Air Cooled VW Love & Care | Volkswagen Repair, Tune Ups and Information » Ignition Points http://www.aircooledvwlove.com Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:18:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 How To Change & Adjust Air Cooled VW Points http://www.aircooledvwlove.com/how-to-change-and-adjust-air-cooled-vw-ignition-points/ http://www.aircooledvwlove.com/how-to-change-and-adjust-air-cooled-vw-ignition-points/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:36:03 +0000 VWNut http://www.aircooledvwlove.com/?p=95 If you have been following the tune up procedures your distributor cap is already off, if not then unsnap the clips and remove it from the distributor. There is no need at this point to disconnect the spark plug wires.

Pull off the rotor button and look at the tip. Is it burned, pitted or corroded?

Inspect the points. The contacts should be perfectly parallel and their surfaces should be smooth and clean. If the points appear burned the culprit is most likely the condenser.

As part of a routine tune up you will replace the spark plugs, ignition points, rotor button and condenser. You should also inspect the distributor cap and spark plug wires and replace them when necessary.

The points are held in place with a small slotted screw and is attached to the condenser with a wire connector. Pull of the connector with your fingers or a needle nose pliers. Remove the screw and lift out the ignition points. Remove the condenser which is held on with a slotted screw.

Attach the…

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