3A distro.. need help fast ... 4 days t'ill Ciny

[txrocco at sbcglobal.net (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

Well thanks to Brian Wagner's Digital caliper, we tested the round part of
the shaft of the said distributor
and it was egg shaped, 1.753" through 1.749" I know it does not sound like a
lot but when the actual block hole for the distributor is only 1.750" this
pauses a problem, so armed with 400 grit sandpaper and engine oil, we
proceeded to sand and polish the distributor mating part, until we acheive a
nice round 1.745" and simply slip it in its place without having to fight
it, and it move properly to set the timing....

FINALLY!!!!! it runnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns.... man its has been a long trek....

thank you to the TST gang for the moral support, especially Brian Wagner for
listening to my whinning, Eli Meir for surprizing me with "hey you need this
part".

See yall in 5 days....

ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
Http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco/
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'85 2.0L Prowler Orange Kamei X1 Rocco
'85 1.8L Titian Red Rocco (daily driver)
'98 4.0L Jeep Cherokee
'91 7.3L F250 diesel Super cab,8 Ft box.



=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: Greg Davis [mailto:scirocco@iglou.com]
=>Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 2:41 PM
=>To: 'ATS - Patrick Bureau'
=>Subject: RE: 3A distro.. need help fast ... 4 days t'ill Ciny
=>
=>
=>Well, the part number stamped on my distributor is totally different
=>than yours.  Works fine, though.  Might be that the main body is the
=>same on several distributors, and they use whatever they feel like
=>during remanufacturing.
=>
=>It was very difficult to remove.  I sprayed some WD-40 on it to loosen
=>it up so I could get it out.
=>
=>HTH!
=>
=>Greg :)  1985 VW Scirocco 2.0L 8V
=>http://www.DriversFound.com
=>http://www.GAKMotorsports.com
=>
=>
=>
=>
=>> -----Original Message-----
=>> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
=>> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of ATS -
=>> Patrick Bureau
=>> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 9:27 AM
=>> To: _Scirocco Mailing List
=>> Subject: 3A distro.. need help fast ... 4 days t'ill Ciny
=>>
=>>
=>>
=>> Alright got myself an audi 3a distro.. Parts # 053-905-205A,
=>> and the years 88=91 the 3a distroi parts # is 048-905-205A, I
=>> serached the etka, and it would seem I have an OLD 3A
=>> (supercedded by 048- part #)
=>>
=>> my problem is that it would seem the foot of the distributor
=>> is bloody tight and I am running out of time on idea what to
=>> do (short of buying a new
=>> distro)  the distro WILL get stuck into the engine block if I
=>> try to push it in.
=>>
=>> Now my question is, does anyoen have another 3a distro I
=>> could get rapido presto (ie: overnightted to me) or should I
=>> attempt to "shave" the foot to make it fit ?
=>>
=>>
=>>
=>> ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
=>> Http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco/
=>>
=>> ============================================
=>> '85 2.0L Prowler Orange Kamei X1 Rocco
=>> '85 1.8L Titian Red Rocco (daily driver)
=>> '98 4.0L Jeep Cherokee
=>> '91 7.3L F250 diesel Super cab,8 Ft box.
=>>
=>>
=>>
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