that's what it looks like to me as well.

Did you check if there is spark ?
perhaps it's working just fine, but the firing order is incorrect.

there are two versions of the 2.1 distributor.
on one of them the wires for the sender are plainly visible,
on the other they are not.
This one looks like that kind ..the one where the wires don't really show.

Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Old Volks Home" <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: New distributor missing hall sender?

> The rest of the hall unit is under the rotating stator piece.  remove the
> retaining circlip, then the stator (mark its position first) and it should
> be there.  The black connecting piece on the side of the distributor is
> the
> exposed half of the hall unit (or should be).  Bosch 1237 010 039
> (formerly
> 1237 010 027).
> --
> Jim Thompson
> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> 75 914 1.8 (No Name Yet)
> Full Timing Since March 1999
> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> ***********************************
> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Todd <dermultivan@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just received/installed a 'new' distributor from one of our vendors and
>> the
>> van just won't turn over.  Popped the cap, rotor, dust cap off and...am I
>> wrong...is the hall sender missing??!  I assume a 'new' rebuilt
>> distributor
>> would come complete with everything.  Have a look, and thanks!
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/dermultivan/NewDistributor?feat=directlink
>>
>> Todd
>> 91 Weekender
>>