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• Re: Mis-firing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 12:32:11 -0400
  Distributor caps for '84 and older don't have that screw post down inside whereas the ones for '85 and newer do. Could you...
• Re: '74 carburation expertise required
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 22:54:27 -0700
  ...It could also be that 009 distributor. I'd put the stock dual-diaphragm distributor back in and see if that fixes it. If...
• Re: Need help ... on lazy van
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:07:34 +0000
  Check timing...did not see that on your list...and while doing so...ensure the distributor is working correctly.  When you rev the engine...
• Re: [DIESEL] Diesel Vanagon Tachometer-Yes!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 24 May 2000 05:51:01 -0700
  ...Its the small "L" shaped circuit board w/ an IC, capaicitor and some resitors. Gas and diesel ones ARE different since the diesel one...
• was spark wires , now about the future of diesel and fuel prices
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:06:02 -0700
  ...There's a faint mark on the upper edge of the distributor body, where the cap sits, that indicates # 1 cylinder position. It's...
• Re: '83 watercooled, failed SMOG, pulsing exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Anders Lundin
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 06:17:58 +0200
  ...craigoda/vanagon/sept/ > > plug wires > I took the wires off the distributor cap one by one with the engine running. cylinder 1,2,3...
• 87 vanagon for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 03 Jan 1995 22:00:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...just passed smog easily Consistently gets 19 mpg New plugs, rotor, distributor cap, oxy sensor Also just paid registration for 1995 Automatic transmission, slips...
• Emissions and cat life on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 23:45:26 EDT
  ...But now I'll do the rotor, distributor cap, spark plugs, etc. I hadn't changed the oil before the inspection and maybe that...
• Re: Emissions and cat life on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 01:52:45 EDT
  ...But now I'll do the rotor, distributor cap, spark plugs, etc. I hadn't changed the oil before the inspection and maybe that...
• Re: Cuts off on startup
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 23:09:31 -1000
  ...tune up parts...a real Bosch distributor cap and rotor in my experience last 'forever'. If you see a cheapo some other brand, not...
• look to aircooled VW folks
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 19:01:15 EDT
  ...I would favor this one because it eliminates the rotor and Distributor cap. This eliminates the wasted voltage when jumping the gap in the...
• Re: No injector spray pattern
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:05:32 -0700
  ...Pull the cap as the first step, note rotor angle, return to same position when done. Mark Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > hi Michael, > I...
• Re: Great deal on tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:10:08 -0500
  ...A call to the their distributor came up with a private label tire called Capital. It is a 185R14, 8 ply rated "D" load...
• Re: last minute checks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 10:02:08 -0700
  ...Distributor (in case my CD ignition poops out) distributor cap and rotor intake manifold gaskets, exhaust gaskets 6 quarts oil brake fluid misc electrical...
• bostig kit for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Charles Nighbor
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:44:17 -0700
  ...to set ! ELIMINATES re-occurring COSTLY Vanagon issues - NO Distributor to fail - No Cap or Rotor either NO Coolant Leaking Head Gaskets or Expensive...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:11:57 -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: Consistent cutout at 3k rpm
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:50:26 -0400
  ...but it may also >> be >> related to the new plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, coil, plugs or the >> thorough cleaning of all accessible electrical...
• Re: FS: '88 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:28:08 -0700
  ...headlight upgrade > Belts replaced > Oxygen sensor replaced > Hatch struts replaced > New Distributor cap and Rotor > New ignition wires > Pedal pads replaced > Fuel Filter replaced...
• Re: distro body ground
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:56:57 -0700
  ...distro body ground > > > > The ground wire is for a steel shell that drops over the > distributor cap. > > Suppose it is for screening of radio...
• fuel/air mixture diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 09:03:25 -0700
  ...filter, air filter, fuel pump - new spark plugs, plug wires, rotor, distributor cap Also, I have a vacuum guage from Sears that I never...
• Matilda is cured, I think
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 00:54:56 -0400
  ...No spark plug or distributor cap problems either. It's nice to be back at my favorite campground in Rapid City, SD - Lazy J...
• Re: occasional hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 25 Dec 2017 09:51:48 -0700
  ...you still have the older distributor cap set > up with the metal interference shield. Get the 03-214 cap with the plastic > shield. Prevent...
• Re: Subject: 86 Vanagon intermittently shuts off at speed
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 23:29:47 -0600
  ...The value and type of this capacitor are pretty important, so look it up in the archives if you decide to try this. > 7...
• Re: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Thu, 10 May 2001 22:27:49 -0500
  ...It turned out to be a cracked distributor cap and a $20.00 bill. I drive the van to work every day, 36 mile...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 23 May 2007 16:57:52 -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...
• Re: RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:58:08 -0400
  ...thing I was thinking is that perhaps when I pulled the distributor cap >> to check the vacuum workings in there I also oiled below...
• 83-85 (and later) survey
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 7 Sep 94 13:20:15 PDT
  ...replaced distributor cap and rotor every 25,000 miles (burned > rather badly. might not 'need' replacing, but i do it anyway) > 10. * replaced coolant...
• Coolant leak diagnosis tip
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:27:44 -0500
  I reached my destination the other day to find a pretty good trickle of coolant coming from the area of the coolant distributor on...
• Van Bucking (Ideas?)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 11:12:11 EST
  ...Oxygen Sensor Coolant Temp sensor (blue) Distributor Cap Rotor Spark Plug Wires Spark Plugs (Plus 4 Platinum) I just checked the Temp sender in...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:29:28 -0700
  ...Maybe time for new dizzy cap and wires !
• I tuned the 82 and now NO GO, help wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 19:30:08 -0700
  ...I am thinking I may have damaged the coil wire after replacing the distributor cap and then opening it up several times to adjust...
• Re: vacuum hose
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 12 May 2003 12:15:01 -0400
  ...top/middle of the engine - just to the right of > the distributor cap - to something underneath it. The cylinder > thingie has three big tube...
• Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:13:37 -0400
  If the ECU didn't see the engine RPM via the distributor hall sensor, the engine wouldn�t run. Basics. How does the fuel...
• VW Books.
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 14:56:36 GMT
  ...For those in the US they list a distributor: Classic Motorbooks/Motorbooks International 729 Prospect Avenue Osceola Wisconsin 54020 USA Tel: (1) 800 826...
• Not running yet. ?????? any ideas.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 17:42:59 -0600
  ...Cap? * deteriorated plug wires? * Any one know if the distributor from a '90 with Auto is the same?? I have a spare. I'm...
• Re: 89 Vanagon oil usage question
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:20:14 -0600
  ...He also > completed several other engine repairs including replacing the wiring harness, > plug wires, distributor cap and rotor, water pump and fuel pump. This...
• Continuing saga of symptoms imitating vanagon syndrome--85 westy
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:04:18 -0700
  ...another, added a .22 mfd capacitor to this afm, added a ground wire to the afm,swapped ecu,swapped coil,swapped hall control,wiggeled...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:42:20 -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...
• Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 1 May 2012 22:37:40 -0400
  ...This battery >has 205 Reserve Capacity, unlike the group size 65 / PC1750 >batteries, which have more like 135 reserve capacity. The group size >31...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 21:13:41 -0400
  ...Start by checking the ground wire that is in the distributor harness. That ring terminal may look good and if it is connected at...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:45:55 -0700
  ...fuel pump relay, fuel pump, ECU, hall sender or spare distributor, spare water pump belt, ignition switch (cheap). Those 2 relays in the box...
• Re: Losing Power (the solution)
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 23:27:43 -0500
  ...While looking things over they found a lot of parts that > were cracked, decrepit, or out-of-date (expansion tanks, distributor cap, > rotors, plug...
• Re: oil question...
  Historical mailing list - Stucco
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 15:36:47 -0700
  ...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: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 20:17:40 -0600
  ...We have put a new(er) > >distributor cap on. > > > >Can we try to prime the van by adding a little gas in the air...
• Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 15:51:46 -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: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:57:06 -0400
  ...net > > > >> wrote: > >>> Appears to be a four cylinder , looking at the distributor cap. > >> > >> > >> Forgot to check this! But now having done so, I can...
• Re: Still won't run right
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:04:33 -0600
  ...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: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:00:23 -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: '87 Vanagon turns and turns but won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 12 May 2012 23:58:26 -0400
  ...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: size of nut (bolt?) on crankcase pulley?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:38:42 -0800
  ...With the cap off the dizzy you can see which way the rotor points on each engine in their current position. Make sure the...
• vanagon misfiring after 30 mins
  Historical mailing list - Tom Ervolina
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 12:27:07 -0400
  ...It started a few days ago and I opened up the distributor and cleaned up significant deposit from the rotor and cap arc points...
• Re: Low Top Speed - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 09:02:18 -0800
  ...already: > > 1 changed the entire ignition system (coil, wires, plugs, cap, rotor, and > distributor - was worn) properly set idle and timing. > > 2 changed the...
• Re: Cuts off on startup
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 13 Mar 2016 14:04:42 -0700
  ...tune up parts...a real Bosch distributor cap and rotor in my > experience last 'forever'. If you see a cheapo some other brand, not...
• 2.1l Spark plug wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 27 May 2010 23:44:11 -0600
  ...So, I started with rotor, distributor cap, plug wires and spark plugs. I wanted to know the "vintage" of that system and in the...
• Re: Sputtering along...suddenly
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:01:38 -0500
  ...pulling the plug wires off one at a time at the distributor cap. Pull one off and see if it makes a difference to...
• Re: giving up conversion project
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 18:47:03 -0600
  ...so rich to get it to idle, now after changing > the > distributor cap I can't get it to run at all. I'm...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 11:17:45 -0700
  ...Just use the center wire pulled from the distributor cap, with the end of the wire places near metal so a spark can jump...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:22:30 -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: fun road trip for free parts
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Sun, 07 Jul 1996 12:09:52 -0400
  ...Also, has anyone ever > seen a Bosch "019" distributor or know what it's for? > > OK I've rambled on enough, just wanted to...
• Re: Parts needed to install new engine
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:33:49 -0700
  ...New o-ring for distributor shaft. (Might as well, it will leak oil on top of your new engine if you leave the old...