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NOTE: FOR ENGINE RPM & DEGREES, MULTIPLY SPECIFICATION BELOW BY 2.

1973 BOSCH DISTRIBUTOR SPECIFICATIONS

Distributor Part No.

Centrifugal Advance (Dist. Degrees & RPM)

Vacuum Advance (Dist. Degrees & In. of Hg.)

Deg.

RPM

Deg.

RPM

Deg.

RPM

Deg.

RPM

Deg.

In. Hg.

Deg.

In. Hg.

Deg.

In. Hg.

0 231 116 053

0-1

400-500

8-10

750

11-13

1000

13-15

1750

0

3.9

3

7.8

5

9.8

0 231 162 001

0-1

400-500

8-10

750

11-13

1000

13-15

1750

0

3.9

2-5

7.8

4.5-7.5

9.8

0 231 167 039

0-1

550-600

7-9

800

8.7-10.7

1500

10.2-12.5

2250

0

6.3

8.2

8.6

3.5-5

13.7

0 231 169 002

0-1

400-500

8-10

750

11-13

1000

13-15

1750

0

3.9

2-5

7.8

4.5-7.5

9.8

0 231 180 003

0-1

400-500

8-9

1000

14-17

1500

19-22

2100

0

4.7-5.9

2-4

7

4.6

8.6

0 231 180 005⁽¹⁾

0-1

300-400

5

500-600

11.5-14

1000

14-16

1200

0-1

5.2-5.4

8-12

5.7-6.5

..........

..........

039 905 205

0-1

900-1000

6-10

1500

20-24

3000

.....

.....

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

JFU4⁽³⁾

0-1

1000-1200

7.5-15

1400

28-32

3600

.....

.....

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

JFUR4⁽⁴⁾

0-1

500-600

5

675-760

10

1130-1750

11-12

1800

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

JFURX4⁽⁴⁾

0-1

375-550

5

800-970

7

970-1140

9

1200-1375

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

JFUX4⁽⁴⁾

0-1

420-530

5

830-980

7

1000-1150

10

1950-1980

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

JFURX6⁽⁴⁾

0-1

400-600

5

740-880

9

1180-1510

10-11

1600

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

⁽²⁾

73H-CA⁽⁵⁾

0-2

500

3.5-5.5

750

5.5-7.5

1000

10-12

2000

0-2

5

1.7-3.7

10

1.7-3.7

15

73H-DA⁽⁵⁾

0-.5

500

0-1

750

3-5

1000

10-12

2000

0

5

0-2

10

3.7-5.7

15

73TF-AA⁽⁵⁾

0-.75

500

1-3

750

3.5-5.5

1000

8-10

2000

0-2

5

2-4

10

2-4

15

73TF-BA⁽⁵⁾

0-.75

500

1.2-3.2

750

7.2-9.2

1000

8-10

2000

0-1.7

5

2-4

10

2-4

15

73TF-EA⁽⁵⁾

0-.75

500

1.2-3.2

750

7.2-9.2

1000

8-10

2000

0-1.7

5

2-4

10

2-4

15

VW No. 055905205

0-1

525-625

8-10

1100-1150

9.5-11.5

1500

13-15

2500

.....

.....

11

8.2-9.6

14

13.1-13.7

056905205C

0-1

650-700

7.5-10

1050-1100

9.5-12.5

1500

13-15

2500

.....

.....

11

7.8-9.6

15

13.7

056905205B

0-1

475-625

7.5-10

1100

11-13

2000

13-15

2500

.....

.....

11

8.2-9.5

16

13.3-13.7

60202103

1.75-3.5

500

2.2-7

750

8-12

1000

15.5-19

3000

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

043905205A

0-1

500-600

6-7.5

800

6-8

1100

11-13.5

1900

0-1

2.1-3.6

.....

.....

8-12

7.2

021905205J

0-1

500-600

4.5-7

800

.....

.....

10-12

1700

0-1

3.9-5.5

.....

.....

7-12

7.0

021905205F

0-1

500-600

7-9.5

850

7.5-9.5

1200

10-12

1700

0-1

3.6-4.3

.....

.....

8-12

7.8-8.2

043905205

0-1

525-625

3-6

750

.....

.....

11-12.5

1900

0-1

2.3-3.9

.....

.....

8-12

7.8

043905205C

0-1

500-625

3-6

750

.....

.....

11-12.5

1900

0-1

7-7.8

.....

.....

5-8

7.0-7.8

311905205AH

0-1

500-600

6.5-9

800

.....

.....

9-12.5

2000

0-1

3.5-4.7

.....

.....

8-12

6.6-7.0

311905205AG

0-1

500-600

5.5-8

900

.....

.....

9-12.5

1900

0-1

3.5-4.7

.....

.....

8-12

6.6-7.0

022905205P

0-1

350-550

3.5-6

750

.....

.....

9.5-12

1500

0-1

3.9-5.1

.....

.....

5-9

5.5-6.2

⁽¹⁾	Through 008.

⁽²⁾	Information not available.

⁽³⁾	Bosch type number for Opel.

⁽⁴⁾	Bosch type number for Volvo.

⁽⁵⁾	Distributor is Bosch; part number is Motorcraft.

1973 BOSCH DISTRIBUTOR SPECIFICATIONS

Distributor Part No.

Vacuum retard (Dist. Degrees & In. of Hg.)

Deg.

In. Hg.

Deg.

In. Hg.

Deg.

In. Hg.

039 905 205

0-1

3.1-5.2

8-12

5.8-6.2

....

....

JFUR4⁽¹⁾

0-1

5.9-9.4

2

9-12.2

3.5

11-12.6

JFURX4⁽¹⁾

0-1

1.2-4.3

3

3.2-5

5-6

5.1

JFUX4⁽¹⁾

0-1

1.1-4.2

3

3.1-4.9

5-6

5.1

JFURX6⁽¹⁾

0-1

1.2-4.3

2

2.4-4.7

5.0

5.1

73H-CA⁽²⁾

0

5

2.2

10

2-4

15

73H-DA⁽²⁾

0

5

0-3.7

10

2-4

15

73TF-AA⁽²⁾

0

5

0-3.7

10

5-7

15

73TF-BA⁽²⁾

0

5

0-3.5

10

2-4

15

VW No. 055905205

.....

.....

8

6.2-8.6

9

9.6-11.6

056905205C

.....

.....

8

5.9-8.6

9

9.8-11.8

056905205B

.....

.....

9

6.2-8.6

12

7.8-11.6

60202103

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

043905205A

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

021905205J

0-1

2.7-4.7

.....

.....

16-18

6.6-8.2

021905205F

0-1

3.6-4.3

.....

.....

11-14

5.5-6.6

043905205

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

043905205C

0-1

2.7-5.9

.....

.....

11-13

6.2-9.0

311905205AH

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

311905205AG

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

022905205P

0-1

2.3-3.9

.....

.....

7-12

5.5-6.2

⁽¹⁾	Bosch type number for Volvo.

⁽²⁾	Motorcraft part number.