distributor issue
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distributor issue
Hi
I bought a secondhand type 3 dissy svda to try instead of my 009 and the beeping thing wont stay in the shaft. everytime i try to start it it comes disconnected- is it toast?
Thanks Clare
I bought a secondhand type 3 dissy svda to try instead of my 009 and the beeping thing wont stay in the shaft. everytime i try to start it it comes disconnected- is it toast?
Thanks Clare
Clare - living in Cheltenham
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Re: distributor issue
I woukd just like to say that the 009 works and doesnt come loose even with the clamp untightened.
I was wondering if theres too much play in the inside bit- can that be a thing?
I was wondering if theres too much play in the inside bit- can that be a thing?
Clare - living in Cheltenham
Re: distributor issue
In the shaft? Do you mean you insert the distributor into the engine block and it wont stay engaged with the drive dog in the block?
If thats the case are you sure it is firmly all the way home, it can be quite tricky to get a distributor with a new oring fitted to seat all the way down
If thats the case are you sure it is firmly all the way home, it can be quite tricky to get a distributor with a new oring fitted to seat all the way down
The sultan of swing
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Re: distributor issue
yes thats what i mean. ive taken the clamp off just to see, but i suppose theres no point doing that...
Clare - living in Cheltenham
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Re: distributor issue
it works!! thank you!! il have to see what was happening with the clamp then..
Clare - living in Cheltenham
Re: distributor issue
Take it out and slide the clamp down it. You may find the clamp doesn't fit all the way down. Which is stopping you getting the distributor seated all the way down
The sultan of swing
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Re: distributor issue
can the vac can be too big? its stopping me turning the dissy very far...
Clare - living in Cheltenham
Re: distributor issue
It can, post a photo of what you've got. Defiantly an svda and not an sav? The standard can will stop you from turning it very far, that's normal. But their were bigger diameter cans which could be the issue. A picture paints a thousand words
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Re: distributor issue
The distributor drive fits differently from the Beetle. Was care taken to position it correctly for a Type 3 when rebuilding?
Dave.
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Re: distributor issue
Yes, we were so careful to do it right. I did the tappets yesterday and think it is all in the right places. number 1 fires at top left....? tho my haynes manual looks opposite- but we went by the john muir book.
I have now used the proper type 3 clamp and a different sealing ring and the dissy goes right down. Still having a job to statically time it, but at least it runs and the dissy stays put!! thank you all!!
I have now used the proper type 3 clamp and a different sealing ring and the dissy goes right down. Still having a job to statically time it, but at least it runs and the dissy stays put!! thank you all!!
Clare - living in Cheltenham
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Re: distributor issue
i ment 1 on the dissy is top left, where the mark is- tho this dissy has a mark for 1 and 3!!!
Clare - living in Cheltenham
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