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The main problem with the current run of 009s is the advance. Set at 7.5 btdc, I recently had one that wouldn't advance past 21 degrees.
Don't forget that loads of T25 engines, including 1.6 and 2 litre had distributors that would either interchange, or were robbable for the necessaries.

use the stock setup off a bay window 2ltr CJ motor (Distributor: VW 021-905-205P, Bosch 0231 168 005 > 022-905-205S, 0231 170 093) rather than an 009 untill you can get the correct set up replaced.

Laurie wrote:The main problem with the current run of 009s is the advance. Set at 7.5 btdc, I recently had one that wouldn't advance past 21 degrees.
Don't forget that loads of T25 engines, including 1.6 and 2 litre had distributors that would either interchange, or were robbable for the necessaries.

7.5 btdc is only the physical position of the dizzy (you rotate is to get it to 7.5btdc)?... if you time the engine up with the light to 6 atdc then although the advance curve maybe wrong it would still run/work wouldn't it?....

Work yes - just nowhere near as well.

be much like all the bay's and splitty's out there then

Pretty much. I'm in agreement with many others that the 009 is nowhere near as good as the correct dizzy and associated parts and this 'one size fits all dizzy' is not a good replacement. Even on bugs they were a pain in the proverbial. New and shiney they might be but I'd only fit one if I had absolutely no other choice. In fact I'd rather have an original rebuilt than fit one of those and I've worked on thousands of Aircooled vehicles since the early 80s. They seem to fare better on rebuilt and highly tuned engines but in most cases give poor running.