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• Digijet Distributor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:40:26 -0400
  I have an '85 1.9l with the vacuum advance/retard distributor. I realize the two vacuum ports are connected to different sources of...
• Re: Help Help 009 Distributor?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 14:49:56 -0800
  The 009 is a mechanical advance distributor- that means that the advance is strictly determined by how fast the engine turns. The vacuum advance...
• Re: advance mechanisms on digijet distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:24:36 -0700
  ...There is: > > * Static setting (just the twist of the distributor - > sets the baseline for centrifugal and vacuum) > * Centrifugal advance (rpm based advance... seems to...
• advance mechanisms on digijet distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:03:07 -0700
  ...There is: * Static setting (just the twist of the distributor - sets the baseline for centrifugal and vacuum) * Centrifugal advance (rpm based advance... seems to...
• Where can I get one? (was Hookup for vacuum advance)
  Historical mailing list - johnny89
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 12:49:01 -0300
  Joe (jfourni@comp.uark.edu) writes: >I have a 34PICT3 carb and 009 distributor. I want to trade out for the >vacuum advanced distributor...
• Re: esoteric question about 1.9 distributor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Oct 2014 10:36:41 -0400
  ...Except for folks using 009's or 050's most type 1's have a single or dual advance vacuum distributor just like the...
• Checking vacuum diaphragm was Re: Looking for a 83-85 distributor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Oct 2014 13:23:42 -0400
  ...issue as well? The 1.9l distributor has centrifugal advance and vacuum diaphragm mechanisms for both advance and retard. I'm sure Bentley has...
• Re: Bosch distributor #
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 22:06:14 -0500
  ...Can >someone give me the Bosch number of the vacuum advance type distributor. A >friend can order the part wholesale but doesn't know...
• Re: advance mechanisms on digijet distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:50:06 -0400
  ...There is: > > * Static setting (just the twist of the distributor - > sets the baseline for centrifugal and vacuum) > * Centrifugal advance (rpm based advance... seems to...
• Hookup for vacuum advance
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 09:46:41 -0600 (CST)
  I have a 34PICT3 carb and 009 distributor. I want to trade out for the vacuum advanced distributor that was intended for the '71...
• Distributor Vacuum Advance Checking
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 14:59:15 -0700
  Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows about checking the distributor's vacuum advance pump. Are they supposed to leak? When I hook...
• Re: Distributors
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 22:39:55 +0000
  >... the real > culprit is not getting enough quick spark advance (provided by the vac advance > distributor). > > I don't know which bus you have...
• Re: Digijet Distributor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:07:23 -0400
  ...Digijet Distributor Questions > I have an '85 1.9l with the vacuum advance/retard distributor. I realize > the two vacuum ports are connected to...
• Re: Digijet Distributor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 03:01:47 -0700
  ...Digijet Distributor Questions I have an '85 1.9l with the vacuum advance/retard distributor. I realize the two vacuum ports are connected to...
• 84GL distributor
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 07:13:49 -0800
  ...What is involved with popping out the distributor and turning it slightly so the rubber tube on the vacuum advance doesn't destroy itself...
• Too much ignition advance ??
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 10:09:27 -0500
  Have any of you ever noticed your timing advance too much at higher rpms ? I have a stock centrifugal/vacuum advance distributor on my...
• vacuum tee behind throttle on 1.9L engine (1984)
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:54:39 -0400
  ...Does leg with restriction go to distributor vacuum advance or does it go to emission control system? Restriction was on side going to vacuum...
• Re: Hookup for vacuum advance
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 09:08:55 -0800
  >I have a 34PICT3 carb and 009 distributor. I want to trade out for the >vacuum advanced distributor that was intended for the '71...
• Bosch distributor #
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 09:13:18 -0800
  ...Can someone give me the Bosch number of the vacuum advance type distributor. A friend can order the part wholesale but doesn't know...
• Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 08:06:10 -0800 (PST)
  Mark Sabourin writes: > > Has anyone changed their Vacuum Advance on the Distributor to a > mechanical one as St. Muir suggests? If so, where can...
• Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 13:58:57 -0600 (CST)
  ...advance? Thanks in Advance. > > > I replaced my dual-diaphragm vacuum advance distributor in my 73 with > an all-mechanical advance (009) model. Part-throttle...
• distributor advance mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Sidote, David [PRI]
  Mon, 31 Mar 1997 12:06:19 -0500
  ...Can someone please explain how the distributor advance/vacuum mechanism works. I have found that the arm on mine is difficult to move and...
• Centrifugal Advance problems
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:14:24 -0700
  ...not getting any centrifugal advance. I verified this by shinning the timing light with the vacuum line to the distributor removed. When I rev...
• Can I switch Vacuum cans on these distributors?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:08:07 -0800
  ...Looking just at the advance specs in the TypeII library I read: Vacuum: 9-12deg Adv @ 8.2 In. Hg (Cal) Vacuum: 8-12deg...
• Re: esoteric question about 1.9 distributor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:35:52 -0400
  ...Except for folks using 009's or 050's most type 1's have a single or dual advance vacuum distributor just like the...
• Re: Looking for a 83-85 distributor
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 12:25:56 -0700
  ...the vacuum advance and it no longer holds any pressure. > > Problem for me is that no one has any of the rebuilt distributors in...
• Vacuum Advance Connection??
  Historical mailing list - David
  Thu, 4 May 2000 10:07:15 -0400
  I recently noticed that the engine in my 82 has a vacuum advance on the distributor with TWO vaccum connections. It was bought new...
• Sticky distributor advance?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:52:32 -0400
  What is best way to free up a sticky distributor advance? Sunday afternoon, I found that the rotor did not have any "spring" to...
• Re: vacuum tee behind throttle on 1.9L engine (1984)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:23:08 -0400
  ...Does leg with >restriction go to distributor vacuum advance or does it go to emission >control system? > >Restriction was on side going to vacuum...
• Looking for a 83-85 distributor
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 14:46:35 -0400
  ...the vacuum advance and it no longer holds any pressure. Problem for me is that no one has any of the rebuilt distributors in...
• Re: [T2] Can I switch Vacuum cans on these distributors? No, I can't!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:53:06 -0800
  Removed the old vacuum can on the Federal distributor and went to remove the can on the California distributor when I realized the two...
• Re: Distributor Vacuum Advance Checking
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 19:14:06 -0400
  ...I wonder if I have to replace the entire distributor or just the vacuum pump. Blake
• Re: Replacing the vacuum advance unit
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:49:28 -0700
  ...advance plate and remove the circlip attaching the vacuum arm to it, plus a few screws attaching the vacuum can to the distributor. BTDT...
• Vacuum Advance/retard Dist. connections?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 5 May 2000 09:24:31 -0400
  I have been told that I have a Vacuum advance/retard distributor on my engine which was used on the 76 Bus and some...
• vacuum advance/retard control unit
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 22:14:28 -0400
  ...He said that if I disconnect the vacuum hose from the throttle valve that runs to the vacuum unit on the distributor, and suck...
• Re: Vacuum Advance/retard Dist. connections?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 May 2000 08:13:44 -0700
  ...Vacuum Advance/retard Dist. connections? > I have been told that I have a Vacuum advance/retard distributor on my engine which was used on...
• Re: Mystery module. what the heck is it? '72
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  20 Sep 96 09:54:11 EDT
  ...distributor (the advance side, not the retard side) and the other connects to the vacuum port on the carb (where the distributor advance hose...
• Looking for a 1.9l waterboxer distributor
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 12:19:25 -0500
  I am in need of a 1.9l Vanagon waterboxer distributor. This is the one that has the vacuum advance/retard unit on it...
• Re: Distributor Vacuum Advance Checking
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:59:02 -0700
  Blake, Both sides should hold a vacuum, looks like one side of yours is bad. Phil __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only...
• Screeching noise (distributor)...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:52:10 -0800
  ...the advance mechanism has partially failed, and when vacuum advance is applied, one of the mechanical advance weights is rubbing against the distributor body...
• Re: vacuum advance/retard control unit
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 22:33:51 EDT
  Bradel; I had to disassemble the distributor on our 85 and clean/lubricate the advance mechanism. Did you know it is required maintenance to...
• Re: Looking for a 83-85 distributor
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 11:31:15 -0400
  ...the vacuum advance and it no longer holds any pressure. > > > > Problem for me is that no one has any of the rebuilt distributors in...
• Re: acceleration flat spot
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 11 May 1995 16:23:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...distributor do you have? I don't know if they had vacuum advance in that year. I do know that typically mechanical advance distributors...
• Re: Setting time timing - unexpectedly need help.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:06:15 -0500
  ...This is important for the advance and retard ports to work properly. An option is to tee the vacuum retard side of the distributor...
• Correct timing for a '72 bus
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Gentry
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 17:35:43 -0700
  ...With the previous distributor, I could happily cruise at 65-75+. My editions of Muir say just that the vacuum advance distributor is bogus...
• Re: esoteric question about 1.9 distributor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:01:12 -0700
  Pertronix will likely have "electronic points" to replace the old points and condenser, but you still need the vacuum advance to work. I have...
• Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 08:03:23 -0800 (PST)
  Mark Sabourin writes: > > Has anyone changed their Vacuum Advance on the Distributor to a > mechanical one as St. Muir suggests? If so, where can...
• Re: 009 Distributor in Type IV
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sim
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 22:45:27 -0400
  VW Trends did a three part article this summer on everything about distributors going over the entire gamut of ways vacuum and mechanical advance...
• Too much timing advance (revisited)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 09:57:52 -0400
  ...I also added below the spec for vacuum advance which appears to be functioning normally. My Haynes manual tells me the distributor is not...
• Re: Centrifugal Advance problems
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:01:49 -0700
  ...not getting any centrifugal advance. I verified > this by shinning the timing light with the vacuum line > to the distributor removed. When I rev...
• Re: vacuum tee behind throttle on 1.9L engine (1984)
  Historical mailing list - Rey Wood
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 05:11:25 -0400
  ...Does leg with restriction go to distributor vacuum advance or does it go to emission control system?� Bentley p. 24.16 & 24.24 shows...
• Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:43:19 -0400
  ...pre >vacuum advance on distributor? According to the book it's in the control line to the charcoal canister flush valve; the distributor line...
• Vacuum Diagram
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:45:15 -0800
  ...The left is important too since the vacuum advance and the fuel pressure get the vacuum source first ON MOST diagrams. This distributor vacuum...
• Distributors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 13:05:45 -0800
  ...Around this same time I ran across some articles describing this problem, and they mentioned the 009 distributor's lack of vacuum advance (it...
• Re: Looking for a 1.9l waterboxer distributor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:49:06 -0800
  ...Vanagon waterboxer distributor. This is the one > that has the vacuum advance/retard unit on it. That means it has the > vacuum unit on...
• Re: Distributor Vacuum Advance Checking
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:25:02 -0700
  Blake, Just replace the vacuum unit,(it has a number on the arm) you could clean and lube the point's plate this would...
• VW-'71 BUS-1600 DP-DISTRIBUTOR ADVANCE CURVES-QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
  Mon, 02 Oct 95 11:07:27 PDT
  ...I checked the shop manual and it gives the advance curves for centrifugal and vacuum distributors at various points. Unfortunately, the vacuum distributors like...
• Re: Visual Difference(s) between 1.9L & 2.1L Distributors?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 01:46:48 -0400
  ...The 1.9 distributor for the Digifant has both a vacuum and mechanical advance mechanisms. The 2.1 Digijet is fixed as the timing...
• Vacuum hose slipping off fitting
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 08:49:03 -0700
  ...Looking for a 83-85 distributor Excuse the unknowing question and possible thread jack but how do you check the vacuum advance? I have...
• Re: Distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:18:53 -0700
  ...be due to the distributor itself in a 2.1 . i.e. there's no centrifugal advance, no vacuum advance or retard, etc. I...