Date:         Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:17:52 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Help with Distributor removal/replacement
Comments: To: SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU
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Any other notes/suggestions appreciated. I will be putting in a crane
cams
electronic ignition later, but will use points that are in the
distributor
for now.
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Make the OEM distributor run correctly before you add the electronic
ignition.
Set points to .016, set timing to 7.5, Mark your fan timing notch with
white out or something else that makes it easy to see. Distributor vacuum
comes off of the forward side of the throttle valve.

Stan Wilder


On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 07:57:31 -0700 Sean Garrett <SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU>
writes:
> OK the shi*y 009 is coming out of my newly rebuilt engine. I have
> the
> replacement (from the factory) original vacuum distributor in my
> possession.
>
> As I see it the steps will be this
> 1. number the cap for the # plug wire corresponding to it,
> disconnect coil
> wire
> 2. remove the tighting screw on the block that olds down the
> distributor
> 3. take careful note of position of rotor under cap, as to put new
> distributor in exact same placement
> 4. remove distributor (are there any other bolts holding it
> down???)
> 5. put in new distributor in exact above reverse sequence
> 6. check gap (dad taught me how to do this when I was a kid, I think
> I can
> remember)
> 7. reset timing to what ???? The 009 required the timing to be
> really high I
> think
>
> Any other notes/suggestions appreciated. I will be putting in a
> crane cams
> electronic ignition later, but will use points that are in the
> distributor
> for now.
>
> Thanks in advance (pun, ha!)
>
> Sean Garrett
> 1981 Westy (his)
> 1995 Eurovan Camper (hers)
> sean.garrett@asu.edu
>
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