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• putting gas into my diesel
  Historical mailing list - Steven Broomhead
  Wed, 13 May 1998 18:19:47 -0500
  ...and just waiting to hook-up the CIS, exhaust, and the distributor/spark plugs. Of course, I could not wait for all to be...
• Re: 1.9 engine block same as 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 08:33:29 -0500
  ...the intake air distributor will also need to be modified because to fit the case. Bob Donalds Boston Engine http://www.bostonengine.com "All...
• Should the fuel pump always run with key on?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:22:27 -0800
  ...One of them right next to the distributor. Acck! As it turned out, ALL the hose clamps were extremely loose. the rubber hoses themselves...
• Re: Newen
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 22:25:33 +0000
  Make sure that the inside of the distributor cap is dry. Occasionally when you clean an engine, water will enter here and cause hesitation...
• Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 2 May 2004 12:26:59 -0400
  ...During the tune up, the spark plugs, the rotor and the distributor cap were changed. When I quit the garage one week ago, I...
• Stall during idle
  Historical mailing list - william landsman
  Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:18:20 -0800
  ...I recently had it is the shop (there was a problem with my Hall Sending Unit in the Distributor). Got all that fixed it...
• Re: WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:24:55 -0800
  ...If you sprayed WD-40 on the distributor cap, it would displace the moisture and allow the car to start. And although WD-40...
• Re: '90 GL dying at idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:55:41 -0400
  ...I just replaced the spark plugs and the distributor and the temp II sender. Other than those items it's basically original with 218...
• 87 HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:03:46 -0800
  ...fuel pump & filter, ignition coil, spark plug wires, distributor, rotor, 02 sensor, air intake manifold, air intake sensor, and magic sensor harness. Also, just...
• Re: Starts then won't....
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 11:38:12 -0500
  ...I pulled the distributor cap to make >sure the rotor looked okay as well. No problem there. >Any other places to check? I'll...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 1 Dec 2011 11:07:07 -0600
  ...I just looked up a distributor in the yellow pages, gave a call, the clerk who answered the phone took my order, and the...
• Das Boot still won't crank--latest update
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 03:14:55 -0600
  ...I took a look at the distributor and didn't like what I found. The mechanic who FORMERLY worked on my van left it...
• Re: GAUGES
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 14:08:00 -0500
  ...At a preset RPM, it disconnects > the ignition path to the distributor cap. I'll have to locate the part #, > but as far as...
• Re: Tune-up parts list?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 17:19:00 -0500
  ...Anything I should add to my list? Head Gaskets sealant water pump hoses (which ones?) plugs wires distributor cap pushrod seals belts Thanks, Joel
• Re: vanagon storage
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:29:28 -0400
  ...in other words, leave the coil wire connected to the coil, and ground the end that would normally connect to the distributor. this both...
• Replacing fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:32:54 -0800
  ...I paid for the extras like the fuel lines, a new distributor cap and rotor and a few other minor items. Since then I...
• Re: Timing Done - Idles Rough (Long)
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 22:55:36 -0800
  Static timing is good to get the car started, but dynamic (engine running) is more accurate because it takes into account the distributor advance...
• Re: new coil - still no spark???
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:18:03 -0500
  what procedure was used to test for the spark? holding distributor terminal end of coil wire near engine ground is usual procedure. if really...
• John Wallace Day clearance sale
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:07:44 -0400
  ...good used 2.1 throttle body $75 good used 2.1 distributor $60 1.9 main bearings STD 025 198 461 $40 2.1...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 20:26:10 -0400
  ...and no leaks-other than the >small one from base of distributor - were found. I will check >runners but what is the stud that...
• Re: Stuck at home (troubleshooting help needed)
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:19:19 -0400
  Does it run fine once you're up to speed? Possibly vacuum line to the distributor. Did you check all vacuum hoses? Bryan -----Original...
• Re: 85 GL No Spark-No Start
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:42:47 +0100
  ...There's a really dodgy connector on the outside of the distributor. The wires from this leading inside the distributor to the hall sensor...
• Re: setting the timing on my 1984 1.9 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dan Wallace
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:07:04 -0800
  ...Hook up your timing light and loosen the 10mm bolt cinching the base of the distributor. Start her up, let her warm up a...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:25:46 -0400
  ...Removed the distributor for examination and when > I went back this morning, it started right up... meaning that > something in the car cooled down...
• Re: Stopped in Moro... fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Oct 2016 01:39:53 +0000
  Air flow meter boot fall off? Fuel pump (relay) responding to starter but not distributor? Vacuum hose for brake booster? Dennis, From my phone...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 23:33:05 -0500
  ...Don't know how I changed RPM to pulses per second.... Distributor rotates at half crankshaft speed.... idle is 850 rpm.... half is 425...
• More timing confusion
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 17:33:54 -0400
  ...Is this correct? Next, the Haynes says to connect the idle stabilizer together and pull out the vacuum lines to the distributor. I then...
• Re: need help- what is this hose?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:02:26 -0500
  ...is an inch long pipe on the side of the air-distributor box. >> This is the vacuum hose going to the brake servo drum...
• Re: stop leak=stop gap? or how to find an oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 12:25:41 +0100
  ...If the body is rust free, then go for the new engine (also distributor and carburetors) and have yourself many trouble free miles. The...
• Testimonial:www.natoint.com (was: Product)
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 12:11:13 -0800
  ...No, I am not a distributor. -- R.Feuerriegel 88 syncro
• Re: VW Australia v Busdepot
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:03:04 -0500
  ...That's why parts distributors like BusDepot are able to flourish. Where I have trouble is independent repair shops charging dealer-like prices for...
• NVC: Classic Car Wax, WTB
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 16:41:29 EST
  ...The rep said he couldn't tell me the new distributor till the deal closed in a week or so (that was five months...
• Re: 1.9L bogging down on acceleration when hot..anyone ideas???
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:48:43 -0800
  ...But because it was dark, I could see the sparks flying from the distributor cap I had replaced a few months ago, to cylinder...
• Re: Stuttering at 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 1 May 2003 11:27:44 -0700
  ...both accelerating and decelerating as you seem to say yours does. Distributor and ECU perhaps. The vibration related loose connection sounds like the next...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 13:50:44 -0600
  I pulled the coil wire from the distributor and grounded it. No spark. John On 11/5/2013 1:04 PM, thewestyman wrote: > The...
• van 'stutters' and runs rich
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:43:33 -0500
  ...I've removed the Temp2 plug - van runs worse with it off Check timing - ok Fuel filters are both new Distributor cap looks good...
• was spark wires , now about the future of diesel and fuel prices
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:06:02 -0700
  ...There's a faint mark on the upper edge of the distributor body, where the cap sits, that indicates # 1 cylinder position. It's...
• Re: Diesel AC question. WHat triggers the clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 18:23:21 -0400
  ...Diesels don't have a distributor... So, on vw diesel engines, what controls the compressor clutch? Is there an automatic switch that will turn...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:57:58 -0500
  ...This is puzzling, > because I thought that the cases for the 1.9 and 2.1 were exactly the > same? The air distributor from...
• Finding TDC revisited
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sun, 29 May 2005 01:31:38 -0400
  ...I'm installing my distributor and need to find > TDC on #1, so I went back through the archives to find the correct > method...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:53:16 -0700
  ...find the missing cylinder. >> >> I wanted to unplug them at the distributor end, it being easier to get >> to that the sparky ends. But...
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:16:18 -0400
  ...low-current setting it draws more than claimed. > >I asked the distributor about this ("Hey, how come the current is >higher >than the brochure...
• Re: Why Folly left Lisa at the side of the road
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 14:31:19 -0700
  ...Why Folly left Lisa at the side of the road >I have not seen this failure before: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/jr.arnott/DistributorDrive1...
• Re: 1.9 won't start when hot outside
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:16:58 -0400
  ...It turns over but doesn't fire. >>There is spark and the distributor is fine. The battery is new. Once >>in Osoyoos (Hot weather...
• Rivets in my carb?!?
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Hendrickson
  Sun, 30 Jul 95 21:51:08 PDT
  ...After checking out all possible vacuum leaks and swapping distributors to no avail, I finally broke down and stole the carb (also 34-3...
• Re: '86 idle revisited and other comments
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 7 Apr 1997 17:22:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I was experiencing the same problem; I replaced the O2 sensor, spark plugs, plug wires, distributor cap, found a working idle stabilizer, etc. and...
• What next? ... GREMLINS STILL OCCUPY 80 CA VANAGON
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 13:01:56 -0800
  ...This weekend I'm going to remove the distributor and take a look at the hall control unit wire that reside in the black...
• Vanagon puzzler solved! (?)
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 01:18:19 -0700
  ...But in this case it cranked just fine. ??? Closest correct answer award goes to whoever said 'Check distributor'. 'Course, he went on to say...
• Re: New Carver P4 Propane or rebuilt EBERSPACHER gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 14:07:47 -0400
  ...There are plenty of US distributors - go to http://www.espar.com/ for more info. A company called Webasto also makes a similar product...
• Re: VDO sump plug sender
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 19:08:19 -0500
  ...If there's one that directly replaces the drain plug on a Vanagon, my VDO distributor doesn't know it, because I've asked...
• Starts then won't....
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 08:21:38 -0700
  ...I pulled the distributor cap to make sure the rotor looked okay as well. No problem there. Any other places to check? I'll...
• It works again
  Historical mailing list - Jack Pronovost
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 11:29:52 -0800
  ...First ignition wires, plugs, distributor cap and rotor, no cure. Added injector cleaner to fuel, no cure replaced all four injectors, still no cure...
• Strange No Start
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 11:56:52 -0600
  ...I am getting spark when I ground the distributor end of the coil wirt. I am not getting spark when I pull a plug...
• Re: DITRIBUTOR/NO START
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 15:30:55 -0800
  ...DITRIBUTOR/NO START hI All- I just replaced my plug wires,coil wire,distributor cap,and rotor-now the engine won't crank over...
• Re: Intake manifold hose
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:11:53 -0700
  ...Intake manifold hose > > The four hose pieces which connect the air intake distributor to the > manifold pipes - I purchased under part VWC-039-133...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l Digijet No Start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Tue, 8 Nov 2022 21:25:42 -0500
  ...Have ordered new plugs, wires, rotor, and distributor cap. Will arrive Thursday. Probably will pick up a coil and fuel pump over the winter...
• Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:42:54 -0700
  dear electrics by lucas *Maybe it was the TR4 distributor that flew apart in the middle of a Georgia forest with Dr. Werner Von...
• Re: ordering Nokian tires
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 09:41:58 -0800
  ...looked on the nokian web page for the phone numbers of distributors in >> california; there were 4. one was a disconected number, 2 were...
• Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:38:33 -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: need help- what is this hose?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:13:23 -0700
  ...is an inch long pipe on the side of the air-distributor box. > This is the vacuum hose going to the brake servo drum...