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• Re: help GM alternator in a 74 1800?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen P. Miller
  Tue, 10 May 1994 15:12:59 EDT
  ...the fuel iline rotted and srayed fule onto the distributor. Spark and fuel makes end of beetle. Do you have a GM alt on...
• Waterboxer engine swap
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Mar 1995 01:09:00 -0500
  ...I think the distributor from the 1.9 must be used in the 2.1 >engine. A friend of mine has gone through this...
• Last chance! (was: need assistance)
  Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 19:52:19 -0400
  ...86 Vanagon GL running, but here goes, I am sure the distributor and wires are hooked up correctly, I'm sure because I've...
• 87 GL wont start and run
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 20:25:22 EST
  ...be running very rich?? I have spark of course at the distributor and plugs. Ox sensor light and Battery light stayed on even when...
• Re: Engine Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 14:04:48 -0700
  ...new water pump, fuel > filter, injector wiring, air > filter, plugs, wires, distributor, rotor........... > > could there be a problem with the ECU, leaking > injectores, bad...
• No power
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 09:42:25 -0800
  Lube the advance unit in the distributor. (Remove rotor, add a couple three drops of oil, replace the rotor and wiggle it back and...
• Re: Emisson Control unit question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:25:15 -0700
  ...From that point on the ECU runs the pump > whenever it > >see pulses from the hall unit in the distributor. > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to...
• Re: failed SMOG, cylinder misfiring?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 09:29:24 -0400
  ...set of plug wires from VolksCafe along with a rotor and > distributor cap. I hope to get the parts on Tuesday. > > If this doesn...
• Re: hall effect sender output characteristics?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:30:36 -0400
  ...crank since there's no advance mechanism in the 2.1l distributor. david -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon...
• Re: Luggage Rack: Fine Cracks At Bottom. Repair? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:07:06 -0800
  Called local yacht shop (not many distributors here for Interlux) "Hi. How much is a gallon of Brightside white?" "$149.68" "(drops phone) .... What...
• Re: Dash Noise - Buzzing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:37:10 -0700
  ...Coming out of the seven point connector in the "Wire distributor box" in engine bay, to 2 point connector: Yellow for 0.9 bar...
• Re: Okay READ the subject bar...Hall Effect SPEEDO question.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 May 2008 14:21:29 -0700
  ...I don't see how the signal from a distributor could be used for anything except a tach. Does that little box at the...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:56:29 -0500
  The best 40 bucks you'll ever spend.... http://content.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00947390000P?vName=Automotive&cName=Tools+%26+Equipment...
• Fwd: Fuel System or Electronic?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:16:14 -0500
  ...Hall unit sender on distributor was broken where it attaches to the distributor body, so I will be getting a new one. Thinking (hoping...
• Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 02:25:25 +0200
  Be sure to put the distributor drive shaft in and position it correctly before you lay the crank and camshaft to "final rest". It...
• Re: transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 15:15:22 -0800
  ...In the Bentley pic 38-394 on > page 37.4 it would show just above the woven tube part of the air > distributor. > > any...
• Re: Rebuilding an 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:28:36 -0600
  ...Spring under your distributor, tie it to your distributor with a small bundle tie. 2. Thrust washer under your distributor drive, tie it to...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 19:58:31 -0700
  ...Remove distributor cap > > Pull center wire from cap and set end of wire on metal > > Loosed the 13mm nut that holds the distributor clamp...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:13:16 -0800
  ...I wiped the inside of the >>>> distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change. >>> >>>
• Re: Injectors-What I Now Know
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:56:15 -0800
  ...If you don't want to crank the engine, you can also remove the distributor and turn it by hand. That's the only...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 09:55:44 -0600
  Well, I feel like and idiot...turns out when I swapped distributors, I put it back without making sure it engaged the drive gear...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 21:06:07 -0800
  ...We changed the distributor cap and rotor just because they looked a > little suspect. > > It doesn't even act like it wants to try...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's,normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 00:02:28 -0600
  ...Hall sender input of the ECU > would immediately tell whether the distributor/wiring is the culprit > or not. Or a scope, of course. But...
• Re: Timing lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 09:25:17 CST6CDT
  ...the advance type light is useful for checking how the distributor advances the timing with rpm. it isn't essential but gives one more...
• Type IV timing marks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 1996 10:02:10 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The other didn't so I didn't touch the distributor for fear of making things worse. Does anyone make an aftermarket piece to...
• Re: FI Vacuum leak 83 Westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:23:09 -0400
  ...FI Vacuum leak 83 Westy? > > > >> >>Anyway, can anyone tell me how to check for a leak at the air distributor >>where it meets the...
• Re: More on MrEdII
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:49:30 -0700
  5 miles per gal in a Vanagon? Well perhaps if you regap the plugs to.0065,remove two plug wires and turn the distributor...
• Re: Steam Clean Engine?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 21:51:02 -0700
  The key here is never clean a hot engine or one that is running.Place plastic bags over alternator and distributor.Don't get...
• FOR SALE - 1986 VW VANAGON PARTS
  Historical mailing list - res0449u
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 11:44:18 -0700
  ...SPARE PARTS .. Rotor - 1-234-332-350 - (Bosch 04170) - 1 each .. Distributor Cap - 1-235-522-370 - (Bosch 03212) - 1 each .. Relay - 141-951...
• Re: Parts Place - Dear Vanagon List Subscribers - Part II
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 20:31:45 -0400
  ...leak caused by joint in the fuel line residing above the distributor. VWoA denied there was a problem. This member posted the story of...
• Re: Shady Boy awnings
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 11:41:16 -0700
  ...from a distributor in San Jose. > Anybody know anything about these Lazy Boys? > > Phaedra > '85 Westy-Wolf > "Hester"
• Intermittant starting problem with 1986 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Christine H. Stinson
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 11:11:22 -0400
  ...One friend suggested spraying WD-40 into the distributor when it doesn't start. Sometimes, but not reliably, the Vanagon will start an hour...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 20:36:17 -0800
  Put me down for two as I will break the first one. ROTF, LMAO. Still. Mike On 3/4/03 4:36 PM, "Mark...
• Re: Hall Sender question
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 14:53:26 -0700
  ...Hall Sender question > Hey all, > > That plastic peice on the side of the distributor(the > hall sender) is broken and just hanging there. It...
• Re: No spark, help
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:03:23 -0700
  ...did you mean 'solenoid'? or possibly distributor or coil? If no spark from the coil I would start by verifying you are getting power...
• Starting problems
  Historical mailing list - khgo50
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:29:46 -0400
  ...In the past I've changed the relay to fuel pump, replace with new fuel pump, new cables, spark plugs, new distributor cap with...
• Re: New fuel line disintegrates
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 16:03:58 -0400
  ...World Pac is an American distributor with some warehouse in Canada. You can't buy directly from them. They specialize mostly in German parts...
• Re: Go Westy tune up kit
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:15:13 -0700
  ...So in the process of looking over his van's engine I see a new > distributor cap and wires but the ends of the...
• Re: Window seals and other things
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:13:22 -0700
  ...New discs, calipers, and pads, new water pump, new oil cooler seal, new water pump and oil cooler related hoses, stainless coolant distributor tower...
• Re: Go Westy tune up kit
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:33:36 +0000
  ...So in the process of looking over his van's engine I see a new distributor cap and wires but the ends of the...
• Re: 1990 Multivan with noise in front
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:19:46 -0700
  ...remove distributor cap ..........see where rotor points, turn engine by hand until rotor points to the faint index mark on the top edge of...
• Re: Muffler supplier in Canada
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 25 May 2020 17:49:21 -0600
  ...my 85 and got the Gowesty Stainless exhaust from a Canadian distributor whose name escapes me. Very happy with it. Shipping was quite reasonable...
• Re: Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:40:53 -0700
  ...Air > distributor has no holes. Immediately noticed whistle while driving with > engine lid off. Did not hear it revving engine in driveway, lid off...
• Re: Won't run
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 23:46:39 -0500
  ...have replaced the AFM with a rebuilt one and changed the > distributor to one where the plug for the hall sender isn't hanging...
• Re: Help! It's raining & my bus won't accelerate.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:29:19 EST
  ...and the firewall there?) then I would suspect either a bad distributor cap or bad spark plug wires. Both of these will cause problems...
• Re: Wanted: 2.1L parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 19:21:35 -0500
  ...To use the 2.1 air flow meter will require changing the entire system including the ECU, Distributor, harness, and sensors. Dennis ----- Original Message...
• Re: Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 22:55:44 -0400
  ...plugs ) > Spray some LPS, or WD-40 inside the cap and distributor, and on the > outside of the coil. > Now see what happens. > Mine...
• Re: Compression Test Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 15:15:57 -0600
  ...detail missing. > It > says to ground > the center lead of the distributor. How should this be done? A > jumper of > some sort? > Is there...
• 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 18:03:30 -0600
  ...We have put a new(er) distributor cap on. Can we try to prime the van by adding a little gas in the air...
• Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 22 May 2007 21:25:31 -0400
  ...old but engine has been misfiring for that time, too...) New distributor, hall sender, wires, plugs, cap, rotor, hall control, coil checks good. No...
• Re: costco auxillary battery size (group# and/or costco number)?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 18:57:49 -0400
  ...07, Karl Mullendore <groups@westyventures.com> wrote: > > > > Your local Interstate battery distributor/dealer will have both 41 and > > 91. Why pad the pockets of...
• 2.1 engine rebuild--details on bearing #3, please?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:35:21 -0500
  On bearing #3, the one between the distributor gear and the pulley, what is the correct position of the bearing? Bentley seem unclear. Furthermore...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:49:25 -0500
  ...Jim On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > That part of the distributor is notorious...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:34:14 -0700
  ...That lead to a so-so used distributor cap crapping out .. and a didn't-look-bad-at-all oxygen sensor crapping out as...
• '88 Vanagon Emmissions fix
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 15:16:10 -0800
  ...Distributor-Breakerless / Hall Effect Distributor Trans: 3-speed Automatic Transaxle Mileage: 140,000 mi Emissions: Federal VIN: WV2YB025XJH Symptoms: Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality...
• Cleaning the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Per Martin Joraholmen
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 22:40:45 +0200
  ...Bought a new distributor cap, rotor, sparkplugs, checked the compression and replaced the vacuum hoses to the distributor. It is running on all four...
• 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:52:25 -0800
  ...The one rather interesting snag I ran into with my engine project is that the air-intake distributor (metal box in center) from the...
• Re: 86 Westy cuts out sporadically, now won't start
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:23:54 -0700
  ...I also had a short look into the distributor cap and it does not look too bad. A little crusting on the contacts but...
• Re: '87 Syncro Weekender for sale
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:19:57 -0500
  ...figure, $300) Last ran about 10 years > ago, when the coolant distributor was replaced, the divorce, she dumped the > van on me, etc. Buy...
• Re: WTB: Injector Driver Module
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:53:30 -0700
  ...The part number you refer > to is correctly called an Ignition Control Module - runs the Hall Unit > on the distributor. Fits 79 Cal Bus...