Dan, The wire is actually a braided one. It is attached to a nut on the inside of the distributor casing and holds the screw which holds the condenser to the outside of the casing. I don't see where on the advance plate that the braided wire should attach to. Hence, my problem.
Thanks Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "dan moy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:49 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Distributor repair needed > > Brian,The wire as you suspected is a ground. It prevents arching between the > advance and breaker plate by allowing current to flow from one to the other > through the ground. The wire is soldered to each plate with slack to allow > the > advance to move without binding. It is difficult to reattach, I did it once > by > really heating the place and wire before applying the solder. It seem to be > holding.Dan --- On Thu 03/15, < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:From: > [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:37:23 -0400Subject: > [vintagvw] Distributor repair neededHello all,I've got a single vacuum > advance > distributorwith a disconnected uninsulated wire inside.The wire is attached > to > a square nut that accepts the screw that holds the condenser to the outside > of > the distributor. I believe theother end of the wire should attach to the > breakerplate but I can't tell how it was originally connected. > The breaker plate does not looklike it would accept solder. How do I > reattachthe wire? What is the reason for having this wire at all. I assume > it's a grounding > wire.Brian_______________________________________________vintagvw site > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > _______________________________________________ > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > The most personalized portal on the Web! > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
