I think you need to contact Petronix before you go any farther.
I bought a Compufire and they don't make one for a 80-83 Air Cooled Vanagon.
The VW parts vendor said it fit ............. wouldn't take it back.
Compufire wouldn't warranty it either. Needless to say I got cheated and I'm
still pissed after all these years.
If you grind the bottom off the rotor it will scrape the sender and void
your warranty.

Stan Wilder
www.engineceramics.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Young" <tomyoung1@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 5:20 PM
Subject: Installing Pertronix Problems

> Hi all:
>
> I know I've seen this issue come up before, but I can't seem to find the
> answer in the archives.
>
> I'm attempting to install a Pertronix Ignitor electronic ignition in a
stock
> distributor for a Federal air-cooled Vanagon.  Pertronix part number is
> 1847V which is listed as the correct application for this model.
>
> The problem is that the magnet sleeve doesn't fit down far enough on the
> distributor shaft to allow the rotor to settle into its place.  It looks
to
> be about 1/4" too high.  Looking inside the magnet sleeve I see 3
> "shoulders" that help orient the sleeve on the rotor shaft, but I'd guess
> they also are preventing the sleeve from descending.
>
> How have others dealt with this?
>
> TIA.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
> Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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