At 03:53 PM 4/3/98 -0800, Malcom wrote:

>the worst engine VW ever built?  I don't know -- most have weaknesses.  I'd
>guess my favorite was the doghouse beetle engines, but these never were in
>US buses,
I *thought* I had a 'doghouse' motor in my '70 b4 I corvaired it....?

>On electronic ignition:
>I just spent some time rebuilding the ignition system on my '80.  I would
>expect that the 1980-1985 Vanagon's electronic ignition would make a nice
>system on most any old VW if you can find one at a wrecking yard.  They
>are *very* simple, and "all VW".  You will need the distributor, coil and
>"ignitor" module complete with the wiring, but it is all drop-in from there.
>Most mid-80s Rabbits/Golf/Jettas used the same coil and ignitor, so parts
>easy to find in the yards.  The ignitors and coils are pretty expensive
>otherwise.
>
I installed an electronic trigger (points replacement + a small control
box) that I purchased from J.C. Whitney into our '77 Rabbit - ~$40 (then)
and have never had any problems in 50K miles...should fit in any VW
distributer.

Austin