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Mon Dec 28, 2015 8:49 pm

Just because it was never used you can't be sure they will work. I have a number of NOS vacuum canisters that leak.

Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:30 pm

Glenn wrote: Just because it was never used you can't be sure they will work. I have a number of NOS vacuum canisters that leak.

I have 7 that are useless... 2 were brand new.. LOL

They either leak or they are too stiff and notchy.

I give up on looking and have spent $100 buying cans that people "tell" me are working fine.

So, it's the 68-70 can for me and static TDC timing. Seems to run great.

I'm out! :) :lol:

Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:17 pm

I too am having a hard time finding vacuum canisters for the 113 905 205 K. Not because the canisters have gone bad as much as the canisters are dented or just plain hard to come by being one year only albeit there were a lot of 1966 beetles and buses running around once upon a time.

Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:36 pm

One year only? That was used in 1966 and 1967.

Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:44 pm

yep sorry, two year only.

Wed Apr 06, 2016 4:25 pm

Here is a batch of NOS vacuum lines for the vacuum only distributors. The part number is 211 129 497. They are steel with a coating of copper.

Thu Apr 28, 2016 2:21 pm

here's an oddball vacuum canister. It's a Big Cap 40 hp canister. I've got about 100 of them. besides the nipple for the vacuum hose being located at 9:30 on this one can you spot the inconsistency?

Mon May 09, 2016 11:32 pm

Nobody attempted an answer: the pull rod on the vacuum canister was installed upside down at the Bosch facotry. Odd that it passed inspection but it works just fine the way it is.

Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:09 pm

tasb wrote: My Robert Bosch catalog from 1976 lists more than 30 different vacuum cans for VW. most of the cans do not have a readily identifiable part number. When I first started rebuilding distributors about 175 ago, I used whatever can came with the distributor. I did not realize how easily and how frequently the cans were changed out (sorry :cry: ). This is surprising because most vacuum cans are still good. the moving parts like the advance plate dry out and freeze up more often than the can fails.

The first vacuum can that I will cover is the common one used on 36 horse power engines. It has a unique shape compared to later VW cans. It has a threaded vacuum port and a large nut which is really a cover. The cover hides and adjustment screw that is set at the factory but made accessable for adjustment later. I have not played with this adjustment much. Part # 113

There is a date stamp on the mounting base that gives you a clue to its manufacture. It is the tyypical number and letter stamping used by Bosch. The code can be interpreted using data available elsewhere on this site. Many of these vac cans have dried out after so many years.

What is the thread of the vacuum port on these cans? I picked one of these distributors up and wanted to make up a fitting for it without having to mangle an original metal line...

Wed Mar 08, 2017 9:25 am

There are plenty of fittings out there with partial lines on them. I think WW sellls a repop line for $25?

Tue Oct 29, 2019 3:03 pm

tasb wrote: Here are a couple of oddball vacuum canisters that need to be included in this thread. The first is used with the 1959 Ghia only from August 1959 until January 1960.

I add another version of this can with screws around to maintain the caps together:

Tue Oct 29, 2019 3:22 pm

cab57 wrote: I add another version of this can with screws around to maintain the caps together:

Tue Oct 29, 2019 3:27 pm

Looks like a Mad Max vacuum canister.

Tue Oct 29, 2019 3:30 pm

Looks to be a rather inventive home repair. Makes me wonder if it gives the correct advance using that scrap of interior vinyl for a diaphragm.