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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>If I recall we talked about this a while back . There were also other I forget whom who said that even the FI distributors had this 3 degree #3 retard . If your books say so I’ll takes that as they don’t. I don’t know how I would tell. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I just wanted to add since I keep forgetting things and have added posts on posts all related. On the Bosch points that you measured 1.5 and 2.5 pounds . The set I got fits the higher 2.5 lb made in Mexico and have the dab of grease behind the rubbing block I didn’t get the ones made in Brazil . Most sites at least the ones I use is Amazon since most add $7.50 shipping , the set I got made in Mexico are the worse set of points I’ve ever come across , no one part is straight , not the base or the arm that hold the spring and wire lead and the rubbing block is huge, twice as tall as the old German Bosch . As I said before perhaps there are bad batches and the other issue is even if ordered on J-Bugs they list it a one part number 01011 although J-Bugs does sell the higher spring tension as a different number and there is a set made by Empi that is the higher spring which I don’t need. The other set of points I got off Amazon were titled as OEM and I felt that meant OEM yet they are made in Taiwan , this is the set with the E clip on the pivot . I will say one thing , they are better made than the Mexico bosch I got , the contacts are aligned , the only issue as with the Mexico Bosch is the base is not flat. I didn’t feel like trying to flatten them , it seems the only way it to remove the arm and try to hammer them flat and even , I don’t feel filing the base is a good idea since it will remove the plating and might rust plus the pivot pin opposite the mount screw is in the way. I had to file the Pertronix base a bit because it was not flat yet it’s aluminum . they rivet the module to the base and that area was not flat .</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The AH dist I have in the car now does have a bit of cam wear that I can see yet it does not seem to leave any marks on the points rubbing block . It’s no worse than when I got the car and I always cleaned it well and used a thin layer of Bosch dist grease. I have no idea what the previous owner/s did. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I may have mentioned this before , since Pertronix told me about a year ago when I asked if they can cause a miss , I was told they can either fail completely or in other ways and one is a miss. In your last email response you brought up the miss I was having with a test I could try. The reason why I want to try points again is mainly to rule this out as a possibility since I need to unplug the IAD temp sensor to get it running even at idle . If the Pertronix is not the cause then I’ll just leave the condenser mounted and put the Pertronix back in . It’s just one possible cause of the idle issue I have and if the Pertronx does fail all I have to do is put the points back in. I can only take the word of the people I spoke to there , they seem to know what they are talking about.</p><p class=MsoNormal> When I was having the pinging issue I had the dist an AF I think from the 72 in the car and I cleaned and rebuilt the AH and it had no bushing or shaft wear yet the point plate as different , on the AH the braided ground lead is short and the Pertronix would set on top of it so I took the one out of the AF , cleaned and lubed it and put it in the AH , they were the exact same thing other than the braided ground was longer and sits over the advance arm and allows the Pertroix to fit. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>William</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org">Jim Adney</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, March 20, 2019 9:02 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org">type3@vwtype3.org</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [T3] 73 type 3 FI ignition condenser ?</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On 19 Mar 2019 at 18:59, William Jahn wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> I forgot another thing about Pertronix. IsnTMt there a 3 degree retard</p><p class=MsoNormal>> of cylinder #3 that the pertronix does not allow for?</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a copy of a memo from Bosch that calls out the VW distributors that </p><p class=MsoNormal>had the retarded #3. The FI distributors are not mentioned.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-- </p><p class=MsoNormal>*******************************</p><p class=MsoNormal>Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>Madison, Wisconsin, USA</p><p class=MsoNormal>*******************************</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>VWType3.Org mailing list - type3@vwtype3.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>If you need more help, contact: gregm@vwtype3.org</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>