--- BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET> wrote:

> I checked and re-checked all connections. All I did was put on a new
> distributor cap and rotor and then put the old parts back on. I have spark,
> fuel, etc. but no start.  I never got around to setting the timing.
>
> Yes, it would be nice to swap parts but I have not convinced the wife on a
> 2nd Vanagon yet.
>
> :)
>
> Bryan
>

That's one out. Try to clean the distributor cap. If it has jumping sparks inside
the engine won't run either. Try another rotor. Make sure the distributor shaft
is not lifted (a little) and disengaged by itself.

Check the coil. Are there jumping sparks between the leads and the center core?
Mine somehow has been always dirty. Have to clean it from time to time. If you
see sparks there the engine won't run. It happened to me before.

I once got stuck after filling up gas in a gas station. Before AAA tow truck arrived
I pulled the cap and cleaned it. I drove away afterwards. It was a very unusual sight
to have the tail gate open. Engine cover out. And trying to fix a Vanagon right next to
a pump. I now carry several rotors and caps in my Vanagon all the time.

David

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