Will pertronix work in the 1300 distributor’

[66 dormi]

I got this pertronix laying around from a previous project 1847 I’d like to find out if I can run this in my 1966 1300 based 1600cc single port
I like the stock distributor it does the job well and my bus really goes for a bus that is so if I can just pop that in instead if questionable Bosch points that would be great!
pertronix wants me to buy their distributor and like I said I’m happy with my stock 1300 distributor

Any thoughts??
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[busman78]

If it is the 1847A kit it will drop right in, that is the kit for the 009/050.

[oprn]

Is the 1300 distributor a vacuum only like the 1500 distributor? If so you will not have any advance at all. That would be a HUGE step backward! I am running a 1500 carb and matching vacuum only distributor on my 1641 SP and could not be happier. Good power and great drivability.

Yes I bought a Pertronics III distributor for another engine and it failed in only 8 months. Here is what I learned. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=711733&highlight=

Quite frankly if I were you, I would leave well enough alone. Most aftermarket distributors these days create more problems than they fix. Touching up the points with a point file and resetting the gap and timing is a 15 to 20 minute job that unless you are daily driving them only needs doing once every couple of years. If daily driving then maybe twice a year at the very most, not a big deal!
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[oprn]

[vwracerdave]

Is your Bus 6 volt or 12 volt? There are different Pertronix units for each.
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[Glenn]

[66 dormi]

[quote="oprn"]Is the 1300 distributor a vacuum only like the 1500 distributor? If so you will not have any advance at all. That would be a HUGE step backward! I am running a 1500 carb and matching vacuum only distributor on my 1641 SP and could not be happier. Good power and great drivability.

Yes I bought a Pertronics III distributor for another engine and it failed in only 8 months. Here is what I learned. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=711733&highlight=

Quite frankly if I were you, I would leave well enough alone. Most aftermarket distributors these days create more problems than they fix. Touching up the points with a point file and resetting the gap and timing is a 15 to 20 minute job that unless you are daily driving them only needs doing once every couple of years. If daily driving then maybe twice a year at the very most, not a big deal![/quote]
Yes it’s the same vacuum one caps a little different to the one I had on my 1500 I haven’t researched a replacement cap and rotor for it yet nor the points will have to get the model number it looks different might just be a 1300 thing
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[66 dormi]

[66 dormi]

[Glenn]

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What distributor do you have?
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[oprn]

There is a chart on this site somewhere that gives you all the matching carb and distributor numbers that correspond to year of manufacture. I just don't see it at the moment.
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[tasb]

The early vacuum only distributors used a brass post for mounting the points which are not interchangeable with the 009 points design.
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[tasb]

The chart is in the technical tab under miscellaneous titled Bosch tune up parts.
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[gatordub]

I'm running a Pertronix 1849 on my Bosch 205k distributor. I contacted Pertronix and this is the kit they said would fit. My distributor advances without any issues.

[PWB]

For whatever it's worth, I installed the 1847V into my bosch 205T, and it wasn't "drop in" per se:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=778842&highlight=
I read somewhere at some point that Bob Hoover recommended electronic points, so that's why i was interested in trying them personally.
I've heard failures are common these days though, although I haven't personally experienced any.
Given how easy it is to clean/adjust points, and how my kit didn't just "drop" in, I'd probably just save my money and stick with points in the future.

As a side note, I'd also heard that points and condenser quality it's what is used to be too, although I cannot speak to any person experience on that.

[Erik G]

what's even funnier is all of you talking about a 009 that are going to confuse this guy if he looks and finds 009 in the numbers on his '66 1300 only short body fat cap vacuum advance distributor...

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