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#1 firing position on 009? (2.0 l FI)
Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
Mon, 20 Nov 1995 10:03:58 -0500
...And anyway, if #3 fires differently from #1 (as previous posts suggest), would that mean I'd have to change the distributor shaft 180...
2.1 distributor drive gear installation question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:19:52 -0500
...Install drive shaft so that offset slot faces bolt (arrow)--huh? Do they mean that the slot in the end of the shaft be...
just helpless me again
Historical mailing list - Steve Jevne
Wed, 25 Oct 2000 19:09:59 EDT
...My problem once I get the distributor shaft to engage in the drive gear, according to haynes, is that the rotor arm points to...
Re: oil pressure problem
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 12:05:37 -0700
...run, as the distributor is also driven by this shaft. It is driven by a "toothed" pulley. The only thing "driven" by the back...
Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 1 May 2010 13:21:52 -0700
...1 > cylinder - insert drive shaft so that off-set slot in top of drive > shaft is pointing toward tapped hole (arrow) - smaller segment points...
Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 8 Jun 2017 19:37:29 -0700
...to put an ABA-compatable drive gear on my own Digifant distributor.... I marked the timing gears, shafts, pulleys etc on both motors, then...
WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 12:54:33 MST
...Thu, 27 Apr 2000 02:25:25 +0200 > >Be sure to put the distributor drive shaft in and position it correctly >before >you lay...
Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Sun, 21 Sep 2003 18:55:09 -0400
...Take off the distributor cap, then loosen the distributor and pull it out. You should see a black O ring on the drive shaft...
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: VW-'71 BUS-1600 DP-DISTRIBUTOR ADVANCE CURVES-QUESTION
Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
Mon, 2 Oct 1995 20:27:41 -0400 (EDT)
...with increasing rpms, any more than this indicates a worn dist drive shaft. If the numbers above are from your engine maybe that is...
'86 Westy timing conundrum
Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
Wed, 15 May 2002 14:10:00 -0500
...So, last night I pulled the distributor, then the distributor drive shaft and re-installed both following the procedures in the Bentley. --I brought...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Mon, 7 May 2007 23:02:49 -0400
...mounted on carbureted engines. > While you can oil the cam shaft and distributor drive gear there, no way > can you fill the oil pump...
Re: I recently started assembling my engine,
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 08:23:06 -0400
...distributor drive gear gets chewed up it does not take the steel cam gear with it. This damage happens when the drive shaft under...
Re: distributor drive shaft installation
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:27:49 -0400
On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, Mark Seifert wrote: > This is a 2.1. I dont think the #3 is slightly retarded. But why did...
Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
Historical mailing list - armando guzman
Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:44:13 -0700
...Take >off the distributor cap, then loosen the distributor and pull it out. >You should see a black O ring on the drive shaft...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 7 May 2007 19:37:28 -0700
...mounted on carbureted engines. > While you can oil the cam shaft and distributor drive gear there, no way > can you fill the oil pump...
Re: Real time help needed
Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
Sat, 28 Mar 2020 19:51:59 -0500
...Now turn on the key >> >> With a finger, slowly spin the distributor shaft using the rotor. >> >> Each 1/4 turn should trigger the fuel...
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: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 9 Jul 2011 14:39:52 -0700
...Finally I made a drive shaft to fit into distributor drive hole (dist. removed). Spinning the driveshaft with power drill turned the pump and...
Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
Historical mailing list - Ian X
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 04:53:47 -0800
...Freezing would be good in the case of the pin but the shaft is a different story because of thermal expansion the fit actually...
Re: Wrap Up: Oil mess on rear hatch after high speed run on freeway
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:48:48 -0400
...It was really hard > compared to the new one. > > Can someone tell me if there is a pressurized oil feed to > the distributor shaft...
Re: Hall Sender
Historical mailing list - T Berk
Mon, 10 May 2004 15:10:50 -0700
...you removed the distributor shaft to get access to the hall sender? (I am > not talking about the distributor drive shaft which is attached...
Puh-Leeeze Van-Again!!!
Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
Tue, 12 Jun 2001 20:52:02 -0400
...bottom gear that contacts the crank shaft looks pretty good but the gear that drives the distributor is all chewed up. It looks like...
Vanagon U-Joints (Ad in VW Mag)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 May 1995 12:38:41 -0400
...You don't have to replace the "entire drive line" (god forbid!)--they mean "drive shaft" 3. They will get *no* calls on this...
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: Distributors revisited
Historical mailing list
Tue, 8 Nov 1994 17:02:16 -0800
...the little ridged bit on the bottom of the distributor that engages the disributor drive looks like it can go in either correctly or...
Re: engine install almost success
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 19 Dec 2000 08:42:31 -0800
...a spring and > retaining spring where the distributor shaft is inserted. as i pull out > the shaft for inspection, being careful not to crank...
Re: Syncro Universal Joints
Historical mailing list - John
Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:37:09 -0400
...I pulled out the drive shaft and drove the van with no more > vibration. I then looked at the drive shaft and found that...
Re: Help diagnose Cinco
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Sun, 6 Nov 2005 18:55:42 -0800
...When the crankshaft was at TDC for cylinder #1, the distributor drive shaft was pointing at the wrong stud (about 45 degrees clockwise of...
Re: Wasserboxer stalling
Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:53:16 -0400
...Finally took out distributor and the shaft had way too much play down where it connects to the drive shaft at the cam. This...
Re: More Help Puh�Leeze!!!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:32:05 -0700
...noticed there is a small gap in the clamp near the distributor > shaft. The nut and bolt assembly seem to be bent a bit...
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: major problem or minor faux pas?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 14 Nov 1999 11:17:16 -0600
...shaft assembly is made up on your machine, but a close look at the entire distributor assembly sounds warranted. John Rodgers "88GL Driver Animal...
Re: 1990 Carat...Overheating Saga that won't end....Help????
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
Sat, 7 Sep 2002 02:30:15 +0000
...I have three 2.lL WBXs that I drive VERY HARD and they never overheat! My Syncro has special temperature sensors and gauges and...
Re: Distributor woes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:54:19 -0400
It is possible that the distributor drive pinion was not properly shimmed or the case wore out underneath it. There should actually be two...
Re: Engine Questions
Historical mailing list
Sun, 12 May 1996 13:57:55 -0400
...not rotate engine until dist is installed" Why? - - - - - - - - so the distributor drive shaft doesn't pop out away from the gears. it would have...
Re: Bottom end reassembly?
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 02:25:25 +0200
Be sure to put the distributor drive shaft in and position it correctly before you lay the crank and camshaft to "final rest". It...
Re: driveshaft rebiuld--BuddPremak
Historical mailing list - John
Sat, 16 Oct 1999 23:34:12 -0400
...My driveshaft's u-joints > are shot. I remember this being discussed before but need help now. Are > they ever completely rebuildable. What I...
Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Sun, 4 Jan 2009 13:55:40 -0500
Not to defend Wally World (or the tow guy), but it would be pretty difficult to break your coolant distributor during a tow or...
Re: Bosch 009 on T4?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 Apr 1996 11:59:34 -0400
...point towards the notch on the distributor rim. There is always a chance that the distibutor drive shaft got put in backwards, and that...
Screeching noise on '82 Vanagon...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Sun, 23 Apr 2000 11:14:57 -0700
...I theorized that when throttle was applied, the distributor shaft moved just enough to cause these parts to rub at high speed. I opened...
Re: sudden failure to fire
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Mon, 4 Sep 2006 09:35:24 -0400
...Or to replace the sender (requires distributor removal and drive cog removal on end of shaft - fairly straightforward) John 86 Westy ----- Original Message ----- From...
Re: sudden failure to fire
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Mon, 4 Sep 2006 06:43:36 -0700
...Or to replace the sender (requires distributor removal and drive cog removal on end of shaft - fairly straightforward) John 86 Westy ----- Original Message ----- From...
Re: Bosch 009 Dist. on pancake.
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Thu, 8 Feb 1996 22:39:27 -0800 (PST)
...matter, and the distributor can only go in one way unless you are talking about resetting the distributor drive shaft which is a very...
81 Vanagon Type 4 Motor Timing
Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:47:07 -0400
...Why does the van run so well with the timing so far off? Is the incorrect positioning of the distributor due to the drive...
need help from an expert (or someone with a lot of experience with vanagons)
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Sun, 18 Apr 2004 19:22:34 -0700
...idle...I know I put the distributor drive shaft in 180* out, but I turned the distributor around, and the timing marks line up...
Re: strange idling
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:13:14 -0700
...I am not talking about the shaft on the distributor. It is a drive shaft with gear engaging with camshaft inside the distributor hole...
Re: electrical problem--apparently solved
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:05:33 -0500
...they reuse in it yet (maybe the shaft in the middle?). I have gotten "rebuilt" distributors for my Ford pickup from Advance Auto that...
'71 distrib. driveshaft install. quest.
Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
Sat, 9 Sep 1995 00:48:36 -0400 (EDT)
Hi y'all, '71 1600dp Tonight I got the heads, rocker arms assembled, adjusted the valves, and put the distributor driveshaft down into the...
Re: What's a Hall sender do?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 8 Apr 2013 18:54:08 -0400
...The distributor shaft carries a steel wheel like a jar lid with equally spaced tabs and openings in the vertical portion, one tab and...
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: 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: Hall Sender- 2.1L engine.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Tue, 1 Oct 2013 11:01:33 -0700
...I pressed out the roll pin in the base of the > drive and pulled the whole shaft in order to remove the assembly. Perhaps...
Re: 88 Vanagon Rotor Replacement
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 08:11:28 -0700
You can also try turning the rotor back and forth with a bit of force to break it loose from its drive shaft. bmc...
Re: Road trip-2200cc Go Westy KIt
Historical mailing list - Skip
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:04:47 +0000
...The engine parts (the guts), jugs, pistons, lifters, connecting rods, drive shaft, cam shaft, bearings, gasket kit ran about $1300 all in, after rebate...
Re: U-joints
Historical mailing list - John
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 09:00:43 -0400
Joel D Shortlidge wrote: > > I need all you Syncro owners out there that have replaced the universal > joints in there prop shaft to e...
sam's dumbness Re Distributor
Historical mailing list
Sun, 4 Feb 1996 22:41:25 -0500
...I called Clara'a SO and he said that all I had to do was push down on the distributor shaft as I tightened...
Re: Hall Sender- 2.1L engine.
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Tue, 1 Oct 2013 07:33:03 -0700
...I pressed out the roll pin in the base of the drive and pulled the whole shaft in order to remove the assembly. Perhaps...
rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Mon, 19 Apr 2004 22:08:09 -0700
...I think I put the distributor drive shaft in wrong, but from what I understand, that doesn't matter because you can turn the...
Re: OT: Anyone know anything about BMW E34 (5 Series)
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Fri, 23 May 2003 17:44:04 EDT
...no distributor. I have had very little trouble but the radiator plastic did fail and a u-joint in the drive shaft went bad...