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• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 03:54:24 -0400
  ...to run; on the WBX they changed over to use the distributor pulse, saving the expense of an extra switch and some wire. Yours...
• Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
  Historical mailing list - frankgrun
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:48:22 -0700
  ...Maybe it was the TR4 distributor that flew apart in the middle of a Georgia forest with Dr. Werner Von Braun's daughter in...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:21:26 -0700
  ...I was wondering > though, > why can't I swap the 2.1 harness, ecu and distributor in, too? I know the > cooling system must...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:15:53 -0400
  At 10:58 PM 3/23/2009, John Bange wrote: >I have the GoWesty brass insert kit in my other van. It's held...
• Re: Help me with engine replacement options, please (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 19:40:43 EST
  ...Disconnected the low voltage connector and the HT lead from the distributor, Had my SO )and assistant shade tree mech) crank the engine with...
• H water distributor
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 17:57:01 -0700
  I posted earlier today that my H water plastic piece in my '85 broke. I found a new replacement at the local dealer despite...
• Help!! Ignition problem!
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:12:31 -0700
  ...When key is turned to "on", but not cranking, fuel pump runs for a second, then I can hear sparks jumping inside the distributor...
• Re: Woody Woodpecker Sound.....
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 22:11:10 -0500
  ...How fast is the noise compared to rpm? 1 peck per revolution? Maybe something in the distributor? Edward At 10/30/02 06:32...
• Spare parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:20:32 -0500
  ...Used air cooled coils...... $12 each including shipping in US Aircooled vanagon distributors $60 each........in good repair Set of 4 good fuel injectors...
• Re: heads stuck, thanks all
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 10:45:10 -0500
  ...It's great for getting the moisture out of distributor caps on wet days, too. I used to have to do this on my...
• Update on the New Engine Timing Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:26:51 -0400
  ...I am going to double check that when the distributor is pointing at the notch for number one cylinder to fire that the number...
• Air Cooled Rear Passenger Area Heat
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:30:24 -0600
  ...cable actuated control on the side of the rear, floor vent distributor. I am curious if mine is working correctly but don't want...
• Re: Zoooooom!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:45:24 +0100
  ...Working gingerly, right through the moving belts, he loosened the distributor and turned it. Immediately the idle smoothed out. Holding the light in one...
• Re: no spark (after timing/dwell checked?)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:31:02 -0700
  ...If I disconnect the coil from the distributor while the points are held open and then check the volts from the coil to ground...
• Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:41:30 -0700
  ...not even shops or techs that change spark plugs and plug wires, and distributor caps. perhaps it's becasue people did not cut their...
• Re: DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 20:54:23 -0500
  ...I had distributor oiled in October and advance mechanism seems free (can twist rotor and it will snap back). Temperature sensor was new last...
• Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:37:30 -0700
  ...Now you need to make sure TDC is right and concord with >> the >> > rotor/distributor cap. >> > >> > What is wrong now is timing. Maybe the...
• Re: Found my instrument cluster..now a ?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:15:01 -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...
• Euro-Drive-OBD2: UPDATE 97 Volkswagen Jetta, No-start/Cuts-out/Misfire
  Historical mailing list - "Don Kerr (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:27:02 -0500
  ...So, what you all think...?? Crank sensor or distributor ? Don Kerr dkveuro@flash.net Owner/Technician DKV Euro Purcell, Oklahoma, USA iATN Technician Sponsor...
• Re: Vacuum hose slipping off fitting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 11:08:58 -0500
  ...Looking for a 83-85 distributor > > > Excuse the unknowing question and possible thread jack but how do you check > the vacuum advance? I have...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - frank
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:21:34 -0400
  ...long as my > fuel injectors are working, I assume that my distributor is working > ok, right? When I pull a plug, I get a...
• Heat Related Ignition Failure
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:31:48 -0500
  ...I got out, did a distributor wire check - no spark. Waited a few, tried again. lots of spark. Put it together, tried to start...
• RE: Late Split VDO Clocks...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 01 Feb 1996 08:37:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...It appears to me the >clock operates via a contact (point) system similar (visually) to the >points in the distributor). As the clock ticks...
• Re: diesel engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 20:55:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...probably make new fuel distribution lines (depend where you locate the fuel distributor. good luck alistair ('82 west with '92 1800 8v gas engine)
• EV Fire Update
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:33:31 -0400
  ...The insurance adjuster agrees that the fire was caused by a fuel leak in the area above the distributor. This is the area where...
• Re: Fuel pressure & injectors
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 19:34:14 -0500
  ...wire in the coil, but pull its other end out of the distributor and connect it securely to ground to prevent sparks. Larry A.
• Leakdown test----what do I need, I already have the spark plug-s chraeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:50:23 -0600
  ...leaking intake valve would show air coming out of the air distributor? How do the pros do this? Thanks for any tips. Malibu Tony...
• Hall sender unit
  Historical mailing list - Lee Spear
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 13:15:58 EST
  ...the clips that hold it in the distributor are melted. Iam going to replace it today. COULD this have anything to do with my...
• Re: new ignition install but still no spark.
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:06:57 -0400
  Have you checked the module inside the distributor? H�ctor > Hi all > Thanks for the help from my original post "van started > then stalled...
• vacuum hose
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 12 May 2003 10:37:51 -0500
  ...top/middle of the engine - just to the right of the distributor cap - to something underneath it. The cylinder thingie has three big tube...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 28 May 2011 18:32:32 -0700
  ...David Beierl -- you're our only hope! > > It just sits in line between the distributor and the ECU. Whenever > the timing pulse drops below...
• Re: Ping/Knock/Detonation
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:00:06 -0800
  ...Make > > sure the > > vacuum retard on the distributor is working to reduce the timing > > during part > > load to reduce the peak flame temperatures. Pinging...
• Re: Help with van bucking and spitting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:41:02 -0500
  ...secondary: > > Coil > Distributor > Rotor > Cap > Ignition Wires ************* > Plugs > > Check all your ignition circuit connections: > at the coil and at the distributor. > > Make sure that...
• Re: Tune Up Question: Distributor & Timing
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 12:02:56 -0800
  ...also, I found out >today that I have a Bosh009 distributor...does this make a diff? > The 009 is very different from the stock...
• 1.9 parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - McBryde, Connor
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:30:33 -0800
  ...Bosch ignition wire set Bosch distributor cap, rotor Bosch oxygen sensor, single wire Water pump, aftermarket/new from FLAPS. Thermostat-new German in box...
• Re: Ecu fix addendum
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 1 Apr 2020 10:13:21 -0700
  ...albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >> >> Between machine ops I swapped the original distributor back into van. Was >> a bit of cranking before it started. Then...
• Re: '83.5 distributor into '78
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 08 Nov 1996 08:16:39 -0800
  At 11:40 PM 11/7/96 -0600, Jim Arnott wrote: >Has anyone installed an early wasserboxer (1.9) ignition into a 2 liter...
• Re: WD40 and rain problems
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Fri, 27 Jun 1997 16:06:12 +1000
  ...My worst experiences with water were on a '59 Mini with the distributor behind the front grill - when it rained heavily the Mini stopped...
• Re: Advice - New Motor
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 17 May 1998 15:58:13 EDT
  ...While your at it check distributor timing. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<K-ville,NC> Temporarily internetless 86 VW Transporter Double Cab Pickup...
• Leaky Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Suzanne Hackett
  Sun, 7 Mar 1999 08:46:06 -0800
  ...I'm that gal with the 90 Vanagon 146,000 miles, etc...After a winter requiring a new battery, distributor and several hoses, I...
• Ti Co HELP
  Historical mailing list - Larry Martin
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 08:01:12 -0500
  ...I have the crank @ #1 TDC, and the distributor pointed to # 1. The best I could do with all my experimenting was a flame...
• Accurate maintenance records
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 13:19:08 -0800
  ...Also new spark plug wires, plugs and distributor cap and rotor, and a new coolant level sensor and a temperature sensor which were both...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome in Digijet?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:07:38 -0400
  ...Check all of them but one that is often overlooked is the connection on the side of the distributor coming from the Hall Sensor...
• Re: unexplained power loss - help!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:19:38 -0400
  ...the wire for #2 was corroded internally where it connects to the connector at the distributor. I put my old wires back on those...
• Re: Fed up with Auto-fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 08:33:07 -0700
  It seems obvious to me that it is "user error" and the user being the "Manson" guy at your propane distributor. In that kind...
• quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:16:53 -0500
  ...on the fuel intake line that runs under the air distributor stuff to the T-connection, and connects on the other side to a...
• Re: Dead Sparking Plug!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:32:56 -0600
  ...First looked at > > the distributor - near new. Next tested the lead by running the engine > > and putting a strobe on it. totally dead. Pulled...
• Re: VW tools and 1.9L Engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 14:34:00 -0800
  ...If you're splitting the case, you'll be able to get the distributor drive out without a problem. Just make sure you reinstall...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - frank
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:19:42 -0400
  ...long as my >fuel injectors are working, I assume that my distributor is working ok, >right? When I pull a plug, I get a...
• Re: I HAVE the OME shocks!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 5 May 1999 12:37:50 +1000
  ...He even suggested that their Americian distributors may have already done this to cover their particular market place. All in all a much better...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:00:34 -0700
  ...Currently it's timed so when #1 is at TDC, the cam is at its' correct mark, and the distributor is at #1 mark...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:48:16 -0500
  ...remove (carefully) the Hall sensor plug at the side of the distributor, with the ignition on, grounding the center terminal momentarily of the connector...
• Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:43:48 -0700
  ...Makes it very difficult to remove/replace distributor >> cap...annoying...I have fought with it for several minutes rather >> than easy snap off, snap...
• 1988 Carat for sale
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 7 Dec 2023 13:26:30 -0800
  ...pads, new calipers - All 4 feel bearings repacked - 4 new NGKBP6ET - Distributor cap and rotor replaced - Thermostat replaced - Fuel pump replaced - Gearbox oil change...
• Re: Still trying to diagnose an off idle stumble.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 2 Nov 2014 23:40:31 -0700
  ...Sartin <sartin@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I have cleaned contacts in the distributor cap, set timing, even tried > advancing it a bit. I have replaced...
• Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:13:35 -0700
  ...1 cooling system is the 'coolant >> distribution >> tower' ..... >> or just 'coolant distributor ' .......hidden behind firewall on right >> side. >> > > Right. If you look at it...
• Re: mileage revisited
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 16 Nov 96 19:50:48 UT
  ...I change the plugs and distributor every 5000 miles. I know this is extreme over-kill but the I'm no mechanic but the...
• underwater starting
  Historical mailing list - David Chec
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:27:00 EDT
  ...It seems that there was some moisture in the distributor cap. I wiped it out once and it didn't want to start. Out...
• Re: West Coast Metric
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 18:17:51 -0100
  ...As a WCM warehouse distributor, I do use them (very) occasionally as a supplier for an odd Vanagon part here or there, but for...
• Re: FW: abandoning gurus
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 18:48:19 -0600
  ...Spider Johnson If it was super sudden, I would check timing (distributor slipped?) -- ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Shalom 87 GL Mark Magee 91 Westy Kemah TX USA 96...