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• Re: Zoooooom!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 19:12:09 -0400
  ...it's like i have a new engine! I could pull up his driveway in 2nd gear. I can shift at a reasonable RPM...
• want to buy a distributor and parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:38:00 -0800
  ...distributor drive gear 4. power steering bracket with mounting hardware 5. four piston rods; only one with bolts connecting two halves of rod 6...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 09:55:44 -0600
  Well, I feel like and idiot...turns out when I swapped distributors, I put it back without making sure it engaged the drive gear...
• List of stuff for sale in Vallejo
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 18:49:22 -0700
  ...rod bearings, 8 doweled, new cam timing gear, used distributor brass gear, shimmed distributor drive gear set for type 1. Rebuilt rods, nuts locktighted...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:30:29 -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: Spare Parts you MUST carry!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:46:42 -0500
  ...For example, I would never carry a >starter, because having a 5 speed, I can catch it >in gear, and drive 1000 miles, home...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:51:02 -0800
  ...wire inside > the distributor so the plate can move unrestricted? Do you have the > spring under the distributor which pushes the drive gear down? >
• Re: Who throws more rods contest, was: Re: SUBIE VAN ENGINE FIRE...LISTER NEEDS HELP in PA
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:33:30 -0400
  ...Cylinder head, internal bushings, oil pump, crankshaft and bearings, tappet gear, valves & guides, pistons & rings, cylinder bores/liners, con rods, distributor drive, starter ring...
• Re: re price fixing (NO VW CONTENT)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 10:24:47 +0000
  ...By bypassing the US distributor > and buying at the right price overseas, he can often buy it much cheaper. > One of the gripes of...
• Re: Engine Decisions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Sep 1996 20:39:01 -0400
  ...Needs diffrent gearing to push the wieght of that beast. Also, if the performance was satisfactiry(you have a lot of patience), long drives...
• another gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Matt Greenwell
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 22:15:45 -0500
  ...at low speeds (1st gear) when this occurs, the jerk takes on whiplash like proportions. the van didn't used to do this. the...
• another gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Matt Greenwell
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 22:37:30 -0500
  ...at low speeds (1st gear) when this occurs, the jerk takes on whiplash like proportions. the van didn't used to do this. the...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 23:48:19 -0400
  ...turns out when I swapped distributors, I > put it back without making sure it engaged the drive gear in the case. > Crazy thing is...
• RE: Hi Again + 1962 timing help
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:32:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...distributor without rotating the engine, since slop can creep in due to the lash (less-than-perfect fit) between the various distributor drive gears...
• 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: "Highway Flyer" Vanagon Trans - $1495
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 00:46:00 -0500
  ...impact on lower-speed > driveability. These are genuine Volkswagen (imported from South Africa), and > are warranted by the distributor for 6 months/6000 miles...
• Re: Zoooooom!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:45:24 +0100
  ...it's like i have a new engine! I could pull up his driveway in 2nd gear. I can shift at a reasonable RPM...
• warm idle prob.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Tippey
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 20:16:21 EDT
  ...I drive again for a while. Also, I can put on the brake and slowly let the clutch out while in gear until it...
• Re: Zoooooom!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 19:24:04 -0500
  ...it's like i have a new engine! I could pull up his > driveway > in > 2nd gear. I can shift at a reasonable RPM...
• Re: major problem or minor faux pas?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 11:17:16 -0600
  ...machine, but a close look at the entire distributor assembly sounds warranted. John Rodgers "88GL Driver Animal wrote: > Please help, or at least confirm...
• Dieing problem driving me nuts
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:59:23 -0600
  ...Tomorrow I have to drive from Winnipeg back to Calgary and I don't know if I will make it. I believe I have...
• Re: Two possibly related symptoms?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:01:16 -0700
  ...in gear it won't rev and can barely move the van. >> Then >> after a few seconds it picks up power and drives fine...
• used engine parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:34:47 -0400
  ...the timing tips. > Hopefully I can just pull the distributor without pulling the drive > gear, and then set the new one in and have...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:40:39 -0400
  ...It drives the distributor, but AFAIK, if >> > > distributor not installed, it doesn't need to be in any special >> > > position in relation to the...
• Email Fact on Engine Rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica
  Sat, 9 Aug 2003 15:36:21 -0400
  ...I know the bentley always shows the factory tools to do certain things like "pulling the distributor drive gear" and things like that. But...
• 82 air cooled running rough
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walker
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 22:01:50 -0600
  ...gear, but was still jerking a bit on the low end of each gear. I waited several hours, looked at the points, distributor and...
• Re: OK, Swepco gear oil..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:13:06 -0700
  ...gear oil sit in a pan of hot water. I'm gonna get me some Swepco., Haven't had luck finding the local distributor...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 18:47:41 -0500
  ...slop in the gear drive/powerpulses as it's rotating. I saw the same thing when we built our distributor replacement (replaced the stock...
• WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 12:54:33 MST
  ...Thu, 27 Apr 2000 02:25:25 +0200 > >Be sure to put the distributor drive shaft in and position it correctly >before >you lay...
• Re: Digijet Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 00:02:28 -0400
  ...distributor for timing) rear end of this one(check bentley) and forget the timing light (that is why the Vanagon distributor drive gear SHOULD...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:10:17 -0800
  ...the distributor controls the timing > of the injector firing, not just the spark plugs and mechanically > disengaging the distributor from its drive allows you...
• Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 14:57:19 -0400
  ...The intermediate shaft drives both the vaccum pump up on the block (Where the distributor is on gas engines) and oil pump on the...
• Re: strange idling
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:13:14 -0700
  ...I am not talking about the shaft on the distributor. It is a drive shaft with gear engaging with camshaft inside the distributor hole...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:48:47 -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: Timing Mark
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:27:03 -0700
  ...Kinda doubt you would've needed to do this, but if you had the timing gear out, (gear inside block that drives dist.) make...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Type 4 Motor Timing
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 09:35:42 -0400
  ...so far > off? Is the incorrect positioning of the distributor due to the drive gear > being mis-oriented during the rebuild? Or am I...
• Re: engine install almost success
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 08:42:31 -0800
  ...Don't worry about the little spring in the center of the drive gear if it is missing, it really doesn't do anything...
• hiccups/hesitations
  Historical mailing list - Paolo
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 13:10:42 -0800
  ...1st gear or at idle. Possible areas- let me know what you people think: fuel pump relay fuel pump ignition switch distributor pick up...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 08:25:56 -0800
  ...Help diagnose Cinco > > > >> Thanks Roger, >> >> The problem is that I've already pulled the distributor, AND the >> drive gear, so I can't trust...
• Re: Timing tips for Idiots
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:43:54 -0700
  ...The top of the distributor drive gear should look like the picture in Bentley and you slide the distributor into place with the rotor...
• Re: Not in R or D
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 08:56:06 -0400
  ...When you put it in gear,electronic idle stabilizer should bring idle back up. Idle stabilizer advances timing in distributor to keep idle constant...
• Re: Loss of Power after carwash
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 09:40:57 -0700
  ...a higher gear, seems I lose it again.� Left it overnite and took it on a 5-6 miles hwy drive to 'dry it...
• Re: 81 Westy 2.0 Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 17:45:12 -0600
  ...Piston end bushings about $8.00 per rod Machine shop cost of pressing the cam drive gear and distributor gear off and back onto...
• Re: 1.8 to 2.0 aba swap
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 30 May 2012 09:16:48 -0700
  ...Doing so meant swapping the distributor shaft drive gear to match the ABA and adding a bushing. Got the parts from the link below...
• VW Parts and equipment for sale (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 12:23:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...pulley 113 105 209 2 Timing gear 40 HP-1600 Brazil 111 105 223 1 Distributor drive gear 40 HP-1600 Brazil 113 105...
• Re: Distributor woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:54:19 -0400
  It is possible that the distributor drive pinion was not properly shimmed or the case wore out underneath it. There should actually be two...
• Re: Dieing problem driving me nuts
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:21:26 -0700
  ...Another likely culprit, IME, is the Hall sensor bulkhead connector where it goes through the distributor. Make sure that's not cracked and intermittently...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:47:46 -0500
  ...the distributor controls the timing of the injector firing, not just the spark plugs and mechanically disengaging the distributor from its drive allows you...
• Re: NVC - 86' Cabriolet
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 15:00:57 -0400
  ...Next, was the car driven at all? Did gear oil ever get splashed on the tranny bearings or tops of some gears? Wheel bearings...
• Re: 87 Wolfy Running Rich, -Idle Stab Removed, AFM checked, O2 New, Temp2 New, and on and on...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 May 2001 21:55:54 -0400
  ...The one with the single terminal drives the temp gauge, no effect on operation. If TII is open you will be running very very...
• Re: Dieing problem driving me nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:57:05 -0700
  ...Plug in the new switch and drive over some bumps. Jake PS I'm very sorry for your loss Gregor; Go Canucks! On 4...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 17:13:52 +0000
  ...turns out when I swapped distributors, I > put it back without making sure it engaged the drive gear in the case. > Crazy thing is...
• 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...
• hesitations/AFm vs. harness
  Historical mailing list - Paolo
  Mon, 25 Dec 2000 15:26:56 -0800
  ...1st gear or at idle. Possible areas- let me know what you people think: fuel pump relay fuel pump ignition switch distributor pick up...
• Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:20:50 -0800
  ...I made sure the distributor drive gear is installed correctly as per Bentley, double-checked TDC according to valves and piston. Made sure rotor...
• Re: Digijet Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Carl Kralik
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 19:19:53 -0400
  ...distributor for timing) rear end of this one(check bentley) and > forget the timing light (that is why the Vanagon distributor drive gear > SHOULD...
• Re: hiccups/hesitations
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 14:45:54 -0800
  ...1st gear or at idle. > Possible areas- let me know what you people think: > fuel pump relay > fuel pump > ignition switch > distributor pick up...
• DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:36:40 -0500
  ...4.5 litres gearbox oil: 80W - 90W gearbox oil capacity: 3 litres (Syncro 4.5 litres) autobox oil grade: Dexron (final drive 90W) autobox...
• Rear bumper/Re: Parts ordering experience
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Fri, 4 Oct 1996 16:36:08 +0000
  ...half piece (2 per rod) distributor drive gear $39.60 camshaft $231.69 muffler clamp $38.03 muffler $223.80 brake shoes $61.88...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:17:41 -0800
  ...to be safe, ever crank the engine without a distributor installed in it !! If the shims under the dist drive gear get of place...