dear mistaken

the real question is this ...
did you notify gowesty about the mix up
maybe they have a new guy in parts who is a 1/2 knowing guy and he is
pulling the parts as directed BUT mixing in his own 1/2 idea of what
constitutes the exact right part mix...
i would suggest a note to gowesty would be in order before the one size fits
all tar brush is handed around in the electronic world
regards

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 3:08 AM, Frank Condelli <ralanen@aol.com> wrote:

>        OK, here's a good one for you all.  I have a customer this week from
> Quebec City travelling across Canada and on his way to South America with a
> pristine '87 Westy he bought from the original owner not long ago.  He's
> very a very astute mechanic and does most of his own work but stopped by
> here for some service that he could not tackle or did not know how and for
> advice.  So in the process of looking over his van's engine I see a new
> distributor cap and wires but the ends of the wires going into the cap look
> strange.  I pull one off to have a closer look and whoa, it's the wrong wire
> end for the cap he has.  "Where did you get the cap and wires ?"  "From Go
> Westy, I ordered their tune up kit"  "Well, I say, it's wrong !  So, here's
> the deal if you all don't already know.  There are two different style caps
> available that fit on the water boxer engine's distributors.  The early caps
> as were fitted to the 1.9 engines and the later cap fitted on the 2.1
> engines.  These caps are interchangeable.  The early cap has the wire
> connection as a plug in as all older style distributor caps and wire set
> have had for years.  The new style has a positive pin and socket connection
> and is a much better connection.  However, either style works well on these
> engines.  So what Go Westy sent this fellow was a new style cap with the
> older style wire set.  This will not work properly as the wire end does not
> make positive connection with the pin and therefor there is arcing inside
> that connection.  Why Go Westy is supplying this set-up is is beyond me and
> that's why I'm writing this.  I have see this mistake coming from local
> parts suppliers who certainly don't know the story BUT Go Westy is supposed
> to KNOW the story !  Incredible.  Anyways, I changed his cap for one of the
> older styles as this was the cheaper way since he had new wires.  He's
> keeping the newer style for the next time he needs new wires and will get
> the matching wire set then.  AND, I just realized I forgot to charge him for
> the cap on his bill !  Happy trails to Denis on his big trip !
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale)
> Frank Condelli & Associates - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the
> Ottawa Valley
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>

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