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Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:21:07 -0500
...I left it out of gear and pulled to a stop off the road. Then I realized that with the ignition off, the engine...
Re: '84 1.9: 3/4 power and running ugly
Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:11:50 -0700
...A long hill here in town that used >> to be >> ascended in 3rd gear at 35 is now a humiliating second gear, ~20mph >> experience...
Re: electrical stalling?
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:50:55 -0500
...well today westy drives terrible. >every gear there is major hesitation,like i am running out of gas, but not >stalling. i checked my...
Carb conversions?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:16:16 -0400
...After a long hard run, Hope you a manual trans so you can pop the clutch in gear and get it to stop Dieseling...
Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:21:28 +0000
...wire > >>> inside > >>> the distributor so the plate can move unrestricted? Do you have the > >>> spring under the distributor which pushes the drive gear down? > >>> > > > > > >
Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 1 May 2010 18:23:47 -0700
...on this list recommended and keep them as > spares. > > >>> also .....that distributor driveshaft .. they usually have two thin > washers on the bottom of them...
Bargain Basement Blowout! Everything MUST GO!
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Fri, 15 Aug 2003 21:40:53 -0700
...Worked when came out of van. -Idle stabilizer valve thingy -Idle stabilizer control unit -Distributor. Everything above the dizzy drive gear. -AFM and filter...
Re: inline hybrid motor?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:53:26 -0700
...motor...The second half way hard thing was swapping the distributor drive gear (without messing up anything) Techtonics Tuning had that covered, On Sat...
Re: It won't even start.
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Wed, 1 Nov 1995 21:04:25 -0600 (CST)
...mornings I drive down past Beauvue and loosen a few wires under the hood and spray a little water in the distributor cap. ;) Just...
Re: 81 Westy Dead Engine - Long
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:11:03 -0500
...Piston end bushings about $8.00 per rod Machine shop cost of pressing the cam drive gear and distributor gear off and back onto...
Re: Craigslist 72 Bus
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 6 Jan 2008 12:58:25 -0600
...fresh >Changed the tranny gear oil >New CV Boots >New Windshield & Seal >New seals for all windows except driver door >New passenger door seal...
Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:36:54 -0500
...it was sitting in > the driveway the day after I bought it. Maybe it was the > TR4 distributor that flew apart in the middle...
Vanagon 1.9L seized
Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
Wed, 11 Sep 1996 22:38:48 +0000
...set main bearings rod bearings camshaft and bearings piston rings distributor drive gear water pump pushrod tubes flywheel crankshaft seal muffler and clamp exhaust...
Re: What to replace in a rebuild?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:24:18 -0500
...Piston end bushings about $8.00 per rod Machine shop cost of pressing the cam drive gear and distributor gear off and back onto...
Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 19 May 2001 10:49:38 -0500
...Races in super dune buggys) and furnished the cam gear sets and distributor gears. You are virtually wide open to put almost engine in...
Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:48:12 -0700
...I think I put the distributor drive shaft >in > > wrong, but from what I understand, that doesn't matter because you can >turn > > the...
Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:10:04 -0700
...I think I put the distributor drive shaft > >> in > >>> wrong, but from what I understand, that doesn't matter because you can > >> turn > >>> the...
Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:36:11 -0500
...I left it out of gear and pulled to a stop off the road. Then > I realized that with the ignition off, the engine...
Re: Need some help.
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 16:50:05 -0700
...When I slow >down in third or fourth gear it will buck seems to be running lean, by >putting in the clutch and then...
Re: Stuttering at 3000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
Thu, 1 May 2003 00:45:29 -0700
...AFM and AFM cleaning, temp 2 sender, O2 sensor, cap&rotor, distributor, plugs, plug wires, all grounds cleaned, and it still persists. I don...
Re: Friday's known Vanagon problems
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:36:42 -0500
...chatter > 23 - Early slide windows -- glued bearing pieces fall out > > Syncro------ > 1 - Drive shaft: vibration/balance problem > 2 - Transaxle: creeper gear trying to escape...
Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:06:27 -0800
...wire >>> inside >>> the distributor so the plate can move unrestricted? Do you have the >>> spring under the distributor which pushes the drive gear down? >>> > > >
Re: Fox engine in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:45:15 -0500
...the fuel distributor. I think this engine is a poor choice for the Vanagon unless you at least make some gearing changes. Since you...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:10:40 -0700
...I think the waterboxer fuel injection is *slightly* inherantly uneven in power delivery thourgh the gears anyway ............though my 85 Wolfsburg Weekender with full...
Two possibly related symptoms?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:28:23 -0700
...in gear it won't rev and can barely move the van. Then after a few seconds it picks up power and drives fine...
FW: FS: 84 GL $650.
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Fri, 10 Aug 2001 16:04:00 -0400
...pipe, distributor cap, spark plugs and wires, oxygen sensor, and repaired the transmission. (Transmission would not shift into first or second gear, quit on...
Re: Overhaul an 81 air cooled
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 20:15:38 -0600
...Check what comes out, dirty oil for sure but look for brass (distributor gears), lead and copper (bearings) iron and steel (cams and rings...
Re: 1986 VanagonGL Auto - Mileage
Historical mailing list - Germain
Tue, 3 May 2005 22:39:32 -0400
...Some tricks to help better gas mileage: - Be smooth when you are accelerating. - Do not drive the Vanagon at more than 60 milles per...
Re: '84 1.9: 3/4 power and running ugly
Historical mailing list - Shiva Polefka
Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:17:00 -0700
...A long hill here in town that used to be > ascended in 3rd gear at 35 is now a humiliating second gear, ~20mph > experience...
Re: Disposal of old watery gasoline??
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 26 Jul 2003 20:36:08 -0700
...I'm having to learn to drive all over again and that 5th gear just gets it into haul ass mode at about 85...
Re: 87 Help AGAIN
Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 15:29:02 -0800
...Tried putting it > in gear and going up and down driveway to see if it would fix itself > like yesterday, but it wouldn't...
Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:43:04 -0500
...I left it out of gear and pulled to a stop off the road. Then >> I realized that with the ignition off, the engine...
Re: Bargain Basement Blowout! Everything MUST GO!
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:45:38 -0700
...U.S./DOT spec. > > <<<2.1 Stuff>>> > -Distributor. Everything above the dizzy drive > gear. > -AFM and filter box. AFM has been opened up before...
Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:36:11 -0800
...inside >>> the distributor so the plate can move unrestricted? Do you have the >>> spring under the distributor which pushes the drive gear down? >>> > > > --------------------------------- Finding...
Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 27 Jul 2019 08:52:50 -0600
...a steep hill in second gear. Engined to me seemed louder then usual but mabe my imagination. > > Heidi, driver, reported loss of power and...
Re: Friday's corvette problems
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:45:40 -0400
...chatter >>23 - Early slide windows -- glued bearing pieces fall out >> >> Syncro------ >>1 - Drive shaft: vibration/balance problem >>2 - Transaxle: creeper gear trying to escape...
Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:23:42 -0600
...Nobody explained how you can expect perfection from goodly used 20 year old distributors, coils and timing gears. I think the subject got nailed...
Re: known Vanagon problems
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:25:28 -0400
...Syncro------ :::1 - Drive shaft: vibration/balance problem :::2 - Transaxle: creeper gear trying to escape, blows hold in case :::3 - Transaxle: Synchronizers 3th and 4th...
Help needed with engine running poorly
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:07:06 -0800
...you engage 3rd gear to get going ..... Nothing and it loses power from there. Luckily I am in my driveway and not somewhere on...
Re: Email Fact on Engine Rebuild?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 10 Aug 2003 07:08:30 -0500
...the factory tools to do certain things > like "pulling the distributor drive gear" and things like that. But I > have found with building inline...
Re: occasional hesitation
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 23 Dec 2017 16:16:44 -0800
...I've driven about 5 miles with no incidents of hesitation. Water in the gas sound plausible, the trouble started immediately after fueling up...
Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
Historical mailing list - Holly and Chris Mills
Wed, 16 May 2001 20:21:56 -0500
...Be sure to run the Corvair tranny too - it comes in many different gearing packages - all higher than the VW variety and better built...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:28:54 -0800
...It's not great for anything, so the best thing is to drive off and stay in a lower than normal gear to keep...
Re: Vanagon 1.9L seized
Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
Sat, 14 Sep 1996 20:24:02 +0000
...set >> main bearings >> rod bearings >> camshaft and bearings >> piston rings >> distributor drive gear >> water pump >> pushrod tubes >> flywheel crankshaft seal >> muffler and clamp >> exhaust...
Re: Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 11:10:03 -0700
...want flames but many Vanagon distributors are set in wrong, the little springs are missing and the drive gears are not dropped in at...
Re: Fox engine in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Sun, 5 Dec 2004 16:19:30 -0500
...the fuel >distributor. I think this engine is a poor choice for the Vanagon unless >you at least make some gearing changes. > >Since you...
Re: valve lash adjustment
Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:08:25 -0700
...As I pulled the third plug I suddenly remembered I had parked the van in 1st gear. Duh. As you can imagine, it was...
Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:46:42 -0700
...The smaller is a gear reduction starter using a planetary gear and has a permanent magnet motor. The larger one is a direct drive...
Re: Mystery engine cutouts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:35:46 -0700
...have a different distributor on it currently ...seems to be fixed, carrying all the parts and tools with me as I test drive around...
Re: Water Pump Pipes
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Sat, 18 Jul 2020 12:26:22 -0700
...The ¾ drive socket and long pipe that handles the rear axle nut was not happening up in the cave where the crank pulley...
Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:56:46 -0500
...I left it out of gear and pulled to a stop off the road. Then > >> I realized that with the ignition off, the engine...
Re: hiccups/hesitations
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:36:14 -0800
...Downhill with foot off throttle, 1st gear or at idle. <DIV></DIV>> > Possible areas- let me know what you people think: <DIV...
Re: Stuck at home (troubleshooting help needed)
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:01:03 -0500
...We barely got it in the driveway on a return trip from the Quad Cities. In an emergency you could take it off and...
Re: Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Sun, 9 Oct 2011 20:20:19 -0700
...The smaller is a gear reduction starter using a planetary gear and has a permanent magnet motor. The larger one is a direct drive...
Re: Help needed with engine running poorly
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:20:58 -0800
...So about when you engage > 3rd gear to get going ..... Nothing and it loses power from there. > Luckily I am in my driveway and...
Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:19:55 -0500
...it was > sitting in the driveway the day after I bought it. Maybe it was the > TR4 distributor that flew apart in the middle...
Re: More stumbling from a 2.1
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:45:28 -0400
...The most important ground is the one in the harness to the distributor. This is often connected to the base of the oil breather...
Re: More timing confusion
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 4 Apr 2010 16:44:06 -0700
...etc. ..and a proper Timing Curve with the 1.9 distributor , it should run pretty nicely with fairly stock timing. I don't find...
Re: known Vanagon problems
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 27 Aug 2004 06:58:04 -0700
...chatter > 23 - Early slide windows -- glued bearing pieces fall out > > Syncro------ > 1 - Drive shaft: vibration/balance problem > 2 - Transaxle: creeper gear trying to escape...
for allistair: unimog field test (long)
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Mon, 03 Oct 94 23:14:31 CDT
...24-speed (24 forward, 24 reverse, includes high-low range splitter), fully synchronized, 2 or 4-wheel drive, differential locks, portal (gear-drive) axles...