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• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:59:12 -0600
  ...rear case with a gear driving it off of an internal cam. Thee Distributor was mounter on an accessory drive sticking out the back...
• Re: hesitations/AFm vs. harness
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 25 Dec 2000 23:02:19 -0500
  ...1st gear or at idle. > > Possible areas- let me know what you people think: > > fuel pump relay > fuel pump > ignition switch > distributor pick up...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:04:20 -0500
  ...wire >> inside >> the distributor so the plate can move unrestricted? Do you have the >> spring under the distributor which pushes the drive gear down? >>
• VW Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 01:13:21 GMT
  ...pulley 113 105 209 2 Timing gear 40 HP-1600 Brazil 111 105 223 1 Distributor drive gear 40 HP-1600 Brazil 113 105...
• VW parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 21:47:59 GMT
  ...pulley 113 105 209 2 Timing gear 40 HP-1600 Brazil 111 105 223 1 Distributor drive gear 40 HP-1600 Brazil 113 105...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - frank
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:21:34 -0400
  ...The cam is gear driven right off the crankshaft. Mike frank wrote: > I've got a no start problem, but with good fuel pressure...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:17:44 -0700
  ...4 >> >> I thought it was 1.5 turns after contact. > > I guess that's one advantage of a car with a gear-driven (not...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:55:10 -0700
  BenT, yup, on my 93 Accord, I had the bearing failure in the distributor. Damned easy to troubleshoot and identify, though. Also, all wheel...
• VW parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 21:08:09 GMT
  ...pulley 113 105 209 2 Timing gear 40 HP-1600 Brazil 111 105 223 1 Distributor drive gear 40 HP-1600 Brazil 113 105...
• Re: The pin goes in
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 15:47:17 -0600
  ...Piston end bushings about $8.00 per rod Machine shop cost of pressing the cam drive gear and distributor gear off and back onto...
• Re: dont try this at home
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 13:09:57 -0800
  ...On the other hand it is common practice to heat a gear (the camshaft drive gear for the crank shaft, for instance, or a...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:01:07 -0700
  ...the distributor driveshaft you can be in a lot of trouble...they like to tilt and jam on the crankshaft brass gear. A very...
• Re: Valve Adjustment-Help! (and Digijet Timing)
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:02:14 -0700
  ...the notch on the distributor up with the center of the rotor's outer contact - providing the drive gear hasn't been out, of...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:14:37 -0800
  ...4.5 litres > gearbox oil: 80W - 90W > gearbox oil capacity: 3 litres (Syncro 4.5 litres) > autobox oil grade: Dexron (final drive 90W) > autobox...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:20:28 -0800
  ...4.5 litres gearbox oil: 80W - 90W gearbox oil capacity: 3 litres (Syncro 4.5 litres) autobox oil grade: Dexron (final drive 90W) autobox...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 12:02:22 -0700
  ...turns out when I swapped distributors, I > put it back without making sure it engaged the drive gear in the case. > Crazy thing is...
• Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 02:25:25 +0200
  Be sure to put the distributor drive shaft in and position it correctly before you lay the crank and camshaft to "final rest". It...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 14:48:37 -0500
  ...distributor installed in it !! > If the shims under the dist drive gear get of place... > they can jam on the brass crankshaft gear even...
• FS 71 bus San Jose CA area
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Collins
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 21:36:42 -0700
  ...or maybe the after market gear shifter. YES IT DOES DRIVE! You're welcome to take a sneaky spin in the neighborhood with me...
• What's wrong with my VW? Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:57:14 -0600
  ...Distributors wear the bearings, gears, cams and advance springs rust or just get weak. Camshafts wear down and lifters quit rotating. I've had...
• electrical stalling?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:54:16 -0500
  ...well today westy drives terrible. every gear there is major hesitation,like i am running out of gas, but not stalling. i checked my...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:32:49 -0800
  ...4.5 litres gearbox oil: 80W - 90W gearbox oil capacity: 3 litres (Syncro 4.5 litres) autobox oil grade: Dexron (final drive 90W) autobox...
• Re: FrontFire?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 16 May 2006 12:09:48 -0700
  ...Also has trouble keeping the idle speed up when in gear (auto tranny). Most of the FI system is new/rebuilt: Distributor, wires, cap...
• Re: Rear bumper/Re: Parts ordering experience
  Historical mailing list - K & K
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 17:24:30 -0400
  ...half piece (2 per rod) >distributor drive gear $39.60 >camshaft $231.69 >muffler clamp $38.03 >muffler $223.80 >brake shoes $61.88...
• Re: Cam #'s
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 17 May 2016 12:44:05 -1000
  ...this relates to the size of the gear .. or how much it engages with the gear on the cranshaft that drives it. Pretty sure...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:38:43 -0500
  ...4.5 litres > gearbox oil: 80W - 90W > gearbox oil capacity: 3 litres (Syncro 4.5 litres) > autobox oil grade: Dexron (final drive 90W) > autobox...
• Re: Cam #'s
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 May 2016 00:26:23 -0400
  ...this relates to the size of the gear .. or how much it engages with the gear on the cranshaft that drives it. Pretty sure...
• Re: Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:41:36 -0800
  ...I made sure the distributor drive gear is installed > correctly as per Bentley, double-checked TDC according to valves and piston. > Made sure rotor...
• hose replacement-->coolant dist. replacement-->thermostat housing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:28:19 -0500
  ...I got some discussion going about the worm gear drive clamps vs. the OEM spring clamps. I like the idea of the spring clamps...
• Re: Rebuilding an 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:28:36 -0600
  ...Piston end bushings about $8.00 per rod Machine shop cost of pressing the cam drive gear and distributor gear off and back onto...
• Re: 82 air cooled running rough
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 08:08:46 -0600
  ...gear, but was still jerking a bit on the low end > of each gear. I waited several hours, looked at the points, > distributor and...
• Good "CAR-MA"
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 08:45:57 -0700
  ...down, but once the gear shift interlock broke, leaving the car locked in reverse. It was in the driveway! Anywhere else and I would...
• Re: What's wrong with my VW? Friday
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 22:15:32 -0500
  ...that can leak since > the fuel pressure is constant. > Distributors wear the bearings, gears, cams and advance springs rust or > just get weak. > Camshafts...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:51:17 -0500
  ...4.5 litres >> gearbox oil: 80W - 90W >> gearbox oil capacity: 3 litres (Syncro 4.5 litres) >> autobox oil grade: Dexron (final drive 90W) >> autobox...
• 87 Help AGAIN
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 16:36:41 -0800
  ...Tried putting it in gear and going up and down driveway to see if it would fix itself like yesterday, but it wouldn't...
• Engine Overhaul Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Tullier
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:53:37 -0800
  ...After installing Crankshaft gear, spacer, distributor drive gear, circlip, and #4 crankshaft bearing...the diagram in my book shows an oil thrower. However, during...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:35:19 -0500
  ...I do >> my best not to make things up. ;) >> >> Can't find the web page commenting on RH drive Hondas and drivetrain >> orientation. Maybe...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:57:35 -0700
  ...Scott On 10/17/2013 9:43 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > The distributor drive shaft can fall out. It has shims on the bottom...
• Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:45:28 -0500
  ...it was sitting in the driveway the day after I bought it. Maybe it was the TR4 distributor that flew apart in the middle...
• Re: Spare Parts you MUST carry!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:14:33 -0500
  ...For example, I would never carry a starter, because having a 5 speed, I can catch it in gear, and drive 1000 miles, home...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Mon, 7 May 2007 22:28:17 -0400
  ...While you can oil the cam shaft and distributor drive gear there, no way can you fill the oil pump there. Maybe you just...
• Re: A/T wont drive in 3rd.Assistance PLEASE...
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:16:57 +0000
  ...The knocking is more troublesome, the high end pressure sensor was grounded to the distributor and the buzzer goes off frequently. I hope to...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:17:34 -0500
  ...4.5 litres > gearbox oil: 80W - 90W > gearbox oil capacity: 3 litres (Syncro 4.5 litres) > autobox oil grade: Dexron (final drive 90W) > autobox...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:41:48 -0800
  ...distributor installed in it !! >> If the shims under the dist drive gear get of place... >> they can jam on the brass crankshaft gear even...
• Re: Loud knock when starting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Schiesser
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 15:41:08 -0700
  ...starting in drive or reverse, is keeping the car from starting in Park or neutral too unless I draw the gearshift to the left...
• Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 17 May 2025 10:19:43 -0600
  Is it possible that while doing the Dizzy swap You lifted the Dizzy drive gear & it dropped back in 1 tooth off ~ > On 11...
• Re: Wives / Vans & 10 stoopid questions
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 21:42:18 -0400
  ...when you drive your van? > #10"' her favorite: "Will it start?" (while on a trip with van > full'o camping gear) > #10"" Did you...
• Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:19:10 -0500
  ...it was > sitting in the driveway the day after I bought it. Maybe it was the > TR4 distributor that flew apart in the middle...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 21:09:12 -0800
  ...If you do, check the spark by pulling the center wire off the distributor and placing it near some part of the engine (1...
• Re: 396,000 miles!!?? can anybody beat that?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:28:08 -0800
  ...Another way to fill the crankcase with gas? Install the distributor drive gear incorrectly! I did that on my 58' Beetle when I was...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On Community
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:22:04 -0800
  ...I sold the '84 because it was underpowered and horrible > to drive, and bought an EVC. That was a great driver, but a money...
• Re: How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Hobbs
  Sat, 20 Nov 2010 14:47:15 +0000
  ...drive shafts as you lift. Doug On 20 Nov 2010, at 13:02, Dennis Haynes wrote: > If you remove the alternator, oil breather, distributor...
• Re: '90 Syncro starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:22:21 -0400
  ...John Gearing <sgeaj@SAC.ECAPE.SCHOOL.ZA> Date: Monday, September 20, 2004 3:32 am Subject: '90 Syncro starting problem > I have a problem...
• Last weekend's successes.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:29:41 -0400
  ...guidance, we pulled the distributor drive gear and repositioned it properly (as per bently). Upon further inspection....my distributor was junk! It seems that...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:36:34 -0800
  ...distributor installed in it !! >> If the shims under the dist drive gear get of place... >> they can jam on the brass crankshaft gear even...
• Re: Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:50:42 -0800
  ...I made sure the distributor drive gear is installed >> correctly as per Bentley, double-checked TDC according to valves and piston. >> Made sure rotor...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 14:33:08 -0500
  ...the distributor controls the timing >> of the injector firing, not just the spark plugs and mechanically >> disengaging the distributor from its drive allows you...
• Re: Start-Stop Syndrome Returns
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:44:57 -0400
  ...load)? Not likely? Distributor - same as idle stab. Distributor connector - general bad actor but I don't buy it. Injector driver? Injectors - no, there...
• Road Test 1984 SA Oettinger Microbus
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Dec 95 14:32:09 CST
  ...210 to 230 kPa Top gear ........... 0,85 to 1 rear ......... 260 to 290 kPa Reverse gear ....... 3,67 to 1 Final drive ........ 4...
• Re: 2.1 WBX eating coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:10:54 -0700
  ...after being driven. since the leaks were small, i.e. seepage or weepage, and the engine was hot, the liquid evaporated before dripping off...