Vacuum advance

Cal.Duke · Post by **Cal.Duke** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:43 pm

Okay, I'm doing the tune up procedure to the specs of "How to keep your VW alive":
Take off distributor cap, pull the rotor.
Pull hose from distributor to carburetor.
Suck on the hose and watch the points plate move.
I do not have points, the po instaled an electronic ignition conversion kit.
So my ? is, what do I look for, I still have a vacuum advance with hose running to carb, but I don't see any movement.
What to do?

volksbugusa · Post by **volksbugusa** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:21 pm

cal.duke
there is only one person that i would ask to answer this question and that is Glenn Ring Look him up

http://www.glenn-ring.com/

volksbugusa

Cal.Duke · Post by **Cal.Duke** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:19 pm

Thank you I'm have contacted glenn, and currently awaiting a reply.

Athen_TL · Post by **Athen_TL** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:09 am

The plate that holds the points - or in your case the electronic ignition (i suppose something in the lines of the "Ignitor") - SHOULD move when you suck on the hose.

Cal.Duke · Post by **Cal.Duke** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:56 am

If the Vaccum advance does not work will the car still run?
I don't really see the plate moving, but the car doesn't stall out either when on the road.
Would it and should I be concerned?

Athen_TL · Post by **Athen_TL** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:18 pm

The car will still work.

But you will not have the correct spark andvance when accelerating.

This means that in low RPM your engine will feel weak.

volksbugusa · Post by **volksbugusa** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:38 pm

Cal.Duke wrote:Thank you I'm have contacted glenn, and currently awaiting a reply.

hi did glenn get back to you?

scruffy · Post by **scruffy** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:52 pm

I installed a pertronix drop in in my bus.and left the vac line on it,but all I think it did was plug my line I believe the electronics takes the vac out of the equation like the 009

Cal.Duke · Post by **Cal.Duke** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:45 am

Glenn did return my message he said the car needs to be under a running load to activate the vacuum advance.
thank you all.