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• Re: HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:16:04 -0000
  ...I had it towed to a local garage and they determined it was a faulty distributor, so they replaced it, and the van STILL...
• parts for the seats
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 6 Apr 2019 19:06:04 -0700
  ...sort of “plastic” between the rails and the actual seat the captan chairs. Have noticed the lack of them resulting in the lateral movement...
• Re: Tune up help pleeassseee!
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:23:09 -0400
  ...prong > bosch - > can't hurt anyways > replace the spark cables and distributor cap > 2.original air and oilfilter > 3.change oil to 20-50...
• Re: This Is Why You Don't Mess With "Stuff" On A Holiday
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 11:32:32 +0000
  ...I decide to have a look at the distributor cap and rotor, hmmm. pretty much toast. About 1:00 I head out for a...
• CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 22:43:51 EST
  ...Distributor Cap 2. Rotor 3. Spark Plug Wires 4. Spark Plugs 5. Fuel Filter 6. No holes in intake boots or vacuum hoses. Any...
• re: most excellent cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty (by way of Dan Beatty )
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 22:13:27 -0600 (CST)
  ...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: Hall Sender- 2.1L engine.
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 09:35:11 -0400
  ...jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > >> John, >> >> If I recall, pop the distributor cap, remove the rotor and plate and lift >> the sensor out of...
• Re: Fuel Pump Substitute Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 12:47:54 +0100
  ...with the fact >I'm going to Central America next. > >Alternators, Distributor Caps and Rotors are ones >which are interchangeable for some models. > >Thanks...
• Re: No spark, no start 88
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:07:54 -0500
  ...From what you've said, sounds like a bad distributor cap and/or rotor (if all else is OK). Could be your ECU => bad...
• Re: FIRE!! How did it happen? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:36:09 -0700
  ...Plastic hot air hose across back of engine Plastic fan shield Distributor cap 2 Spark plug wires Cold start valve Electrical connectors to cold...
• Digifant problem update
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 17:09:00 -0400
  ...are OK.....Pass Switch distributor/hall sensor..........same result...........runs ok until warm and then struggles and dies. switched cap and rotor and ignition...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:06:38 -0600
  ...When my plastic coolant distributor on the right side of my '88 van just in front of the engine failed, I installed a metal...
• Re: 80 Vangon mystery part?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 10:32:38 -0700
  ...you have? Do you have to buy a new distributor/cap too? > the distributor. I've been using it for about a year and...
• Re: Which "surging syndrome" is this one?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:27:35 -0700
  ...Capistrano KG6RCR On 6/22/2006 9:24 AM Roger Sisler wrote: > First look to see that the 3 wires that enter the distributor...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:13:15 -0800
  ...into the distributor cap was > sitting about 1/2" high on the post. I pushed it down flush on the cap > and since then...
• 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
  ...a VR6 coolant pump pulley), rotor, cap, plugs, some gaskets/o-rings etc. I removed the distributor to inspect it. As for the timing...
• Re: No start/no spark II
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:42:35 -0700
  ...nut most of the way and >> lifting the distributor up 1/4" with the cap off, then spin the rotor with >> your finger. Every...
• RE: VANAGON digest 1087
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
  Mon, 2 Sep 1996 09:22:35 -0400
  ...When I arrived home, I changed the spark = plugs, distributor rotor and cap. The problem went away for about 10,000 = miles.=20 The...
• Re: Did I buy the Right Vehicle? Am I hearing all the bad.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 24 May 2005 10:14:55 -0400
  ...Alternator -Alternator Bracket -Thermostat Also replace all normal maintenance parts (Cap, wire, distributor....) I have a small and humble web site on Vanagon's...
• Re: Stuck in Needles, need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:29:45 -0800
  ...here's a test I like to do ...remove distributor ( leave it connected at the side connection..remove dist cap ) ....turn on ignition ( do...
• propane leak repaired
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 07:28:04 -0500
  ...I left and went to a propane and propane accessory distributor down the road a few miles. One of the guys in the shop...
• Re: Which "surging syndrome" is this one?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:24:16 -0400
  First look to see that the 3 wires that enter the distributor are properly connected.You can remove the wire bail and pull the...
• Two battles won!
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 21:16:13 -0500
  ...These engines do not like to run cold! This is after replacing the afm, Temp 2, idle switch, AAR, fuel injectors, distributor cap and...
• Euro-Drive-OBD2: UPDATE 97 Volkswagen Jetta, No-start/Cuts-out/Misfire
  Historical mailing list - "Don Kerr (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:27:02 -0500
  ...Visual ck inside the NEW dizzy cap and rotor from last visit (for a miss on No 1 cylinder.)found no problems. Last visit...
• Re: Ignition points wear
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:05:49 -0500
  ...vary because of bent distributor shafts, distributors running without the spring under the drive or moisture getting into the cap. I normally adjusted my...
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:38:36 -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...
• 84 Vanagon GL does not like the rain
  Historical mailing list - Topher Jerome
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:01:57 -0800
  ...I replaced the "wires", rotor, distributor cap and plugs, but the same thing is happening. I was thinking that the old wires might be...
• Re: Finding TDC (dumb question?)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:54:12 -0600
  ...Remove the distributor cap. Put the vehicle in 2nd gear, push the car forward until #1 is up and the rotor arm is pointing...
• Re: THAT slow??? was: Synchro Power?
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:38:26 -0500
  ...Also might check resistance of the ignition harness and condition of the distributor cap. A weak spark can easily cause low power while allowing...
• Pulsating Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:11:56 -0500
  ...I have done a complete ignition tune up--spark plugs, spark plug wires, ignition rotor, and distributor cap. Checked and adjusted the throttle valve...
• Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:38:27 -0500
  ...into the distributor cap was sitting about 1/2" high on the post. I pushed it down flush on the cap and since then...
• Reassembled 1.9L from head gasket replacement won't start/idle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
  Sat, 22 May 2004 18:15:03 -0500
  ...I also replaced the distributor rotor and cleaned the contacts in the cap. I think I may have wired the distributor wrong, and after...
• Re: finding TDC
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 13:52:45 -0600
  ...distributor cap. Roll the engine over by hand (using a wrench) until the >dist. rotor points 'roughly' at the #1 quadrant of the distributor...
• Re: Ran good, now runs bad???
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:18:23 -0700
  ...Clean the inside of the distributor cap. It may be arcing inside. Of course it can be caused by many other problems too. But...
• rough running
  Historical mailing list - Pat Little
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:54:33 -0700
  ...distributor/cap/leads, plugs, O2 sensor, injector seals. Things that were not replaced (and therefore might be assumed to be OK): coil, ECU, injectors...
• Fwd: no spark
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 04:43:43 EDT
  ...I swapped the HALL unit, COIL, DISTRIBUTOR with known good units...no spark.....checked wires, rotor, cap....no spark.....checked voltages at coil terminal...
• Re: Total Cost of a complete engine overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:19:12 -0500
  ...Coolant expansion tank- $29 Coolant level sender- $9 Coolant Distributor- $24 Spark plugs- $8 Spark plug wires- $50 Cap and rotor- $20 Fuel filter...
• Re: Still hesitating...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 May 2015 09:14:11 -0400
  ...The later can be caused by a cracked, (carbon track) on the distributor cap along with a high resistance spark plug, wire, connector etc...
• Re: #Engine in 1990 Vanagon 2.1L cutting out randomly
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 13:15:39 -0700
  ...and it has a > relatively new AFM and the > > harness modification (capacitor). > > > > Gary > > While you should certainly check out this portion of > the FI...
• Re: Leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 13 May 2002 12:58:42 -0700
  ...Leaking coolant > I've noticed a small leak at the black plastic coolant distributor on > the front side of the firewall (near the starter...
• Re: 009 parts question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 25 May 2003 04:25:21 -0700
  I have the 009 distributor on my 1991 2.1 with the correct rotor and cap. What I can highly recommend is the Pertronix...
• Correction: Buzzing Fuel Pump After Fuel Filter Change
  Historical mailing list - Josh Greenberg
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:40:21 -0700
  ...I also > installed a new air filter, distributor cap, rotor, and new spark plugs. My > 83.5 uses the square type fuel filter in...
• Re: Spring startup
  Historical mailing list - 86 Westfalia
  Sat, 5 May 2001 11:43:23 -0300
  ...Then I pulled the middle wire of the distributor cap out. Turned the engine over for a few seconds. In my mind this helped...
• Re: Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:33:41 -0500
  ...On the 1.9L engines, idle stabilizer works on the distributor advance to maintain idle to specifications. If you bypass idle stabilizer and idle...
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 19:31:29 -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: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 19:10:49 -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: Consistent cutout at 3k rpm
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:49:53 -0700
  ...but it may also > be > related to the new plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, coil, plugs or the > thorough cleaning of all accessible electrical...
• Re: STILL stalling
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 23:16:17 -0800
  ...replaced fuel filter, air filter, plugs, >wires, distributor cap, rotor, Hall sender, ignition coil, O2 sensor, and >soldered a capacitor between the contacts in...
• Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 22:36:14 EDT
  ...You are supplied with a single HI output coil and a special distributor cap for the 009 that has 8 plugs for wires and...
• constant lack of power
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 23:19:55 -0500
  ...One year ago (6k miles) I replaced plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, fuel lines and pump, fuel pressure regulator, cat, exhaust pipes, O2...
• Re: distro body ground
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:48:10 +0000
  ...distro body ground > > The ground wire is for a steel shell that drops over the distributor cap. > Suppose it is for screening of radio...
• Re: '84 1.9: 3/4 power and running ugly
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:45:48 -0400
  ...This is so incredible that mechanics try to change those parts, a simple check of the plugs, rotor, cap wires is enough to tell...
• Re: Power Loss When Wet Problem SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 11:57:52 -0500
  ...So I sprayed all the connectors in the engine > compartment, the plug wires, and inside and outside of the > distributor cap a couple of...
• Re: Hall Sender- 2.1L engine.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 11:01:33 -0700
  ...jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> John, >>> >>> If I recall, pop the distributor cap, remove the rotor and plate and lift >>> the sensor out of...
• Re: Go Westy tune up kit
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:40:38 -0400
  > Actually, there a 4 different pin-style distributor caps for > the Wasserboxer ... And different wire sets for 83-84 and > 85-91... We sell...
• MSW plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:26:04 CST6CDT
  ...distributor end boot seemed sloppy. less than pleased with that. the dist. end connectors fit either the 'cup' or 'post' terminals inside the cap...
• 1988 Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 22:26:21 -0700
  ...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: Update, My vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 21:48:32 -0500
  ...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: Roadhaus - Spare Parts to Carry
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:12:59 -0800
  ...year on the road.. > > Fan Belts = 3 > Distributor O-Ring > Spark Plugs 1 set > Dist Cap = 1 > Water Pump = 1 > Starter = 1 > Left Rear...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:19:24 -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...