The distributor came with an RF shield that goes over the distributor cap. It has a braided strap on it that ends in a female spade connector and bleeds the interference to ground. I don't really know if it needs to be there - you'd think so or they wouldn't have gone to the trouble. My 1.9 and both 2.1 WBX engines have the shields. On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 10:03 PM, David Vickery <david_vickery@yahoo.com>wrote: > Does anyone know what the male terminal is for on the side of the > distributor on later vanagons? Was it used on some years and not others. > My van is an 87 but the engine was replaced and I noticed my distributor > cap is shielded which I think is different than what normally comes on an 87 > so maybe that explains the unused terminal? I am trying to figure out if > that spade connection should be attached to ground or something? > > Thanks much. I looked in my Bentley and searched under distributor but it > brings up too much unrelated stuff. >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie' Crescent Beach, BC www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 |
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