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Re: [T3] Distributor replacement
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is that the engine number on the one in your
car now?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can't actually go by the engine number to
determine the size of the engine because it may be a replacement case
from another car with the same components from your original engine.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A late '65 1500 through a '67 1600 all take a
.<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>VW 311-905-205Q, Bosch 0231 137 033 as a
replacement.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's another source. These are all rebuilt Bosch
units. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.partsamerica.com/productdetail.aspx?MfrCode=A1C&MfrPartNumber=31907&PartType=218&PTSet=A";>http://www.partsamerica.com/productdetail.aspx?MfrCode=A1C&MfrPartNumber=31907&PartType=218&PTSet=A</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=rikponne@gmail.com href="mailto:rikponne@gmail.com";>Rik Ponne</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=type3@vwtype3.org
href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org";>type3@vwtype3.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 09, 2008 1:36 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [T3] Distributor replacement</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks. It is probably important to mention that the engine in my car is
not the original and until now I still have nto had the chance to completely
figure out what it is that is in there now. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The engine number mentioned on my car registration is 01158736, which may
be a 1500cc<BR>54 hp?? While I know this number is not the number of the engine
that came with the car originally (which was a 1600), I have not checked whether
this is in fact the number of the engine currently in the car. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Does it make any difference for the distributor I want? Should I check
first the engine number? And if I have the actual engine number, do I know
enough or is there more to check in order to determine the correct distributor?
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rik</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Jan 9, 2008 12:23 PM, Steve Bradley <<A
href="mailto:scscomp@bellsouth.net"; target=_blank>scscomp@bellsouth.net</A>>
wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The stock dist. for your car is a <FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>311-905-205G, Bosch 0231 137 017 or 0231 137
018.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can also use <FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>a 311-905-205Q, Bosch 0231 137 033.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV>----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B>From:</B> <A title=rikponne@gmail.com
href="mailto:rikponne@gmail.com"; target=_blank>Rik Ponne</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=type3@vwtype3.org href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org";
target=_blank>type3@vwtype3.org</A> </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:28 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [T3] Distributor replacement</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Yesterday my 67 squareback was not running properly, particularly when
accelerating or climbing (e.g. <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
throttle</SPAN> down), with occasional backfiring. I went to my usual
repair shop where they tried for about an hour to adjust the distributor after
which they gave up and replaced the distributor with a 2nd hand temporary
replacement from the shop, after which the engine ran much better and the
problem seems to have disappeared. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>They now asked me to order a new distributor in order to replace the
temporary part they put in. The part that came out my car is a vacuum
advance Bosch distributor number 0 231 137 009, which according to a website I
found corresponds with VW part # 113-905-205K (stock for my car?). They
recommended me to replace it with distributor part number 0 291 178 009, which
has a mechanical advance. Does this make sense to you? And if so, where you
recommend I order this part? I found some online at: </DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BOS-0-231-178-009";
target=_blank>http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BOS-0-231-178-009</A></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-009-DISTRIBUTOR-for-VOLKSWAGEN-BEETLE-BUG-BUS-THING_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33690QQihZ023QQitemZ360011255215QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW";
target=_blank>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-009-DISTRIBUTOR-for-VOLKSWAGEN-BEETLE-BUG-BUS-THING_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33690QQihZ023QQitemZ360011255215QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
</A></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-55-79-VW-Volkswagen-Beetle-009-Ignition-Distributor_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33690QQihZ013QQitemZ230209466037QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW";
target=_blank>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-55-79-VW-Volkswagen-Beetle-009-Ignition-Distributor_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33690QQihZ013QQitemZ230209466037QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Also, if you think I should be looking for something different, please
also let me know.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks in advance!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rik</DIV>
<DIV>Bangkok, Thailand</DIV>
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