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Date:         Wed, 19 Jan 2000 10:13:52 -0700
Reply-To:     SGarrett@MI.STATE.AZ.US
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sean Garrett <SGarrett@MI.STATE.AZ.US>
Subject:      Re: 80 Vangon mystery part?
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Hmm.... its been such a long time since I have seen points on a distributor, can some one refresh me? I seem to remember that replacing the points involved a little cylinder with 1 wire under the Dist. cap and the spring loaded "contact" that fit on the spindle. Correct?

Sean > -----Original Message----- > From: KENWILFY@aol.com [SMTP:KENWILFY@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 10:10 AM > To: SGarrett@mi.state.az.us; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > Subject: Re: [VANAGON] 80 Vangon mystery part? > > Sounds like your electronic ignition module. Also sounds like it has been > > disconnected. You probably have a .009 distributor which replaced your > electronic ignition distributor, and you have points, etc as lot of folks > feel that these are more reliable than the electronic ignition (more to > tinker with and go wrong, IMHO). > I am not fully versed in "air cooled-ese", so feel free to correct my > nomenclature errors. > > Thanks, > Ken Wilford > http://www.vanagain.com > John 3:16 > Phone: (856)-765-1583 > Shop: (856)-327-0027 > Fax: (856)-327-2242


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