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• dwell angle: thanks problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:15:06 EDT
  ...2 weeks ago I was even afraid to remove the distributor. Now I can remove the old, reinstall a new one, set the timing...
• Re: 2.1 idle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:25:01 -0600
  ...What should it idle at and how do I adjust it? I've >>recently replaced the coil, distributor cap and rotor, plugs, wires, air...
• Re: 85 Vanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 23:22:50 -0400
  ...I changed the relays, the distributor, the oxygen sensor to no avail. Any suggestions? (not fun when it stops in the middle of an...
• Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 1 May 2010 15:49:48 -0500
  ...If he had done each task separately then he would have to pull the FI parts, swap the distributor, re-install the FI parts...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 13:49:57 -0500
  ...Correct, that is encoded by the distributor position which the ECU is not aware of. All it knows is that the engine is at...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:57:26 -0800
  ...The distributor > rotor is pointing to the the #1 tower of the cap and the firing order is > 1-3-4-2. ... > 5. The...
• FS 90 gl weekender and 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 22:25:13 EST
  ...new alt, clutch master cylinder, 02 sensor, all vacuum hoses, brake adjustment, new distributor and wires, new bosch w7dtc three pronged spark plugs, new...
• It's Alive: 2.1 Overheat - engine swap - no spark - timing - Recap
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:15:11 -0500
  ...I had left the bolt, that tightens the distributor, loose - I did this so that I could easily adjust things once the motor started...
• Re: Gasoline Leak! (and poll)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 18:17:42 -0500
  ...Aside from the lines however � on that side of the engine - You have a metal T pipe by the distributor that may be the...
• Re: Dieing problem driving me nuts
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:21:26 -0700
  ...Another likely culprit, IME, is the Hall sensor bulkhead connector where it goes through the distributor. Make sure that's not cracked and intermittently...
• Re: Hall Sender Videos
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 29 Nov 2013 11:32:00 -0800
  ...With the connector unplugged from the > distributor there's no danger of overstressing the driver. > > Yrs, > d > > -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88...
• Distributor clamp bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 09:32:51 -0500 (CDT)
  On my new engine I installed just about new everything. One new thing was the dist clamp. The bolt running through it from the...
• Re: jack under driver's seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 May 1998 17:16:01 EDT
  ...Water pump, AC & alternator belts, assorted light bulbs, spark plugs, HT wires and a distributor cap and rotor. George, '89 Westy, Wernher _____________________________________________________________________ You don...
• Re: 84 Vanagon misfiring after overnights
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 21:49:55 -0400
  ...If this problem occurs during wet >weather then it is either your plug wires or a cracked distributor cap. > >I have spys everywhere!!! > >Ken...
• Re: 5 speed transmission
  Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 16:53:40 +0200
  ...Ben Pon was the first VW distributor outside Germany, and he is also credited with sending the first shipment of bugs to the States...
• Re: Update: More idle issues for idle hands and minds
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 23:45:18 -0500
  ...It goes from the elbow between the mass airflow sensor and the intake air distributor to the oil breather. What does the oil breather...
• Re: Bosch Grease
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 21:21:59 -0700
  ...Tim, > >I'm not sure where you're getting your Distributor Lube (5 700 002 005) >from, but I pay less then $6.00...
• WTB: Parts for 90 Carat - Interior, Air Dam, etc
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 15:49:42 -0800
  ...Front Heater Distributor Panel (plastic panel/cover in front of shifter that directs heat to foot wells, black) Rear Hatch Interior Panel (gray) Rear...
• Re: Propex 1800 report
  Historical mailing list - Jon
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 18:58:04 -0800
  Randy, Where did you get the Propex 1800 heater? There doesn't seem to be any North American Distributors on the net? Thanks John...
• For Sale: 85 Vanagon engine parts
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 23:06:19 -0800
  ...Good for troubleshooting?) 2 - distributors (both work) 1- All parts connected to the engine. (all function perfectly) 1- The engine itself 2 - Air Flow...
• Re: [Syncro] leaking water pump '87 syncro gl
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:34:16 -0400
  ...He says remove the distributor and I have been told you don't have to do that. It probably just makes access to some...
• Re: 2.1L ignition/FI woes!!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:47:32 -0800
  ...Coil and FI pulse are triggered by the hall sensor on the distributor. I'd give that a looking-at. Failure there would definitely...
• Re: Where to get a Sure Power 1315-200 battery isolator?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:09:17 -0600
  West Marine, Boat US, any Marine parts distributor will have them. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Milo's Kitchen" <sagmoore@ZOOMINTERNET.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Tach goes down, engine cuts out, then back again ...
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:50:47 -0400
  ...them check the connector to the hall effect sensor at the distributor. The connector plastic gets brittle with age, cracks an allows the sensor...
• Re: oxygen sensor input wire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:12:47 -0700
  ...metal cap over the distributor cap these days, and wonder if VW putting that 'shield cap' on the distributor had anything to do with...
• Re: AFM issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 14:42:29 -0400
  ...Just loosen the distributor nut and turn it a hair.Remember where it was when you began.Vanagon syndrome is notorious for having parts...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:01:07 -0700
  ...if those washers get out of place on the distributor driveshaft you can be in a lot of trouble...they like to tilt and...
• Re: sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - John Brigstocke
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:00:53 -0400
  One possibility is the Hall sender in the distributor. Can be unpredictable. John 1986 Westy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Woody Halsey" <WHalsey@SYA.ORG> To...
• Re: soCal, Heat, Condensation, & Gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Wed, 9 May 2001 08:06:52 -0700
  ...I even bought a > new distributor in a San Bernadino VW dealership, since > one mechanic thought it was the Hall sensor. > (the '90 westy...
• Re: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 16:24:47 -0400
  check the hall sender inside the distributor and the connection to the hall sender on the side of the distributor. the hall sender is...
• Material Source for Custom Table Leg
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 20 May 2018 09:02:01 -0700
  ...But I've visited a local distributor, and they only have expensive DOM stock in that size: https://www.mkmetal.net/ They recommended a...
• Need ideas for serious No-start condition, please
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 17:02:31 -0600
  ...rotor/distributor cap; 2. Maybe something to do with the distributor advance, or timing - dunno; 3. ground circuits (shot in the dark) - it's...
• Re: Are all 2.1 engines digifant?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 4 May 2014 13:25:06 -0500
  ...however, that ii is the Hall sensor signaling device on the distributor that supplies the signal that the ECU uses to fire the injectors...
• Re: Good source of used parts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:05:00 -0700
  ...Does > anyone know of a good used parts distributor for our vans? I have a few > wierd items I am having trouble locating new...
• Re: Stebro not ready yet !
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 18:22:53 -0500
  ...775.00...ouch! Well, after a few phone calls > with thier distributor, I was told that the kit is not yet available, to try...
• FS: 1.9 engine, spare parts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 30 May 2001 11:48:51 -0400
  ...Include are some ancillaries such as intake manifold, distributor, etc. I'd like to get about $250 for the engine and parts. I also...
• Re: blown hose?, try brake lines!
  Historical mailing list - Paschall, Mack
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:38:21 -0400
  ...BTW I got the "T" (aka brake fluid distributor?!) from Rocky Mountain Motorworks for $6.00 (very helpful people with great service); it isn...
• Re: Chevy Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 11:34:20 -0600
  ...I have purchased camshafts and distributor gear sets that allowed a Chevy V8, Corvair 6 to run backwards. The camshafts came from Harvey Crane...
• Re: ATTN: 80-83 Owners
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 11:07:37 EDT
  ...I can easily put the original distributor back in but if it ain't broke; don't fix it. Don't have to worry...
• Fuel pressure Guage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:55:37 -0800
  ...It's located near the distributor base, Anyway, also get a brass tee female thread. The three ports are: one for the guage, one...
• Re: Engine cut out.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:55:37 -0700
  ...I put on a spare distributor I carry, and replaced tired vacuum lines that go the vacuum advance and fuel pressure regulator ..she was...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 19:24:59 -0600
  ...Under normal circumstances there aren't > any sparks available in the engine room, unless of course the > sparking inside the distributor or from the...
• Re: some notes from counterman mag
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 09:03:07 -0500
  Years back when I worked for Borg Warner Ignition Division we had annual obsolescence returns from each distributors stock. Since this was in the...
• Re: Looking for a good used instrument cluster for late Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 08:39:08 -0800
  ...bought a distributor for $75 + $9.50 postage. about a week later I got the distributor, cap, rotor, the clip and bale for the...
• Re: help! vanagon booted
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:35:04 -0400
  ...My compression is okay > now, I am getting spark (new coil, plugs, leads, distributor, cap and rotor), > I am smelling fuel on the plugs...
• Re: oxygen sensor on CAT?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 15:08:51 -0500
  ...I checked and that is what we ordered, so unless the distributor actually sent the wrong CAT entirely, you have the right unit but...
• 86 Camper Engine Elect Problem..Help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 18:11:32 -0800
  ...Fix attempts: *steam cleaned engine to eliminate dirt trails *replaced plug wires, distributor cap, rotor *installed std plugs in place of resistor plugs *shielded...
• engine problem/solution non-vw
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 10:06:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...She took it to a shop, (also to find an oil leak) and it turns out it was a cracked distributor cap! (ended up...
• Old man Emu Syncro Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 19:23:13 -0800
  I got a phone call from the ARB distributor (in Seattle) today....they called to inform 'me' that they are now going to start...
• Re: tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 08:28:25 -0700
  ...the dealer brought up the information on his computer (or called the tire distributor, I forget which) and he gave me a chart the...
• Re: Fw: coolant distribution part
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 21:05:25 -0700
  ...coolant distribution part > Message-ID: <20010723.141330.696.3.george_caldwell@juno.com> > > The coolant distributor on my '87 syncro - part 251.121.442A...
• Re: 87 Lack of power
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 18:25:24 -0800
  ...list? She > kinda feels like she has a bad advance on the distributor? Is that possible > in a new car? > > Thanks oh wise list!
• Emergency fuel line repair
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 08:26:51 -0400
  ...FWIW, in more than one case, I've lent parts to people who were stranding or limping home (fuel filter, distributor cap, etc.). I...
• Parts still available from '87 GL pass van
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:42:39 -0500
  ...Radiator fan=$50, A/C condenser=$20-compressor=$50-evaporator=$20, alternator 90 amp=$40, Digifant 2.1 distributor=$30, inner high beam lamps...
• Re: electronic ignition
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:57:53 -0600
  compufire does not make a unit for your distributor. If some VW parts dealer says they do he's lying to you to make...
• Re: Manifold vacuum specs?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:55:53 -0500
  ...WT heck? Shut off car, replugged FPR, plugged guage into distributor hose: 13 in., slight wavering, looked good. It turned out the FPR vacuum...
• Re: Heat Related Ignition Failure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:44:29 -0700
  I had a badly corroded coil to distributor wire cause this on mine recently. The spring clip (post style on my '85) was missing...
• Re: Sherpak car top carriers
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:55:30 -0400
  ...I even offered to do an informal poll on the Vanagon > Mailing List and to contact several distributors of custom VW aftermarket > products. All...
• '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
  Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
  Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:10:12 -0600
  ...Recent new plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor, filters . . . so my inclination is to say the fuel pump is the culprit. Also noticed the fuel...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:25:38 -0400
  ...Amusing as this is, the regional distributor that > supplies my tire vendor shipped the Hakkapeliitta C tire in place of > the Hakka C Van...