The downside to an electronic pickup is that although they work quite well 99.999% of the time, they DO fail and usually with little to no warning (with points, any performance loss is typically gradual, giving you plenty of time to do something about it before they fail altogether - and even then, roadside tweaks are usually enough to manage limping home) - Buy two and carry a spare, or join AAA before you drive any further than you can afford the tow bill from.
On the L-Jetronic, the ignition "points" signal is also what initiates the fuel injection events...apparently there's no problem using the Compufire, I've seen many installed on FI Beetles. --- Anthony Toyofuku <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Forgive my ignorance on the subject, but is a > Compufire ignition system > compatible with a fuel injected Super Beetle? (Mine > is a '79). It > currently has the stock Bosch distributor, but it > would be nice to do away > with the points. What's the downside? > > Thanks, > Tony > > > On Mon, 11 Feb 2008, Potter, Tom E wrote: > > > I agree. I have Compufire installed, and so far (3 > years) it is doing > > great. > > > > ... Electronic ignition > > is a good idea from maintenance and efficiency > standpoints. > > I put electronic ignition into every VW I build, > since it helps mileage > > > > and eliminates checking the points - ... > > > > _______________________________________________ > > vintagvw site list > > vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu > > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
