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• Re: Distributor drive shaft installation?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 20:36:12 -0400
  ...Distributor drive shaft installation? Hi .. as you know now, it's very important to not take out the distributor drive ever.. and to always...
• Re: Distributor drive shaft installation?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 13:13:46 -0700
  ...if you do anything other than keep a distributor drive shaft well seated down into the engine and a distributor or something to keep...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:29:09 -0400
  On 6/4/2012 2:33 PM, Skip wrote: > So, I thought, why not move the pulley 90 degrees, push the dizzy > drive shaft...
• Re: Help with distributor installation, seal question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:59:04 -0400
  ...It > goes on the distributor shaft, about 1" or so down from the top (so a > ways up the shaft!). It goes in a...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 19:49:56 -0700
  ...They installed the new innards and installed the distributor drive shaft...maybe incorrectly. Need help please. > > I finished the engine install yesterday and she...
• Re: distributor drive shaft installation
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 10:03:44 -0700
  ...distributor drive shaft installation > i think i installed my distributor drive shaft 180* out, because my dist. is > in backwards. should i leave it...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:54:15 -0800
  sure, it's quite possible to get the distributor drive shaft/gear in incorrectly, ....resulting in # 1 spark plug position on the distributor cap...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:00:55 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: [VANAGON] Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing <snip>I couldn't get the dizzy drive shaft to drop back...
• Re: distributor drive shaft installation
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 19:26:11 -0700
  ...distributor drive shaft installation > > > > i think i installed my distributor drive shaft 180* out, because my >dist. >is > > in backwards. should i leave it...
• distributor drive shaft installation
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:30:18 -0700
  i think i installed my distributor drive shaft 180* out, because my dist. is in backwards. should i leave it alone, or try to...
• Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Jun 2017 17:01:34 -0700
  ...This allows for the drive to slide > to take up any misalignment between the drive piece and distributor shaft. > The pick-up coil kits...
• Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 8 Jun 2017 16:31:19 -0700
  ...This allows for the drive to slide to take up any misalignment between the drive piece and distributor shaft. The pick-up coil kits...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:20:31 -0700
  ...Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing 1984 WBXR 1.9L (now 2.2 in a 1.9 case) just back from the machine shop...
• Distributor rebuild questions?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 20:44:03 -0500
  ...What is the endplay spec for the distributor drive shaft? Minimum/maximum. Any idea where I could find this or other information on Bosch...
• Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 18:33:41 +0000
  ...They installed the new innards and installed the distributor drive shaft...maybe incorrectly. Need help please. I finished the engine install yesterday and she...
• Stuck distr. drive shaft ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:42:20 -0700
  Hi to all, I am having trouble to take out the distributor's drive shaft. That four inch long little shaft with a gear...
• Distributor drive shaft installation?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Olsen
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 13:47:24 -0400
  ...By far the hardest part so far has been getting the distributor drive shaft re-installed. With the engine at #1 TDC and the...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 19:27:25 -0400
  ...Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing 1984 WBXR 1.9L (now 2.2 in a 1.9 case) just back from the machine shop...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:44:00 -0500
  ...Actually it was not the distributor but the drive shaft. During a reassembly, the distributor drive shaft had been dropped in 180 degrees out...
• Re: distributor spring
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:16:57 -0500
  ...The spring helps the distributor drive shaft in the distributor to remain at the top of it's travel and pushes the actual gear...
• Re: 2.1 distributor drive gear installation question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:59:06 -0700
  ...Just pull the distributor shaft, turn it 180 degree and reinsert it. Well, this is not official of course. But that's how I...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:50:12 -0800
  ...Actually it was not the distributor but the drive shaft. During a reassembly, the distributor drive shaft had been dropped in 180 degrees out...
• Re: finding TDC
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 14:03:39 -0500
  ...you only pulled the distributor, and NOT the distributor drive shaft (The little medicine-bottle sizes plug with a gear-shaped end) THEN You...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing - Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 00:21:39 -0400
  ...Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing - Solved! Thanks Dennis, Mike S (Mr. Donor Volk), Stuart, and Jim, My learning curve just accelerated logarithmically... Solution...
• Re: AGAIN:Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 2 May 2000 12:10:34 -0700
  ...at TDC and then line up the distributor drive shaft (with it > >connected > > > to > > > >> the distributor) in the slot looking down from the fan...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 10:20:23 -0800
  ...I recall there's a bevel gear that's driven off the intermediate > balance shaft... that may be loose somehow, allowing distributor shaft and...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 12:52:08 -0800
  ...I recall there's a bevel gear that's driven off the intermediate >> balance shaft... that may be loose somehow, allowing distributor shaft and...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing - Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 02:19:11 +0000
  ...Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing 1984 WBXR 1.9L (now 2.2 in a 1.9 case) just back from the machine shop...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:05:18 -0800
  I've forgotten exactly how the distributor shaft goes, but maybe that's loose... I recall there's a bevel gear that's driven...
• Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 9 May 2004 22:33:12 -0400
  ...you removed the distributor shaft to get access to the hall sender? (I am not talking about the distributor drive shaft which is attached...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 14:13:54 -0500
  ...I recall there's a bevel gear that's driven off the intermediate >> balance shaft... that may be loose somehow, allowing distributor shaft and...
• Re: Stuck distr. drive shaft ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:19:28 -0400
  ...drive shaft ... Hi to all, I am having trouble to take out the distributor's drive shaft. That four inch long little shaft with...
• Re: distributor drive shaft installation NVC
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:26:04 -0500
  ...distributor drive shaft installation >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, Mark Seifert wrote: > >> This is a 2.1. I dont...
• Re: Ignition screw ups
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:59:08 -0800
  ...To check, (From Bentley) Distributor drive installing: set crank toTDC on cylinder #1. Install drive shaft so that offset slot is at an angle...
• Fwd: [VANAGON] Distributor woes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:20:17 -0400
  ...distributor slightly out of the case.? Wear on the tines at the end of the distributor and the heat of the 1200 mile drive...
• Re: Stuck distr. drive shaft ...
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:40:23 -0400
  ...am having trouble to take out the distributor's drive shaft. That four inch long little shaft with a gear on it's end...
• Distributor Shaft Pin
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Jun 2017 14:26:12 -0700
  ...Has anyone replaced the pin holding the distributor shaft to drive gear with an SAE equal size roll pin (split sleeve type)? If so...
• Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 2 May 2000 02:21:41 +0200
  ...at TDC and then line up the distributor drive shaft (with it connected > to > >> the distributor) in the slot looking down from the fan...
• Re: 2.1 distributor drive gear installation question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:07:31 -0500
  ...TDC the distributor rotor will point > to an opposite direction rather than the mark on the distributor. > Just pull the distributor shaft, turn it...
• Re: Distributor Cleaning, Results
  Historical mailing list
  02 Dec 96 11:28:44 PST
  Over the long weekend proceeded to tear down and clean my distributor. To recap, it is on a CA '80 Westi, with the Hall...
• Re: major problem or minor faux pas?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 06:57:31 -0500
  ...The type 4 motor can *conceivably* skip timing if the distributor drive shaft isn't mated to the base of the distributor. And in...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:39:30 -0500
  ...My 88 Digifant distributor had the trigger wheel attached to the shaft and would NOT come off. It was not easy, but I got...
• AGAIN:Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 2 May 2000 10:07:17 MST
  ...at TDC and then line up the distributor drive shaft (with it >connected > > to > > >> the distributor) in the slot looking down from the fan...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:57:34 -0800
  ...By "180" I meant the distributor drive shaft would be 180 degrees off. The crank would be 360 from TDC (i.e. TDC, but...
• Re: Distributor swap - 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 11:08:53 -0700
  ...You will need to remove the distributor cap so you can rotate the shaft during reinsertion. The shaft end is keyed and you need...
• Re: Distributor drive shaft installation?
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 22:49:08 -0700
  ...By far the hardest part so far has been > getting the distributor drive shaft re-installed. > > With the engine at #1 TDC and the...
• Re: Broken timing gear?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:53:48 -0400
  ...There should be a spring between the drive and the distributor to hold it down and push the distributor shaft up. Once the drive...
• More Help Puh�Leeze!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 21:16:19 -0400
  ...got the van up and running. :-) The drive shaft that connects the cam shaft to the distributor did indeed move!! It did almost a...
• Re: Distributor woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:35:02 -0700
  ...Fwd: [VANAGON] Distributor woes I popped off the cap and checked the rotor. It and the shaft spun freely.? No t good.? I tried...
• Re: Distributor swap - 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 13:12:52 -0500
  ...That way you won't have > to adjust the timing. > > You will need to remove the distributor cap so you can rotate the shaft...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 22:50:58 -0600
  ...The condition can be caused by slightly bent distributor drives or on drives that have had pitting due to rust. Running the shaft dry...
• Stumbling and Engine Cutout Problem Solved
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:09:37 -0600
  ...The distributor had over 1/8-inch of end play in the shaft and the impulse rotor showed signs of having rubbing against something...
• Wrap Up: Oil mess on rear hatch after high speed run on freeway
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:43:33 -0700
  ...Can someone tell me if there is a pressurized oil feed to the distributor shaft? I replaced: 1. Oil breather tower seal. 2. Rear...
• Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 00:03:34 +0200
  ...at TDC and then line up the distributor drive shaft (with it connected to > the distributor) in the slot looking down from the fan...
• Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 09:53:04 -0700
  ...at TDC and then line up the distributor drive shaft (with it connected to >> the distributor) in the slot looking down from the fan...
• Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:23:14 -0700
  ...at TDC and then line up the distributor drive shaft (with it connected > to > >> the distributor) in the slot looking down from the fan...
• Re: Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 May 2004 21:07:14 -0500
  ...WHY? > According to the Bentley on page 28.40, the clutch fit in the distributor > drive shaft. The only mistake you can do is...
• Re: Gap of Sparks - Note correction
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 23:36:49 -0600
  ...The condition > can be > caused by slightly bent distributor drives or on drives that have > had > pitting due to rust. Running the shaft dry...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:18:05 -0800
  ...My 88 Digifant distributor had the trigger wheel attached to the shaft and would NOT come off. It was not easy, but I got...
• Re: Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Mon, 10 May 2004 21:26:16 -0400
  ...WHY? According to the Bentley on page 28.40, the clutch fit in the distributor drive shaft. The only mistake you can do is...