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• Re: Timing Question
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:58:01 -0500
  ...Also check the oil filler cap to make sure it doesn't leak, this can affect idle. Also the breather hose between the breather...
• Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 20:50:16 -0700
  ...They've been no problem for the past 4 years (I upgraded the Coil and Distributor Cap to run these). The German Berus are...
• Re: '91 7-passenger Vanagon FS in Cedar Springs, MI
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:09:23 -0600
  ...Two center caps missing off the alloys. Two short cracks in lower corner of windshield. It started right up; Jack had apparently done something...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 19:23:26 -0800
  ...2008 >>> New AFM >>> New Idle Control Unit >>> New 02 sensor >>> New Distributor and Hall sensor >>> New ECU >>> New Evaporative control canister >>> >>> This problem has...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed lead voltages!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:26:32 -0400
  ...which caused a somewhat tired distributor cap to act up ... and I have another coil on temporarily, and she ran fine for 20 miles...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:46:37 -0700
  ...I put a print out of this list in the glove box. > > - fuel pump > - coil > - dist cap and rotor > - spark plugs wire set > - spark...
• FW: [Syncro] dropping gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 13:27:41 -0400
  ...The coolant distributor and coolant pipes are held in place by two worm clamps - the coolant distributor is held in place by one in...
• Re: subject Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:40:21 -0700
  ...It was the strung iron core memory (anyone remember THAT?) for the > mercury capsule, about 16 bits in all if I remember. He said...
• Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:29:02 -0600
  ...1 Spare Distributor Cap. 1 Spare set of ignition cables. 2 Spare CVs with boots and grease also 12 point fasteners. 1 Bottle Jack...
• Re: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 19 May 2015 08:48:31 -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: known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:06:16 -0400
  ...plastic components, distributor on > >> fire > >> wall, expansion > >> tank cracks, pressure cap. leaks, hose clamps loose > >> 17 - body rust: Seams rust, Cavity in front of...
• For Sale: single swivel seat and misc VW stuff new and used
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:41:27 -0700
  ...cooled Vanagon, maybe air cooled? (Received wrong part from vendor, twice!) Distributor cap. New in box. Bosch #03214 VW # 027 905 207A Does not...
• Engine Reccommendations-type 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Sep 1995 22:11:05 -0700
  ...With the case empty, fit the distributor drive gear to the distributor and make sure it doesn't have too much end play. It...
• Re: Intermittent hard starting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:30:04 -0400
  ...New fuel pump, new fuel system (hoses, clamps, cleaned out the tank, filter), great starter, new distributor cap, and redid ALL the grounds. Day...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:57:36 -0700
  ...This is new for this engine. > 2) behind the distributor there is a brown wire that goes straight > down into this dark area of...
• Re: hesitation from a stop and replacing afm
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 08:49:41 -0800
  ...Replaced idle control unit, thoroughly cleaned and tested the idle stabilizer valve, new air filter, plugs, distributor cap, plug wires. I have a new...
• Re: Manifold measuring - is this right?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:42:01 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 10/25/2007 12:16 AM Jake de Villiers wrote: > Hey Rocky, why don't you...
• Re: 85 GL. 1.9 Woes- like whoa, won't go....
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:31:26 -0500
  ...would start by pulling each spark plug wire > out of the distributor cap one at a time and replacing it before trying the > next...
• Re: vanagon syndrome week - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Adrian
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 14:36:13 -0600
  ...I have given her a tune > up(spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor) but it does the same > thing. Someone mentioned in the...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:04:13 -0700
  ...I put a print out of this list in the glove box. > > > > - fuel pump > > - coil > > - dist cap and rotor > > - spark plugs wire set > > - spark...
• Re: replace idle stabilizer or not??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:32:57 -0700
  ...I replace cheap distributor caps with good Bosch ones ..those last nearly indefenitely, I don't even replace them unless they're really tired...
• Re: AFM and idle issue
  Historical mailing list - Skip Laubach
  Sun, 24 Sep 2023 08:07:32 -0500
  ...Yesterday I replaced the distributor cap, wires, and ignition coil with the “pin type” connectors (from the earlier “push type” connectors (I should look...
• Re: 91 Westy, idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:07:47 -0400
  ...I left the van with him, asking him to do all usual "tune-up" things like plugs, wires, rotor, distributor cap as well. He...
• Re: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 19 May 2015 13:47:44 -0500
  ...Could this have caused my backfire issue? > > >> Plugs where installed by the mechanic who installed the engine. > > Disappointing ! > > >> I also changed the distrib cap...
• Re: Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:13:25 -1000
  ...inflator. > 1 Pair jumper cables. > 4 Spare Spark plugs. > 1 Spare Distributor Cap. > 1 Spare set of ignition cables. > 2 Spare CVs with boots...
• Re: Having an annoying problem with my 85 strategy. First occurred about 3 months ago while traveling on the B
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 17:18:01 -0500
  ...I changed the distributor cap, rotor and plug wires. I ordered the Digitool from Darrell Boehler and installed it so I could watch the...
• Re: 1.9L itermittent stalling at random
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:16:32 -0800
  ...I ended up replacing the coil, spark plug wires, cap, >rotor, plugs, etc. but that didn't do it. I finally noticed the wires...
• WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:50:16 -0600
  ...If you sprayed WD-40 on the distributor cap, it would displace the moisture and allow the car to start. P.S. The basic...
• Re: Vanagon Musings
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 18:49:18 -0600
  ...Spark knock under load > > _Action:_ Tune up - New plugs, rotor finger, distributor cap, air filter > > (Small Car Parts, B'ham, AL) re-set timing...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:54:37 -0000
  ...These distributors had no vacuum > > advance and > > generally showed pretty accurate centrifugal advance curve, with a > > single > > kink, where the stiffer of two springs...
• Re: '91 7-passenger Vanagon FS in Cedar Springs, MI
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:34:44 -0500
  ...Two center caps missing off the > alloys. Two short cracks in lower corner of windshield. > It started right up; Jack had apparently done something...
• Re: 2.1L ignition/FI woes!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:34:07 -0800
  ...He had replaced temp sensor II as well. > Distributor > was replaced with a rebuilt one in the past few years. Cap and rotor > in...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:12:41 -0500
  ...I pulled the coil wire out of the distributor cap and the > engine stopped. At that point I saw a wiring harness that had...
• Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:28:12 -0700
  ...as the stock Vanagon engine) - Hall unit on distributor - spare wire and connectors, fuses. - rotor/cap - fuel pump IMO, the room these parts take...
• Re: Is there a market for my VanaJetta Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:47:53 -0700
  ...thermostat, some hoses, crankcase > breather pipe/PVC valve, plugs/wires/rotor/cap, distributor (and CMP), > ECT sensor. Except for the rad fan, and refurbished...
• Re: '91 7-passenger Vanagon FS in Cedar Springs, MI
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:51:59 -0800
  ...free.  Crack > in the top of the front bumper.  Two center caps missing off the > alloys.  Two short cracks in lower corner of windshield...
• Re: '91 7-passenger Vanagon FS in Cedar Springs, MI
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:14:26 -0800
  ...Two center caps missing off the > alloys. Two short cracks in lower corner of windshield. > It started right up; Jack had apparently done something...
• Re: Vanagon Musings
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:18:40 -0500
  ...Spark knock under load > > _Action:_ Tune up - New plugs, rotor finger, distributor cap, air filter > > (Small Car Parts, B'ham, AL) re-set timing...
• Re: 87 Help AGAIN
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 15:01:07 -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: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 19 May 2015 12:47:00 -0400
  ...Could > this have caused my backfire issue? > Plugs where installed by the mechanic who installed the engine. > Disappointing ! > I also changed the distrib cap...
• Re: End of saga? -- Back home with '84 with rebuilt head
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:36:17 -0800
  ...why > there is a felt pad under the rotor on the distributor in a 1.9 Digijet > vanagon engine .. > but .. > of the many dozens...
• Re: 1985 Westy Vanagon shutters, dies, and then resurrects... help.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:34:05 -0800
  ...I changed the > distributor cap and cables (bosch). I brought her to the mechanic and he > adjusted her air flow meter (at the time...
• DaBoat runs, but slowly
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 22 Dec 1995 23:53:06 -0800 (PST)
  ...I twisted the distributor every which way and it didn't make much difference. Ran best with lots of advance, but still had trouble...
• Re: Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 08:58:32 -0800
  ...inflator. > 1 Pair jumper cables. > 4 Spare Spark plugs. > 1 Spare Distributor Cap. > 1 Spare set of ignition cables. > 2 Spare CVs with boots...
• Re: 91 Westy, idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:55:45 -0700
  ...I left the van with him, asking him to do all usual > "tune-up" things like plugs, wires, rotor, distributor cap as well. He...
• Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 23:47:34 -1000
  ...the ignition. >> And Now I have a new coil, ignition wires, distributor cap and rotor, too. >> >> The fellow at the shop felt the plugs...
• Re: FW: DAYS SUMMARY - UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:53:50 -0800
  ...Lots of crap came out > - distributor/wires, checked all connections including hall, confirmed > spark > - pulled off all engine compartment grounds, cleaned and tightened > - pulled...
• Re: Roundtrip from VA to Yukon -- 77 days and 14,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:58:01 -0400
  ...Before > leaving on the trip, the van had a good tuneup with new fuel filter, > plugs, > plug wires, distributor cap, and rotor. The tires...
• Re: Water Injection
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 24 May 2008 23:04:30 -0400
  ...I inserted a #22 gauge needle into the vacuum line leading to the vacuum advance on the distributor and connected it to a 2L...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:19:00 -0400
  ...throttle switch > Replaced AFM (NOT new) > Replaced throttle body boot > Replaced distributor cap, rotor, spark plugs and wires > Checked timing somewhere along the way...
• Re: [Syncro] Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:36:51 -0800
  ...I don't see where you have checked the actual fuel pressure ( unlikely it's off though ) I'd try another distributor .. though when...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:51:30 -0400
  ...Current in an inductor and voltage across a capacitor are what >you >deal with for these devices. > >In order for the secondary winding to...
• Re: How To Choose YOUR Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:58:07 -0700
  ...I saw pistons, camshafts, distributor drive gears, etc. Water hoses up the Gazoo....If I can do this stuff on a $hoestring and in...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:51:58 -0700
  ...It would be necessary to look at a voltage point of view if the device is a capacitor. Basically the primary winding of the...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l Digijet No Start
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 7 Nov 2022 13:44:08 -0800
  ...electronic cleaner won't do any harm. - check the timing, the distributor cap and rotor. - for testing... spray some starter fluid at the intake...
• FS: Lots-Of-Parts II
  Historical mailing list - Benjita
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 23:17:31 EST
  ...No caps or lugs. $60 ea. or $100 for the pair. Please email me if you need something. Thanks. Cory '86 Syncro Westy Group...
• rich bad mileage syndrome miss stall
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Thu, 29 May 2003 01:29:54 -0700
  ...Only things I can think of is the >>> AFM >>> and the ignition distributor, or maybe the ignition distributor. >>> Have >>> not checked fuel pressure regulator...
• Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burnin g gas in m�xico
  Historical mailing list - jes poynter
  Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:37:10 -0800
  ...connections and where it goes onto, as well as >>> cleaning the distributor cap. >>> >>> i do apologize but i need to ask for your patience...
• F/ Guns!?? I got your guns right here!! (vw-powered guns, that is...)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:23:29 -0500
  ...the only difference i can see is that the distributor cap is metal and screwed/bolted on, and the coil is metal covered. but...
• excerpt from Electronic Design
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Sep 1996 17:07:31 -0700
  ...It turned out somebody had >decided it would hurt the reliability to add bypass capacitors across the >sensors and the inputs of the sensor...