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• Re: 2.1 idle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:25:01 -0600
  ...What should it idle at and how do I adjust it? I've >>recently replaced the coil, distributor cap and rotor, plugs, wires, air...
• Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:52:20 -0700
  ...Now you need to make sure TDC is right and concord with > the > > rotor/distributor cap. > > > > What is wrong now is timing. Maybe the...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 18:45:27 -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: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 May 2010 05:47:23 -0400
  ...Compression is good. (Around 150 on all 4 cylinders last time I checked) Distributor is only 1 year old, as are wires, cap, rotor...
• Re: Intermittant starting problem with 1986 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 09:20:32 -0500
  ...distributor and sparkplug wires. This is a widely used trick especially for off roaders. However, I suspect that either (1) your dist cap is...
• Re: jack under driver's seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 May 1998 17:16:01 EDT
  ...Water pump, AC & alternator belts, assorted light bulbs, spark plugs, HT wires and a distributor cap and rotor. George, '89 Westy, Wernher _____________________________________________________________________ You don...
• Re: sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - John Brigstocke
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:00:53 -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: Start up, back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 May 2015 09:29:18 -0400
  ...That can also occur if there is a problem with the distributor cap or wires where spark cross fires to more than one plug...
• Re: soCal, Heat, Condensation, & Gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Wed, 9 May 2001 08:06:52 -0700
  ...the '90 westy has the hall sensor inside the distributor.) > Changed spark plugs, distributor cap, and the vanagon > has an almost new AFM. > One...
• Re: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 16:24:47 -0400
  ...No spark at all on the #1 at the distributor cap, didn't bother > checking the rest. > > So, the question becomes... what things control...
• Re: intermittant misfire
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 20:52:08 -0400
  I've recently replaced the plugs, wires, cap and rotor. They are all like new with about 1,000 miles on them. It accellerates...
• Re: Help Needed with Ignition Problem 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Schwendau
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 00:37:30 -0500
  ...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: heads stuck, thanks all
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 13:30:12 -0600
  ...distributor caps on wet > days, > too. I used to have to do this on my '75 VW on wet, foggy days. > Unclip > the cap...
• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 10:17:55 -0800
  ...Starting on the distributor was > so easy. And that distributor looked and operated just like any > automotive distributor except the distributor cap had 7...
• 86 Camper Engine Elect Problem..Help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 18:11:32 -0800
  ...Fix attempts: *steam cleaned engine to eliminate dirt trails *replaced plug wires, distributor cap, rotor *installed std plugs in place of resistor plugs *shielded...
• Emergency fuel line repair
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 08:26:51 -0400
  ...FWIW, in more than one case, I've lent parts to people who were stranding or limping home (fuel filter, distributor cap, etc.). I...
• Parts still available from '87 GL pass van
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:42:39 -0500
  ...Radiator fan=$50, A/C condenser=$20-compressor=$50-evaporator=$20, alternator 90 amp=$40, Digifant 2.1 distributor=$30, inner high beam lamps...
• Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 27 May 2010 17:35:33 -0400
  ...Compression is good. (Around 150 on all 4 cylinders last time I checked) Distributor is only 1 year old, as are wires, cap, rotor...
• Re: Battery went dead
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 08:55:22 -0700
  ...lower the capacity, and we would never know about it, or consider the possibility. I wouldn't be concerned if the distributor did it...
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - Beth & Jere Hawn
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 23:31:10 -0800
  ...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: Sick 85 westie
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 20:29:06 EST
  ...Check inside of distributor cap (orange thing that spark plug wires hook to) to see if there are black carbon tracks built up in...
• Re: Radio noise from engine ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 07:06:32 -0600
  Try the coil wire or the capacitor on your alternator (not sure it has one). The distributor also has shielding that may have failed...
• '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
  Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
  Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:10:12 -0600
  ...Recent new plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor, filters . . . so my inclination is to say the fuel pump is the culprit. Also noticed the fuel...
• Re: failed SMOG, cylinder misfiring?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 09:29:24 -0400
  ...set of plug wires from VolksCafe along with a rotor and > distributor cap. I hope to get the parts on Tuesday. > > If this doesn...
• Re: Distributor Woe's continue!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 22:14:29 -0800
  was the clamp holding the distributor from rotating loose ? The direction the shaft and rotor will try to turn the dist body clockwise ..in...
• Re: spark plug wires...sort of long
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:42:31 EST
  ...So in hindsight I should have done a full tuneup (set the valves, change wires, plugs, rotor, cap, air filter, oil filter, set the...
• Re: New AFM, but still rough @ first start
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 6 May 2008 06:48:11 -0400
  ...Sure enough I swapped in a known good distributor and that fixed the problem. Now it cranks right up, idles smooth and no more...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:13:16 -0800
  ...I wiped the inside of the >>>> distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change. >>> >>>
• Re: 1988 Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 21:06:07 -0800
  ...We changed the distributor cap and rotor just because they looked a > little suspect. > > It doesn't even act like it wants to try...
• Starting problems
  Historical mailing list - khgo50
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:29:46 -0400
  ...In the past I've changed the relay to fuel pump, replace with new fuel pump, new cables, spark plugs, new distributor cap with...
• Re: hall-effect part
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:24:28 EDT
  ...The part I am interested in resides under the distributor cap. Is J-Car on the web? Any more info/part # would be appreciated...
• Re: RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:25:53 -0700
  ...One thing I was thinking is that perhaps when I pulled the distributor cap to check the vacuum workings in there I also oiled...
• Re: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:33:15 +0200
  ...no wires that�s unplugged or cut somewhere around the engine ( plug and coil included ), distributor cap and rotor status ??? I�m just asking...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:18:17 -0600
  ...applications that happened to fit another application, the BW high performance distributor caps, rotors, coils were just stock parts in a different color. The...
• Re: Won't Start, 1984 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 19:03:37 EST
  ...Then pop off the distributor cap to assess the condition of the terminals and check for moisture. If it is a no-name cap...
• Re: 1990 Multivan with noise in front
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:19:46 -0700
  ...remove distributor cap ..........see where rotor points, turn engine by hand until rotor points to the faint index mark on the top edge of...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:17:34 -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: stumped
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:08:28 -0800
  ...the top of the piston. �The distributor > rotor is pointing to the the #1 tower of the cap and the firing order is > 1...
• Re: Help with van bucking and spitting
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 09:51:17 -0500
  ...Coil Distributor Rotor Cap Ignition Wires ************* Plugs Check all your ignition circuit connections: at the coil and at the distributor. Make sure that you...
• Re: Help! It's raining & my bus won't accelerate.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:29:19 EST
  ...and the firewall there?) then I would suspect either a bad distributor cap or bad spark plug wires. Both of these will cause problems...
• 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 18:03:30 -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...
• Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 22 May 2007 21:25:31 -0400
  ...engine has been misfiring for that time, too...) New distributor, hall sender, wires, plugs, cap, rotor, hall control, coil checks good. No vacuum leaks...
• Re: Power loss - '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 May 2017 22:28:54 -0500
  ...Haven't checked the distributor tightness yet, but given the headaches I've had with it, it's possible that its loose. But there...
• Re: Spark Plug Wire Resistance
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 08:18:16 -0700
  ...Spark Plug Wire Resistance Hi Everyone, I was checking the resitance on the wire that goes from the coil to the distributor cap. Mine...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 17:34:06 -0600
  ...The > > engine isn't starting. > > > > I've taken the plugs out, disconnected hoses from the intake air > distributor > > to let it dry out, disabled...
• Re: Shocking Photo
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 16 May 2007 00:20:18 -0400
  ...All I did was put on a new distributor cap and rotor and then put the old parts back on. I have spark, fuel...
• Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:40:12 -0500
  ...Now you need to make sure TDC is right and concord with >> the >> > rotor/distributor cap. >> > >> > What is wrong now is timing. Maybe the...
• Re: Help, stranded. Van won't exceed 55mph
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:49:26 -0700
  ...a mechanic, have done:replaced fuel filter, replaced > oxygen sensor, replaced distributor cap and rotor and replaced Oxygen Flow > Meter. It runs better at...
• email crashed
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 25 May 2000 13:03:10 -0400
  ...However, I do believe there were a couple of info requests, and a request for a replacement distributor cap, that I saw just before...
• Roadhaus - Spare Parts to Carry
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 13:55:46 -0500
  ...Fan Belts = 3 Distributor O-Ring Spark Plugs 1 set Dist Cap = 1 Water Pump = 1 Starter = 1 Left Rear Wheel Bearings = 1 set...
• Re: 2.1 idle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Brooks
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:09:03 EDT
  ...What should it idle at and how do I adjust it? I've recently replaced the coil, distributor cap and rotor, plugs, wires, air...
• Re: Ignition cutout on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Larry Himli
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 19:40:13 -0600
  ...changed fuel pump, fuel filter, put the capacitor in the AFM, new plug wires, distributor cap and rotor with no improvement. I think I...
• Re: 86 Syncro dies
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 15:40:06 -0700
  ...Checked the plug wires, then pulled the distributor cap and looked at the rotor...what a mess. Looked like it had been fried in...
• Re: Distributor woes; carry JB weld
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:41:02 +0000
  ...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: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 08:50:44 -0400
  ...SO far I have replaced the temp sensor II, distributor cap, rotor(retimed according to bently), coolant level sensor and still appear to have...
• help! vanagon booted
  Historical mailing list - Steve Jevne
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 17:47:49 EDT
  ...My compression is okay now, I am getting spark (new coil, plugs, leads, distributor, cap and rotor), I am smelling fuel on the plugs...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:05:55 -0700
  ...goes from the coil to the distributor to one of the ignition wires from the distributor cap to a plug. If the machine that...
• Re: [Syncro] Coil Confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 19:21:12 -0700
  ...Instead, it has a female copper socket >inside much like the ones on the distributor cap. Both >have the same part numbers. > >Anyone else...
• Re: Megasquirt....RE: Boxer electronics options?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 13:54:59 -0500
  ...management capability, datalogging, overheat warnings, e85 capability, a 10-15% bump in output and gains in fuel efficiency. You lose the distributor, old injectors...
• bad rotor
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 17:35:24 -0500
  ...I even bought it a new distributor cap and rotor.