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• RE: HE LIVES!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 11:19:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...fraternal twin, dwell (determined by the spacing between the ignition points in the distributor) But another gremlin that pops up occasionally, especially when an...
• Re: Bummed and need advise about my 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 10:50:25 EDT
  ...Remove your ignition cap and note that the rotor should be pointing at a notch in the distributor body. Remove the rocker arm assembly...
• Re: Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Tue, 13 May 2003 22:18:58 -0700
  ...Only things I can think of is the AFM and the ignition distributor, or maybe the ignition distributor. Have not checked fuel pressure regulator...
• Re: COLD START PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! anyone!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:56:11 -0400
  ...but for that, i need a spare distributor..... Ben Dennis Haynes wrote: > Last long shot. Defective distributor pick up or ignition module > causing multiple...
• Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 16:43:54 -0800
  ...And Now I have a new coil, > ignition wires, distributor cap and rotor, too. > > The fellow at the shop felt the plugs were quite...
• Re: Got worse, now doesn't run..
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:48:56 -0400
  ...the fuel pump relay in the engine compartment, and the ignition switch (and, of course, the wiring itself, but you already made sure the...
• Re: Wire in engine compartment.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 13:27:24 -0800
  ...The wire > length limits this to reach the fuel injection throttle area and the > distributor area. On the end of the boot looks like...
• Re: Last word on tach going to zero?
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Thu, 3 May 2007 07:57:34 -0600
  ...I did everything and followed all the list members > advice except for the ignition switch and distributor. Those last > two items I did shake...
• Re: Subject: 86 Vanagon intermittently shuts off at speed
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 23:29:47 -0600
  ...Additional possibilities: * The hall generator in the distributor could be bad. * The ECU could be bad (unlikely) * The ignition module (85 and older vans...
• Re: 1.9L Hiccup Remedy?
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Tue, 23 May 2006 05:55:37 -0400
  ...I have noticed, at previous times, that the inside of the distributor cap has been obviously zapped by high voltage, and that when the...
• Re: 81 CA air cooled won't idle...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 23:39:52 -0500
  paul: obviously, many possibilities here. immediately suspicious of two things: 1. ignition timing. especially with poor idle, suspicious of assumed base timing setting. in...
• Re: Bluestar =?windows-1252?Q?project=85no_start_yet?=
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 May 2013 18:08:25 -0700
  ...Not the receptacle on the distributor body though I had better check there also! > > Steve > > On May 11, 2013, at 8:45 PM, Scott...
• Re: How deep can a Syncro go swimming?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:01:08 -0700
  ...The Type 2 did very well, much better than some front engine 4x4 vehicles who stalled due to wet ignition. However, after the return...
• Re: hard start problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:02:50 -0700
  ...convert to electronic ignition. there's after market of course.. but a 1.9 wbxr distributor, ignitor, and small wiring harness and coil works...
• Re: Wet starting problem update
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:39:42 -0800
  ...All suggestions pointed to the plug wires. > I > ordered replacement parts for much of my ignition system and then > experimented by installing the new...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:10:40 -0700
  ...if it is..........where the ECU gets its single from the distributor/ignition is very distinct and easy to locate. On the Ignitor on...
• Re: Distributor Hall Sender Connector
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:00:57 -0800
  ...only on Air Cooled California 2.0 Vanagons equipped with Hall Ignition, but it's also used on the 1.9 Wassers because the...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:21:48 -0600
  ...new o2 sensor going in this >> weekend) >> entire ignition system is good (timing, coil, distributor, relays, etc.). >> fuel pressure is good. All injectors appear...
• Re: Drowning 85' vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mary Creasy
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:49:54 -0500
  ...Air distributor, cylinders,crankcase, air filter. Mopped up and opened everything up for a solid week. Bought a new ECU from Ken@ Van-again...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:06:54 -0700
  Is the cam/crank/distributor timing correct? These should line up at the same time: cam ("OT") crank pulley notch (lines up with mark...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:57:33 -0700
  ...cylinders, then the hall >> distributor (AKA ignition control unit) is functioning >> properly. yes or no?? >> >> where does the ignition interface with the ECU??? >> >> >> >> ----- Original...
• Re: Coil Fires, 7.5KOhms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:33:52 -0400
  ...opposite side of the distributor...the output drive transistor in the ignition module could perhaps fuse, but the ignition module wouldn't work after...
• Wiring Problem Finally Solved (knock on wood)....
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:55:55 -0400
  ...Ran a new age power line from the ignition switch to the starter and the starter worked properly. So, a couple of days later...
• Can't adjust idle (was High RPM miss)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Basey
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 02:47:50 -0500
  ...electronic ignition, O2 sensor, cat., etc.). 2. Do you think that my high RPM misfire could be the result of this problem? I was...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:30:29 -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: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (update)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:15:57 -0800
  ...Turns out the bad distributor harness > wiring, while truly frightening, was not the cause of this problem I was > having. Driving it the following...
• Re: Engine Dies/Vacuum test
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 4 May 2000 10:47:13 +0100
  ...Not sure where to look?? > >Electrical connector at distributor -- they break and short out. No >promise, but it would cause that sort of trouble...
• Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:24:21 -0500
  ...For ease of starting - because of the ease of retarding the spark for ignition - , the engine was started first on the distributor, then the...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:41:48 -0800
  ...do it by turning the ( or 'a' ) distributors with my fingers >> ..key on. >> and each ignition pulse should make the fuel pump run, and...
• Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 17 May 2025 10:19:43 -0600
  ...same time.The hall unit in the distributor feeds pulses to the ECU that trigger each ignition spark and also triggers all of the...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 16:33:43 -0700
  ...I just grab one of each fuel injection and ignition parts from my parts pile...........for whatever vanagon I'm making the kit for...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sun, 27 Aug 2017 15:30:49 -0400
  ...I'd suggest >> the followings: >> >> - check and clean the AFM connector >> - clean all the grounds in the engine bay >> - the ignition switch could be...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:39:51 -0400
  ...David says that the tach will tell you if there's a problem in the ignition primary circuit (before the coil) because it will...
• Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:38:27 -0500
  ...Definitely an ignition event rather than fuel delivery. This morning it was raining on the way into work, and it happened twice. And then...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (update)
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:59:44 -0700
  ...A further update to my problem.  Turns out the bad distributor harness wiring, while truly frightening, was not the cause of this problem...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 May 1999 14:19:48 -0400
  ...Can the mechanic hear an audible "click" from all four injectors when the ignition is turned on/off? If not, is it possible that...
• Re: Uncle... '91 won't catch
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:30:25 -0500
  ...coil, distributor, wires, > plugs and voltage regulator: now that's what I call an ignition > system!), I decided to do the final ignition switching...
• Re: Powerwashing FAIL
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:09:44 -0700
  ...1/ moisture in your distributor. 2/ the power wash disconnected a vacuum line. 3/ you've got water creating a short somewhere. bob On...
• Re: Tiico owners: need input regarding poor running/missing issues
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 10 May 2002 11:50:50 -0700
  ...Other thing it could be is a loose distributor which would be changing the timing, but it'd have to move about 1" to...
• Re: What did I destroy now? (Ignition fail)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:24:36 -0500
  ...If these are all good, seems more than likely that ignition is not your problem. If you get no spark from the coil wire...
• Troubleshooting Digijet fuel injection system.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:52:07 -0500
  ...I take the distributor off for safety, turn on the ignition and turn the crank pulley by hand. Every time the Hall effect fires...
• Re: dies when overheated
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 01:26:17 -0700
  ...recently, for me , it's been distributors/hall senders. My good van did the same thing at the same spot 150 mile north of...
• Re: Vanagons and Megasquirt EFI controllers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:33:32 -0800
  ...with 4 valves per cylinder, far better breathing, knock sensor ignition, no distributor and things like that. As for doing the wiring harness... at...
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 19:31:29 -0800
  ...new Plugs, rotor and distributor cap. Recent fuel, air filter and pump. New Oxy sensor. My catalytic converter is empty of any catalyst and...
• Re: Fuel Pump No Juice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:07:54 -0700
  ...Would that say ignition switch is ok? > > I replaced the fuel pump relay > > I followed the hard > wiring from pump to engine compartment. Some...
• Re: low torque
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 21:15:28 -0400
  ...Poor low speed performance if not due to ignition timing or fuel delivery is an indication of bad valves or defective injectors. Improper mixture...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:42:47 -0700
  right .. you remove them and then put them back on gently ..so they are easy to pull when you run the engine and pull...
• sudden lags while driving warm
  Historical mailing list - steve vitale
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:12:57 -0400
  ...when it lags, it's as if someone shut off the ignition for a second or so, the rpms drop very quickly then it...
• Re: Power Loss When Wet Problem SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 11:57:52 -0500
  ...The solution I was using at the > time was to turn off the ignition and turn it back on...however after > doing it three...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:52:33 -0700
  ...I immediately put it in neutral, turned off the AC, >>> recycled the ignition switch, but nothing happened. None of the panel >>> lights came on...
• '89 2.1i digifant cutting out. Really need some help on this one...
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Bowen
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 11:04:42 +0100
  ...It's like the ignition has been turned off, and then comes back (usually in about a second). If the revs are low, such...
• Re: 86 Camper Engine Elect Problem..Help
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 23:31:25 -0500
  ...attempts: > *steam cleaned engine to eliminate dirt trails > *replaced plug wires, distributor cap, rotor > *installed std plugs in place of resistor plugs > *shielded plug...
• Re: Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:41:36 -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: Strange no start problem - still having issues
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:30:50 -0400
  ...ignition coil, ignition switch, distributor. Like I said, when jumping the relay, it starts and runs great. Just can't get that darn ground...
• Re: Advancing timing for more power, was: Boston Bob's web site
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 3 May 2002 08:34:28 -0400
  Yes, but the Eurospec motor may not have the 10 degrees of retard built into the vacuum advance/retard distributor? It is an emission...
• Re: Need ideas for serious No-start condition, please
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 18:48:07 -0500
  ...rotor/distributor cap; > 2. Maybe something to do with the distributor advance, or timing - dunno; > 3. ground circuits (shot in the dark) - it's...
• Re: van 'stutters' and runs rich
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:02:01 -0400
  ...Anyway, the ignition pulses also triggers the injectors so this is the first problem to resolve. Extra intermittent ignition pulses also mean extra injection...
• Re: Uncle... '91 won't catch
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 09:20:53 -0500
  ...1.) SPARK Remove an ignition wire from one of the plugs and insert a spare spark plug into it. Ground the plug and crank...
• Re: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 18:20:24 -0800
  ...The transmission seems to shift >smoothly between gears and is full of fluid. > >If I turn the distributor counterclockwise a bit the idle goes...
• Hall sending unit/other electrical??? ('91)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 06:36:24 -0700
  ...m sure! Ignition switch is new too. So? Could the new Hall sending unit be faulty? Would it be the distributor? Possibly a computer...