Jim writes: >Help!!! Why didn't this work?

>Drops in. Rev limiting rotor fits. Hall brain bolts to spare >tyre well with idle stablizer. Ground goes to case. .... <snip> >Starts, but runs v. rich. Decide to call it a day >and pop the original dist back into the motor.

Don't know 8-(....

As the originator of the post that raised this idea a while ago I duck and weave 8-) by saying that I stated I hadn't tried it personally (but I still would try it before buying an 009 or an aftermarket hall effect unit). The original post did refer to installation of a WB 1900 hall effect distributor in a Type 1 (presume 1600) rather than a Type 4 (presume FI?). Could this be the genesis of the problem?

The original tip came from Club Veedub Sydney's club newsletter 'Zeitchrift' and I quote for those who missed it:

"The ultimate electronic ignition system for a Beetle, as far as neatness of installation goes, has to be the factory system for 1900 water-cooled Transporters. The distributor drops right into the Beetle crankcase and you get a Hall-effect trigger, the standard VW-Audi control module (same as Holden Camira, by the way), a rev-limiting rotor button and digital idle stabilisation , which is a very nice touch indeed. It all bolts in, looks good and works superbly."

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RobK ------------------------------------------------ robert.king@dsto.defence.gov.au http://www.pipeline.com.au/users/hoopty (last updated 1st April 98)