Date:         Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:51:02 -0800
Reply-To:     Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
In-Reply-To:  <20070113023811.6E2811165CB@hamburg.alientech.net>
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It starts great and sits there idling at 950 rpm. I rev it, when I let off
the gas it slows down and stalls. If I hit the gas again before it reaches
idle speed it'll rev again. If I let it go lower than that, the rpms keep
dropping until it dies. I start it up again and it idles like it should. I
installed the ignition without yanking the dizzy.


On 1/12/07 6:38 PM, "Mike S" <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote:

> At 08:52 PM 1/12/2007, Nathaniel Poole wrote...
>> Anyone else have a problem with electronic points in the type 4 motor?
>> My
>> '80 Vanagon was running great before I installed these points from
>> Hot-Spark.com, and now it's doing something weird - it idles fine, and
>> revs
>> fine, but won't idle after revving, just stalls.
>
> They work fine for me.
>
> When does it "idle fine?" Only after starting, after it's sit (set?
> sat?) a while? If it stalls out, what happens if you start it
> immediately without revving?
>
> Sounds like the advance mechanism isn't returning properly after
> revving. Put a timing light on it, rev it by hand, and watch to see if
> it returns to the proper idle timing. Did you leave enough wire inside
> the distributor so the plate can move unrestricted? Do you have the
> spring under the distributor which pushes the drive gear down?
>