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• Re: Repair Manuiel
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:43:13 -0700
  ...Does the distributor really look different in an '86 2.1 than it did in a '59 36hp or a 40 horse or the...
• Re: Found my instrument cluster..now a ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:00:50 -0700
  ...That would make sense > as this is consistent with the turning of the distributor. > > Also, something that I am not sure about but would...
• Re: Identify the mystery I4 engine and WIN!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 23:23:37 -0700
  ...Between cylinders #3 and #4 just above the distributor, right at the head gasket you will find the serial number it is LL NNN...
• Re: finding TDC
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:23:57 -0500
  ...Assuming you are looking for #1 TDC, remove the #1 spark plug, and the distributor cap. Roll the engine over by hand (using a...
• Re: Lever on Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 06:03:03 -0700
  ...s attached to a long spring stretching > across almost to the distributor, just seems to stay at whatever position I > move it to. What...
• that old O2 sensor ground
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:19:14 -0700
  Mark Drillock has warned us on many occasions that the O2 sensor brown ground wire that attaches to engine case near the distributor can...
• Re: heater cover plate removal?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:44:15 -0700
  ...All I found was on page 80.12 > > where it shows the heater cover plate is glued to the air distributor, a > > part that...
• Q:009/Electronic Ignition, '77 FI Engine
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 1996 14:44:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...In my '60 bug, I have a Bosch 009 distributor, and a Compu-Fire electronic ignition replacement module instead of points. I'd like...
• buy and sell stuff
  Historical mailing list - len alcamo
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 11:51:43 -0500
  ...009 distributor with a compu-fire electronic ignition If anyone is interested in any or all of the F.I. parts please contact me...
• Old Volks Home Update?
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 23:08:31 -0700
  ...Anyone know why the only years the RFI shield for the distributor cap was only used between 83.5-85? What happened in 86...
• Fuel line replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 08:57:25 -0800
  ...Should I also replace the larger lines around the engine, the ones that connect the fuel injector distributor rails to the t-connector and...
• I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - gcarcher
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 17:31:26 -0800
  ...new Plugs, rotor and distributor cap. Recent fuel, air filter and pump. New Oxy sensor. My catalytic converter is empty of any catalyst and...
• Fuel system harness
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 19:18:40 EST
  ...to the AFM, and coil, and injectors, and O2 sensor and distributor and fuel pump to name a few? I have to be back...
• Re: Tune up?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 08:02:16 -0500
  ...It occurred to me that I hadn't changed the plugs or distributor cap and rotor for about 20k miles. How often do you...
• MAX spark adv. for 2.1 L engine
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 05:19:09 -0700
  ...speeds)? I am trying to set the timing for a 009 distributor (and a Weber carb) and seemingly I need to know what the...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 23 May 2005 21:37:48 -0400
  Dave, It was on the "S" shaped hose between coolant distributor and passenger side head (quoted directly from the nice coolant hose diagram on...
• Re: Fuel hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:02:03 -0700
  What's that cuplike thing around Ben's distributor? I'm pretty sure my 1.9 doesn't have that. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel...
• Vanagon Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Thu, 31 May 2007 15:11:36 -0600
  ...Bars are about $220 ea through them, but about half that I think through their distributors who can have them drop shipped if they...
• Re: dizzy position and ht lead order !!?? help please !
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:54:57 -0400
  ...From there, it's just firing order (1-4-3-2, going clockwise on the distributor). Cylinder 1 is passenger side, front, 2 is...
• FYF: Hella sellers and distributors
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 13 Jul 94 14:22:09 CDT
  ...PUMA) 800-333-7862 PA Keystone Automotive 800-288-6727 Warehouse Distributors -------------------------------------------------- CA Competition Parts Wh. (San Jose) (408) 434-9844 CA Import Auto...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:56:03 -0400
  ...PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Is the cam/crank/distributor timing correct? >> >> These should line up at the same time: >> >> cam ("OT...
• Re: What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:04:46 -0400
  ...What is this connector for? > > > Just below distributor cap, on the right side of the distributor itself I > have what appears to be a...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:10:04 -0700
  ...Did you remove the distributor from the engine for some reason? If the motor was running fine before you swapped it over, the timing...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 17:13:52 +0000
  ...Jeff Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Well, I feel like and idiot...turns out when I swapped distributors, I > put it back without making sure...
• Re: engine cleaning do's and don'ts?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:47:55 -0700
  ...I don't disconnect the battery and I kinda > avoid completely dousing the distributor. > > Karl Wolz > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:05:40 -0500
  ...I removed the > > distributor and will take it down to have the sensor tested tomorrow > > morning. > > > > If it is the sensor, anybody have a...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:04:22 -0800
  Thanks Don and Dennis. Cap, rotor were Bosch. Old one was also scorched. I'll recheck cap seating but I'm 99% it was...
• 88 van - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:42:14 -0500
  ...No fire from coil to distributor. Used the engine analyser I got from Van Cafe. That is sweet and worth having. Ultimately all indicators...
• Re: #Engine in 1990 Vanagon 2.1L cutting out randomly
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 08:32:17 -0400
  ...system, also take a glance at your Hall Sender on the distributor. If it grounds out, you get no RPM signal to the ECU...
• starting but running
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:24:40 -0700
  ...fine is this a rotor problem pick up problem in the distributor or jut a good ole bad fuel problem? or maybe it is...
• Re: Hall sender Install
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 15:08:45 -0800
  ...Am I to assume that the distributor must be pulled to install this? Thanks. Paolo
• A good day for trouble shooting and wrenching.
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 12:09:33 -0800
  ...also the center coil wire tower (the one that feeds the distributor). Is this correct? I can wait awhile for the answers. I am...
• Re: Flywheel TDC mark? and tranny access hole?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 12:02:54 -0800
  ...Check it with the distributor rotor and the mark on the dist. rim. Dana > I have a inlne-4 in my syncro in the...
• Pre-smog
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 06:19:43 -0800
  ...best place to start on this. Things replaced/fixed so far: Distributor cap Rotor Plug cables Plugs Vacuum lines O2 sensor is working I...
• Re: 2.1 won't run when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:23:21 -0500
  ...Whether or not it stops flashing, one way or another, > that should help you isolate your problem. (Temp sensor? Distributor? > coil? Computer?) > > > > --tabe johnson...
• Name your price for used 85 1.9L parts!
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:07:22 -0600
  ...alternator water pump (less than 10K miles on it) distributor ECU A set of heads (also less than 10K miles) near complete wiring harness...
• Re: Tach goes down, engine cuts out, then back again ...
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:52:24 -0700
  > Don't let them tell you to buy a new distributor. You can > get the Hall sender. The Bus Depot, for example, now lists...
• Re: Rotor Position?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:56:57 -0700
  Is there a notch on rim of distributor? If so, notch indicates #1 cyl. Neil. On 7/22/07, John C... <Trvlr2001@comcast.net...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:28:28 +0000
  Ed, these are OE. There is no aftermarket on these that I know of. The ones we sell sometimes have the VW logo ground...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:36:42 -0700
  ...Remove distributor cap >>> Pull center wire from cap and set end of wire on metal >>> Loosed the 13mm nut that holds the distributor clamp...
• Re: RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:11:06 -0400
  ...Any one have a link to reference for plug wires and how do you know if distributor is on correct? I have not made...
• 1980 Vanagon "Farts" Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Captain
  Mon, 20 May 96 17:47 EST
  ...He determined it was the distributor. The shaft had side to side play. This was causing the points to bang together instead of just...
• Re: Zoooooom!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 19:24:04 -0500
  ...It was fully 3+ degrees > retarded. > > Working gingerly, right through the moving belts, he loosened the > distributor and turned it. Immediately the idle smoothed...
• Re: strange idling
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 1 Sep 2007 17:39:28 -0400
  ...Since then, a mechanic has completely rebuilt the distributor and installed it, had the same issues and timed it by ear. He was VERY...
• How to remove a nut, help needed (Auto but not Vanagon related).
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 26 Apr 2014 17:08:21 -0700
  I need to remove the fuel distributor from my car. There are nine connectors and I have removed eight but the last one has...
• Re: Compression test - cold engine or warm engine? PLUS USED CAR BUYERS TIP!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 06:58:38 -0700
  ...Remove the high tension (coil) wire from the distributor cap and connect to a known good ground to avoid spark discharge, or disconnect coil...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:53:51 -0400
  On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:40 -0400, "Jim Johnston" <inmytree1@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I can vouch for the Go Westy Brass Insert kit...
• Re: vanagon.com writing contest
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 11:48:22 EST
  ...How does it idle? Try pulling a spark plug wire (easiest on top of distributor) while it is idling. Does the RPMs change? If...
• Forte's Auto Connection has moved! (Mass. Redline Dealer)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 08:57:25 -0800
  ...Forte's is a engine performance parts distributor AND a Redline Products retailer. I have ordered from them before and recommend them for fast...
• Re: What Konis fit 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 10:46:15 +1000
  ...Contact me if you need more info as I could give Proven Products, the NSW Koni distributors a call... Cheers, Steve O Blue Mountains...
• Re: Trouble in the Rain
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 20:46:54 -0500
  ...When was the last time you replaced the distributor cap? > > Greg > 82 westy > > Larry Picicci wrote: > > > Is it possible that when it is raining...
• Cleaning Out the Garage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 27 May 2003 03:11:26 +0000
  I have a dozen assorted Vanagon parts on ebay, ranging from headrests to AFMs, a throttle body, air cleaner boxes, distributor, etc. If you...
• AC vanagon coil to dist. wire?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:17:51 -0400
  ...The reistance across the wire that runs from the coil to distributor is about 11,500 ohms. According to Bentley 28.4 Fig. 2...
• Re: Bad coil? Car dead at walmart
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:08:35 -0700
  If this is the engine that was assembled recently, make sure the distributor has not popped up out of it's hole slightly. This...
• Re: Bosch Service Media
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:28:31 -0800
  ...An Overview Inline Pump Types PE & PF Governors for Inline Pumps Distributor Pump Type VE Electronics 1 Electronics 2 Engine Electronics Fundamentals of Electrotechnology...
• Re: No start..... rebuilt engine.... over my head...
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 18:33:07 -0700
  ...But the question is - why would someone remove the distributor to do this job? I doubt they would so I would say its likely...
• Re: What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:47:08 -0400
  ...What is this connector for? > > > Just below distributor cap, on the right side of the distributor itself I > have what appears to be a...
• Defeating '75 bus self-destructs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 22:52:33 -0500
  ...The last item I found needing immediate attention is the distributor. The one currently installed is purely mechanically advanced. The original must have had...
• Re: intermittant misfire
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 22:44:22 -0400
  ...i'd suspect an > electrical problem, something like the idle stabilizer or throttle > position switches or the rotor/distributor .... which brings to mind > that...
• Re: What coil part number for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:41:14 -0700
  ...s because two different ones could be used depending on the > distributor cap and/or ignition wires being used on 83.5-85 models...