Early1964 Mercedes 230sl Distributor on 2040-parts.com

Sold my early 1964 Mercedes 230SL (delivered new in June, 1964) this summer after 20+ years of ownership (I was the 3rd owner) and have a few remaining items and spares to dispose of so keep checking back as I add new items as I clean out my basement.

Early Mercedes 230SL Distributor – very rare and complete - almost impossible to find. These do not come along every day and while you may not need it now this is a great hedge for future problems.  Also a great investment as these will only become more expensive as time passes.

P/N  VJUR6 BR 49T 

This distributor was removed from my car and was replaced with an electronic distributor as this car was a summer driver. The original distributor was then disassembled, cleaned, refurbished with many new parts including new points, rotor, cap and a NEW vacuum cell and then put into clean, dry storage in my basement. Perfect for the owner who wants to ensure the originality of their early 230.SL as finding an early Vacuum Advance distributor is now almost impossible.

Early 230SL's used a Vacuum Advance distributor, whilst later 230SL used a Vacuum Retard distributor. If the incorrect distributor is used with the wrong throttle body (i.e. vacuum advance and retard are mixed) then you lose power, gas responsiveness, and the car does not sound right. 

With a wrong match (vacuum retard distributor with vacuum advance throttle body) the distributor was adjusted too advanced, and during vacuum retard phase (initial run of gas pedal) this is corrected, but at the end of vacuum retard phase (with more gas pedal) the engine shows knock problems.  

IGNORE THE SHIPPING COST SHOWN - SEND LOCATION & POSTAL CODE FOR EXACT SHIPPING COST TO BE QUOTED!!!!!!! 

230 SL Distributors

Type	Bosch Part #	Dates Used	Remarks	Mercedes-Benz #	Engine
Vacuum Advance
VJUR6 BR 49T	0 231 116 040	07/63 to 04/64	Superceded by 0 231 185 005	000 158 8401
JFUR 6 (R)	0 231 116 046	05/64 to 10/65	changed: 0 231 116 050	000 158 9501
	0 231 116 046		changed: 0 231 185 007	002 158 3501	Eng:10/20 <010786 and 12/22 <002990
Vacuum Retard
JF UR 6	0 231 116 047	Information Required	changed: 0 231 116 051
JF UR 6 (R)	0 231 116 051	11/65 to 01/67		001 158 0201
	0 231 116 051		changed: 0 231 185 009	002 158 3801	Eng: 10/20 >010787 and 12/22 >002991