>that when timing a 1965 or later Bug, you will find that #3
>cylinder is late firing while the other three seem to check
>out.  Don't worry--it is supposed to be that way.  The
>reason #3 cylinder is late firing as compared to the others
>is that in 1965 Volkswagen gave a special grind to the cam
>in the distributor to cause #3 to fire 2-1/2 degrees late.
>This was done to aid cooling of #3 cylinder which is
>farthest away from the fan.<unquote>

Anyone who puts a 009 distributor (centrifugal advance only) in their
VW, will get this side benny also. The mod carried over into all 009's,
I believe.

Steve Maher   smaher@gi.com   '71 VW Transporter w/009
                              '80 VW V6anagon, 009 don't fit