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• DITRIBUTOR/NO START
  Historical mailing list - mike stainbrook
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 14:11:08 -0800
  hI All- I just replaced my plug wires,coil wire,distributor cap,and rotor-now the engine won't crank over for more than...
• Re: Fridae Question about ignition timing..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:22:25 -0700
  ...you rotate the distributor ( clockwise to retard in most VW's ) clockwise until she's barely ticking over ...then rotate counterclockwise ( advancing timing ) until...
• Re: 88 GL Distributor Woes Continue - on and on --
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:51:23 -0800
  ...Bad distributor wire - Or - heaven forbid but most likely - >>> dead coil. >>> >>> No parts on hand tonight - so Monday I will be at my parts...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:45:38 -0400
  ...Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty here you go: http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3643&category_id=334...
• re: most excellent cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty (by way of Dan Beatty )
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 22:13:27 -0600 (CST)
  ...I stick a plastic bag over the distributor cap and secure it with a >rubber band, and avoid the cardboard hoses. It' so much...
• electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven G Wacker
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 18:58:04 -0800
  ...I put in a new water distributor a couple of months ago, and still he would not work on it. When I tired to...
• Strange vacuum leaks 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:24:10 -0400
  ...Is it possible to have vacuum leaks at the base of ignition distributor and the crankshaft pulley bolt key way? My mechanic did a...
• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 May 2009 15:17:10 -0400
  ...had the hose from the thermostat housing across to the coolant distributor burst open about 7-8 inches from the thermostat. No chafing or...
• Re: EV gas leak
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 15:17:58 -0500
  ...No big deal to do BUT, this leak is right above the best fire starter on the car, the distributor! I am keeping a...
• Serendipity (W)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:34:19 EDT
  I had just put the finishing touches on an email where I waxed theoretical about distributor rotors with a fellow list member when my...
• Has anyone tried Pertonix Points? What do you think of them?
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 11:34:33 -0400
  ...I understand that they only work with vacuum advance distributors and are not for use with van's originally equipped with Electronic Ignition. Were...
• Chip upgrade for Digijet?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 10:18:37 -0400
  ...What about the distributor? Does the Digifant control the ignition too? I guess the next question is: would the chip upgrade do anything useful...
• Van started, Then stalled & now won't start
  Historical mailing list - philip key
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 13:41:24 -0700
  ...I checked all the plug wires and distributor can't see any problems there. I am thinking something with the ignition any help is...
• Re: Cleaning Engine, Do's and Don't
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 09:32:13 -0500
  ...As for Do's and Don'ts, try not to spray directly at electrical connectors, the alternator, or the distributor. Bring a can of...
• Re: I'm giving up!
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 05:19:52 -0700
  ...Kevin --- lauterba <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote: > Have you checked the Hall detector in the > distributor and the cable that > runs from the distributor to...
• Wierd cooling hose rigging
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 08:26:55 -0400
  ...My number "8" hose from the coolant distributor T does the same thing. And my hose from the coolant distributor to the cylinder on...
• Re: Timing tips for Idiots
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:50:26 -0700
  ...Now, I have to assume that the vacuum > advance on the distributor is toasted, and quite possibly the plate > itself might be warped a...
• Re: "Maybe" some progress towards remedying my no-start/bucking/stalling condition
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:49:26 -0800
  ...It's >puddly and slushy out, fwiw. > >* I noticed when I had attached the plug wires to the distributor, how >little grip the distributor...
• Re: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 13:15:38 -0500
  ...I pulled in the parking lot, loosened the distributor clamp and turned the distributor. The idle settled down and I went back through for...
• Re: rotor & cap lots of carbon at low miles
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 2 May 2023 23:06:08 +0000
  ...that encases distributor (it helps prevent static on radio) but misaligned and cap was not solidly secured and squared up with distributor.  But problems...
• Re: Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:29:28 -0400
  ...Using my ECU Monitor, the ignition path is good to the distributor. From the distributor to the plugs checks good with a strobe and...
• purging propane tank
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:00:47 -0700
  ...So, I called another gas distributor. Same answer, with more detail, that that is the correct procedure for a small tank, that only large...
• Re: Hall Sender- 2.1L engine.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 07:06:16 -0500
  John, If I recall, pop the distributor cap, remove the rotor and plate and lift the sensor out of its slot. Unplug the other...
• Distributor Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:07:08 -0700
  Does anyone occasionally take their dizzy out and maintenance it? Clean it, lube it etc. or is it a "if it ain't broke...
• Re: Re-installing distributer drive gear, T4
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Aycock
  Sun, 15 May 1994 22:30:57 -0400 (EDT)
  ...the stock 73 distributor and the 009 > are 90 degrees different in their #1 position. > Ahhhh... That would explain my probs... > Just make sure...
• Re: 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 22:40:52 -0700
  ...stoopid >beetles >> to the Vanagons!!!! >> watch out for those flourescent pink distributor caps!!!! ;<) >> >How 'bout neon lights glowing under the car & as a license...
• WHAT IS THE iGNITION TIMING PROCEDURE FOR 84 WATERBOXER (DIGIJET).
  Historical mailing list - Chuck
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 12:15:00 -0400
  ...5 mpg.) I jumped the Idel Control Modual to time the distributor with my strobe light. as per my Bently Mannual. Any advice or...
• Re: bearly runs w/ water on road pt2
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 07:06:41 -0700
  ...I lightly sprayed the inside on the distributor cap with WD40 and then lightly sprayed every connection I could see. That was several years...
• Re: bearly runs w/ water on road pt2
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 07:06:41 -0700
  ...I lightly sprayed the inside on the distributor cap with WD40 and then lightly sprayed every connection I could see. That was several years...
• hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 09:39:15 -0500
  ...Spark looked good, distributor replaced with brand new unit. The exhaust smells like raw fuel, but I did not pull a plug to check...
• loss of power in 1.9 engine
  Historical mailing list - DOUG ELLEDGE
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 17:55:43 -0800
  ...I have replaced the plugs, distributor cap, and rotor. No improvement. The temp. hasn't changed. Does anyone have a suggestion? I think it...
• 84 wet weather problem
  Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:17:35 -0800
  ...My final solution is to replace the distributor cap and rotor and spray the ECU and Flowmeter plug and inside the Flowmeter. After sputtering...
• Re: Overland Website
  Historical mailing list - Ben Zlotkin
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 08:54:56 -0800
  ...Overland Parts is primarily a wholesale OE parts distributor, and the new website will focus on meeting our wholesale customers needs with an online...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:03:59 -0600
  Stan, do proctologists also work on thumbs? I assume they're used to extracting them, but if they also take care of broken thumbs...
• Re: '87 Westy Weekender owner needs help!!!!!! 2.1L wbx running rich??? ideas??
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 10:56:57 -0400
  ...faulty distributor are also a commun problem... Cheers, Ben http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:28:44 -0500
  ...Coil, distributor pick up, bad cap, rotor, etc. If you have spark, them check for fuel delivery. This can be done by removing the...
• Re: Looking for a good used instrument cluster for late Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 07:43:18 -0800
  ...bought a distributor for $75 + $9.50 postage. about a week later I got the distributor, cap, rotor, the clip and bale for the...
• Troubleshooting Opinions Wanted (was: WTB or borrow ECU)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:14:01 -0400
  ...I'm talking about the distributor, coil, main relay, fuel injection, computer) I have swapped both the distributor and the AFM with used replacements...
• Re: VW Trends and Eurospec
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:06:37 -0800
  ...There is the possibility that > Eurospec is doing business only with a few select distributors. They may be > keeping a low profile for reasons...
• Re: Ignition points wear
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:05:49 -0500
  ...Adjustment intervals on point sets might vary because of bent distributor shafts, distributors running without the spring under the drive or moisture getting into...
• 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: Guages
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 1996 20:32:16 -0400
  ...I think I am going to get >them from a local bearing distributor. When I get the numbers I will post >them with the...
• Re: Martha's Stroy about Gas Smells
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 15:31:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...But when they get old, they loosen up, eventually pop off, and spray fuel all over your nice, sparky generator and/or distributor.
• what is the ignition timing procedure for 83 1/2 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Chuck
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:03:27 -0400
  ...5 mpg.) I jumped the Idel Control Modual to time the distributor with my strobe light. as per my Bently Mannual. Any advice or...
• Re: Where to adjust Gas Pressure on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 22:32:23 -0400
  ...The fuel pressure regulator (metal canister by distributor with fuel and vacuum lines to it) regulates to a fixed pressure of 2.5 bar...
• Re: Help Vanagon stuck in Chico, CA
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 01:12:00 +0000
  ...You say no compression but could you have disturbed something like the distributor Hall sensor plug? Regards, John _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e...
• Re: Re-wiring doors (power windows, etc)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 13:49:36 -0400
  ...If you want stripey wire you're probably going to be getting it in 1000-foot spools from an industrial distributor... david -- David Beierl...
• 2.1L parts
  Historical mailing list - robert leduc
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:34:40 -0500
  ...removing my waterboxer..... i have some parts for sale : known good : distributor $75 air flow meter $75 a/c compressor $50 steering pump $50...
• Re: Continuing saga of symptoms imitating vanagon syndrome--85 westy
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 15:31:32 EDT
  ...3 bad afms? Only the distributor and wiring between the hall control-dist.- idle stabilizer--and coil,have not been swapped. Thanks, Roger Roger...
• Re: Optima Battery warning
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 16 May 2006 16:19:04 -0700
  ...I bought an Optima Blue Top from a local distributor > and, as the batteries do not fit in their original state, asked them to...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
  Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:14:32 -0700
  Thanks Everyone! I was just assuming it was aluminum? There was a very thin hard / brittle coating on the inside dia of the distributor...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:50:59 -0800
  ...during the period that the ECU is receiving pulses > from the distributor (and I'm guessing for a second or two after) as > a...
• Re: Not breathing right
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Sun, 20 May 2001 18:07:04 -0600
  ...2 #s at idle at the throttle body >> and 6-7 #s at the distributor/ air distributor port. Shouldn't my >> idle vacumn be...
• Re: Name That Part - Bonus Round
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:36:17 -0400
  ...forward and slightly to the left > (driver's) side of the distributor is a hole in the tin cover, and > something that looks like...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:27:54 -0800
  ...use a coil-on-plug, distributorless ignition system with a coil for each spark plug. ....... " Or am I hanging my ignorance out to dry...
• D'oh! Running on Three!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 1 Aug 1995 09:45:55 MST
  ...He then starts pulling wires from the distributor to check each cylinder, and notices that number 4 is not even firing! This explains why...
• Re: Who makes GL-4 transmission oil and why do I need it?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 12:00:30 EDT
  ...I would have bought the Lubriplate but, my local distributor did not stock it and wanted me to buy a case lot. With the...
• Re: Help! My Vanagon Won't Vanna Go!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 22:03:44 -0700
  ...I noticed that one of the spark plug wires had popped > off the distributor cap but after replacing it, it still would only > turn...
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:58:46 -0500
  ...The Distributor is original with 209,000 miles on it > so I might suspect that, but I would hate to shell out 200 dollars...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:50:17 -0400
  ...I removed the > distributor and will take it down to have the sensor tested tomorrow > morning. > > If it is the sensor, anybody have a...