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• Distributor Clamp Help Wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 15:13:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Then I twisted off the stud trying to tighten the distributor clamp. Sigh. Got a new stud and then the distributor wasn't in...
• Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:48:14 -0400
  ...housing, athwartships hose to distributor , distributor kit, insert kit) would have been essentially impossible without NAPA SER 3444 hose clamp pliers or equivalent. That...
• Re: 2.1 water pump r+r
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:18:36 -0700
  ...Then lift out the distributor along with the clamp bracket. The timing clamp remains tight on the distributor. Put the whole thing back when...
• Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:13:30 -0400
  ...housing, >athwartships hose to distributor , distributor kit, insert kit) >would have been essentially impossible without NAPA SER 3444 hose >clamp pliers or equivalent. That...
• Re: Distributor swap - 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 11:08:53 -0700
  Leave the timing clamp tight on the distributor. Remove the 13mm headed nut that holds the clamp down to the block. Then pull the...
• 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: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:40:40 -0400
  ...housing, >> athwartships hose to distributor , distributor kit, insert kit) >> would have been essentially impossible without NAPA SER 3444 hose >> clamp pliers or equivalent. That...
• Re: Distributor swap - 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 13:12:52 -0500
  ...John On 10/5/2013 1:08 PM, mark drillock wrote: > Leave the timing clamp tight on the distributor. Remove the 13mm headed > nut...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:09:35 -0500
  ...So I crawled under there to tweak those clamps a little tighter. The torque this put on the nipple of the coolant distributor is...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:48:17 -0800
  ...coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement This is probably a stupid question but are there advantages to using the spring clamps as opposed...
• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 06:33:30 -0800
  As long as you swap the timing clamps along with the distributors you should be able to move them back and forth without worrying...
• Re: More Help Puh�Leeze!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:32:05 -0700
  ...Turned out that a large portion of the flange on the distributor casting that the clamp "clamps" to had broken away and there was...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:41:37 -0400
  The right hose clamp tool is almost a requirement for the Vanagon. I find the cable type hose clamp pliers work really well because...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:06:01 -0700
  ...coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement > This is probably a stupid question but are there advantages to using the > spring clamps as opposed...
• EV Fuel Line Leak Warning......
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 18:34:53 -0500
  ...There, to my surprise, was fuel dripping onto the distributor....not a good situation. The culprit - the "press-on" fuel line clamps that VW...
• fuel lines; the injector side
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 08:29:20 -0400
  ...I understand how the clamp to the fuel distributor works, but the other end close to the injector looks crimped (and the crimp is...
• Question about a VW FOX
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sat, 5 May 2007 09:29:49 -0700
  ...totally remove the hold down clamp and stil cannot budge it..I clamped vise grips to the distributor shaft and still could not turn...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:34:51 -0800
  This is probably a stupid question but are there advantages to using the spring clamps as opposed to standard hose clamps on cooling hoses...
• Spring Clamps (was: Re: Replacing cooling system on '87 Westfailia...)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:03:05 -0600
  ...Suggestions? I'd like to replace some of the screw clamps that had to make-do when the coolant distributor blew out last year...
• Distributor stuck extremely tight
  Historical mailing list - ron ourada
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 22:05:06 -0500
  ...Trying to adjust, and the distributor won't budge. Undid the clamp, and tried some tools starting with hands on up to a very...
• Re: Unplugging Distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 17:36:47 -0800
  You've removed the nut that holds the clamping mechanism to the block, right? After that the main thing holding the distributor in is...
• More Help Puh�Leeze!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 21:16:19 -0400
  ...bad clamp?? It's torqued all the way, but I noticed there is a small gap in the clamp near the distributor shaft. The...
• Re: Question about a VW FOX
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 5 May 2007 22:27:06 -0700
  ...totally remove the hold down clamp and stil > cannot budge it..I clamped vise grips to the > distributor shaft and still could not turn...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:51:22 -0800
  ...The expand-contract cycle can sometimes result in a screw-type clamp loosening up enough to leak or even let the hose pop off...
• Re: Distributor woes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:01:05 -0400
  ...would be, did anyone remove the distributor to service anything? I can just imagine a loose clamp, then the dizzy working its' way out...
• Re: fuel lines; the injector side
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 11:41:17 -0400
  ...I >understand how the clamp to the fuel distributor works, but the other >end close to the injector looks crimped (and the crimp is...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:47:32 -0700
  ...and ......Mark's post about the distributor not being well seated............absolutely -do check that. I had this happen too ........the clamp part was...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:11:32 -0500
  I bought all my spring clamps from Bus Depot. The VW dealers also have them if your in a hurry and don't mind...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:49:13 -0400
  Hahaha...yes it was for me!!! To try to work with those clamps without them would be utterly painful both mentally and physically. Pascal...
• Re: size of nut (bolt?) on crankcase pulley?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:25:03 -0800
  ...If you have to undo the timing clamp adjusting part ( 10 mm hex nut ) just note first, where the distributor body is , relative to...
• 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...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:56:29 -0500
  ...the > spring clamps as opposed to standard hose clamps on cooling hoses? I > always seem to struggle with the spring clamps, but I'm...
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  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 May 2017 12:52:13 -0500
  ...This morning I found the distributer clamp loose letting the distributor move. I thought setting the timing with my strobe and tightening the clamp...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:18:19 -0700
  ...I probably need this kit for a long term fix but until then I > >have double clamped the hoses with the clamps in opposite...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:08:51 -0400
  ...The end and the insert were both swimming around in the hose leading to the coolant distributor, and the clamped hose was beginning to...
• Distributor clamp bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 09:32:51 -0500 (CDT)
  ...One new thing was the dist clamp. The bolt running through it from the back was tack welded to the clamp somehow. Last night...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:05:44 -0400
  ...I probably need this kit for a long term fix but until then I >have double clamped the hoses with the clamps in opposite...
• Re: Yet another 2 liter question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:13:19 -0400
  ...To begin with, my distributor clamps on both vans did not hold the distributor tight, and after driving the distributor would shift a bit...
• Re: rebuilt distributor
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:29:02 -0400
  ...The rebuilt distributor does not come with a the hold-down clamp. John Lauterbach Macon, GA '84 7-passenger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Rule...
• Re: Setting time timing - unexpectedly need help.
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:32:45 -0800
  ...usual is not working. > > Distributor is tending to creep towards more advanced > timing.� The clamp > that supposedly holds the distributor in one spot may...
• Re: 1.9l timing setting
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Smola
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:27:42 -0600
  ...loosen distributor clamp and turn distributor so that the v in the pully lines up with the case half 5) tighten clamp and recheck...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:18:05 -0800
  ...The distributor needs to be on a FIRM solid mount to drive the piun out. The thing was so difficult to securely clamp before...
• 88 GL: Changing coolant distributor- Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:21:40 -0800
  Randy wrote: >> You can get hose clamping pliers from Snap-On that will crimp the hoses flat without damage - they have a cam thingy...
• Fwd: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:37:16 -0400
  ...You'll need a set of hose clamp pliers intended for flat band spring clamps to work with the factory clamps. Some people like...
• Re: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:54:00 -0400
  ...You'll need a set >> of hose clamp pliers intended for flat band spring clamps to work with the >> factory clamps. Some people like...
• Re: 2 liter saga with fi continued
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:51:09 -0400
  ...Ordered new distributor clamp from the dealer..........Will see if that helps keep the high end timing stabilized. Adam when the timing marker jumps...
• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 10:31:48 -0600
  ...Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX > As long as you swap the timing clamps along with the distributors you > should...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:11:27 -0700
  ...distributor clamp to the block Leave the nut on, by just a thread or 2 Lift the distributor up, as far as the clamp...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:16:06 -0500
  ...It looks as though I did not tighten the clamp >> enough around the >> distributor-it had riden up enough that it was not >> turning...
• Re: 85 westy water pump R&R w/ a/c & PS
  Historical mailing list - Pedro L. Rodriguez
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:23:17 -0500
  ...the upper coolant tube just below the distributor and installed a piece of hose w/clamps to allow for removal w/o pulley interference...
• Re: 88 GL: Changing coolant distributor- Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:14:12 -0800
  You can get hose clamping pliers from Snap-On that will crimp the hoses flat without damage - they have a cam thingy that holds...
• Re: Martha's Stroy about Gas Smells
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 23:39:50 -0700
  Yes, the fuel hoses with the woven fabric were called "self locking" and no clamp was needed. However, I don't know what the...
• Re: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:10:24 -0300
  ...You'll need a set >>> of hose clamp pliers intended for flat band spring clamps to work with the >>> factory clamps. Some people like...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:45:38 -0400
  ...I probably need this kit for a long term fix but until then I have double clamped the hoses with the clamps in opposite...
• Re: Setting time timing - unexpectedly need help.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:06:15 -0500
  A loose distributor clamp will cause the distributor to turn with the rotor direction which will actually retard the timing. I would hope that...
• Re: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:30:58 -0400
  ...You'll need a set > of hose clamp pliers intended for flat band spring clamps to work with the > factory clamps. Some people like...
• 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: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:29:31 -0400
  ...Somehow the insert has to travel even with the clamp squeezing on it, because at the start, the clamp is in the middle of...
• Re: Fuel injector question - non starting
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 19:49:52 -0400
  Bruce, Did you have the distributor disconnected? You may have disturbed the delicate nature of the three wires underneath. The insulation gets crumbly after...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:15:40 -0700
  ...distributor clamp to the block > > Leave the nut on, by just a thread or 2 > > Lift the distributor up, as far as the clamp...