How does one start the engine without a distributor? Or are you thinking of
hand-cranking the engine or rolling it in gear, which would then rotate the
dizzy gear out of position?

Because, hey, if there's a way to start an engine without a distributor I
wanna know for emergencies.

-Peter

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Michael Sullivan
<sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote:

> Just mark where the rotor points and loosen the ring at the base.  I
> believe
> it is an allen bolt.  Just don't start the engine with it out or you will
> have to reset the timing.
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
> 73 Beetle
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:52 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote:
>
> > I have a spare distributer from the complete extra 1.9 that I originally
> > bought. How hard is it to swap this out with my current one to do a test?
> > Is there something I can screw up and cause lots of grief doing this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bryan
> >
>