Thanks, Roger.

I installed the tantalum capacitor last year as a precaution.

The resistive track on the AFM does seem to be deeply grooved at the two
places where the wiper contacts ride. And you're right: them three bolts
are darn hard to get out. Seem to be triangular in cross-section,
possibly for thread-cutting. Nearly destroyed them in the process of
removal. I'm hoping my local Tru-Value hardware store has something with
a similar enough thread so I can use new, because these are trashed.

Fingers crossed.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

On 6/22/2006 9:24 AM Roger Sisler wrote:
> First look to see that the 3 wires that enter the distributor are properly
> connected.You can remove the wire bail and pull the  plug out. Peek inside
> the socket and look for 3 contacts that are all evenly seated in the bottom.
>
> Go wiggle or remove/replace all the electrical connections .Like the hall
> generator on the fire wall,the AFM connector,coil wires,ECU plug.
>
> If you do have VS, start with adding a ground wire to the AFM and frame.
> Next, remove the AFM(EZ) and solder in a tanatlum capacitor as per Tom
> Carrington's repair proceedure in the vanagon list archives.
>
> I understand that the little board inside the AFM,that the contact sweeps
> over ,has a wear adjustment. The little screws can be loosened and the
> board adjusted so that a new wear area is now in contact with the needle.In
> practice, these little screws are far too tight to loosen up on(my
> experience).I have heard of others being successful here.
>
>                                        Roger
>
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