Vacuum advance dist. for Model A

[Bob C]

Originally Posted by Hitman

That’s not correct. The Bosch 010 distributor was a VW bus distributor used only one year, and used in industrial applications for years after that. The Bosch 009 distributor was a two year VW bug distributor and used extensively in industrial engines later. The 009 never had the #3 cylinder retard. I don’t think the 009 distributor is good on T’s or A’s because they are centrifugal advance and don’t fully advance until 3000 rpm. Quality points and condensers are extremely hard to find these days.

VW’s ran hot on the #3 for reasons that had nothing to do with the oil cooler.

And the reason was??