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• unclas RE: [VANAGON] 89 Vanagon oil usage question
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:09:04 -0500
  ...He also completed several other engine repairs including replacing the wiring harness, plug wires, distributor cap and rotor, water pump and fuel pump. This...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 19:58:31 -0700
  ...Remove distributor cap > > Pull center wire from cap and set end of wire on metal > > Loosed the 13mm nut that holds the distributor clamp...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 10:32:38 -0800
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 1/2/2008 8:43 AM Michael Diehr wrote: > Hey, don't feel bad. This morning...
• Re: Help, stranded. Van won't exceed 55mph
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 09:22:25 -0600
  ...a mechanic, have done:replaced fuel filter, replaced oxygen sensor, replaced distributor cap and rotor and replaced Oxygen Flow Meter. It runs better at...
• Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burning gas in Mexico
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 20:14:19 -0500
  ...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: Hissing sound at throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:02:15 -0400
  ...There's a rubber gasket between the throttle body and the air distributor, I guess that could create a hiss if it's cracked...
• Drove Vanagon again-All Is Well
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:53:06 -0200
  ...However, this morning I went out and yanked the plug wires, pulled the distributor and plugs ( I had a new cap,rotor, wires and...
• Re: failed SMOG, cylinder misfiring?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:06:57 -0700
  ...on valves 3 or more times - took off the distributor cap, cleaned contacts on cap and rotor - installed new O2 sensor If there is...
• Re: I'm giving up!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 16:29:00 -0700
  ...I've cleaned all grounds installed a > new cap, rotor, plugs, wires, temp sensor and I installed the capacitor for > the air flow as...
• HELP, won't start now and then!
  Historical mailing list - HP
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 14:43:35 -0700
  ...My friend ( owns a VW repair shop) has replaced coil , distributor cap and rotor, plugs , wires, checked and rechecked all grounds, connections, fuses, fuse...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 10:18:27 -0700
  ...points type > distributor will work good. These are typically 0.25 - 0.5 uF at > a couple hundred volts. > > The capacitor connects from the...
• Re: Still won't run right
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:32:25 -0400
  ...brake master cylinder, new battery, new starter, fuel pump, fuel filter, distributor cap, plugs, oil change....and all of the sudden it doesn't...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:36:34 -0800
  ...you might enjoy this ...years ago in the 70's I worked on some Dodge V-8 ...had the distributor out ... needed to know...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l Digijet No Start
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 8 Nov 2022 22:38:38 -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: Dead Sparking Plug!
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:03:41 -0500
  ...Replaced with new - fired right up running smooth. > I > > > > have had distributor caps go dead on one plug, I've had many leads go...
• Wet starting problem update
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:37:47 -0500
  ...After replacing the wires, distributor cap and rotor the van ran better (idle jumped up a bit, started more quickly than usual etc.) then...
• Re: Optima Batteries - Red Yellow or Blue?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:07:05 -0600
  ...Sources in the US are usually golf cart specialists for the little ones, RV dealerships for the bigger ones, and commercial equipment distributors for...
• Re: Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:45:44 -0500
  ...The early throttle body has 2 vaccum ports, The late body uses a vaccum take off from the fuel regulator/air distributor. Could this...
• spares story, and a tip for the day
  Historical mailing list - Brian brian
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:28:30 -0700
  ...This kind gentleman with an 85 Westy suggested taking the black plastic cover off the distributor cap, which we did to discover huge visible...
• Re: 1988 Weekender Wolfsburg barely runs.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 21 May 2003 23:19:48 -0500
  ...It's running strong now with the new plugs, cap and rotor. So I have to change the accelerator cable and get plates and...
• Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:58:56 -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: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:46:44 -0700
  ...proper capacitor to the AFM innards, still there. Unplugged > the O2 sensor... still there. > > Any ideas? Does the hall sender in the distributor do...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 30 May 2010 11:57:02 -0400
  ...checked) >> Distributor is only 1 year old, as are wires, cap, rotor and plugs. If I >> pull a plug wire off the distributor the...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:48:47 -0700
  ...a VR6 coolant pump pulley), rotor, cap, > > > > plugs, some gaskets/o-rings etc. > > > > > > > > I removed the distributor to inspect it. > > > > > > > > As for the timing...
• Re: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 04:26:53 -0500
  ...Distributor Cap 2. Rotor 3. Spark Plug Wires 4. Spark Plugs 5. Fuel Filter 6. No holes in intake boots or vacuum hoses. Any...
• Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:19:17 -0500
  ...if no spark, pull off > coil wire at distributor and again crank and look for a spark a few mm to > ground. if no...
• Re: quick release hex-bolt for seat idea
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 17:23:35 -0400
  ...take off, and harder to make, a connector like on a distributor cap. a half-turn j-hook with a heavy spring? and notch...
• 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: easy test of Hall unit and ignition spark system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:03:07 -0800
  on slight advantage of having the distributor fully removed and in your hands is ... if there is intermittent or poor contact where the wire...
• Re: Temporary Mystery Loss of Power
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Partin
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:26:51 -0600
  ...Moisture in the distributor cap was my problem. I wiped it out and presto! it ran perfect. Charlie '84 GL ---------- From: Brian Cirulnick[SMTP...
• PETRONIX MELTDOWN Was: 82 cold starts fine; stalls after 5 min.
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 18:19:28 -0700
  ...I opened the distributor cap for a quick inspection and voila, the reak of melted electrical components and plastic. My Petronix pointless ignition is...
• Re: Advice needed: engine speed jumping abruptly
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:36:15 -0500
  ...1.) did the capacitor fix, and replaced the O2 sensor 2.) found that the plastic/rubber gasket between the throttle body and the air...
• Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:41:30 -0700
  ...not even shops or techs that change spark plugs and plug wires, and distributor caps. perhaps it's becasue people did not cut their...
• Re: Found my instrument cluster..now a ?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:15:01 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR On 10/2/2009 8:00 AM...
• Re: 2.1 idle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:23:02 -0500
  ...What should it idle at and how do I adjust it? I've >recently replaced the coil, distributor cap and rotor, plugs, wires, air...
• Re: (compression problems)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:35:34 -0800
  ...Turn off the engine, yank the distributor cap, and turn the engine by hand. When the rotor comes up to the #3 position, the...
• Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:03:26 -0600
  ...Here's run down of what I've done. -complete ignition tuneup, plugs, plug wires, new distributor cap, checked timing -cleaned all ground connections...
• Re: '85 (Digijet) Hall Sensor Symptoms
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 15:20:09 -0800
  ...The only thing I have not really looked at carefully on this > engine is the distributor (other than new cap, rotor and wires). I...
• In My Defense
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:28:13 +0000
  ...for spark-there was none, which led me to pop the distributor cap off and I found I could turn the rotor 360, and...
• Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burning gas in m�xico
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 19:54:26 -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: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:36:57 -0500
  ...The cap, rotor, and wires >> are >> the primary suspects. The 1.9L engine had a distributor cap with the metal >> interference shield. Dirt and...
• Re: '90 Syncro starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:14:58 -0400
  ...new battery, new sparkplugs, new distributor cap and rotor, new suppressors, repair and renew starter motor, new fuel filter, set mixture, new electrical unit...
• Re: Trouble with '85 1.9l wasserboxer in Europe
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 23 May 2008 05:04:20 -0400
  ...Distributor cap looked OK, but maybe I should replace that also. I have no means to check timing. Someone mentioned the hall sender in...
• 87 Wolfsburg persistant hesistation problem (confusing)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:09:08 -0400
  ...change), I swapped temp sensors 1&2 (no change), I swapped distributor caps, (no change), I swapped spark plug wires and yet NO CHANGE...
• Re: Engine missing, wont start, now seems fine???
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:21:33 -0700
  ...Any corrosion at the distributor cap or wire ends? Maybe a wire wasn't firmly seated at cap or plug(s). Were any of...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:26:45 -0500
  ...in years, but it used to cause symptoms like this); bad distributor cap (also worse in the wet). James Ottawa, ON '91 Vanagon Multivan...
• 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...
• '83.5 Vanagon Westfalia full camper FOR SALE -not mine!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 18:32:36 -0800
  ...Recent tune up with Bosch plugs, wires, rotor, distributor cap. Recent lube, oil, filter. Brand new JVC 40W AM/FM/CD in dash stereo...
• Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 07:59:38 -0500
  When it's running OK take a spray bottle and mist the ignition wires, distributor cap, and coil, etc. with water. If you do...
• Re: How much damage to engine block, heads, etc., in fire from leaking fuel ins?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:26:56 -0700
  ...Wire insulation, fuel line protective covers, distributor cap, breather tower, fuel injection manifold, air cleaner housing, etc. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Maintainance: Good Advice
  Historical mailing list - Howard G. Bernier
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 17:21:57 -0500
  ...Most new engines still use distributor caps, rotors, spark plugs, and plug wires. Here are the common maintenance items you can replace on your...
• Re: New symptoms (still not running right)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:33:22 -0500
  ...Start with looking for broken wires at the hall plug on the distributor ot the hall sensor or distributor bushings are shot. Extra tach...
• Rough idle, then stalling and now the solution
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 21:48:24 -0700
  ...end and in distributor cap. While doing this I felt a shock from the coil wire on top of the distributor! Turning the ignition...
• Re: Found my instrument cluster..now a ?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 09:02:38 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR On 10/2/2009 8:00 AM...
• Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:01:14 -0500
  ...My issue was associated with a few small exhaust leaks, and NEW cap/wires that were not up to snuff. Replacements fixed it. (They...
• Re: '87 Vanagon turns and turns but won't start
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Sat, 12 May 2012 21:02:07 -0700
  ...and cleaned (replacing two corroded ones) all coil connections. >> Spark at distributor cap to center and all four cylinder ports >> #1 & #3 spark plugs...
• Re: How-to do very simple compression leak check
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 01:56:02 +0200
  ...Unhook and ground the wire coming from the coil to the distributor cap on > the cap end. > 2. Unhook the rubber hose coming from...
• Re: Rough running until engine warm????
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 13:37:44 EDT
  ...Distributor cap, wires and plugs are all very recent. Any and all input greatly appreciated. A Great Weekend to all Doug '84 Westy Toronto...
• Re: GAUGES
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 14:22:16 -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...
• Re: 81 CA air cooled won't idle...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 23:39:52 -0500
  ...plugged together, would be worth a try; or perhaps simply rotating distributor with engine idling, or trying to idle, hopefully finding a sweet spot...