Date:         Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:51:49 -0500
Reply-To:     sevenkevin@WEBTV.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kevin Hayden <sevenkevin@WEBTV.NET>
Subject:      Vanagon Still Won't A Go-Go!!
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Hi There!! :-)

So far I checked all vacuum lines and they are fine.  With the stock
hall type distributor, I have no spark.  Is there a way to check it??
Also, will a distributor from a Golf, Jetta, Rabbit, etc fit??  I have
access to one of these, but no Vanagons!  I was told that the
distributor tells the computer what to do, and I'm not getting any spark
or gas into the cylinder.  I've tried to flood it and the plugs are
still dry.  LIke I've said before (so you have a brief history), I was
driving on to the on-ramp of the highway when my 1985 1.9 4 speed died
and I couldn't get it restarted, so I had it towed home to work on it.
I hooked the timing light up to each of the plug wires and no spark was
present.  Next, I checked the power relay and fuel pump relay and they
checked out fine too (but I don't know if there is a fuse for this??)!
After this, I checked vacuum lines and bleeder valve on the metal
T-fitting to check for presence of gas--these checked out alright.

The only distributor that I could find, in a bone yard, was a point type
distributor, so I dragged it home and hooked up the single wire to the
trigger wire on the MSD 6A unit and sure enough, I have plenty of spark
to the distributor cap and out but no gas to the plugs!!

Now, I should mention that I disconnected a green wire that goes to the
ignition module wiring harness that originally went to the negative side
of the coil...do I need this wire hooked up to get gas??   Or, is the
computer the culprit??

ANY help saving what little sanity I have left my wife will really
appreciate!!!

Kevin