A strip down of the internals quickly reveals the difference in the quality and strength of the springs. In practice this aftermarket distributor is very hit and miss due to build quality. This Distributor is essentially a "009" with a Vacuum Advance assist, to help prevent hesitation in all of those Stop-n-Go situations in city traffic. The aftermarket 034 (copy) distributor is not to be compared with the original Bosch "034" model. If its not a Chinese copy of a 009 causing problems, then its a Chinese copy of a Bosch "034" falling well short. The flat performance, and hesitation off idle, the worst fuel economy is just an accepted reality. Its such a shame that owners are driving their dubs around not knowing what they are missing. It is also the worst distributor for an aircooled VW engine. It's unfortunately the 009 that has become standard, and is the distributor we see most often in the engine bays of our customers. But as these aircooled VWs have been around for many years, parts wear out or fall out of spec, and owners have had to replace, and make do with what is available.Īll too often this has meant slapping a 009 on their engine. The original working engine, carburettor and distributor combination that came with each VW worked really well. VW used a lot of different distributors over the years.
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