Kuhltek Motorwerks 0231170034 Vacuum Advance Distributor for VW Beetle

Purchased this, with a cheap electronic ignition module. 1200 miles so far and no problems. Installed on a 1979 vw type 4engine westfalia.

Great deal! Solved my off-idle stumble immediately and my carbureted Porsche 914 runs smoothly again!

Decent distributor. Only week point is the vacuum canister. Mine failed after 30min of driving. I saw another guy here who said he took it apart and sealed it. So i did the same. Put a small slit in the edge then carefully pryed it open with a small flat head. The diaphragm was fine. I them put a layer of silicone sealed all around the diameter of the diaphragm and some in the middle of it. Closed it back up. And its been working perfectly ever since

Fit perfectly, works great.

Replaces worn out distributor both 6 and 12 volt.

They look nice but the bushing for the shaft is loose hence will not hold a steady dwell angle. I found a used Bosch and is way better then the Kuhltec. Just so you know I have tried several of them and also my local classic VW store had one and they let me look at it and it has the same problem. Here is how you tell that the bushing is too loose. Rotate the distributor until the points are fully open (on the high lobe) then push the rotor back and forth and watch the point gap change. The point gap is suppose to be .016" and they open way more then that. The engine will run but will never run exactly right since the point gap variation makes the timing jump all over the place. Expect a return.

Distributor drive/rotor is clocked 90° CCW from OEM VW distributors. Not sure Why? To use, you have to rearrange the sparkplug wires. Plus, there is not a notch for #1 TDC. Since it is off 90° CCW, the rotor points to the 2 o'clock position instead of the 5 o'clock position. I'm sure it would work but makes no sense to deviate from OEM orientation and cause the installer to redo the sparkplug wires.

Great part great experience