Well, after 6 months of for sale posting of the bug and Jetta, I think the powers at be are trying to tell me something.
I'm not sure its a seller or buyer's market for used vehicles, but if I can't sell a certified, rust free 72 bug for $5000 there's some undercurrent going on.
Same goes for the $2500 GLI project, not one single bite.
I recently stumbled on the Grey Goose channel on YT, and it put to ease some of my struggles with CIS. Martin going thru the system, breaking each item down step by step to explain their function and shortcomings along the way. He singlehandedly has given me hope after all, so much so I actually took a CIS dizzy apart and dropped it into the ultrasonic. Here is his channel. The audio sucks, but the info is invaluable!
I think I'm going to try to build a test bench myself, seeing as I have 4 dizzys kicking around, may as well test them and run 80 psi of cleaner thru them all.
As for the bug, I'll pull the engine soon to look at that (possible) offending connecting rod. I can't see that this engine has more than 10,000 miles since rebuild, so I might be able to drop in a new crank and rods. Who knows. Let the forensics begin!
