Ok, now we come to the surprises, deception phase. I found a really ugly, dirty, filthy distributor on the SB. it's a VW I think, it says is made in brasil. But I really can't identify it. The number on the label (besides VW and Audi logos) reads 040 905 205 8. Can anyone tell me what's this? is it reliable? should I rebuild it? or should I throw it to the thrash can? it's working. So I think behind all that dirt, there's a living dizzy.
Thanks for your help
There's another number engraved on the body. Misteriously, this one looks like a bosch number. It's 9 230 081 035. NOW I'm confused! is there anyone out there with that kind of knowledge? how can I set the timing if I don't even know what dizzy do I have?
one small vacumm can? could be a standard brazilian dist. used by millions of brasilian made bugs. dual advance. works ok. I have one in a stock
1300 engine...It has a vacuum can, but it's not that small. The funny thing is, mine is NOT a brazillian made bug. it's a german made SB. and my engine is a 1600DP. I think this is one of a gazillion mistakes a previous owner made with this car. for example, he adapted a Solex H-30PIC carburetor trying to get better fuel economy. Who would want better fuel economy than a stock (well mantained) bug?
if thats the carb, thats the correct dizzy, if it is a brasilian stock dizzy...
I have the same combo waiting for assembly on a 1600sp...
let me check tonight when I get home what numbers are on mine.
Perfeto Eduardo, Gracias por tu ayuda. Anyway, That's not the Carb I'll keep. Maybe I'll get a new engine with a dual carb and keep this combo as a spare. or maybe I'll just drop dual IDF's in and a 009. What do you think? mechanical, vacuum or dual advance?
according to local wisdom, for a stock carb the best dist seems to ve the SVDA aircooled.net sells. for dual carbs, I have no idea :) no dual carbs in CHile...
...maybe you need to import a set. ;-)
...Gareth
If you do go to dual IDFs,use a 009.Atried and true killer combo.Be sure to dial it in(each one is a little different)then enjoy.OG Steve
I would love to. a set of kadrons will be on my next engine (1776) once this one dies.
This carb is NOT the stock.The stock should be a Solex 34 PICT.
I think the vacuum signal from the H30PIC should be correct for the SVDA. Not sure though...
My H30PIC has manual choke... yours?
Also. But I think the vacuum it's not working. If I unplug the Vacum hose, There's no noticeable difference. How can I make sure it works?
two tests: one is to see if you get vacumm on the hose itself. I don't know if you will get it at idle. do you have a vacumm meter? the other test is to stop the engine, open the dist cap, disconnect the hose at the carb and watch if sucking on the dist hose moves the points...
Hmm...dind't think about that one. Tomorrow I'll try and see. What about the timing? how should I set it with this dizzy?
Mine has both Bosch and VW part numbers.
http://63.230.74.177/vacdist2.jpg There is a pretty good list of part numbers at
Of course, what I'm concerned about is, these numbers are not on any list I know of, so I heve no way to identify this dizzy. Maybe Eduardo was right, and I should check with some of our brazillian counterparts.
Instead of sucking, you can use a 20 - 50 ml syringe, very cheap and available at any pharmacy. Used in combination with the vacum meter, you can easily detect if the vacum canister leaks (when the pressure drops).
Bill, '67 bug.
I set mine 5 BTDC. Thats where the mark in my pulley is :)
(got home too late to check my dist numbers, Iam sorry. will try again tonight)
Thanks again Eduardo. Don't forget to check the numbers.
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