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• Re: Distributor woes; carry JB weld
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:41:02 +0000
  ...The tines at the end of the distributor were chewed up so I suspect that > the distributor has been internally loose for a while...
• Re: leak near oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 01:43:57 -0500
  ...FWIW- Another leak point that <italic>looks</italic> like the oil filter leaking is the distributor seal. It's an o-ring that blocks...
• Re: Hall sender/advance ?'s
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 21 May 2001 11:18:34 -0700
  ...It is a function of the distributor, seeing how my 1.9L is a European engine it is more than likely a different curve...
• Burnt spark plug wire
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 07:50:54 -0500
  So, I noticed my plug wire from the ignition coil to the distributor seemed to be bulging right at the boot where it connects...
• Re: 1.9l vs. 2.1l throttle body?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:50:21 -0500
  ...The 2.1 has a larger throttle plate and does not have the fitting for the distributor vacuum retard. The earlier 1.9 also...
• Re: Any experience with this part?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:31:56 -0600
  ...I can't tell from the phtto of the water distributor wherther it has the little bumps on the hose barbs so the clamp...
• 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: 009's from brazil
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 09 May 1996 09:34:30
  ...Larry Although the advance curve supposedly differs between the late bus distributor and the 009, I never noticed a difference in actual driving when...
• Re: Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 17:35:23 -0700
  ...replaces the points >and condenser, fits entirely inside the distributor, costs about $75. Okay, I went to their site and took a look. Do...
• Re: 2.1 in my '84 with digijet
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 24 May 2007 21:39:39 -0400
  As I understand it, Pascal, you set it to 5� ATDC as you're using the 1.9 ECU and distributor which has the...
• Was: Distributor woes; ... JB weld Now: JB Weld Shelf Life?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:23:49 -0700
  Hi all. Had a quick look in archives. Seems there can be several issues regarding proper useage of JB. Ratio of mix, ambient temperature...
• dizzy position and ht lead order !!?? help please !
  Historical mailing list - Paul Clarke
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:49:20 +0100
  >>>> Hi Folks having trouble setting distributor position and would like to double chek HT lead positions. i can get her running but its very...
• Re: Hall Senders
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 15:08:45 -0800
  ...engine is the same at 2.1 waterboxer, > and ...since the distributor signal is 'the key thing that tells the ECU > it's even...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:54:13 -0400
  ...find the missing cylinder. > > I wanted to unplug them at the distributor end, it being easier to get > to that the sparky ends. But...
• Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine for sale too $900.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 21:48:48 -0700
  ...a spare fuel pump, alternator, motor cycle battery and a points >distributor - with these parts and CIS fuel injection I can get home if...
• Re: [Syncro] Coil Confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 19:21:12 -0700
  ...Joy! On my old coil, there >is a post inside where the wire to the distributor >attaches (the "spark plug" type wire). The wire...
• Re: Sputter, sputter, cough cough
  Historical mailing list - John S. Klun
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 19:27:59 -0600
  ...maybe time for rebuilt distributor.... maybe something else. > > All suggestions welcomed. > > Thanks, > > -jspeer > '89 Westy GL, "Mystery Machine"
• Go Westy tune up kit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:08:44 -0400
  ...So in the process of looking over his van's engine I see a new distributor cap and wires but the ends of the...
• Timing Mark
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:54:31 -0600
  ...I can at least guarantee that the rotor is on the correct side of the distributor relative to where it was, and the thing...
• Re: Hall Sender Videos
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Nov 2013 13:58:59 -0500
  ...With the connector unplugged from the distributor there's no danger of overstressing the driver. Yrs, d
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 May 2012 18:05:06 -0400
  At 08:30 AM 5/24/2012, pickle vanagon wrote: >When the Hall distributor is bad in a situation like this, what's going...
• FS: 1987 Vanagon GL - $750
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 18:24:18 -0700
  ...a monkey, but it does run... -Small water leak at water distributor LOCATION: Sacramento Comes with bill of sale and lien sale paperwork. Registration...
• Re: Why Folly left Lisa at the side of the road
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 11:32:11 -0400
  ...not seen this failure before: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/jr.arnott/DistributorDrive1?pli=1# > > Replaced it and Folly* runs again. For how long, who...
• Swamp Coolers Found
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 14:24:54 -0700
  ...Sounds great....I called the distributor. the only down side...and it is a problem...is the current draw. Low speed draws 39. amps...
• Sad tale
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 19:45:43 -0400
  ...White-Allen VW - Dayton, Ohio Starter/Alternator/Distributor/plugs and wire set/Battery/Tires all less than a year old Interior and exterior in...
• installiing cruise control
  Historical mailing list - 86 Westfalia
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 17:13:42 -0300
  ...I disconnected the distributor and turned it over a few times first to throw some oil around. The clackity clack clack of the valves...
• Loss of power during acceleration.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 16:44:57 -0800
  ...I had recently had the van in to replace the distributor and at that time the shop had suggested that I needed to replace...
• Re: Was Passat Steel Wheels FS, now a big long b**ch session
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:44:48 -0400
  ...Know the history of your engine? Distributor installed 180 degrees off? Do you even have a dist? Ill go kick my parts vanagon for...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:01:46 -0400
  ...most obvious possibility is problem on high tension side of ignition, such as mositure and/or carbon tracks in distributor cap, arcing between spark...
• Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:25:46 -0500
  At 08:01 PM 11/11/2007, neil N wrote... >The vaccum source for the pressure regulator is from the air intake >distributor. IF...
• Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:31:35 -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...
• Re: 81 Aircooled - Replacing Condenser
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:41:16 -0400
  ...Removed the old one and found the rectangular block that fits in > the rectangular hole in the distributor is all cut up. The new...
• Re: CIS warm-up regulator
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:25:47 -0800
  ...The fuel distributor usually sticks at low RPM if it is worn out. Another test is to turn the car off and see if...
• Vanagon Diesel Parts and Motor FS $800
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:54:39 EDT
  ...The engine was a good A/C compressor on it, a OK condition alternator (needs voltage reg), wiring harness, distributor, computer, fuel injection setup...
• Re: Hard starting hot
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 20:47:14 EST
  ...As far as I could tell the mechanical advance mechanism in the distributor was sticking. I disassembled the distributor , cleaned and lubricated it. Never...
• Question 1 - Vanagon 86, 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:45:20 -0400
  After an expensive repair and other fine-tuning stuff, it was time for timing adjustment. - 2250RPM, unplugged the Temp Sender, and turned the distributor...
• Finding TDC revisited
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Sat, 28 May 2005 19:40:32 -0700
  ...I'm installing my distributor and need to find TDC on #1, so I went back through the archives to find the correct method...
• Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:18:12 -0500
  ...Removed the distributor for examination and when I went back this morning, it started right up... meaning that something in the car cooled down...
• Re: Found my instrument cluster..now a ?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:20:21 -0400
  ...That would make sense as this is consistent with the turning of the distributor. Also, something that I am not sure about but would...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:14:01 -0800
  ...The small bundle of wires that goes to the connector on the side of the distributor has a brown wire branching off from it...
• Re: major problem or minor faux pas?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 09:44:05 -0500
  ...firing in the number one spot. > So I pull out the distributor, turn the gear back, put it all back > together and try to...
• Re: Mystery Coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 20:20:27 -0500
  ...Lovely. (Almost as good as when my Type 3 lost an injector seal and the injector was shooting gas onto the distributor. Sometimes I...
• Re: Vanagon On Craigslist
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 10:41:14 -0800
  ...IIRC it used points/condenser in distributor. Or did it?) Neil. On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 14:44:48 -0400
  Brendan Slevin wrote: > why can't I swap the 2.1 harness, ecu and distributor in, too? I know the > cooling system must stay...
• Re: Mag wheels or no?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 20:05:16 +1200
  ...This was a problem with Ducati motorcycles' Speedline wheels in the earliest 80s, and the Australian distributor stopped importing Speedline-equipped bikes in favor...
• occasionally won't start.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:24:39 -0700
  ...We replaced the distributor (hall sender unit?) but that did not fix the problem. He thinks it is the computer because he switched it...
• Re: weird flooding engine (very weird)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 08:07:07 -0400
  ...The last thing I did was rebuild/lubricate the moving parts that make up the timing advance in the distributor. I believe it was...
• need to ship a transmission
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 21:28:42 -0600
  ...I'm still in the market for a distributor for B.Bones, so if you have one you're willing part with for a...
• Loss of power during acceleration.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 16:39:48 -0800
  ...I had recently had the van in to replace the distributor and at that time the shop had suggested that I needed to replace...
• Re: 2.1l: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 19:53:31 -0700
  to follow up on this - I cleaned the burnt distributor cap and rotor and went on a little trip - seems perfect now. O fcourse...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:10:30 -0500
  ...I > don't think I've ever even seen a Bosch distributor cap on a vanagon engine > fail in any way. > I would say...
• Re: Cuts off on startup
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 13 Mar 2016 14:04:42 -0700
  ...tune up parts...a real Bosch distributor cap and rotor in my > experience last 'forever'. If you see a cheapo some other brand, not...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 23 May 2012 23:44:50 -0400
  ...So, it seems to be > mostly rpm related. > Distributor harness feels OK. AFM traces look great. Can hear the throttle > switch click. > Grounds are...
• Draining and Filling cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 10:15:54 -0400
  ...Typically I disconnect this hose (and the one to the coolant distributor) at the plastic lines to drain the system since this is the...
• Idle Problem & Shifting Gears
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:04:58 -0400
  ...ECU (because it got fried when alternator fried) AFM Idle Stabilizer Control Valve Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Oxygen Sensor Temperature Sender II Distributor cap...
• VW Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 01:13:21 GMT
  ...distributor 03 001 1 Distributor cap 64-69 04 006 2 Rotor 64-69 03 037 3 Distributor cap, 61-64 big distributor 04...
• Parts Score - Evaluation
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 20:04:24 -0700
  ...very, very early cast iron 009 distributor 36hp distributor Now the prize: a siren! One of those electric motor with a vaned flywheel jobs...
• Re: Spark Coil Failure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:35:01 -0500
  ...Another factor in failure could have been, that I ran the last distributor cap, rotor set for 98,000 miles and it was pretty...
• Re: German bus site with lots of T3 goodies
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:21:03 -0500
  ...know about it, I didn't. We are their U.S. distributor (and also supply some parts to them). We can special-order anything...
• Re: Bosch 009 and CA smog
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 10:38:36 PST
  ...Most VW's that I know of have at least one diaphragm on the distributor (mine has two) and they are required to pass...