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• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 24 May 2007 10:51:31 -0400
  ...You can also see the rotor move when you suck on them with the cap off. The centrifugal advance is working at least in...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:32:49 -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: Loss of Power after carwash
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 09:40:57 -0700
  I would suspect water in distributor cap.� Shoot some WD40 in there and see what happens. ________________________________ From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon...
• Re: Soggy Wx - No Start
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 1 May 1998 09:08:12 EDT
  ...Then distributor cap and plugs, especially if they are due for a change. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<K-ville,NC> 86 VW...
• Re: only half the rotor's tip working?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 17 May 2001 18:06:42 -0500
  ...rotor and hits (or rather passes by) the > contacts in the distributor cap. On my rotor the first half of the tip is > clean...
• Re: Anyone have a Westy utility hook-up for the filler tank?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 08:33:52 -0500
  ...I've check the usual > parts distributors as well as had a trip out to the > wreckers...I ended up buying new utility hook...
• AC Problems
  Historical mailing list - Phil Meyers
  Mon, 31 Jul 95 10:18:17 -0500
  ...Guess the old cap wasn't working too well. So, if the person who stole my gas cap is a subscriber, you should go...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Morning Starting Issues...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 07:35:58 -0400
  ...I believe the best temporary solution is to wipe the wires, distributor cap, and coil with paper towels and isopropyl alcohol, the highest percentage...
• Re: Tuning/Timing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:54:41 -0600
  ...Thanks, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John Bange wrote: >>Just changed plugs, rotor, distributor cap. Engine has moderate spark >>knock/detonation when under load...
• Re: Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 22:40:32 -0700
  ...plugs, wires, distributor cap and > rotor. Any ideas on what I might be missing? > > Thanks, > Darren >
• Engine hesitation -- Need Help!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Basey
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 12:16:19 -0500
  ...had replaced one of the distributor cap retaining clips with some sort of metal band. That allows the cap to have some free play...
• Update, My vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 19:07:22 -0700
  ...I have adjusted the distributor as well as replaced the cap and rotor. One thing that seems odd is that the coil test spark...
• Re: 84 vs 85 Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 19:02:18 -0700
  ...The 85 has an improved distributor cap and coil and plug wires - a better type connector on the end of the spark plug wires...
• Re: Engine still not start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 6 May 2002 09:20:04 -0400
  ...all 4 injectors fire at same time as they should.) * distributor cap, rotor and plug wire are new. get's good blue spark at...
• Re: burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 21:13:25 -0800
  ...The inside of the cap looks fine? I replaced the rotor and cap because the old rotor was badly burnt. I thought it was...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 23:40:10 -0500
  ...We changed the distributor cap and rotor just because they looked a little suspect. It doesn't even act like it wants to try...
• Re: oil question...
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 15:30:45 EST
  ...so far in the past month i've had the distributor cap and rotor, fuel pump, and vacuum hoses replaced. i have no idea...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 13:51:55 -0400
  ...cap is nearest the main engine pulley, directly above the distributor tightening nut below. Starting there, be sure the wires on the distributor, in...
• More troublingshooting information from DeLand, FL
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:29:35 -0800
  ...as expected since ECU bypasses senor when engine is started. DISTRIBUTOR: Removed cap and checked underside for evidence of carbon-tracking. Perfectly clean so...
• rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 22:08:09 -0700
  ...I think I put the distributor drive shaft in wrong, but from what I understand, that doesn't matter because you can turn the...
• HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Sager
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:24:06 -0400
  ...I had it towed to a local garage and they determined it was a faulty distributor, so they replaced it, and the van STILL...
• Re: Distributor Woe's continue!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 21:35:23 -0800
  ...Replaced the Distributor > with known good one. Set the timing mark on the large pulley to the > split in the case. Set the distributor...
• Re: license plate lights
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 23:45:03 -0500
  ...Once you get them all rewired, spray some distributor sealer or other protector on them. The distributor cap/plug sealer I have is some...
• Re: Distributor Woe's continue!!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 23 Dec 2013 01:20:17 -0600
  In summary, changing out the distributor was a snap. What has turned into a pita is not getting fire through the bloody thing. At...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:04:02 -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: Distributor Woe's continue!!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 13:46:18 -0600
  ...Replaced the Distributor >> with known good one. Set the timing mark on the large pulley to the >> split in the case. Set the distributor...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:12:07 -0700
  ...Maybe time for new dizzy cap and wires !
• vacuum hose
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 12 May 2003 10:37:51 -0500
  ...top/middle of the engine - just to the right of the distributor cap - to something underneath it. The cylinder thingie has three big tube...
• Re: Cleaning Engine, Do's and Don't
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 09:32:13 -0500
  ...Bring a can of WD-40 so that you can get the water out of the distributor cap if the engine won't start...
• FW: Authors wanted (WAS: dist cap and plug wires)
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:13:28 -0400
  ...dist cap and plug wires Can anyone tell me what distributor cap they use on an '84 Van? Parts catalog calls for 03212, but...
• Re: '79 Bus emissions controller
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 10:11:50 -0500
  ...He bought a new computer, 2 air flow meters (both bad, BTW), air injector valve, 3 distributor caps/rotors/points, new double relay, and...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:55:09 -0400
  ...Coil, distributor pick up, bad cap, >rotor, etc. > If you have spark, them check for fuel delivery. This can be done by >removing the...
• Accurate maintenance records
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 13:19:08 -0800
  ...Also new spark plug wires, plugs and distributor cap and rotor, and a new coolant level sensor and a temperature sensor which were both...
• Re: How a simple replacement of cap,rotor and plug wires becomes a challenge
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:13:14 EST
  ...background: > > Yesterday I went to Canadian Tire, and bought a distributor cap (cap) and > rotor. > > Installation of said items did not remedy my bucking...
• Re: 87 Wolfsburg persistent hesitation problem (confusing)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:57:44 -0400
  ...change), I swapped temp sensors 1&2 (no change), I swapped distributor caps, (no change), I swapped spark plug wires and yet NO CHANGE...
• Re: FS: New AFM for '86-91
  Historical mailing list - Shaners [KS Div]
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:58:08 -0600
  ...This sent cooland all over and soaked my distributor cap. Liquid penetrated the cap and caused the "breakdown". All the symptoms were there, I...
• Take-Along Parts
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 15:46:01 -0700
  ...plug wire (long enough for any plug) Distributor cap (just because I have one) Expansion tank cap (also just because I have one) Alternator...
• Re: Looking for a good used instrument cluster for late Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 07:43:18 -0800
  ...bought a distributor for $75 + $9.50 postage. about a week later I got the distributor, cap, rotor, the clip and bale for the...
• Re: Thanks, and, uhhh, van misses
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 08:45:47 -0700
  ...Thanks, and, uhhh, van misses > Mike, > One consideration...... > Unless the rotor and the distributor cap are Bosch (and, definitely, not Wells, > from your FLAPS...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:20:16 -0800
  ...The > distributor > rotor is pointing to the the #1 tower of the cap and the firing order is > 1-3-4-2. > 4. I...
• Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:43:48 -0700
  ...Makes it very difficult to remove/replace distributor >> cap...annoying...I have fought with it for several minutes rather >> than easy snap off, snap...
• 1988 Carat for sale
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 7 Dec 2023 13:26:30 -0800
  ...pads, new calipers - All 4 feel bearings repacked - 4 new NGKBP6ET - Distributor cap and rotor replaced - Thermostat replaced - Fuel pump replaced - Gearbox oil change...
• Re: Still trying to diagnose an off idle stumble.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 2 Nov 2014 23:40:31 -0700
  ...Sartin <sartin@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I have cleaned contacts in the distributor cap, set timing, even tried > advancing it a bit. I have replaced...
• underwater starting
  Historical mailing list - David Chec
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:27:00 EDT
  ...It seems that there was some moisture in the distributor cap. I wiped it out once and it didn't want to start. Out...
• Re: '81 Vanagon: 12V source in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 08:47:04 -0700
  You can clip the pos clamp to the + side of the coil and the ground to the body or distributor cap clip. Much easier...
• Sudden Loss of Power
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 09:55:46 -0500
  ...I checked the distributor... it is still tight. There is nothing flopping around i can find. The cap, rotor, coil, wires and plugs are...
• Re: Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:22:38 -0500
  ...plugs, wires, distributor cap and > rotor. Any ideas on what I might be missing? > > Thanks, > Darren > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:27:59 -0400
  ...Katz wrote: > richard: > > most obvious possibility is problem on high tension side of ignition, such > as mositure and/or carbon tracks in distributor cap...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:51:17 -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...
• Re: gas, spark, still no love
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 04:20:17 -0800
  ...New plugs, wires, good cap and rotor. Made sure of >firing order, and used timing light to position the distributor so that >timing is...
• mileage down after fuel hose change
  Historical mailing list - Patrice Belzer
  Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:39:14 -0600
  ...Then my mechanic (a good guy, but not VW specific) recommended he move the junction of hoses away from the distributor cap in case...
• Tune-up parts list?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 17:42:10 -0700
  ...Anything I should add to my list? Head Gaskets sealant water pump hoses (which ones?) plugs wires distributor cap pushrod seals belts Thanks, Joel
• Loss of Power Problem - Ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:51:21 -0800
  ...Engine has 100K miles since new, plugs,distributor cap, fuel filter etc all replaced 9 months ago, about 5000 miles. Where to start? Thanks...
• Re: 1.9L still a problem child
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 19:04:20 -0700
  ...I changed the cap, rotor, plugs, wires, distributor, and coil. I was fixing it for a short stretch of time, but the problem would...
• Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:33:15 -0600
  ...net> >> wrote: >>> Appears to be a four cylinder , looking at the distributor cap. >> >> >> Forgot to check this! But now having done so, I can...
• Re: Help! My Vanagon Won't Vanna Go!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 22:03:44 -0700
  ...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: Still won't run right
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:28:25 -0700
  ...brake master cylinder, new battery, new starter, fuel pump, fuel filter, distributor cap, plugs, oil change....and all of the sudden it doesn't...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:26:44 -0800
  ...The > distributor > rotor is pointing to the the #1 tower of the cap and the firing order is > 1-3-4-2. > 4. I...
• Re: 87 Wolfsburg persistant hesistation problem (confusing)
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:27:25 -0400
  ...Also, you said you did the distributor cap, you know there are very specific caps, and these can easily be confused. If you put...
• Re: Hi humidity--won't start
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:16:05 EST
  ...Don't forget the distributor cap as a suspect. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe -------------------------------------------------- On...