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• 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
  Makes me wish my Olds had a TR4 distributor way back when.... Now the conversation / cell phone call to the kids would go something...
• Re: vanagon syndrome plus poor gass economy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:08:28 -0400
  ...I sell rebuilt ECUs and also new distributors or just the hall unit (which can be replaced in your exsisting distributor). Email <mailto:sales...
• Re: hesitations/AFm vs. harness
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 25 Dec 2000 23:02:19 -0500
  ...The high tension lead from the coil to the distributor was laying against several good grounds. There were slight worn areas in the insulation...
• Re: 88 GL Failure to start - the Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 21:51:19 -0400
  ...I tested the new one in place using the distributor wire - and found this. The new coil put out a vigorous blue-white spark...
• Re: *** Needed, source for metric hose ***
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Thu, 1 Jun 1995 15:38:20 -0700
  ...Good VW shop, BTW. -Erik In message <950601181027_19333404@aol.com> writes: > As the title implies, I am looking for a distributor, a shop...
• Re: '87 Westy running rough
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 09:35:38 -0500
  ...Hall sensor in distributor. The wires from the sensor to the connector outside the dist have been known to fail and give intermittent service...
• Re: hall-effect part
  Historical mailing list - John P
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:11:19 -0000
  ...hall-effect part > If you're refering to the "module" in the distributor, yes, it's > available on the aftermarket. But you're not...
• Vanagon ala Coca Cola
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 10:25:30 -0500
  ...The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!
• Bosch Grease
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 16:35:34 -0700
  ...Ft1v4, 5 700 002 005, Distributor Grease (for the points block), 45ml $11.55 Ft40v1, 5 700 102 005, Battery Grease (for terminal protection...
• Hall sender part number
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:54:38 -0600
  The distributor I pulled off of B. Bones is defective. A local mechanic told me it was probably the Hall sender unit and so...
• Re: Hmm . . . second temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 07:29:53 -0400
  ...Unfortunately their US sales distributor does not >sell them. See: http://www.iequus.com/ > >I will send the factory an inquiry. > >For the effort...
• fuel pump sanity check, 1990 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:10:09 -0400
  ...There's no water in the engine compartment, and the distributor is dry. No loose wires. Usually, I can hear the fuel pump when...
• Re: replacing the waterpump, opportunity to replace
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 08:39:31 -0800
  ...gary --- Benoit Huot <huotx@videotron.ca> wrote: > Hi, you are right Gary, removing the distributor is > optional! but it > just make things more easy...
• Hard start, cold and warm (1.9)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 11 May 2006 21:47:43 -0400
  ...So, of course i changed most mechanical componants ( all sender, distributor, ignition module, 2 injectors, fuel pressure regulator, fuel pump... and so on...) Fuel...
• Re: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:54:00 -0400
  ...If they're from '86, any or all, and any >> plastic cooling parts (distributor housing, nipple on right head to the >> bleed manifold that...
• Re: VW-TIMING ON A '71 BUS
  Historical mailing list - dworkin
  Fri, 6 Jan 1995 20:16:16 -0800 (PST)
  ...retard & > advance distributor. I've traditionally set the timing to 0 TDC using a > timing strobe and all vacc. lines attached at 850 RPM...
• Re: fwd: Re: Re.: Hot Start Phase II
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 16:22:14 CDT
  ...hey! it might also be a cracked distributor cap/bad rotor. they could heat up and mess things up. also check the points on...
• Re: most excellent cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 00:37:11 -0600 (CST)
  ...be the easiest method (after putting a plastic bag over the distributor cap). (But aren't Syncros *supposed* to be dirty??) ;-) -- Sami ('75 Westf...
• Re: Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 09:17:19 EDT
  ...I run into this all the time dealing with parts distributors. Instead of saying "I don't know" they make up some elaborate fairy...
• burned rotor
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 10:44:53 -0500
  hey all, yesterday for no apparent reason i popped off my distributor cap. my rotor has a burned mark on the top about the...
• Re: Jackstands or ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:11:21 -0500
  ...I have a level concrete driveway to do > the work on. > > Cost, manufacturer, part numbers, distributor info appreciated. I don't mind > spending a...
• Re: Starting problem?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 06:15:05 -0400
  Larry; Sounds like the Hall effect sensor in the distributor is reaching the end of it's life cycle. If you have a clamp...
• no power, hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 07:36:23 -0800
  ...In checking, it turns out that these problems (along with occasional missing) can be caused by the Hall sensor (in the distributor). Sure enough...
• No injector pulse Aircooled AFC injection
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 27 Mar 2004 17:50:56 -0500
  ...I checked the obvious.......head temp sensor connected, grounds under air distributor connected, ECU plugged in, etc..............tested for injector pulse with a noid...
• website recommendations + 85 Vanagon gearshift issues
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 16:02:44 -0400
  ...a 366V8 BBC - any suggestions as I need the engine's distributor timing for this 1980's era C65 truck engine? (2) I own...
• Re: I'm giving up!
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:38:42 -0500
  ...Kevin --- lauterba <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote: > Have you checked the Hall detector in the > distributor and the cable that > runs from the distributor to...
• Re: RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:20:11 -0700
  ...Any one have a link to reference for plug wires and > how do you know if distributor is on correct? > I have not made...
• Help! with misfire on 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 11:04:42 -0500
  ...Do distributors wear out, and if so, how do I tell. When I such on the vacuum hose, I can hear the diaphragm, but...
• Rough running until engine warm????
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 08:40:01 -0400
  ...symptoms started at the same time a couple of days ago. Distributor cap, wires and plugs are all very recent. Any and all input...
• Cylinder firing order: Bentley & Muir
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 21:50:58 -0400
  ...cylinder 4 cylinder 2 Rear of engine/van Remember that the distributor (at least my bosh 009) goes counter clockwise: 1-4-3-2...
• Re: Draining coolant 1987 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:54:21 -0400
  ...end of both of the 2 big cooling plastic tube (Coolant distributor side is easier / rear side) and pull those close to the ground...
• Re: occasionally won't start.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 13:34:49 -0400
  ...We replaced > the distributor (hall sender unit?) but that did not fix the problem. He > thinks it is the computer because he switched it...
• Westy Propane Regulator deal
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Tue, 27 May 2003 17:14:54 -0700
  A friend who works for the local propane distributor just stopped by. A couple weeks ago I had him go through my Westy propane...
• Parting Out 1980 Manual Westy
  Historical mailing list - steve selin
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 18:05:58 -0400
  ...I drive a 1981 Automatic, so if anyone wants to trade parts I have manual parts to trade for automatic parts (distributor, ecu, starter...
• Re: 5 Cylinder conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 19:03:19 EDT
  ...His company is also the US distributor of Das Kraftwerk <A HREF="http://www.vw-winkler.de/"> http://www.vw-winkler.de/</A> I...
• Re: Anyone know of a good cooler for a Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 20:48:04 -0400
  ...They used to be pretty popular in Europe, I just checked and could not find a distributor in US. Mine is about 10 years...
• Re: 2.1 in my '84 with digijet
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 24 May 2007 19:24:52 -0700
  ...5� ATDC as you're using the > 1.9 ECU and distributor which has the vacuum advance and retard. > > Mike > > > > Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN...
• Re: Hall Sender question
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 4 May 2007 16:10:32 -0400
  ...center terminal of the harness leading to the >vehicle ( for the distributor) and drag the other end on a grounded surface and >it will...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 24 May 2007 10:51:31 -0400
  ...I put on a rebuilt distributor but who's to say what the spring tensions are? Is it a good idea to lube the...
• Re: My EB Breakdown Problem Found
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:52:45 EDT
  ...I had the wrong distributor cap! Now, going back to last November, I was putting a 2.1 engine into this Vanagon, using the...
• Re: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jun 2011 01:07:07 -0400
  ...In order for the pump to run the ECU needs to see the pulses from the distributor turning. Depending on distributor position turning the...
• spark plug wires...sort of long
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:57:23 -0500
  ...I found the one piece a little more difficult to get to snap onto the distributor, any preferences /experiences out there? Additionally I have...
• believe i found the engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 20:54:34 -0400
  ...i also had another distributor that had a better 3 wire plug on it so i swapped out the distributor with the other. i...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:42:46 -0700
  That part of the distributor is notorious for intermittent connection - it's delicate. I Sure , if you are asking does this fit the symptom...
• Re: rotor & cap lots of carbon at low miles
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 2 May 2023 23:34:59 +0000
  ...that encases distributor (it helps prevent static on radio) but misaligned and cap was not solidly secured and squared up with distributor.  But problems...
• Re: Coil-itis
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 16 Aug 2015 21:28:37 -1000
  How old/many km's on the Hall Sender in the distributor ? fwiw... I have rarely seen a faulty coil.. weak ones ..sure. But...
• Help!-hiccupping 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - MLind
  Wed, 10 May 2000 21:11:34 -0400
  ...Everything is new, basically except the distributor (I cleaned and relubed it), fuel pump, and idle stabilizer thing (on the manual trans only, says...
• Re: Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:23:30 -0700
  ...On 8/14/2016 5:25 AM, vw_van_fan_Mark wrote: > Check the brown wire that comes from the distributor hall wiring bundle...
• Re: Buses by the Beach Bus BRR! At Pokagon State Park in Angola, Indiana!
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Thu, 1 Mar 2012 17:49:58 -0500
  ...He pulled this crap last year (faulty distributor) and made me miss the 2011 outing. Sigh. Hope it was a blast. The weather would...
• Re: Craigslist Ad
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:04:40 -0600
  ...claim they are new. > > I'd guess they are in the distributor. This is an air-cooled > Vanagon. Look at the photos, or read...
• Re: (NVC)- A different kind of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 2 May 2008 22:51:06 -0700
  ...ca/en/ > > Reminds me of the time I saw a "Westfalia Distributor" sign on a hillside > while driving on a limited access highway in...
• Re: Soggy Wx - No Start
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 1 May 1998 09:08:12 EDT
  ...Then distributor cap and plugs, especially if they are due for a change. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<K-ville,NC> 86 VW...
• Re: Idling....
  Historical mailing list - - James Shinosky
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 01:57:06 EDT
  ...caused the hesitation problem? Anyone familar with S&S Header? 2. Distributor timing may be off? Vaccuum leaking? 3. Coolant temp sensor need to...
• 93 EV Fuel Line Problem Survey
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:57:09 -0700
  ...the area where the fuel lines come together just above the distributor. I went to the NHTSA website and found three defect complaints on...
• fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 09:43:15 -0500
  ...all the high pressure fuel lines cleaning out the intake air distributor removing and reseating the injectors with new gaskets TIA, Jim Creech 87...
• Re: only half the rotor's tip working?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 17 May 2001 18:06:42 -0500
  ...The copper (or brass?) > metal tip that is as wide as the rotor and hits (or rather passes by) the > contacts in the distributor...
• Re: need coil wire 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:30:15 -0800
  ...Use Packard 440 for the plug wires and carbon wire for the coil to distributor wire. Waaaayyyyy back then, we used either MSD or...
• cylinder help.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 18:38:28 EST
  ...I also looking for a good 2.1 distributor. any help would be greatly appericated. thanks
• Re: missing wire at distributor? and timing question
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 23:42:28 +0100
  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay L Snyder" <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 8:02...
• Re: 2.6 SA engine kit
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 17:55:23 +0000
  ...lid needs to be raised to accomodate the intake and the distributor. DOH! Chris S. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get...