[T2] drivin' drivin' drivin'

[Avocado Tom Tarka]

The old distributor was actually a 205T vacuum advance distributor.

I haven't had a chance to test it yet - got sucked into other tasks.

What was the electrical fault?  Bad ground somewhere or other type of short?

Cheers,
   Tom

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On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 2:42 AM, Joshua Overmiller <overmiller at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Just had a similar problem.  An internal electrical fault in an 009
> distributor was the culprit.
>
> Did you swap in a known good condenser on the old 009 to see if it worked?
>


> On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 5:22 AM, Avocado Tom Tarka <avocadotom at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > It's been a while, so I thought I'd share a story with y'all..
> >
> > My '71 has become my daily driver: 19 year-old hit me, totaling my Honda
> in
> > October; driveshaft dropped out of my F-150 Monday in the -2degF weather
> > (pulling it out of the driveway to pull the bus in, incidentally), which
> > leaves me - at least temporarily - driving the bus.
> >
> > That said, I haven't been too concerned with that state of affairs. The
> '71
> > has been running like a champ, starts in all weather, and one season of
> > salt - while not good - won't kill it, I don't expect.  There have been
> > trials along the way, with the clutch cable finally popping a couple of
> > months ago (it had been frayed for a long time), a leaky louvered
> window, a
> > door that wouldn't shut in the abject cold, and now a broken sliding door
> > (broken by the shop that fixed the louvered window: I won't be going back
> > again).  But it's gotten me to work when I've driven it there, and that's
> > made me happy.
> >
> > So today I left work early so I could come home and spent some time
> tuning
> > things up: fixing the door (maybe), working on the interior, topping off
> > the oil, etc. All stuff that I've been meaning to do, but which has
> fallen
> > off my plate due to other affairs, or it just being too damn cold to work
> > in the garage.
> >
> > About two miles into my 9 mile trip, I lost all power.  Turned the
> ignition
> > off and back on, threw it in gear to pop-start it: nothing.  Pulled into
> > the next driveway - just barely making it - and proceeded with the
> > debugging process.
> >
> > Visual inspection: Everything looks good at first blush.
> >
> > Wire connected to the fuel cut-off solenoid? (a problem in the past, and
> > first check)  Loose.  Tightened it.
> >
> > Try to start again....No go.
> >
> > Power to the coil?  Check.
> > Fuel cut-off actuates when removed? Check.
> >
> > Turn over engine by hand to verify spark is happening?  No audible click
> > when we hit TDC.  Is this my problem?
> >
> > Pull the cap and turn the engine over.  Are the points opening?  Yup.
> >
> > Connect multi-meter to condenser side of the coil, and turn over engine:
> >  voltage stays hot at 12V.
> >
> > Seems like I found my problem!  But what is it?
> >
> > Swap in a fresh coil: no change in behavior.
> >
> > Solution: assume that it's a problem with the condenser or the
> > distributor.  Swap in spare 009 distributor, time it, and she starts
> right
> > up.  Drive home, have dinner, and get warm before heading to the garage
> for
> > more work. :-)
> >
> > Oh, classic VWs!  The only car you can fix on your work commute!
> >
> > Hope this finds you all well!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >    Avocado Tom
> >    '71 Hardtop Camper
> >    '67 Freedom Camper (in the shop)
> >    '72 Porsche 914 - awaiting TLC and attention
>