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• Help!! Ignition problem!
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:12:31 -0700
  ...for a second, then I can hear sparks jumping inside the distributor cap, sputtering sound, for about 2-3 seconds. It sounds like the...
• Re: heads stuck, thanks all
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 10:45:10 -0500
  ...It's great for getting the moisture out of distributor caps on wet days, too. I used to have to do this on my...
• Re: Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 10:18:53 EDT
  ...that stick up in the centers of the connectors on the distributor cap and coil. However, all the replacement coils I have been able...
• Re: Weird ignition timing - '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:04:19 -0700
  ...was at the wrong angle, the spark was jumping inside the distributor cap, and it ended up burning out the ECU. My timing (based...
• Re: burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 19:07:36 +0000
  One thing I might add is that Bosch does make a cheaper cap than the standard orange one. It is black. and it is...
• Re: No start/no spark
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:01:18 -0700
  ...The Hall Unit in the distributor ..once miles get very high .. that part is suspect. also check wires to the side of the distributor...
• Very Basic - Adding Oil?
  Historical mailing list - HC Carter
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:48:13 -0800
  ...How do I add oil to the thing? There is what looks like an oil cap between the distributor and alternator - however it won...
• Re: no start/road trip--finis
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Tue, 27 May 1997 15:03:40 -0230 (NDT)
  ...It wouldn't start although it was > cranking. > > It appears to have been caused by a loose distributor and a timing gone > out of...
• Re: thanks, update, and more questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 09:10:36 -0500
  ...far as the squeaky distributor, I had a 71 SB that did the same thing. I took off the cap and rotor, and put...
• How a simple replacement of cap, rotor and plug wires becomes a challenge
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 23:55:14 -0600
  ...Yesterday I went to Canadian Tire, and bought a distributor cap (cap) and rotor. Installation of said items did not remedy my bucking/stalling...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 21:27:13 -0400
  ...The cap was too tall, causing the >> spark to jump all over inside. >> >> >> > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988...
• rear end of van hotter than surface of sun
  Historical mailing list - Philip Jones
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 16:41:27 EDT
  ...I experienced this problem once before, when the distributor cap cracked. Engine was running on 3 cylinders, and unburned fuel from dead cylinder was...
• Re: High resistance causing no spark?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:36:30 -0700
  ...I tested the lead >from the coil to the center of the distributor cap and it showed >~16,000 ohms of resistance (if I...
• Re: Metal can around distributor cap...do you need it?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 21:45:42 -0400
  ...If you take the cap off every couple years, how much trouble is it really? My only trouble really is forgetting to install it...
• Re: Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 May 2004 21:07:14 -0500
  ...odor. > > > So once the distributor cap, the rotor and the dust cover are removed, > how > > > do you removed the distributor shaft to get access...
• Re: Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 08:28:42 -0600
  ...Do you have to completely remove >the distributor to replace this part? I've got my cap off and removed the >screws holding the...
• Re: vanagon electrical problem
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 12:41:44 EST
  ...Distributor cap and rotor ! It may be hard to see the problem but just put on a new cap and rotor and you should...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:02:18 -0500
  ...I wiped the inside of the >> distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change. >>
• Re: Trouble in the Rain
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 17:45:34 -0500
  ...When was the last time you replaced the distributor cap? Greg 82 westy Larry Picicci wrote: > Is it possible that when it is raining...
• Re: BUcking List ...More Ideas
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 07:18:17 -0800
  ...Change distributor to use new sender unit of the Hall system. 7. New rotor 8. Change spark plug wires 9. New ignition switch Any...
• Re: Late Split VDO Clocks...
  Historical mailing list
  5 Feb 96 11:40
  ...it was designed for, or perhaps add a capacitor accross points the like in the distributor to avoid sparking (burning) at the contacts :) Lee...
• Re: 84 Vanagon misfiring after overnights
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 21:49:55 -0400
  ...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: 87 No Start,check this
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Sun, 3 May 1998 11:10:23 -0700
  ...This has been known to crack and allow the signal to ground out to the distributor body. You need to pull the cap, rotor...
• Re: 88 vanagon gl "issues"
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:53:59 -0800
  ...distributor that become brittle > > with > > > age.If you are not real careful unplugging the dist you can damage > > them. > > > > > > Under the distributor cap? > > > > How...
• Re: Build your OWN FI replacement for the digixxx system
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 14:54:08 -0000
  ...I have often thought about adding it to give direct coil to plug firing to eliminate the distributor cap and rotor. > > It has dual...
• Fuel Pump Substitute Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ron McLean
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:27:21 -0700
  ...Alternators, Distributor Caps and Rotors are ones which are interchangeable for some models. Thanks in advance, from El Rancho Tortuga __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:00:54 -0500
  ...into the distributor cap was > sitting about 1/2" high on the post. I pushed it down flush on the cap > and since then...
• Re: Bosch 009 Dist. on pancake.
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 22:39:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...The mechanical-advance 009 distributor did not work well for me on my type IV 1800cc bus engine. There was a major flat spot...
• Re: first try = first run
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:07:43 -0400
  ...Now you need to make sure TDC is right and concord with the rotor/distributor cap. What is wrong now is timing. Maybe the...
• engine problem/solution non-vw
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 10:06:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...She took it to a shop, (also to find an oil leak) and it turns out it was a cracked distributor cap! (ended up...
• 1988 Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lipert
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 20:09:16 -0800
  ...We changed the distributor cap and rotor just because they looked a little suspect. It doesn't even act like it wants to try...
• Red Line products on-line
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 06:24:05 -0700
  FYI Listmembers, It took me a while to find a convenient Red Line synthetics distributor so I thought I'd pass it on to...
• Compression test results
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Sat, 22 May 1999 07:01:17 -0700
  ...However, I found a plug wire (to #3) that was missing the piece inside the insulation that connects to the distributor cap. It was...
• Help O2 and Halls Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 14:24:22 EST
  ...pipe wrench! Also when replacing the cap and rotor, the plastic plug on the side of the distributor broke. Is there a particular position...
• Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:41:54 -0700
  ...net> > wrote: > > Appears to be a four cylinder , looking at the distributor cap. > > > Forgot to check this! But now having done so, I can...
• Re: Timing tips for Idiots
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:05:43 -0700
  If all you have done is remove the distributor itself there is no need to find TDC to put it back or replace it...
• #3 late timing.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 19:43:59 -0800
  ...to move the location of the Spark plug contact in the distributor cap. It would achieve the exact same thing, and it's already...
• Re: removed my distro last night 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 06:54:26 EST
  ...Remove the distributor. Remove the drift pin from the drive gear. Remove the distributor shaft. Remove the Hall sender. Hall senders are available from...
• Re: Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Mon, 10 May 2004 21:26:16 -0400
  ...odor. > > So once the distributor cap, the rotor and the dust cover are removed, how > > do you removed the distributor shaft to get access...
• Re: rain-starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 06:12:31 -0500
  ...next time it happens, go around back, pop off the distributor cap, give it a good wipe down with a clean, dry towel and...
• Woody's stumbling, carpets for 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 16:02:22 -0500
  ...1) ECU 2) AFM 3) exhaust system and O2 sensor 4) Temp II sensor 5) spark plug wires 6) rotor and distributor cap 7...
• Re: No Spark and Buzzing Relay 2.1 / Redux
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:57:25 -0400
  ...that goes to the distributor to a spare distrubutor I have - then removing the coil wire from the distributor cap and connecting it to...
• Re: Hard to start '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 17:58:43 -0600 (CST)
  ...Alice, try checking your points under the distributor cap, either with a feeler gauge or with a tach-dwell meter. The screw that hold...
• More parts from the 87GL
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 16:27:26 -0800
  ...distributor wire harness, with new cap, rotor all the belts (good condition, proper cogged continental/VW upper front grill, lower grill rear taillights, one...
• Re: Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 22:55:44 -0400
  ...including plug wires at the cap and plugs ) > Spray some LPS, or WD-40 inside the cap and distributor, and on the > outside of...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 18:43:35 -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: finding TDC
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 14:03:39 -0500
  ...distributor cap. Roll the engine over by hand (using a wrench) until the >dist. rotor points 'roughly' at the #1 quadrant of the distributor...
• Re: [Syncro] No Spark
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 22:19:56 -0400
  ...The thing in the bottom of the distributor. Check and make sure the plug is in. Be careful. The plastic breaks ease. Eric 86...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:06:29 -0500
  ...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: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:54:13 -0400
  Dielectric grease, ever heard about it ? Well, obviously the person who INSTALLED those cables in the dizzy cap did not ! Using Dielectric grease on...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 15:12:56 -0700
  Most likely you've put the wires to the distributor on in the wrong order. Firing order is 1-4-3-2. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young...
• Re: Cleaning the engine bay...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 7 May 2003 12:11:58 -0400
  ...Carry a can of WD-40 so you can clean the moisture out of the inside of the distributor cap if it does get...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:01:46 -0400
  ...most obvious possibility is problem on high tension side of ignition, such as mositure and/or carbon tracks in distributor cap, arcing between spark...
• Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:31:35 -0700
  ...net> > wrote: >> Appears to be a four cylinder , looking at the distributor cap. > > > Forgot to check this! But now having done so, I can...
• Re: 1.9L bogging down on acceleration when hot..anyone ideas???
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:48:43 -0800
  ...But because it was dark, I could see the sparks flying from the distributor cap I had replaced a few months ago, to cylinder...
• Re: Losing power...update
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:14:56 -0700
  ...2) removed distributor cap and rotor, wrapped electrical tape around the Hall sender's wires and connectors to eliminate any possibility of shorting - reassembled...
• Re: Coil Confusion
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 09:57:39 EDT
  ...Instead, it has a female copper socket >inside much like the ones on the distributor cap. Both >have the same part numbers. > >Anyone else...
• Re: No start/no spark (fixed)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:18:08 -0400
  ...I cleaned all the contacts in the cap and tip of the rotor. >> Still, no spark. I suspected the coil or ECU. Just out...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 May 2010 22:14:47 -0400
  ...Compression is good. (Around 150 on all 4 cylinders last time I checked) Distributor is only 1 year old, as are wires, cap, rotor...
• Re: 2.1l: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 19:53:31 -0700
  to follow up on this - I cleaned the burnt distributor cap and rotor and went on a little trip - seems perfect now. O fcourse...