Robert,

Just remember that a Wasserboxer is a Type I motor with wierd heads
and no squirrel cage. It is NOT a mutation of a Type IV, a different
animal. This might explain the distributor thing.

My $0.02,
Sam

---"King, Robert" <Robert.King@DSTO.DEFENCE.GOV.AU> wrote:
>
> 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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> http://www.pipeline.com.au/users/hoopty  (last updated 1st April 98)
>

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