Just curious, but maybe someone has an insightful answer...
My '87 Golf GL has the wrong distributor cap. As far as I can tell, it should have the one with pin-type connections, but instead it has the one without. The wires are different as well. According to parts catalogs, the cap I have (1 235 522 056) came on some Sciroccos and possibly other VWs.
Apparently, the previous owner made the switch and I have kept with it because everything is quite a bit cheaper this way. I'm wondering though, why would you change (other than cost)? Is there a performance or reliability advantage to having pins or not having pins?
Thanks,
Jason
BTW, if anyone was curious about my dead battery situation from last week, the battery was bad as well. All is good now.