There should be a little metal clip that holds everything together.  My
hall sender plug poped out one day and it was a PITA to figure out what the
problem was... I was driving along when the engine died and backfired twice
and that was it!

Good news is that any three prong plug found on a 85+ VW will fit!  I got
mine free from the dealers scrap wire bin!

At 14:58 10/12/98 -0400, David Bogle / Architecture wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I noticed that in my '87 syncro wesfalia the hall sender connector
>sticking out of the distributor is loose.  One of it's shoulders is
>broken off and the whole piece jiggles freely about 2mm in all
>directions.  It is still connected to the distributor and to the
>wire/plug; and it is functioning.  But, is is supposed to be like this?
>Should I secure it with some epoxy or something?  If I am not mistaken,
>the engine will not run without this connection, yes?
>
>Thanks,
>--
>David Bogle
>
>'72 Campmobile 2.0L (For Sale)
>'87 Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia
>
>

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