Jim writes:
        >Help!!! Why didn't this work?

        >Drops in.  Rev limiting rotor fits.  Hall brain bolts to spare
        >tyre well with idle stablizer. Ground goes to case. ....
<snip>
        >Starts, but runs v. rich.  Decide to call it a day
        >and pop the original dist back into the motor.

Don't know 8-(....

As the originator of the post that raised this idea a while ago
I  duck and weave 8-) by saying that I stated I hadn't
tried it personally (but I still would try it before buying an 009 or
an aftermarket hall effect unit).  The original post did refer
to installation of a WB 1900 hall effect distributor  in a Type 1
(presume 1600) rather than a Type 4 (presume FI?).  Could this
be the genesis of the problem?

The original tip came from Club Veedub Sydney's club newsletter
'Zeitchrift' and I quote for those who missed it:

"The ultimate electronic ignition system for a Beetle, as far as
neatness of installation goes, has to be the factory system for
1900 water-cooled Transporters. The distributor drops right into
the Beetle crankcase and you get a Hall-effect trigger, the
standard VW-Audi control module (same as Holden Camira,
by the way), a rev-limiting rotor button and digital idle
stabilisation , which is a very nice touch indeed. It all bolts in,
looks good and works superbly."

????????????????????

RobK
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