u/gavinschierbaum

I recently figured out that my bus has the wrong distributor installed. The current one is part 0 231 178 009 and I believe the correct one is part 0 231 168 005. So now i’m looking into what problems that may be causing. I saw that Heritage Stocks has one for sale but I’m looking for places in the US that have one. Is it worth getting one with electronic ignition? I’d appreciate any input or suggestions. Links for the ones I was looking at are below. Ignore the ignition coil on the heater bracket.

https://heritagestocks.com/product/021905205p-distributor-bosch-jfud4/

https://ultra-automotive.co.uk/distributor-vw-electronic-ignition-0231168005-leads-coil/

I have a 1978 FI Transporter and i’ve been having a rough idle and problems with stalling when stationary even when warmed up. I was looking for some opinions as to why.

My first thought is a vacuum leak because there’s a slight hissing sound that sounds like air so i’m going to replace the intake manifold boots to because mine don’t look too great. I’m missing my cold start valve and tts so that might be part of the problem but i’m not sure. any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated :)