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• Re: where to put OEM cup holders?
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 07:17:23 -0700
  ...1990 GL -- "Mudskipper," Now featuring a non-leaky coolant distributor
• Starting problems with 88 Vanagon (Wolfberg Ed) with 90,000 ml
  Historical mailing list - khgo50
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:25:24 -0400
  ...In the past I've changed the relay to fuel pump, replaced a new fuel pump, new cables & spark plugs, new distributor cap with...
• Re: No start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 20:01:20 -0400
  ...It has the original point/condenser >distributor and cpu. Ti will start like a champ cold but not re-start hot . I suggest checking...
• Re: Wiring Harness Differences
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:09:37 +0000
  ...The California harness has special connections to accomodate the Hall-effect distributor, ICU and Idle Stabilizer while the Federal harness has none of these...
• Re: missing wire at distributor? and timing question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:02:21 -0400
  ...Timing is changed by turning the distributor. Make sure the idle is correct so that the centrifugal advance isn't doing anything. Stock timing...
• Re: stereo install
  Historical mailing list - Connor McBryde
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 10:52:51 -0400
  ...I removed the 2 small air vent grilles from the right side upper air distributor (where the side curtains slide along over the sliding...
• Re: Stumbling problem solved
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 20:41:24 -0600
  ...Here's what finally isolated the problem and worked for me. > >I was suspicious of distributor/hall sensor/coil for some time because the...
• Re: Distributor Hall Sender Connector
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:00:57 -0800
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 1:05 PM Subject: Distributor Hall Sender Connector > I've been on an ETKA hunt for the...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 09:35:29 -0700
  ...I added a zip tie to the plug on > the distributor not the harness. Starts right up. Thanks to the suggestion > from a Van...
• Re: Loss of Power after carwash
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:22:55 -0500
  Well, just the bracket on the sender that attaches it to the distributor was cracked, not the whole unit. Zip tie seems to keep...
• BA6
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 20:06:36 -0600
  ...I have all of them except for for the evaporative emissions hooked up to the air distributor. I would appreciate mail. I have a...
• Re: Help, my bus has fallen and can't get up!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 27 Feb 95 14:03:17 CST
  ...needs replacing?! it might also be the fuel injector trigger points down in the distributor. but i don't recall anybody ever saying that...
• how to tighten VDO oil press. adapt. hose?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jul 1996 14:57:03 -0500 (CDT)
  ...For access to the hole in the engine block, there is a hole in the tin just above, in front (FIF) of the distributor...
• Re: Propane filler valve needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 09:11:18 EST
  ...Coast is a distributor to dealers -- my contact is through Arlington RV at 401 884-7550, but any RV dealer that carries the Coast...
• Re: '85 timing question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 23:50:16 -0500
  ...Oh yeah -- tighten the distributor clamp bolt. FYI there is also a more circular mark on the next-outer pulley edge -- that's TDC...
• Re: vanagon will not start when it rains
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 16:10:49 -0500
  ...and with the engine running, spray the ignition wires from the distributor to the spark plugs including the one to the coil. You'll...
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 22:10:35 -0500
  ...new Plugs, rotor and distributor cap. Recent > fuel, air filter and pump. > > New Oxy sensor. > > My catalytic converter is empty of any catalyst and...
• Rear Heater Removal
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:16:26 +0800
  ...I bypassed the heater loop by disconnecting the thermostat heater hose at the "T" and connecting it directly to the coolant distributor . Had to...
• Re: Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question? / Pertronix electronic ignition
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 23:58:44 -0500
  ...replaces the points >>and condenser, fits entirely inside the distributor, costs about $75. > >Okay, I went to their site and took a look. Do...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 19:54:14 -0700
  ...And of the hundreds of Bosch ReMan starters and alternators and distributors I have installed, I've had 2 comebacks only, both covered by...
• Raised floor heater duct photo in Bentely
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:34:41 -0800
  ...12 of the Vanagon Bentley and the part is called "air distributor". In all too typical Bentley fashion, the page is labeled "All_Water...
• Re: 1986 VanagonGL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 2 May 2005 14:38:00 -0600
  ...Engine has been gone > through once or twice by my mechanic. Distributor has been replaced & > retimed. > Right now, I am getting a little over...
• Re: Advice on 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:20:13 -0500
  ...out.Is your oxygen sensor hooked up correctly?Maybe adjust the distributor a tiny bit.Just loosen the nut and tap the dist a...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 1 May 2008 16:58:50 -0700
  ...Do worry about any rubber lines from the fuel pump to the fuel distributor as these will see full pressure and I think that...
• Re: '66 bus w/ flickering oil light
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Apr 1994 21:31:23 -0600
  ...Your insight? I'm running an 009 distributor set to roughly 30 degrees total advance (using a Snap-On variable-advance timing light). With...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:06:54 -0700
  Is the cam/crank/distributor timing correct? These should line up at the same time: cam ("OT") crank pulley notch (lines up with mark...
• Digifant and Fuel Injection Basic questions(long)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:55:52 -0600
  ...Since I've never had the stock Vanagon 2.1 distributor apart, can anyone tell me if there are centrifugal advance weights inside it...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:49:01 -0700
  ...The distributor would work sometimes, and not others. I just popped on another properly working distributor .......and she's fixed rock solid. my point...
• Re: It still stalls!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 24 May 2002 15:32:47 -0400
  ...But I digress... -I also have 2 hole infront of my airflow box (where f/i ppes are, behind the distributor) the holes are...
• New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:31:03 -0700
  ...independent from the main function of the ignition coil (feeding the distributor)? - and could we leave it in and use the van while waiting...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Mar 2018 23:13:23 -0500
  ...idle stab module on 1.9l, Hall effect sender in the distributor or the connections to it. Conversely, if the tach drops at the...
• Re: New H-4 Suby Engine Pics/Info.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:36:17 -0800
  ...I mean distributor! There is another thread over there regarding the Subaru Transaxle install here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:27:37 -0500
  ...near -T-housing, go touch yours, feel it. -The plastic coolant distributor between M and N and L, those are falling appart. -Sometime W...
• Re: Miss at idle?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 13 May 2016 11:47:26 -0400
  ...Dave > On May 13, 2016, at 11:24 AM, Tyler Hardison <tyler@SERAPH-NET.NET> wrote: > > Where to start? > > Distributor cap and rotor, plugs...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:43:25 -0400
  ...I was wondering though, > why can't I swap the 2.1 harness, ecu and distributor in, too? I know the > cooling system must...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:59:07 -0400
  here you go: http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3643&category_id=334&category_parent_id= On Mon, Mar 23, 2009...
• Government Conspiracy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 95 10:10:20 MST
  ...I know that there are some smog shops which will overlook centrifugal distributors, &c....but there has to be a line somewhere! -- Todd R...
• Yokohama Y370 Jackpot (I think)
  Historical mailing list - Jones,Rich
  Thu, 17 Apr 97 17:26:00 EDT
  ...His catalog said $158 (Can) each, but he called his distributor and said he can get 'em for $105 each. Have I found them...
• Re: U-joints
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 09:00:43 -0400
  ...Six States Distributors 1112 W. 33rd South Ogden UT 84401 801 488 4688 Part #BO 41203, Size 3 U-joint, 49.95 each + freight...
• Re: dont try this at home
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 09:16:47 -0800
  Have you tried warming the thing? You could stick the whole distributor in the oven at 250 or so - NOT the microwave, right? - with...
• Thanks to the list
  Historical mailing list - Connal Hughes
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 22:59:27 EST
  ...While I was futzing about I switched some long overdue spark-plugs, the distributor cap and rotor. Oh what a difference. She fired right...
• Puh-Leeeeze Forgive Me!!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 00:06:21 -0400
  ...my lack of thinking when posting my desperate problems with my distributor woes! I still would appreciate any ideas or thoughts on my previous...
• F.S. Fuel Injection parts from 1987 2.1 Digifant!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Lane
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:07:18 -0700
  ...Electronic Control Unit (ECU)(I've seen these in the $200's used) Air flow meter (4) fuel injectors w/fuel rails Distributor/Hall...
• Re: Wanted - High top
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 May 2004 17:59:36 -0600
  ...Yes, we are the Reimo dealer and distributor for the US. It would be quite expensive to ship the roof from Germany. It could...
• Crappy Parts Rant
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:10:52 -0700
  ...A new distributor that was the wrong model. So, what's the deal? Am I having unusually bad luck? Would I get better quality...
• Freeze 12 Update
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 17:35:27 -0600
  ...time on the phone tracking this down, eventually calling the regional distributor. Through him I found a shop in Albuquerque who will convert the...
• Re: [T2] FIRE!! How did it happen? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:07:16 -0700
  ...I think the leak was small since not much burned but at 20 psi > it can't help but spray out getting the distributor...
• '81 Westy project
  Historical mailing list - Will Anderson
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:53:35 -0700
  ...Budget a few hundred bucks for the following: -Cali ECU -Cali engine wiring harness -electronic distributor 039-905-205C and ignition module -cali double...
• Re: Material Source for Custom Table Leg
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sun, 20 May 2018 09:05:05 -0700
  ...But I've > visited a local distributor, and they only have expensive DOM stock in > that size: > > https://www.mkmetal.net/ > > They recommended a...
• Re: Coil-itis
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 17:20:27 -0700
  ...How old/many km's on the Hall Sender in the distributor ? > > fwiw... > I have rarely seen a faulty coil.. > weak ones ..sure. > But...
• fun road trip for free parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jul 1996 11:04:19 -0500
  ...The only thing I'd never seen before was some aftermarket distributor, made by Scat, big enough for the condensor to fit inside. Also...
• Re: size of nut (bolt?) on crankcase pulley?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:57:17 -0600
  ...What I'm saying here is -before tearing into the distributor, make sure all connections are tight - and make sure by using that simple...
• Re: 1.9L Hiccup Remedy?
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Wed, 24 May 2006 06:26:52 -0400
  ...Anyone trid this? There has been a noticable arcing within the distributor cap. As the nature of electricity is to always seek the shortest...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 May 2012 - Special issue (#2012-271)
  Historical mailing list - ZedEE Scooby
  Sat, 5 May 2012 22:55:47 -0400
  ...this special issue: > > 1. Swapping out bad spindle/s (3) > 2. Distributor Ground question (5) > 3. Rad R&R -- tools? (3) > 4. A new...
• 300 spots of lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 3 Nov 2010 19:09:04 -0700
  ...used 3-in-1 oil on the felt pad in the distributor, because it's easy to dispense a drop or 3 and was...
• Re: Propane fridges: '76-'79
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 13:11:47 PST
  ...for extended > periods of time. > > I got it from a propane distributor in Canada, but you might be able to > order it from an...
• Re: ground wires/strap (85 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 10:55:01 -0400
  ...to the water pump assembly. > >Another 1 is connected to the distributor cover. > >Also, there is a 1/2" flat braided strap, about a...
• power loss in '81
  Historical mailing list - bill
  Tue, 25 Mar 1997 22:46:03 -0700
  ...Also, pulling the plug wire for cylinder #3 off the distributor has no effect on engine when it is running at about 2000 RPM...
• Re: 87 GL wont start and run
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 07:57:14 -0600
  ...be running very rich?? > I have spark of course at the distributor and plugs. Ox sensor light and > Battery light stayed on even when...
• Update to "My van won't start"
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 00:30:06 -0800
  ...The good news is it only cost the price of a distributor cap, rotor, a bentley manual, and a tow. All in all around...