distributor rotor question

[Bernie Benz]

> From: QSHIPQ at aol.com
> 
> The plastic gear has more slop in it over time.  My bet is audi found this
> out, and addressed it by using a narrower distributor rotor.
If this be the case, I wonder if the first 3Bs, Euro '89 or '90s, also
started out using the narrow tips?  IMO, just some engineer's wild hair.
 
> If you go back to
> the MC and the metal gear, there was no narrow distributor.  You go forward to
> the 3B with metal gear, the narrow rotor was dropped by audi and bosch
> application cats.
> 
> Again, it can't "hurt" to put it in.  I also strongly suspect this will get
> dropped alltogether pretty soon, as this was a single year/model application.
If the "narrow minded" among us insist on the narrow tip, one can easily mod
the wide tip by cutting off the wings with a very fine hack saw.  BTDT.  But
there is usually no good reason to replace the rotor any more than there is
to replace the cap, wires or plugs.  DFIif IAB!

Bernie
> 
> SJ
> In a message dated 12/8/2003 8:54:22 AM Central Standard Time,
> pjrose at frontiernet.net writes:
> 
> Scott,
> What is the rationale for the implication that distributor-gear
> material is a factor in determining the choice of rotor tip (narrow
> vs. wide)?
> 
> Phil
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