025 8:58 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Notchback tuneup

A CDI won't make your car run any better, but it would lengthen the time
between new plugs and points. In the end, however, you probably don't drive
your Square enough to notice the difference.

The Delta CDIs produce a whine, but it's really only noticable when the
engine is not running. I like to see them installed above the engine, in the
luggage area, but they don't take much room. Keith puts his under the back
seat, which is nice, but it's a lot of work to run the wires there.

Jim

On 1 May 2025 at 17:15, Gary Forsmo wrote:

> 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, 1:58PM 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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