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Metrohome
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 10:58 pm    Post subject: Distributor help Reply with quote

I have a 1800, upgraded to 199cc, 914 type 4 engine and I require a new Distributor. i believe this engine was originally fitted with a Bosch 009 which Im told is no longer made

Can anyone please recommend a good quality replacement please, preferable from a UK source if possible


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PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 8:36 am    Post subject: Re: Distributor help Reply with quote

Metrohome wrote:
I have a 1800, upgraded to 199cc, 914 type 4 engine and I require a new Distributor. i believe this engine was originally fitted with a Bosch 009 which Im told is no longer made

Can anyone please recommend a good quality replacement please, preferable from a UK source if possible

Thank you


The Bosch 009 distributor was never installed on an automotive engine at the factory. It was manufactured in vast quantities and still is but not in Germany or Brazil. Wherever you got your information on the 009 look at it with a jaundiced eye.

I'm not an expert on Porsche but i believe the 914 was a carburated engine that used a dual vacuum dual advance distributor. A vacuum distributor needs to be matched to the specific carburetor. I am a distributor restorer. If you PM me I may be able to help you obtain the correct distributor.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:55 am    Post subject: Re: Distributor help Reply with quote

thank you. PM ed you
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 11:20 am    Post subject: Re: Distributor help Reply with quote

An 009 or 050 distributor will work or if you have a port to tap for vacuum then a vac advance model like the 034 SVDA will work. In the US, all 914 had electronic fuel injection (L or D) so the distributors had triggers for the FI in them. European models had FI and dual carbs. I had a US 1972 VW T2 bus with 1.7L Type 4 engine with dual Solex carbs. That model along with VW 411/412 were available in Europe so that distributor would work too.
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