Re: [T3] distributor 009

[Mysterious J <mysteriousj@snet.net>]

<x-flowed>I pulled the distributor I picked up out of the box and started looking 
at it.  The P/N is 311.905.205F.  The vacuum advance is pretty obvious, 
but I'm not seeing any components for a mechanical advance.  Am I 
missing something, or does this distributor have a mechanical advance?  
I can pull the 009 out of the car as it sits in the garage to 
compare/contrast, but if someone can answer this question it will save 
me putting my shoes on.

Jim
'68 Fastback


James Montebello wrote:

> Theoretically, the advance on ANY distributor can be
> adjusted, providing you can find the correct springs
> and either different weights or don't mind grinding
> the weights you have.  The problem these days is
> finding someone with a distributor machine who also
> knows how to make it go.  Pretty commonplace 20 years
> ago, not so much today.
>
> As for the vac advance, many of the carbs and
> manifolds for carbs available for VWs don't have any
> vacuum taps on them.  You have to add them yourself,
> and typically will have to tee them together and add a
> restrictor so the intake pulses from the very small
> manifold volumes don't confuse the vac canister.  Most
> people prefer to just disable the vac advance than go
> through all that.
>
> --- Mysterious J <mysteriousj@snet.net> wrote:
>
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>
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