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• Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:15:44 -0700
  ...I think this because when I > removed the distributor to inspect it last night I couldn't easily turn > the > center shaft until i...
• stumped
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:09:13 -0800
  ...The distributor rotor is pointing to the the #1 tower of the cap and the firing order is 1-3-4-2. 4. I...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 16:33:43 -0700
  ...ecu temp sensor for the ecu a complete distributor. coil igniter a spark plug or two a spark plug wire an injector some misc...
• Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!! UPDATE---
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:30:22 -0800
  ...Open up the distributor, see if the Hall effect isn't loose or moving around in there. Had to epoxy mine back in place...
• Re: 1.9 ltr WBX O2 sensor question?
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:45:42 -0700
  Tony, Check the wires going through the distributor housing to the Hall sensor. The insulation on the wires are known to crack and disintegrate...
• Re: How Deep Can a Vanagon Go
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 15:29:45 -0600
  ...and it's very likely that the steam will get into the distributor ... and your engine just stops. right in the middle of the...
• ECU Cuts Out & Kills Engine
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:40:48 -0700
  ...This thing has a new Distributor, Temp II Sensor, O2 Sensor, Plugs. After installing these, the engine would still die when it hit a...
• RE: V-6 Buick in Bus?
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 02 Mar 1995 16:38:30 EST
  ...no hills.") but he would never do it again. E.g. distributor needed to move to the other end of the engine, otherwise it...
• Corrado Bentley Manual at Cost / Corrado List Address??
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 2 May 1997 18:58:28 -0400
  ...I would like to offer it to a Corrado owner at my distributor cost, which is $71.50, plus postage. (Cover price is $130...
• Re: Syncro water proofing
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 13:11:06 +0000
  ...I've owned our '90 Syncro since new, and all I know is that there is a black bag that fits over the distributor...
• Re: firing order? and cylinder numbers
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 13:16:59 -0500
  jim&kim wrote: > I am re-installing the distributor in my 1.9, question is what is the > firing order / where is # I cylinder...
• Bad O2 Sensor Symptoms?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 1 May 2006 16:00:32 -0700
  ...Since it's recently had a new engine, distributor, coil, ECU and DIS installed, I'm thinking there aren't many parts left that...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (update)
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:59:44 -0700
  ...A further update to my problem.  Turns out the bad distributor harness wiring, while truly frightening, was not the cause of this problem...
• 84 Vanagon for sale in Florida
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:50:20 -0400
  ...Comes with extra "used but good" Cylinder heads, starter, and distributor. Here are some of the things that I've replaced since I have...
• RE: � � � firing order
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:48:45 -0400
  ...looking down at the top of the distributor, the wire orientation should look like this: 32 41 -Ed '87 Syncro New Hampshire In a...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's,normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:31:29 -0700
  ...It is my belief that an open > circuit in the coil secondary -- from unplugged distributor wire -- > would not alter the primary characteristics enough to...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:10:17 -0800
  ...I will try this valuable information. > It sounds like the Hall effect switch in the distributor controls the timing > of the injector firing, not...
• Stumbling problem solved
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 21:01:51 -0500
  ...I was suspicious of distributor/hall sensor/coil for some time because the problem seemed to disappear for a while when I replaced the...
• Re: Engine Break-In Oil Weight
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 8 May 2007 15:34:57 -0700
  ...According to Dennis, who appears to be correct, that the hole has access to the driving gear of the distributor shaft. It is not...
• And so it ends!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Oct 2017 23:59:01 -0500
  ...for a burial.Some parts recently replaced will be recycled, like distributor w/ hall sender, alternator, PS pump. Etc. The case hasn't been...
• Fwd: Canvas awnings?-VW Canvas near San Antonio, TX
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 08:02:12 -0500
  ...Any feedback on brands, distributors, etc. is welcome. Help me help this man ... Bob Hufford Transporter Search & Rescue bhufford@mail.orion.org ------- FORWARD, End...
• Re: no start but jump start!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:51:37 -0500
  ...what is the path from the >battery-->starter switch-->-->starter-->altenator-->distributor-->engine >start. I would like to have a clue......any and all...
• Fuel hose - what kind do I need?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 17:16:39 -0800
  In tracing the problem on my '88 Westy's hesitation, I took the connector off the distributor that goes to the hall sensor - I...
• 1984 Vanagon For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon For Sale
  Tue, 11 Sep 2001 02:50:30 +0000
  ...Cylinder heads Coolant pipes from front to rear Thermostat Coolant Temperature Sensor Distributor Cap and Rotor Plug Wires Spark Plugs Fuel Filter Oxygen Sensor...
• Re: Van turns but won't fire
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 21:53:39 -0700
  At 09:05 PM 09/05/2002, you wrote: >Took high tension lead off distributor,held to eng,turned the key,eng >turns but...
• Re: Boston Bob? or GoWesty?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:24:02 -0500
  ...There are some differences, of course -- for example, it uses a magneto instead of a conventional distributor and points ignition, and it has a...
• Re: No Spark '90 2.1 UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:42:00 +0000
  ...This kind of thing happens when one had the distributor shaft out and it was installed in the wrong cycle. Visually they are both...
• mystery van!!!
  Historical mailing list - Sparky Bartee
  Sun, 6 Jul 2003 00:49:45 -0400
  ...parts already replaced��.ECU, AFM, idle stablizer(used), breather hose to idle stablizer, wire harness update, distributor�.. now after I replaced the distributor everything...
• 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 07:27:33 -0600
  After a lot of monkeying around, I finally got Ol' Red to run properly - but not exactly by the book. If I leave the...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:17:55 -0800
  Sudden massive oil leaks of that kind tend to be the o-ring seal for the oil cooler. Lots of VWs share the same...
• Re: 1.9 won't start when hot outside
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:03:13 -0700
  ...It turns over but doesn't fire. >There is spark and the distributor is fine. The battery is new. Once >in Osoyoos (Hot weather...
• Re: Bosch 009 and CA smog
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Wed, 30 Nov 1994 11:33:05 -0700 (MST)
  ...Most VW's that > I know of have at least one diaphragm on the distributor (mine has two) > and they are required to pass...
• Re: 009 & #3 problem
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 20:49:53 -0500
  ...the overheat problem has been corrected, should there be >a new distributor that would retime #3? If so, has anyone any >experience with this...
• Re: Engine Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 13:57:55 -0400
  ...Do not rotate engine until dist is installed" Why? - - - - - - - - so the distributor drive shaft doesn't pop out away from the gears. it would...
• Re: 87 westy with wild bucking...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Vochatzer
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 15:13:37 -0500
  Bill, two suggestions on cause of bucking on deceleration: -timing is off or more likely - hall sender on distributor is cracked or going bad...
• Re: Send in the Grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:13:29 -0700
  ...They always seem to work loose. - Connections from Hall-effect sensor in distributor. There's a flimsy 3-wire connector attached to this. Most...
• FS:82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 10 May 2000 16:11:16 EDT
  ...many new parts (altenator, o2 sensor, egr valve, cluth master cylinder, distributor, plugs, wires, vacuum hoses, sink pump...) new kenwood stereo with boston acoustic...
• Re: DIESEL FUEL INJECTION-CHINA
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 00:42:54 EST
  ...What I thought they were saying is that the wanted worn out fuel distributors so that they could degrease them, put them into new...
• Re: tachometers
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:25:25 -0700
  ...The + coil terminal will be the one that goes to the distributor. I ran my wire on the inside of the van, but it...
• Rough idle,Hesitation,and Backfire
  Historical mailing list - John Mahnken
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:25:29 -0400
  ...is temp2 sensor,idle stabilizer,air filter,and hall sensor in distributor.This problem occurred well after any of these things were replaced. Could...
• Re: Tune up?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 06:52:03 -0800
  ...It occurred to me that I hadn't changed > the plugs or distributor cap and rotor for > about 20k miles. How often do you...
• aircooled dizzy / high idle,
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:50:59 -0400
  ...It does have a mechanical advance distributors not the correct vacuum advance is this just how these mechanical advance ones work? Or am I...
• Re: help with 91GL problem - it likes flatbed rides too much
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 10:41:39 -0400
  ...Busdepot has new distributors for <$200, if memory serves me. ----- Original Message Follows ----- > My wifes 91 GL with 122,000mi left her stranded yesterday...
• Re: 91 dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:08:19 -0800
  ...Resides in the distributor. > Ken Lewis
• Re: Help with Timing of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 12:25:20 -0400
  ...In fact, the more I move the timing BTDC (Rotate distributor counterclockwise) the better the engine runs. Eventually the distributor hits a side and...
• Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 1 May 2010 11:38:25 -0500
  ...He would have disassemble, reassemble to do the distributor and then disassemble, reassemble again to do the injectors - all billable time. 2. I wonder...
• 81 Aircooled - Replacing Condenser
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Tue, 21 Jul 2020 18:31:29 -0400
  ...Removed the old one and found the rectangular block that fits in the rectangular hole in the distributor is all cut up. The new...
• Re: Oettinger Prepped Vanagon from German Car Mag
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 21:56:18 +0100
  ...It is for sure, that the long black tube from fuel distributor to the throttle body is a modified from the Golf GTI that...
• Re: Help! Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 23:52:50 -0800
  ...pay particular attention to the wire that goes from the coil to the distributor.... Bill [text/html]
• LP gas regulator
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 21:35:11 -0400
  ...wondering: * Is this something I can get at any LP gas distributor? * What should I expect to pay? * If not, where should I look...
• Re: long-distance towing
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 22:43:44 -0500
  ...Seriously, my extensive travels last year involved AAA tows of 85 miles in W VA (distributor rotor disintegrated), 20 miles in MA (brake caliper...
• Re: battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 19:37:30 -0400
  ...There is an official Interstate Battery factory outlet near me in San Gabriel-looks like a distributorship or something. I think it's on...
• Billy Bones is healed!
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 18:51:31 -0600
  ...It was the distributor. I've put more than 50 miles on Billy since the change and he's running as well as I...
• Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:15:43 -0600
  ...AFM > -Fuel regulator, pump, tank > -Temp sender (the blue one mostly) > -Distributor (yea, i'm having a lot of trouble with those lately, check...
• Resistance of Coil Wire?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:03:07 -0700
  Page 28.31 of Bentley's says that the resistance of the wire between the ignition coil and the distributor should read 2000 ohm...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:53:38 -0800
  ...could have overhead cam or cams, 4 valves per cylinder, no > distributor to wear or get sloppy or fail, ECU controlled timing and timing...
• Re: The pin goes in
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 15:47:17 -0600
  ...Spring under your distributor, tie it to your distributor with a small bundle tie. 2. Thrust washer under your distributor drive, tie it to...
• No start/no spark II
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:58:02 +0000
  ...So, should I replace the ECU (based on "d", "a", and "b" above)? Could the Hall Effect Sender on the distributor be getting in...
• 1988 Vanagon Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:08:05 -0400
  ...compressor and auto transmission flex plate, but does not include the ignition distributor, exhaust pipes, engine mount system or engine electrical harness. The oil...
• Re: Bus Depot faucet
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:58:56 -0700
  ...I believe Fred emailed you sometime today, because > our Maval distributor just got back to us this morning. The rack comes with > a lifetime...