I have a 1600cc 71 standard beetle and when the engine get hot after a half hour drive it will not idle on all of the cylinders to get it to run on all four I apply a slight pressure sideways on the distributor and all is Ok. So I take the distributor out and there seems to be little to no play with the shaft. I tried a separate ground wire and nope not that new rotor and cap tried also. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Glenn
Newbies are always welcome here.
Does this engine have the stock distrib with 2 vac hoses?
Where exactly are you pressing on it? On the cap? On the cast alum housing?
Speedy Jim
Well make sure your cap is on tight. I would almost question your ignition wires, perhaps with them getting hot, something is awry within one of them? The O-rings _may_ be the cause, but I think all they do is prevent oil from coming up.
Good luck, and don't fear to ask questions here. There is lots of knowledge on this board (Speedy Jim in particular) and lots of people willing to help! Is this your first bug? Do you have a website with pictures of it?
Dane '69 Bug '63 Bug
Glenn wrote:
It is the stock distributor with the two vacuum hoses. I am pressing on the housing and not the cap I did find that the "O" rings were flattened out I am off to the garage to install it to see if it will be held in place better. any thoughts?
Thanks Glenn
The cap is on tight and while I was putting the Distributor back in I noticed that the clamp that holds it tight was also bent and keeping it from going all the in so I corrected that and will see if the beast runs better on the way to work tomorrow.I plan on buying new wires soon. I do not have any digital pictures and yes it is my first beetle. Thanks for the responses this is a great list. I will post any updates
Thanks Glenn
Welcome. This group has lots of knowledge to share........Just my opinion of course.
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That was the problem for those who are interested , the bracket that holds the distributor in time was bent and not allowing the unit to engage all the way and was enough to drive me nuts. Thanks to those who responded and letting me use this as a sounding board Glenn
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