[tcb] Re: Good ol electronic ignition
- From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:29:03 -0600
So, I guess the Scirrocket didn't sell?
On Nov 22, 2012, at 10:21 AM, "Chuck Blue" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> No, I'm not being nice.I am currently running electronic ignition in the
> Scirocco,Not by choice. It is temporary untill I get the edis
> installed.Points can be trashed and they will still get you home unlike the
> electronic that will leave you on the side of the road.That has happened
> twice so I carry a set of points and condenser as a back up.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: theresabuckner@xxxxxxx
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 9:27 AM
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good ol electronic ignition
>
> Chuck is just being nice tiz tha season naughty & nice and all that
> stuff
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, Nov 22, 2012 9:18 am
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good ol electronic ignition
>
> I'm glad one of our more knowledgeable gurus agrees with me.
>
> From: Chuck Blue <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thu, November 22, 2012 7:45:39 AM
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good ol electronic ignition
>
> I'm with you Sammy.Electronic Ignition sucks.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: sammie smith
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 5:35 PM
> Subject: [tcb] Good ol electronic ignition
>
> Took the Spyder out for a cruise around the neighborhood this afternoon to
> look at the trees, which are gorgeous right now in Nacogdoches. A block from
> the house and it shut down. No fire. Yep, Beck builds these things from all
> new parts, including the Chinese 009 and electronic ignition. 8800 km and
> the thing gives up.
>
> Towed it home, put in a rebuilt German 009 with points and condensor and it
> cranks right up. This was the only car that I had with anything other than a
> German distributor and points. I have driven VWs for hundreds of thousands
> of miles and the only distributor failure that I have ever had was one set of
> broken points on a 71 super beetle that only had about 10,000 miles on it at
> the time. Will never own another electronic ignition equipped VW.
>
> That's my rant for the day.
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