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• Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 23:14:18 -0400
  ...Also, the rotor button should be pushed firmly onto the shaft. Check the clips that hold the cap in place to make sure they...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 13:55:40 -0500
  Not to defend Wally World (or the tow guy), but it would be pretty difficult to break your coolant distributor during a tow or...
• 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: Shocking Photo
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 15 May 2007 22:22:49 -0700
  ...Make sure the distributor shaft is not lifted (a little) and disengaged by itself. Check the coil. Are there jumping sparks between the leads...
• Re: removed my distro last night 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 06:54:26 EST
  ...Remove the distributor. Remove the drift pin from the drive gear. Remove the distributor shaft. Remove the Hall sender. Hall senders are available from...
• Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Jun 2017 17:11:54 -0700
  Ok. They have the pin listed under "engine", not "ignition" http://techtonicstuning.com/main/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_13_61...
• Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 14:39:52 -0700
  ...Finally I made a drive shaft to fit into distributor drive hole (dist. removed). Spinning the driveshaft with power drill turned the pump and...
• Screeching noise on '82 Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 11:14:57 -0700
  ...I theorized that when throttle was applied, the distributor shaft moved just enough to cause these parts to rub at high speed. I opened...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sat, 13 May 2000 23:13:51 -0400
  ...Dwell is expressed in degrees of distributor shaft rotation. 30*dwell on an eight cylinder engine would leave 120* of cumulative rotation for the...
• 85 Vanagon with intermittent engine stopping
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:10:02 -0500
  ...distributor. There is a roll pin that you need to work with. What I found was a very sticky grease between the shaft and...
• Re: 2.1 distributor (check yours)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:18:13 -0700
  ...How would I know if I am glueing in the correct postition? Wear in the distributor shaft could also cause the same effect, right...
• Re: Random Instant Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:11:40 -0600
  ...It did the pre run every >> time I >> would turn the distributor shaft a little with my fingers. Installed >> distributor and that fixed it...
• Re: '87 Syncro Weekender for sale
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:21:25 -0800
  ...I believe it to be complete with uninstalled > new old stock parts - front half-shafts and rotors, Mann filters and such. > Located near Annapolis...
• Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Jun 2017 14:32:00 -0700
  Also, I did try spreading each end of the pin but I have yet to find a reliable way to steady the work so...
• Re: More Help Puh�Leeze!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:32:05 -0700
  ...noticed there is a small gap in the clamp near the distributor > shaft. The nut and bolt assembly seem to be bent a bit...
• Vanagon U-Joints (Ad in VW Mag)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 May 1995 12:38:41 -0400
  ...Six States Distributors now offers replacement U-Joints for Vanagons. NOW ONLY $49.95 Call Toll Free 1-800-453-2022 ---------------------------------------------------------- This ad is...
• Re: Syncro Universal Joints
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:37:09 -0400
  ...I pulled out the drive shaft and drove the van with no more > vibration. I then looked at the drive shaft and found that...
• Re: HELP 84 westy misfires between 2800 & 3000 rpm's THANKS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:06:05 -0400
  ...Check distributor, worn shaft/bushings will cause extra pulses, injector openings at various speeds causing all sorts of grief. Bad ignition coil or cap...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:33:28 -0800
  ...Was I clear that the distributor design in the Digifant design is quite different than TCI-H? Also, the replacement Hall Sender does come...
• Re: Bosch 009 Dist. on pancake.
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 22:39:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...matter, and the distributor can only go in one way unless you are talking about resetting the distributor drive shaft which is a very...
• I need to sell A Few Parts:
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:51:19 -0700
  ...2.1L Digifant distributor, tested and it works fine. No play in shaft. $60 6. Stub axle and housing both left and right. $95...
• 81 Vanagon Type 4 Motor Timing
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:47:07 -0400
  ...the distributor to determine it's heritage). Looking at other Type 4 engine layouts I see the vacuum can is near the shaft that...
• Re: Lever on Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 06:03:03 -0700
  That long spring acts like an assist to the return spring around the throttle shaft. One wonders why the main spring was not made...
• Re: electrical problem--apparently solved
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:05:33 -0500
  ...they reuse in it yet (maybe the shaft in the middle?). I have gotten "rebuilt" distributors for my Ford pickup from Advance Auto that...
• Re: What's a Hall sender do?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 18:54:08 -0400
  ...The distributor shaft carries a steel wheel like a jar lid with equally spaced tabs and openings in the vertical portion, one tab and...
• Re: Bosch 009 on T4?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 11:59:34 -0400
  ...point towards the notch on the distributor rim. There is always a chance that the distibutor drive shaft got put in backwards, and that...
• Re: Distributor woes; carry JB weld
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:41:02 +0000
  ...I checked the distributor and it was tight.? I popped off the cap > and checked the rotor. It and the shaft spun freely.? Not...
• Re: strange idling
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:13:14 -0700
  ...I am not talking about the shaft on the distributor. It is a drive shaft with gear engaging with camshaft inside the distributor hole...
• Re: Neils VanaJetta Engine "clack" Video.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 17:19:01 -0800
  ...to explore that I'd start by taking out the intermediate shaft ..it comes right out after t-belt and distributor are removed. before...
• VERY low power
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:07:19 -0700
  ...Picture the distributor cap as a clock, #1 plug is on the 1 o'clock distributor post, #4 plug is on the 5 o...
• Re: Engine Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 13:57:55 -0400
  ...not rotate engine until dist is installed" Why? - - - - - - - - so the distributor drive shaft doesn't pop out away from the gears. it would have...
• Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:11:10 -0800
  ...it also had slightly pitted points, and a bit much side shaft play in the distributor shaft. I would retro fit electrnoic igntion to...
• Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:26:01 -0700
  ...it also had slightly pitted points, and a bit much side shaft play in the distributor shaft. I would retro fit electrnoic igntion to...
• sam's dumbness Re Distributor
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Feb 1996 22:41:25 -0500
  ...I called Clara'a SO and he said that all I had to do was push down on the distributor shaft as I tightened...
• Re: Strange No Start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:58:45 -0600
  ...Turned out that the spark was going to the center shaft of the distributor (ground) thru a bad rotor which had no problem which...
• Re: Hall Sender- 2.1L engine.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 11:01:33 -0700
  ...for a 2.1 the whole thing needs to come apart ...the whole shaftn' everything. on a 1.9 ..ithall sender canjust be removed...
• Re: Compu fire Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 08:13:19 -0500
  ...there was a spacer added that you drop on the shaft of the distributor. With or without the spacer, the rotor will not lock...
• RE: Hi Again + 1962 timing help
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:32:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Another possible cause of a jumpy spark, might be worn distributor shaft bearings. Pull off the cap and rotor, grab the shaft, and give...
• need help from an expert (or someone with a lot of experience with vanagons)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 19:22:34 -0700
  ...idle...I know I put the distributor drive shaft in 180* out, but I turned the distributor around, and the timing marks line up...
• Nice folks, or half a dozen people who didn't rip my throat out
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 22:35:19 -0800
  ...On top of that, once I got into trouble removing that pin from the distributor shaft, he offered to help me build a tool...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 18:29:16 -0600
  ...We have put a new(er) distributor cap on. > > Can we try to prime the van by adding a little gas in the air...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sun, 14 May 2000 05:51:36 -0400
  ...Dwell is expressed in degrees of distributor shaft rotation. 30*dwell on an eight cylinder engine would leave 120* of cumulative rotation for the...
• Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:45:19 -0700
  ...Bit tricky to replace that part in the distributor. I would get a used 1.9 dist with minimal side shaft play and put...
• Re: JUST BRAKES franchise warning!
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:11:17 -0700
  ...and if they are really getting shafted by their distributor then the should take out their frustration on the distributor not piss me off...
• Re: Nice folks, or half a dozen people who didn't rip my throat out
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:06:27 -0800
  ...On top of that, once I got into trouble removing that pin from > the distributor shaft, he offered to help me build a tool...
• Re: Hall Sender- 2.1L engine.
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 07:33:03 -0700
  It's been many moons now, but I remember needing to completely disassemble the entire distributor when I swapped in a Hall sender from...
• Re: Wrap Up: Oil mess on rear hatch after high speed run on freeway
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 11:19:11 +1000
  ...It was really hard > compared to the new one. > > Can someone tell me if there is a pressurized oil feed to > the distributor shaft...
• Re: Yet another 2 liter question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:13:19 -0400
  ...Well, the distributor arrived, complete with points, distributor cap and condenser, but alas, no "O" ring. This item is .49 additional and not included...
• Re: '87 Syncro Weekender for sale
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:19:57 -0500
  ...I believe it to be complete with uninstalled > new old stock parts - front half-shafts and rotors, Mann filters and such. > Located near Annapolis...
• Re: VERY low power
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 19:15:53 -0400
  ...Picture the > distributor cap as a > clock, #1 plug is on the 1 o'clock distributor post, > #4 plug is on the > 5 > o...
• Update: I recently started assembling my engine, and FOR the love of GOD!! Could someone help me???
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Bartnicki
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 03:31:09 -0400
  ...Aha! I checked the gear on the distributor by removing the plate on top of the motor (next to the tall black cylinder) and...
• Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:42:17 -0700
  ...a bit much side shaft play in the > distributor shaft. > > I would retro fit electrnoic igntion to any points distributor car > always... > much stronger...
• rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 22:08:09 -0700
  ...I think I put the distributor drive shaft in wrong, but from what I understand, that doesn't matter because you can turn the...
• Re: 2.1L WBX: oil leak under big pulley
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:56:26 -0700
  ...o-ring and one from an old o-ring on the distributor shaft. -Mark On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 6:36 AM, John...
• Re: Distributor Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:11:17 -0400
  Pull the rotor and put few drops of engine oil in the felt pad in the center of the shaft to lube the centrifugal...
• syncro clutch
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 08:29:20 -0400
  ...If you spend some time on the web, you can find distributors of Luk clutches. I bought one from the midwest somewhere a last...
• Re: Oil pump priming?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:33:47 -0400
  ...To get the pump primed without running the engine, remove the distributor and make a shaft so a drill motor can be used to...
• Re: Texas (or any) AC help
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:33:35 -0400
  ...Then they should get shipped back to the distributor( if not sold) for a new shaft seal. It shrinks up if not lubricated.This...
• VW Parts and equipment for sale (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 12:23:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...oil breather 201 Oil pump body puller 228A Extractor for distributor drive shaft - 12.9 mm. 241A Rear wheel bearing puller for swing axles...
• Re: dont try this at home
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 13:09:57 -0800
  Hi, Tom - I don't think the distributor fits tight enough in its bore for there to be a clearance problem when it's...