Date:         Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:00:14 -0400
Reply-To:     Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: New distributor missing hall sender?
Comments: To: Todd <dermultivan@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Todd, as I think about this a little more, I wonder if that is the
correct Hall Sender for the Vanagon distributor.  All of the ones I have
seen have had the pickup on the opposite side of the distributor from
the plug.  I know that the early Eurovan's had the same Hall Sender as
the Vanagon but their ETKA was giving a wrong part number.  When I got
my first EV it needed a new Hall Sender so I ordered the one that was
listed in the ETKA.  When I got it I noticed it had the pickup for the
hall right at the plug like the unit you just installed in your van.  I
thought that was weird since the old one had the pickup on the opposite
side but I thought VW must have changed the design so I installed it.
The Eurovan would not start.  I decided to try a good used Hall Sender
with the pickup on the proper location and voila! it started right up.
So I would speak to your vendor.  I don't think that distributor is
going to work.  Sorry about the confusion.  I am not awake yet :-)

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com


Todd wrote:
> Just received/installed a 'new' distributor from one of our vendors and the van just won't turn over.  Popped the cap, rotor, dust cap off and...am I wrong...is the hall sender missing??!  I assume a 'new' rebuilt distributor would come complete with everything.  Have a look, and thanks!
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/dermultivan/NewDistributor?feat=directlink
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> Todd
> 91 Weekender
>
>