Yes I replaced the rotor also.
Hay! When you're in there clean house.

Stan

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 21:50:48 -0600 Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
writes:
> Stan Wilder wrote:
>
> > I just went through the standard trouble shooting routine for a
> > non-starting engine on an 81 Westfalia Air Cooled.
> > After all was tested and I decided to put the timing light on the
> coil
> > wire I found the coil to be firing OK.
> > However the same test on the  #1 spark plug yielded nothing.
> > I took a look at the points before adjusting them and found them
> to be
> > Glazed with a black coating, not burned just glazed over enough
> to
> > insulate them.
> > Strange phenomenon indeed, its the first time I've ever seen it.
> > I replaced the points and it runs great once more.
> > If you're experiencing low rpm misfire you may want to include
> this
> > visual check in your testing routine.
> >
> > Stan Wilder
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> If the points were bad, the coil would not have been firing.  Did
> you
> perhaps replace the rotor or cap also?
>
> Larry A.
>
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