Hi there, Have had Pertonix with 009 since 2000, love & have no problem with them at all. Also have few acquaintances installing Compufire in their beetles without problem either.
Bob Bkk/'71 RHD Yellow Super On 24-Jul-12 10:22 PM, Chuck Giannone wrote: > Hey volks, > > What timing (no pun intended as you will see later). > > I've have finally gotten tired of adjusting points and replaced them with a > Petronix electronic ignition. Earlier I had asked the list for > recommendations and went with the Petronix. > > I had a "bear" of a time installing but finally got it in. Instuctions are > not all that good but a few google searches later, it is installed. > > I had a very hard time starting the car but it finally sputtered to life, > then stalled.... :( sputtered and stalled, never got it running correctly, > it was running before points replacement. > > Long story short, I was away for two weeks and finally was able to devote > time this weekend. > > I went over the installation again and made sure the Petronix was installed > and wired correctly, made sure the plug wires were going to the correct plug > (mixed them up before), made sure the rotor was pointing to #1 at TDC and > stared the car, only to find the battery was dead. I was installing my spare > battery when my son called and said "his" battery was dead. Loaned him my > spare and am charging my battery now. > > I will let you know the results, but a question: Did I miss anything on the > installation of the Petronix, or timing....? The magnet is "gapped" at .030. > > Thanks, > > Chuck > 74 Standard Beetle > Generator equiped > Was (and will be) my Daily Driver > > From: Nicholas Stokes <[email protected]> > To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 6:11 PM > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Electronic ignition mod > > Quite a number of years ago I bought an SVDA with a CompuFire electronic > ignition from John Connelly at Aircooled.net to replace a 009 in a 1974 > standard Bug with a PICT-4. My desire was to make it a smooth daily driver > for my daughter but it had that stumble off-idle that is known with that > carb-dizzy combo. > > I selected the CompuFire and SDVA combination and it improved the > driveability considerably, no more stumble. > > I also have a Pertronix in my 1970 with no troubles. > > Disclaimer... these were both installed more than ten years ago, I don't > know the current state of the products for sale. > > Nick Stokes > Dub~Tunes radio page: http://www.vwradios.com > > > > > On Jul 22, 2012, at 2:39 PM, No Quarter wrote: > >> While I'm on a roll here and posting stuff, I wanted to share with all of >> you something I figured out. I love running the SVDA distributor. It's in >> every running VW I drive and I wouldn't have it any other way. I also like >> running the electronic points replacement. The price for both of these >> things has gone through the roof and I can't believe it as compared to what >> it used to cost over 10 years ago. What I do is get the SVDA dizzy and the >> accufire points replacement. Thye accufire I think is like the EMPI/Bupack >> chinese stuff that is cheaper but doesn't always fit the best, etc. That's >> exactly the problem. The accufire won't sit low enough in the distributor >> to make everything fit correctly. Oh it'll fit in there alright but after >> you get the magnetic trigger disc installed, and then the rotor, the cap >> won't sit down all the way. What I did is found an old rusted up junk stock >> dizzy and pulled the center shaft out and put it in my > lathe. You could probably sti! > ck! >> it in a 1/2 drill or tap threads inside and thread in a bolt so that you >> could stick it in a drill that is clamped in a vise and make a DIY homespun >> lathe. Anyway, you put the rotor on the end of the shaft and trim off about >> 3/16" of an inch. Then the rotor will sit down all the way on the shaft, >> the cap will fit, and you're up an running on a 30 to 40 dollar electronic >> ignition that is not supposed to work in this distributor. Just keep spare >> rotors with ya with the bottom trimmed off. I repaired an alternator by >> soldering in a carbon brush from an electrolux vacuum cleaner motor so it's >> whatever it takes to get the job done. :) The parts don't care how they >> are used - it's up to you to make it all work. :) >> >> NQ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
