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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 5:18 pm    Post subject: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
I have some dark brown bakelite distributor caps that have no identification marks on them. No brand name nor part number. There's an old tag in the bag that says made in Germany.

They are the same size as a Bosch 02007 that go on the 205K distributors. They don't have the notch in the base of the cap to align the cap in the cut out on the top of the distributor so the cap can just spin around on the top.

Any idea what they fit? Non-VW?


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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 6:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
I have a similar German cap I thought it was for a VW grab lahmeyer distributor. I'm sure TASB would know.
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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 6:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
Equivalent to a Bosch 03 002. Looks to be a Bremi cap.

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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 8:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
They are Dowal, with the notch they are for the ZV/JCU 4 R 3 1964 type III 1500 S model. The last of the stock cast iron distributors for VW. Those distributors had the cap clip with the raised finger to hold the cap in place.
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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 8:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
tasb wrote:
They are Bremi, with the notch they are for the ZV/JCU 4 R 3 1964 type III 1500 S model. The last of the stock cast iron distributors for VW.


Anybody looking for some? Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 6:02 am    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
BTW,

Thank you everyone for identifying these caps for me.
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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2017 11:33 am    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
Wow... Now what to do with them?.
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PostPosted: Mon May 15, 2017 4:25 am    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Mon May 15, 2017 1:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
They are actually installed on a very popular sought after distributor in the type III world.
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PostPosted: Mon May 15, 2017 2:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
1964 Type 3 with the option 1500S engine... only.

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PostPosted: Mon May 15, 2017 3:00 pm    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
Contact Dave T as he has several of those NOS caps for sale. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon May 15, 2017 4:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
I have one with a double round notch, one cast, one cut. Glenn do you know what it's for?
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PostPosted: Mon May 15, 2017 5:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
Thank you Bill!! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 6:48 pm    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 6:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Distributor cap ID? Reply with quote
pwmcguire wrote:
I have one with a double round notch, one cast, one cut. Glenn do you know what it's for?


People modify caps all the time. In fact the cap being discussed here has a substitute, the common short cap can work with the above distributor by simply filing a notch in the rim.
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