Wanted: Vacuum advance unit

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Wanted: Vacuum advance unit

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Anyone out there know where i can find one of these items for my distributor? Tried eBay to no joy. Send phone number or email address and i will contact you.

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Re: Wanted: Vacuum advance unit

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which engine is it for??
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Re: Wanted: Vacuum advance unit

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1.9 petrol watercooled.1987.

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DG engine?


if so try brick werks, fairly sure they have them on their website , @ £25 ish
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Re: Wanted: Vacuum advance unit

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Hi
Part ordered from Brickwerks.What a great website.Local garage told me that the van would run better with a vacuum advance unit. That was easy! Thanks.

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no worries :ok
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Re: Wanted: Vacuum advance unit

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there seems to be a little spate of failing vac advance units on 1.9s,(or people figuring out that fault) probably an age thing, vw designed the bus to last 10 years 100k miles so they generally do better than that eh :ok

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