Distributor 009

[Pritchard]

I have a '74 2.0L that is pretty much stock w/ FI.

When I disassembled the engine for head work, I noticed that I have a 009 dist.

I have read several negative things about the 009 distributor on this BBS. What is wrong with this dist.?

This distributor has two vacuum lines attatched to it. I know that the rear vac. line definately affects the distributor. Is this the retard or advance line?

Anyway, after the machine shop said that they had never seen heads as bad as mine, I am not planning to replace the 009 any time soon. Just curious.

Pritchard

[This message has been edited by Pritchard (edited 11-23-1999).]

[John Rogers]

One vac line is for advance, the other is for retard(the connection closest to the dist cap). The retard line should be the one that has vac on it at idle, the other is to kick the advance when the throttle opens.

[Joe Bob]

The 009 was designed for a small 1000cc motor. Has a very limited advance curve. The 050 is much better suited to your motor. $50 at most foreign auto stores...

[Pritchard]

Thanks for the replies. $50 doesn't sound too bad. Maybe I'll ask Santa to send it down the chimney!

Thanks agian,
Pritchard

[JP Noonan]

1. If you had a running motor with the 009 dizzy then it can not be the stock D-Jet. Or it is a 009 that I've never seen (which isn't saying much, I've never seen a 009 with a vac canister, even though I know they exist).

Is there a black plastic plug with three contacts at the bottom of the dizzy? These are the fuel injection points, and are required to run a D-Jet FI. If they aren't there I'd guess you either have a L-jet FI from an 1.8L or a 2.0L 912E, or an aftermarket FI.

2. What exactly was wrong with your heads? How well do you trust the machine shop? How many VW heads do they work on in a year?

If the heads are cracked, they can be welded (more difficult then it sound's, but experienced shops can make good/permanant repairs with welding) and new seats can be put in. If the exhaust ports are eroded or chunks are missing then it's a different story. Thing is 2.0L Porsche heads are getting to be rare. If these guys don't know what they are doing you may end up having to buy new heads, or settle for some 1.8L or 2.0L bus heads.

Sorry to scare you, it's just machine shops can really put the screws to you once work has begun. The "...never seen heads this bad..." statement could mean:
A. the heads are really bad.
B. the machinest has little experience with air-cooled heads.
C. They're setting you up for, "Well it's worse then I thought, but I've allready started work on them so I need more $$$ to finish the job."