On 4 Nov 2003 at 22:17, Conrad Klahn <conradk@MAC.COM> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My rotors are burning up. I checked the archives on this, but the posts
> pointed to non-Bosch rotors. I think the rotor I got from Bus Depot had
> all of about a week on it. The metal edge is worn down on one side, the
> top was scored. The inside of the cap looks fine?

Strange... I got about 50k kms on a set of non Bosch cap/rotor, and they still looked
ok. I just replaced with a Neihoff, as I couldn't find Bosch where I was this summer.

> I replaced the rotor and cap because the old rotor was badly burnt. I
> thought it was just old, having not been replaced since I bought the
> van last April. Thoughts? Wires and plugs look fine.

I replaced a 12 year old set of stock wires with new Bosch this summer, but it made
no difference (problem was traced to a bad ECU solder joint), and the Bosch are
much poorer quality, at least at the connectors.

> Any insight on what I need to look at in the distributor? Does anyone
> have a link to a good Vanagon distributor site? Anyone have
> step-through of disassembly and cleaning/lubrication?

Is there any play in your dist shaft? I considered pulling mine, but when I looked at
the procedure in the Bentley (for the 2.1) I decided not to. A puller is required, or at
least something resembling one...

> As far as tune-ups go, can I use an old fashioned Dwell Meter Tach
> combo to tune up the Vanagon engine? I have one of the old Sears
> Craftsman "engine analyzer" boxes that I haven't used yet. Do I hook up
> like the Bentley shows for the computer analyzer? I have never tuned up
> an ECU-equipped car before (just my old bus).

Not sure. The only time I've check my timing (after 8 years), as per the Bentley, it
was dead on, so I didn't go any further.

> I am still trying to find a source for the temperature sensor (blue)
> connector (for the fuel injection). Hopefully I can get by the local VW
> dealer and see how much blood they want from me. If too much, maybe the
> local junk yard where I remember seeing a couple of Vanagones a year
> ago.

Any good FLVWAPS should have them for about $10-15. Most of the list vendors
also carry them. Again, I replaced mine and it made no difference, although many
have said these will fail...--
Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
'88 Westy 375k
'85 Jetta D 263k
'85 Jetta TD 482k (retired)
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