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hall sender w/o distributor
Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:49:06 +0000
...After a ton of research late last year, I finally latched onto the interchange to a Distributor Parts Interchange from a Bosch Rep (had...
Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Thu, 2 Mar 1995 13:58:57 -0600 (CST)
...Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance > Mark Sabourin writes: > > > > Has anyone changed their Vacuum Advance on the Distributor to a > > mechanical one as St. Muir...
Rough idle or misfiring during partial load
Historical mailing list - Subject: Rough idle or misfiring during partial load
July 15, 1987
...on the distributor cap, it is necessary to remove the shield and check for white spots or burn marks on the distributor cap. if...
Re: Truoble Tuning Mixed up engine! (long)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Apr 1994 14:43:59 -0400
...i wouldnt assume your engine will run right with a given carb without the 'correct' distributor. basically the carb has to provide the right...
Rough idle or misfiring during partial load
Historical mailing list - Subject: Rough idle or misfiring during partial load
July 15, 1987
...on the distributor cap, it is necessary to remove the shield and check for white spots or burn marks on the distributor cap. if...
Screeching noise on '82 Vanagon...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Sun, 23 Apr 2000 11:14:57 -0700
...Then, thinking it had to do with the distributor, I popped that item out and inspected it for a broken advance mechanism which might...
Hall Sender replacement on a Digifant/2.1L engine
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 00:22:04 -0800
...No, my friend, you have the correct distributor in your car, VW just decided to bend you over a tree stump and pack your...
Re: bad hall control unit = no spark?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:50:05 -0500
Jeff check your wires between the module and the distributor for continuity. are you still using the digital idle stablier? if so i would...
Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:09:35 -0500
...I ended up using the screw type on the hose ends that attach to the coolant distributor. After I got them all on, and...
Re: What's a Hall sender do?
Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
Mon, 8 Apr 2013 07:36:54 -0700
...Checked all grounds; saw some cracked wires to the distributor, spliced and repaired, vacuum lines connected, getting fuel, AFM is rebuilt, connections to fuel...
Re: Distributor plug for '85 needed
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Sat, 1 May 2010 21:17:07 -0400
...Distributor plug for '85 needed Hey - Anybody with a parts van out there! I need the three-conductor plug, and about 1 1/2...
Re: 81 chirping/compression test?
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Wed, 13 Mar 1996 09:51:17 -0600 (MDT)
...Something to check is the distributor bearings, if they are dry they will make the sound you're describing. Lube these by pulling the...
Re: Distributor cap on '88 Westy
Historical mailing list - John H. Zouck
Tue, 26 Aug 1997 14:55:26 -0400
...Anyway, I > don't think that a 25,000 mile life for a distributor cap is unreasonable. > > > Bo Kersey > '89 Westy 66kmiles > > ======================================================= John H...
Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:01:01 -0800
...I've removed the driving dog from a couple of Vanagon distributors and I don't remember the pin being tapered (as somebody said...
Broken timing gear?
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Sat, 26 Aug 2006 08:52:23 -0600
...The distributor is fine and the gear that drives the distributor looks good (the drive gear was hard to pull out of the block...
Re: Visual Difference(s) between 1.9L & 2.1L Distributors?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 4 Jun 2016 22:37:05 -0700
...that make it easy to differentiate between 1.9 & > 2.1L distributors, when they are not installed? Thanks. > > Cary > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia...
Electrical Systems Videos
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:43:42 -0500
I'm sure I know less about wiring and electrical systems than most on this list, but these videos from Jamestown Distributors explained some...
Re: ignition problem
Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 13:44:20 -0800
Do you mean the braided ground strap at the front-left base of the distributor? It was corroded, so I cleaned it up and...
Re: German Auto Tools Distributor?
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Sat, 26 Oct 2002 20:17:13 -0700
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'85 timing question
Historical mailing list - Connal Hughes
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 23:19:57 EST
...While working on my '85 van the other weekend, replacing distributor cap, rotor, plugs, and various sundry items, I noticed that the distributor was...
Re: What's a Hall sender do?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Apr 2013 11:39:47 -0700
...what is super useful is to have another spare known-to-work distributor. I also suggest checking for steady ignition by - remove dist from...
Re: Broken Hall Sender
Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
Wed, 9 Jun 2021 05:54:18 -0400
...It works, but the > plastic part that sticks out of the distributor is broken. This is going to > lead to trouble. Has anyone any...
Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:12:04 -0400
Found a coolant leak in the hose that connects the T-stat to the Distributor Tower. https://www.gowesty.com/product/hoses/18816/coolant...
Re: Timing tips for Idiots
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:05:43 -0700
If all you have done is remove the distributor itself there is no need to find TDC to put it back or replace it...
help--Firing order
Historical mailing list - Sonia Johnson
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 18:58:28 -0700
Hi, I was checking my distributor, and the wires seem to be attached in the wrong order. The book says order should be 1...
Re: 2.1l: hesitation
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:37:39 -0700
...Zoltan recommended to clean the distributor cap, Ken questioned my AFM. The distributor cap I just cleaned, but the arm looks kind of fried...
No Spark and Buzzing Relay
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:22:07 -0400
...This was tested by connecting the wiring that goes to the distributor to a spare distrubutor I have - then removing the coil wire from...
Point Lube & Grease
Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
Fri, 9 Feb 1996 13:33:32 MST
...Point lube is silicon lube that goes between the rider on the movable point and the distributor shaft to prevent excessive wear. If I...
Re: Random Instant Shutdown
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:11:40 -0600
...It did the pre run every >> time I >> would turn the distributor shaft a little with my fingers. Installed >> distributor and that fixed it...
Need front heater blower fast!!..will trade for distributor.
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 11:21:01 -0500
...ago! reasonable price please, or can trade for an air-cooled distributor Anyway, I will pay for priority or 2day shipping, and can paypal...
Distributor redux
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:50:46 -0800
Well, Thanks to all for the distributor knowledge. The van is in non start mode again. After thinking about it I decided to go...
Re: Where to buy Sure Power Battery isolator?
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Fri, 28 May 2004 19:53:03 -0400
...Surepower has some distributors in Canada. http://www.surepower.com/Distributors/Distributors.asp I would also look at a hellroaring isolators. surepower doesn't...
Distributor Nightmare
Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
Sun, 11 Jul 2004 08:58:25 -0700
...I have been given a very complex explanation about how there is a magnetically active paint inside a particular part of the distributor that...
Looking for a 1.9l waterboxer distributor
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 13 Nov 2013 12:19:25 -0500
I am in need of a 1.9l Vanagon waterboxer distributor. This is the one that has the vacuum advance/retard unit on it...
ADDCO sway bars: Don't buy from ADDCO!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:18:22 -0700
Their distributors sell for much less. Try Dick Ross at 360-574-8093, or ask Shelley at ADDCO for a distributor near you. They...
NEED PLUG/PIGTAIL TO DISTRIBUTOR
Historical mailing list - John Wallace
Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:22:41 -0700
Dear List members, I am in dire need of the plug/pigtail that plugs into the Halls Sender at the base of the distributor...
Re: More Help Puh�Leeze!!!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:32:05 -0700
...Turned out that a large portion of the flange on the distributor casting that the clamp "clamps" to had broken away and there was...
Has anyone R&R'd the distributor in a sy
Historical mailing list
Tue, 23 Apr 1996 10:00:00 -0400 (EDT)
...Has anyone replaced the distributor assembly in a 2.1 syncro digifant? Where did you get your part? I got a quote for a...
VW-'71 BUS-QUESTIONS ABOUT DIFFERENCES IN CYLINDER TIMING
Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
Tue, 05 Sep 95 13:41:37 PDT
...I used a timing light to adjust my supposedly stock distributor (with vaccum advance and retard) on cylinder number one. Just for kicks, I...
Re: 80 Vangon mystery part?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:09:35 EST
...You probably have a .009 distributor which replaced your electronic ignition distributor, and you have points, etc as lot of folks feel that these...
Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:02:57 -0800
...http://www.geocities.com/mbelanger/dist/dist0.JPG Haynes manual has a fairly simple description of how one takes apart a distributor. My favorite...
Re: 1.9L distributors and hall sensors
Historical mailing list - Matt McKeon
Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:03:42 -0400
...The plug on the outside of the distributor is loose, and moving it kills the engine. So I took the cap & rotor off and...
VERY low power on new Boston Bob 1.9
Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:53:29 -0400
...Picture the distributor cap as a clock, #1 plug is on the 1 o'clock distributor post, #4 plug is on the 5 o...
Re: 80 Vangon mystery part?
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Wed, 19 Jan 2000 10:13:52 -0700
...You probably have a .009 distributor which replaced your > electronic ignition distributor, and you have points, etc as lot of folks > feel that these...
Re: FS Rear view Mirror/ DIstributor / tailights
Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:33:53 -0800
...FS Rear view Mirror/ DIstributor / > tailights > > > I have a few things left for sale- > > Rear view mirrow, great shape $15 > > Distributor from 2.1L...
PLEASE HELP!!!.... TIMING ISSUES ON NEW ENGINE
Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:49:03 -0400
...But the distributor drive gear is not as the bentley shows it. It off by about a quarter turn. Also.. i can spin the...
Re: testing radiator fan
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 16:59:28 -0700
...When I removed the hose to replace, I found some debris in the distributor- from, I think the lining of hoses. Removed the distributor...
Re: Distributor part question
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 7 Nov 2003 13:50:09 -0500
...I don't want to buy an entire distributor if I can avoid it. I called Bus Depot and they can't find it...
how did this happen ... ?
Historical mailing list - sg
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:59:53 -0800
...it consisted in trying to install a new distributor cap, new rotor, and new spark plugs. i got the kit from the bus depot...
Re: order #2353
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 19:17:57 -0700
...My distributor is >#025-905-205K. The current rotor has a much larger hole in it for the >distributor than the 04170. Can I...
Re: Help diagnose Cinco
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Mon, 7 Nov 2005 11:06:33 -0800
...Wouldn't >> start again. >> >> At first, thought a hall sender problem, replaced distributor and re- >> aligned the distributor gear which was installed improperly by...
Re: 88 GL Distributor Woes Continue - on and on --
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:46:07 -0500
...Bad distributor wire - Or - heaven forbid but most likely - >> dead coil. >> >> No parts on hand tonight - so Monday I will be at my parts...
Distributor plug for '85 needed
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sat, 1 May 2010 18:09:16 -0700
...1 1/2"' or 2" of the connecting wire, for the distributor lead on an '85.� Three repairs seem to be it's limit...
Re: Intermittant starting problem with 1986 Vanagon GL
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Sat, 10 Aug 2002 09:39:57 -0500
On Sat, Aug 10, 2002 at 05:21:56PM +0200, Robert Steven Fish wrote: > WD-40 into the distributor??? > > Seriously?? Yes, seriously -- fasted way...
Re: Pseudo-Vanagon Syndrome?
Historical mailing list - MC
Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:08:54 -0700
...Bosch nor Volkswagen in their catalogs, microfiche, ETKA shows a replacement Hall Sender, they make you buy a whole new distributor - this can get...
(T4) Distributor Misalignment on Engine Installation
Historical mailing list - H. Steven Dolan
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 15:04:35 -0400 (EDT)
...Recently a couple of listmembers have had problems with the distributor apparently "skipping a tooth" during engine removal/installation. I have had this happen...
Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:29:09 -0400
...it enough? Or maybe there's a reason it > wouldn't drop? 90 degrees of the distributor rotor is 180 degrees of the crankshaft.
Re: Need timing advice (upright aircooled)
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Tue, 25 Jun 1996 15:24:00 -0700 (PDT)
>>I need some input on where to time a stock upright (1600) engine with >> a 009 distributor. > > When timing a VW engine it's...
Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:39:53 -0800
...My favorite line from 5b4 20.a, "The shaft is removed from > the distributor body after extracting the pin which secures the driving > dog...
Distributor Woe's continue!!!
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sat, 21 Dec 2013 12:52:05 -0600
Volks, On my '88 GL - I pilled the distributor - and found the Hall Sender connector that sticks out - to be broken off. Replaced the...