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• Coolant distributor leak - common? Fixable?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:15:39 -0400
  ...Specifically, the large, flat cap on the side of the distributor is weeping at the seam and this is without any pressure in the...
• Re: New distributor missing hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - Todd
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:28:49 -0700
  ...Popped the cap, rotor, dust cap off and...am I wrong...is the hall sender missing??! I assume a 'new' rebuilt distributor would come...
• "On the cheap" tune-up
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 18:00:49 -0700
  I was tired of buying $70 distributor caps for one of my cars, so I decided to experiment by cleaning up one of them...
• Re: Spark plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:19:07 -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: how did this happen ... ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:41:18 EST
  ...The way I remember the spark plug wire order on the distributor cap is to think of the four towers on the cap as...
• Re: Looking for parts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:54:21 -0700
  ...Westy. > > wiring harness > cap > rotor > plug wires > plugs > hallsender? > distributor? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU Lafayette, CA 94549 '81 Vanagon ---------------------------------------------------------------------
• Re: Getting rid of interference from distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 25 Jul 95 10:34:49 CDT
  ...you can buy that shield from the dealer, and it fits onto the distributor cap. really really tight fit, too. then you have to...
• Re: Screen ring a necessity ?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 15:16:35 -0800
  Philip Menchions wrote: > > I just finished removing a badly rusted screen ring from the distributor > cap. All along I had thought it was an...
• Re: rebuilt distributor
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:29:02 -0400
  ...rebuilt distributor > Hi All, > > Question: Any thoughts/ pros/ cons on using a rebuilt (as opposed to new) distributor for an 84 1.9L? How...
• Re: Pin type ignition wires
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 19:55:04 EDT
  Hi Gang, Some suppliers have a choice of ignition wires and distributor caps for pin type or not. Is there a reason why I...
• Re: Vapor lock? Static electricity? Help!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:17:56 -0600
  ...I check the distributor cap but did not change it because it didn't look significantly carbonized or damaged. I have used at least...
• Re: 2.1 distributor (check yours)
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:48:55 -0400
  ...Remove distributor cap, rotor and dust cap (if still there), now try to move that black connector attach to the distributor, if it's...
• Re: What to keep on hand to not be stranded
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:21:01 -0400
  Fuel pump, belts, hose repair kit, distributor cap & rotor button, Known working 091 4-speed transmission. Geo/ATL
• '85 timing question
  Historical mailing list - Connal Hughes
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 23:19:57 EST
  ...While working on my '85 van the other weekend, replacing distributor cap, rotor, plugs, and various sundry items, I noticed that the distributor was...
• Re: Distributor & Air Flow Meter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:33:34 -0400
  ...Distributor (the >whole thing, not just the cap). He said my air flow meter is making my van >run too rich and the distributor...
• Re: power loss in '81
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Tue, 25 Mar 1997 21:59:41 -0800 (PST)
  ...Your engine is saying to you "I'm not getting any spark in #3!" Check for bad plug, bad wire, or bad distributor cap...
• Re: Distributor Ground question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 May 2012 01:13:38 -0400
  ...It goes between metal dizzy cap shield. > > > https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-blF5MZ8CJKU/T6XJnXP_UaI/AAAAAAAAFs0 > /zQireOqxNJI/s576/Distributor%2520Shield%2520Ground.jpg > > > > On Sat, May...
• Re: distributor connection on 90 westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:54:15 -0500
  ...It's the grounding tab for the metal shield that's supposed to be mounted on the distributor cap -- the shield has a short...
• Re: What coil part number for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:19:51 -0700
  ...The coil's center connection (coil wire to distributor) and the distributor's cap connections is what I am referring to to. All Vanagon...
• Re: Why 3 Different 2.1 Distributors In Use?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 23:14:56 -0800
  ...Distributor Cap for the distributor number installed so that you're correct for what fits (the distributor case mating surface to the cap may...
• Re: weird tab on the side of my distributor
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 23:48:16 -0400
  This is a ground for the metal sheild that is normally around the distributor cap. It was there to reduce electronic noise. Eric 86...
• Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 9 May 2004 22:33:12 -0400
  ...So once the distributor cap, the rotor and the dust cover are removed, how do you removed the distributor shaft to get access to...
• Re: The details of Motronic
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 09:15:06 -0400
  ...Consider an ordinary vaccuum advance distributor. You might have, say, 30 degrees of total advance. What moves? The cap doesn't; it's fastened...
• Screen ring a necessity ?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 01:48:18 -0330 (NST)
  I just finished removing a badly rusted screen ring from the distributor cap. All along I had thought it was an integral part of...
• Re: Coolant distributor leak - common? Fixable?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:31:44 -0400
  ...Specifically, the large, flat cap on the side of the distributor is weeping at the seam and this is without any pressure in the...
• Re: How long to expect a Cap and Rotor to Last
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:34:10 -0400
  ...How long to expect a Cap and Rotor to Last Just out of curiosity, how many miles should I expect the distributor cap and...
• Which one is number one?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 20:22:12 -0800
  Which cylinder is #1 on a 1.9 engine? I can't find anything in Bentley that says and my distributor cap isn't...
• Another 2.1 WBX stumbling thead - with a twist!
  Historical mailing list - Todd
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:49:38 -0700
  ...92 distributor with 83-85 Vanagon one saying that it was a better option. Since, I have always bought a dist. cap for 83...
• Distributor p/n #?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 2 May 2007 14:15:25 -0400
  Hello folks, Does anyone know if the distributors for '85 1.9 Digijets will work on '83-'84 models? There is a slightly different...
• Re: good news, I think
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:40:20 -0600
  ...of cryptic abbreviations! It says: > > Remove& Replace Distributor Cap > REPAIR DIST. PLUG/INSTALL PLUGS/DIST. > CAP AND ROTOR BUTTON > CHAMPION, LICENSE PTK1022 DIST C...
• Re: New distributor missing hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - Todd
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:09:41 -0700
  ...Popped the cap, rotor, dust cap off and...am I wrong...is the hall sender missing??! I assume a 'new' rebuilt distributor would come...
• Re: DISTRIBUTOR, INSTALLING
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:33:49 -0600
  ...The large notch fits into a projection on the distributor cap and isn't used for timing or aligning the rotor. That small mark...
• Re: Coolant distributor leak - common? Fixable?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:19:31 -0700
  ...Specifically, the large, > flat > cap on the side of the distributor is weeping at the seam and this is > without any pressure in the...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 15:06:49 -0800
  I replaced the coil, rotor, and the wire from the coil to the distributor. Still no start. I got a new distributor cap, but...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Chayan Srisawat
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:36:29 +0700
  ...I changed all of ignition cables(coil to distributor and distributor to spark plugs) and finally obtained pretty good consumption rate. Before leak test...
• Thanks For The Honda Advice (Miniscule Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 22:53:52 EST
  ...Pulled the cap and came up with a thimble full of junk and an extra piece. New coil and distributor cap and it runs...
• FW: Vapor lock? Static electricity? Help!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:12:37 -0600
  ...So do you have points in your distributor, or is it electronic, or you don't know ? The distributor cap is one of those...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 14:13:54 -0500
  ...that may be loose somehow, allowing distributor shaft and >> the rotor to move up too tightly against the contact on the distributor >> cap... >> For...
• Re: Distributor swap - 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 11:08:53 -0700
  ...You will need to remove the distributor cap so you can rotate the shaft during reinsertion. The shaft end is keyed and you need...
• Re: electrical problem--apparently solved
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:05:33 -0500
  ...When one of the ears that the distributor cap attaches to broke off the side they welded it back on at a funny angle...
• Bosch Rotor and cap (Jetta engine in vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:34:02 -0800
  ...vertical facing edge distributor seats at. Horizontal face at hole was clean. The centre contact at low mileage dull finish cap sticks further out...
• Re: no-start/bucking/stalling condition
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 19:50:13 -0500
  ...I had attached the plug wires to the distributor, how little grip the distributor cap had on the plug wires - they'll lift off...
• Re: proper dist cap for 85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 May 2007 19:01:39 -0400
  ...Get a later distributor cap, with the black plastic looking interference shield. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• macklow's accel problem
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 15 Jul 94 17:22:57 CDT
  i did find one slightly related bulletin, and it made me think about my rotor and distributor cap: i have to replace them about...
• DISTRUBUTOR FOR 91 CARAT VANAGON NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - John Matchett
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 12:51:49 -0500
  I need a distributor for a 91 vanagon carat....mine has bad bushings which is causing it to miss most of the time on...
• Re: Distributor cap for 2.1 L--sloppy fit
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 18:37:58 -0400
  ...After an engine install, I'm working on timing and note that the distributor cap seems to have a lot of slop in its...
• Re: High resistance causing no spark?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:25:17 -0400
  ...How old are wires? What does inside of distributor cap look like? Is it clean or does it have carbon tracks? John ----- Original Message...
• Re: Engine stumbling, hesitations... again
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:26:36 +0000
  ...I removed the distributor cap, picked out plastic shrapnel around the wiring harness, replaced the distributor cap and rotor (stumbling happened _after_ I put...
• Dist Driveshaft Installation ?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 18:26:26 -0800 (PST)
  ...if you install your distributor driveshaft 180 degrees out, can you simply change the placement of your spark plug wires (on the dist cap...
• Re: burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 06:07:26 EST
  ...I have seen all too many times vans come in my shop with the wrong lead wires for the installed distributor cap and coil...
• Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 23:04:56 EDT
  ...I WOULD rather have the DISTRIBUTORLESS ignition system. It would eliminate the voltage loss from the cap and rotor and the need to replace...
• Re: Distributor cap
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:12:07 -0700
  ...On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com> wrote: > How long has it been since the distributor cap...
• Go Westy tune up kit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:08:44 -0400
  ...These caps are interchangeable. The early cap has the wire connection as a plug in as all older style distributor caps and wire set...
• My EB Breakdown Problem Found
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:54:31 -0400
  ...I had the wrong distributor cap! Now, going back to last November, I was putting a 2.1 engine into this Vanagon, using the...
• Re: 84 Vanagon missing throughout driving range?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 17:23:58 -0700
  ...Is the cap seated on the distributor correctly? Is the rotor seated firmly down on the distributor? Check vac-lines. When you mess with...
• Re: What's a Hall sender do?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:28:17 -0400
  You can test it by removing the distributor cap and pulling the distributor up far enough that you can turn the rotor by hand...
• Early Distributor Question
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 19:06:47 -0700
  ...I got four early, cast iron distributors with this parts stash. VJU4 BR8 (2 of these, one with thin wire clips, the likes of...
• 88 Vanagon Rotor Replacement
  Historical mailing list - MMunn
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 22:45:18 -0800
  My 88 Westy has a very burnt distributor cap (inside) and the rotor doesn't look much better. Replacing the cap is simple, but...
• VERY low power on new Boston Bob 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:53:29 -0400
  ...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: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 14:17:38 -1000
  ...I wiped the inside of the > distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change. >