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• Re: 2.1L engine tools
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:04:26 -0400
  At 14:11 9/22/2000, John wrote: >set of wasserboxer engine tools(albeit "pricey") from the VW authorized >tool distributor: > > Zelenda Automotive Inc...
• Parts for my '88
  Historical mailing list - John Kelly
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:02:58 -0500
  I need a distributor fro my '88 GL anybody got a used one they want to sell cheap! John Kelly '91 multi '88 gl...
• Bosch starter - difference between SR401X and SR19X?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 14:25:50 -0600
  What is the difference between this two? I have an 87 Syncro and the local Bosch distributor says the SR401X is NLA (???) and that...
• Re: Hmm . . . second temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 23:54:50 -0400
  ...Unfortunately their US sales distributor does not sell them. See: http://www.iequus.com/ I will send the factory an inquiry. For the effort...
• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 22:27:37 -0800
  I'll take this off list to you directly John. I'm nuts about aviation and aircraft.. they're just not very 'vanagon' for...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 19:27:25 -0400
  ...Now for resetting of the distributor drive gear you gotta know what you're doing. This is one or more shims underneath that act...
• Re: Distributor Ground question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 May 2012 01:13:38 -0400
  ...2012 9:02 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Distributor Ground question Thanks Neil and Pat. That looks like a 100% majority...
• Re: coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 10:18:11 EST
  ...You just replace the coolant distributor ($24) with the older style one (this should be replaced when doing hose changes as they go bad...
• 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: Tuning/Timing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:54:41 -0600
  ...Thanks, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John Bange wrote: >>Just changed plugs, rotor, distributor cap. Engine has moderate spark >>knock/detonation when under load...
• Re: Power loss above 3000 rpms in 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:36:21 -0800
  ...The cure is already on the way, though, sounds like! Another, more remote possibility is a misbehaving distributor. The advance system may not be...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 May 2012 00:38:29 -0400
  ...Can also be a bad distributor hall sensor. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Daryl...
• Re: hot starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:42:21 -0600
  ...Unplug coil wire at the distributor. Hold (or lean) open end 1/4 inch from engine block. Turn ignition key for a second or...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 18 Nov 2013 08:58:19 -0800
  ...I peeled back some suspicious > looking electrical tape near the distributor harness to find breaks in the > factory insulation and in fact, nearly broken...
• Re: I recently started assembling my engine,
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 08:23:06 -0400
  Tom wrote My question = Since the gear on the distributor is shredded, would my cam gear be in the same condition. Does anyone have...
• CIS-E wiring harness FS
  Historical mailing list - bobby aquino
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:30:50 -0700
  ...the injectors, the fuel distributor, the pipes I fabricated that extends from the throttle body to the fuel distributor. I can send photos for...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 13:59:07 -0800
  On 86-91 Digifant vans the separate brown wire from the distributor harness bundle is not needed for making spark. It is used for...
• Re: Fuel hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:16:16 -0400
  ...That is NOT my engine :-) Ben Michael Elliott wrote: > What's that cuplike thing around Ben's distributor? I'm pretty sure my > 1...
• Re: Surging engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:11:14 -0700
  ...fuel distributor, differential pressure regulator, and the 'other' pressure regulator. I have never spent a lot of time messing with CIS. I happen to...
• Nice folks, or half a dozen people who didn't rip my throat out
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 22:35:19 -0800
  ...he pulled it off a shop distributor because you can't get any of the parts of a distributor individually, just in whole. There...
• Re: vanagon problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 12:51:52 -0800
  ...I pulled the distributor, gently work a piece of electrical tape into the notch to prevent the wires from shorting, and put the distributor...
• Re: Timing proceedure: 2.1 Watercooled; Bentley page 28.42 Digifant.
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 13:19:17 -0400
  ...Rotate the distributor as needed. 3) Tighten the distributor base locking mechanism. As for engine bay power, connect your timing light to the B...
• Re: � � � firing order
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:32:10 EDT
  ...looking down at the top of the distributor, the wire orientation should look like this: 32 41 -Ed '87 Syncro New Hampshire In a...
• Re: hall sender & cold start & tempII
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 23:05:12 -0400
  ...This was a case where I was listened to my distributor and should have done more research on my own. I actually got two...
• want to buy a distributor and parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:38:00 -0800
  hey list- am looking to buy or trade for (see possible trade parts below) a used 1.9 distributor in known working condition, must...
• Re: Adjusting Valves
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 13:16:34 PST
  ...It is 180 degrees on the crank and >>90 degrees on the distributor. Direction of rotation is unimportant. Also the cam >>lobes have a...
• Power loss still in '85
  Historical mailing list - Andree Hurley
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:27:24 -0500
  ...I replaced the vacuum hoses and dirty fuel filter, but not yet the distributor, as one person recommended. Any trouble shooting sequences I should...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 15:19:47 -0800
  ...The > engine isn't starting. > > I've taken the plugs out, disconnected hoses from the intake air distributor > to let it dry out, disabled...
• Looking for some more 1.9l Vanagon Thermostat Housings
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:59:24 -0400
  ...I am also in need of some 1.9l ignition distributors. If you have either in decent condition, please email me. -- Thanks, Ken Wilford...
• Need a vac. adv. dist.
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Tue, 9 Apr 1996 20:53:55 +0000
  To the List Does anyone have a spare vacuum advance distributor for a 1.7 liter engine? I will be willing to swap a...
• Request for information on Aurofa Tires
  Historical mailing list - Jose Rafael Moscoso
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 00:03:56 -0400
  ...There is a distributor close to my workplace and I'm (my '84 Westy really) in need of new tires to substitute some Michelin...
• TWIN CARBS
  Historical mailing list - DavidRichards
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 20:48:21 -0000
  ...Have fitted 009 distributor as electronic was faulty. It all works, but as new to VW I wonder if it should work better... Thanks...
• Re: Distributor Vacuum Advance Checking
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:25:02 -0700
  Blake, Just replace the vacuum unit,(it has a number on the arm) you could clean and lube the point's plate this would...
• Re: Looking for stainless steel pop top carriage bolts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 23 Apr 2005 20:09:30 -0500
  ...Pascal '84 Westy>> Ace is the Place, True Value, or any finer local hardware distributor.
• Re: 81 Aircooled - Replacing Condenser
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:57:06 -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: Trouble with '85 1.9l wasserboxer in Europe
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 22 May 2008 11:50:25 -0700
  Martin, Could be a distributor problem. The primary wires (not spark plug wires) going into the distributor crack and short to the distributor body...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 14:05:35 -0800
  ...Wouldn't > start again. > > At first, thought a hall sender problem, replaced distributor and re- > aligned the distributor gear which was installed improperly by...
• Re: Installing a 2.1 engine into 1.9 vanagon ?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 07:19:46 -0400
  ...The simpler route that I take is to take the 2.1l block, the 2.1l intake distributor (black metal piece on top of...
• Re: Random Instant Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:35:03 -0400
  Sounds like the way my van behaved when the Hall Sensor in the distributor went bad. I could restart it over and over but...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 May 2011 19:40:01 -0700
  ...re It just sits in line between the distributor and the ECU.' The idle stabilzer may have some affect or influence in the ecu...
• Re: Location of EGR vacuum hose
  Historical mailing list - jesse lee reynolds
  Tue, 17 May 1994 21:32:19 -0500 (EST)
  ...Anyway, I found what felt like a vacuum hose fitting right under and forward of the #3 cylinder branch from the air intake distributor...
• Re: fuel cutout
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:45:11 -0800
  ...wires and connector at side of distributor. grounds in engine bay. high tension wires from coil to distributor and from distributor to plugs. Seated...
• Re: what's the best kind of gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 13:50:38 -0400
  ...In most cases, refineries produce a raw gasoline that is shipped out to distributors. The distributor's truck rack will have several additive tanks...
• Re: [Syncro] Not running yet. ?????? any ideas.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 01:30:15 -0500
  ...Swap the > distributor from the 90, it should work no problem. First make > absolutely sure that the Syncro's spark plug wires are in...
• FW: Vapor lock? Static electricity? Help!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:12:37 -0600
  ...So do you have points in your distributor, or is it electronic, or you don't know ? The distributor cap is one of those...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 18:29:16 -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: Parts data base
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:58:40 EDT
  Jonathon & Gang ~~ Having been a VW Parts & Service Specialist for over 40 years I,ve purchased from many different importers and various parts distributors...
• Re: acceleration flat spot
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 11 May 1995 16:23:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I do know that typically mechanical advance distributors are bad for part throttle driveability. This has been discussed a lot on the Fordnatics list...
• Re: how did this happen ... ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:41:18 EST
  ...The way I remember the spark plug wire order on the distributor cap is to think of the four towers on the cap as...
• Re: Troubles in VanLand
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 08:44:18 -0800
  ...right. Jim UWannaDeaL2 wrote: > > spark weak > > Have changed > 1. fuel pump (getting fuel) > 2. distributors-(new Bosch cap and rotor) > 3. computer > 4. AFM >
• for sale
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 08:55:27 -0500
  ...All electronics including the speedo/tach pod, relays, distributor also many misc. engine parts...radiator, air cond. condenser, compressor. Left power mirror all, switches...
• Re: propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:18:27 -0600
  ...propane tank with the valve for appoximatly $115.00 to $125.00, without opening your wallet to the end distributor like Go Westy. RC
• 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: What coil part number for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:19:51 -0700
  ...The coil's center connection (coil wire to distributor) and the distributor's cap connections is what I am referring to to. All Vanagon...
• Re: distributor wiring question
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:49:39 -0500
  ...Can anyone offer guidance on where the red and black wires connect from > > the distributor pictured here > > http://zzyzx.org/Img_7395_resized.jpg > > > > >
• Re: ATTN: 80-83 Owners
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 05:06:30 -0400
  > I recently required an '82 7 Pass, converted from manual to automatic, 2.0 > CV, 2 bbl carb, 009 distributor Vanagon. Damn shame someone...
• Re: ECU 19 location on '88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:16:36 -0400
  ...This wire is brown and is included in the wire sheath that contains the wires that go to the Hall sender on the distributor...
• Diesel AC question. WHat triggers the clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:11:45 -0700
  ...Diesels don't have a distributor... So, on vw diesel engines, what controls the compressor clutch? Is there an automatic switch that will turn...
• Re: Distributor Woe's continue!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 22:14:29 -0800
  was the clamp holding the distributor from rotating loose ? The direction the shaft and rotor will try to turn the dist body clockwise ..in...
• Re: Distributor Numbers & Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 15:37:10 -0500
  ...Bob Hoover told me to look for a distributor marked >-205P, which I will do. > >Thanks! Joe Hi Joe, If your have distributor problems...