| Author |
Message |
Go_Bug_n
Samba Member
Joined: August 01, 2008
Posts: 191
Location: Rockledge, Florida
|
 Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:19 am Post subject: Distributor idea |
 |
|
Has anybody ever seen a distributor cam wiper? I wonder if a retrofit kit exists.
I had an old Cadillac many years ago and whenever it was time to change the points, the distributor grease would go on the wiper. The wiper kept a film of grease on the cam and the rubbing block would have almost no wear on it, even after 5000 miles!
Maybe somebody might have seen a retro kit or even come up with something like it to put in our Bug dizzy's.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
johnnypan
Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007
Posts: 7431
Location: sackamenna
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Its kinda like a little felt wiper/clip doohickey? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jeckler
Samba Member
Joined: September 27, 2005
Posts: 2718
Location: Mesa, AZ
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:42 pm Post subject: |
|
|
On ours, you put the grease in front of the rubbing block, so as it wears, it lubes.
_________________
Andy
'63 Bug rebuild here.
Did you know that sellers can't charge a fee to accept PayPal?
| bill may wrote: |
| I am the crabby old guy. |
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is knowing not to put it in fruit salad. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
sturgeongeneral
Samba Member
Joined: June 23, 2005
Posts: 2460
Location: Sacramento, California
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject: |
|
|
A cam wiper is a good idea. Contact Glenn if you need one for your Bosch distributor.
_________________
Street legal fiberglass rocket ship
2005 Lotus Elise supercharged
1974 Chevy Corvette
My fiberglass car collection!
In honor of bowtie56jw:Another victim of the nasty "C" Praying for ya Jeff!
My exwife said if I towed home one more bug she would leave me. You know, every once in a while I miss her |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
tasb
The Distributor Distributor
Joined: April 27, 2002
Posts: 6740
Location: Pentwater, Michigan
|
| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:14 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I have seen some on VW core distributors. They were aftermarket points by Echlin I believe.
_________________
Roads Scholar
1957 Kombi low mileage 36 hp governor equipped M 178 Slow Drag Winner 2014, 2015, 2018
1965 hardtop Deluxe Microbus owned since 1990 M 620 factory 12 v 1500cc
1961 (October)Single Cab- Road Trip Workhorse
Member# 2059 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
