The 01 006 2-piece points sets are still available,
but they cost over twice as much as the more-common 01
011 used on more "modern" distributors. Those big-cap
units were infamous for developing excess advance at
low speeds - it's been over 20 years since I've seen
one that didn't suffer from this problem. What's the
10-digit Bosch number of the one you're running now?
Odds are that it doesn't get a strong enough vacuum
signal from this engine to work right, but if you can
set it at 7.5-10° initial and get 30° or more total
out of it by ~3000RPM it's "good enough". If not, IMO
you'd be better off with a 0 231 178 009
centrifugal-advance unit than with the antique....and
tune-up parts for those are easy to find.
--- asad ishaque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Volks,
>
>
> I run a 40 horsy 61-2 vintage 1200 in my daily
> driver 68 bug. The engine has a more 'modern' VW
> dizzy currently, I guess a late sixties unit with
> the smaller cap. I got my hands on what may be the
> correct unit for the motor.Has the number ZU/PAU 4R5
> on the nifty plate at the side. Its one of those big
> cap dizzys.
>
> Will I get any benefits if I run this particular
> dizzy?? I think the performance of all the different
> dizzys differs??
>
> I would need to get a new cap, point n condenser
> to complete the setup. The local VW shop has the
> last few NOS caps on its shelf but advised me not to
> go for the setup as the points are hard to find for
> this unit.
>
> Any thoughts welcome.
>
> Asad
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