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Glenn 
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 Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:12 pm Post subject: Crispy distributor |
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Sold a 031 back in December, unfortunately he had an engine fire and sent the 031 to be fixed. Talk about crispy.
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After chipping away the melted plastic from the condenser and points I took it apart. Surprisingly the internals still worked, the shaft spun and the advance operated. I let the parts soak in the parts washer for a few hours. I then cleaned and all the soot and burnt oil came off. There was no premanent damage to any of the metal parts. I replaced the usual parts during a rebuild and put it back together.
When done it's as good as new. It's a testament to the quality of Bosch distributors.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: Crispy distributor |
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Thanks for that Glenn.
It seems there have been allot of distributor questions today.
Some don't get that a quality original distributor costs $$$.
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Pruneman99
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:10 pm Post subject: Re: Crispy distributor |
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Nice work Glenn. Maybe send the guy some free fuel line clamps with the re-rebuilt distributor 
That's an odd number. Is it Type 4 or Porsche? |
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tasb
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:28 pm Post subject: Re: Crispy distributor |
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Glenn
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 4:50 am Post subject: Re: Crispy distributor |
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| Pruneman99 wrote: |
Nice work Glenn. Maybe send the guy some free fuel line clamps with the re-rebuilt distributor
That's an odd number. Is it Type 4 or Porsche? |
68-69 Porsche 912European delivery.
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Glenn
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 6:29 am Post subject: Re: Crispy distributor |
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| What cleaning solution do you use in your parts washer? That turned out fantastic! |
I use various methods including Safety Klean, Simple Green, ultrasonic and a few different media if needed.
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vintagemx0
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 10:09 am Post subject: Re: Crispy distributor |
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Wow, what a transformation!
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