Bosch 009

Does anyone out there use a 009 distributor. My 1966 is hard to start. I have gotten advice ranging from "thats normal" to the "009 is a direct replacement", "only use stock distributor" to "you can't static time a 009" . If anyone uses one, how and where do you time it?

[Brian R]

I use one. The car ran fine with the 009. Later I put Webers on and the car ran great. I put the old distributor back in once just to see the difference. There was a noticeable increase in performance using the 009. I use a timing light and set it the same as the stock distributor.

[Rick Becker]

The original '66 912 distributor, Bosch 022, had split points and could be difficult to adjust. Can't comment on setting up the 009, I replaced my 022 with a 031.

[JP Noonan]

Well I'm a 914 owner just here to check things out. I've been told that the 912 and 914 have a few things in common, I guess a 009 is one of them. Check out "The Sermons of Bob Hoover" at type2.com (I think) if that dosen't work do a search. On the site is a "009, A Gearheads Point of Veiw" it talks about timing and adjusting an engine with a 009.
As I understand it (which ain't saying much) the 009 is just a mech advance 050 which is vac advance.
It is a good dist. for engines that have been converted from EFI to carb.

[Wayne 962]

Bob's Sermons are located at:

http://www.type2.com/sermons/index.html
(click on above to jump there)

-Wayne