[200q20v] Re: [audi20v] distributor gear

[Mike Miller]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernie Benz" <b.m.benz at prodigy.net>



> Go for new, your choice and cash.  But once out for gear replacement, the
> seal is trivial.  Why are you concerned or considering a new dist. if you
> replaced only a couple of years ago?
>
> Bernie
>

 I am NOT considering a replacement - I already have a metal gear. I was
merely trying to warn people that just replacing the gear might not be a
cure all. Most dist, AFAIK, seem to leak in the first 100k mi.  Might be
something else  to consider. Maybe a group buy on seals too :-)

mike
> > From: "Mike Miller" <MikeMilr at blackfoot.net>
> > Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:33:31 -0700
> > To: "Bernie Benz" <b.m.benz at prodigy.net>
> > Cc: "200q20V mailing list" <200q20v at audifans.com>
> > Subject: Re: [200q20v] Re: [audi20v] distributor gear
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bernie Benz" <b.m.benz at prodigy.net>
> >
> >> Hi Kevin,
> >>
> >> You must be aware that there new distributor group buys being talked up
on
> >> both the 20V and 200-20V lists.  The only alternative to spending $250
for
> >> new is your gear project.  Your machinist should have been able to give
> > you
> >> a price quote on an arbatrary quanity of, say 20, 30, and 50 pcs, with
> > which
> >> you could go back to both lists and get comitments or at least
interest.
> > If
> >> it is $50 or less it should be an easy; sell.  What's the hold up?
> >>
> >> Bernie
> >
> > With the way the distributor seals fail and leak oil, I think if I was
going
> > to the trouble to pull mine out, I just might as well put in a new one.
> >
> > mike
> > helmville mt
> > 91 200q with a new dist a couple yrs ago.
> >
> >
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