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• Re: Fw: Distributor Drive Gear on 2000cc aircolled motor
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 23:12:36 -0700
  ...The orientation cited above is designed so that the ignition rotor points to the notch on the distributor body when #1 piston is at...
• Ignition Failures
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 21:17:48 -0600
  ...A shop changed the starter, but was unable to get the ignition to fire. I just had the van taken home so I could...
• 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: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:37:34 -0700
  ...ignition points). 2) Distribution cap too worn. 3) Igntion coil bad. Here is the procedure for checking these. 1) Carefully dismentle the distributor and...
• Re: distributor wiring question
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:54:09 -0500
  ...Bill On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 12:49 PM, W Monk <billmonk@gmail.com> wrote: > That is a pertronix ignition module. The wires...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 16:31:57 -0500
  ...the > > distributor and the ignition module on the firewall. All it sees is > > rpm. > >Ok, so what is the job of the ignition module...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:03:41 -0400
  ...The Hall sender is inside the distributor. This is the switching unit (Toyota calls them "igniters" which actually generates the primary spark impulse that...
• Re: Slow cranking with fully charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Tue, 22 Mar 2016 23:18:21 -0700
  ...ignition system are > up to snuff. This includes your grounds. Also make sure that there is > nothing funky going on with your distributor. > > Slow...
• Re: Hall sending unit/other electrical??? ('91)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 10:19:32 EDT
  ...wiring diagram for conections between the ignition switch and the distributor, or associated circuits/relays. Since your ignition switch is new, it *may* not...
• No spark -- Ignition Control Unit?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 9 May 2007 10:34:17 -0400
  ...All the pins in the ECU test good according to Bentley, coil tests good per Bentley, and there's power to the Ignition Control...
• Re: 80 Vangon mystery part?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 10:32:38 -0700
  ...ignition... "Ignitor (sp?)" makes a great one that fits inside > >Who makes the one you have? Do you have to buy a new distributor...
• Troubleshooting Question
  Historical mailing list - Denys Mueller
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 18:30:16 -0700
  ...Replaced starter, alternator, ignition wires, distributor cap, rotor, plugs 4. OX2 sensor is disconnected and timimg advanced to 8-10 degrees Spare Parts on...
• Re: 1.9L still a problem child
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 19:04:20 -0700
  ...I have replaced EVERY piece in the ignition system!" That was when it hit me - I had not replaced every piece - the ignition module...
• Re: installed new engine.. now have ecu/fuel pump woes....anyone help me?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:28:08 -0700
  ...if the ecu does not see ignition pulses via a turning distributor and the ignition pulses ..it won't energize the fuel pump. we...
• 80 Westfalia probs.
  Historical mailing list - Marc Edwards
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 16:28:30 -0700
  ...distributor. Great, I've gotten that far without problem. However....2 black wires go to the coil (pins 1 and 4 from the Ignition...
• Ignition screw ups
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:15:57 -0800
  ...Replaced distributor with a new rebuilt dizzy from Rock-auto, and a set of hot-spark pointless points (that's for sure). Turns out...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:57:05 -0400
  ...Edward At 09:30 PM 8/11/2012, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >Sounds like your distributor cap has had it anyway . >New dist cap...
• Re: Losing power...update
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:14:56 -0700
  ...off the ignition and restart. The three recurring suggestions from list members were: 1) Hall sender wires are shorting out on distributor body therefore...
• Re: Subaru 2.2 running rough after a couple of minutes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 08:59:05 -0500
  Look for ignition or fuel related miss fire. Due the distributor less ignition a miss fire will usually knock out two cylinders. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:32:55 -0500
  ...I removed the >> distributor and will take it down to have the sensor tested tomorrow >> morning. >> >> If it is the sensor, anybody have a...
• Re: GAUGES
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 14:08:00 -0500
  ...GAUGES > Scott, > > Bosch makes a rev-limiting ignition rotor. At a preset RPM, it disconnects > the ignition path to the distributor cap. I'll...
• Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:49:20 -0400
  On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:06:01 -0700, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >In general, the Ignition Module (ICU) on 80...
• Re: Distributor Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 11:11:24 -0700
  ...I have never, ever, heard of magnetically active paint inside the Vanagon distributors. Maybe you have something wrong with your distributor - though probably not...
• Re: Ignition Wire Sets
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 11:30:01 -0800
  ...The coil to distributor wire is only about a foot long and since most Vanagons I've seen have had the coil mounted on...
• Re: Ran good, now runs bad???
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:18:23 -0700
  ...of the distributor cap. It may be arcing inside. Of course it can be caused by many other problems too. But ignition is easier...
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:36:41 -0500
  ...What,me worry? Still, got 2 cents for you.I had the broken wire in the distributor problem too. The symptoms that I got...
• Re: [T2] Distributor for electronic ignition
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:21:00 -0700
  ...so it appears that I > did indeed buy the wrong distributor. > So from your pages, I need to find either of: > VW 039-905...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:59:19 -0500
  ...Grounds are clean Temp sensors and oil pressure sensors( new o2 sensor going in this weekend) entire ignition system is good (timing, coil, distributor...
• Re: intermittent fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:56:12 -0400
  ...hall sender in the distributor > sends a signal that not only tells the injectors to fire, and the ignition > system to spark but also...
• Re: Why 3 Different 2.1 Distributors In Use?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 23:14:56 -0800
  ...from Jim >(http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.html#V8691) reveals that the 2.1 >litre digifant distributor was changed in 1990 and then again...
• Re: 88 GL Distributor Woes Continue - on and on --
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:51:23 -0800
  ...plug disconnected - the ignition key on - I ground the >>> center pin connection on the connector - and checked the coil to >>> distributor wire against a...
• Vanagon Still Won't A Go-Go!!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:51:49 -0500
  ...With the stock hall type distributor, I have no spark. Is there a way to check it?? Also, will a distributor from a Golf...
• Re: Back from walmart...barely...what's wrong now?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:13:27 -0700
  ...oh, here's another simple ignition test. remove the distributor from the block, but leave the wires connected to it. Rig the coil wire...
• Points & Condensor
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:05:33 -0500
  ...You probably have a .009 distributor which replaced your > electronic ignition distributor, and you have points, etc as lot of folks > feel that these...
• Strange vacuum leaks 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:24:10 -0400
  ...Is it possible to have vacuum leaks at the base of ignition distributor and the crankshaft pulley bolt key way? My mechanic did a...
• Chip upgrade for Digijet?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 10:18:37 -0400
  ...What about the distributor? Does the Digifant control the ignition too? I guess the next question is: would the chip upgrade do anything useful...
• Van started, Then stalled & now won't start
  Historical mailing list - philip key
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 13:41:24 -0700
  ...I checked all the plug wires and distributor can't see any problems there. I am thinking something with the ignition any help is...
• Re: Looking for some more 1.9l Vanagon Thermostat Housings
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:57:19 -0400
  ...I am also in > > need of some 1.9l ignition distributors. If you have either in decent > > condition, please email me. > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > Ken Wilford...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:21:28 +0000
  ...Idle is the last place that bad ignition > > will affect. I don't think it's the distributor either, as If the > > timing was...
• Re: No spark, help
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:03:23 -0700
  ...distributor or coil? If no spark from the coil I would start by verifying you are getting power to it with the ignition on...
• Re: audi 3A Swap -- Jetronic LH 2.4 question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:38:30 -0400
  ...in >both the distributor-mounted version and the crank pulley mounted version. >They attach to the same terminals in the ignition control unit, BUT...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 May 2010 11:08:37 -0700
  ...on 2.1 waterboxers with DigiFANT EFI - the distributor has no centrifugal or vacuum advane/retard mechanisms .. the ignition timing curve is fully done...
• WHAT IS THE iGNITION TIMING PROCEDURE FOR 84 WATERBOXER (DIGIJET).
  Historical mailing list - Chuck
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 12:15:00 -0400
  ...5 mpg.) I jumped the Idel Control Modual to time the distributor with my strobe light. as per my Bently Mannual. Any advice or...
• Troubleshooting Opinions Wanted (was: WTB or borrow ECU)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:14:01 -0400
  ...When the engine is under load, it's as if someone has briefly switched off the ignition key -- the van lurches and _sometimes_, the...
• Re: Passing through creek, engine misses badly
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 21:10:26 -0600
  ...Watch for > sparks between ignition wires, from the wires to ground, and across > the top of the distributor and coil. This can be quite...
• Re: Trouble in the Rain
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:08:53 -0600
  ...need new ignition wires. Another possibility is that there is a layer of oil and dirt on your coil and/or distributor cap where...
• Re: Wasserboxer stalling
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:53:16 -0400
  ...Bad Hall sensor/distributor. Van gave hints that I didn't recognize before it completely failed. Occasional ignition miss ( that I foolishly pretended weren...
• what is the ignition timing procedure for 83 1/2 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Chuck
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:03:27 -0400
  ...5 mpg.) I jumped the Idel Control Modual to time the distributor with my strobe light. as per my Bently Mannual. Any advice or...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 May 2010 05:45:41 -0400
  ...There is no vacuum can on my distributor. The mechanical advance distributor is used with the 83-85 digijet setup. Greg On 5/27...
• Re: WTB: Injector Driver Module
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:23:27 -0700
  ...The part number you refer to is correctly called an Ignition Control Module - runs the Hall Unit on the distributor. Fits 79 Cal Bus...
• Re: Wasserboxer Distributor into A/C 2.0
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 11:08:52 -0700
  > If you mean a 2.1 digifant distributor then check if there is any centrifigual > advanve mechanism. I believe these later dist's had...
• Re: no spark, no gas, no love
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 20:07:57 +0000
  ...is connected to the ignition control unit, which is connected to >ground and the Hall sensor on the distributor. I'm not really sure...
• Wrap Up: Can't pass emissions
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:05:36 -0700
  The final episode of my trying to pass emissions saga ended with a new airflow meter and a new set of ignition wires and...
• Re: 2.1L ignition/FI woes!!
  Historical mailing list - Mountaineer
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:08:49 -0500
  <<< 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: Replacing Ignition Coil
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:27:47 -0600
  ...With any vehicle the plug wires will sometimes "weld" themselves on to the coil or distributor with the boots. Carefully pry up the edges...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:34:12 -0700
  ...the distributor end, it being easier to get > to that the sparky ends. But I could not get them to budge. Ignition > wires not...
• Re: 40 minutes drive and then cuts out.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:43:23 -0400
  ...wouldn't start.. >> found no ignition.. >> then a while later , it had ignition. >> put in a different distributor .. >> fixed. >> bad hall unit is my...
• Re: Kelley Park
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 23:43:30 -0800
  ...I would >expect that the 1980-1985 Vanagon's electronic ignition would make a nice >system on most any old VW if you can...
• Re: Timing theory
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:28:09 -0400
  ...also built into the distributor)? ditto >And finally, surely there are cars without distributors. Do they have a >separate ignition coil for each cylinder...
• Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Fast Forward
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 17:52:40 -0800
  ...These cars had a very simple ignition system. The hall sender style distributor was attached to a little black box in the rain tray...