Anytime you replace the points with points or with anything else, you will have to check the timing again. Along with my SVDA replacements, I automatically get a degree pulley so I can set my timing accurately. I just love turning the key and going and having one less thing go wrong. I'd rather have an engine that either "runs or doesn't" instead of having all kinds of weird intermittant issues. So it doesn't bother me that electronic points can just die all of a sudden. That's why you carry a spare dizzy, spare points, spare module, etc.
Anyway Chuck, your issue is timing. Get it timed and you'll be of and running. NQ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Giannone" <[email protected]> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Electronic ignition mod 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
