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• Re: '86 GL electrical (sound system) question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:02:20 -0800
  ...Re: '86 GL electrical (sound system) question > The gray and black wire coming from the ignition switch is indeed the > "key in ignition" circuit...
• Re: Disconcerting Occurances...
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 12:21:52 -0400
  ...Your comment about "jiggling" the ignition to restart the engine is significant since the ignition switch controls the "Run bus" or KL 15 which...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:55:39 -0800
  You can easily test to see if the ignition switch is the cause. The switch uses a separate contact for the starter and another...
• Re: Need instructions for replacing ignition swich on 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:59:02 -0500
  >Can anyone provide some simple instructions for replacing the >ignition swich on an 84 Vanagon? follow the link below.. At 9:32 AM -0700...
• Re: Door Locks - '60 Pickup
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 04:06:36 -0400
  Clara writes:L >does the ignition key fit the door handle? > Usually, most Types 2's (Buses and Pickups) used the same keys, both...
• Electronic ignitions (Ebay offer)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 10:57:55 -0800
  Hi Folks, I noticed a MAG FIRE Electronic Ignition for sale on Ebay for Porcshe and VWs for $37.50. Anyone know anything about...
• Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 17:25:36 -0400
  Has anyone experienced ignition coil failure on a 2.1L Digifant system? I've had two on two different vehicles. Initially the engine misses...
• Re: Do I need a new coil????
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 Apr 1995 08:22:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I went to re-start the Bus and the key wouldn't even turn > in the ignition. > > I replaced all the wires running to...
• Re: cranky but no starty
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 20:53:33 -0800
  Since you aren't getting a spark is it possible that the ignition coil has gone out? It seems that they either work or...
• Re: fuel pump behaviour with ignition on
  Historical mailing list - Pablo Bonilla
  Fri, 19 May 2006 11:38:09 -0600
  ...fuel pump behaviour with ignition on With the ignition key turned to the ON position and left there, but not yet turned to the...
• FW: 1980 Westy ignition quits
  Historical mailing list - Bergey, Dennis
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 05:44:06 -0700
  ...dual relay, coil, control unit for electronic ignition, jumped the coil directly from the battery, replaced ignition switch, headlight switch! (i was fishing) halogen...
• Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 May 2010 23:40:46 -0400
  ...Thus, with the ignition and or headlight switch off or defective the high beams will work while holding the lever up. If the ignition...
• ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Bob Gourley
  Tue, 2 May 2000 16:56:15 -0700
  Hi! I have an '87 Syncro with Digifant ignition. Could someone please tell me if the notch on the crankshaft pulley is at TDC...
• weird wiring - question
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 10:40:55 -0800
  wiring question- when my headlights are on and ignition is OFF: the radio get power the front fan gets power (not sure on the...
• WTB: Ignition switch and camper sunroof (transparent)
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:40:34 -0800
  Hi everyone! Been a while since my last post! I'm looking to buy: - an ignition switch (used is fine) - a new sunroof (transparent...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 19:29:16 -0500
  ...Here are the symptoms: > > (1) With ignition ON and headlight switch on, low beams do not work, but > high beams do. > (5) Ignition switch...
• How to replace the ignition lock cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:28:16 -1000
  ...However I am completely stuck trying to figure out how you get at the ignition cylinder. I have removed the black plastic steering columm...
• Re: No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:12:24 -0700
  ...I did go ahead and replace the ignition switch though, as it was old and worn ( and on my list of to does ) Still...
• Dead Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Vlach Family
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 13:55:36 -0500
  ...stay off C) Ignition: on Light switch: off Results: All same as #1. D) Ignition: on Light switch: on Results: Blue hi-beam lamp...
• Re: 84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 19:24:54 -0400
  The electronic ignition control module is NOT the same as the fuel injection ECU. The ignition module is a dinky little chip in that...
• Re: Headlights Again
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 15:30:35 -0400
  Sounds like its your ignition switch. VW provides power to the headlights via two paths. If you pull back on the lever, power is...
• Re: headlights on with ignition on!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:31:22 -0800
  ...I'd start at the light switch, as that would be a logical place to supply 'ignition on' power, also the headlight flasher stalk...
• Re: Generic ignition coil on 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:08:40 -0500
  ...said to only use Bosch ignition coils- mine is just >one of those goofy yellow generic ones...primary ignition wire off of that >coil...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:26:34 -0300
  ...What is the official word > on > > glove box keys? Were they originally keyed to the ignition key? > > -- > David McNeely >
• Re: Removing the iginition switch
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:37:17 -0700
  ...I found out where to drill by looking at the new ignition core that I had in my hand. I could see the steel...
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:23:15 -0700
  ...The grey wire powers the "you left your keys in the ignition" buzzer/mexican hat dance when you open the door. By wiring radio...
• Re: door vs. ignition keying
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:23:47 -0700
  ...Replacing a broken door or ignition lock would require some sort of reference material to make the replacement match the customer's key. -- John...
• Re: <<**HELP! 84 Vanagon Stalls**>>
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:21:25 EST
  I could possibly be a bad ignition switch. Do you notice that when the van stalls the "Fasten Seat Belt" Light comes on? If...
• no head lights on an '87
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 21:48:21 -0600
  ...My guess is that head light switch or the ignition switch is bad. I'm leaning toward the ignition switch. What does the list...
• Re: Weird headlight problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 19:09:18 -0700
  It's common for the ignition switch to cause headlight problems like you describe... order if for about $10 form either Ken Wilfey... www...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 21:36:47 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss Heeeeeeeeelp! I am pulling my hair out trying to solve an ignition miss on...
• Re: Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 08:30:00 -0600
  ...Putting in one of the headlight relay kits > protects the ignition switch as well as the headlight switch. Where have > you guys been? The...
• HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Sun, 30 Jun 96 17:56:56 UT
  ...Upon consulting Muir, I checked the fuses (fine), figured the ignition switch must be shot, hotwired it and drove it home. With the hotwire...
• Re: DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 13:06:46 -0800
  ...Heavy loading of the cap/rotor >contacts and the center carbon are evidence of an ignition module problem, >typically. Also typical of Ignition Module...
• Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 15:55:58 -0500
  ...I had new plugs installed and went thru the entire ignition system and all ran perfect - idle and at 3000 rpm per Tencent. Even...
• Re: rebuilding Vanagon door locks - Steve's Lock Shoppe
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:55:14 -0700
  My camper has the doors and ignition keyed the same, but badly, so the two keys I have each must be inserted into each...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Thu, 3 Nov 2011 18:41:32 -0500
  ...I have voltage for 2 - 3 seconds when I turn ignition on. > > Can I conclude that my ignition switch is OK? > > Thanks, > > Skip > 84...
• intermiitent ignition problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard C Welsh
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 11:02:20 -0400
  ...If i turn the ignition off and then on again, it'll run for 30-60 seconds, sometimes a rew minutes even , but then...
• Re: vanagon keys???
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 10:19:22 -0800 (PST)
  On Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Brian Ratliff wrote: > Another question,, > > My 82" vannagon only came with one key...it fits the ignition and the...
• Re: Optima Blue D31M
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:12:36 -0700
  ...No interior air gets near the ignition source. Interior air is only pulled through a heat exchager, total seperation from the ignition source.
• Re: replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 04:21:43 -0400
  In a message dated 4/24/2003 12:56:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, Oxroad@AOL.COM writes: > I'm suspecting the ignition is...
• Re: No AC switch on ignition
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 16:14:18 -0400
  ...No AC switch on ignition My 1982 Westy has no AC position on the ignition switch. The stereo I had in there did not...
• Re: NO spark 2.1L Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 May 2003 05:49:50 EDT
  ...The male terminals on the ignition coil were also so corroded I had to remove the ignition coil, remove the male terminals from the...
• Re: electrical question - ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:17:40 -0700
  ...electrical question - ignition switch > Maybe I'm not understanding something ... but when I insert my key into > the ignition on my '85, that circuit...
• Re: Fuel Pump No Juice
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:36:18 -0700
  First suspect (and easiest) is the ignition switch. That switch completes several circuits when turned. Pull the connector off your switch and plug it...
• Re: Switched power for vanagon radio
  Historical mailing list - Keese, Brian W
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:52:16 -0500
  ...I did wonder about the side-effects of leaving the ignition on... but was actually more concerned about (bothered by) all the idiot lights...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:06:47 -0800
  ...locks w/ matching ignition lock w/ 2 keys each ($60 each > > set) > > > 1 rear hatch lock cylinder w/ matching ignition lock w/ 2 keys...
• Sorta Scary Event
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:28:06 -0600
  Driving along the highway tonight, the engine just suddenly quit as cold as if I had turned off the ignition. All the annunciator lights...
• Re: Ignition prob ?, '85
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 7 Jun 1995 16:14:06 -0700 (PDT)
  So Tim Smith says: > > Has anyone had a slow/intermittent failure of an ignition component > that occurs after the engine/component has warmed up...
• Re: replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:24:28 -0400
  ...can the lock cylinders be replaced without changing the > door handles and the ignition switch. The door handles, at least, come apart pretty easily...
• re-wiring power window
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:55:13 -0700
  hi all, my 90' Carat has power window that requires the ignition ON to use it. I am thinking of re-wiring it so...
• F.I. and Pertronix Ignition?
  Historical mailing list - root
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 23:04:40 -0500
  Has anyone tried using one of those Pertronix Ignition modules (magnetic) with electronic fuel injection? I just put one in a F.I. engine...
• Re: electronic ignition
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:57:53 -0600
  ...electronic ignition > I would like to go from points to electronic ignition in my 81 westy. > > Which to choose? compufire or pertronix... > > Thanks. > > ________________ > Yanik...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - benoit
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:45:11 -0400
  ...Yes, the pump will run without the >engine actually cranking over. > >The pump not turning on when the ignition is switched on is not...
• Ignition wire slipping off?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 21:14:58 -0400
  ...The ignition wire had slipped off the spade connector. Most U.S. ignition harnesses use loop connectors and have a nut to hold them...
• Cutting out....fuel pump acting strange
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 19:46:00 -0500
  ...This continues until I turn the ignition off. Today I let it run for a good 30 seconds. I switched the ignition off, and...
• Re: Electrical problem: wipers, blowers, headlights
  Historical mailing list - Rick N
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 18:04:32 +0000
  ...Rick On Sat, Apr 15, 2017, 10:10 David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > The X terminal on your ignition switch supplies the headlights...
• Cold idle dies
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:40:29 -0400
  ...what's going on when I tap the gas? A couple months before this developed I replaced my ignition coil, cap/rotor, plugs, and...
• Electrical gremlins back
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:43:00 -0500
  ...stay on after the ignition is switched off. I thought I could live with it but as I'm driving around this winter trying...
• Re: Ignition switch recommendations.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 19:45:35 -0500
  At 04:26 PM 11/7/2010 -0800, Daryl Christensen wrote: >Trouble is that the Ignition switch does more than just make the starter...