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Subject:Help! with misfire on 81 Westy
From:Myron Lind
Date:Fri, 24 Mar 2000 11:04:42 -0500

Help! I have installed a lot of new FI parts on my 81 Westy. I also installed a Pertronics breakerless ignition module. The van is very sluggish and I have a lot of mis-firing, especially in the low rpm range. If I advance the timing up to 12-15 deg before TDC it runs better, but I still get the mis-fire. I have put the old points and condenser back in and this helped some, but not too much.  Do distributors wear out, and if so, how do I tell. When I such on the vacuum hose, I can hear the diaphragm, but it doesn't seem to be leaking. Any thoughts and ideas where to start would be appreciated.

Myron Lind       
Harrisonburg, VA
81 Westy

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