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Re: [T3] Distributor replacement
<x-html><!x-stuff-for-pete base="" src="" id="0" charset="iso-8859-1/macintosh"><div>I think it is the number of the negine currently in my car. I will check when i am home later today.</div>
<div>Yes, I was already thinking that the engine number is probably not enough to determine the engine size if the engine is not original. But how do I find out?</div>
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<div>So what you are saying is that the VW 311-905-205Q, Bosch 0231 137 033 will most likely fit my engine right? Anyway, I will try to get more info tonight.</div>
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<div>Rik<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 9, 2008 2:16 PM, Steve Bradley <<a href="mailto:scscomp@bellsouth.net";>scscomp@bellsouth.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Is that the engine number on the one in your car now?</font></div>
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<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"; target="_blank">http://www.partsamerica.com/productdetail.aspx?MfrCode=A1C&MfrPartNumber=31907&PartType=218&PTSet=A
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<div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><b>From:</b> <a title="rikponne@gmail.com" href="mailto:rikponne@gmail.com"; target="_blank">Rik Ponne</a> </div>
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<div><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 09, 2008 1:36 AM</div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [T3] Distributor replacement</div></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>
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<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.
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<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?
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<div>Thanks</div>
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<div>Rik</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>
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<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 style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><b>From:</b> <a title="rikponne@gmail.com" href="mailto:rikponne@gmail.com"; target="_blank">Rik Ponne</a> </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.
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<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:
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<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
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<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
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<div>Also, if you think I should be looking for something different, please also let me know.</div>
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<div>Thanks in advance!</div>
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<div>Rik</div>
<div>Bangkok, Thailand</div>
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