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• Re: No Start - '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 00:53:32 -0500
  ...there probably is a spark from the coil to ground * the distributor cap or wires may have been repositioned wrongly after you checked the...
• Re: Won't start (tries) (coughs)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 3 May 2011 11:06:46 -0700
  ...besides tired components like say ...spark plug wires, hall sender in distributor .. idle switch not making contact ................shorted oxygen sensor ( rare ) .... there's ground...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:25:13 -0500
  ...advice on new propane tankSo, I called Banner Fuel, the largest propane distributor in Spokane > County. I explained to the person I spoke with...
• New quirks with my van! PLEASE READ/HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Sun, 10 May 1998 19:25:00 -0700
  ...Cleaned out my distributor too (cap, rotor, made sure hall path was clear. However, after doing all this and going out for a drive...
• Rare Occurance, Bulley on the roadside.
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:44:44 -0400
  ...Further, since we had swapped out the ol' timey "points and contraption" bit from our distributor it has been a few years since I...
• "They can not be leaking, they are new" Leaking fuel Injectors caused problems..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 22:47:34 EST
  ...Well, checked timing, connection, put on the new distributor cap, replaced the plug wires due to the coil wire having too much resistance, checked...
• Re: Help, stranded. Van won't exceed 55mph
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:48:30 -0500
  ...a mechanic, have done:replaced fuel filter, >replaced oxygen sensor, replaced distributor cap and rotor and replaced >Oxygen Flow Meter. It runs better at...
• Re: Idle Issues with my 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 21:43:50 -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: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:26:15 -0700
  ...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: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 22:08:36 -0800
  ...inside the distributor or from the ECU and fuel pump relays >>>> can do it. �I'm guessing that with proper distributor cap/box seals...
• Re: '85 Vanagon power loss
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 03:09:47 -0400
  ...can you trace down a wire, open your distributor cap, run a voltmeter, :::find a relay? ::: Your description below almost kept me from responding...
• Re: '84 Vanagon possibly dying. (Bertha)
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 18:33:58 -0400
  ...I relived the problem somewhat by a few drops of oil on the oil wick on the distributor shaft. John ----- Original Message ----- From: Joshua...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l Digijet No Start
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Nov 2022 17:50:36 -0500
  ...electronic cleaner won't do any harm. >> - check the timing, the distributor cap and rotor. >> - for testing... spray some starter fluid at the intake...
• Re: '88 GL ignition miss, stalling
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 11:37:06 -0700
  ...nbsp; Inspection revealed a bad solder joint at the larger WIMA capacitor.  I resoldered this joint and reflowed many others.  Reinstalled late...
• Re: STP Gas Treatment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 21:58:01 -0800
  ...and any non-Bosch distributor cap is an automatic thing to replace... and I don't find that the spark plugs wear much at...
• Re: 1.9 Digifant with poor milage and low top-end power.
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:13:42 -0700
  ...Coil, wires, cap and rotor and distributor are just over a year old. I have a pressure gauge on the fuel rail and it...
• Re: Stuttering at 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Thu, 1 May 2003 00:45:29 -0700
  ...AFM and AFM cleaning, temp 2 sender, O2 sensor, cap&rotor, distributor, plugs, plug wires, all grounds cleaned, and it still persists. I don...
• Re: Never attempt a simple fix right before leaving on a trip (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 8 Aug 2015 19:10:58 -0700
  ...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: In My Defense
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:33:09 -0500
  ...for spark-there was none, which led me to pop the distributor > cap off > and I found I could turn the rotor 360, and...
• Re: Tune Up or Not?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:59:08 -0500
  ...it takes about 4 to 6 minutes to look under the distributor cap and > remove one spark plug for inspection. > 3. whenever you touch...
• Re: VW Australia v Busdepot
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:44:07 -0700
  ...That's why parts distributors like BusDepot are able > to > > > flourish. Where I have trouble is independent repair shops charging > > > dealer-like prices for...
• Re: Engine Rebuild at Last!!
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 21:41:14 -0500
  ...If you reassemble the motor without a thorough check of your FI system, distributor, rotor cap and button, you could be asking for trouble...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:53:31 -0700
  ...of the distributor ...not used these days. Originally was to ground out a metal cover that fit over the distrubutor cap - for radio noise...
• Re: Advice on potential trade of Eurovan for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:21:04 -0400
  ...spark plug wires, tune up with new bosch spark plugs, distributor cap, rotor, OEM Bosch fuel filter, air filter, OEM muffler, oil filter and...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 12:24:00 -0700
  ...2) behind the distributor there is a brown wire that goes straight down into this dark area of the engine. Must be where the...
• vanagon@gerry.sdsc.edu
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 31 Aug 97 22:22:10 EDT
  ...So I gave Steve my spare points/condenser set and he pulled the distributor to install them (gotta pull the distributor on the Type...
• Re: Update #2 - Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:28:17 -1000
  ...Can't really get anywhere without say ...a spare known good and tested-as-soon-as-you-get-it good used distributor, ditto ECU...
• Re: Crummy Vanagon performance
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Mon, 17 May 2021 17:24:29 -0600
  ...specified torque - cylinder head threads are safe! > > > > Distributor cap and rotor, Bosch only. > > > > The distributor cap and rotor were acquired while on a trip...
• Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Lean?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:35:07 -0700
  ...I proceed to a complete tune up including changing the spark plugs, distributor rotor, distributor cap, air filter, oil filter and change the oil...
• Re: Search for tires
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 13 Feb 2021 09:15:21 -0800
  ...One issue with nokian tires up here in Canada is that there is only one distributor. A monopoly. Prices reflect that. I still think...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:51:36 -0500
  How about putting some sort of capacitor across it to absorb that spike, like the condenser in an old fashioned distributor. With a bad...
• Re: Need help ... on lazy van
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:14:47 -0700
  ...see that on your list...and while doing so...ensure > the distributor is working correctly. When you rev the engine the timing > should advance...
• Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:02:46 -0700
  ...around the air distributor. My engine vacuum is 14.5-15 inHg > @ 850 rpms. > It has new points/plugs/cap/rotor. Old plug wires...
• Help! Van still dying
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:03:46 -0700
  ...But, this is intermittant, so this can't be the problem. - my spark plugs, cap and roter are all quite new, and I'll...
• Re: Intermittent no start problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 18 May 2014 13:52:23 -0600
  ...Checked distributor rotor and hall sensor. Checked the > D15 connection at fuse panel ( I had fixed that a while back). Lucky I did > pull...
• Re: Goodly type news
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 95 9:09:46 MST
  ...right home after classes and bought a new rotor, a new > cap, dug out a condensor I had in my glovebox. > > I was hoping...
• Re: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 19 May 2015 11:23:57 -0700
  ...Disappointing ! I also changed the distrib cap and rotor. Dennis Jowell Scotch Hollow Farm Newbury, Vermont > On May 16, 2015, at 2:37 PM...
• Re: Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:20:58 -0800
  ...Air Flow Meter � swap PS (I have the Vanagon Syndrome capacitor > soldered into the AFM plug) > 6. Air intake boot � swap - sucks plenty of...
• Re: Red hot catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 19:06:06 -0400
  ...Red hot catalytic converter > > > > Robert, thank you for your reply. > > > > Please send me the correct order as they go around the distributor cap. > > Firing...
• Re: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 19 May 2015 10:22:13 -0400
  ...Disappointing ! >> I also changed the distrib cap and rotor. > > I would be paying a visit to that mechanic. Disappointing? Truly so. I would also...
• Re: known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 06:58:04 -0700
  ...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: Advice on potential trade of Eurovan for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:24:29 -0400
  ...spark plug > wires, tune up with new bosch spark plugs, distributor cap, rotor, > OEM Bosch fuel filter, air filter, OEM muffler, oil filter and...
• Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:57:05 -0800
  ...deal with, and > since there's no distributor, a disc could be driven from the > distributor drive for cam position sensing. It even turns...
• Re: Three Items-O2 sensor running rich.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:42:24 -0500
  ...The sensor circuit ground reference is actually part of the ground wire that goes through the ignition distributor harness, (Hall sensor). In most Syncros...
• Re: 87 Help AGAIN
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 15:29:02 -0800
  ...coolant sensor for FI, > O2 sensor, air intake sensor, air intake boot, ignition coil, rotor, > distributor cap, plug wires, vacuum lines, fuel pump, fuel...
• Re: Tune Up or Not?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:00:43 -0700
  ...it takes about 4 to 6 minutes to look under the distributor cap and > remove one spark plug for inspection. > 3. whenever you touch...
• Re: Help w/2.1 What am i missing?
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 06:19:45 -0400
  ...Any sign of compression getting to the tailpipe? > > > > ----- > > > > lately I've been seeing a lot of flakey 2.1 distributors... but when the hall...
• The Official Must-Carry List ; was Zoltan: Re: Halifax to Vancouver & back
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 31 May 2005 20:41:40 -0700
  ...metric bolts, screws, washers Belts Bulbs/fuses/connectors Circlips Clamps/hoses/adapters Coil Distributor cap/rotor Distributor O-Ring Fuel filter(s) Exhaust System...
• Re: Repost: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timingproblem?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 18:57:50 -0400
  ...Just two examples: (1) > unknown to me the carbon brush in the distributor cap disentigrated and > caused the timing to be far too retarded...
• Re: Low Top Speed - Help! (revisited)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 17:58:32 -0700
  ...already: > > 1 changed the entire ignition system (coil, wires, plugs, cap, rotor, and > distributor - was worn) properly set idle and timing. > > 2 changed the...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:06:35 -0700
  ...As I said, I swapped in a space ECU; no effect. (also swapped out > AFM, > distributor and coil). > > I pulled a valve cover and...
• She's Home! (Was: '87 Vanagon turns and turns but won't start)
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston Jr.
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:04:30 -0700
  ...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: Intermittent no start problem solved
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 18 May 2014 16:02:02 -0500
  ...Checked distributor rotor and hall sensor. Checked the >> D15 connection at fuse panel ( I had fixed that a while back). Lucky I did >> pull...
• Re: Consistent cutout at 3k rpm
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:43:16 -0700
  ...but it may >>>> also >>>> be >>>> related to the new plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, coil, plugs or >>>> the >>>> thorough cleaning of all accessible electrical...
• Re: Random Instant Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:25:04 -0700
  ...one important facet of it ~ I > StartEachWord within TheCompoundWord > > with a Cap' to make it more readable ~ been doing it that way since I...
• Re: email crashed <VF>
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Thu, 25 May 2000 10:47:53 PDT
  ...a couple of info requests, and a request >for a replacement distributor cap, that I saw just before everything >crashed. So if you sent...
• Re: vanagon syndrome week - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:19:45 -0500
  ...I have given her a tune > up(spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor) but it does the same > thing. Someone mentioned in the...
• 1985 Westy Vanagon shutters, dies, and then resurrects... help.
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:19:22 -0700
  ...I changed the distributor cap and cables (bosch). I brought her to the mechanic and he adjusted her air flow meter (at the time...
• Re: 2,1 stalling in rain
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 05:28:36 -0600
  ...We popped the distributor to see if any moisture had gotten >under, but it was dry. When we put the cap in place, we...
• Re: FW: DAYS SUMMARY - UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:22:20 -0800
  ...Make sure the oil filler cap is on tight. One more thing, park in a dark place and look at the spark plug wires...