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• Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
  Historical mailing list - James Jean-Woo Kim
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:50:07 -0700
  Another common source of hot air seepage is the air distributor box flaps. There are soft foam-type insulation on these flaps that over...
• Sunbrella
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:17:42 -0500
  ...Just wondering if there is one manufacturer and many distributors or many manufacturers? Thanks Jeff Sent from my iPad
• Distributer wanted
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:07:24 -0400
  Does anybody have any good used distributors for an early 1.9? I really need just the vacuum unit but nobody has them in...
• Tune-up Question?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 09:03:30 -1000
  OK new rebuilt, new fangled 4 prong plugs, distributor set to a snappy starting position, What else do I do to tune-up my...
• Re: Engine quit at freeway speed, no re-start
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 01:06:19 -0500
  An immediate shut off of the engine couid very well be the pickup in the distributor has failed. Pretty common.
• Re: Need 050 dizzy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 11:06:44 -0500
  ...I believe that there has been more than one Bosch distributor over the years that ends in 050, leading to some confusion. References to...
• Re: Alternatives to the 009 distributor
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 20:54:22 +0600
  >Someone had commented about alternative distributors to the 009, and I >am specifically looking for the model #'s and why they are better. ya...
• No Spark and Buzzing Relay 2.1 / Redux
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:39:26 -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...
• Re: Distributors
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 22:39:55 +0000
  >... the real > culprit is not getting enough quick spark advance (provided by the vac advance > distributor). > > I don't know which bus you have...
• Engine still not start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Mon, 6 May 2002 08:25:06 -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...
• FIRE!! How did it happen? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:57:49 -0700
  ...It came off easily enough so I pushed it back on the distributor. Fired up the engine - it started right up - and drove off...
• Not running yet. ?????? any ideas.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:01:18 -0600
  ...Swap the distributor from the 90, it should work no problem. First make absolutely sure that the Syncro's spark plug wires are in...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:00:55 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: [VANAGON] Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing <snip>I couldn't get the dizzy drive shaft to drop back...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:57:07 -0800
  ...the Vanagon Spirit!! > > The Red Brick lives! The distributor problem was solved with a > replacement distributor. The engine was test run. But the next...
• Re: Puh-Leeeeze Help!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 09:22:40 -0700
  ...Turn the distributor till the notch in the lip of the dist. body is under the rotor. You should now be in the ballpark...
• Re: New distributor missing hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:37:47 -0700
  ...New distributor missing hall sender? > > The rest of the hall unit is under the rotating stator piece. remove the > retaining circlip, then the stator...
• Re: Help Help 009 Distributor?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 94 22:08:25 EST
  ...sure there is a source out there for a stock replacement distributor. > > Find it, buy it, and be happy. :) If nowhere else, call Vee...
• Re: Random Instant Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:39:14 -0600
  ...Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > To test for that, just unplug the distributor. > My hunch is the fuel pump will still pre-runwith just key...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:26:17 -0400
  ...The Hall sender is inside the distributor. I know the _sender_ is in the distributor, but I thought this thing was something to do...
• Re: electrical problem--apparently solved
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:42:25 -0800
  ...After swapping out parts including an ECU, I finally got my mechanic to put in a new distributor and that seems to have solved...
• 34PICT3 vs. 31PICT1/2/3
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Jul 1994 18:45:39 -0700
  ...BTW, I use 009 distributors with both engines. The dual-advance distributor that goes with the 34PICT-3 works until the vacuum diphragm starts...
• 82 I4 rough idle
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:09:29 -0800
  ...I'm left thinking that there is something not working quite right in the distributor, resulting in intermittent juice to #1,4, and a...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 24 May 2012 08:30:29 -0400
  When the Hall distributor is bad in a situation like this, what's going on? Is is not sending rpm signal to the ECU...
• Re: hall sender vs points
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 13:19:28 -0500
  ...Do I carry a spare distributor, all set up to go? Or what? >I've been in the habit of keeping a few spare...
• Re: Back from walmart...barely...what's wrong now?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:13:27 -0700
  ...I returned the distributor > to the car and it started right up! Figured it must be the distributor > connections. Headed for home and before...
• Re: Compu fire Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 08:13:19 -0500
  ...The instructions vary from one distributor to any others but they don't tell you that. Stan Wilder (burned at compu-fire, ..... K them...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 09:58:38 -0800
  ...For the right side, with the cap off and the rotor pointing at the tiny little notch on the rim of the distributor the...
• Re: Adjusting the idle on '82 AC Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:08:01 -0700
  ...I was actually kinda shocked the first time I saw an air-cooled Vanagon with Electronic Fuel Injection but Points in the distributor ! Like...
• Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 14:35:28 -0700
  ...set up? dual ignitions/coils/distributors? > or just one setup with 2 leads for each cylinder at > the distributor? > > > > ===== > Sudhir Desai > desa4622@kettering.edu...
• Re: Winkler Katalog (US distributor found)
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:31:54 EST
  Hey All, After looking over the Winkler catalog from cover to cover, I found the Official US Distributor. His name was the only name...
• Re: Hot Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 11:19:23 -0500
  I think it may be a defective part inside the distributor.Either that , or the hall sender on the firewall. Years ago, I had...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 7 May 2007 19:37:28 -0700
  ...But this heart shaped cover is on the top of the case right next to the distributor. I am not sure there is such...
• Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:18:12 -0500
  ...I removed the distributor and will take it down to have the sensor tested tomorrow morning. If it is the sensor, anybody have a...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:12:10 +0000
  ...replacing the entire distributor? > >I'm newly moved to the bay area (Oakland) -- can anyone recommend a >local part shop that would have 'em...
• Re: Good Source for Aux Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 15:53:15 -0600
  ...And the > only local source I found appeared to be a wholesale distributor only. Some > browsing on the Internet found this site: > <http://www...
• Re: Shocking Photo
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 15 May 2007 22:22:49 -0700
  ...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: #3 late timing.
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 11:09:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...1965 Volkswagen gave a special grind to the cam >in the distributor to cause #3 to fire 2-1/2 degrees late. >This was...
• New Style Spark Plug Wires
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 09:57:13 -0400
  Has anyone replaced their spark plug wires with ones having the new style connectors which require the distributor cap to have the little studs...
• Re: Help w/2.1 What am i missing?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:11:49 -0400
  Darren, Is the rotor turning in the distributor? Has it jumped out of sync? Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ in statu viae
• Timing waterboxers?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Jun 1996 08:29:04 -0500 (CDT)
  ...to archives or web sites that explain how to set the timimg on a waterboxer? Specifically, how do you adjust the distributor? Thanks, David
• Which one is number one?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 20:22:12 -0800
  Which cylinder is #1 on a 1.9 engine? I can't find anything in Bentley that says and my distributor cap isn't...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 May 2010 11:08:37 -0700
  ...on 2.1 waterboxers with DigiFANT EFI - the distributor has no centrifugal or vacuum advane/retard mechanisms .. the ignition timing curve is fully done...
• Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Jun 2017 17:04:00 -0700
  ...For $260 ! This is what I did on my first swap; buy a new distributor. In hindsight, it wasn't really needed. They don...
• Dead Sparking Plug!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:01:46 -0600
  ...First looked at the distributor - near new. Next tested the lead by running the engine and putting a strobe on it. totally dead. Pulled...
• Re: parts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 02 May 1995 07:04:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...are on line to the Regional Distributor network....which is in turn on line to the National Distributor network. Yep, it takes that lazy...
• digijet timing
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Dec 1996 18:21:50 -0500 (EST)
  ...Before I disassembled the engine I marked the position of the distributor. Today I checked the timing and found that It was timed contrary...
• Re: Take II-'91 Bucking and Digitool Readings-solution?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 16:47:51 -0500
  ...Also, Jim Thompson from the Old Volks home advertised that he had just the Hall sender part of the distributor (only place I've...
• Re: Weber DFVA 32/36 not Working Well...
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 00:19:17 -0500
  ...It > hesistates/chokes when you give it some gas and has no top end power. > He's using a mechanical Bosch distributor (009). The...
• Re: Cold starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 11:24:16 -0500
  ...wires from the distributor connection,back to the hall sender , and to the coil.Could be an issue inside the distributor too. I am...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Sat, 10 May 2008 20:12:43 -0700
  Aileen, Don't know how similar your distributor is to my '84 1.9's, but you might want to check the secondary wires...
• Re: Tach drops fast when it cuts out
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:50:35 -0600
  ...Hall sender on the distributor. Richard
• Need 050 dizzy
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 18:59:56 -0500
  I need a 050 centrifugal advance distributor for my 2 liter type 4 anyone have one reasonable that is good? Adam Puzerewski 81 westy...
• Re: Losing power...update
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:14:56 -0700
  ...1) Hall sender wires are shorting out on distributor body therefore replace Hall unit or entire distributor; 2) test/replace O2 sensor; and 3...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:42:59 -0600
  ...I'll see what I can do... > Edward > > > At 09:30 PM 8/11/2012, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >> Sounds like your distributor cap...
• Re: Vanagon stops and won't start
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 23:38:08 -0700
  ...The plastic connector is broken right where it passes through the distributor body. Inside, the plastic was split into two pieces which were just...
• Re: 1973 bus engine questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Oct 1995 15:12:07 -0400
  ...the distributor number's on the side of the distributor. I started doing my own repairs after I got ripped off, too. But I...
• Re: Digifant Hall Sender Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 21:08:53 -0700
  ...On my '81 distributor (and probably the same on yours) it's red + green 0 black - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU Lafayette...
• Re: intake air distributor...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:21:19 -0700
  ...intake air distributor... > Hi all, mine is a little rusty and I decide to paint it while i'm > refreshing the air and fuel...
• Re: no start/road trip--finis
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Tue, 27 May 1997 15:03:40 -0230 (NDT)
  ...It wouldn't start although it was > cranking. > > It appears to have been caused by a loose distributor and a timing gone > out of...
• Re: Engine Woes -- Need Some Advice
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 17:09:53 -0400
  Find a used distributor (more like $50~$75), and replaced the head gaskets when you can afford it, if the engine doesn't have...