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• Re: missing wire at distributor? and timing question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 22:24:40 EDT
  ...missing wire at distributor? and timing question > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jay L Snyder" <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:32:47 -0400
  ...Amusing as this is, the regional distributor that supplies my tire vendor shipped the Hakkapeliitta C tire in place of the Hakka C Van...
• 1988 Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lipert
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 20:09:16 -0800
  ...We changed the distributor cap and rotor just because they looked a little suspect. It doesn't even act like it wants to try...
• Re: About Red Line gear oil???
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 05:44:19 -0700
  ...http://www.redlineoil.com/ They sell direct, provide distributor info, very helpful. - Jeff - - - - - - - - - - - - - After probing the depths of the archives for about an hour...
• Battery Leakage
  Historical mailing list - Sylvie Scott
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 23:12:33 -0500
  ...Starter turns but voltage to distributor sender unit is too low (8V when minimum is 10V), outcome is no fuel, no spark from control...
• Red Line products on-line
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 06:24:05 -0700
  FYI Listmembers, It took me a while to find a convenient Red Line synthetics distributor so I thought I'd pass it on to...
• Compression test results
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Sat, 22 May 1999 07:01:17 -0700
  ...However, I found a plug wire (to #3) that was missing the piece inside the insulation that connects to the distributor cap. It was...
• try again
  Historical mailing list - Chris Fall
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 18:48:34 -0800
  ...Noticed one terminal on the distributor cap was highly corroded (front left cyl nearest driver). Replaced the cap with a new one ~ one month...
• Help O2 and Halls Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 14:24:22 EST
  ...cap and rotor, the plastic plug on the side of the distributor broke. Is there a particular position that that fitting must be in...
• Re: Run this through your favorite translation program
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 11:57:50 -0600
  ...to inform those that don't, EuroCampers is the official Reimo distributor for the US. -- Steve Lashley SKL Enterprises Inc. http://EuroCampers.com PO...
• Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 29 May 2008 16:55:40 -0400
  You have a hall effect sender in your distributor. I would say it is looking for an input from your green wire on your...
• Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:41:54 -0700
  ...net> > wrote: > > Appears to be a four cylinder , looking at the distributor cap. > > > Forgot to check this! But now having done so, I can...
• another gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Matt Greenwell
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 22:15:45 -0500
  ...before you ask, i did check the electrical connections on the distributor, and checked the inside of cap for moisture. no moisture, and, while...
• another gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Matt Greenwell
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 22:37:30 -0500
  ...before you ask, i did check the electrical connections on the distributor, and checked the inside of cap for moisture. no moisture, and, while...
• Re: electrical problem--apparently solved
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:44:52 -0800
  ...After swapping out parts including an ECU, I finally > got my mechanic to put in a new distributor and that seems to have solved...
• Sputter, sputter, cough cough
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 12:26:42 -0500
  ...My gut tells me this is all something to do with the distributor. Why? Because the symptoms are a magnified version of the bad...
• Re: advance mechanisms on digijet distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:49:32 -0700
  ...Also, is the side of vac canister closer to the distributor the advance or retard? The reason i am curious about all this is...
• Was: Jetta Power supply relay... Now: Is THIS part of the problem? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:45:37 -0700
  ...The 3 wires that connect at side/base of distributor (cam position sensor), were twisted together (in image), 2 of them cracked, 1 with...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:04:20 -0500
  ...Did you leave enough wire >> inside >> the distributor so the plate can move unrestricted? Do you have the >> spring under the distributor which pushes...
• Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Fri, 8 Jan 2010 21:51:54 -0800
  ...Does any one think it could be the distributor? like the vacuum advance or something? Danny C. '84 Westy (Vanny) '90 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 � �
• Re: IginitionTiming, 87' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 15:32:39 -0500
  ...vacuum >meter/gauge to any main vacuum lines and turn the distributor until you >get the highest vacuum reading. Now you have the perfect...
• Re: rain-starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 06:12:31 -0500
  ...next time it happens, go around back, pop off the distributor cap, give it a good wipe down with a clean, dry towel and...
• Hall Sender question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:41:40 -0800
  Hey all, That plastic peice on the side of the distributor(the hall sender) is broken and just hanging there. It's been like...
• Re: AVP Worldwide Engines- still in business?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 11:42:48 -0700
  ...Yes, they are, but apparently prefer to work through their distributors. ----- Original Message ----- From: "S.Harrison" <diverseimaging@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: fuel line kits
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:17:30 -0600
  ...high pressure rubber fuel hose is available at any commercial hose distributor that will stand the test of time for half the price of...
• Re: UPDATE - Won't idle but getting combustion-'88 2.1L (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 09:29:45 -0700
  ...9 such symptoms have been caused by funky connections at the distributor. Ditto funky connections at the temp sensor 2. Jim On Sunday, July...
• 85 Vanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - John Middelkoop
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 23:10:30 -0400
  ...I changed the relays, the distributor, the oxygen sensor to no avail. Any suggestions? (not fun when it stops in the middle of an...
• Re: How Long Does it Take Your Van to Warm up? Cont.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:19:35 -0400
  ...The distributor uses both vacuum and mechanical advance systems. Idle warm up speed is done with an "auxiliary" air regulator, mounted the right head...
• Re: Baffled
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:22:01 -0800
  ...The rest of the wires go to the distributor connector but the brown one is normally screwed down to stud near the distributor. THAT...
• Re: What coil part number for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:17:57 -0700
  ...The coil's center connection > > (coil wire to distributor) and the distributor's cap connections is what > > I am referring to to. All Vanagon...
• Re: Timing Issues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 15:50:10 -0800
  ...the split > in the case - and the distributor finger is set to the mark on the > distributor case - how close is that to the...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 17:34:06 -0600
  ...The > > engine isn't starting. > > > > I've taken the plugs out, disconnected hoses from the intake air > distributor > > to let it dry out, disabled...
• Re: Oil Leak Question
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 14:07:35 -0500
  ...Another possible leak could be the distributor O-ring http://www.benplace.com/engine/distributor_screw.jpg # 2 hole on the picture below http...
• Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:23:08 -0700
  ...I think this because when I > removed the distributor to inspect it last night I couldn't easily turn the > center shaft until i...
• Re: Hall Sender connector socket - replace part/whole?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:29:11 -0700
  ...Hi guys, >> >> I noticed that my hall effect sender on the distributor ('89 2.1 WBX) has a >> cracked connector socket. Since the whole...
• 1973 bus with single weber timing question
  Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 13:30:18 -0700 (PDT)
  ...i have a weber single carb and a vacum type distributor. i was told that the timing for a weber with a mechanical advance...
• Re: Does overheating = piston ring damage?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:49:07 -0500
  ...The van overheated and blew out the coolant distributor. When this happened, I had to drive maybe 500 yards to get the van off...
• Re: Woody Woodpecker Sound.....
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 20:34:40 -0700
  ...last Christmas they DID do some work in the > Distributor area and, like I said, > the car will drive albeit rather loudly. > > Marshall > > > -----Original...
• Re: No spark
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 02:40:09 +0000
  Well a good way to check the system in an effort to eliminate the distributor is to have a known good dizzy from another...
• Re: Hard to start '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 17:58:43 -0600 (CST)
  ...Alice, try checking your points under the distributor cap, either with a feeler gauge or with a tach-dwell meter. The screw that hold...
• Re: 78 Westy questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 00:16:36 -0400
  ...This is coming from a complete amateur but I would check the points and condensers under the distributor because mine had problems doing the...
• Re: DISTRUBUTOR FOR 91 CARAT VANAGON NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - John Matchett
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 22:21:08 -0500
  ...The dealer I talked to said that vw doesnot sell the bushings seperately...maybe bosche does?? > > ======== Original Message ======== > I need a distributor for a...
• Tires still again
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 21:17:02 -0500
  ...The local distributor seems to think these are no longer available. Anyone know if that's true? Also the Michelin book shows an XC4S...
• More parts from the 87GL
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 16:27:26 -0800
  ...housing, rubber boots, and air cleaner assembly. two idle stablizers. coil. distributor wire harness, with new cap, rotor all the belts (good condition, proper...
• Spring Clamps (was: Re: Replacing cooling system on '87 Westfailia...)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:03:05 -0600
  ...Suggestions? I'd like to replace some of the screw clamps that had to make-do when the coolant distributor blew out last year...
• Wasserboxer engine for sale:
  Historical mailing list - Pancho de la Luna
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 11:55:28 -0700
  ...Exhausts, muffler, AC, throttle valve, EFM, air filter, ECU, distributor, injectors, air distr. and manifolds, clutch, sensors, wiring harness, mounting, heat shield, cooling hoses...
• Electrical Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:33:21 EST
  I replaced the distributor on an 84 GL and how have more than adequate spark. However, the injectors are not firing. My question is...
• Re: Actual Vanagon content!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 14:50:28 -0400
  ...If you replace the whole system (ECU, distributor, spark generator, injectors, coil, wiring harness as needed) it can work ok. People with 1.9l...
• Re: propane filling question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 15 May 2005 21:50:28 -0600
  ...I googled, hoping to find something there that would lead me back to a local (Salt Lake) distributor. No luck, google took me back...
• Re: Ignition Timing - '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:06:57 -0400
  ...Remove the number one sparkplug wire from the distributor cap.Stick a long screw into the cap hole,head first.Stick the plug wire...
• VW Parts and equipment for sale (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 12:23:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...distributor 03 001 1 Distributor cap 64-69 04 006 2 Rotor 64-69 03 037 3 Distributor cap, 61-64 big distributor 04...
• Re: Won't start--Dew Point?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:38:33 -0700
  ...also ..connection at the side of the distributor and the hall sender in the distributor .. Those are 25+ years old usually . It's really...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 18:43:35 -0400
  ...cap is nearest the main engine pulley, directly above the distributor tightening nut below. Starting there, be sure the wires on the distributor, in...
• substitute for Freon R-12 ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 25 Apr 96 08:28:59 CDT
  ...SNAP is an acronym for the EPA's "Significant New Alternative Policy." Pennzoil is the master distributor for FR-12, which is manufactured by...
• rebuilt engines from VW S. Africa
  Historical mailing list - Peter B.
  Fri, 7 May 1999 09:06:24 -0700
  ...You can contact H&H Distributors directly if you are a wholesale account or ask for a distributor in your area. 1 800 333...
• Re: Help, stranded. Van won't exceed 55mph
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:49:26 -0700
  ...Start checking points, condensor, the coil itself, and the vacuum line to the distributor. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional...
• Re: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:51:09 -0700
  next time I'm working on one, I disconnect the distributor, and see if ecu still runs the fuel pump for a few seconds...
• Re: Replacement engine running rich, FILTHY RICH!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:04:22 -0400
  ...I checked the connectors to the distributor (again). > 6. Do you think the triggers in the distributor (for the FI) could make > it run...
• '81 Vanagon Ignition Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - meta/morph
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 21:41:51 -0400 (EDT)
  ...timing-maybe the distributor collar loosened up and the distributor drifted out of timing. (does this ign. system have mechanical/vacuum advance?) Other info...
• Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:58:26 -0800
  re "disable the ignition by pulling the coil wire from the distributor cap - then pull a fuel hose in the engine compartment and activate...