HELP Distributor = tach + spark shorting out --HELP!!!!!!

["Ryan Schuermann" <rts@phoenix.net>]

Ok, stupid me took his car apart before realizing the Bentley was in 
storage, I removed my distributor off my block,got the cap off, got
the rotor off, and removed the spring retainer on the bottom. My 
bottom seal looks great but there is oil ALL over my distributor.
I need to know how to get the metal inside rotating piece off
so I can get to the wire thing ama jig in the very middle. I need
to somehow get those 3 leads out of my broken connector and
insert them in a new connector i just bought,along with a much
needed rotor and cap . Can anyone tell me how to get that rotating
piece of metal off my distributor? i figured those posts on the 
bottow just pressed in and that black thing poped off but that
didn't work..ugg i really wanted to have my car put all back
together tonight

Ryan
16v Scirocco

..also theres a hole in my tranny? directly below my distributor? is 
this a good hole to have..i think i dropped a screw down it..am I 
phucked?

Ryan

>      This problem has been popping up frequently, and I have experienced it 
>      first hand.  This problem is inate to 16v's, as they get up in miles.
>      
>      Simply put - The HAL sender in the distributor is one foot in the 
>      grave.  Changing a cap and rotor will 'seem' to resolve the problem 
>      for a few weeks.
>      
>      Advice - replace the whole unit with a new one.  One other trouble 
>      with the 16v distributor is a seal fails and this can be seen by 
>      removing the rotor.  If there is oil on the underside of the rotor the 
>      seal is also on its way out.
>      
>      I speak from experience, and there was another list member a month ago 
>      who went through the same ordeal.
>      
>      Replace your coil while your in there.
>      
>      -Paul
>      87 Scirocco 16v
>      87 Jetta GLi
>      63 Bug
>      90 Audi 90 Quattro 20v
>      
> 
> ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
> Subject: Re: tach + spark shorting out
> Author:  Rack <rack@pacbell.net> at TGATE
> Date:    6/21/97 4:14 AM
> 
> 
> Dan Sletten wrote:
> >=20
> > Well, my roc at least got me home (Bay Area) from San Diego without 
> > incident, but it has exhibited a most distressing tendancy upon my 
> > return.  This has happened 3 times in the last 2 days:  I'll drive 
> > around for ~3 mins after a cold start and then my tach and engine
> > go dead for about 1 sec!!!  Leaving it in gear allows it to start 
> > up again after this 1 sec interval.  I see in the wiring diagram
> > that the tach and the coil both get power from the Ignition Control
> > Unit, so I see how they could short out simultaneously, but I'm still 
> > not too sure how to track down the culprit.
> >=20
> > Anyone out there seen this behavior before? 
> >=20
> > -Dan
> > 88 Scirocco 16V
> > Palo Alto, CA
> >=20
>      
> The same circuit in the ICU controls both the coil amp and the signal 
> out for the tach. (If my electronics background serves me well.)
>      
> Perhaps the Hall sender in the distributor is going bad. It tells the 
> ICU when to fire. Check grounds and power also.
>      
> I've replaced the ICU to solve this, and it worked for me.
>      
> --=20
> =E8=BF=E9
>  v
> Roccin 'Ron
> El Sobrante CA
> 88 Rocco 16V=20
> 88 Vanagon 7 1/2 V (feels that way...) 
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