Volkswagen TRANSPORTER 1963 Instruction Manual page 53

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LUBRICATION
IGNIT
I
ON DISTRIBUTOR
The breaker arm fiber block in
the
ignition
distributor
should always be
ubricated with lithium grease.
Every 5000
km.
(3000 miles)
check whether this
location must be cleaned and provided with new grease.
Only
a very small
amount of grease should be
used
and none of it must come in contact with
the breaker points as otherwise the ignition will be affected. Every
5000
km,
one drop of oil must be applied to. the
breaker
base plate felt ring.
ADJUSTING
C
ONTACTS
Remove distributor cap and rotor.
Turn engine
until
the breaker arm is fully lifted by a cam lobe.
Loosen fixed point screw.
Place
a screwdriver between the two lugs on the breaker
plate
and the slot in
the fixed point and adjust points gap to 0.4 mm (.016").
Tighten screw and install rotor.
Every time the points have been adjusted, the ignition timing must
be
reset.
ADJUSTING IGNITION
TIMING
Turn
engine clockwise until the right hand mark on the crankshaft pulley is
in line with the crankcase joint and the rotor arm is pointing to the
No.
1
cylinder mark on the edge of
the
distributor
housing.
loosen distributor bracket clamp bolt.
Connect one lead of
6
Volt test lamp to terminal 1 on coil and the other to
ground.
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