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• Re: Re-installing distributer drive gear, T4
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Aycock
  Sun, 15 May 1994 22:30:57 -0400 (EDT)
  ...the stock 73 distributor and the 009 > are 90 degrees different in their #1 position. > Ahhhh... That would explain my probs... > Just make sure...
• Re: Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:49:44 -0800
  ...I made sure the distributor drive gear is > installed > correctly as per Bentley, double-checked TDC according to valves and > piston. > Made sure rotor...
• Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Jun 2017 20:08:07 -0700
  ...is their "kit" to put an ABA-compatable drive gear on > my own Digifant distributor.... -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:05:18 -0800
  I've forgotten exactly how the distributor shaft goes, but maybe that's loose... I recall there's a bevel gear that's driven...
• 1.9L to 1600 T-1 Distributor
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 22:39:38 -0400
  Well not all vw distributors are the same. during assembly i tend to install the dist drive gear and point the rotor in the...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Mon, 7 May 2007 23:02:49 -0400
  ...carbureted engines. > While you can oil the cam shaft and distributor drive gear there, no way > can you fill the oil pump there. Maybe...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 7 May 2007 19:37:28 -0700
  ...carbureted engines. > While you can oil the cam shaft and distributor drive gear there, no way > can you fill the oil pump there. Maybe...
• status update
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 23:56:48 -0700
  ...These things don't have those damn timing belts - it's all gear driven. Maybe the distributor gear missing teeth? (For those who haven...
• Re: Distributor question
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 15:00:37 -0500
  ...I need to use the complete distributor assembly from the old engine. Does anyone have a method to extract the distributor drive from out...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 14:13:54 -0500
  ...I recall there's a bevel gear that's driven off the intermediate >> balance shaft... that may be loose somehow, allowing distributor shaft and...
• Re: Distributor woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:35:02 -0700
  ...distributor slightly out of the case.? Wear on the tines at the end of the distributor and the heat of the 1200 mile drive...
• Zoooooom!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 14:06:09 -0500
  ...it's like i have a new engine! I could pull up his driveway in 2nd gear. I can shift at a reasonable RPM...
• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 13:33:01 -0500
  The real test here is the position of the distributor drive gear. If the distributors appear to be in the same location, go for...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:38:08 -0500
  ...wire inside the distributor so the plate can move unrestricted? Do you have the spring under the distributor which pushes the drive gear down?
• Re: RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:25:53 -0700
  ...There is a slot in the drive gear that a key on the distributor fits into. If you removed the drive gear, see Bentley...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:23:08 -0500
  ...Another fun item that can cause grief is the distributor drive gear. With the distributor out turning the crank forward can push the gear...
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:36:41 -0500
  ...I was going to break the third gear slider thingie. The little wire in the distributor was broken,just out of sight,under the...
• Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 18:33:41 +0000
  ...I couldn't get the dizzy drive shaft to drop back down into the drive shaft gears while the pulley was 90 degrees ATDC...
• Re: Zoooooom!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:08:38 +0100
  ...it's like i have a new engine! I could pull up his driveway in 2nd gear. I can shift at a reasonable RPM...
• Intermittent Miss on one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:03:07 -0500
  ...35 MPH speed limit keeps me from trying other gears during test drive. This is the darndest problem I have ever run up against...
• It runs! and tightening the oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 09:19:40 -0700
  ...In addition, a shot fuel pump, loose temp sensor, and a distributor drive gear that was installed one tooth off all worked together to...
• Re: finding TDC
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 14:03:39 -0500
  ...you only pulled the distributor, and NOT the distributor drive shaft (The little medicine-bottle sizes plug with a gear-shaped end) THEN You...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 22:20:29 -0700
  ...turns out when I swapped distributors, I > put it back without making sure it engaged the drive gear in the case. > Crazy thing is...
• Re: The details of Motronic
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 09:15:06 -0400
  ...The rotor doesn't; it's firmly screwed to a shaft, which goes to a gear drive. The only thing that the advance moves...
• Re: Engine Break-In Oil Weight
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 8 May 2007 21:41:42 -0700
  ...The hole I was talking about has connection to the chamber where the two crankshaft gears (to drive camshaft and distributor shaft) are located...
• Re: Zoooooom!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:10:36 +0100
  ...it's like i have a new engine! I could pull up his driveway in 2nd gear. I can shift at a reasonable RPM...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing - Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 00:21:39 -0400
  ...I couldn't get the dizzy drive shaft to drop back down into the drive shaft gears while the pulley was 90 degrees ATDC...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:20:31 -0700
  ...I couldn't get the dizzy drive shaft to drop back down into the drive shaft gears while the pulley was 90 degrees ATDC...
• Re: static timing help!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:38:44 -0400
  ...I'm guessing it has to do with the gear lash in the distributor drive, which is a lot more apparent when you're...
• Re: Rebuild time
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Wed, 4 Dec 1996 19:34:41 +0000
  ...I had little wear, but replaced the distributor drive gear due to the effect wear has on timing. Good Luck, Scott Maurer 1984 Vanagon...
• Re: removed my distro last night 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 06:54:26 EST
  ...Remove the distributor. Remove the drift pin from the drive gear. Remove the distributor shaft. Remove the Hall sender. Hall senders are available from...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing - Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 02:19:11 +0000
  ...I couldn't get the dizzy drive shaft to drop back down into the drive shaft gears while the pulley was 90 degrees ATDC...
• HELP! 2.0L Camshaft Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 14:10:40 -0800
  ...to install the cam. (That is, after I removed the distributor and distributor drive shaft as the timing seemed to be off 180 degrees...
• Gear Problems?? 87GL rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 21:53:59 +0000
  Hey all- I've gotten my engine back in, rotated the distributor 180� and got the thing to start...Runs good from what I...
• VW reman engine.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 23:59:17 -0400
  ...Distributor drive gear is not there. No gaskets for installation. Maybe there missing. No water pump. I'll let everyone know how it runs...
• Name That Part - Bonus Round
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:26:23 -0600
  ...Hopefully I can just pull the distributor without pulling the drive gear, and then set the new one in and have it work like...
• Re: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 04:26:53 -0500
  ...The transmission seems to shift smoothly between gears and is full of fluid. If I turn the distributor counterclockwise a bit the idle goes...
• Re: major problem or minor faux pas?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 09:44:05 -0500
  ...the fog > David Conner > terrapin@halifax.com Dave it sounds like the distributor is not down into the drive gear all the way Bob
• 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: Distributor drive shaft installation?
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 22:49:08 -0700
  ...By far the hardest part so far has been > getting the distributor drive shaft re-installed. > > With the engine at #1 TDC and the...
• Re: TDC, AC
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 11:08:16 -0800
  ...That's why the cam is geared at 1:2 to the crank and the distributor is driven by the cam shaft.) On a...
• 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: major problem or minor faux pas?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 06:57:31 -0500
  ...The type 4 motor can *conceivably* skip timing if the distributor drive shaft isn't mated to the base of the distributor. And in...
• Re: Engine Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 13:57:55 -0400
  ...dist is installed" Why? - - - - - - - - so the distributor drive shaft doesn't pop out away from the gears. it would have been set in right...
• 81 Vanagon Type 4 Motor Timing
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Wed, 8 Apr 2020 09:36:58 -0400
  ...Dennis Haynes Mon, Mar 23, 6:52 PM to me, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM It is most likely the distributor drive gear is off...
• Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 00:03:34 +0200
  ...at TDC and then line up the distributor drive shaft (with it connected to > the distributor) in the slot looking down from the fan...
• Re: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 10:34:14 -0500
  ...The transmission seems to shift > smoothly between gears and is full of fluid. > > If I turn the distributor counterclockwise a bit the idle goes...
• 81 Vanagon Type 4 Motor Timing
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:47:07 -0400
  ...so far off? Is the incorrect positioning of the distributor due to the drive gear being mis-oriented during the rebuild? Or am I...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:45:04 -0800
  Thanks Roger, The problem is that I've already pulled the distributor, AND the drive gear, so I can't trust the drive gear...
• Re: electrical problem--apparently solved
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:05:33 -0500
  ...The trickiest part is to be sure you put the drive gear back on the bottom in the same orientation that it came off...
• Re: Name That Part - Bonus Round
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:36:17 -0400
  ...the timing tips. > Hopefully I can just pull the distributor without pulling the drive > gear, and then set the new one in and have...
• CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 22:43:51 EST
  ...The transmission seems to shift smoothly between gears and is full of fluid. If I turn the distributor counterclockwise a bit the idle goes...
• Update on the New Engine Timing Issue....And finally idle problem solved.
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:38:41 -0400
  ...I did based upon the distributor drive gear. But when i had the valve covers off.. i noticed that as i spun the engine...
• Re: Zoooooom!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 12:35:42 +0100
  ...it's like i have a new engine! I could pull up his > > driveway in > > 2nd gear. I can shift at a reasonable RPM...
• Re: Intermittent engine miss
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:17:36 -0600
  ...Same in all gears, if anything worse in lower > gears. > > Then it would catch and run smoothly for from 1 to about 30 seconds...
• Re: mileage revisited
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 16 Nov 96 19:50:48 UT
  ...city (well I'm calling "City" when I drive over the mountains in 2nd gear to get to work). I use the taller tires...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:55:39 -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: Timing tips for Idiots
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:05:43 -0700
  ...The TDC requirement is for removing and replacing the separate distributor drive gear that stays down in the case hole even after the distributor...
• dwell angle: thanks problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:15:06 EDT
  ...other gear no backfire. Hmmmm oh well. Always has done this. 2 weeks ago I was even afraid to remove the distributor. Now I...
• Re: Mystery Electrical Trouble
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:09:18 -0400
  ...gear and make a try of it. > >Q: If you grab ahold of the hall sender jack coming off the bottom of the >distributor...