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• Points & Condensor
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:05:33 -0500
  ...Notice the 4-lobed cam that the points ride on at the base of the rotor shaft. Rotate the distributor, and notice how the...
• Re: air cooled ignition distributor questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:41:32 -0700
  'points' ............what are 'points' ???? ( joking ) how much side play is there in your distributor shaft ? there shouldn't be any . or barely any. If...
• Re: Random Instant Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:24:54 -0600
  ...It did the pre run every > time I > would turn the distributor shaft a little with my fingers. Installed > distributor and that fixed it...
• Re: Hall sender Install
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 15:08:45 -0800
  ...You just pulle the top of the distro off, pop out the pin at the bottom of the shaft, pull the shaft and replace...
• Hall Sender replacement on a Digifant/2.1L engine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 00:22:04 -0800
  ...Since there can't be any slack in that distributor, you managed to stuff something on that shaft, bakelite or otherwise, and you've...
• "Driving dog" pin removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 23:41:40 -0800
  ...the off-center key at the bottom of the distributor which connects to the shaft below. If so, I'd love to hear before...
• Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 1 May 2010 13:21:52 -0700
  ...1 > cylinder - insert drive shaft so that off-set slot in top of drive > shaft is pointing toward tapped hole (arrow) - smaller segment points...
• Re: Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 10 May 2004 15:10:50 -0700
  ...you removed the distributor shaft to get access to the hall sender? (I am > not talking about the distributor drive shaft which is attached...
• Re: 81 chirping/compression test?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 09:51:17 -0600 (MDT)
  ...the dipstick on the felt pad in the middle of the distributor shaft. As I wrote this I realized that this is for my...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:01:01 -0800
  ...a very small pin between the trigger wheel and the shaft of the distributor. Keep track of this pin because it has a tendency...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 04:53:47 -0800
  ...Freezing would be good in the case of the pin but the shaft is a different story because of thermal expansion the fit actually...
• Re: VW-'71 BUS-1600 DP-DISTRIBUTOR ADVANCE CURVES-QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 20:27:41 -0400 (EDT)
  ...increasing rpms, any more than this indicates a worn dist drive shaft. If the numbers above are from your engine maybe that is the...
• 82 I4 rough idle
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:09:29 -0800
  ...Are there any diagnostics for the distributor ..shaft play, hall generator wearing out etc. any typical weak spots to look for? Remarkably little in...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 7 May 2007 19:37:28 -0700
  ...mounted on carbureted engines. > While you can oil the cam shaft and distributor drive gear there, no way > can you fill the oil pump...
• Has anyone R&R'd the distributor in a sy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 10:00:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...to the distributor, especially since the whole mechanism has play in the shaft running to the engine. Has anyone replaced the distributor assembly in...
• Re: Vanagon/Subaru Deep Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 31 May 2001 23:15:42 -0700
  ...You would have to modify > the Subaru's distributor shaft to attach the VW unit. I don't think that > would be that hard...
• Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Jun 2017 17:04:00 -0700
  ...For $260 ! This is what I did on my first swap; buy a new distributor. In hindsight, it wasn't really needed. They don...
• Re: Random Instant Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:29:41 -0700
  ...It did the pre run every time I > would turn the distributor shaft a little with my fingers. Installed > distributor and that fixed it...
• Re: Question about a VW FOX
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 5 May 2007 22:27:06 -0700
  ...grips to the > distributor shaft and still could not turn > it.Is my timing set forever,or can this > distributor be made to cooperate...
• '86 Westy timing conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Wed, 15 May 2002 14:10:00 -0500
  ...So, last night I pulled the distributor, then the distributor drive shaft and re-installed both following the procedures in the Bentley. --I brought...
• 2.1 distributor drive gear installation question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:19:52 -0500
  ...Install drive shaft so that offset slot faces bolt (arrow)--huh? Do they mean that the slot in the end of the shaft be...
• Re: distributor drive shaft installation
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:27:49 -0400
  On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, Mark Seifert wrote: > This is a 2.1. I dont think the #3 is slightly retarded. But why did...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 18:55:09 -0400
  ...Take off the distributor cap, then loosen the distributor and pull it out. You should see a black O ring on the drive shaft...
• Re: Taking apart a distributor -- arrgh!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 21:24:32 EDT
  ...can't get the pin out of the bottom of the distributor shaft. I hammered on it like mad and tried heat to no...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:44:13 -0700
  ...Take >off the distributor cap, then loosen the distributor and pull it out. >You should see a black O ring on the drive shaft...
• Re: Point Lube & Grease
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 15:11:43 CST6CDT
  ...lube on my distributor shaft for the above stated reasons, actual point lube would be better. it is also compatible with the phenolic resins...
• Is my distributor toast? Pic link enclosed.
  Historical mailing list - Jim and Kelly Harpe
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 13:25:53 -0700
  ...I can't tell for sure, but does it look like the distributor is wobbling and doing this? I've wiggled the distributor shaft...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:53:32 -0800
  ...My favorite line from 5b4 20.a, "The shaft is removed from >the distributor body after extracting the pin which secures the driving >dog...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 6 Nov 2005 18:55:42 -0800
  ...When the crankshaft was at TDC for cylinder #1, the distributor drive shaft was pointing at the wrong stud (about 45 degrees clockwise of...
• Re: [vanagon] Vanagon distributor
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 09:31:13 -0400
  ...I noticed that the > distributor looks like a .009 but the rotor shaft is narrower. Does > anyone know about these distributors? > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor...
• Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:02:57 -0800
  ...My favorite line from 5b4 20.a, "The shaft is removed from the distributor body after extracting the pin which secures the driving dog...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 03:03:50 -0600
  ...My favorite line from 5b4 20.a, "The shaft is removed from >>the distributor body after extracting the pin which secures the driving >>dog...
• Re: hall sending unit
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 15:05:02 -0400
  ...While you are at it replace the the rubber gasket on the distributor shaft. Hans Brouwer Cumberland, Ontario 86 Westfalia 92 Cabriolet gary hradek...
• Re: Installing Pertronix Problems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:57:05 -0500
  ...the magnet sleeve doesn't fit down far enough on the > distributor shaft to allow the rotor to settle into its place. It looks...
• Re: oil pressure problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 12:05:37 -0700
  ...case the engine would never run, as the distributor is also driven by this shaft. It is driven by a "toothed" pulley. The only...
• Puh-Leeeze Van-Again!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 20:52:02 -0400
  ...shaft/worm gear, I noticed now there is a tooth missing (it wasn't before)...it's off the top gear of the distributor...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:39:53 -0800
  ...My favorite line from 5b4 20.a, "The shaft is removed from > the distributor body after extracting the pin which secures the driving > dog...
• Re: Wasserboxer stalling
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:53:16 -0400
  ...Finally took out distributor and the shaft had way too much play down where it connects to the drive shaft at the cam. This...
• Re: engine install almost success
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 08:42:31 -0800
  ...a spring and > retaining spring where the distributor shaft is inserted. as i pull out > the shaft for inspection, being careful not to crank...
• Re: thanks, update, and more questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 09:10:36 -0500
  ...Tuesday, 11 June, 1996 11:17 AM > > I As far as the squeaky distributor, I had a 71 SB that did the same thing...
• Re: distributor washers
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:34:10 EDT
  ...distributor shaft, NOT the thrust washer Frank "The Spam Can Man" is talking about. There is a parts kit for the 1983-1985 distributors...
• '87 Syncro Weekender for sale
  Historical mailing list - George Caldwell
  Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:08:15 -0600
  ...I believe it to be complete with uninstalled new old stock parts - front half-shafts and rotors, Mann filters and such. Located near Annapolis...
• Re: 2.1 distributor (check yours)
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:48:55 -0400
  ...How would I know if I am glueing in the correct postition? Wear in the distributor shaft could also cause the same effect, right...
• A new Adventure on the way to the Audi 2.0 Turbo - or pulling gears
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 00:32:31 EDT
  ...distributors! The manuals say: "Drift out (whack with a hammer and punch) the locking cross-pin and remove the gear from the shaft" Well...
• Re: 009 Distributor in Type IV
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Grove
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 20:46:29 -0700
  ...It looks to be in > good working order with a tight shaft and minimal vertical slack. > I'm currently running a stock vacume distributor...
• Re: sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 09:35:24 -0400
  ...Hall sender is inside distributor. It's a plate that is fitted around the distributor shaft but attached to the stationary part of the...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:31:52 -0600
  ...My favorite line from 5b4 20.a, "The shaft is > removed from > >>the distributor body after extracting the pin which secures the > driving > >>dog...
• Re: major problem or minor faux pas?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 11:17:16 -0600
  ...The distributor shaft sheared, and it was not obvious, but it got out of time and wouldn't start, backfired, and afterfired a lot...
• Re: sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 06:43:36 -0700
  ...Hall sender is inside distributor. It's a plate that is fitted around the distributor shaft but attached to the stationary part of the...
• Distributor woes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:12:57 -0400
  ...I checked the distributor and it was tight.? I popped off the cap and checked the rotor. It and the shaft spun freely.? Not...
• 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...
• 85 Vanagon with intermittent engine stopping
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 17:35:35 -0500
  ...distributor. There is a roll pin that you need to work with. What I found was a very sticky grease between the shaft and...
• Re: I recently started assembling my engine,
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 08:23:06 -0400
  ...distributor drive gear gets chewed up it does not take the steel cam gear with it. This damage happens when the drive shaft under...
• Re: Electronic Ignition?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Montgomery
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 12:44:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The compufire does have a very close tolerance though which is not forgiving to the shaft wear that is common to VW distributors. Larry...
• Re: 1990 Carat...Overheating Saga that won't end....Help????
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 02:30:15 +0000
  ...The Digifant distributor Hall sensor just sends a very simple 0-10V square wave showing engine rotation. All timing calculations and adjustments are carried...
• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 06:33:30 -0800
  As long as you swap the timing clamps along with the distributors you should be able to move them back and forth without worrying...
• diesel gas conversion - fourth day
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Sat, 4 May 2002 19:07:54 -0700
  ...When we last left our heros, they had taken a little bit off the input shaft and were getting ready to put the gas...
• '86 GLi problem...continued
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 11:49:26 EST
  ...The distributor is turning therefore the hall sensor must be sending a signal somewhere, assuming its ok, but I have tried another distributor , therefore...
• Re: Distributor woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:54:19 -0400
  ...I checked the distributor and it was tight.? I popped off the cap and checked the rotor. It and the shaft spun freely.? Not...
• Compu fire Question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Eggert
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 13:49:21 -0500
  ...there was a spacer added that you drop on the shaft of the distributor. With or without the spacer, the rotor will not lock...