The distributor came with an RF shield that goes over the distributor cap.
It has a braided strap on it that ends in a female spade connector and
bleeds the interference to ground.

I don't really know if it needs to be there - you'd think so or they
wouldn't have gone to the trouble.  My 1.9 and both 2.1 WBX engines have the
shields.

On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 10:03 PM, David Vickery <david_vickery@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Does anyone know what the male terminal is for on the side of the
> distributor on later vanagons?  Was it used on some years and not others.
>  My van is an 87 but the engine was replaced and I noticed my distributor
> cap is shielded which I think is different than what normally comes on an 87
> so maybe that explains the unused terminal?  I am trying to figure out if
> that spade connection should be attached to ground or something?
>
> Thanks much.  I looked in my Bentley and searched under distributor but it
> brings up too much unrelated stuff.
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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