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• Re: Setting time timing - unexpectedly need help.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:19:49 -0800
  ...sometimes a VW distributor clamp can get bent and not clamp right.. though I have not seen it about 500 vanagon distributor clamps. use...
• Re: PLEASE HELP!!!.... TIMING ISSUES ON NEW ENGINE
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:25:57 -0700
  It sounds like the distributor drive gear didn't get dropped into the crankcase correctly. What you want to do is get a cylinder...
• Re: � � � firing order
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:52:47 -0400
  I thought the the distributor rotated counterclockwise so the firing order of 1,4,3,2 results in the orientation on the distributor looking...
• Re: spark, stumble, and misses...
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 10:09:22 -0600 (MDT)
  ...You said that you saw the spark advance when you rev the engine but double check the weights inside the distributor for movement. Spray...
• Vacuum Distributor Available
  Historical mailing list - dean c aukes
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 14:15:40 -0500
  ...With all the discussion on the list regarding the good points of a vacuum distributor and the bad points of a centrifugal (009) distributor...
• Re: Ignition and Carbs.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 20:02:53 EST
  Ken; In desperation last week; I substituted a forty year old VW distributor, with points, in place of the (broken) hall-effect sensor distributor...
• Re: Boston Bob Big Valve Update? Not really... (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:55:24 -0500
  ...all wire going to the distributor of, those stupid wire have a tendency to go bad inside the distributor, 3 wires to that stupid...
• removing distributor
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 09:14:48 -0500
  OK, next task is to take the distributor out...or do I even need to worry about that? I only plan to take the...
• distributor washers
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Silliker
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:43:19 -0400
  So, my hall sender disintegrated and I decided (foolishly?) that I'd do a distributor rebuild. For the most part, all went well. No...
• Re: Screen ring a necessity ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 09:02:43 +0200
  This screen ring keeps down the electric field outside of the distributor. It allows to listen the radio without interference. Other reasons, why this...
• Valve adjusting--What am I doing wrong?
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 07:30:02 -0700
  ...Align distributor rotor with line on distributor. Go to cylinder 1. Loosen the nut, take a screwdriver to loosen the valve. Insert feeler gauge...
• Re: Distributors revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Nov 1994 17:02:16 -0800
  Jon Ulrigg asks: > Is it possible to seat the distributor so that it is > sending the spark to plug 3 when it should send...
• Re: Distributor woes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:01:05 -0400
  The last major work on the van was done 4 years ago, heads and head gaskets.? Shouldn't have touched the distributor but who...
• 88 Wolfsberg Distributor
  Historical mailing list - Bassim Dowidar
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 10:59:01 -0700
  ...They were able to reproduce the problem (thank God) and diagnosed it as a faulty Distributor, for which they want $450!!! plus an hour...
• Re: 1.9L distributors and hall sensors
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:38:07 -0700
  ...This includes the rebuilt > distributor, but not the new one as it's already on sale.
• 050 distributor
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 18:35:40 -0700 (PDT)
  Hi, Anyone ever run an 050 distributor? I just bought one ($4) out of curiosity. Its gonna be for a 1600SP with a 28PICT...
• 88 GL: Changing coolant distributor- Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:55:09 -0500
  Hi Folks, So I'm changing the cracked coolant distributor today, and am looking to find a way not to take an anti-freeze...
• How do you install a vaccum advance on a 1.9 distributor?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:21:44 -0700
  ...Do I have to take the distributor apart? How hard its this? Any glass fragments to worry about? --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger...
• Re: spark, stumble, and misses...
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 09:30:54 -0700 (PDT)
  Jose Antonio Madriz writes: > > What i thought initially to be a carburator problem in my '73 bus is > manifesting now as a spark/distributor...
• Re: VERY hot exhaust issues
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:07:28 -0400
  ...Inside your distributor see if the silver trigger cage spins freely on the distributor shaft. If it does, you can make a round "key...
• Re: Hall Senders
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 15:05:11 -0800
  ...This is all they had access to and they said I'd have to adapt it to the 2.1 distributor. I don't...
• Re: distributor wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:36:41 -0500
  ...Can anyone offer guidance on where the red and black wires connect from > the distributor pictured here > http://zzyzx.org/Img_7395_resized.jpg > >
• Bosch distributor #
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 09:13:18 -0800
  ...Can someone give me the Bosch number of the vacuum advance type distributor. A friend can order the part wholesale but doesn't know...
• Re: Looking for parts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:54:21 -0700
  ...Did you find the parts you were looking for? I have a distributor off my '81 California van that I assume would work in...
• CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER -
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:50:34 -0400
  ...Can anyone tell me the correct cylinder numbers and firing order on distributor? This is what I think it is - without sending a drawing...
• Ignition Coil and Hall sender
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Fri, 28 May 2004 21:02:48 -0400
  Hi Volks In my attemp to fix my starting problem I have changed my distributor with a new Hall sender . After that, my van...
• Re: Pseudo-Vanagon Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:13:49 -0400
  ...Pseudo-Vanagon Syndrome? > > > I had this problem and it turned out to be a defective Hall > sender in > the distributor as well ('85 Vanagon...
• Re: Pseudo-Vanagon Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:57:06 -0700
  ...Bosch nor Volkswagen in their catalogs, microfiche, ETKA shows a replacement Hall Sender, they make you buy a whole new distributor - this can get...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:53:43 -0800
  ...Pop off the cap on the distributor, loosen the distributor clamp and turn the distributor until the rotor points right at the small mark...
• Re: crank crank THUD continues
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 19:39:55 -0700
  ...I realize my description > of > THUD was ambiguous Gina, Just a thought-grab your distributor and see if it will turn. The crank-crank...
• Re: advance mechanisms on digijet distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:50:06 -0400
  ...if anyone knows i would be interested to know who manufactures distributor testing machines and what kind of places have them on hand. for...
• Bosch 009 on T4?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 20:26:15 +0000
  ...I can't get the right setup for the distributor. Number 2 and number 4 cylinders are not firing. I have checked the intake...
• Correct timing for a '72 bus
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Gentry
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 17:35:43 -0700
  ...With the previous distributor, I could happily cruise at 65-75+. My editions of Muir say just that the vacuum advance distributor is bogus...
• Screeching noise (distributor)...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:52:10 -0800
  ...So I'm wondering if it's associated with the distributor advance. I also notice a distinct lack of power whenever the noise occurs...
• Re: 88 Wolfsberg Distributor
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:31:52 -0400
  Bassim; You do not need the whole distributor. Only the Hall-Effect Sensor. I purchesed one used for about $20. Good Luck and Drive...
• Re: distributor wanted
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 07:06:47 EDT
  ...Had a lead on a distributor but it > vaporized. Does anyone have one to sell? > The Hall sensor is easy to change. Ken @ <A...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 18:55:09 -0400
  Another common leak that you should ckeck is the distributor drive O-ring. I had oil on that same big screw and after replacing...
• Re: 90 Vanagon HAL sender
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 04:36:53 -0800
  --- "HOTZE, BRETT C [AG/1000]" <brett.c.hotze@MONSANTO.COM> wrote: > Is it true that you must remove the distributor > in order to replace...
• 91 Westy distributor rotor stuck...
  Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 08:31:40 EDT
  Hello everyone, I was checking the repair history of my 91 Westy and found that the distributor rotor probably has never been replaced. I...
• Re: AGAIN:Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 2 May 2000 12:10:34 -0700
  Yes, you certainly can assemble the case and then insert the distributor shaft after that's done. Tom Wilson's book on rebuilding Volkswagen...
• Re: advance mechanisms on digijet distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:24:36 -0700
  ...There is: > > * Static setting (just the twist of the distributor - > sets the baseline for centrifugal and vacuum) > * Centrifugal advance (rpm based advance... seems to...
• Re: Won't spray gas, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:48:13 -0800
  ...Fuel pressure, and distributor turning. That's it I believe. All the other inputs are about How Long the ecu should hold the injectors...
• 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: Hookup for vacuum advance
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 09:08:55 -0800
  >I have a 34PICT3 carb and 009 distributor. I want to trade out for the >vacuum advanced distributor that was intended for the '71...
• Vanagon/Subaru Deep Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 31 May 2001 15:28:48 -0400
  ...You would have to modify the Subaru's distributor shaft to attach the VW unit. I don't think that would be that hard...
• Re: help--Firing order
  Historical mailing list - Brian Kelly
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 14:59:41 EDT
  In a message dated 09/17/2001 9:11:58 PM Central Daylight Time, dscrkjohns@JUNO.COM writes: > I was checking my distributor, and...
• Power Cut Out Update
  Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
  Thu, 18 Dec 1997 13:23:43 -0500
  ...They have determined that when it cuts out, there is no spark going through the coil, and suspect the electronic distributor to be the...
• Re: distributor wiring ? (Hall Generator?)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 10:07:34 EDT
  ...They come with that plastic plug that attaches to the side of the distributor, the hall sender and some shims and clips. Please specify...
• Re: Distributor Vacuum Advance Checking
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 19:14:06 -0400
  ...I wonder if I have to replace the entire distributor or just the vacuum pump. Blake
• Re: Vapor lock? Static electricity? Help!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:17:56 -0600
  ...My system has a distributor and I guess it is CIS because it has metal braided hoses running to each cylinder. The plugs were...
• Re: testing Hall sender
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:28:49 -0500
  Raymond, With the ignition ON I hold the distributors center wire near the block while turning the engine over by hand. You should get...
• Re: End-play's effect on timing.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Thu, 19 Sep 1996 18:56:14 +0000
  ...Could it be of less durable metal? At the parts store, the first 2 distributor drive gears they gave me were bent/dented. They...
• Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 08:06:10 -0800 (PST)
  Mark Sabourin writes: > > Has anyone changed their Vacuum Advance on the Distributor to a > mechanical one as St. Muir suggests? If so, where can...
• Re: Sloppy timing?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:56:00 -0800
  Well, the lower end was just rebuilt by the Bug Shop, so I guess that leaves distributor? Can cheap/poor points cause it? On...
• Re: Sputter, sputter, cough cough
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 14:15:42 -0600
  > My gut tells me this is all something to do with the distributor. Why? > Because the symptoms are a magnified version of the bad...
• Re: 1990 Carat...Overheating Saga that won't end....Help????
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 02:30:15 +0000
  ...The Digifant distributor Hall sensor just sends a very simple 0-10V square wave showing engine rotation. All timing calculations and adjustments are carried...
• Setting time timing - unexpectedly need help.
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:34:09 -0500
  ...The clamp that supposedly holds the distributor in one spot may not be doing its job, or I am not tightening the bolt enough...
• Re: Distributor cap on '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 19:34:31 -0400
  In a message dated 97-08-26 09:00:37 EDT, jhz@APLEXUS.JHUAPL.EDU writes: << They replaced the distributor cap (which had not...
• interchangability of parts
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:43:36 -0700
  ...rather than dis-assemble both distributors to swap the Hall sender, can I just swap the complete distributor? Thanks for the suggestions so far...
• Re: power loss in '81
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Tue, 25 Mar 1997 21:59:41 -0800 (PST)
  On Tue, 25 Mar 1997, bill wrote: > Also, pulling the plug wire for cylinder #3 off the distributor has no > effect on engine when...