No not really. ;-) Kind of glad it didn't sell actually... On Nov 22, 2012, at 1:33 PM, "Chuck Blue" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, I haven't exactly been pushing it real hard.I've been doing some fuel > injection tuning in anticipation of installing the EDIS ignition with the > megasquirt spark control.Does that sound like I'm really trying to sell it? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Eric Woodall > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 10:29 AM > Subject: [tcb] Re: Good ol electronic ignition > > 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. >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2013.0.2793 / Virus Database: 2629/5896 - Release Date: >> 11/15/12 >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2013.0.2793 / Virus Database: 2629/5896 - Release Date: 11/15/12 >> Internal Virus Database is out of date. >> > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2793 / Virus Database: 2629/5896 - Release Date: 11/15/12 > Internal Virus Database is out of date.