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• Re: Jerky Van continued
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 19:59:20 -0500
  ...You might also check the wiring to the Hall-effect sender inside the distributor; there was much recent discussion here on how that wiring...
• Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:38:15 -0700
  ...The 4 cylinder hall puts out 4 pulses per distributor revolution. The distributor turns at half crankshaft speed, namely the crank turns twice while...
• Re: Vanagon 2.0 into '73
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 20:23:32 -0500
  ------------------- Hi Jon, You want to use the standard distributor with fi engines. I can never understand why we keep trying to install this 009...
• Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 23:04:56 EDT
  ...Plus with Digifant, the ECU control the spark not the distributor. You would have to have a new FI system to go along with...
• Re: stalling
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Thu, 20 May 2004 08:41:55 -0700
  Maybe it wasn't the whole distributor, just the hall sender within...but maybe it's impossible to replace just the sender anyway... Mechanists...
• Re: Timing 1.9,2.1 engines
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:17:40 -0500
  ...If not loosen distributor and make adjustment. Don't forget to retighten the distributor if you had to loosen it. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:50:30 -0800
  ...You did not state if you > replaced the > distributor cap, rotor and wires. I would definitely do so. The wires are about 6 months...
• Re: Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:40:16 -0700
  ...Loosen the distributor clamp some,.........then while it's idling, turn the distributor counterclockwise ( advance ) a bit at a time , which will raise the...
• I need help from my air-cool budy's, timing questions!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 01:01:39 -0400
  ...When I try to turn the distributor clockwise to go close to +10 (or I should say 0, the engine feel offset and stall...
• Re: sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 09:35:24 -0400
  ...Hall sender is inside distributor. It's a plate that is fitted around the distributor shaft but attached to the stationary part of the...
• Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:23:14 -0700
  You are correct sir/madam! Clearance and sensible wire routing are the only reasons for a precise distributor gear alignment. Max/Joyce Wellhouse wrote...
• Re: Sloppy timing?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:22:39 -0500
  ...Excessive crank endplay allows the distributor drive gear to be able to rotate a little either way, and this will affect the timing. 2...
• Re: New symptoms (still not running right)
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:26:05 -0400
  ...inside the distributor--on which the entirety of engine operation depends? They are also absolutely unfixable...] Long shot, but if your distributor Hall connector...
• Re: Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:09:47 -0700
  ...electronic or points distributor ? if the points version............( not recommended ) , the points and dwell have to be adjusted correctly first of course. And the...
• 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: missing wire at distributor? and timing question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 15:30:23 -0400
  ...This distributor has 5 vacuum retard built into it for exhaust emission reasons. Your DJ does not have this I believe. Jay Clive Smith...
• Re: Power Cut Out Update
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Fri, 19 Dec 1997 01:05:31 EST
  ...They have determined that > when it cuts out, there is no spark going through the coil, and suspect the > electronic distributor to be the...
• ADDCO is making a front sway bar for me this week, anyone else want one?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:29:04 -0700
  ...Call Shelly at www.ADDCO.net and ask for a distributor near you--do not buy direct. The 1" front bar is about $160...
• Re: 88 vanagon gl "issues"
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:07:21 -0400
  ...Some questions: > > The TEMPII sensor is a real good candidate. > > > Where exactly is the TEMPII sensor? > > There are some wires/traces under the distributor...
• Re: hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 5 Nov 2016 11:11:02 -0700
  What fixed this for me was fixing the advance on the distributor. It was sticking from lack of lubrication. I used QD electronics cleaner...
• Re: 009 Distributor in Type IV
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:04:50 -0500
  ...Since the oil cooler was moved to the rear of the Type 4 motor, the thinking was that a centrifugal distributor for that engine...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 16:49:59 -0800
  I like to do the test with the distributor in my hands, key on, and turning it by hand. what you should get for...
• Re: air cooled ignition distributor questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:07:09 -0400
  At 04:13 PM 3/23/2009, Jonathan Poole wrote: >under the distributor cap and the point contact blocks have been wearing >very fast...
• Re: Has anyone tried Pertonix Points? What do you think of them?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 09:45:58 -0500
  ...I believe my 90 Vanagon's electronic ignition his a Hall-sensor distributor. Buy one an be very happy. Regards 90 Carat Mark Magee...
• MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:09:43 -0500
  ...new fuel injectors, new plugs, new plug wires, new distributor cap, new O2 sensor, new Temp II sensor, set timing, set CO mixture, set...
• Hall Sender question
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 4 May 2007 13:23:04 -0400
  Yesterday I discovered that the wiring to my distributor was coming apart--the engine stalled when I moved it a little. I took out...
• Hall sender Install
  Historical mailing list - Paolo
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 12:06:22 -0800
  ...Am I to assume that the distributor must be pulled to install this? Thanks. Paolo
• Fwd: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:37:16 -0400
  ...T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower To: Gabriel Hourtouat <ghourtouat@gmail.com> Cc: vanagonlist a <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Wed, Sep 11, 2019...
• Re: Coolant part confusion - need some help!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:29:07 -0400
  ...On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Andrew Philbrick <herrschildkrote@gmail.com>wrote: > Hey Jeff, > > I recently replaced the coolant distributor in...
• FW: results of tests for Das Boot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:59:34 -0600
  ...I have the required minimum 10 volts at the wire connector to the distributor. I read 10.5 to 11 volts at this point...
• Re: '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karen Bailey
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 11:27:22 -0800
  ...Check (or have someone check) the 3 wire connector coming out of the distributor. The elbow can crack and the 3 uninsulated wires inside...
• Re: Adjusting valves on '91 Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:07:18 -0500
  ...I have set the distributor to show #1 at TDC and after figeting > with the > push rods to get them to fully seat, have...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 14:17:38 -1000
  ...I wiped the inside of the > distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change. >
• Re: Wiring harness to distributor plug
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 07:47:45 -0400
  ...It's the connection from the coil to the distributor. The > wires in my plug were kinda stiff/hard and of course I was...
• Re: Has anyone R&R'd the distributor in a sy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 12:22:53 -0400
  ...Steve Hoge) writes: >I remember some Syncro owners mentioning that their distributors were >water-sealed with some sort of a gasket or rubber boot...
• water temp regulation
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Mar 1990 19:27:17 -0500
  ...you'll probably have to find a distributor for them in your area, but companies are usually willing to tell you this. If they...
• 84 and 85 engine differences?
  Historical mailing list - Ely Kumli
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 20:25:04 -0700
  I have an 85 (per vin #) and the plug wires and distributor use the old-style connectors (old as shown in Bentley). I am...
• Re: sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 06:43:36 -0700
  ...Hall sender is inside distributor. It's a plate that is fitted around the distributor shaft but attached to the stationary part of the...
• Re: Build your OWN FI replacement for the digixxx system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:20:10 -0500
  ...I have often thought about adding it to give direct coil to plug firing to eliminate the distributor cap and rotor. It has dual...
• Re: Metal can around distributor cap...do you need it?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 23:36:42 -0400
  >Ralph, I just took a stud-type cap and fitted the metal shield to it >(bloody nuisance). I then removed it and fitted a...
• Re: point gap
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 8:52:47 PDT
  > > Could anyone tell me the correct point gap for a stock 1600 > dual port with a 009 distributor? > .016 But you should use a...
• Ignition and Carbs.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 16:09:38 -0600
  ...Has any one ripped out the electronic ignition and fuel injection and put in a points type distributor and carbs? Ken Nelson [text/html]
• coolant distribution part
  Historical mailing list - George C Caldwell
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:13:29 -0400
  The coolant distributor on my '87 syncro - part 251.121.442A - self destructed. What is left is about the consistancy of stale wheatabix (which...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 10:04:03 -0400
  >> However, on a 2.1 there is no mechanism of any kind in the distributor affecting the timing curve. << I have an 1.9...
• Re: VERY low power
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 19:15:53 -0400
  ...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: 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:56:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...So, I'd think you could use the Hall effect distributor, coil, etc. with carburators. One part you won't need if you go...
• Re: 81 Aircooled - Replacing Condenser
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:13:33 -0400
  ...Remove the distributor, change > the points and condenser, replace the distributor, set the dwell and > then set the timing. The more I do it...
• Re: 009 Distributor in Type IV
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 17:57:47 -0400
  ...009 Distributor in Type IV > I'm not a disto expert, but I was under the impression that the 050's > advance curve was...
• Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:57:29 -0700
  ...I wanted to unplug them at the distributor end, it being easier to get to that the sparky ends. But I could not get...
• Re: What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 08:33:55 -0400
  ...If it works, don't worry about it! Shawn Montreal, Qc. "Pernice, Vincent" wrote: > Just below distributor cap, on the right side of the...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:31:31 -0700
  ...It drives the distributor, but AFAIK, if distributor not installed, it doesn't need to be in any special position in relation to the...
• Re: No start/no spark (fixed)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:18:08 -0400
  ...in the distributor ..once miles get very high .. > that part is suspect. > also check wires to the side of the distributor ..they can be...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 May 2011 21:08:38 -0400
  ...David Beierl -- you're our only hope! It just sits in line between the distributor and the ECU. Whenever the timing pulse drops below...
• Re: Hall Sender question
  Historical mailing list - KEN FRY
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 17:17:34 -0800
  ...On my old 85 I procrastinated and it shorted out, thus I had to rebuild distributor in Texaco Parking lot. Ken Fry 89 Wolfie...
• Re: Windshields: all years the same?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 20:24:15 +0000
  ...Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:16:31 -0500 > >follow-on question for stan w.: > >stan, you suggested canvassing glass distributors for leftover inventory >they...
• RE: '57 Progress or Problem?!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 09:17:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Did the mechanic by any chance bump the vacuum advance tube free from the distributor? This will cause OK idle (not great, vacuum leak...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 18:07:00 -0800
  ...You did tighten the distributor locknut before starting the engine the second time, right? There's an actual procedure in Bentley for testing the...
• Re: What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 18:02:01 -0700
  Mine has the metal shield around the distributor cap and it has a ground wire that connects to the prong as described. Richard -----Original...
• transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:22:13 -0800
  ...It's mounted on the black part of the intake air distributor, and has a aprox 1cm dia metal tube going through the front...
• Ignition screw ups
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:15:57 -0800
  ...Replaced distributor with a new rebuilt dizzy from Rock-auto, and a set of hot-spark pointless points (that's for sure). Turns out...