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• Re: "On the cheap" tune-up
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 09:09:24 -0700
  >Seems to me we used to do this all the time -- clean the distributor cap >contacts with emery paper. In a pinch, I've...
• Tune up and 283,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:17:01 EDT
  I just completed replacing spark plugs, distributor cap, rotor, filters, changed oil and replaced the water pump and associated hoses. The bearing in the...
• DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:36:40 -0500
  ...2 bar @ 2000 rpm @ 80C/176F Lubricants and capacities engine oil: 10w30 (sf) oil capacity with filter: 4.5 litres gearbox oil: 80W - 90W...
• Praise to the List! Van alive again
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 13:31:43 -0500
  ...distributor end of the high tension wires were barely attached. I had to redo three of the five before putting the new cap in...
• Re: Spare Parts you MUST carry!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:46:42 -0500
  ...engine computer >>distributor >>plug wires >>main relay >>coolant hoses >>temp sensor >>coolant manifold >>fuses >>headlight bulb >>alternator >>starter motor >>expansion tank cap >>fuel line...
• Bad distributor (was: Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L))
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:22:37 -0500
  ...Nor the distributor cap, or the idle control unit. The problem? Evidently something got a little out of whack inside the distributor... and the...
• Intermittent poor performance at light throttle ('84 1.9L automatic transmission)
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 27 May 2011 08:51:45 -0400
  ...Also recently changed rotor and distributor cap and made sure there was no corrosion at connection between spark plugs and plug wires. Timing is...
• Intermittent rough running Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Sat, 18 May 1996 19:01:30 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...Distributor cap, rotor, and plugs all appear fine (about 30,000 miles on them). Will replace them regardless. I had the catalytic converter off...
• Re: '89 Vanagon 10 years of Curiosities and Observations
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 11:11:51 EDT
  ...Dampness and altitude effecting engine performance could be caused by bad plug wires, bad distributor cap, rotor, plugs, or bad grounds in the engine...
• AFM values
  Historical mailing list - Per Martin Joraholmen
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 14:06:15 +0200
  ...Replaced fuel filer Replaced all vacuum hoses Vacuum tested ok New distributor cap Timing set ok New plugs New plug wires Compression ok Fuel...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 19:49:56 -0700
  ...if you are using a 1.9 distributor ..there's not a lot of 'turn room' on the distributor ..the vacuum capsule runs into...
• Re: oxygen sensor input wire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:12:47 -0700
  ...the grounded metal cap over the distributor cap these days, and wonder if VW putting that 'shield cap' on the distributor had anything to...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 19:38:59 -0500
  ...I'm guessing that with proper distributor cap/box seals it can't, but again I don't know for sure. *I think this...
• Ignition Problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:51:41 -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: distro body ground
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:40:42 -0700
  The ground wire is for a steel shell that drops over the distributor cap. Suppose it is for screening of radio interference. Stan On...
• Re: Vanagon GL 90 2.1L engine unexpectedly stalls while driving
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 20 May 2004 19:42:34 +0000
  ...so, check for spark (when the problem occurs) by disconnecting the coil wirefrom the distributor cap, and have an assistant crank the engine. Keep...
• Re: VERY low power
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:43:57 -0700
  ...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: oil pressure relief valve leak?
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:44:13 -0700
  ...Take >off the distributor cap, then loosen the distributor and pull it out. >You should see a black O ring on the drive shaft...
• Re: hot starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:42:21 -0600
  ...Spark plugs, wires, distributor > cap, and rotor are all new. Could the charcoal canister subsystem be a > source of problems? Engine starts fine cold...
• Tune Up Question: Distributor & Timing
  Historical mailing list - johnny89
  Thu, 28 Dec 1995 16:12:00 -0300
  ...1) Regarding the Distributor-- I pulled off the cap to look at the points. Muir says there is a screw to adjust them, yet...
• Re: help! vanagon booted
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:35:04 -0400
  ...My compression is okay > now, I am getting spark (new coil, plugs, leads, distributor, cap and rotor), > I am smelling fuel on the plugs...
• Intermittent miss on one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 20:56:27 -0500
  ...I replaced the plugs and distributor cap with no change. The wires are new at 10K miles. The spark seems to be very strong...
• missing
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 16:35:33 -0500
  ...Put on a new distributor cap, checked the wires and timing and now I am thinking fouled plugs? Could it be in the valves...
• Miss at idle?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 13 May 2016 08:24:47 -0700
  Where to start? Distributor cap and rotor, plugs are < 500 miles old. Wires are < 1 year old (Bosch from Van-Cafe) Timing was done...
• Help! My Vanagon Won't Vanna Go!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 23:14:34 -0500
  ...I noticed that one of the spark plug wires had popped off the distributor cap but after replacing it, it still would only turn...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:20:28 -0800
  ...2 bar @ 2000 rpm @ 80C/176F Lubricants and capacities engine oil: 10w30 (sf) oil capacity with filter: 4.5 litres gearbox oil: 80W - 90W...
• Re: Sherpak car top carriers
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:55:30 -0400
  ...Keep pushing for it, I think it will happen this time. > > Wendy > Cape Cod, MA > > '85 Westfalia "S-Cape" > '98 Passat "The Doo Dah...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 23:20:24 -0600
  ...I wiped the inside of the >> distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change. >>
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:02:59 -0800
  ...For folks who live in really dry climates, dirt and crud (technical term) : ) can build up on and in the distributor cap, and the...
• Re: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:45:09 -0700
  ...1) Carefully dismentle the distributor and visually check the rotor that is is not somehow broken. 2) Check the distributor cap and pay special...
• re: most excellent cleaner
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 19:03:22 -0500
  ...I stick a plastic bag over the distributor cap and secure it with a rubber band, and avoid the cardboard hoses. It' so much...
• Re: GAUGES
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 14:02:59 -0500
  ...At a preset RPM, it disconnects the ignition path to the distributor cap. I'll have to locate the part #, but as far as...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 18:29:16 -0600
  ...We have put a new(er) distributor cap on. > > Can we try to prime the van by adding a little gas in the air...
• Re: Tune up?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:18:14 -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: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:25:48 -0700
  ...distributor - to adjust the spark timing for each cylinder independently? The ignition rotor passes a contact for a given cylinder on the distributor cap...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 May 2010 05:45:41 -0400
  ...checked) > Distributor is only 1 year old, as are wires, cap, rotor and plugs. If I > pull a plug wire off the distributor the...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:28:44 -0500
  ...Coil, distributor pick up, bad cap, rotor, etc. If you have spark, them check for fuel delivery. This can be done by removing the...
• Re: Distributor woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:54:19 -0400
  ...cover.?Nothing looked amiss.??I checked the distributor and it was tight.? I popped off the cap and checked the rotor. It and the...
• Re: GEAR LUBE-my reply
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 12:15:09 -0400
  > I don't have the fluid capacity chart > in front of me but you should fill it 'till it splooges out the fill hole...
• Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:49:13 -0500
  ...New fuel injectors, distributor cap, plugs, and plug wires less than 5k miles ago. Thanks for any help here.
• Re: Two possibly related symptoms?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:01:16 -0700
  ...NEW behavior that developed last week after checking compression. >> New >> rotor, distributor cap, plugs were subsequently installed to see if >> I had >> messed something...
• Tune Up Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 23:42:57 -0700
  ...Replace oil and filter Replace air filter Replace distributor & cap Replace plugs (Bentley says to gap these at .028, Autolite says .044 - anyone know...
• Re: Engine Quits
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 08:29:23 EDT
  ...Check the grounds first though and then check the distributor cap and rotor (cheapest and easiest to check and fix.) Hope this helps. Ken...
• Re: Engine still not start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 6 May 2002 06:54:48 -0700
  ...all 4 injectors fire at same time as they should.) > * distributor cap, rotor and plug wire are new. get's good blue spark at...
• Timing the watercooled?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 20:16:47 +0000
  ...Bentley shows (page 24-24a-b), on the later version, distributor retard and fuel pressure regulator share the same vacuum source. I capped off...
• Re: Won't Start now
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:07:06 -0700
  ...I once did accidentally try and start it when I had the distributor cap laying on it's side, I replaced the dist. cap...
• Re: 84 and 85 engine differences?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 20:48:21 -0700
  ...connector to the distributor is micy-moused to fit it. > >I just read at oldvolkshome that the 85 uses cap 03 212 is this...
• Re: '86 GL stutters, stumbles and dies intermittantly
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 17:48:34 -0400
  ...I do like the suggestion of inspecting wires underneath the distributor. Be very careful removing the plug, the insulation will be extremely brittle. How...
• Re: First, apologies
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:27:02 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:20:53 -0700
  ...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: unexplained power loss - help! & My EB Breakdown
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:19:56 -0400
  ...Recalling my coil problem with the '77, yesterday I pulled the wire from the coil to the distributor cap-center connector of the distributor...
• Re: loss of power climbing hill, ended up stalled in middle of road
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:13:49 -0700
  ...re put a new condenser on the distributor cap I'm sure you mean put a new condenser in the distributor. I don't...
• Re: valve lash adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:57:51 -0000
  ...Put the rocker covers back on & replaced the distributor cap. Started it up (sounded a bit rough for a few minutes) & then it was...
• Euro-Drive-OBD2: FIX 97 Volkswagen Jetta, No-start/Cuts-out/Misfire
  Historical mailing list - "Don Kerr (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 15:59:32 -0500
  ...During it's few days with a used ,known good distributor, with the customer, it failed to start after sitting 2 hours. So I...
• Re: 86 running problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:16:15 EST
  ...Filters, distributor cap and rotor, plugs, and then go through the tests of the ignition system that Bentley discribes. If you have another 86...
• Re: DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 20:54:23 -0500
  ...Results same as with > >original > >ECU. > >I took off distributor cap (new 5/99, Bosch). Rotor (also Bosch and > >new > >5/99) had black...
• Re: Leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 13 May 2002 16:29:28 -0400
  I replaced the coolant distributor on my '88 Wolfy a little over a year ago. Unless things have changed recently, the only place I...
• Distributor woes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:12:57 -0400
  ...cover.?Nothing looked amiss.??I checked the distributor and it was tight.? I popped off the cap and checked the rotor. It and the...
• Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:49:22 -0700
  Hmm-mm, my 85 has the grounded "can" around the distributor, too.� Makes it very difficult to remove/replace distributor cap...annoying...I have...
• Update: No start after rain
  Historical mailing list - Chip & Co.
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:24:52 -0500
  ...So I removed the cap and look inside. "Hmmm looks awful dry." I say to my helpers (my kids). While pondering this I looked...