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• Re: Low Compression after Spark Plug Incident
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:28:03 -0500
  ...or, for that matter, shorting inside of a wet or dirty distributor cap. the broken plug is suspicious, and it would definitely make sense...
• Re: Water Pump // Alternator Belt problem
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 24 May 2008 19:08:53 -0700
  ...I changed the spark plugs, rotor, distributor cap, fuel filter, > air filter, oil and oil filter, and flushed the power steering, brake and > clutch...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:43:04 -0500
  ...I pulled >> the coil wire out of the distributor cap and the engine stopped. At that >> point I saw a wiring harness that had...
• Re: She's Home! (Was: '87 Vanagon turns and turns but won't start)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:28:44 -0400
  ...and cleaned (replacing two corroded ones) all coil connections. >> Spark at distributor cap to center and all four cylinder ports >> #1 & #3 spark plugs...
• Re: Coolant leak diagnosis tip - what an old timey FLAPS is like
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:51:35 -0800
  ...Got the old noggin working and realized I could push air into the expansion tank cap through the tube that goes to the overflow...
• Re: Bargain Basement Blowout! Everything MUST GO!
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:45:38 -0700
  ...Stuff>>> > -Distributor. Everything above the dizzy drive > gear. > -AFM and filter box. AFM has been opened up before > (or at least had cap replaced...
• Re: van 'stutters' and runs rich
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:17:40 -0700
  ...with it off > >Check timing - ok > >Fuel filters are both new > >Distributor cap looks good > >Hall Sensor getting correct current > >Jiggling wires does not...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question--fixed
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:08:08 -0600
  ...Here's run down of what I've done. >>> >>> -complete ignition tuneup, plugs, plug wires, new distributor cap, >>> checked timing >>> -cleaned all ground connections...
• Re: Well, selling the 71 bus
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 14 May 2008 09:05:01 -0700
  ...With good maintenance will give 75,000 more miles. > New carburetor, hoses, clutch bits, and throwout. > Upgraded SVDA distributor, new Bosch coil, new electronic...
• Re: valve lash adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 05:26:02 -0500
  ...After popping off the distributor cap, I used the rotor > position and the tdc notch in the crankshaft pulley to locate tdc for the...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:33:32 -0400
  ...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: Idle Issues with my 2.1 engine - water in the fuel??
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 13:11:09 -0400
  ...I would start by looking for a bad ignition wire, cracked distributor cap, bad injector or a valve-piston issue. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From...
• Re: Help Needed: 88 Westy running rich and missing
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 20:33:19 -0400
  ...parts. > > He stopped at a shop and got new plugs, wires, distributor > cap, rotor replaced thinking it was the problem. > > He also replaced the...
• known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 07:52:23 -0400
  ...plastic components, distributor on fire wall, expansion tank cracks, pressure cap. leaks, hose clamps loose 17 - body rust: Seams rust, Cavity in front of...
• Re: Miss at idle?
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 13 May 2016 10:49:21 -1000
  ...13/2016 05:24 AM, Tyler Hardison wrote: >> Where to start? >> >> Distributor cap and rotor, plugs are < 500 miles old. >> >> Wires are < 1 year...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:02:27 -0500
  ...Thanks, John On Feb 12, 2015 4:45 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Remove the distributor cap and use the TDC mark...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:44:45 -0600
  ...new one is installed) > >>> Coil (used but known to be good) > >>> Distributor cap (new) > >>> Dual relay (changed out before failure; the new one is...
• Re: Just like a Vanagon, but modern..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:06:47 -0800
  ...and ..one of the worst cars to work on there is ! To replace say the distributor cap ....you tilt back the driver's seat...
• Re: Hesitation problem (Advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 00:10:46 -0500
  ...I put > on brand new AMC heads, new gaskets, new distributor cap and rotor, new > plugs, new temp II sensor, new thermostat and housing...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 02:32:01 +0000
  ...The ignition system can also cause all sorts of grief even from something as minor as a crack (carbon trace) in the distributor cap...
• Carrying Spares
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 08:02:27 -0700
  ...I have > carried a spare alternator belt, oil and sometimes the last > distributor cap I replaced, if it wasn't too bad. Others have...
• Re: Matilda is cured, I think
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:31:06 -0500
  ...No spark plug or distributor cap problems either. > > > >It's nice to be back at my favorite campground in Rapid City, SD - Lazy J...
• Re: Continuing saga of symptoms imitating vanagon syndrome--85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:38:39 -0700
  ...another, added a .22 mfd > capacitor to this afm, added a ground wire to > the afm,swapped ecu,swapped coil,swapped hall > control,wiggeled...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Oct 2011 - Unfinished
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:58:56 +0000
  ...Unlike TJ (I think that we have separate root causes), I still suspect maybe the Hall Sender in the distributor or maybe the ECU...
• Re: They Only Write When They're In Trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 08:47:14 -0500
  ...I plead guilty (while trying to > think of some typographic icon to show remorse). @~( doesn't quite capture > it. > > Tonight my Westy stalled and...
• Re: got to fix the cooling system again.
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:16:21 -0700
  ...I would have the coolant tested for hydrocarbons and have the cap for the coolant tank tested. I don't see any value in...
• Volkswagen Updating web site
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 13:24:44 -0800
  ...everything from baseball caps to distributor caps. Since October, customers have been able to shop--but not pay for--branded caps, jackets, and other...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 17:21:49 -0800
  ...I'm guessing that with proper distributor cap/box seals >>> it can't, but again I don't know for sure. >>> >>> *I think this...
• Gutless when first started - fixed?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:45:54 -0700
  ...Ken Lewis asked whether the mechanical advance might be sticking? Advised adding a few drops to the felt button under the distributor's rotor...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:49:15 -0700
  ...The distributor would work sometimes, and not >>> others. I just popped >>> on another properly working distributor .......and >>> she's fixed rock solid. >>> my point...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:18:35 -0500
  ...The distributor would work sometimes, and not >>> others. I just popped >>> on another properly working distributor .......and >>> she's fixed rock solid. >>> my point...
• Re: Vanagon Carat - 1991
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:52:45 -0500
  ...Volkswagen Vanagon oil > filters), install new spark plugs, new ignition wires, distributor cap and > rotor finger, fuel hoses. All parts courtesy of Joel. > > Next...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:32:25 -0700
  ...A couple of months ago, I > > put in new rotor and cap. Timing is just ahead of the mark. I am also > > working with...
• 1985 Westy Vanagon shutters, dies, and then resurrects... help.
  Historical mailing list - Millee Tibbs
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:47:01 -0500
  ...I changed the distributor cap and cables (bosch). I brought her to the mechanic and he adjusted her air flow meter (at the time...
• I'm stumped! (misfire)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Schmedlin
  Sat, 23 May 1998 05:23:33 -0700
  ...Tune up(new cap, rotor, points, condenser, wires, plugs, air filter.) set timing 7.5 BTDC. Adjusted valves. 2. Dismantled and lubed breaker plate...
• Re: Idle problem/digitool readings
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:44:59 -0700
  ...Tune up, plugs, distributor cap/rotor, air filter etc. >> started from scratch with idle per Bentley. >> >> results: Couldn't get a stable idle at...
• Re: Red hot catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:14:41 -0400
  ...Please send me the correct order as they go around the distributor cap. Firing order is 1-4-3-2, correct. I know this...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:07:42 -0600
  ...Here's run down of what I've done. >>> >>> -complete ignition tuneup, plugs, plug wires, new distributor cap, >>> checked timing >>> -cleaned all ground connections...
• Front blower fix: Free and permanent (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 19:03:09 -0700
  ...H*ndas have a nasty habit of eating their distributors, so every time I hear the death squeal I pull over, pop cap and...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome/AFM Mounting Orientation?
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Fri, 7 Feb 2020 09:40:33 -0800
  ...I could also see the action of the capacitor when I went faster. Hmmmm..... Regarding O2 sensor issues, I'm pretty sure I'm...
• Re: umm, Muffler was glowing red? What could be wrong.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 12:05:24 -0800
  ...So > what is your diagnosis? > > Seems as though something just kinda "broke". > Distributor? I did check > > connections, condition of rotor and cap and relay...
• Re: Timing
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 20:42:11 -1000
  ...start valve, spark plugs and wires, cap, rotor, cleaned >the throttle body, dismantled cleaned and inspected the distributor and >fixed any vacuum leaks that...
• Very intermittent hesitation problem (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Mon, 22 May 2000 19:34:35 -0700
  ...Pulled and yanked a bit more, then for grins pulled the cap off the distr., found a very fouled rotor and cap contacts. Scraped...
• burned valves or bad lifter? How to tell?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 15:04:31 -0700
  ...and timing three times - last done by professional - replaced rotor and distributor cap - checked compression, balanced and good - last done by professional - new fuel...
• Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:18:40 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR On 12/16/2009 4:01 PM...
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 10:22:10 -0500
  I have done the "capacitor fix" with good results back in the days before my subie conversion. It won't help unless you really...
• Re: 89 Syncro Westy - Finally running right - Thank you
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:20:34 -0700
  ...5.     Air Flow Meter – swap  PS (I have the Vanagon Syndrome capacitor soldered into the AFM plug) 6.     Air intake boot – swap - sucks plenty...
• Re: Hesitation problem (Advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:10:37 -0500
  ...I put > on brand new AMC heads, new gaskets, new distributor cap and rotor, new > plugs, new temp II sensor, new thermostat and housing...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:04:09 -0400
  ...2) behind the distributor there is a brown wire that goes straight down into this dark area of the engine. Must be where the...
• Re: Fuel Injectors/Oil Cooler Leak
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:37:29 -0500
  ...regulator, fuel pump, fuel filter, > spark plug wires, spark plugs, rotor, distributor cap, all that good > stuff and she ran fine for quite some...
• follow up to original inquiry (stumbling 89 GL 2.1)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 May 1997 21:35:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...could this stumbling/hesitation after warmup be associated with bad plug wires? I've disconnected wires at the distributor, and noticed a spark to...
• Re: vanagon golf engine conversion problem
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:41:55 -0800
  ...with a warm up regulator that is mounted next to the distributor on the block. If it is, it is the warm up regulator...
• Re: Starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:49:26 -0400
  ...In the past I've changed the relay to fuel pump, replace with new fuel pump, new cables, spark plugs, new distributor cap with...
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:16:29 -0500
  ...standard shift place van in > neutral > and ebrake IT // Remove your distributor cap and turn the V notch to the > coresponding top dead center...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:41:13 -0700
  ...I put a print out of this list in the glove box. > > - fuel pump > - coil > - dist cap and rotor > - spark plugs wire set > - spark...
• Re: Intermittent poor performance at light throttle ('84 1.9L automatic transmission)
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 28 May 2011 01:59:06 -0700
  ...Also recently changed rotor and distributor cap and made > sure > >>> there was no corrosion at connection between spark plugs and plug > wires. > >>> Timing is...
• Re: '88 GL ignition miss, stalling
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:46:43 -0800
  ...Plugs, cap, rotor, wires. Thought it was fixed but it came > > back in a day or two. I ran the Bentley tests. Eventually I...
• Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 13:21:08 -0700
  ...in all vanagons 85 and up there is a post inside the distributor cap and coil where the plug wire plugs in .. much better...
• Re: Well, selling the 71 bus
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 13 May 2008 20:25:28 -0700
  ...With good maintenance will give 75,000 more miles. > New carburetor, hoses, clutch bits, and throwout. > Upgraded SVDA distributor, new Bosch coil, new electronic...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:23:20 +0000
  ...The ignition system can also cause all sorts of grief even from something as minor as a crack (carbon trace) in the distributor cap...