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• Re: Confused about valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 16:25:26 -0700
  ...Orientation is: #3 #1 #4 #2 If this "basic" setup is correct, then rotating the distributor, i.e., loosing the clamp and rotating the...
• Re: Distributor Woe's continue!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 22:14:29 -0800
  was the clamp holding the distributor from rotating loose ? The direction the shaft and rotor will try to turn the dist body clockwise ..in...
• Re: Intake manifold hose
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:11:53 -0700
  ...Still a tight fit but with > some lubricant goes on and no clamps needed. > > Dennis > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Burned (?) Fuel Injector Pics + question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:29:11 -0800
  ...Clamp at base of distributor was loose when i got it. Timing could have been wrong while PO or his mechanic were trying to...
• Spare Parts you MUST carry!
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 12:42:35 -0500
  ...distributor plug wires main relay coolant hoses temp sensor coolant manifold fuses headlight bulb alternator starter motor expansion tank cap fuel line hose clamps...
• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 May 2009 18:51:34 -0700
  ...distributor' with about 5 hose connections on it. those defenitely get brittle and crumble, like under the hose where a hose is clamped on...
• Re: Loctite
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sat, 29 Sep 2018 08:28:50 -0700
  ...for pre-assembled parts Bolts on alternators, air conditioning belts and distributor clamps, carburetor adjustment screws, and hairline cracks. -65°F - 300°F (-54...
• A fuel line check is always prudent...
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:51:51 -0500
  ...All went well and I went to disconnect the Fuel line at the metal Tee and the apparently the fuel line clamp was completely...
• Re: Vanagon MPG
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 00:00:34 -0400
  ...used a paint pen to make a mark on the distributor and clamp just in case it ever moved I would know where it...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:15:34 -0800
  ...It looks as though I did not tighten the clamp > >> enough around the distributor-it had riden up enough that it was not > >> turning...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 04:53:47 -0800
  ...This would be a good place for a helper to hold with insulating gloves or better yet clamp it. I use a set of...
• Re: engine/starter problem, advice sought:)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Wed, 11 Oct 95 20:19:17 -0700
  ...cap and rotor 2) New plug wires 3) New battery terminal clamps I had a no start/no crank/no charging problem that was...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:39:55 -0700
  ...includes distributor, etc. (pre-installed on engine)intake / exhaust manifold and custom exhaust pipe (pre-installed on engine)4 wire oxygen sensormuffler clampsaccelerator cablewater...
• RE: Hi Again + 1962 timing help
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:32:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Set the engine at 7.5deg BTDC (or whatever), >set the distributor at the exact point it sparks as you rotate it. > >What advantages...
• Re: Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:40:16 -0700
  ...Loosen the distributor clamp some,.........then while it's idling, turn the distributor counterclockwise ( advance ) a bit at a time , which will raise the...
• Re: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 13:15:38 -0500
  ...I pulled in the parking lot, loosened the distributor clamp and turned the distributor. The idle settled down and I went back through for...
• Re: Show and Tell - Water Pump Change Out
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:38:46 -0500
  ...i just cut the clamps off that with a dremel tool and > replaced the hose and clamps...don't try to save it (the...
• Re: Bus Depot Radiators
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 25 May 2001 13:50:05 -0700
  Ronnie, what sort of clamps do you sell with these? The spring loaded or the one with the screw? >From: The Bus Depot <vanagon...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:05:40 -0500
  ...Man I never thought of a loose dizzy clamp!!!! DM&FS At 06:50 PM 9/10/2008, Hector Zapata wrote: >My van was...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:57:34 -0800
  ...It looks as though I did not tighten the clamp > enough around the > distributor-it had riden up enough that it was not > turning...
• FW: Help with part identification/ 82 1.6l Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:45:35 -0400
  ...It would be coming out of where the distributor comes out of the block in gasoline I4 engines. If so, it's VW part...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 12:01:39 -0800
  ...It looks as though I did not tighten the clamp >>>> enough around the distributor-it had riden up enough that it was not >>>> turning...
• A strange fuel leak story
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 19:40:17 -0400
  ...I had last changed the fuel lines and clamps about three years ago. So... I changed all the lines and the plastic fuel distributor...
• Re: 40 minutes drive and then cuts out.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:43:23 -0400
  ...Effect Sensor in the distributor. It's signal tells the ECU to activate the fuel pump. Use a clamp-on timing light to test...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 22:30:38 -0400
  ...includes distributor, etc. > (pre-installed on engine)intake / exhaust manifold and custom exhaust pipe (pre-installed > on engine)4 wire oxygen sensormuffler clampsaccelerator cablewater...
• Re: 87 Misfires when damp
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 12:35:32 -0400
  ...Check to make sure all the clamps connections in the air intake are snug and moisture is not getting in there. Check other connections...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:44:42 -0500
  ...My reason for putting a clamp on would be to avoid losing coolant when I pull the valve, not to delay replacing the valve...
• VW Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 01:13:21 GMT
  ...211 251 269 7 35 mm exhaust clamps 3 point bus 111 298 051 1 Tail pipe clamp kit 35 mm 311 405 625...
• VW parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 21:47:59 GMT
  ...211 251 269 7 35 mm exhaust clamps 3 point bus 111 298 051 1 Tail pipe clamp kit 35 mm 311 405 625...
• Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:02:57 -0800
  ...http://www.geocities.com/mbelanger/dist/dist0.JPG Haynes manual has a fairly simple description of how one takes apart a distributor. My favorite...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:19:02 -0800
  ...It looks as though I did not tighten the clamp enough around the distributor-it had riden up enough that it was not turning...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:46:31 -0500
  ...It looks as though I did not tighten the clamp enough around the distributor-it had riden up enough that it was not turning...
• 1988 Vanagon Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:08:05 -0400
  ...dangerous hoses and clamps, plus the A.C. compressor and auto transmission flex plate, but does not include the ignition distributor, exhaust pipes, engine...
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  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 26 May 2017 11:09:23 -0700
  ...This morning I found the distributer clamp > loose letting the distributor move. I thought setting the timing with my > strobe and tightening the clamp...
• Re: Another question Coolant hose fatigue
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 21:09:52 +0000
  ...both clamps and pushing the hose back onto the plastic pipe a few inches so that you can get past the coolant distributor nipple...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:39:53 -0800
  ...My favorite line from 5b4 20.a, "The shaft is removed from > the distributor body after extracting the pin which secures the driving > dog...
• found some hidden vacuum leaks
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 9 Jan 2006 09:00:31 -0800
  ...A clamp will fix it. The rubber, power brake vacuum line ,that attaches to the left side of the intake air distributor may be...
• A new thing to worry about
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 18:47:43 -0400
  ...That cap is held on by a nice metal clamp, pressed in place by the factory. The clamp had rusted away, and trying to...
• VW parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 21:08:09 GMT
  ...211 251 269 7 35 mm exhaust clamps 3 point bus 111 298 051 1 Tail pipe clamp kit 35 mm 211 405 645...
• Re: Intake manifold hose
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 20:58:45 -0700
  ...Still a tight fit but with >> some lubricant goes on and no clamps needed. >> >> Dennis >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Timing Light Recomendation. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:22:36 -0400
  ...Loosen the distributor enough so one hand can turn it. Some day a bad ignition wire will give one hell of a jolt and...
• Rear bumper/Re: Parts ordering experience
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Fri, 4 Oct 1996 16:36:08 +0000
  ...half piece (2 per rod) distributor drive gear $39.60 camshaft $231.69 muffler clamp $38.03 muffler $223.80 brake shoes $61.88...
• Fw: Westy stalls and won't start
  Historical mailing list - John Russ
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:46:04 -0400
  ...I have spark and I loosened one of the clamps on one of the hoses that goes to one of the injectors and there...
• VW Parts and equipment for sale (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 12:23:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...211 251 269 7 35 mm exhaust clamps 3 point bus 111 298 051 1 Tail pipe clamp kit 35 mm 311 405 625...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:23:34 -0500
  Dave, You could put a clamp on the hose for now and deal with it later. Or, you can fix it now and lose...
• Re: Loctite
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Oct 2018 16:16:47 +0000
  ...for pre-assembled parts Bolts on alternators, air conditioning belts and distributor clamps, carburetor adjustment screws, and hairline cracks. -65°F - 300°F (-54...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:23:17 -0800
  ...Hook up a piece of rubber hose and clamp it on the back of the pressure gauge, clamp the other end onto the fuel...
• found some hidden vacuum leaks
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:16:56 -0800
  ...Next, I found large cracks in the brake vacuum boster line that goes from the air intake distributor to the plastic line at the...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:29:56 -0800
  ...It looks as though I did not tighten the clamp enough around the distributor-it had riden up enough that it was not turning...
• Damaged cooling pipe/2 "T" connectors present (long)....
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:46:03 -0800
  ...It is still into the pipe far enough to support the hose clamp, but I was unable to tap it farther back into the...
• Re: Help! (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - WestyLuvr
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 21:35:41 EST
  ...If the engine in fact has lost its prime, it means that the fuel pump/distributor is sucking in and pressurizing air instead of...
• Re: Re-new member with a parts question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 20:48:14 EDT
  ...It'll cost you a little more than $50 but it comes with enough hose and clamps to do everything from the tranny back...
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  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 May 2017 13:51:12 -0500
  ...This morning I found the distributer clamp > > loose letting the distributor move. I thought setting the timing with my > > strobe and tightening the clamp...
• Re: SAmba Ad
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 16 May 2012 23:46:52 -0700
  ...the > fuel pump ...the hose is clamped to the plastic line with a crimp type > hose clamps.. > that is THE SPOT that leaks. > > > what...
• Fuel Injection Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 11:38:39 CST6CDT
  ...use 1 hose clamp on the fuel line to barb connection and loosely place the other clamp on the open end of the fuel...
• High Idle, Fuel Pressure Test Results and Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ronald D Maxseiner
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 23:31:49 -0500
  ...Is it hard to replace the fuel line items? Can I use regular hose clamps or are there special clamps required? Any risk of...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:53:32 -0800
  ...the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin > removal) >Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:02:57 -0800 > >[Before you read another word, if...
• Re: awnings
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 21:57:38 -0700
  ...Later, I got a third bracket from the distributor, so if one breaks, there are still two more. I can deploy it myself, but...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:06:16 -0500
  ...Jim On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 3:44 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > Jim, thanks again. �My reason for putting a clamp on...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 20:07:07 -0700
  ...includes distributor, etc. > > (pre-installed on engine)intake / exhaust manifold and custom exhaust >pipe (pre-installed > > on engine)4 wire oxygen sensormuffler clampsaccelerator cablewater...