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• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:56:11 -0800
  ...looks. >> >> Bosch distributor caps and rotors.. >> i carry good spares ..but those last practically indefinitely. >> >> for example...every 1.9 waterboxer distributor has a...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 00:23:26 -0400
  ...I always have in the van I'm taking a trip in, belts, fuel filter, fuel line, distributor cap & rotor, ECU, water pump, various...
• Re: failed SMOG, cylinder misfiring?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 20:24:43 -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: hiccups/hesitations
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 21:25:49 -0500
  ...used much-mint) > Original owner (new problem -never happened) > Checked rotor,cap, wires and installed new fuel filter and 3 cans of gas > treatment...
• Vanagon Fires and Misc.
  Historical mailing list - Diana Patterson
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 23:43:41 EDT
  ...I got the fuel line replacement kit from Ken, and sucked it up and bought new distributors from the dealer. All to be installed...
• Re: Optima Batteries - Red Yellow or Blue?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 21:17:32 -0400
  ...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: Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:10:16 EDT
  ...points type distributor will work good. These are typically 0.25 - 0.5 uF at a couple hundred volts. The capacitor connects from the...
• Subject: Re: Used Van Need help
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 23:31:25 -0700
  ...already had new wire set, plugs, dist cap & rotor, removed and cleaned distributor, found little spring under distributor missing (had one, installed it). #8...
• Re: Optima Batteries - Red Yellow or Blue?
  Historical mailing list - Jimt Thomson
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:32:43 -0600
  ...but as i stated before, most lead acid deep cycle are basically the same as to storage capacity but vary widely in the endurance...
• Re: Never attempt a simple fix right before leaving on a trip (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 8 Aug 2015 17:54:51 -0700
  ...L Of course, I could not now get the bottom cap off because it was inaccessible, and the corroded bolt basically welded it on...
• Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:17:19 -0800
  ...at distributor while it's idling properly. if you don't know that the idle switch is making contact at idle ( and signal is...
• Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:14:38 EDT
  ...The spark plugs were old and I replaced them, the distributor cap, and the rotor. I was able to restart the van but now...
• Re: Failed emissions (DEQ)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:48:26 -0800
  ...new plugs slapped in, along with a cheap new non-german distributor cap and rotor, and an air filter...........and that's a 250...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:32:59 -0800
  ...I have boxes of good Bosch distributor caps with tons of life left in them. Just barely a wear item. Waterboxers don't use...
• Re: Never attempt a simple fix right before leaving on a trip (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 8 Aug 2015 22:14:42 +0000
  ...L Of course, I could not now get the bottom cap off because it was inaccessible, and the corroded bolt basically welded it on...
• Re: VANAGON digest 16
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Mon, 18 Apr 1994 21:56:39 -0500
  ...seals New Valve screws New rings New rod bearings Rotor and distributor cap New Bossh Spark plug wires, adjust valves and dwell Acid bath...
• Re: Still need help!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Edwards
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 17:25:02 -0400
  ...I have been having a very similar problem, and had determined that it was _not_ - the ignition switch - sparks plugs, distributor cap, rotor - the...
• Re: Continuing saga of symptoms imitating Vanagon syndrome--85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 13:11:51 -0400
  ...another, added a .22 mfd capacitor to this afm, added a ground wire to the afm,swapped ecu,swapped coil,swapped hall control,wiggeled...
• 060412 smog tests
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:25:02 -0700
  ...Replacing exhaust pipes (1-3 pipe, 2-4 pipe and Y-pipe all cracked) Plugs (trying platinum, single electrode) Distributor cap Rotor O2 sensor...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:09:01 -0500
  ...the distributor cap, > that was stopping the bus from running well > especially at lower rpm's. > ( and, surprisingly, to me, the cap isnt even...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:28:44 -0500
  ...You've opened the >radiator loop in the middle and now the water goes from the coolant >distributor, through one of the main cooling...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:08:23 -0700
  ...switch Distributor, cap/rotor, tension lead to/from |>> coil. |>> fuel pump |>> alt/water pump belt |>> coil |>> wires/tape/various connectors etc. |>> gasket material |>> |>> I...
• Re: occasional hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 23 Dec 2017 16:16:44 -0800
  ...mind is the TPS, I will check that. > - I have spare distributor cap and rotor, but only 7K miles on the > existing ones. > - I...
• Re: End of saga? -- Back home with '84 with rebuilt head
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:34:38 -0500
  ...cap before I could get consistent flashes off my timing light. Have also got timing back in the ballpark. Bolt/nut that keep distributor...
• Re: hiccups/hesitations
  Historical mailing list - Little Bear
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 22:34:23 -0500
  ...used much-mint) > > Original owner (new problem -never happened) > > Checked rotor,cap, wires and installed new fuel filter and 3 cans of gas > > treatment...
• Re: Vanagon ?Previa?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:20:02 -0700
  ...She did, after a year and a half have some msifiring due to a simple distributor cap issue........ and some cat problems,............and the...
• Re: CDIs
  Historical mailing list - Brian M. Miller
  Fri, 1 Mar 96 9:48:40 PST
  ...The capacitor of a CDI ignition discharges into the primary of the ignition coil. The secondary of the coil ignites the spark. The effective...
• 86 Westy cuts out sporadically, now won't start
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:05:08 -0700
  ...check the ignition switch first, then check for spark, check the distributor cap, maybe fiddle with the ECU housing... I am not afraid to...
• Re: Funny, but not funny ...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:17:35 -0600
  ...He says, he has changed almost everything; Temp II sensor, Oxygen sensor, computer, distributor, cap, rotor, cables, plugs, new injectors, AFM, ICU, idle control...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 09:00:33 -0800
  ...insert the T and attach a garden hose, open the expansion tank cap, and run the engine with the hose putting water in until...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:27:28 -0400
  ...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: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 13:49:57 -0500
  ...Ignition timing is also controlled by the vacuum capsule on the side of >the distributor. Yes, 1.9l has centrifugal advance, and both vacuum...
• Re: 1.9 running rich
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:14:08 -0600
  ...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: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:33:56 -0500
  ...running OK take a spray bottle and mist the ignition wires, > distributor cap, and coil, etc. with water. If you do this in the...
• Re: 2.1 engine, other parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:47:40 -0600
  ...alternator, p/s pump, a/c compressor, engine > wiring, ECU, coolant distributor pipe, coolant distributor block, engine > mount beam, air filter box, AFM, injectors...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 20 Feb 2016 16:35:58 -1000
  ...looks. >> >> Bosch distributor caps and rotors.. >> i carry good spares ..but those last practically indefinitely. >> >> for example...every 1.9 waterboxer distributor has a...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 10:20:37 -0600
  ...I have boxes of good Bosch distributor caps with tons of life > left in them. Just barely a wear item. Waterboxers don't use...
• Dying Bus
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 1 Sep 1994 18:19:01 -0700 (PDT)
  ...his distributor on my bus (with and without his carb) and no change. I've alread put in new points, plugs condensor, cap, rotor...
• Goodly type news
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 09:40:20 -0600
  After reading the many words of encouragement offered, I ran right home after classes and bought a new rotor, a new cap, dug out...
• Re: dying '86 automatic
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 00:05:45 -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: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:49:01 -0700
  ...The distributor would work sometimes, and not others. I just popped on another properly working distributor .......and she's fixed rock solid. my point...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:47:51 -0400
  ...Katz wrote: >> richard: >> >> most obvious possibility is problem on high tension side of ignition, such >> as mositure and/or carbon tracks in distributor cap...
• Re: Regular maintenance list-contributions.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:50:01 -0500
  ...check EGR system (except California models) - check ignition system (ignition wires, distributor cap, rotor should be replaced) - replace spark plugs - replace ignition breaker (points...
• Re: They Only Write When They're In Trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 23:28:25 -0800
  ...The PO of my van used a rag as a gas cap so all kinds of stuff clog up my filter and I usually...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 17:32:15 -0800
  ...I'm guessing that with proper distributor cap/box seals > it can't, but again I don't know for sure. > > *I think this...
• RC>Re: New 1,9 TDI from VW
  Historical mailing list - Chao, Harvey
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 12:45:12 -0700
  ...engines with a capacity of over 2.5 litres and at least six cylinders. In smaller engines, BMW prefers distributor injection pumps. Common Rail...
• Re: starting but running
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:02:52 -0600
  Start with a review of the general state of tune of the vehicle - plugs, cap & rotor, air filter, fuel filter and operating parameters. While...
• Re: 86 Westy w/ Overheating issue. ANY other possibilities?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:35:37 -0400
  ...distributor, cap, rotor, spark plugs, radiator, water pump, thermostat housing, thermostat (several times), thermo fan switch, temp sensor... and the list goes on. After...
• More idle questions (no pun intended)...
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:28:11 -0400
  ...Air flow meter (new) Distributor (rebuilt bosch) Cap and rotor (bosch) plug wires (OEM with shield) plugs (bosch platinum) vacuum lines I am at...
• Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 14:49:10 -0400
  ...around the air distributor. My engine vacuum is 14.5-15 inHg @ 850 rpms. It has new points/plugs/cap/rotor. Old plug wires...
• Re: Anyone using a VintageAir Mk IV AC unit? - Some Comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:02:37 EDT
  ...I carefully sealed the cold air transfer tunnel to the driver's overhead distributor and the airflow as well as temperature control has been...
• Re: In My Defense
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:19:10 -0800
  ...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: All the wires are brown!
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:44:57 -0700
  Put a shower cap over the alternator to keep it relatively dry. Followed the procedure below, a-and the engine started! I confess that...
• Re: USA source for KROWN anti-rust oil !
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 19:52:50 -0400
  ...Vanagon List, IWCCC & Capital City VW Club ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, September 11...
• Our ridiculous money pits
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 13:28:51 -0700
  ...If you subtract my "Stupid Rebuild Engine" choice problems out of the equation, I have replaced; - 1 Distributor O-Ring - 1 Water Pump - 3...
• Re: Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:38:03 -0600
  ...standard shift place van in neutral and ebrake IT // Remove your > distributor cap and turn the V notch to the coresponding top dead center...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:47:25 +0000
  ...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: hesitation from a stop and replacing afm
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:17:09 -0500
  ...Replaced idle control unit, thoroughly > cleaned and tested the idle stabilizer valve, new air filter, plugs, > distributor cap, plug wires. I have a new...
• Re: It's Alive...Sort of!! :-)
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 18:20:29 -0500
  ...When I unscrewed the cap, there were bubbles present which > makes me believe that it wasn't bled right??? > > Now the biggie....it is...
• Re: Radio interferance and Intermittant Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:39:50 -0400
  ...Replace your wires, and your cap/rotor and I can (almost) guarantee this problem will vanish. Bringing your ideas to life, G. Matthew Bulley...