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• Re: Distributor woes
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:34:22 -0700
  ...would be, did anyone remove the distributor to service anything? I can just imagine a loose clamp, then the dizzy working its' way out...
• hose replacement-->coolant dist. replacement-->thermostat housing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:28:19 -0500
  I started out replacing a few hoses in the area of the coolant distributor on my 86 with AT. (some of this is rerun...
• Re: Van won't start with strong gas smell...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 21:25:27 -0800
  ...What I had thought was a fuel leak was actually a bad distributor. Actually, the distributor o-ring was leaking oil into the distributor...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:23:40 +0000
  ...Some worm drive clamps like the "zebra" brand clamps that you can buy at your local FLAPS are utter rubbish. I had one well...
• quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:16:53 -0500
  ...Anybody heard of a metal replacement for these before? The clamps on the connecting hoses (and ONLY these hoses) were screw-type clamps, so...
• Re: Spare Parts you MUST carry!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:46:42 -0500
  ...distributor >>plug wires >>main relay >>coolant hoses >>temp sensor >>coolant manifold >>fuses >>headlight bulb >>alternator >>starter motor >>expansion tank cap >>fuel line >>hose clamps...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:26:37 -0700
  ...Pressure from the hot cooling system causes the clamped hose to pull against the lip at the end of the pipe. The metal insert...
• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:43:41 -0800
  ...Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX > > >> As long as you swap the timing clamps along with the distributors you >> should...
• Aux Battery in a 74
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 16:46:53 -0800 (PST)
  ...distributor cap that had cracked open, and noticed something. On the driver's side of the engine, there are two battery terminal clamps with...
• Re: Taking apart a distributor -- arrgh!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 21:24:32 EDT
  ...I have seen more than one distributor drive coupling chewed up from being clamped into unprotected bench vise jaws, I even saw it on...
• Re: Leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 13 May 2002 16:29:28 -0400
  ...Use use stainless steel hose clamps when reattaching the hoses to the coolant distributor. I didn't and I have to change the clamps...
• Shady Boy awnings
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 13:53:21 -0700
  ...Has anyone got one? They look nifty--10'x6' canopy of Sunbrella cantilevered out on fiberglass poles from the annodized aluminum box which clamps...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 19:51:59 -0500
  ...distributor clamp to the block >> >> Leave the nut on, by just a thread or 2 >> >> Lift the distributor up, as far as the clamp...
• Re: Manifold vacuum specs?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:55:53 -0500
  ...WT heck? Shut off car, replugged FPR, plugged guage into distributor hose: 13 in., slight wavering, looked good. It turned out the FPR vacuum...
• Re: Setting time timing - unexpectedly need help.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:39:53 -0500
  ...I have done > this many times before, but the usual is not working. > > Distributor is tending to creep towards more advanced timing. The clamp...
• Re: Help with coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:35:26 +0200
  snipped-------- I need suggestions on how to remove the small crimped-on clamps on the small hoses going to and from the coolant rail...
• Re: What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 08:33:55 -0400
  ...On some new caps w/ shield, it seems to ground through the holding clamps, so a plug-in at that spot may not be...
• Re: EV gas leak
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 15:17:58 -0500
  ...The listee (Rick G?)who posted said he just replaced the clamps and maybe the hoses. No big deal to do BUT, this leak...
• 2 liter saga with fi continued
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 18:59:01 -0400
  ...Ordered new distributor clamp from the dealer..........Will see if that helps keep the high end timing stabilized. When you put the timing light...
• Re: Martha's Stroy about Gas Smells
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 15:31:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...In some cases these fuel lines don't even have clamps! Was this a policy with brand-new VW bugs and buses? If so...
• checking fuel system pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 14:53:20 CST6CDT
  ...of the distributor. Some gas will spray out so have a rag handy. Hook up your guage with a hose clamp onto that T...
• Re: Karma shmarma. '71 bus Backfiring & stranded
  Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
  Tue, 9 Jul 1996 11:32:06 MST
  ...It turned out to be a loose distributor. I'm not sure how, because I cinched it down good & tight (or as tight as...
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  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Fri, 26 May 2017 11:07:28 -0700
  ...This morning I found the distributer clamp > loose letting the distributor move. I thought setting the timing with my > strobe and tightening the clamp...
• Re: engine install almost success
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 08:42:31 -0800
  You need to get that distributor seated properly. Remove the clamping bracket and spread it open a bit so it will slip all the...
• misc.
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 25 Mar 96 16:27:51 EST
  ...intake air distributor. Hmmm, so that might explain the varying degrees of brake boost I had been experiencing :) . Anyway, got hose clamps at the...
• Water distributor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 04:57:57 -0800
  ...In my case it was in my hands as I was trying to cinch the hose clamp up tight. All this happened in a...
• Re: SAmba Ad
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:36 -0700
  ...the distributor ) ...joint that hose directly to the plastic fuel line with a ( not american el cheapo # 4 ) good german screw hose clamp, or...
• Re: no start/road trip--finis
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 May 1997 18:54:05 -0700
  ...If the wires are visibly touching or the plastic is cracked, remove the distributor (but do not loosen the clamp), and thread a piece...
• Re: hose replacement-->coolant dist. replacement-->thermostat housing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:10:26 -0800
  ...I got some discussion going about the worm gear drive clamps vs. the OEM spring clamps. I like the idea of the spring clamps...
• Re: 2.1 WBX eating coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:10:54 -0700
  ...First I noticed that the offending clamps were relatively loose, so I retightened them. Incidentally the method I use, it to tighten the clamp...
• Re: [WetWesties] Great gathering (Re: Brakes)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 19:32:14 -0500
  ...the factory crimp on clamps with hose clamps on the 4 short braided hose connections at the intake air distributor, and ... the two things...
• Re: Any experience with this part?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:31:56 -0600
  ...I can't tell from the phtto of the water distributor wherther it has the little bumps on the hose barbs so the clamp...
• Re: timing tyro
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 19:40:14 -0800
  ...Restart engine and rotate distributor to align marks. Adjust idle speed as needed. Stop engine and tighten distributor clamp (PLEASE don't treat it...
• Re: Gasoline Leak! (and poll)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 18:17:42 -0500
  ...fuel distributor rail. They are plastic on the later models and can get brittle. Definitely retighten your screw clamps. Factory non adjustable clamps are...
• Re: Hall effect sender question and stuttering
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 09:23:41 EDT
  ...I removed mine from the block during a rebuild and was careful to install the drive correctly back in, then I put the distributor...
• Engine still not start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Mon, 6 May 2002 08:25:06 -0400
  ...cylinder at TCD & distributor mark at rotor for #1 cylinder line up per Bentley manual loosed dist locking clamp & moved distributor left / right.. it...
• Re: Tachometer question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 09:11:59 -0700
  ...looks like an old distributor may be difficult. I use a tachometer that has an inductive pickup you clamp around one spark-plug wire...
• How-To Fuel Line Replacement 1.9l Vanagon (Long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 May 1999 21:49:31 EDT
  ...Replace these three fuel lines by measuring them and cutting and replacing old clamps with new ones back onto the "T" distributor. Also be...
• Re: quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:34:54 -0600
  ...Anybody heard of > a metal replacement for these before? The clamps on the connecting > hoses (and ONLY these hoses) were screw-type clamps, so...
• Should the fuel pump always run with key on?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:22:27 -0800
  ...One of them right next to the distributor. Acck! As it turned out, ALL the hose clamps were extremely loose. the rubber hoses themselves...
• Image links. Bosch Rotor and cap (Jetta engine in vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:13:14 -0800
  ...That was with distributor installed but clamp at base removed. > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https...
• Fuel Line Replacement Kit and How-To Repost
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:59:00 EDT
  ...Replace these three fuel lines by measuring them and cutting and replacing old clamps with new ones back onto the "T" distributor. Also be...
• Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:27:22 +0000
  ...It looks as though I did not tighten the clamp enough around the distributor-it had riden up enough that it was not turning...
• Re: no start/road trip--finis
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Tue, 27 May 1997 15:03:40 -0230 (NDT)
  ...in the boss, Franz. (No kidding) He soon had the loose distributor clamped down and the timing fixed and I was on my way...
• Re: Fuel pressure test gauge ???
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 17:37:11 -0500
  ...There is a "T" fitting in the fuel line by the distributor that has a screw in one of the ends. Remove the screw...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:53:43 -0800
  ...Pop off the cap on the distributor, loosen the distributor clamp and turn the distributor until the rotor points right at the small mark...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:47:55 -0800
  ...It looks as though I did not tighten the clamp enough around the distributor-it had riden up enough that it was not turning...
• Re: mileage down after fuel hose change
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:09:14 -0400
  I suspect that your mechanic moved the distributor timing setting to change the hoses.When he set it back,he did it manually ,without...
• Urgent - removal of hose from fuel injector
  Historical mailing list - jesse lee reynolds
  Tue, 10 May 1994 10:11:20 -0500 (EST)
  ...While replacing fuel lines, the line from my metal fuel distributor thingy to my injectors 3 and 4 (I wasn't going to replace...
• Re: Intake manifold hose
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:27:11 -0700
  ...There are hose distributors in town that might have a silicone product with the right ID. Do you suggest some heat to help Get...
• Intake manifold hose
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:32:48 -0700
  The four hose pieces which connect the air intake distributor to the manifold pipes - I purchased under part VWC-039-133-241 as advertised...
• Re: No start/no spark
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:49:08 -0700
  If you remove the 13mm nut that holds the distributor clamp to the block, you can lift the distributor/clamp out and spin it...
• Replacing water pump 86 syncro ?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:41:20 EDT
  ...are there ones too at the top?), possibly the distributor because a hose clamp is angled wrong unless I use a bent screw driver...
• RE: Burning Buses
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 09:48:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...This mechanic used this statement to justify not putting clamps on the rebuild he put in my (then) '73 convertible, until I insisted. This...
• Final question Coolant hose replaced
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 14:55:02 -0800
  ...both > clamps and pushing the hose back onto the plastic pipe a few inches so that > you can get past the coolant distributor nipple...
• Re: Rebuilding a distributor.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:02:29 EST
  ...Driving the shaft out of the distributor body was even worse. Now, after replacing the hall sender, driving the shaft back in is impossible...
• Take-Along Parts
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 15:46:01 -0700
  ...Fuel pump + clamps Fuel filter 18" of fuel line + clamps ECU Coil Ignition module Temp 2 sensor Valve adjustment screw Valve cover gaskets (2...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:53:51 -0400
  ...Are they just sleeves that fit into the ends of the plastic tubes to reinforce them at the clamping points? Why do they slide...
• Re: fuel pump buzz
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 07:12:43 -0500
  ...distributor manifold very easily. Just remove the little hex headed screw and washer, and slip the hose over the fitting. Tighten the clamp a...
• Re: Replacing water pump 86 syncro ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:51:04 -0400
  ...are there ones too at the top?), possibly the distributor because a hose clamp is angled wrong unless I use a bent screw driver...