1969 Volkswagen Beetle Ignition points, need to select corr

1969 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
48,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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ROY RUKAVINA
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I am having pitting and peaking on the Bosch points I am using, and I read an article back in l980 or 8l that I cannot remember the details, am hoping you can help. Article was in a hot rod magaziine, wiith pictures of points: 1 picture had points with peak on ground (stationary) side, and pit on hot side, pic. 2 had points with peak on hot (positive) side, and pit on ground side, and pic. 3 had even wear when condensor was correct value. I need to get info on what condensor conditions give picture l and picture 2 so I can correct if I am to continue using points and condensor system. (I had a failure using Compu-
fire module for a Bosch distrib, went back to points)Thank you for what help you can give me, my memory isn't this long, and I need the info.
Aug 14, 2008 at 3:51 PM
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JALOPYPAPA
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Here's something that may help:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/mitchell1eautorepair-car-repair-manuals

Other articles online seem to indicate automotive condensers are typically between 0.24 and 0.29 microfarads.

I've never seen a capacitance rating on a condenser, though.
Aug 29, 2008 at 12:29 PM