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• RE: Hi Again + 1962 timing help
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:32:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Another possible cause of a jumpy spark, might be worn distributor shaft bearings. Pull off the cap and rotor, grab the shaft, and give...
• Re: Engine dies, now which distributor?? (long winded)
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:23:46 -0500
  ...I know that the distributor caps :::and :::rotors are different for the 90-91 models, but are the distributors still :::interchangeable with the old...
• Friday Subject Ford = Fix Or Repair Daily
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:09:30 -0600
  ...Replaced the distributor cap, rotor, wire set. Bead blasted the magnetic trigger in the distributor. Replaced the battery. Replaced the starter solenoid and fusible...
• This Is Why You Don't Mess With "Stuff" On A Holiday
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 19:58:33 +0000
  ...I decide to have a look at the distributor cap and rotor, hmmm. pretty much toast. About 1:00 I head out for a...
• Re: Spark Coil Failure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:35:01 -0500
  ...Another factor in failure could have been, that I ran the last distributor cap, rotor set for 98,000 miles and it was pretty...
• Re: Bosch 009 and CA smog
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 10:38:36 PST
  ...Most VW's that I know of have at least one diaphragm on the distributor (mine has two) and they are required to pass...
• Re: 1.9L Hiccup Remedy?
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Tue, 23 May 2006 05:55:37 -0400
  ...I have noticed, at previous times, that the inside of the distributor cap has been obviously zapped by high voltage, and that when the...
• Re: Engine dies, now which distributor?? (long winded)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:50:54 -0500
  ...I know that the distributor caps and rotors are different for the 90-91 models, but are the distributors still interchangeable with the old...
• Still trying to diagnose an off idle stumble.
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Sun, 2 Nov 2014 20:24:51 -0500
  I have cleaned contacts in the distributor cap, set timing, even tried advancing it a bit. I have replaced the malfunctioning vacuum advance. The...
• Help Needed with Ignition Problem 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William Ward
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 21:04:25 -0600
  ...I've replaced spark plugs, rotor cap, distributor cap and ignition coil with no change in the problems. My local VW specialist knows mechanics...
• Re: Can you identify this distributor??????
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 07:05:35 EDT
  ...Can you identify this distributor?????? Rob, you should be able to obtain a water pump from UAP or maybe even Canadian Tire in Windsor...
• Re: 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 16:11:33 -0400
  ...NO!!!! the cheezy JC whipme custom look has spread from stoopid beetles to the Vanagons!!!! watch out for those flourescent pink distributor caps!!!! ;<) chris
• NON-DELIVERY of: Re: Desperately seeking mechanical...
  Historical mailing list - Lotus Mail Exchange
  Thu, 2 Mar 95 13:59 EST
  ...Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance Mark Sabourin writes: > > Has anyone changed their Vacuum Advance on the Distributor to a > mechanical one as St. Muir...
• Re: hesitation on highway
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 16:40:16 -0500
  That could be a weak spark coil, tracking in the distributor cap, voltage leak from the spark plug wires or the wrong spark plug...
• Re: thanks, update, and more questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 02:46:09 -0400
  ...distributor, drop a few drops of clean oil on the fiber in the middle of the shaft. you have to pull off the cap...
• Re: My 84 Surges,like a short in injection
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Persing
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 16:47:53 -0800
  ...Checking Distributor cap, rotor, plugs > and wires has already been done correct? > > Thanks, > Ken Wilford > http://www.vanagain.com > John 3:16 > Office (856...
• basic tune-up - 91' vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wang
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 09:29:32 EST
  ...After spark plugs, distributor cap, rotor, and air filter were replaced, the car performs even worst - misfired, staled etc.. Where could I find the...
• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:55:32 -0600
  ...Starting on the distributor was so easy. And that distributor looked and operated just like any automotive distributor except the distributor cap had 7...
• Bosch Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:15:12 -0500
  ...I took off the distributor shaft and the base was pretty oily. The cap and rotor were clean, though. Could this have caused the...
• Re: Power loss still in '85
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 10:17:45 -0800
  ...I have seen all kinds of unusual steady and intermittant spark paths > around the coil, distributor cap, and plug wires over the years. Sometimes...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 21:36:47 -0500
  ...proper capacitor to the AFM innards, still there. Unplugged the O2 sensor... still there. Any ideas? Does the hall sender in the distributor do...
• Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 08:47:25 -0500
  ...remove each spark plug ignition wire one by one from the distributor cap. The wire which causes the least effect on the engine's...
• Re: Spark Plug Wire Resistance
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 22:24:22 -0700
  ...resitance on the wire that goes from the coil to the >distributor cap. Mine was 11,500 ohms. The Bently Manual says they >should...
• Re: Hall Sender- 2.1L engine.
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 09:17:29 -0400
  ...On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 8:06 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > John, > > If I recall, pop the distributor cap...
• Re: HELP 84 westy misfires between 2800 & 3000 rpm's THANKS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:06:05 -0400
  ...Check distributor, worn shaft/bushings will cause extra pulses, injector openings at various speeds causing all sorts of grief. Bad ignition coil or cap...
• Re: Old Volks Home Update?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 10:37:33 -0800
  At 11:08 PM 11/4/98 -0700, BILL wrote: >Anyone know why the only years the RFI shield for the distributor cap was...
• FI Vacuum leak 83 Westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 04:45:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The spark plugs, wires, and ignition distributor cap seem to be OK. It has a rebuilt water-cooled engine (or actually long-block) with...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:35:55 -0700
  ...I wiped the inside of the >> > distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change. >> > >> >>
• Re: No injector spray pattern
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:39:49 -0700
  ...Remove the center plug wire from the distributor cap and arrange it near ground on the engine so you can watch the spark from...
• Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:55:22 +0000
  ...are firing.   No smell of gas.I have a spare distributor.   Existing distributor has a very loose wiring socket, and some plastic bits inside...
• Re: poor running 84 1.9 vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 08:43:00 EDT
  Matt, I would check all of your other (cheap) stuff first like spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor. Also ground connections. If all...
• Re: Wonderful Paint Job - No Start
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:27:23 -0400
  ...The first thing I'd try is cleaning the distributor cap and coil thoroughly. It could be the dust is forming a conductive coating...
• Re: sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 09:35:24 -0400
  ...c) Spark string at the distributor cap (but terminals inside have heavy black deposits - I scraped them off with my pocket knife - probably should...
• Re: Sherri the Skylight Gal broken down in Lodi, CA
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Jul 2015 23:52:50 -0400
  ...Jason Newton has spoken to her; they think her distributor rotor is shorting to ground. Anyone nearby Chehalis with a cap and rotor could...
• Re: try again
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 08:57:28 -0500
  ...Noticed one terminal on the distributor cap was highly corroded (front left cyl nearest driver). Replaced the cap with a new one ~ one month...
• Honda Problem
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:20:56 EST
  ...This engine uses a distributor cap with a built in coil. The cap was relaced, along with plug wires and plugs last year. Anybody...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:07:25 -0800
  ...new fuel injectors, new plugs, > new plug > wires, new distributor cap, new O2 sensor, new Temp II sensor, > set timing, > set CO mixture, set...
• Re: 93.4% of the way there
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:13:07 -0800
  ...You can verify this by simply moving your plug wires on the distributor cap 180 degrees. If your engine runs OK, that was your...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon stumbling-Again!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 17:27:57 -0800
  ...coming out of the distributor? If it wiggles, it could be grounding out just inside the distributor. Take the cap off, the rotor, and...
• FW: Strange problem with '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 13:29:49 -0800
  ...After trying to fix all the expensive stuff > (AFM, Coil, Distributor, Rotor, Cap, Plugs, etc.), out of desperation, I > changed the fuel filter--cleared...
• Re: Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:11:06 -0400
  ...cranking the engine with coil wire disconnected at distributor cap and grounded to block with a clip lead is fine, but leaving the disconnected...
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 22:10:35 -0500
  ...new Plugs, rotor and distributor cap. Recent > fuel, air filter and pump. > > New Oxy sensor. > > My catalytic converter is empty of any catalyst and...
• Re: Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 10 May 2004 15:10:50 -0700
  ...odor. > So once the distributor cap, the rotor and the dust cover are removed, how > do you removed the distributor shaft to get access...
• hot starting problem
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:04:54 -0500
  ...Spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor are all new. Could the charcoal canister subsystem be a source of problems? Engine starts fine cold...
• Re: 84 Vanagon PsychoCar
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 08:08:44 -0500
  ...you considered an electrical problem? Clean your grounds, check and test distributor cap, rotor, and plug wires, is the alternator putting out the proper...
• Re: burned rotor
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 11:39:40 -0500
  ...hey all, > > yesterday for no apparent reason i popped off my distributor cap. my >rotor > > has a burned mark on the top about the...
• Re: Dead Sparking Plug!
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:39:10 -0500
  ...I have had distributor caps go dead on one plug, I've had many leads go bad or dead - but never a spark plug...
• Re: sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 06:43:36 -0700
  ...c) Spark string at the distributor cap (but terminals inside have heavy black deposits - I scraped them off with my pocket knife - probably should...
• Image links. Bosch Rotor and cap (Jetta engine in vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:13:14 -0800
  ...That was with distributor installed but clamp at base removed. > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https...
• Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:20:28 -0500
  ...Carefully clean distributor cap inside and outside, all HV ignition wires, end of coil where the wires attach. Reconnect wires properly :-) Larry A.
• 1.9l Vanagon waterboxer Complete FS $900
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 21:17:17 EDT
  This is a good running engine with new waterpump, new distributor cap and rotor, new plugs, and wires, new muffler, oxygen sensor, and passenger...
• Re: tune-up 20 ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:37:36 EST
  ...high point.Caps ,rotors,condensors we change at 15-20 thou. or if burned we change sooner . Wires should be changed at 20 thou...
• Re: ignition problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:04:09 -0800
  ...In the process of replacing the belts, I pulled the distributor wires off of the cap to get at the AC compressor mounting bolts...
• Re: Very Basic - Adding Oil?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Otter
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 15:19:32 -0500
  ...How do I > add oil to the thing? There is what looks like an oil cap between the > distributor and alternator - however it won...
• ignition? injection?
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 19:54:36 -0500
  ...Today, I disconnected and reconnected the spark plug and coil wires on the distributor cap, and she started (cooling time about 15 minutes). Soooo...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:17:38 +0200
  ...new fuel injectors, new plugs, new plug :::wires, new distributor cap, new O2 sensor, new Temp II sensor, set :::timing, :::set CO mixture, set...
• Re: Tune up?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:32:49 -0800
  ...It occurred to me that I > >> hadn't changed the plugs or distributor cap > >> and rotor for about 20k miles. How often do > >> you...
• Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:59:49 -0400
  ...hatch) cylinder on TDC of the compression stroke and remove the distributor cap to see if it is pointing to the wire that goes...
• Re: Surging engine
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:20:22 -0500
  ...Also take the cap off your distributor and peek inside with a flashlight and make sure the wires on the hall sender are good...
• Re: loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 14:00:48 -0700
  ...I've checked timing, replaced all vacum hoses,replaced distributor, cap, rotor, plugs. I am changing the fuel pressure regulator today. I hope that...