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• Re: Bosch Grease
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 18:10:00 -0700
  ...Tim, I'm not sure where you're getting your Distributor Lube (5 700 002 005) from, but I pay less then $6.00...
• Re: 2.1 water pump r+r
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:54:45 EDT
  ...I've looked at a few procedures for removing and replacing the water pump. = One says that you need to remove the distributor and...
• reply from Hella about Raintronic auto-wiper thingie. :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:08:50 -0500
  ...anybody got a lead on a Hella distributor so we can see how much this turkey costs?? :) joel
• Secondary ignition resistance
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 20:28:40 +0000
  ...Ignition coil wire = ~2,000 ohms Distributor rotor = ~1,000 ohms Spark plug wires = ~6,000 ohms Any significant deviation from the above values...
• 2.1L connections
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:29:02 +0000
  Hi Marc, The distributor body ground point is for an RF shield that fits around the dist cap. The grn/wht ISV system wire...
• engine stopped-HELP
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:30:09 EDT
  ...I have no spark from coil to distributor. I wiggled ignition key and still no good, IDEAS HELP, had to be towed home, still...
• Re: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:30:58 -0400
  ...If they're from '86, any or all, and any > plastic cooling parts (distributor housing, nipple on right head to the > bleed manifold that...
• Re: vacuum advance/retard control unit
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 22:33:51 EDT
  Bradel; I had to disassemble the distributor on our 85 and clean/lubricate the advance mechanism. Did you know it is required maintenance to...
• Re: Can you identify this distributor??????
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 07:05:35 EDT
  ...Can you identify this distributor?????? Rob, you should be able to obtain a water pump from UAP or maybe even Canadian Tire in Windsor...
• Re: They Only Write When They're In Trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 10:13:33 -0400
  ...FWIW, I also have a carb (Solex) and the 009 distributor. I have found that the Pertronix electronic (contract breaker) points have works well...
• Re: Wasserboxer stalling
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:53:16 -0400
  ...Bad Hall sensor/distributor. Van gave hints that I didn't recognize before it completely failed. Occasional ignition miss ( that I foolishly pretended weren...
• Re: "On the cheap" tune-up
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 03:03:44 +0100
  ...Friday, September 13, 2002 2:00 AM Subject: "On the cheap" tune-up > I was tired of buying $70 distributor caps for one of...
• Re: Confused about valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 10:57:38 -0500
  ...Good Morning, Fred E-mail message I keep seeing people trying to adjust valves using the distributor when it is in the wrong position...
• Re: Distributor Cap
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 02:50:27 UT
  ...1997 2:35 PM To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU Subject: Re: Distributor Cap I agree with John. It's not a bad design; it...
• I think the noise is gone
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 18:07:02 EST
  ...You all may remember the weird noise I thought was coming from my distributor. Well it turns out that I was able to determine...
• Weber DFVA 32/36 not Working Well...
  Historical mailing list - Ken & Kaye Jarvis
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 17:40:54 -0400
  ...He's using a mechanical Bosch distributor (009). The choke works fine at start up although it doesn't really raise the RPM up...
• Re: hesitation on highway
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 16:40:16 -0500
  That could be a weak spark coil, tracking in the distributor cap, voltage leak from the spark plug wires or the wrong spark plug...
• Re: Craigslist Ad
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:43:44 -0600
  ...I'd guess they are in the distributor. This is an air-cooled Vanagon. Look at the photos, or read that there is a...
• 2.1 WBX Core - Free to a good home (Vancouver, BC)
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:02:42 +0000
  ...I have removed the distributor, the injectors, some of the intake and cooling, and exhaust downstream of the J-pipe. Basically a long block...
• Re: Why Folly left Lisa at the side of the road
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 14:33:05 -0700
  ...not seen this failure before: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/jr.arnott/DistributorDrive1?pli=1# > > Replaced it and Folly* runs again. For how long, who...
• O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Shortlidge D Joel
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 12:54:12 -0500
  Hey my brother is getting moisture in the distributor. We were wondering if there was some way to seal the cap so It could...
• Hall Sender cost? 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 12:37:36 -0800
  Still no start for my Wolfsburg - we do not get spark at the distributor. One suggestion is that it could be the hall sender...
• Jackstands or ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 11:13:13 EDT
  ...Cost, manufacturer, part numbers, distributor info appreciated. I don't mind spending a few bucks on this (I'll pretty much always spend money...
• Re: Ping/Knock/Detonation
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:02:22 -0500
  ...I would think that if you're using a 1.9 distributor that you'd want to time it at 5� ATDC. Anyone?? Where...
• Re: Looking for parts
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:40:33 -0600
  ...for the purple vacuum line and restrictor that connect to > the distributor advance mechanism and to the charcoal canister valve. > Anyone has those for...
• Euro-Drive-OBD2: FIX 97 Volkswagen Jetta, No-start/Cuts-out/Misfire
  Historical mailing list - "Don Kerr (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 15:59:32 -0500
  ...During it's few days with a used ,known good distributor, with the customer, it failed to start after sitting 2 hours. So I...
• Re: Still lousy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 May 2012 21:41:21 -0700
  speaking of Ignition Advance on a 1.9 waterboxer distributor.... I have yet to see the felt pad under the distributor rotor properly damp...
• Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 18:33:41 +0000
  ...They installed the new innards and installed the distributor drive shaft...maybe incorrectly. Need help please. I finished the engine install yesterday and she...
• Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:06:59 -0500
  ...Using my ECU Monitor, the ignition path is good to the distributor. From the distributor to the plugs checks good with a strobe and...
• Re: AW: German Auto Tools Distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 26 Oct 2002 21:38:49 -0500
  ...German Auto Tools Distributor? > > Dear Volks, > > Some time back an email was sent to the list for a company that > distributed > high quality German...
• engine running rough
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 29 May 2003 11:48:03 -0700
  ...Things I'm thinking of replacing: - distributor rotor and cap - plug wires - plugs I'm not sure if this would make a difference. I...
• Re: No start/no spark
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:49:08 -0700
  If you remove the 13mm nut that holds the distributor clamp to the block, you can lift the distributor/clamp out and spin it...
• Bosch Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:15:12 -0500
  ...Are the "CC" plugs different than the "DC" plugs? I also oiled the distributor shaft with 20-50 oil. It didn't sink in...
• Re: Distributor Ground question
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 5 May 2012 21:01:35 -0400
  ...shield. > > > https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-blF5MZ8CJKU/T6XJnXP_UaI/AAAAAAAAFs0/zQireOqxNJI/s576/Distributor%2520Shield%2520Ground.jpg > > > > On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 5:18 PM...
• Re: 009 Timing
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Oct 94 08:53:40 -0500
  ...house told me to time it the same as the stock distributor, which in >my case equated to 5 degrees ATDC -- not a good...
• Re: 85 Digijet Help (Answer?)
  Historical mailing list - Rick Beecroft
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 23:40:12 PST
  ...To check the Hall sending unit, he exchanged the distributor with another (used). Whamo, rock steady idle at any temperature and from any length...
• Re: Vanagon stops and won't start
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 18:22:15 -0700
  ...The engine and tach die when the bare metal of one of the hall connector pins shorts out to the metal of the distributor...
• Re: need afm to throttle body hose aircooled,
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:38:07 -0700
  ...If you're sure the distributor takes 2 vacuum lines then you have a California setup since the Federal model is a single-line...
• Re: Hall Sender question
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 19:28:12 -0500
  ...Make sure you don't get to much or to little on the distributor. I've done this fix on at least 7 Vanagons...
• Re: 1984 1.9L/autotransmission ** flat spot around 2500 +/- 400 rpm when driving
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:56:23 -0700
  re 'These included the distributor and the AFM. Should those items need replacement after eight years (but only about 30,000 miles)?" new or...
• Re: Hesitation - temp 2 FIX Done Revise - Computer Resetting?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:13:38 -0400
  I needed to use it due to after the motor build for some reason the intake runner from the air distributor to the head...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Oct 2007 - Special issue (#2007-1097)
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:20:35 -0700
  ...Be sure to check the connector where the hall sender wires exit the back of the distributor housing. Mine deteriorated and there were bare...
• Re: Help....stuck....dead Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 20:52:00 -0400
  ...And of course the > Hall-effect sender connections at the distributor are a chronic source of > difficulty from overheated wiring/connectors. > > >
• Re: link to share
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 14:45:19 -0400
  ...com/vw-vanagon-parts.html We are Just Kampers' U.S. distributor. Most of what they sell is already on our site, and anything...
• Need help in NYC area
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 19 Jul 2014 11:29:01 -0400
  ...I think he has had an ECU failure or a distributor failure. If someone can recommend a good shop to send him to that...
• Re: What's a Hall sender do?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:19:09 -0700
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > What's the difference between the Hall Effect sensor in a computer > keyboard and the one in a Vanagon distributor? > > Jim > >
• 14 New AW pictures added to my album
  Historical mailing list - SUBSCRIBE vanagon Anonymous
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:25:28 -0500
  ...http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/male95219/my_photos For those looking for new windows pmail me, the distributor is back from vacation abroad...
• Re: Toyotomi A/C for Westy
  Historical mailing list - R J Bellanca
  Tue, 08 Jul 1997 06:55:43 -0700
  ...Magee wrote: >Volks, >Found this distributor on the Web for the Toyotomi line of A/C units as >has been discussed on the List...
• Re: 15" wheel & tire ?s
  Historical mailing list - John Silverman
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 15:54:09 -0600
  I'm curious why the distributor said they wouldn't fit?? The local manager said that they were rated to about 24-2600 lbs...
• Re: Which one is number one?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 07:21:58 -0500
  ...1 on a 1.9 engine? I can't find anything in Bentley that > says and my distributor cap isn't marked. > > Thanks, > > Steve >
• where to put OEM cup holders?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 10:05:36 -0400
  ...1990 GL -- "Mudskipper," Now featuring a non-leaky coolant distributor
• intake air distributor...
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:11:13 -0400
  Hi all, mine is a little rusty and I decide to paint it while i'm refreshing the air and fuel hoses. Do they...
• Re: Stuck in Needles, need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:29:45 -0800
  ...there is an important ground for the distributor ...in that bundle on the left head. check that. See what the connector is like on...
• Re: Aircooled Running Problems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:07:29 -0500
  ...In addition I've seen point sets screwed in with long screws that locked the advance weights of the distributor or distributor advance plates...
• Bosch Rotor and cap (Jetta engine in vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:34:02 -0800
  ...I cleaned a tiny amount of debris from vertical facing edge distributor seats at. Horizontal face at hole was clean. The centre contact at...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 14:50:48 -0700
  ...nbsp; I peeled back some suspicious looking electrical tape near the distributor harness to find breaks in the factory insulation and in fact, nearly...
• Re: Hall Sender- 2.1L engine.
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 09:17:29 -0400
  ...On the post, Windnsea replied that I did not have to remove the distributor to replace the Hall, but did not provide any details...
• Re: HELP 84 westy misfires between 2800 & 3000 rpm's THANKS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:06:05 -0400
  ...Check distributor, worn shaft/bushings will cause extra pulses, injector openings at various speeds causing all sorts of grief. Bad ignition coil or cap...
• Re: Old Volks Home Update?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 10:37:33 -0800
  At 11:08 PM 11/4/98 -0700, BILL wrote: >Anyone know why the only years the RFI shield for the distributor cap was...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 16:41:25 -0700
  ...very valuable to have a spare distributor .. if the ecu is the brain .. the distributor is the heart ....it tells the ecu the engine...