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• 82 Westy, Hesitant acceleration, in spots
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 12:02:23 -0700
  ...Plugs, wire, cap rotor, oil, timing rpm. With the tune up came improved performance but I also notice a more pronounced issue. Upon load...
• Re: Reduced Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:46:13 -0800
  ...I have ruled out tire pressure (I keep a constant eye on that), tuning (A new rotor & distributor cap where put in less than...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:26:52 -0600
  ...I'm guessing that with proper distributor cap/box seals > it can't, but again I don't know for sure. > > *I think this...
• Re: Trouble with '85 1.9l wasserboxer in Europe
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 23 May 2008 05:04:15 -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...
• (another) Van Dies, Refuses to start in extreme hot weather.. (very long)
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 14:13:30 -0700
  ...new distributor, too , mebbe i got a crappy one) the spark fails to emit from the coil. also has new rotor, plugs, cap, and...
• Re: CANCEL THAT: WAS Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity, now NO oddity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 17:50:34 -0700
  ...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: Why has the list been so quiet lately/ 1.9TD
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 06:06:46 EST
  ...The frigin' plastic T distributor has begun to disintegrate. No way I could fix it even temporarily. Back to the house, on the computer...
• Re: New engine start-up, help a brother out
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 11:21:33 -0700
  Let me preface this by saying, the last thing I did to a car was plugs, distributor and oil. With my new found confidence...
• Re: Need help with a 78 Bus
  Historical mailing list - jbclem
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:01:55 -0700
  ...Look in the distributor cap for carbon tracks, or a burnt center post. Ohm test the rotor. Although spark plug wire misses usually get...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 15:15:26 -0800
  Did you check inside the distributor cap for condensation? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 29, 2014, at 1:57 PM, Steve Williams <sbw...
• Re: couple of questions
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 17:41:07 -0500
  ...If you are having problems with distributor cap, you may be heading towards same problem that apparently has my van dead in the garage...
• rear heater core installed--free old one?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 21:57:12 -0500
  ...The new core had VW emblems which had been ground off by the aftermarkt distributor. Interesting, it obviously originated in VW land. Also, the...
• Re: rain-starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 15:02:19 -0800
  ...we experience occasionally, was to remove the heavy condensation inside the distributor cap with WD 40 or equivelant. Worked every time. This may or...
• Can't adjust idle (was High RPM miss)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Basey
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 02:47:50 -0500
  ...Any suggestions? (I have replaced coil, plugs, wires, distributer, cap, rotor, fixed vacuum leaks and cleaned the AFM) I have been trying to adjust...
• Volkswagen Camper & Comercial - Issue Five !
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 06:03:43 EST
  ...Cab with the Buli Bars ! Hey Santa bring me one of those ! Then on page 35 what's this chopped Vanagon convertible Beer distributor...
• electrical stalling?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:54:16 -0500
  ...i check distributor cap and rotor, little on the burned side so will replace that tomorrow. not sure that is the problem though. every...
• Re: sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:13:12 -0400
  ...no sign of fuel pump problems. > > c) Spark string at the distributor cap (but terminals inside > have heavy black deposits - I scraped them off...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:31:50 -0600
  ...new one is installed) > Coil (used but known to be good) > Distributor cap (new) > Dual relay (changed out before failure; the new one is...
• Re: FrontFire?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 16 May 2006 12:09:48 -0700
  ...Distributor, wires, cap & rotor, AFM, vacuum hoses, idle stabilizer, and even a new (used) ECU. Today, I disconnected the O2 sensor, and like magic...
• Re: 88 Vanagon gl "issues"
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:27:10 -0500
  ...distributor that become brittle > > > with > > > > age.If you are not real careful unplugging the dist you can damage > > > them. > > > > > > > > > Under the distributor cap? > > > > > > How...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:39:51 -0400
  ...David says get the pigtail or the capacitor fix but lack of it's not making your engine die as such. > Mark asks you...
• Re: ALTERNATIVE SPARK PLUG WIRES
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:17:21 -0400
  ...The local Bosch distributor refuses to honor the manufacturer's lifetime warranty, so I haven't seen the plug wires in a while. Bought...
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Tue, 3 May 2005 10:08:35 EDT
  Two weeks ago it had a tune up, with new plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, air and fuel filters, and O2 sensor, all...
• Re: Drove Vanagon again-All Is Well
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:13:16 -0500
  ...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: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:45:44 -0500
  ...Here's what I did: > > - Inspected the distributor cap and rotor, looked fine, no moisture > present. > - Made sure the spark plug wires were all...
• Re: Must sell my Vanagon - Comments appreciated
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:35:35 -0700
  ...Two sets of seats -- original and captains chair. I've fiddled with fridge, water, and stove. All work. Bad steering boots, funky shift linkage...
• vanagon syndrome week
  Historical mailing list - Adrian
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:18:42 -0600
  ...I have given her a tune up(spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor) but it does the same thing. Someone mentioned in the...
• Re: unexplained power loss - help
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:14:05 -0600
  Distributor cap? Fuel pressure? Did it quit completely? Sudden engine quitting usually indicates ignition. Sputtering or slowly bogging can be ignition or fuel supply...
• Re: STILL stalling
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 21:16:07 -0800
  ...replaced fuel filter, air filter, plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor, Hall sender, ignition coil, O2 sensor, and soldered a capacitor between the contacts in...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:16:13 -0400
  ...that would rip off the terminals when unplugged from a Bosch distributor cap. First time I'd ever had that problem, and those terminals...
• Disappearing Coolant - Head Lean?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 15:16:32 -0700
  ...I proceed to a complete tune up including changing the spark plugs, distributor rotor, distributor cap, air filter, oil filter and change the oil...
• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:04:12 -0500
  ...I've yet to have any issue ever with a Bosch distributor cap on a >waterboxer vanagon. ( Non-Bosch ones I replace automatically, even...
• Re: My son inherited my van ...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 4 Sep 2021 16:45:15 -0700
  Here's a short lit for him - Distributor cap and rotor - Spark plugs - Spark plugs wire - Ignition coil - Ignition switch On Sat, Sep 4...
• Re: Intermittent poor performance at light throttle ('84 1.9L automatic transmission)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 27 May 2011 10:08:07 -0700
  ...to go with > it I did. �Also recently changed rotor and distributor cap and made sure > there was no corrosion at connection between spark...
• weird happening
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  08 May 96 10:50:14 EDT
  ...in the engine compartment that was wet, like the coil or distributor cap. It's a mystery. My mom said something similar happened to...
• Re: Water Leak on 2.1 - Advise needed
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:07:07 -0500
  ...There is a water > distributor/adaptor/thing near the starter that has two pipes going into > it from the back of the car about...
• Re: New owner of 91 Westy -- sticky valve
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 17:55:57 -0500
  ...inclined to just pop off both valve covers, pop off the > distributor > cap, note which cylinder the rotor tip is close to pointing to...
• Re: first try = first run
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:31:47 -0500
  ...i had the spark plugs hooked up on the distributor cap so that it was firing 1-2-3-4 instead of 1-4...
• Re: occasional hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 23 Dec 2017 16:59:54 -0700
  ...mind is the TPS, I will check that. > - I have spare distributor cap and rotor, but only 7K miles on the > existing ones. > - I...
• dying '86 automatic
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Elia
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 16:36:37 -0500
  ...not on start-up); The signs: -oil leak from where distributor connects to block -main pulley a little wobbly when running (did not check...
• Re: Speed Ratings Explained?
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:05:46 -0400
  ...mistake, what I thought was the speed rating is acutally a capital > letter "I" in a circle, near the rating. Don't know what...
• Re: Possible SALE/TRADE
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 16:44:39 -0700
  ...new battery, plugs, >distributor cap & rotor, tires have approx 8k miles on them, and recently >installed the driving lights to better improve night vision...
• Re: Spare Parts you MUST carry! nVc!
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:53:31 EST
  ...engine computer distributor plug wires main relay coolant hoses temp sensor coolant manifold fuses headlight bulb alternator starter motor expansion tank cap fuel line...
• Re: Hall Sender Removal Tips
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:20:42 -0700
  Well, to follow up on my own post...I did cobble together a way to R&R the center shaft on my distributor. I...
• Re: CANCEL THAT: WAS Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity, now NO oddity
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:36:16 -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: Anyone have a copy of the Ultimate Trip Checklist?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:38:28 -0400
  ...Inspect distributor, cap, rotor, points, advance mechanism, hall sensor, ignition wires, spark plugs, coil, timing, ground terminals, electrical terminal connectors, computer, idle control. Note...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:42:47 -0700
  ...the ends will pull > apart rather than unplug from the dist cap." > > Um, lemme see... "BOSCH ULTRA-PREMIUM ULTRA LAYER COPPER CORE" (I'm...
• Re: Ground of Oxygen sensor reading 10.6V
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 09:42:34 -0400
  Look at the harness to the distributor. That ground is also the ground reference for the O2 sensor. Yes the one that is connected...
• Re: Missing Problem on Ljet Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 15:13:33 -0700
  ...Hall distributor. It has a miss under load especially at higher rpm's and loading. I have done the new plugs, wires, cap, rotor...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:49:25 -0500
  ...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: 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: Miss at idle?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 May 2016 17:05:21 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Where to start? > > Distributor cap and rotor, plugs are < 500 miles old. > > Wires are < 1 year old (Bosch from Van...
• Re: Starts then won't....
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 11:38:12 -0500
  ...I pulled the distributor cap to make >sure the rotor looked okay as well. No problem there. >Any other places to check? I'll...
• Re: No injector spray pattern
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:45:05 -0700
  ...not everyone knows 'scott foss' is also 'scott daniel.' , my normal online 'handle.' it's kinda fun to turn the distributor by hand, see...
• Re: vanagon syndrome plus poor gass economy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:08:28 -0400
  ...Spark plugs, plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, fuel filter, oxygen sensor and air filters should all be checked first. If you can eliminate these...
• GW Engine Management was: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:09:32 -0500
  ...The new version from GW now uses an original distributor cap to house a cam sensor. Starting has improved and idle is still very...
• Re: 1.9 running rich
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 19:53:05 -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: First, apologies
  Historical mailing list - Howard Allen
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:37:26 -0400
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Low Idle/Stalling when cold
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:24:51 -0800
  ...Based on that & the excellent article on Van-cafe's website, I changed many items - service items (plugs, plug wires, distributor cap & rotor, air...
• Re: Wet starting problem update
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:39:42 -0800
  ...After replacing the wires, distributor cap and rotor the van ran > better (idle jumped up a bit, started more quickly than usual etc.) then...