# 72 camper 1700cc engine

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/72-camper-1700cc-engine/81294>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen\
**Created:** [September 11, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/72-camper-1700cc-engine/81294 "2013-09-11T01:02:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![72\_popup\_camper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/f08c70/32.png) [@72\_popup\_camper](https://community.cartalk.com/u/72_popup_camper)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/72-camper-1700cc-engine/81294/1 "2013-09-11T01:02:46Z")

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I am unable to remove distributor, I have loosened both bolts and the distributor turns and the engine turns over but I can not pull the distributor out. Any suggestion appreciated.

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**Author:** ![oldbodyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@oldbodyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldbodyman)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/72-camper-1700cc-engine/81294/2 "2013-09-11T03:06:26Z")

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Give some lite taps a dead blow hammer

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/72-camper-1700cc-engine/81294/3 "2013-09-11T03:41:09Z")

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Do you have that book “How to Keep your VW Alive”? That’d be the first place I’d check.