The last major work on the van was done 4 years ago, heads and head gaskets.? Shouldn't have touched the distributor but who knows.? Nothing else has been done that I recall and its run well for 80-90k miles.

The rubber tire patch may work for a while if the pipe was dry but I couldn't drain the coolant or wait.? The clamp did the job and will stay under the moderate pressure of the hot coolant.? I'm going to pursue Dennis' theory.? There are a couple of VW repair places in the area I'll call first thing Monday AM and see if I can get some help.?

Tom
?'91 Carat

-----Original Message-----
From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:34 am
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Distributor woes

Good on ya doing the patch. Sounds like a useful one to remember. I
think patch kits for bike tires, and floatational devices, can be had
pretty easily. Failing that, I wonder if good contact cement and a
chunk of rad/heater hose or old tire would do?

My first question would be, did anyone remove the distributor to
service anything?

I can just imagine a loose clamp, then the dizzy working its' way out.

Cheers,

Neil.