tasb - [email protected] - Tim

[tasb]

Ok, so what i am seeing in the first picture is an oiled distributor shaft wick, oiled cam lobes, oiled ball bearing pivot and oiled point where the vacuum canister pull arm is attached to the points plate. I could have left them all shiny and dry.

Those are German Bosch points and gapped correctly.

Yes the condenser lead wire has been pulled exposing a bit of wire. When did this happen?

The cam lobe has some discoloration even after a light polish. It is not pitted. When I ran the distributor on my Sun Machine it did not show any abnormalities. These would have shown up if the cam was beyond reuse.

The rotor is not cheap as it is a Delco Remy product that I installed because I ran out of NOS Bosch rotors. It has a brass contact on the end of the arm and an aluminum one on the center post.

As far as the picture of the bottom of the housing is concerned the felt inside the housing does not get replaced. They rarely need it. Even after cleaning there will be a tiny bit of old oil and grease near the lubrication hole.

I'm not sure how many restored distributors the original poster or Paul Langlois has seen but again, this distributor was prepared and is still ready to run. At the first post I received with customer dissatisfaction I refunded the customer his money. This reflects a concern for his satisfaction. I HAVE RETURNED HIS PAYMENT BEFORE HE EVEN POSTED SO WHY IS HE STILL COMPLAINING?

This is what a typical old used unrestored distributor looks like before restoration.

How many hours would it take you to get it looking like this?

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/6723744.jpg

He was charged $200 of which $80 was tune up parts with a points dust cover and @ $15 for shipping.
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1961 (October)Single Cab- Road Trip Workhorse

[vwinnovator]

I don't think you could ever get it to look like your linked pic no matter how many hrs. you spend on it.

the one pictured is a cast early one. your link currently show a late entirely different style aluminum one..

[tasb]

"I don't think you could ever get that distributor to look like your linked pic no matter how many hours you spent on it."


I do it all the time.

The cast distributor was with a pile of coils I bought at a show yesterday and was handy and like I said it is typical of a used core not the exact same distributor, sheesh.

There seems to be a world of hate out there, I guess I am getting my share at the moment. Check my gallery for all the pics of all the different distributors there are out there. Both restored and un-restored. Then report back based on some real knowledge.

Then consider the 7 pages of positive feedback and weigh it out.
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1957 Kombi low mileage 36 hp governor equipped M 178 Slow Drag Winner 2014, 2015, 2018

1965 hardtop Deluxe Microbus owned since 1990 M 620 factory 12 v 1500cc

1961 (October)Single Cab- Road Trip Workhorse

[vwinnovator]

[tasb]

Good morning Paul, I do not take a before/after picture of every distributor that I restore. The link that I provided in the ad is THE distributor that the customer received. consider the picture of the un-restored distributor a stock photo, ok? At the bottom of this post I will provide a picture of the bin of cores that the distributor came out of. Any hobbiest should have a pretty good idea what an un-restored distributor looks like.

Paul, you are not my friend, sorry. I'm not sure why you have chosen to become closely involved in this unnecessary dispute. Feedback is important to me as it effects my household income=that makes it a serious matter for me. You've chosen to critique my pics/ads/posts on TheSamba perhaps you should straighten out your own house? I see that you have 9 pages of classifieds ads. Some of them are duplicates which is against the site rules. You have 401 ads of which 325 do not have ANY pictures attached, Smoke and mirrors?

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1957 Kombi low mileage 36 hp governor equipped M 178 Slow Drag Winner 2014, 2015, 2018

1965 hardtop Deluxe Microbus owned since 1990 M 620 factory 12 v 1500cc

1961 (October)Single Cab- Road Trip Workhorse

[EverettB]

I believe everything has been explained and it was obvious he was posting the "unrestored" distributor as an example.

Let's move on now and leave this between the buyer and seller.

If you are aware of duplicates from a user in the classifieds, any user, please hit report in the ad(s) and report them as duplicates.
This happens sometimes, for various reasons, not all of which are intentional.
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[samstheman]

Bought used rebuild distributor from Tim good guy to work with exactly what he described. Helpful and a quick ship Thanks

[oakman]

I bought a nicely restored distributor and an original 6 volt coil for my August 64' bus from Tim. They arrived quickly and very well packed. Tim is very helpful and extremely knowledgeable in this field. I'm glad there are passionate folks like Tim to help us keep our old toys on the road! Thanks again!!
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[buggingInFL]

Just bought a rebuilt distributor for my 1968 autostick bug from Tim. Everything went smoothly. The distributor arrived quickly and in perfect shape. It is currently on the engine and running flawlessly. I couldn't be happier.

Thanks Tim!

[darynoval1]

Sent an 010 down to Tim, it works great after he restored it. He had a excellent timeline to get the part back to me and was fair on shipping.

Thanks and recommended, D

[kevin77westy]

Just installed my 2nd rebuilt distributor from Tim, a 205Q DVDA for my 71 bus. Wow! What a difference over my crappy 009 that was only had 22 degrees max advance (which was giving me 8 mpg).. Runs like a different bus - can't wait to see how my mileage increases. Tim was quick to return my emails and I received the distributor quickly. Will not hesitate to buy from him again.
Thanks Tim!

[fl59bug]

Tim helped me greatly with getting my ol' '59 bug with '65 engine to run correctly. Smooth transaction, quick shipping/receipt of parts and great packaging for safe transit of parts. I highly recommend him to anyone needing distributor parts etc!

[Z]

Tim sent me a restored 205 distributor that makes the bus run (and look) like it should. Great work, fast shipping and thanks again, Tim!

[El Puerko]

Purchased a rebuilt distributor and it was shipped promptly and it was as described. His prices are reasonable. He even sent pictures.

I hope to do business again in the future.
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[wdollie6]

Purchased an NOS distributor that Tim had worked up for my 72 Westy, looked great, worked perfectly. Have just shipped him my original for rebuild. Having a backup is never a bad idea.
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1966 Beetle, Sunroof, Sea Sand
1970 Fastback, Deep Sea Green (... or will be)
1972 Super Beetle Convertible, Texas Yellow
1972 Westy, Sierra Yellow

[jovanybg]

I've got a NOS vacuum canister and old distributor from Tim. All as promised! Nicely packed and shipped quickly! Thanks Tim!
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1971 Karmann Ghia Autostick
Solex 34 Pict 3
DVDA Bosch 113 905 205 AH distributor

[sjbartnik]

Bought a 6v coil and a couple other goodies from Tim. Everything was exactly as described, was packed securely and shipped quickly. Thanks Tim!
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1965 Volkswagen 1500 Variant S
2000 Kawasaki W650

[BulliBill]

Tim strikes again! Great work on the repro of the 205B distributor stickers! They look perfect! Thanks for another nice Samba ad transaction!

Bill Bowman
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Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton

Thanks for any help!

[easy e]

Tim beautifully restored a 1965 and 019 distributor for me... and provided the curve for the 019.
It's great to have the advance curve on the mechanical advance type, to help set the timing correctly.
I couldn't be happier.
Thank you (again) for such nice work! ... and a quick turn-around time.
-Evan
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[tommu]

Great seller. I got exactly what I needed quickly and at a great price.
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