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• 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...
• I'm Cured of the 009 Hesitation Blues!
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 16:40:14 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I did try to go with a stock distributor for a while, but all the used stock distributors I had seemed to have leaky...
• Re: Looking for a 83-85 distributor
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 11:31:15 -0400
  ...for me is that no one has any of the rebuilt distributors in > stock, > > and I actually only need a working vacuum can. Also...
• Timing anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 21:54:32 EDT
  ...After revving the engine, holding the light, and turning the distributor while using only two hands, I was able to line things up the...
• Re: Michael's repairs - more info. needed.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:56:37 -0600
  ...Dizzy = Distributor. The plastic connector is where the wires plug into on the side of the distributor. There is a rubber boot that partially...
• Re: JCWhipme where are you?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 08 Jan 1997 19:46:54 -0800
  ...Larry _______________________________________________ > Would someone please enlighten me: > > Just what is a JC Whitney; mail order distributor, box store, chain, > secret underground arms dealer, or what...
• Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:26:10 -0700
  Does anyone know if it is possible to test the Hall Sender? I believe that the hall sender is part of the distributor and...
• Re: 85 Westy stumbling?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:34:56 -0400
  Alan, There is a tee with a fuel pressure test port near the distributor. If memory serves me, you should see about 36 psi...
• Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 09:53:04 -0700
  ...As long as the #1 firing notch on the rim of the distributor was aligned at the proper angle to the offset of the...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 19:15:24 -0800
  ...I wiped the inside of the > distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change. >
• Re: What next? ... GREMLINS STILL OCCUPY 80 CA VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 19:58:21 -0500
  ...My brother-in-law told me how to test the distributor when it quit, I wish I could remember what I did, but I...
• Re: Engine Woes -- Need Some Advice
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 8 Aug 1999 07:06:00 -0400
  New 009 distributor is $100. Used Vanagon dist. runs $50-100 at junkyard. Keep a few drops of oil in the pad, and it...
• Re: Engine still not start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 6 May 2002 06:54:48 -0700
  ...all 4 injectors fire at same time as they should.) > * distributor cap, rotor and plug wire are new. get's good blue spark at...
• Re: Digijet Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 00:02:28 -0400
  Ken, this is a common problem on Digijet, it's a mix of 3 thing: -Bad timing (or /and worn distributor!!!), check that mark...
• Re: AND THE WINNER IS [WAS: 85 GL No Spark/Start]
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 19:51:52 -0400
  ...Then, and I hesitate to admit this, I used rubberbands to hold the connector snug next to the distributor. I know this won't...
• Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 12:52:07 -0800
  ...Loosened the distributor locknut 3. Started the engine, adjusted timing to 5 BTDC 4. Adjusted the idle screw to get an idle around 900rpm...
• Re: Failed Emissions Check
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:10:59 -0500
  ...After I finally learned to read the OBD I codes and used an oscilloscope I found an intermittent Hall sensor on the distributor. On...
• Re: interchangability of parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 12:06:28 -0500
  ...My '90 cyrrenty has both the ECU and the Distributor from the '86 parts bus and they work just fine, -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat...
• IginitionTiming, 87' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack Ck
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 00:12:40 -0700
  ...vacuum meter/gauge to any main vacuum lines and turn the distributor until you get the highest vacuum reading. Now you have the perfect...
• Re: 2 liter saga with fi continued
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:51:09 -0400
  ...Ordered new distributor clamp from the dealer..........Will see if that helps keep the high end timing stabilized. Adam when the timing marker jumps...
• Re: Pin type ignition wires
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 19:55:04 EDT
  Hi Gang, Some suppliers have a choice of ignition wires and distributor caps for pin type or not. Is there a reason why I...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:13:29 -0400
  ...No distributor jockying or electrical hook up will make it work correctly .Need to split the case and retime the timing gears. My opinion.
• Re: Vanagon starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:55:04 -1000
  ...start at the distributor. pull the plug off the side of the engine's distributor ( very carefully ...it's delicate there ) and plug it...
• Compu fire Question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Eggert
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 13:49:21 -0500
  Hello Everyone, Has anyone installed the compu-fire electronic ignition on a vacuum advanced distributor? The one that they sent me does not seem...
• Re: timing the 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:39:31 -0800
  ...The specs the > factory provides is essentially a "guide" for new distributors right off > the > shelf. An experienced mechanic knows that a distributor with...
• Re: I need help from my air-cool budy's, timing questions!!!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 07:50:25 -0400
  ...Lock down the distributor. Start the van, and double-check the timing with the light. 90% of the time it will be right on...
• Re: Nice folks, or half a dozen people who didn't rip my throat out
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:06:27 -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: Leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 13 May 2002 16:29:28 -0400
  I replaced the coolant distributor on my '88 Wolfy a little over a year ago. Unless things have changed recently, the only place I...
• Engine died, great update, it starts!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:16:40 -0700
  Huzzah! After the ecu soldering the van starts! Well it sort of starts, my timing is all off because of my sloppy distributor swapping...
• Re: AAA info request..
  Historical mailing list - J Greenberg G Jannini
  10 Apr 96 21:51:15 EDT
  ...We replaced the fried distributor cap & rotor, cleaned the plugs, and were on our way. Having the tools isn't always enough. George '89...
• Re: Bad ECU??
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 13:08:50 -0500
  ...The last thing I did was take apart the distributor and clean/lubricate the advance mechanism. My theory was the timing was getting slammed...
• Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:28:38 -0600
  ...net> wrote: > Appears to be a four cylinder , looking at the distributor cap. Forgot to check this! But now having done so, I can...
• Re: re price fixing (NO VW CONTENT)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:54:45 -0400
  ...By bypassing the US distributor and buying at the right price overseas, he can often buy it much cheaper. One of the gripes of...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:23:10 -0400
  ...replacing the entire distributor? > > I'm newly moved to the bay area (Oakland) -- can anyone recommend a > local part shop that would have 'em...
• Re: Digijet Distributor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 03:01:47 -0700
  ...Digijet Distributor Questions I have an '85 1.9l with the vacuum advance/retard distributor. I realize the two vacuum ports are connected to...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 May 2010 05:47:23 -0400
  ...Problem is in the distributor. The distributor has mechanical (centrifugal), advance, and vacuum advance and retard. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Fuel tank problem solving - RESOLVED for now
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Apr 2018 21:07:33 -0400
  ...big post-pump > fuel filter on its way to me. > > Checked all the engine bay electrical and vacuum connections around the > fuel rails, distributor...
• Electrical Experts. Motronic Hall Reference Voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:05:57 -0800
  ...I am chasing down a consistent hot start issue. (fuel pressure is ok) I doubt the hall on distributor is the issue but I...
• Re: Distributor cap
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:12:07 -0700
  ...On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com> wrote: > How long has it been since the distributor cap...
• Re: How hard to swap distrubuter
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:40:38 -0700
  How does one start the engine without a distributor? Or are you thinking of hand-cranking the engine or rolling it in gear, which...
• Re: Stuck distr. drive shaft ...
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:40:23 -0400
  ...Hi to all, > I am having trouble to take out the distributor's drive shaft. That four inch long little shaft with a gear...
• Re: spark, stumble, and misses...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 22:52:17 -0400
  ...Spray liberally with WD40 if dry. > > >Don't get WD-40 on the point contacts! Also don't get it on the distributor >cam...
• pointless ignition question
  Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 09:43:20 MST
  ...If I did go with Whitney, would anyone like a good deal on a new distributor? (that's a serious inquiry, by the way...
• Re: '86 still plagued! (was rich running)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 03 Jul 1997 18:12:20 -0400
  Tony, One thing that seems to be missing from your list is the distributor wires that have a bad habit of wearing and shorting...
• Re: fuel lines; the injector side
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 11:41:17 -0400
  >I can see the short hoses between the fuel distributors and the >injectors have microcracks, so it's high time to change them. I...
• Re: timing tyro
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 27 Nov 1999 20:37:19 EST
  ...If I rotate the distributor clockwise, the marks appear to move back toward where they should be, but before they get to the line...
• Re: Chip upgrade for Digijet?
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:19:11 +0200
  ...What about the distributor? Does the Digifant control the ignition too? I guess the next question is: would the chip upgrade do anything useful...
• Identify the mystery I4 engine and WIN!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 21:31:31 -0400
  ...The head has the following labels 93 VWO H Germany 026103373G The distributor has points, there are no A/C or power steering pumps...
• Re: Hall Sender- 2.1L engine.
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 07:33:03 -0700
  It's been many moons now, but I remember needing to completely disassemble the entire distributor when I swapped in a Hall sender from...
• "Maybe" some progress towards remedying my no-start/bucking/stalling condition
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 18:12:29 -0600
  ...It's puddly and slushy out, fwiw. * I noticed when I had attached the plug wires to the distributor, how little grip the distributor...
• Re: Broken timing gear?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 10:18:12 -0700
  ...I had the van towed there. > The distributor is fine and the gear that drives the distributor looks > good (the drive gear was hard...
• Re: FIRE!! How did it happen? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:36:09 -0700
  ...It came off easily enough so I pushed it back on the distributor. Fired up the engine - it started right up - and drove off...
• Re: What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:40:55 -0400
  There is a ground wire that goes to the metal shield on the outside of the distributor cap. Maybe somebody has discarded the shield...
• 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...
• Re: Late Split VDO Clocks...
  Historical mailing list
  5 Feb 96 11:40
  ...It >appears to me the clock operates via a contact (point) system similar >(visually) to the points in the distributor). As the clock ticks...
• Re: Tachometer question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 09:11:59 -0700
  ...The engine uses a Hall-effect distributor, and finding a place where the current looks like an old distributor may be difficult. I use...
• Re: dwell angle
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:36:01 -0400
  ...Still right >below 30. > >It runs fine, just wondering if I need to do anything? > >Paul >'82 GL with factory remanufactured 205 distributor and...
• Re: On the Road Again - NOT!
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:49:34 -0700
  ...2014, at 11:34 AM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Last time I checked, the coolant distributors were on the passenger side... >
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 17:32:33 -0600
  Or the galley plug behind the flywheel, being hydraulically pushed out (to heavy weight oil in very cold snap) ! REMEMBER YOUR TIME IS RUNNING...
• Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 08:03:23 -0800 (PST)
  Mark Sabourin writes: > > Has anyone changed their Vacuum Advance on the Distributor to a > mechanical one as St. Muir suggests? If so, where can...