Philip Menchions wrote: > > I just finished removing a badly rusted screen ring from the distributor > cap. All along I had thought it was an integral part of the distributor. > Absolutely not. > > The short piece of ground strap was pretty much disintegrated as well. > What I'm interested in knowing is whether it is possible to dispense with > this part and just hook up a ground strap somewhere else ? What, if any, > other function does it serve? Thanks for all the advice. > > Phil > '89 Westy My '86 Syncro Westfalia Vanagon GL does not have any screen ring at/on the distributor. Should it have; was it optional? Larry
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