Thanks Dennis.  That must be the frame I am talking about.  Looking at the
Bently again I see the removable bracket but it does not say what it's
for.  Maybe it's obvious?  Seems like that now you mention it.

Thanks again for your help.

On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 8:11 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> There should be a bracket that pushes those ears flush to the distributor
> body sealing the opening.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of
> Geoffrey Toye
> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 6:31 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 81 Aircooled - Replacing Condenser
>
> Help - Trying to do the simple job of replacing the condenser at the
> points. Removed the old one and found the rectangular block that fits in
> the rectangular hole in the distributor is all cut up. The new one doesn't
> want to go into the hole because it has ears? There is some kind of frame
> around the lower part of the rectangular hole in the dizzy but not deep
> enough to receive the ears of the new block. Bently and Haynes are of no
> use. Youtube is a bust. Any ideas before I cut up the new block?
>
> The old condenser measures infinite resistance and 0.194 micro farad so is
> in good shape. Putting it back in is an option I guess.
>
>
> Any thoughts learned friends?
>