Bosch part number “1 237 110 001” / “ZUB 17 / 18 Z”
For distributors 111905205C / 111905205F / 211905205E / 211905205F
“0 231 129 010” Bosch distributor VJR4 BR 25
“0 231 129 019” Bosch distributor VJ 4 BR 8 & VJR4 BR 8
(The R means resistor which is placed in the rotor. The distributors are identical)
Bosch part number ZVS73/1
Different partnumbers for this part:
Bosch VJUR4BR8 partnumber is 0 231 115 040
Used on the 1192cc engine from 31-08-1954 till 29-02-1959.
Service parts from other manufacturers:
919021A renumbered to 111905205, used from 1948 until 1953.
Porsche 356 used this distributor from 1948 till 1954.
Used in combination with ignition coil TE6A3 / TE6B3 / TK6A3 / TK6A4
Service parts for this distributor:
Here is some information on the changes of VE 4 BRS 383:
From March 1951 number and letter ID for month and year
From 17 Sept 1952 both flat and wire type clips used
From 13 Nov 1952 O-ring
Photogallery of a 1950 distributor:
Rebuilt distributor by Aircooled Beetle Paradise (Located in Belgium)
Costs for rebuilding the distributor in 2019 was 160€.
Bosch part number ZV/VJR4BR25/1 or 0 231 129 010
1192cc 36HP engines up to engine number 3 580 000 (01-1960)
BOSCH Distributor 0 231 129 010
The 010, famous as a period performance upgrade, was actually a Bosch factory replacement for the VJR 4 BR 25, a distributor introduced in May, 1959 for the bastard 40hp engine for the 1959-1960 transporter.
The unit, a mechanical advance distributor, has the same advance progression as its predecessor, providing approximately 10 degrees advance at 1400 rpm as measured at the distributor, 20 degrees at 2800 rpm at the crankshaft.
For distributor VE4 BRS 383 with screened rotor arm 111905225A
