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Date:         Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:31:52 -0400
Reply-To:     Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: 88 Wolfsberg Distributor
Comments: To: handfulofdimes@yahoo.com
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Bassim; You do not need the whole distributor. Only the Hall-Effect Sensor. I purchesed one used for about $20.

Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356 http://Neksiwel.20m.com/

On Thu, 5 Jul 2001 10:59:01 -0700 Bassim Dowidar <handfulofdimes@YAHOO.COM> writes: > Me again. Posted the message about the van stalling > intermittently two days ago. To repeat - it would just > go out like a switch was turned - then wouldn't start > for a couple of hours - then it would start and run > fine until it died again. > Anyway - finally got it into the shop (Dealer). They > were able to reproduce the problem (thank God) and > diagnosed it as a faulty Distributor, for which they > want $450!!! plus an hour labor. That, in addition to > a faulty passenger window switch brings my grand total > for diagnosis, parts and labor to just under $1000. > > My question is - can I get this distributor cheaper? > can I put it in myself? (I've got tools and basic > KnowHow, but have never done this before). Help! > > Bassim > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.


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