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• Sealing distributor
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 00:08:09 -0800
  Does anyone have any good ideas on attaching and sealing the hall sensor plug attached to the distributor? Mine has become unlatchable to the...
• Help with distributor installation, seal question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:44:01 -0400
  ...According to Bentleys, I am supposed to have an O-ring seal between the distributor body and the drive gear. Looking in the hole...
• Re: Help with distributor installation, seal question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:59:04 -0400
  ...Thanks for the quick reply There is a flat rubber washer on the distributor body that seals the sides of the distributor, but according...
• Re: Sealing distributor
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 07:17:01 -0800
  ...Sealing distributor Does anyone have any good ideas on attaching and sealing the hall sensor plug attached to the distributor? Mine has become unlatchable...
• 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
  ...Oil breather tower seal. 2. Rear oil pressure sensor. 3. Distributor shaft seal. I sealed: (with black silicone gasket maker) 1. The bolt that...
• Re: Sealing distributor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 08:18:14 -0800
  ...Sealing distributor > > Does anyone have any good ideas on attaching and sealing the hall sensor > plug attached to the distributor? > Mine has become unlatchable...
• distributor wiring ? (Hall Generator?)
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 23:40:30 EDT
  ...Is a good seal necessary within the distributor itself, or is my only concern that dirt does not get in to the distributor. Thanks...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 18:55:09 -0400
  ...is the distributor drive O-ring. I had oil on that same big screw and after replacing damn near every seal and gasket in...
• Re: Wrap Up: Oil mess on rear hatch after high speed run on freeway
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:48:48 -0400
  ...Oil breather tower seal. > 2. Rear oil pressure sensor. > 3. Distributor shaft seal. > > I sealed: (with black silicone gasket maker) > 1. The bolt that...
• Re:Has anyone R&R'd the distributor in a sy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 19:03:13 -0700
  ...I remember some Syncro owners mentioning that their distributors were water-sealed with some sort of a gasket or rubber boot - the one in...
• Re: Van won't start with strong gas smell...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 21:25:27 -0800
  ...What I had thought was a fuel leak was actually a bad distributor. Actually, the distributor o-ring was leaking oil into the distributor...
• Re: Distributor O Ring
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 22:16:49 -0500
  ...Distributor O Ring I just looked at a distributor, About an inch from the bottom. Where they have always been on all vw/bosch...
• Tune up woes part II
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Sun, 07 Apr 1996 20:09:31 -0700
  OK, the lesson here (couldn't get the Campmobile to run after setting valves/replacing plugs/fooling with distributor) is to NOT move the...
• Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 17:06:19 -0600
  The Vanagon Spirit giveth, the Vanagon Spirit taketh away - Long Live the Vanagon Spirit!! The Red Brick lives! The distributor problem was solved with...
• Re: Help with distributor installation, seal question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:03:48 -0400
  ...No extra O-ring seal exists on the Federal model. I guess this is ignorance and a non problem. Sorry for the bother and...
• leaky EGR valve (air cooled Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:39:47 -0500
  ...Remove EGR valve from air distributor and seal the hole closed with a gasket and metal plate. Have any of you found the EGR...
• Re: distributor installation
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:28:47 -0700
  ...distributor installation hey all, i removed the ditributor on my 87 syncro to replace the seal that was leaking. i bought a new saeal...
• 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
  ...Removed the main crank pulley and replaced the seal while I was there, didn�t remove distributor, AC or PS; did remove the engine...
• CIS-E wiring harness FS
  Historical mailing list - bobby aquino
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:30:50 -0700
  ...I even have a rebuilt cylinder head (all new, all 4 intake valves, all 4 exhaust valves, seals, all 8 guides, all the injector...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:57:07 -0800
  ...My '88 Dover Blue Transporter blew a major oil seal > somewhere. I was working on the Red Brick this afternoon, had to run to...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:44:13 -0700
  ...is the distributor drive >O-ring. I had oil on that same big screw and after replacing damn near >every seal and gasket in...
• Re: license plate lights
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 23:45:03 -0500
  ...Once you get them all rewired, spray some distributor sealer or other protector on them. The distributor cap/plug sealer I have is some...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:17:55 -0800
  Sudden massive oil leaks of that kind tend to be the o-ring seal for the oil cooler. Lots of VWs share the same...
• Re: What next? ... GREMLINS STILL OCCUPY 80 CA VANAGON
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 17:47:42 -0800
  >| > This weekend I'm going to remove the distributor and take a look at >| > the hall control unit wire that reside in the black...
• Re: Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:02:01 -0400
  ...When it's done right it can give excellent sealing among the surfaces. Use the grey permatex sealer (follow directions for pre-curing prior...
• Re: discount VANAGON parts new!! check this out!!! (f)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 13:14:49 +1200
  ...But my >battery is sealed. Wonder if I could get the same result by pouring it into >my distributor. Remove end of coil, fill...
• Re: '89 Vanagon 10 years of Curiosities and Observations
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 11:11:51 EDT
  ...bad distributor cap, rotor, plugs, or bad grounds in the engine compartments. Your window air leaks are caused by the window seals going bad...
• Re: Michael's repairs - more info. needed.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:56:37 -0600
  ...Dizzy = Distributor. The plastic connector is where the wires plug into on the side of the distributor. There is a rubber boot that partially...
• Moisture in Distributor: O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 13:45:54 -0500
  Joel- Moisture in the distributor is often a SYPMTOM rather than a problem, and you don't want to occlusively seal the distributor. What...
• Re: 2 liter saga with fi continued
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:51:09 -0400
  Adam wrote Replaced fuel injector seals. They were shot. Ordered new distributor clamp from the dealer..........Will see if that helps keep the high...
• Re: Buyers beware - Fuel tank sealing kits
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 25 May 2012 19:40:03 -0500
  I agree - it could be nothing more than part a selection out of a misleading distributor parts catalog by the vendor. And if this...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 25 Dec 2013 01:08:05 -0600
  ...My '88 Dover Blue Transporter blew a major oil seal >> somewhere. I was working on the Red Brick this afternoon, had to run to...
• Re: Wrap Up: Oil mess on rear hatch after high speed run on freeway
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 11:19:11 +1000
  ...Oil breather tower seal. > 2. Rear oil pressure sensor. > 3. Distributor shaft seal. > > I sealed: (with black silicone gasket maker) > 1. The bolt that...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - millo fenzi
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 20:19:25 -0800
  ...Pulled the engine, seal looked fine. Put a new seal in. Still leaked. Hmmmmm. In desperation took it back to local garage (Fred's...
• Exposed wiring
  Historical mailing list - John Andersen
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:35:19 -0700
  ...on their distributor and exposing the wires from their hall sender. I would like to add one more hint about sealing the wires, use...
• Window seals and other things
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 17:39:26 -0500
  ...New discs, calipers, and pads, new water pump, new oil cooler seal, new water pump and oil cooler related hoses, stainless coolant distributor tower...
• Re: Craigslist Ad
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:43:44 -0600
  ...the distributor. This is an air-cooled Vanagon. Look at the photos, or read that there is a "New engine compartment seal." Air-cooled...
• O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Shortlidge D Joel
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 12:54:12 -0500
  Hey my brother is getting moisture in the distributor. We were wondering if there was some way to seal the cap so It could...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 25 Dec 2013 01:10:02 -0600
  ...Lots of VWs share the same cooler and o-ring so the seal is > easy to buy. Not that fun to change on a...
• Re: What is the best grease for CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:23:56 -0500
  ...Katz wrote: > also, for anyone happening on this post, can you recommend a fast curing > urethane adhesive/sealer for use sealing the pinhole left...
• Re: Window seals and other things
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:13:22 -0700
  ...New discs, calipers, and pads, new water pump, new oil cooler seal, new water pump and oil cooler related hoses, stainless coolant distributor tower...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 12:38:17 -0700
  ...The contacts in the male connector at distributor ended up corroding; I have yet to see any evidence of corrosion at other connector contacts...
• Re: Hesitation - temp 2 FIX Done Revise - Computer Resetting?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:33:34 -0400
  ...seal at > the head. this would > explain why when i got the van it was never bolted down on the > center air distributor. got...
• Re: Craigslist Ad
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:43:08 -0700
  ...the distributor. This is an air-cooled > Vanagon. Look at the photos, or read that there is a "New engine > compartment seal." Air-cooled...
• Re: Help with wet weather cut out problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 May 2004 16:46:48 -0500
  ...particles on your ignition wires, coil top, distributor cap or holding moisture in the spark plug seals. Give the engine a good spray down...
• runs poor in rain
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:08:28 -0500
  ...sealed with liqiud electrical tape and silicone. no more problems. If it's not that you should check the sparkplug wires and distributor cap...
• Re: leak near oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 01:43:57 -0500
  ...FWIW- Another leak point that <italic>looks</italic> like the oil filter leaking is the distributor seal. It's an o-ring that blocks...
• Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 15:40:37 -0500
  ...ECU, AFM, ISV, O2 sensor, temp II sensor, injector seals, and air filter. Also replaced all ignition components: plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:58:06 -0800
  ...If you have questions about what sealant to use in which application, see your local industrial sealant distributor. (Kaman for much of the US...
• My van dosent like me :-( !!!
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 03:28:37 +0000
  ...New water pump, distributor cap , button, new seals front and many many in the cooling system. Dont drive the van, affraid of ruining case...
• Re: 2.1L WBX: oil leak under big pulley
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:56:26 -0700
  I recently thought I had a leak from that crank seal but it turned out to be from the oil breather at the top...
• Eurovan O-ring, EVC , NVC
  Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
  Sat, 28 May 2011 11:22:38 -0400
  Any who know about Eurovans, There is a plastic flange in the Distributor end of the head for coolant. The O-ring seal of...
• Re: Has anyone R&R'd the distributor in a sy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 12:22:53 -0400
  ...Hoge) writes: >I remember some Syncro owners mentioning that their distributors were >water-sealed with some sort of a gasket or rubber boot - the...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 23:46:31 -0700
  ...Pulled the engine, seal looked fine. Put a new seal in. Still > leaked. Hmmmmm. In desperation took it back to local garage (Fred's...
• Re: Strange vacuum leaks 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 09:37:33 -0400
  Why is the mechanic smoke testing the crankcase? Anyway, there is a seal on the body of the distributor. It is likely shot but...
• Defeating '75 bus self-destructs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 22:52:33 -0500
  ...I found spark plug air seals, engine seal, road draft tube, and timing hole plug listed in the WCM catalog. What about all the...
• Re: Syncro water proofing
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 13:11:06 +0000
  ...VW also sealed around the bell housing with big gobs of silicone sealer. That's all I've noticed. Harry. > Does anyone know if...
• 2 liter saga with fi continued
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 18:59:01 -0400
  ...Replaced fuel injector seals. They were shot. Ordered new distributor clamp from the dealer..........Will see if that helps keep the high end timing...
• 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: Any experience with this part?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:39:22 -0600
  ...I also suggest you seal the threads with a sealant. Since I have a manual trans, I use the stopper plug on the bottom...