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• Re: DISTRUBUTOR FOR 91 CARAT VANAGON NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - John Matchett
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 22:21:08 -0500
  ...The dealer I talked to said that vw doesnot sell the bushings seperately...maybe bosche does?? > > ======== Original Message ======== > I need a distributor for a...
• Re: Ignition Timing - '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:06:57 -0400
  ...Remove the number one sparkplug wire from the distributor cap.Stick a long screw into the cap hole,head first.Stick the plug wire...
• 2.1L connections
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:29:02 +0000
  Hi Marc, The distributor body ground point is for an RF shield that fits around the dist cap. The grn/wht ISV system wire...
• Re: The Thing I Hate the Most About My Vanagon Is..
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 10:27:49 -0500
  ...the valves, clean your distributor top to bottom, make shure you've got the right plugs, wires, distributor cap, spark plug insulators, check for...
• THANK YOU LIST - CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER -
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 15:14:56 -0400
  ...the cap off you can see a small notch or line on the top edge of the metal rim of the distributor. That notch...
• Not running yet. ?????? any ideas.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:01:18 -0600
  ...Pull the cap off and the rotor should point to the tiny notch on the rim of the distributor when the engine is at...
• O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Shortlidge D Joel
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 12:54:12 -0500
  Hey my brother is getting moisture in the distributor. We were wondering if there was some way to seal the cap so It could...
• Re: help. no start after head gaskets replaced
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:34:26 -0800
  ...Distributor cap comes to mind also.......if it's really tired, or a cheepie.- that's rare though, but a cracked dist cap can...
• 1.9L distributors and hall sensors
  Historical mailing list - Matt McKeon
  Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:55:06 -0400
  ...The plug on the outside of the distributor is loose, and moving it kills the engine. So I took the cap & rotor off and...
• Re: How hard to swap distrubuter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:10:02 -0700
  if your only goal is to basically test if your new used distributor works, you can test that just by - rig up a spark...
• AND THE WINNER IS [WAS: 85 GL No Spark/Start]
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:46:44 -0400
  ...I remember having to constantly put it back into position (I didn't know what it was then) whenever I pulled the distributor cap...
• engine running rough
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 29 May 2003 11:48:03 -0700
  ...Things I'm thinking of replacing: - distributor rotor and cap - plug wires - plugs I'm not sure if this would make a difference. I...
• Hall Sender Removal Tips
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:19:35 -0700
  ...Plugs/rotor/dist-cap 3. fuel/air filter 4. Plenum hoses 5. All new engine compartment fuel injection hoses. Additionally, I noticed that my...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:04:22 -0800
  ...I'll recheck cap seating but I'm 99% it was on right when new anD currently is ok. Hopefully, cleaning the hall connector...
• 82 I4 rough idle
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:09:29 -0800
  ...NEW rotor cap leads plugs. I'm left thinking that there is something not working quite right in the distributor, resulting in intermittent juice...
• Re: Distributor Ground question
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 5 May 2012 21:01:35 -0400
  ...It goes between metal dizzy cap shield. > > > https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-blF5MZ8CJKU/T6XJnXP_UaI/AAAAAAAAFs0/zQireOqxNJI/s576/Distributor%2520Shield%2520Ground.jpg > > > > On Sat, May...
• Re: Which one is number one?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 07:21:58 -0500
  ...1 on a 1.9 engine? I can't find anything in Bentley that > says and my distributor cap isn't marked. > > Thanks, > > Steve >
• Re: Go Westy tune up kit
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:15:13 -0700
  ...These caps are interchangeable. The early cap has the wire > connection as a plug in as all older style distributor caps and wire set...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 09:58:38 -0800
  ...For the right side, with the cap off and the rotor pointing at the tiny little notch on the rim of the distributor the...
• Re: New distributor missing hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - Todd
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:33:16 -0700
  ...Popped the cap, rotor, dust cap off and...am I wrong...is the hall sender missing??! I assume a 'new' rebuilt distributor would come...
• 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...
• Re: Hall Unit
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 21:08:17 -0400
  ...t probe deep enough the > first time. > > Bottom line, no spark, no start, and all I did was change the > distributor cap. > > Dan Fleming
• Re: Yet another 2 liter question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:13:19 -0400
  ...Well, the distributor arrived, complete with points, distributor cap and condenser, but alas, no "O" ring. This item is .49 additional and not included...
• Re: 85 misses when wet
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:15:53 -0400
  ...My money is on the spark plug wires or distributor cap. Very common. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si -- For...
• 2.1 idle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:36:07 -0700
  ...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: Engine hesitation -- Need Help!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Basey
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 13:56:44 -0500
  ...It sounds like I need to get a new retaining clip for the distributor cap. Does anyone know where I can find one? -----Original...
• Re: Distributor Cap
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 11:34:58 -0700
  ...And finally, as the original poster found out, it acts as a fail safe device, namely if the cap and/or wires/wire connections...
• Re: burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 11:17:17 EST
  Back in the 70,s we found may distributors with the center bushings becoming oblong. To check pull the dist. out , with the rotor...
• Dead Sparking Plug!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:01:46 -0600
  ...I have had distributor caps go dead on one plug, I've had many leads go bad or dead - but never a spark plug...
• 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...
• Re: good FI books?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 9 Nov 1994 16:35:45 CST6CDT
  ...Take your distributor cap off and clean the inside out with carb cleaner, then blow dry with compressed air (ok, use a rag). I...
• dist cap and plug wires
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 00:06:53 -0400
  Can anyone tell me what distributor cap they use on an '84 Van? Parts catalog calls for 03212, but my VW mechanic sold me...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 06:32:50 -0500
  ...I wiped the inside of the >> distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change. >>
• Re: I'm giving up!
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:12:04 -0400
  Have you checked the Hall detector in the distributor and the cable that runs from the distributor to the ignition control module. I have...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:34:50 -0500
  ...When the points open this electrically substitutes a capacitor into the circuit instead of the points. The magnetic field in the coil rapidly collapses...
• Re: Distributor Cap and Rotor, Leads, Timing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Sep 2017 05:17:02 +0000
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• Vanagon Still Won't A Go-Go!!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:51:49 -0500
  ...unit and sure enough, I have plenty of spark to the distributor cap and out but no gas to the plugs!! Now, I should...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 18:37:39 -0400
  ...cap is nearest the main engine pulley, directly above the distributor tightening nut below. Starting there, be sure the wires on the distributor, in...
• Re: Praise to the List! Van alive again
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 20:15:00 -0500
  ...However, I only got 7 months from the Bosch cap and rotor probably because of the poor connections at the distributor end of the...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 22:07:33 -0700
  ...I wiped the inside of the >> distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change. >>
• Re: 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 16:28:20 -0000
  ...NO!!!! the cheezy JC whipme custom look has spread from stoopid beetles > to the Vanagons!!!! > watch out for those flourescent pink distributor caps!!!! ;<) > > chris
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 19:51:59 -0500
  ...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: #1 firing position on 009? (2.0 l FI)
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 11:01:42 -0500
  ...Also, I was not referring to firing order, but rather firing *position* on the distributor cap. Specifically, is the scratch on your distributor (that...
• Re: cutting out and sparking coil
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:04:40 -0500
  while getting new plug wires why not add new cap & rotor and new plugs? At 08:17 PM 4/23/2003 -0700, Steve Delanty...
• Re: 84 Vanagon misfiring after overnights
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:47:06 EDT
  ...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: loss of power
  Historical mailing list - m.strozzi
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 12:24:47 -0800
  ...I've checked timing, replaced all vacum hoses,replaced distributor, cap, rotor, plugs. I am changing the fuel pressure regulator today. I hope that...
• Re: Power loss still in '85
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 09:57:35 -0800
  ...I have seen all kinds of unusual steady and intermittant spark paths around the coil, distributor cap, and plug wires over the years. Sometimes...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:34:12 -0700
  ...your 84 originally had an early style dist cap where you just see a smooth hole when you remove the plug wire from the...
• one distributor post corrodes, was: try again
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 01:38:47 -0500
  ...Noticed one terminal on the distributor cap was highly corroded (front left cyl nearest driver). Replaced the cap with a new one ~ one month...
• Re: Distributors revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Nov 1994 17:02:16 -0800
  ...way, put in the distributor, note which way it points and install the plug wire from #1 to the cap position that is over...
• Re: What coil part number for my van?)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:56:48 EDT
  ...The one with the "pin in the hole" goes with the new style distributor cap that has "pins in the holes" and therefore all...
• Re: good news, I think
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:06:45 -0800
  ...Remove & Replace Distributor Cap REPAIR DIST. PLUG/INSTALL PLUGS/DIST. CAP AND ROTOR BUTTON CHAMPION, LICENSE PTK1022 DIST C&R KIT PTK1022 DIST C...
• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 06:33:30 -0800
  As long as you swap the timing clamps along with the distributors you should be able to move them back and forth without worrying...
• Re: Distributor Ground question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 5 May 2012 17:46:00 -0700
  ...It goes between metal dizzy cap shield. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-blF5MZ8CJKU/T6XJnXP_UaI/AAAAAAAAFs0/zQireOqxNJI/s576/Distributor%2520Shield%2520Ground.jpg On Sat, May...
• Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:38:30 -0400
  ...Carefully clean distributor cap inside and outside, all HV ignition wires, end of coil where the wires attach. Reconnect wires properly :-) Larry A.
• Leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Sun, 12 May 2002 18:06:20 -0700
  I've noticed a small leak at the black plastic coolant distributor on the front side of the firewall (near the starter). It appears...
• Troubles in VanLand
  Historical mailing list - UWannaDeaL2
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 02:42:53 -0500
  ...distributors-(new Bosch cap and rotor) 3. computer 4. AFM Battery A-OK quality of fuel OK plug wires New as are plugs cap...
• Re: New distributor missing hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - Todd
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:40:30 -0700
  ...Popped the cap, rotor, dust cap off and...am I wrong...is the hall sender missing??! I assume a 'new' rebuilt distributor would come...
• Re: Update, My vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 00:11:21 -0400
  ...I have adjusted the distributor as well as > replaced the cap and rotor. One thing that seems odd is that the coil > test spark...
• Re: Strange No Start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:58:45 -0600
  ...I have > installed new plugs, new cap, and new rotor. I am getting spark when I > ground the distributor end of the coil wirt...