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• Embarassing Moments, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jun 1995 08:50:19 -0400
  ...Put on the distributor cap. Crank crank crank crank. Why doesn't the engine start? Oh. The ROTOR. Yes, we need that. This can...
• Re: Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - al brase
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:37:58 -0500
  ...airbox, distributor, > injectors, exhaust, cat, intake, hoses, everything. $450 > > -A/C compressor $35 > > -Bumper > front, has small hairline crack in center, hard to see...
• Re: Special Syncro Air Filters: What is the scoop?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 18:38:43 -0500
  ...I also replaced the distributor cap, rotor, plugs and wires. I bought one of the "syncro" filters since Kyle Wade was selling them for...
• Re: 84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:33:41 -0700
  ...This device sounds more like the module that connects the distributor 'points' sensor to the ECU. It's a small black box which lives...
• Coke urban legends
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:05:27 -0500
  ...The distributors of coke have been using it to >clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years! _________________________________________________________ Bob O'Shaughnessy, Columbus, OH...
• Re: 84 rough running,backfire
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 13:09:21 -0300
  The only backfiring/misfiring issue I ever had with my 84 was traced back to a bad cheap Non OEM distributor cap that was...
• 83 Vanagon Westfalia for sale in Calgary, AB
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 07:32:38 -0600
  ...Mechanically, it has a new main battery, new tires (Cooper light truck), new distributor, new alternator, new plugs, and new exhaust. It is running...
• Idle speed an A/C
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 05:26:08 -0700
  ...is engaged? Is there by chance a vacuum advance on the distributor? I did not notice any lines going to it. Maybe it's...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:02:13 -0400
  ...I drilled and tapped the coolant distributor (very carefully), and installed the coolant temp sensor very close to the original. For oil temp, used...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:39:41 -1000
  ...Bosch distributor caps and rotors.. i carry good spares ..but those last practically indefinitely. for example...every 1.9 waterboxer distributor has a felt...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 18:01:48 -0500
  ...Under normal circumstances there aren't > any sparks available in the engine room, unless of course the > sparking inside the distributor or from the...
• Re: Woody's digitool / digijet running rich
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 07:50:26 -0600
  ...Coil led indicates the coil is being pulsed by the distributor and ignition module digijet and by the distributor ecu on vanagon digifant. Fi...
• Re: ECU Cuts Out & Kills Engine
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:54:58 -0800
  ...This thing has a new > Distributor, Temp II Sensor, O2 Sensor, Plugs. After installing these, > the engine would still die when it hit a...
• Re: VANAGON digest 929
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 09:42:35 -0700
  ...a) Did you change points and condenser? Cap and rotor? Can you check the point gap and distributor timing again? b) Is there soot...
• Re: Sad tale - more info
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 19:58:34 -0400
  ...White-Allen VW - Dayton, Ohio >> >> Starter/Alternator/Distributor/plugs and wire set/Battery/Tires all less >> than a year old >> >> Interior and exterior in...
• Low Top Speed - Help!
  Historical mailing list - gbasey
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 11:05:11 -0500
  ...1 changed the entire ignition system (coil, wires, plugs, cap, rotor, and distributor - was worn) properly set idle and timing. 2 changed the o2...
• Still stalling
  Historical mailing list - Earl J Smith
  Mon, 15 May 2000 12:21:36 -0700
  ...replaced the fuel filter replaced plugs tested leads checked distributor rotor and cap replaced the ignition switch had the engine cleaned found and replaced...
• Re: Overland TDD conversion details
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 14:43:25 -0800
  ...a vacuum pump on all VW Diesel motors - right where the distributor > would be in a gasoline motor. No vacuum = no brakes! I know...
• Simple timing question, '84 1.9 l
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 16:43:17 -0500
  ...3) leave all vacuum hoses CONNECTED to distributor, etc. 4) Set the timing mark (V-mark ground in on pulley, to the left of...
• Re: <AIRS> 81 Vanagon Help
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:09:08 -0500
  ...I wouldn't futz with the condenser as it requires pulling the distributor to replace it, and we don't want our neophytes doing...
• Help diagnose POSSESSED 2.1L Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:41:49 -0400
  ...Swapped distributor with no change, ruled out timing and Hall sender problems. All plugs brand new, properly gapped. All grounds double checked and cleaned...
• Re: Good Price on 1.9l heads? - Not just AMC...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:48:17 -0700
  ...auto parts distributors) does not actually buy the fully assembled head from AMC, only the bare head. Then they assemble it themselves, using parts...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:39:55 -0700
  ...Motronic MP 9.0) all water hosescomplete ignition system which includes distributor, etc. (pre-installed on engine)intake / exhaust manifold and custom exhaust pipe...
• Re: How much damage to engine block, heads, etc., in fire from leaking fuel ins?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:26:56 -0700
  ...Wire insulation, fuel line protective covers, distributor cap, breather tower, fuel injection manifold, air cleaner housing, etc. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Nokian tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:34:49 -0800
  ...Nokian tires > i looked on the nokian web page for the phone numbers of > distributors in > california; there were 4. one was a disconected...
• Re: '85 Vanagon power loss
  Historical mailing list - Amanda Shank
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:07:17 -0700
  ...I'd investigate the distributor and the Hall effect sender and its wiring and sender mounting system. Also the air hoses and rubber air...
• Re: electrical woes - new developments
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:29:58 -0700
  ...It can be the coil, the ignition module, the distributor (Hall generator inside), wiring of the Hall generator to the ECU. Anyway, it is...
• Re: 81 fuel delivery help
  Historical mailing list - Bill Devlin
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 13:33:46 -0700 (PDT)
  ...1) the fuel pump won't activate when turning the key >because no signal is coming from the distributor/hall generator/computer >to enable...
• Guages
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 May 1996 10:27:29 -0500
  ...I think I am going to get them from a local bearing distributor. When I get the numbers I will post them with the...
• Re: Natural Gas Conversion Kit
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 20:44:25 -0800
  ...This computer gets signals from the distributor and somehow know the load state from that. -- David Marshall Email: david@volkswagen.org -- -- 78 1.8L...
• Re: Replacement Bumpers.
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 23:24:08 -0700
  ...I buy them from H&H distributors in the East Bay (San Francisco), they cost me around $120. Coby Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with...
• FS: 86 Vanagon GL with extra cooling vent in block
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 06:06:41 -0400
  ...Tires (Goodyear Regatta 205/70, passenger not LT) Battery (Tough One, from what is now Advanced Auto Parts - OEM specs) Distributor (new) Plug wire...
• ECU for CA
  Historical mailing list - easoars
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 22:15:08 -0800
  ...the engine? One last question does the computer electronically advance the distributor timing? The reason why I ask is when I accelerate the engine...
• Nixyard Partzsite
  Historical mailing list - Nikki Elko
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 13:45:03 -0700
  ...need spongy backing) 2 back plates for front side markers 3 distributor springs Obscure item: I've got two interior heat ducts, that fit...
• Re: blown hose?, try brake lines!
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:29:39 -0700
  ...BTW I got the "T" (aka brake fluid > distributor?!) from Rocky Mountain Motorworks for $6.00 (very helpful people > with great service); it isn...
• Re: "Highway Flyer" Vanagon Trans - $1495
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 00:46:00 -0500
  ...These are genuine Volkswagen (imported from South Africa), and > are warranted by the distributor for 6 months/6000 miles. Price is $1495. > I'm...
• FW: Max Load Rating Calculation
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:28:43 -0700
  ...index...does anybody have that info???? Call/email Yokohama or their distributor directly, the tech department should have that info. It's also on...
• Re: '80 aircooled power loss cont
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:47:04 -0400
  ...Muffler not clogged. >I misspoke and said timing retards when I rev motor - I meant >it advanced (timing moves counter clockwise on scale). >Distributor...
• Re: engine dies while driving - possible causes?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:48:30 -0800
  ...Turns out, one of the wires at the Hall pick-up at the distributor was broken. Not the insulation, just the metal conductor. A...
• Re: burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 07:16:24 -0800
  ...need to look at in the distributor? Does anyone > have a link to a good Vanagon distributor site? Anyone have > step-through of disassembly...
• Re: failed SMOG, cylinder misfiring?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:22:53 -0700
  ...I turned the engine off and disconnected > cylinder 1 from the distributor, checked, then turned the engine off and > disconnected cylinder 2, checked then...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 11:05:20 -0800
  ...I'd imaging their part works in a similar way to the Digifant distributor but without a rotor and cap. Neil. On Thu, Jan...
• Re: 88 van - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 17 Sep 2014 23:25:32 -0600
  ...No fire from coil to distributor. Used the engine analyser I got > from Van Cafe. That is sweet and worth having. Ultimately all indicators...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 26 Dec 2013 07:17:47 -0600
  I DO ! Each and every time I change an oil filter I check the tightness of that big nut. VERY IMPORTANT. This note should...
• Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:29:36 -0500
  Any possibility the distributor wasn't tightened all the way and has been slowly moving? I've had that happen before... Marc On Sat...
• Re: Volvo B230FT Engine --> Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:13:37 -0800
  ...It seems to my eye that the distributor makes the engine too long at the flywheel end. But IMO, in some ways it might...
• Re: Gas in Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 15:31:07 PDT
  ...diesel fuel (without the extra taxes, of course) The local Shell distributor pumps heating oil & diesel out the *same* tank. A few neighbors I...
• RE: Governors (i.e.-rev limiters)
  Historical mailing list - No Quarter
  Fri, 3 May 1996 19:32:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...an ignition-cutout plunger on a > special rotor for certain bus distributor. > I distinctly remember that last year sometime on the aircldvw listserv, that...
• Re: Parting out 1991 Carat/Multivan
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 17:25:47 -0400
  ...25 tail light idle stabalizer brain $25 idle stabalizer valve $50 distributor $70 muffler Derek Drew drew@interport.net (preferred) DerekDrew@aol.com (if...
• checking fuel system pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 14:53:20 CST6CDT
  ...then remove the tiny bolt sticking up out of that in-line "T" connector just to the right of the distributor. Some gas will...
• Need help with 86 Syncro ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 09:16:59 -0600
  ...Could not find what it was, however, the distributor looked a little burnt inside. He replaced the cap and rotor. Started it back up...
• Re: BYOP (Bring Your Own Parts)
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 14:34:27 -0400
  ...Bryan (BTW, my old mechanic, retired now, let me supply everything from distributor caps to used radiators...)
• Re: 1986 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 19:47:55 -0400
  ...Spark plug > wires, distributor rotor, coil all pass the multimeter tests. > > Wierd clue: the "buzzer" that goes on when the key is in the...
• Re: From guy stuck in Florida STILL NO LUCK
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 16:46:31 -0800
  ...My similar experience last weekend was caused by 1) battery depleted by cranking and 2) crud (carbon)inside distributor cap. Tandemmed a spare boat...
• Re: Ignition and Carbs.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 00:22:54 -0800
  ...Same for the distributor, I used an 050 with electronic points, or lack of them. Engine felt more powerful than the FI, just had...
• Digifant to carb, any thoughts??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Tue, 15 May 2001 15:06:21 -0400
  ...Fuel Pump, needs one with less delivery psi...perhaps a type 4 mechanical? Distributor, disconnect the Hall sender and keep it? Is it mechanical...
• Re: Oil Leaks and Leak Down Test
  Historical mailing list - sudhir desai
  Fri, 3 May 2002 07:13:25 -0700
  ...2) take the coil wire off the distributor end. 3) pull the sparkplugs. 4) attach the compression tester to the #1 cyl. 5) make...
• Re: aircooled dizzy / high idle,
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:05:12 -0500
  ...It does have a > mechanical advance distributors not the correct vacuum advance is > this just how these mechanical advance ones work? Or am I...
• Re: Longer range gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 17:33:22 -0700
  ...Vanagon Projekt is listed in the Winkler catalogs as the official US distributor for Winkler products. I know Detlef personally. I have been to...
• I need to sell A Few Parts:
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:51:19 -0700
  ...2.1L Digifant distributor, tested and it works fine. No play in shaft. $60 6. Stub axle and housing both left and right. $95...