Philip Menchions wrote:
> 
>  I just finished removing a badly rusted screen ring from the distributor
> cap. All along I had thought it was an integral part of the distributor.
> Absolutely not.
> 
> The short piece of ground strap was pretty much disintegrated as well.
> What I'm interested in knowing is whether it is possible to dispense with
> this part and just hook up a ground strap somewhere else ? What, if any,
> other function does it serve? Thanks for all the advice.
> 
>   Phil
>    '89 Westy

My '86 Syncro Westfalia Vanagon GL does not have any screen ring at/on
the distributor. Should it have; was it optional?
Larry