The message is included below: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From KELLYS@pandora.bre.orst.edu Thu Mar 2 13:00:41 1995 >From: "Shaun Kelly" <KELLYS@pandora.bre.orst.edu> >Date: Thu, 2 Mar 1995 10:58:07 PDT >Subject: Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance > Mark Sabourin writes: > > > > Has anyone changed their Vacuum Advance on the Distributor to a > > mechanical one as St. Muir suggests? If so, where can I procure one? > > Will this change make any/much difference to my gas mileage? Does the > > Bosche 009 come with a mech. advance? Thanks in Advance. > > > I replaced my dual-diaphragm vacuum advance distributor in my 73 with > an all-mechanical advance (009) model. Part-throttle driveability > was not very good, and I have since gone back to the stock distributor. > Another VW book gives the advice, "Don't second guess the VW engineers", > and in this case I think it applies. > > -David > I would agree with David and disagree with Muir on this one. I still have a "009" in my '66 bus with a 1600 stock DP and am really starting to get tired of the irritating little flat spot at low RPM's and subsequent acceleration increase at about 2000 rpm, rearranging the back of the camper and sending the dog to the floor. I'd like replace it with a stock vacuum advance distributor and am currently looking for one that would work well with the Solex 34-PICT-3. Any suggestions as to what I should look for. Shaun
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