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• Re: Distributor swap - 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 13:12:52 -0500
  ...That way you won't have > to adjust the timing. > > You will need to remove the distributor cap so you can rotate the shaft...
• Re: Build your OWN FI replacement for the digixxx system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:20:10 -0500
  ...I have often thought about adding it to give direct coil to plug firing to eliminate the distributor cap and rotor. It has dual...
• Re: What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 08:33:55 -0400
  ...If it works, don't worry about it! Shawn Montreal, Qc. "Pernice, Vincent" wrote: > Just below distributor cap, on the right side of the...
• New 009 dist
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 16:18:09 -0700 (PDT)
  ...distributor swap, so I'm sure there is some connection. All other electrical parts are new, including plug wires, coil and of course cap...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:21:20 -0700
  ...cap & rotor, I did notice that the Hall Effect sensor connector seemed loose (didn't seem to fit very tightly in the distributor), and...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 12:52:08 -0800
  ...that may be loose somehow, allowing distributor shaft and >> the rotor to move up too tightly against the contact on the distributor >> cap... >> For...
• Re: "On the cheap" tune-up
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 03:03:44 +0100
  ...Friday, September 13, 2002 2:00 AM Subject: "On the cheap" tune-up > I was tired of buying $70 distributor caps for one of...
• Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:43:49 -0400
  ...Obvious problem, the wire from the coil to distributor was bent off at an angle with burn marks all over the place. just touched...
• The details of Motronic
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 00:58:31 -0400
  ...distributor - to adjust the spark timing for each cylinder independently? The ignition rotor passes a contact for a given cylinder on the distributor cap...
• White "corrosion" in distributor cap
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Apr 1995 13:09:55 -0700 (MST)
  ...some white deposits (carbon?) accumulate on the metal contacts in the distributor cap. It kinda cakes onto the contacts and I have to scrub...
• Re: Engine bay sound dampening
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 2 May 2007 12:34:29 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR Mike Collum typed: > FWIW, I use the newer type distributor cap (with posts inside the plug > wire...
• Re: good news, I think
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:25:01 -0330
  ...of cryptic abbreviations! It says: >> >> Remove& Replace Distributor Cap >> >> REPAIR DIST. PLUG/INSTALL PLUGS/DIST. >> CAP AND ROTOR BUTTON >> CHAMPION, LICENSE PTK1022 DIST C...
• Re: Syncro water proofing
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 17:57:20 -0400
  ...is a black bag that fits over the distributor cap and >ignition wires at the cap. >> For what it is worth to those who...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:46:36 -0700
  ...remove the distributor cap and make SURE the rotor is >> turning ............ >> just in case . >> and ......Mark's post about the distributor not being well...
• Re: distributor cap tolerances
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:59:55 EST
  ...I installed a "cheap" cap on a customer's Jetta because they were tight on money (made in China or something). Had to remove...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:34:53 -0700
  my thoughts....... ( other than the huge step forward a subaru engine is ) is that if a little corrosion on the distributor cap was making...
• Re: Screen ring a necessity ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 09:02:43 +0200
  ...Thursday, 13 Feb, 1997 6:34 I just finished removing a badly rusted screen ring from the distributor cap. All along I had thought...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:11:27 -0700
  ...Set engine at TDC #1 Remove distributor cap Pull center wire from cap and set end of wire on metal Loosed the 13mm nut...
• Re: Distributor Ground question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 May 2012 21:19:27 -0400
  ...Just a naked orange diz cap. I'll just >ground it to the nearest point. Don't bother. It is itself a ground. :) d
• Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 23:14:18 -0400
  ...cap & rotor. > > Jorge > > '85 Wolfsburg Weekender I would definitely double-check the positioning of the rotor button and distributor cap. The dizzy cap has...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:34:56 -0700
  ...Even O2 & Cat... > > > > not to sound too cavilier ......but I almost don't even check in bosch > distributor caps on waterboxer engines anymore. > I...
• Re: spark, stumble, and misses...
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 09:30:54 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I also changed the distributor cap, but didn't help. I'm not > sure where to go from here... could it be a bad...
• Re: Points and rotors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 10:27:56 +0100
  ...Bosch 1 235 522 056 Distributor cap 1.9 wasserboxer Bosch 1 235 522 193 Distributor cap (or 1 235 522 056 this one...
• What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - Pernice, Vincent
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:34:44 -0400
  Just below distributor cap, on the right side of the distributor itself I have what appears to be a "prong" that would accept a...
• Tune up?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:07:04 -0800
  ...It occurred to me that I hadn't changed the plugs or distributor cap and rotor for about 20k miles. How often do you...
• Re: good news, I think
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:12:16 -0800
  ...Remove & Replace Distributor Cap REPAIR DIST. PLUG/INSTALL PLUGS/DIST. CAP AND ROTOR BUTTON CHAMPION, LICENSE PTK1022 DIST C&R KIT PTK1022 DIST C...
• Re: What coil part number for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:05:27 -0700
  That's because two different ones could be used depending on the distributor cap and/or ignition wires being used on 83.5-85...
• Re: Trouble in the Rain
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:08:53 -0600
  ...Another possibility is that there is a layer of oil and dirt on your coil and/or distributor cap where the high voltage wires...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:53:43 -0800
  ...Pop off the cap on the distributor, loosen the distributor clamp and turn the distributor until the rotor points right at the small mark...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 16:09:18 -0600
  ...cap is nearest the main engine pulley, directly above the distributor tightening nut below. Starting there, be sure the wires on the distributor, in...
• Re: White "corrosion" in distributor cap
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 07 Apr 95 15:28:50 CDT
  ...some white deposits (carbon?) accumulate on the metal contacts in the >distributor cap. It kinda cakes onto the contacts and I have to scrub...
• Re: Passing through creek, engine misses badly
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 08:09:30 EST
  ...You could try to put some silicon where your distributor cap goes on the distributor (might help some). But again, the best advice I...
• Bosch part numbers
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  18 Aug 96 01:00:31 EDT
  ...Does anybody know what the Bosch part numbers are for the distributor cap, rotor, points and condenser for a Bosch 050 distrubutor? They're...
• Re: help--Firing order
  Historical mailing list - Brian Kelly
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 14:59:41 EDT
  ...If the distributor is set as the book, the dist. cap wires should be, Cylinder #1 top left. #2 bottom left #3 Bottom right...
• 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...
• Removed Distributor Cap, Now Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:33:32 -0400
  ...I took my distributor cap off to check and clean. After I replaced it, the van wouldn't start. I'm thinking I disturbed...
• Re: Damp Van Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:36:57 EST
  ...The thing to do is inspect all of the ground wires, spark plug wires, distributor cap, etc and see if any of these have...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 10:20:23 -0800
  ...that may be loose somehow, allowing distributor shaft and > the rotor to move up too tightly against the contact on the distributor > cap... > For...
• Re: Need 050 dizzy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 11:06:44 -0500
  ...I believe that there has been more than one Bosch distributor over the years that ends in 050, leading to some confusion. References to...
• Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 08:06:10 -0800 (PST)
  Mark Sabourin writes: > > Has anyone changed their Vacuum Advance on the Distributor to a > mechanical one as St. Muir suggests? If so, where can...
• Re: dist cap and plug wires
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:41:31 -0400
  > Can anyone tell me what distributor cap they use on an '84 Van? Parts > catalog calls for 03212, but my VW mechanic sold me...
• No Start
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 15 May 2007 13:18:55 -0400
  I replaced the distributor cap and rotor over the weekend and apparently they were the wrong size. I put the old cap back on...
• Timing theory
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:39:30 -0600
  ...What determines when the plug fires? I had thought that when the distributor rotates and makes contact with the cap, then this is exactly...
• Distributor Modification
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 23:42:27 -0600
  ...Admittedly these super distributors and magnetos were before the days of Capacitor Discharge and Electronic Ignitions. Most Waser Boxers come stock with electronic ignition...
• One Distributor post corrodes, was: try again
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:53:49 -0500
  ...Noticed one terminal on the distributor cap was highly corroded (front left cyl nearest driver). Replaced the cap with a new one ~ one month...
• Re: Dist Driveshaft Installation ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 18:52:16 -0800
  ...install your distributor driveshaft 180 degrees out, can you simply >| change the placement of your spark plug wires (on the dist cap) to >| compensate...
• Re: Loose coil wire
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 02:03:37 +0100
  ...Most likely you have old style wires & distributor cap, and new style coil. Unless you want to get into replacing the connector at the...
• Re: Update on the New Engine Timing Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 12:33:09 -0400
  ...Start with the engine at TDC (aligning the case notch with the big flywheel notch); line up the distributor cap, and connect the wires...
• Re: Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 20:12:54 -0500
  ...including plug wires at the cap and plugs ) Spray some LPS, or WD-40 inside the cap and distributor, and on the outside of...
• Re: ring around the dizzy and other questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 07:44:35 EDT
  ...on the side of the distributor. The ring does fit on just one way: take off the distibutor cap, flip it over, and look...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:05:13 -0800
  A cap mix up happened to me years ago on my '68. It ran amazingly well for a while, but soon had a high...
• Oopsie! Correction (was:1962 timing help)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 13:22:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >You can avoid this, of course, by making sure the distributor rotor is >pointing at the #1 cap post when the marks come to...
• Coil Confusion
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 13:02:43 -0700
  ...Instead, it has a female copper socket inside much like the ones on the distributor cap. Both have the same part numbers. Anyone else...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:58:46 -0500
  ...remove the distributor cap and make SURE the rotor is >>> turning ............ >>> just in case . >>> and ......Mark's post about the distributor not being well...
• Re: different distributors for the 1.9 ??
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 14:28:18 -0700
  ...The 03 010 and 03 212 distributor caps are swappable depending on the ignition wires being used. Check my links below for further info...
• spark, stumble, and misses...
  Historical mailing list - Jose Antonio Madriz
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 09:27:15 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I also changed the distributor cap, but didn't help. I'm not sure where to go from here... could it be a bad...
• Re: Hall sender
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 13:16:23 -0500
  ...results.php?search_phrase=distributor > > For less than the sensor kit you can get a complete distributor. Even > includes cap and rotor. > > Dennis > > -----Original...
• Re: Bad O2 Sensor Symptoms?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 3 May 2006 12:33:15 -0400
  ...AFM has the tantallem capacitor in it. Intermittant problems might be a loose wire, or broken wire in the distributor. Maybe check the 3...
• Re: Coolant distributor leak - common? Fixable?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:04:34 -0400
  ...Specifically, the large, >> flat >> cap on the side of the distributor is weeping at the seam and this is >> without any pressure in the...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:41:06 -0700
  is it a Bosch cap ? I recall noiticing aluminum terminals in non-bosch el cheapo distributor caps, which have no purpose on a vanagon...