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• Well, selling the 71 bus
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Tue, 13 May 2008 20:12:38 -0700
  ...Upgraded SVDA distributor, new Bosch coil, new electronic ignition, new wires, plugs. Engine cooling flaps & thermostat tested and working, engine tin all restored to...
• Re: ALTERNATIVE SPARK PLUG WIRES
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:23:13 -0800
  ...I use the later style (85-91) for the pin-style distributor cap. Still, I usually replace wires every 5 years because of my...
• Re: [Re: 85 Vanagon dying while driving]
  Historical mailing list - john schaper
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 06:59:05 PDT
  ...Checked the airflow specs, temp sensor specs., temp sensor II replaced, replaced distributor cap and ignition coil--all to no avail. I then replaced...
• Re: Power Loss When Wet Problem SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:47:29 -0500
  ...So I sprayed all the connectors in the engine > compartment, the plug wires, and inside and outside of the > distributor cap a couple of...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 20 Feb 2016 18:22:25 -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: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:48:21 -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: Power loss still in '85
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 09:07:44 -0800
  ...They use a different pressure plug to connect to the distributor. I didn't notice this until one of my spark plugs got a...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:53:39 -0500
  ...I have tried it 180 degrees out, I have tried every single hole in the distributor, even 180 degrees out for them. I have...
• Re: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 18:20:24 -0800
  ...Distributor Cap >2. Rotor >3. Spark Plug Wires >4. Spark Plugs >5. Fuel Filter >6. No holes in intake boots or vacuum hoses. > > >Any...
• Re: It's Phinally Phriedae, and Drug prohibition created the drug lords. (was (ironically) Re: HIJACKED - update)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:29:17 -0700
  ...Apparently in those western societies that have de-criminalized drugs, most people that use are content with the readily available "soft" drugs and cap...
• Re: 69-96 RIP
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 13:21:48 -0700
  ...the oil alone melted many plastic parts from the engine -- wires, distributor cap, etc., but I managed to get it out (fire extinguisher -- A...
• High Idle, Fuel Pressure Test Results and Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ronald D Maxseiner
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 23:31:49 -0500
  ...So far I have replaced/tested the following over the past few months. - plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor - replaced small vacuum hoses to...
• Re: Check Compression: Warm or cold engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 13:37:29 -0700
  ...I've changed spark plugs > and wires, the distributor is new as is the cap and > rotor and still it stumbles. It could be...
• The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part I
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 16:44:23 -0700
  ...At home I did a nice tuneup, the usual, spark plugs, rotor, distributer cap, air filter, and all looked good. Bosch fuel filter only...
• Re: Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:50:00 -0700
  ...to rinse out the residue. #9) Inspect the condition of your Distributor Cap (Air Cooled Require Copper Contacts, Water Cooled can use either Aluminum...
• Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:24:21 -0500
  ...It had a Magneto on one side and an automotive type distributor on the other. For ease of starting - because of the ease of...
• FS: 1966 Type 221 MicroBus
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Sat, 16 Sep 1995 19:10:14 -0500 (CDT)
  ...looks like Rusty VanBondo has been here ;-) Carb might need to be rebuilt or just cleaned Distributor isn't stock, PO replaced it with...
• Re: Longevity tips
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 08:45:23 -0800
  ...One time the hesitation was traced to a bad distributor cap -that one took a lot of trial and error to find! I have...
• FS: 1990 vanagon gl
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Sager
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 14:06:48 -0400
  ...cap) rear heater core tires (august ' 99) rear carpeting distributor K&N air filter( installed when i bought the van) Diehard battery (installed when...
• 82 AC vanagon cold start problem
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:42:21 -0500
  ...Of course the timing is good, spark plugs and cables are pretty new, rotor, distributor cap, and condenser are new. All vacuum lines have...
• Re: Never attempt a simple fix right before leaving on a trip (long)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Aug 2015 10:08:12 -0400
  ...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: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:40:30 -0700
  ...So I then asked about the drying procedure, which one local > distributor, who said that they don't service small tanks, said was > unnecessary...
• Re: Bus Depot - What Kind of Policy is This?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 10 Jul 2004 13:34:19 -0700
  ...They do this to utilize excess production capacity and earn more money. This goes on in virtually every segment of the worldwide economy: food...
• Re: Still sputtering....
  Historical mailing list - Jose Rosado
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 08:20:35 -0600
  ...wires and checked the battery and ground >connections and changed the distributor cap and the rotor and the water temp. >switch and.....well? Any...
• Re: slick50 - Another Victim
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 03:40:39 PDT
  ...A mechanic who was trying to help told me (after the >dealer let it sit for two days ...) that it could be distributor >cap...
• What did I do to make my brake light come on?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Wed, 11 May 2005 21:39:29 -0400
  ...I replaced the distributor cap and rotor. Now the stupid thing- as I drove off to see if everything was o.k., I heard...
• Re: '87 Transporter GL Cooling - Have data. Help!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:59:50 -0400
  ...this one to the one on the right (Bypass form the distributor to thermostat), , If very hot, that tell you if the thermo is...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:32:59 -0600
  ...New plugs (no wires in stock), rotor, and distributor cap. No difference. Starts like a champ first thing in the morning. Drives very nicely...
• Re: First, apologies
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:26:00 -0400
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR >
• Re: 89 Vanagon oil usage question
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:25:05 -0500
  ...He also >>completed several other engine repairs including replacing the wiring >>harness, >>plug wires, distributor cap and rotor, water pump and fuel pump. This...
• Re: Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:57:59 -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...
• Idle Stabliser Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Ken Turner
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:58:15 +0200
  ...Replacing fuel filter, spark plugs, distributor cap and HT leads all helped to cure an elusive miss during normal running, but not this main...
• 85 westi problem found
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 31 May 2004 09:28:40 -0400
  ...new plugs wires, cap rotor, distributor that was im better shape and countless hours with a meter and test leads. neil even let me...
• Re: Starts then won't.... SOLVED...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 05:53:18 -0700
  ...I pulled the distributor cap to make > >sure the rotor looked okay as well. No problem > there. > >Any other places to check? I'll...
• Re: Coolant Service Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 02:46:43 +0800
  ...Some coolant may flow through the automatic transmission cooler to the coolant distributor, but there is no alternate path for a manual transmission vehicle...
• Re: electrical stalling?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:11:11 -0900
  ...i check distributor cap and rotor, little on the > burned side so > will replace that tomorrow. not sure that is the problem though. > everyonce...
• Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:23:39 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 10/30/2007 6:37 PM Old Volks Home wrote: > California does in fact check the...
• Re: crank, wont start_coil testing
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:47:27 -0800
  ...coil and the spark plug, especially the gap between the distributor rotor and cap pin. A bad coil can even test good with an...
• Re: Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:30:36 -0600
  >cranking the engine with coil wire disconnected at distributor cap and >grounded to block with a clip lead is fine, but leaving the disconnected...
• Vanagon Syndrome Solved, finally!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:04:28 -0700
  ...I eventually swapped out the AFM, ECU, distributor, rotor, cap, ignition wires, coil, fuel regulator, idle stabilizer, idle control module and replaced the O2...
• Re: Draggin caliper, bad bearing job, or paranoia? - workmanship
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:03:06 -0700
  ...also put in inferior aftermarket parts sometimes too - like el cheapo distributor caps say, where good german Bosch ones hardly wear at all ) scott...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:04:05 -0800
  ...fuel pump relay, fuel pump, ECU, hall sender or spare distributor, spare water pump belt, ignition switch (cheap). Those 2 relays in the box...
• FS: '77 VW Westfalia; $3500 OBO
  Historical mailing list - William Rowden
  Sun, 12 May 1996 19:53:41 -0700
  ...While chasing down a problem (which turned out to be the battery connection!), I replaced a distributor cap and rotor, and a coil that...
• Re: bostig kit for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 11:23:59 -0700
  ...to > set ! > > > ELIMINATES re-occurring COSTLY Vanagon issues - > > > NO Distributor to fail - No Cap or Rotor either > > > NO Coolant Leaking Head Gaskets or Expensive...
• Unusual Oil leak ('68 Single port)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 11:13:50 +1200
  ...the engine compartment (drips on the vacuum advance, misting on the distributor cap & carb. small pools on the tinware by the pulley). The only...
• Re: Digfiant being defiant
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 08:45:45 -0700
  ...messing with the AFM. *Check all the plugs and wires, rotor, distributor cap, timing -- general tune-up *Check all the FI wiring harness, unplug...
• Was: Bus Depot Discount? Now: Non-Starting '84
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 18:09:14 -0500
  ...It has a new distributor cap and plug wires. The weather here has been in the 30's and low 40's. I'm...
• Re: Mystery engine cutouts
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 15:01:36 -0600
  ...and 1.9 distributors .. > they seem a little dodgey to me lately a lot. I had a spare dizzie cap and rotor, but my...
• Re: 2.1l Spark plug wire routing
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 28 May 2010 12:34:01 -0400
  ...So, I started with rotor, distributor cap, plug wires and spark plugs. I wanted to know the "vintage" of that system and in the...
• subscribe vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 05:08:25 -0600
  ...Cour-de-laine is not the VW capitol of the west. It is very popular with conservatives and retired LAPD. I will spare you...
• Re: Strange problem in Belize
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:29:28 -0800
  ...if those two things work ...then hang two injectors out ( plug the coil wire back into the distributor cap !!!! ...must be hyper careful at...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Sun, 21 Feb 2016 17:07:52 -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: Jeff's 85 any updates?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 19 May 2022 08:26:17 -0400
  ...I think the moisture just got in the distributor or somewhere. After a few days we tried again, and it started right up. We...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:08:47 -0800
  ...new one is installed) > Coil (used but known to be good) > Distributor cap (new) > Dual relay (changed out before failure; the new one is...
• Vgon syndrome on a 1.9WBX
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Mon, 12 May 2003 18:12:38 -0700
  ...I now just replaced the rotor and cap, but that only worked until she was fully warmed up again. Needless to say I don...
• Van Storage, mothball, mothballing, long-term storage
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:14:41 -0400
  ...Check distributor cap for corrosion and spider eggs. 21. Recharge battery and install. 22. Remove spark plugs, ground the HT lead to the distributor...
• Re: Exhaust Emissions Help ?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Nov 1996 06:31:39 PST
  ...Our 85 has not had a reoccurrence of its hard start problem since I cleaned and oiled the timing advance mechanism in the distributor...
• They Only Write When They're In Trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Tom & Phyllis
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 00:23:00 -0600
  ...I plead guilty (while trying to think of some typographic icon to show remorse). @~( doesn't quite capture it. Tonight my Westy stalled and...
• '88 GL ignition miss, stalling
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:12:53 -0700
  ...so I did a full tune-up parts replacement.  Plugs, cap, rotor, wires.  Thought it was fixed but it came back in...
• Re: Shake down trip and engine bucking
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 08:46:17 -0500
  ...You might do the same with the distributor end. That is what it is all about with these vehicles. When you know, you know...