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Rheostat dirty?

Good one!

http://www.924.org/techsection/12body.htm#4%20-%20Fixing%20a%20Broken%20Odometer

I would think the rubber would be better. The foam may absorb water.

Excellent! If you come up with a alternative for the relay, let us know. The later relay (433906059) is about $15 and the vw one (321906059) is also cheap, but I thought that that the pins were differ ...

Einmalig has the relay used. Yeah the price is high. But it is the right part....

http://www.einmaligparts.com/Relay-Fuel-Pump-924-1976-7817_p_90763.html

Woolies in England sells them for $30 b ...

The 77/78 doesn't require a coil signal. As a side note, the fuel pump relay for the 77/78 is hard to find and not cheap when you do get one.

Not sure why you have the problem you do, but I had the ...

Nice! Especially when the repair doesn't cost anything other than time.

It's recessed below the the surface. So you are sticking the wrench down a hole. It's not actually on the distributor unit, but just behind it (toward windshield) between the distributor and the big r ...

You use a t-handle hex wrench on it. (i think 3 or 4mm). There should be a rubber plug on a wire hook that you pull out to have access to the adjustment.

They also make that "Freeze spray". It's a penetrating oil that also freezes. Warm up the distributor with a hair dryer and then spray that on the plunger as per instructions on the can. I t ...

Do you have a repair manual? Haynes?

It's not generally recommended that you rebuild your own fuel distributor, as you know. But it has been done on this board. Sometimes several times before the leaks stop. I would assume also sometimes ...

If I remember correctly, I used a metric allen wrench on it.

Here is the DIY pressure tester:
http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=38729

Some of the fittings use copper washers. It could be someone reused old ones-or didn't use any.