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• Need 2.1L Intake runners and air distributor
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 06:36:26 -0400
  Subject says it all. Acquired a northern van in which these are about to rust thru. Pmail if you can part with these! Adam...
• Thanks - on the road again!
  Historical mailing list - HC Carter
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 23:21:32 -0700
  ...pretty decent! Cheers - HC === --- Re: Does removing A/C affect performance --- Re: Distributor Electrical Connections? --- Re: Vanagon Bosch Starter Relay Info --- Re: Power loss ===
• Re: POR15 in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:37:20 -0700
  Gregor, try calling the Canadian distributor at (800) 689-7504. Its available here in BC at Lordco. On 9/18/06, Gregor Brandt <gbrandt...
• RED BLUSH.....!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lyle Lathem
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 13:35:57 -0600
  ...when I was looking at the wires on the distributor I was putting 1342... out of sheer frustration, I reversed 3 and 4 and...
• Re: Zoooooom!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:08:38 +0100
  ...Working gingerly, right through the moving belts, he loosened the distributor and turned it. Immediately the idle smoothed out. Holding the light in one...
• Re: CIS Experts: engine does not start (long)
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 13:18:46 +0300
  ...When I disassembled the spark distributor I marked the exact position to find the right timing of it. I put all parts back according...
• Re: Windshields: all years the same?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:23:42 -0800
  ...Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:16:31 -0500 > >follow-on question for stan w.: > >stan, you suggested canvassing glass distributors for leftover inventory >they...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:17:38 +0200
  ...new fuel injectors, new plugs, new plug :::wires, new distributor cap, new O2 sensor, new Temp II sensor, set :::timing, :::set CO mixture, set...
• Why not CIS? RE: Images of South African van on website
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:57:24 -0500
  ...The control pressure regulator clogs, injectors start spraying weird patterns, and God help you if the fuel distributor fouls. Then you have things like...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 18:37:39 -0400
  ...cap is nearest the main engine pulley, directly above the distributor tightening nut below. Starting there, be sure the wires on the distributor, in...
• Re: 1.9 - not starting
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:03:06 -0500
  ...Once the timing is set, lock the distributor. Find out what is going on with the temp II plug and fix that with a...
• Re: The Old Volks Home Name
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 18:27:53 -0700
  ...Bosch nor Volkswagen in their catalogs, > microfiche, ETKA shows a replacement Hall Sender, they make you buy a > whole new distributor - this can get...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 22:07:33 -0700
  ...I wiped the inside of the >> distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change. >>
• Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 00:03:34 +0200
  ...at TDC and then line up the distributor drive shaft (with it connected to > the distributor) in the slot looking down from the fan...
• Re: Installing Pertronix Problems
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:33:30 -0700
  I have the Pertronix installed on an 009 distributor on my '91 van. This is my van's second unit (mechanic crossed the wires...
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:00:32 -0800
  ...The three wires coming out of the distributor were the problem. They had flexed enough to fatigue through. The insulation appeared intact, but the...
• Re: No Spark and Buzzing Relay 2.1 / Redux
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:11:37 -0400
  ...For this situation though I don't think that the issue - the only "New" component back there is the engine itself and the distributor...
• No Split Please
  Historical mailing list
  11 Jul 96 05:39:14 PDT
  ...79 and has FI and NO Hall stuff, just a std distributor. It's closer to my '76 bus mechanically. It's a non...
• Re: 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 16:28:20 -0000
  ...NO!!!! the cheezy JC whipme custom look has spread from stoopid beetles > to the Vanagons!!!! > watch out for those flourescent pink distributor caps!!!! ;<) > > chris
• no start/road trip--finis
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Mon, 26 May 1997 14:42:09 -0230 (NDT)
  ...It appears to have been caused by a loose distributor and a timing gone out of wack. Me, my husband (who is on his...
• Re: Rich Van $$ Update
  Historical mailing list - VANAGONE
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 14:55:11 EST
  ...the way it ran and it made a lot more power. (for him anyway) I think he was also using a recurved distributor. Jerry.
• Engine Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 18:13:13 -0400
  ...I replaced the plugs, wires, fuel pressure regulator, thermostat, water pump, distributor, rotor, air filter, cleaned the FI ground wires.............I'm stumped. help...
• 2nd brake ? on 1984
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 18:42:10 -0400
  Looks like I have a leak somewhere in the line between the brake pressure reducer and the distributor for the two rear brake lines...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 13:22:12 -0800
  Stan Wilder wrote: > Wear safety glasses and send pictures of that smashed thumb as soon as > you leave the doctors office. Stan, do proctologists...
• Re: Stalling at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 17:40:02 -0400
  ...as you describe.May want to try loosening up on the distributor screw and just turning it to the right about 1/8 of...
• Re: Random Instant Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:06:00 -0600
  ...The sensor is $149, the rebuilt distributor > (old distributor with new hall sensor installed) I would do for $199. > > -- > Thanks, > Ken Wilford > John 3...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 18:45:27 -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...
• Re: Exposed wiring
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 06:32:53 EDT
  ...someone posted about a >problem with the plastic breaking on their >distributor and exposing the wires from their hall >sender. > I would like to...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:40:51 -0700
  ...It drives the distributor, but AFAIK, if > > > distributor not installed, it doesn't need to be in any special > > > position in relation to the...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing - Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 00:21:39 -0400
  ...Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing - Solved! Thanks Dennis, Mike S (Mr. Donor Volk), Stuart, and Jim, My learning curve just accelerated logarithmically... Solution...
• Engine nut and intake air distributor
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 05:29:55 -0700
  ...Using a snake light to see down inside things, I found that the back flang on the intake sir distributor was bent up and...
• Re: On the Road Again - NOT!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:54:14 -0700
  ...2014, at 11:34 AM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Last time I checked, the coolant distributors were on the passenger side...
• Re: '81 Vanagon Ignition Weirdness
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 95 09:59:12 +0200
  ...allow the fuel mixture from the manifold to come into the distributor, you have enough sparks there to ignite it. Also, the engine could...
• Re: Distributor on rebuilt from AVP
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 06:34:41 -0700
  Listees, I called AVP on their 800# yesterday afternoon. There's no problem with their Phone, ie NOT Disconnected. Often in busness it's...
• Re: 84 Vanagon misfiring after overnights
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:47:06 EDT
  ...If this problem occurs during wet weather then it is either your plug wires or a cracked distributor cap. I have spys everywhere!!! Ken...
• Re: loss of power
  Historical mailing list - m.strozzi
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 12:24:47 -0800
  ...I've checked timing, replaced all vacum hoses,replaced distributor, cap, rotor, plugs. I am changing the fuel pressure regulator today. I hope that...
• Re: Power loss still in '85
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 09:57:35 -0800
  ...I have seen all kinds of unusual steady and intermittant spark paths around the coil, distributor cap, and plug wires over the years. Sometimes...
• Re: rear backing plate/distributor
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 16:53:43 -0500
  Backing plate, or splash plate? Rotors ,in front have a unpainted splash plate.The rear backing plate has all the brake hardware mounted on...
• small stuff-todays adventure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:37:28 -0500
  ...the air filter box,(repaired) and that when I replaced the distributor,etc.I did not re attach the radio noise supressor ground wire...
• Re: Outhouse fan
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:53:48 -0700
  ...Aux battery for Norcold I'm putting in a Trojan Group 27 or 31 (depending on what's available at the local distributor) AGM...
• What's wrong with my VW? Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:57:14 -0600
  ...Replacing your engine is 90% of good thinking but neglecting other things like the injectors, distributor, proper grounding, proper fuel pressure will get you...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 19:38:59 -0500
  ...Under normal circumstances there aren't any sparks available in the engine room, unless of course the sparking inside the distributor or from the...
• Re: Emissions Testing, passed! (third time's a charm)
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 00:36:58 -0700
  ...When you are looking down on the distributor, you turn clockwise to advance. sorry for the stupid question. ph -----Original Message----- From: t bill...
• one distributor post corrodes, was: try again
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 01:38:47 -0500
  ...Noticed one terminal on the distributor cap was highly corroded (front left cyl nearest driver). Replaced the cap with a new one ~ one month...
• Re: Replacing water pump 86 syncro ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:51:04 -0400
  There is no need to remove the skid plate or the distributor. All the work can be done from above with some sensitive fingers...
• Ignition Timing Procedure 1986+ Vanagon 2.1L Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 19:45:09 -0800
  ...If not loosen distributor and make adjustment. Don't forget to retighten the distributor if you had to loosen it. Tabe, I don't...
• Re: Digijet Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Carl Kralik
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 19:19:53 -0400
  ...distributor!!!), check that mark on the > distributor (TDC#1) and align this one with the lower screw (the one to > loose the distributor for...
• Re: VERY low power
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:43:57 -0700
  ...Picture the distributor cap as a clock, #1 plug is on the 1 o'clock distributor post, #4 plug is on the 5 o...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 24 May 2012 20:37:16 -0700
  ...Can also be a bad distributor hall sensor. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Daryl...
• Re: Surging engine
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:29:13 -0400
  ...Maybe he meant the fuel distributor, maybe he meant the differential pressure regulator attached to the fuel distributor. FWIW, there is also a diaphragm...
• 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 23 May 2012 20:19:39 -0700
  ...Grounds are tight (not cleaned them yet) I am thinking distributor as it feels like either the fuel is cutting off or its losing...
• Re: Found my instrument cluster..now a ?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:40:46 -0700
  ...to go back to the coil or > the alternator or the distributor and run a wire all the way up to the tach > from...
• Tune Up Question: Distributor & Timing
  Historical mailing list - johnny89
  Thu, 28 Dec 1995 16:12:00 -0300
  ...1) Regarding the Distributor-- I pulled off the cap to look at the points. Muir says there is a screw to adjust them, yet...
• Re: Woody Woodpecker Sound.....
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Williams
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 19:23:39 -0800
  ...last Christmas they DID do some work in the Distributor area and, like I said, the car will drive albeit rather loudly. Marshall -----Original...
• Re: engine cleaning do's and don'ts?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:17:47 -0700
  ...I don't disconnect the battery and I kinda avoid completely dousing the distributor. Karl Wolz > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine? and some info on floor jacks.
  Historical mailing list - Paul Clarke
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:03:15 +0100
  ...I am trying to find out the fitting details for the distributor, I have checked the spark - ok, checked the points - ok, but the...
• Re: Why Folly left Lisa at the side of the road
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 16:32:44 -0500
  ...not seen this failure before: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/jr.arnott/DistributorDrive1?pli=1# > > Replaced it and Folly* runs again. For how long, who...
• Re: Oil in intake air distributor (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - JLDilworth
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 16:17:40 EST
  Ken Lewis, thanks for the idea about looking for oil in the rubber boot that connects the throttle body and the air flow sensor...
• HELP!! Rain kills my vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Phil Dennis
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 09:44:34 -0700
  ...This seems to be related to the distributor, but not certain. Has anyone else had similar problems? This is of major concern because I...
• FS: Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 22:19:09 -0800
  ...1.9L WBX distributor, injectors, fuel rails, air intake runners. http://tinyurl.com/yqvzz -John '85 Silver Sunroof '91 GTi 2.0 8v '76...