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• Tuning/Timing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:08:17 -0600
  Just changed plugs, rotor, distributor cap. Engine has moderate spark knock/detonation when under load like climbing a hill, accelerating hard (if there is...
• Re: No start/no spark
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:34:19 -0400
  ...nut most of the way and >> lifting the distributor up 1/4" with the cap off, then spin the rotor with >> your finger. Every...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 22:31:02 -1000
  ...I wiped the inside of the > > distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change. > > > >
• Re: 88 vanagon gl "issues"
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:07:21 -0400
  ...distributor that become brittle with > > age.If you are not real careful unplugging the dist you can damage them. > > > Under the distributor cap? > > How...
• "Maybe" some progress towards remedying my no-start/bucking/stall ing
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Ayotte
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 13:18:57 -0500
  ...I had attached the plug wires to the distributor, how little grip the distributor cap had on the plug wires - they'll lift off...
• Re: Engine hesitation -- Need Help!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Basey
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 13:58:38 -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...
• runs poor in rain
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:08:28 -0500
  ...If it's not that you should check the sparkplug wires and distributor cap. Good luck, John 90 vanagon gl
• Re: [T2] 1978 FI
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 16:24:16 -0700
  ...I have checked and adjusted the timing >and dwell, install new distributor cap and points. What else could be a >culprit? Usually travel 65...
• Re: FW: Time to check the fuel lines! R & R !! No burnt VW's in 2005!
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 16:04:00 -0500
  ...I thought it was an ignition prob because I took apart the distributor cap to make room for the fuel lines Turns out the...
• Re: "Maybe" some progress towards remedying my no-start/bucking/stalling condition
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:49:26 -0800
  ...I had attached the plug wires to the distributor, how >little grip the distributor cap had on the plug wires - they'll lift off...
• dist. cap confusion
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:19:21 -0700
  ...Some years back, changed the distributor cap and it was a Beru with a metal cover, which had a braided ground strap which connected...
• Re: air cooled ignition distributor questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:07:09 -0400
  At 04:13 PM 3/23/2009, Jonathan Poole wrote: >under the distributor cap and the point contact blocks have been wearing >very fast...
• MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:09:43 -0500
  ...new fuel injectors, new plugs, new plug wires, new distributor cap, new O2 sensor, new Temp II sensor, set timing, set CO mixture, set...
• Re: proper dist cap for 85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 25 May 2007 06:11:19 EDT
  ...The old style cap and new style cap will both fit on your 1.9 distributor. It is highly advisable to use the cap...
• Re: Cap and Rotor Burn-out
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Sat, 27 Sep 1997 18:21:37 -0400
  ...The distributor is new so I doubt that is the problem. There was a string about dirt from static build up and the fix...
• Re: Cap and Rotor Burn-out
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 12:13:05 -0400
  ...The distributor is new so I doubt that is the problem. There was a string about dirt from static build up and the fix...
• Re: hard starting - cylinder cutting out -87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:45:32 -0500
  ...Check the distributor cap and rotor first, since it is easiest. Then go ahead and replace the plugs,cap, rotor and wires; in that...
• Re: 1.9L distributors and hall sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 29 Sep 2020 19:45:59 -0700
  ...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: Has anyone R&R'd the distributor in a sy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 12:22:53 -0400
  ...Steve Hoge) writes: >I remember some Syncro owners mentioning that their distributors were >water-sealed with some sort of a gasket or rubber boot...
• 84 and 85 engine differences?
  Historical mailing list - Ely Kumli
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 20:25:04 -0700
  ...connector to the distributor is micy-moused to fit it. I just read at oldvolkshome that the 85 uses cap 03 212 is this...
• Re: ring around the dizzy and other questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 03:12:27 EDT
  ...That sheild that goes around the distributor cap is to help sheild static so your radio won't buzz with RPM levels. That wire...
• Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 15:40:37 -0500
  ...plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor. Any ideas on what I might be missing? Thanks, Darren
• Re: Running rich.....
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:33:07 -0400
  ...Last time I replaced the distributor cap 3 days before a trip the idle stabilizer failed and the fuel pump quit. The kind of...
• Re: '84 Van Down
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 06:41:58 -0400
  Ken, thank you for your advice, Distributor rotor and cap were heavily oxidized. Not Bosch, but an off-brand from FLAPS. I am suspecting...
• Re: VERY low power
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 19:15:53 -0400
  ...Picture the > distributor cap as a > clock, #1 plug is on the 1 o'clock distributor post, > #4 plug is on the > 5 > o...
• Re: 009 and carb leaks
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 1 Dec 94 13:38:44 PST
  ...Any ideas on > the best way to do this? Thanks, Jim There are little rubber caps for this purpose. I don't know where...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:08:38 -0800
  ...A cap mix up happened to me years ago on my '68. It ran amazingly well for > a while, but soon had a high...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 22:50:43 -0600
  ...Remove the distributor cap. Your distributor rotor should be pointing toward the very fine notch on the very top lip of the distributor housing...
• Re: New distributor missing hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:37:47 -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...
• air cooled ignition distributor questions
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:13:25 -0400
  ...The primary symptoms are that small amounts of oil have been showing up under the distributor cap and the point contact blocks have been...
• Re: What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:40:55 -0400
  There is a ground wire that goes to the metal shield on the outside of the distributor cap. Maybe somebody has discarded the shield...
• Re: rotor & cap lots of carbon at low miles
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 2 May 2023 23:34:59 +0000
  ...that encases distributor (it helps prevent static on radio) but misaligned and cap was not solidly secured and squared up with distributor.  But problems...
• Re: TDC, AC
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 11:08:16 -0800
  ...wheel, pop the cap off the distributor and turn the other rear wheel to turn the engine until the distributor rotor was pointing to...
• Re: [Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:46:28 MST
  ...remove each spark plug ignition wire one by one > from the > distributor cap. The wire which causes the least effect on the engine's...
• Spark Plug Wire Resistance
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 15:15:49 -0400
  Hi Everyone, I was checking the resitance on the wire that goes from the coil to the distributor cap. Mine was 11,500 ohms...
• Re: Trouble with '85 1.9l wasserboxer in Europe
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 22 May 2008 11:50:25 -0700
  ...Take the dist cap off and maybe you will be able to see bare wires where they go through the distributor body. Perhaps a...
• Re: vanagon syndrome-- need capacitor
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 15:07:44 -0400
  ...I got a 22microfarad cap and am going to put it in.I cleaned the grounds , swapped the ecu, new oxygen sensor,Hall thingie...
• FOR SALE - 1986 VW VANAGON PARTS
  Historical mailing list - res0449u
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 11:44:18 -0700
  ...Distributor Cap - 1-235-522-370 - (Bosch 03212) - 1 each .. Relay - 141-951-253-B - 2 each .. Cap - Radiator Expansion Tank Cap - 025-121...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:16:22 -0600
  ...proper capacitor to the AFM innards, still there. Unplugged >> the O2 sensor... still there. >> >> Any ideas? Does the hall sender in the distributor do...
• Re: air cooled ignition distributor questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:41:32 -0700
  ...that small amounts of oil have been showing up > under the distributor cap and the point contact blocks have been wearing > very fast. I...
• Wrap Up: Can't pass emissions
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:05:36 -0700
  ...Distributor cap and rotor. 7. Thermostat. 8. Checked plug gap. >hadn't passed yet< 9. AFM 10. Plugs & wires. I repaired: 1. The electrical...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 27 May 2010 23:15:21 -0400
  ...checked) > Distributor is only 1 year old, as are wires, cap, rotor and plugs. If I > pull a plug wire off the distributor the...
• Re: [T2] Cleaning engine parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Dwyer
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 17:05:56 -0700
  ...Do not linger too long on the distributor cap, or cover with a baggy and rubber band. Let the engine cool some before starting...
• Engine dies, now which distributor?? (long winded)
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 11:01:43 -0500
  ...I know that the distributor caps and rotors are different for the 90-91 models, but are the distributors still interchangeable with the old...
• Re: New distributor missing hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - Todd
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:18:52 -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: Sherpak car top carriers
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 09:34:47 -0500
  ...Wendy Cape Cod, MA '85 Westfalia "S-Cape" '98 Passat "The Doo Dah Machine" CAMPERS ON CAPE COD A LiMBO sponsored event SEPTEMBER 29...
• Re: 88 Vanagon Rotor Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 06:56:06 -0800
  ...88 Vanagon Rotor Replacement > > > My 88 Westy has a very burnt distributor cap > (inside) and the rotor doesn't > look much better. > > Replacing the...
• Re: White "corrosion" in distributor cap
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Apr 95 15:09:26 PDT
  >> >> >>any chance you are getting a non-vw rotor and cap?? if so, the after-market >>tolerances might be a bit off, causing too...
• Re: spark, stumble, and misses...
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 10:09:22 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I also changed the distributor cap, but didn't help. I'm not > sure where to go from here... could it be a bad...
• Points & Condensor
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:05:33 -0500
  ...Remove 13mm distributor old-down nut and washer. 3. Remove D. Cap & rotor. 4. Disconnect Dist from coil, marking wire/location if it's...
• Re: Won't start (tries) (coughs) (smokes)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 6 May 2011 14:24:56 -0700
  did you inspect the distributor cap carefully ? if you get a reverse pulse, like backfire in the intake .. enough to pop off a hose...
• Re: rain-starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Donald D. Denny
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 10:08:55 EST
  ...Everything was trying = starter, distributor, Battery, and carbs. The dealer placed caps used for marine applications over the sparkplugs = no more problem. The spark...
• I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - gcarcher
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 17:31:26 -0800
  ...new Plugs, rotor and distributor cap. Recent fuel, air filter and pump. New Oxy sensor. My catalytic converter is empty of any catalyst and...
• Re: Tune up?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 08:02:16 -0500
  ...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: 88 vanagon gl "issues"
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:26:34 -0800
  ...Under the distributor cap? How about the idle position sensor? Can you hear it click on and off? > > The idle control module could be...
• Re: Digijet Distributor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:07:23 -0400
  ...Digijet Distributor Questions Jay, I just looked at my 84 and the advance, the side away from the distributor goes to a fitting on...
• Re: '81 Vanagon Ignition Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - meta/morph
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 22:48:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...is there a way to test the coil? > i'd suggest (1) replace the rotor and distributor cap. > (2) replace the points. > (3) get...
• Re: Had to cancel trip.....Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 15:55:40 EDT
  ...Also check cap for cracks and carbon tracks. Could also be a problem with the electronic ignition connector on the distributor. Unplug it and...
• Re: ATF
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:22:20 EDT
  ...Spark Plugs Distributor Cap Rotor (don't clean, replace) Check grounds (clean if neccessary) Check Oxygen sensor (replace if neccessary) Inspect plug wires (replace...
• Emmission Test failed.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:00:19 -0400
  ...I was thinking replacing spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, fuel filter, air filter, changing oil and timing. Can anyone else give some...