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• '79 Bus Test Run--I mean walk
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 19:06:30 -0500
  ...I have 3 caps and 3 rotors but don't know if any of them are for my bus so through the process of...
• 86' Westfalia Ignition Timing... HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Barry Rokusek
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 22:47:38 EDT
  ...It says I need to hook up to the distributor cap and the coil I think... Is this true? Will an induction light work...
• 1.9 running rich
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:53:59 -0500
  ...is a new Bosch cap and rotor. I put new vacuum connections to the fuel pressure regulator and the distributor as well as the...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 16:33:43 -0700
  ...van has both the big and the small one a distributor cap a distributor rotor half a dozen misc good german hose clamps a...
• Re: Gas Gauge on 78 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jan 95 17:46:40 -0500
  ...progressive Weber in the one I did) and take off the distributor cap and rotor. Then support the REAR of the engine with a...
• Hard start when cold
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 10:30:41 PDT
  ...I have recent points/condenser (just checked points today, they are OK), new spark plugs, recent spark plug wires, recent distributor cap and rotor...
• Re: oil question...
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 15:10:29 -0600
  ...so far in the past month i've had the distributor cap and rotor, fuel >pump, and vacuum hoses replaced. i have no idea...
• Re: Fridae Question about ignition timing..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:22:25 -0700
  ...you rotate the distributor ( clockwise to retard in most VW's ) clockwise until she's barely ticking over ...then rotate counterclockwise ( advancing timing ) until...
• Re: Another coil fire
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 21:55:16 -0700
  ...The >distributor won't stop in the same place every time. >I remember my father taking the distributor cap off and inserting a piece...
• Re: I am stumped
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 12 May 2001 18:36:31 -0500
  ...Mine runs OK with a resistor wire between the coil and distributor cap but It came with a solid core wire here. The rotor...
• Re: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle? CHEAP??????
  Historical mailing list - Kim G
  Thu, 10 May 2001 09:32:58 -0500
  ...Here is what I fixed on my van this year, new shocks, new CV joints, new AFM, distributor, cap, rotor, air filter, idle air...
• Re: Digifant problem update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 16:37:28 -0700
  ...are OK.....Pass Switch distributor/hall sensor..........same result...........runs ok until warm and then struggles and dies. switched cap and rotor and ignition...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:45:04 -0800
  ...for > cyl#1.Now install the distributor with the rotor jpointing at cyl#1 > on the > dist cap.I think the dist can only...
• burned rotor and temp II ques. 90gl
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 11:47:53 -0500
  ...the first time it was a aftermarket rotor and cap this time it is a bosch cap and rotor. however, this time it is...
• sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:32:38 -0400
  ...c) Spark string at the distributor cap (but terminals inside have heavy black deposits - I scraped them off with my pocket knife - probably should...
• Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:32:22 -0500
  ...Now you need to make sure TDC is right and concord > >>>> with >>>> the >>>> > rotor/distributor cap. >>>> > >>>> > What is wrong now is timing. Maybe the...
• Re: Tune up help pleeassseee!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 10:54:36 EDT
  ...prong >> bosch - >> can't hurt anyways >> replace the spark cables and distributor cap >> 2.original air and oilfilter >> 3.change oil to 20-50...
• Trip to Ken Wilford's
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 12:03:33 -0700
  ...Ken also installed a new rotor and distributor cap after checking and finding both well burned and carboned up. It was a wonder it...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l Digijet No Start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Tue, 8 Nov 2022 21:25:42 -0500
  ...Have ordered new plugs, wires, rotor, and distributor cap. Will arrive Thursday. Probably will pick up a coil and fuel pump over the winter...
• Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:19:09 -0800
  ...New fuel injectors, distributor cap, plugs, and >plug wires less than 5k miles ago. > >Thanks for any help here. > > > >
• thanks for the data Re: Electriclly FRIED WIRE HARNESS.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Jan 1997 14:31:35 -0500
  ...My new cap and rotor get a little uneven wear.... How much is a new distributor...and does anybody have a used one thgqat...
• Re: 009 parts question
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 25 May 2003 07:02:26 -0400
  ...But, the cap, rotor, points, and condenser are > all for the correct 82 distributor. The 009 uses totally different parts. > > Obviously the current setup...
• '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burning ga s in m�xico
  Historical mailing list - jes poynter
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 12:22:00 -0800
  ...connections and where it goes onto, as well as cleaning the distributor cap. i do apologize but i need to ask for your patience...
• Re: Fwd: [WetWesties] Hall Sender Broken, Puget Sound Area
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 28 May 2011 09:10:29 -0700
  ...Just wrapped some thin wire around the distributor to hold the plastic plug in place. Tom Young ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loren Busch" <starwagen@GMAIL...
• Re: ignition woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:54:38 -0500
  ...Then I pulled the distributor cap and the rotor was literally incinerated to the center contact. I have never seen anything like this before...
• Re: 85 GL No Spark-No Start
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:45:46 -0400
  ...Sensor > Rotor > Plugs > O2 Sensor > Spark plug wires (six months old) > Distributor cap (six months old) Mark, the two relays you mention should be...
• Power Loss When Wet Problem SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 11:04:47 -0500
  ...So I sprayed all the connectors in the engine compartment, the plug wires, and inside and outside of the distributor cap a couple of...
• Spare pasrt you gotta lug around ..Re: Larry's up and running...Re: S.O.S. Vanagon stuck 20 miles N of Orlando in Maitland, FL
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:54:45 -0700
  ...1-Ignition Control Module 42 1-Distributor (prefer with New Hall Sender) 45 1-New Rotor // New Cap 5/8 1-Coil 55 1...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:17:44 -0700
  ...it's also REAL handy for checking the firing order of the plug wires on the distributor cap. You just mark or know where...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:58:52 -0400
  ...switch Distributor, cap/rotor, tension lead to/from > coil. > fuel pump > alt/water pump belt > coil > wires/tape/various connectors etc. > gasket material > > I...
• Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:19:33 -0600
  ...Initially, disable the ignition by pulling the coil wire from the distributor cap - then pull a fuel hose in the engine compartment and activate...
• Re: compression ratios for '87 WBX
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 13:30:40 -0700
  ...The owner has gone > over the plugs/wires, distributor cap/rotor, O2 sender, and compression. > Timing has not been checked yet. Compression was 120...
• Re: 83.5 won't start - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:29:00 +0100
  ...check for moisture under the distributor cap. This is very common in the winter time, and causes the sparks to go everywhere but your...
• Re: GAUGES
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 16:46:48 -0500
  ...At a preset RPM, it disconnects > > the ignition path to the distributor cap. I'll have to locate the part #, > > but as far as...
• 84 Sunroof GL FS!!! - Pennsylvania - Last Chance Before Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Brennan
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 21:43:31 EST
  ...I have new plugs, air filter, and distributor cap (never worked on one before, so didn't put the parts on). There is very...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 16:37:52 -0800
  ...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: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:26:08 -0800
  ...putting some sort of capacitor across it to absorb that spike, >> like the condenser in an old fashioned distributor. With a bad >> condenser, > > Of...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 May 2007 23:17:40 -0400
  ...engine has been misfiring for that time, too...) New distributor, hall sender, wires, plugs, cap, rotor, hall control, coil checks good. No vacuum leaks...
• DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 14:19:14 -0500
  ...I took off distributor cap (new 5/99, Bosch). Rotor (also Bosch and new 5/99) had black marked on contact. Contacts inside cap...
• Re: Hi humidity--won't start
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 06:21:46 EST
  ...Don't forget the distributor cap as a suspect. > >Drive Safely & Good Luck >Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> >86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe >-------------------------------------------------- > >On...
• COLD START WOES (long)
  Historical mailing list - Rob Lebo
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 12:59:44 +0000
  ...Distributor cap, rotor and wires have about 25K miles on them. Cleaned a little pitting on the rotor, cap looks clean. The only thing...
• Spark Rattle = Detonation?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 18:45:40 -0600
  ...I replaced the ignition harness with new wires - Bosch Kit - and new Bosch plugs, rotor and distributor cap. These latter were well used. After...
• Vanagon Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:45:37 -0700
  ...A lame little rubber bushing that's supposed to be held captive an a cupped mount. Silly. I got some "energy suspension" mounts from...
• Re: CANCEL THAT: WAS Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity, now NO oddity
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:35:00 -0500
  ...I THOUGHT THE "2" WAS INDICATING THE SKINNY WHITE HOSE >> THAT CONNECTS TO THE VACUUM ADVANCE ASSEMBLY ON THE SIDE OF THE >> DISTRIBUTOR. FURTHER...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:42:35 -0700
  ...No A/C. > Fouled plug(s), or bad wires or bad distributor cap? Plugs are clean, wires seem to be peachy, dizzy cap is...
• Re: coil wire on AC vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:55:41 -0700
  ...036 035 281 - Screened Connector at the Distributor Cap. ORIGINALLY used on the both the Spark Plug and Coil Cables, points style or Hall...
• general info & fuel delivery (?) problem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:34:29 -0500
  ...the fuel pressure regulator, the vaccum advance unit on distributor, ignition control module, cap&rotor,plugs We think at this point that the ECU...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado - FROM Z
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 04:17:32 -0800
  ...We have put a new(er) > distributor cap on. > > Can we try to prime the van by adding a little gas > in the air...
• Funny, but not funny ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Tue, 1 Jan 2008 23:37:48 -0800
  ...He says, he has changed almost everything; Temp II sensor, Oxygen sensor, computer, distributor, cap, rotor, cables, plugs, new injectors, AFM, ICU, idle control...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:05:52 -0800
  ...into the distributor cap was sitting about 1/2" high on the post. I pushed it down flush on the cap and since then...
• Re: RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:20:11 -0700
  ...thing I was thinking is that perhaps when I pulled the distributor > > cap > > >> to check the vacuum workings in there I also oiled below...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:16:56 -0700
  ...switch > Distributor, cap/rotor, tension lead to/from coil. > fuel pump > alt/water pump belt > coil > wires/tape/various connectors etc. > gasket material > > I...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:40:39 -0400
  ...a VR6 coolant pump pulley), rotor, cap, >> > > plugs, some gaskets/o-rings etc. >> > > >> > > I removed the distributor to inspect it. >> > > >> > > As for the timing...
• '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:43:56 -0400
  ...A couple of months ago, I put in new rotor and cap. Timing is just ahead of the mark. I am also working with...
• Re: Idle and Timing /Joel Walker
  Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
  12 Jan 95 20:43:56 EST
  >also check the rotor and inside of the distributor cap ... mine get really >burned every 25,000 miles. this can also mess up the...
• Re: Know any good, fast mechanics in Austin Texas?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 17:44:35 -0600
  ...After TDC #4) Tighten the intake manifold bolts. #5) Clean the inside and outside of the distributor cap. #6) Wipe off the top of...
• Re: stumbling backfiring '91 carat
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:55:03 -0400
  ...I'm converting my '84 to the '85 style distributor cap so I can use the later sparkplug and coil wires and have obtained...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:42:46 -0700
  ...Heads back on, runs OK and dies I just went out and popped the distributor cap off. I discovered that the hall effect sensor...
• Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 23:36:27 -0500
  ...Helena, Napa County Distributor cap, rotor, and spark plugs should probably be replaced at 15k mile intervals. At least inspected. The Vanagon eats spark...
• UPDATE: (83.5 won't start) IT LIVES!
  Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 20:08:11 -0500
  ...I decided to give it one last try, and IT STARTED! Perhaps it was just flooded? Or drying out the distributor cap a few...