Thanks Stuart, I do intend to go to electronic eventually. My plan is to get confidence in the points/condenser system and then buy a new dizzy with the electronics in. Then I will take the old dizzy on the road with me for a quick change if I get problems with the electronic one. I am told the electronic systems can fail catastrophically if they go. On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 8:06 PM Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Another option: > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pertronix-1847A-Ignitor-Electronic-Ignition-Module-Bosch-VW-009-050-Distributor/380736127599?fits=Make%3AVolkswagen%7CModel%3AVanagon > Get rid of the points and condenser. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of > Geoffrey Toye > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 3:31 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: 81 Aircooled - Replacing Condenser > > Help - Trying to do the simple job of replacing the condenser at the > points. Removed the old one and found the rectangular block that fits in > the rectangular hole in the distributor is all cut up. The new one doesn't > want to go into the hole because it has ears? There is some kind of frame > around the lower part of the rectangular hole in the dizzy but not deep > enough to receive the ears of the new block. Bently and Haynes are of no > use. Youtube is a bust. Any ideas before I cut up the new block? > > The old condenser measures infinite resistance and 0.194 micro farad so is > in good shape. Putting it back in is an option I guess. > > > Any thoughts learned friends? > > |
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