Nothing really to add to this discussion, but it's good to see you John still on this list. I've seen you get roasted on other forums and such, and the little bit that I've delt with you in the past has been very good, so I don't see why people get so out of hand sometimes. Good to know your still here to give advice!
Thanks, Matt Souza www.coastalcustoms.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:vintagvw- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Connolly, Aircooled.Net > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:52 AM > To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Compufire ignition (was Carberator) > > List, > > We have been selling the Compufire units for six or seven years. About > six > months ago, Compufire went bankrupt and was acquired by new owners. I > won't > bore the list with the extensive details, but the new owners are > effectively > Larry, Moe, and Curly, and have no clue on what they are doing. > Apparently > they thought it would be cool to own a new business, and are really > learning > as they go. Maybe they'll have a clue couple years, but right now they > are > morons. > > We had so many issues with defects and them not knowing what they sent > out > in what they received, that we finally wrote off the company and > resumed > carrying Pertronix, which we carried until around seven years ago. > Ironically, we stopped carrying Pertronix van because the Compufire > quality > control was better, LOL. > > I cannot in good conscience sit here quietly and let people think they > are > getting a decent product with Compufire (now), when this is so far from > the > truth it's stupid. The most recent fiasco with Compufire was that they > installed the little magnets in the rotor wheel upside down, so the > units > could not function. So you go to the headache of installing the > Compufire, > only to have it not work and wonder what else you broke. And if you try > to > contact Compufire to get a new magnet wheel, you get Larry, Moe, or > Curly on > the phone and you're tearing your hair out. They do not care about your > situation, and they are to get your money. This is their attitude, > which is > why we dropped them like a hot rock > > Unless you are a glutton for punishment, at this point Pertronix is the > only > decent unit on the market which we can recommend. I strongly > discourage the > use of Compufire, or any of the other Chinese manufactured copies of > these > points replacement devices. One of the main advantages of Pertronix is > that > many of their units are available in six Volt versions, which we do > stock. > > John > Aircooled.Net Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
