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• Electrical Gremlin Back
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 24 Jun 2018 22:39:47 +0000
  ...I pulled the wiring harness off the ignition and tested it. The hot wires have 12.8v and the rest have between .4 and...
• Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 17:09:16 -0600
  ...On 2/23/2014 4:51 PM, Robert Stevens wrote: > Blower Fan > Heater Core > Heater Core Valve > Heater Box Clips > Ignition Switch > Brake Master...
• connecting aux battery to radio
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 08:49:44 -0500
  ...on if the ignition switch is turned on. Can anyone clear this up? Also, shouldn't there be two power wires running to the...
• Re: Another coil fire
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 17:14:30 -0700
  ...Further investigation revealed the coil had caught fire and dripped > burning material down over the ignition wires and part of the wiring > harness. The...
• Re: 1980 Vanagon Ignition (accessory position)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 23:33:40 -0400
  ...It is bad for you to leave your ignition on while the van isn't running. You can burn out the ignition points in...
• Re: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 21:59:23 -0500
  ...got a set of good used wires (seems to get good spark on all wires) new ignition coil checked timing and adjusted 5 ATDC...
• Re: Wrap Up: Can't pass emissions
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 14:30:27 -0700
  ...ended with > >a new airflow meter and a new set of ignition wires and plugs and > >a trip to a highly recommended garage in...
• Re: 2.1 won't run when hot
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:49:05 -0400
  ...if your problem is ignition or something else is to hook up a timing light and route the wires into the passenger compartment. You...
• Re: no parking lights? huh? wiring worries
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:34:17 -0600
  It would be some little help to know what kind on Vehicle this was. #1) Ignition off -- Park lights should work #2) Ignition on...
• Fw: no spark
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:21:43 -0700
  ...no spark.....checked > wires, rotor, cap....no spark.....checked voltages at coil terminal 15 ...zero > with ignition off...8vdc with ignition on.....my other...
• Water temp gauge reading/Halmeter install?'s
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 02:51:08 -0600
  ...ground and 12v(ignition on activated) back in the engine compartment somewhere and save the hassle of runing more wires through the van. TIA...
• RE: Tiger581 CDI for VW
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 08:19:11 -0700
  ...At least, if your ignition wires hold up. I welcome anybody else's comments about my 60's research as well. Thanks, Mike Michael...
• Re: Ignition Switch, Battery and Starter Protection
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:45:12 -0700
  ...This allowed short power cables from battery to starter and small wires to ignition/starter switches. You can get them cheap from any FLAPS...
• Bad cap & rotor '84
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 11:28:57 -0500
  ...In any case, I remember something about if the cap is heavily carbon-tracked, it means that the high tension wires and the ignition...
• FS 1981 Camperized Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry and Avery Johnson
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:31:21 -0400
  ...battery, ignition wires, plugs, points and such) Camperized (not Westfalia conversion) posted by Larry for Ben in Ottawa
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:53:16 -0700
  ...Ignition >> wires not being inexpensive, I didn't apply full force, but instead >> moved to the harder to get to plug ends. >> >> Turned out...
• Stolen in Seattle. FOUND!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 09:37:06 -0800
  ...The theives pulled the > wires off the back of the ignition switch, so that was an easy fix, but > they also pulled the wires...
• melted oxygen sensor wires and no start fun
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 17:46:34 EDT
  ...I pushed it over to the side of the driveway, and with the key out of the ignition, the engine started to turn over...
• Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:43:21 -0700
  ...It's not ECU. > >> But there are wires connecting the ECU and the ignition module. Still it's not > >> likely to be an ECU...
• Re: Stalling '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 06:14:21 -0500
  ...The wire from the ignition switch goes int the fuse box at on connection, then another connection completes the circuit to the ignition coil...
• Bosch starter relay numbers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Oct 94 09:34:04 MDT
  ...85 - solenoid wires from ignition 86 - GROUND (-) 87 - BATTERY (+) 30 - Starter solenoid Check the diagram on the side of the relay for more info...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Apr 2001 - Special issue (#2001-478)
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:10:20 -0600
  ...The wires are another common source for ignition problems. Enough already? Damian
• Re: What did I destroy now? (Ignition fail)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:24:36 -0500
  ...If you get a nice fat spark then try the same with one of the plug wires, and if there's the same good...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:52:33 -0700
  ...cover through which all those wires go, was melted >>> along the bottom, all the way from the ignition box across the front >>> (towards the...
• Re: vanagon will not start when it rains
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 15:06:24 -0800
  ...remove the hatch cover > and with the engine running, spray the ignition wires from the distributor > to the spark plugs including the one to...
• Another no start problem
  Historical mailing list - clark duff
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:34:29 -0400
  ...One of the wires, the larger one, from the ignition switch, is working ok, so I snip off the end of the smaller wire...
• Re: different ways to fix a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 15:25:38 -0700
  ...plug wires. We have to replace them." The computer programmer says: "No, you're both wrong. We have to turn the ignition off. Then...
• Re: Ignition prob ?, '85
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 1995 23:13:11 -0400
  ...part of the ignition switch in "your" '85 if you haven't already. I went through a tough time about 2 years ago on...
• Re: Uncle... '91 won't catch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 21:11:50 -0800
  ...distributor, wires, plugs and voltage regulator: now that's what I call an ignition system!), I decided to do the final ignition switching function...
• Re: Electrical question (non-starting)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 23 May 2009 18:09:55 -0700
  ...I didn't get to the pin/current check; I pulled the connectors out of the panel and checked the wires visually and with...
• Re: 86 syncro doesn't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:31:06 -0700
  ...starter button, > and put heavy duty wires with alligator clips on that. > > the electrical part of the ignition switch is a classic weak area...
• Re: Rich Running....Vanagon Syndrome? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 17:34:42 -0500
  ...off the ignition and turn it back on > quickly. It would clear the problem for a while. Eventually I disconnected > the wires to the...
• Re: black box above coil
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 15:00:03 -0700
  ...The relay with the most wires and the only one with brown wires is the ECU relay if you want to pull just one...
• Re: Headlight buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 07:37:04 -0700
  ...Does anyone figured out how to > hook them up to the warning buzzer that comes on when the keys are in the > ignition so...
• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:41:55 -0800
  ...but I would pursue ignition breakdown in the presence of moisture, especially with the plug wires. some of my low tech but often very...
• Re: Upgrading Digijet to 3-Wire O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 May 2003 20:35:41 -0400
  You can take the 12 volts from the ignition coil or fuel pump circuit. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY...
• Neutral Switch wiring
  Historical mailing list - rea
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:47:51 -0400
  ...a new ignition switch but I am not certain that is the problem..It starts right up when I touch the wires together but...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:20:40 -0400
  ...Even put in new ignition wires because testing them with a timing light can be faulty. My Shoebox Electronic gizmo shows the ECU fuel...
• Re: Standard wiring circuit numbers list
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 17:13:35 -0400
  ...the one that goes to the ignition module and tach). 31 -- Ground >15= Switched Positive (Hot when ignition is on) >30= Always hot "12...
• Re: '88 GL ignition miss, stalling
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:46:43 -0800
  ...backfire. > > > > Initially I suspected the ignition, so I did a full tune-up parts > > replacement. Plugs, cap, rotor, wires. Thought it was fixed but...
• Vanagon + Platinum = VROOM!
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 06:45:42 +0000
  ...Some of you may recall that I was asking about ignition wires a few weeks ago, and I had extremely low readings (3500 ohms...
• Re: WTB Knarly Spark Plug Wire Set
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Sun, 19 Oct 1997 01:26:29 EDT
  Mark - In my experience and in my opinion, Ignition Wires should be replaced on the average of every 5 years, because of wear from...
• Re: Syncro water proofing
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 17:57:20 -0400
  ...distributor cap and >ignition wires at the cap. >> For what it is worth to those who want to waterproof their ignition systems, BUGPACK and...
• backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:53:40 -0700
  ...should I have power to one side of the switch all the time when the ignition is on?). I tried both wires with a...
• I smell a wiring a burnin'
  Historical mailing list - digest Herbie Dave
  Thu, 30 May 2002 23:41:15 EDT
  Well, well, well! Time to vent about the PO again! You guys may remember the ignition switch "Rig" I told you about on my...
• Re: Digi- WHAT ??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:37:10 EDT
  ...The system was non-functioning but the wires had corroded and were doing > bad things to my good ignition wires. That fix plus a...
• Re: '84 Vanagon Valve problem?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:36:53 -0400
  ...This has nothing to do with ignition wires, and oil additives won't help, either. My guess is that there's something loose in...
• Re: hard starting - cylinder cutting out -87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:45:32 -0500
  Mike; Sounds like an ignition related problem to me too. Check the distributor cap and rotor first, since it is easiest. Then go ahead...
• Re: Proper Headlight Configuration
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:23:17 -0400
  ...Thus the three wires to each bulb. Low beams, outer lights low beam filament. High beams, all four lighted. Now for the confusing part...
• Continuing to diagnose rich rough running Digifant ....from yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 06:59:03 -0700
  ...If I switched off and back on (ignition) it cleared up for a few seconds...so I made it home that way and I...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 02:29:43 +0000
  ...The problem probably comes from the >ignition > > > > switch or the wires. I've heard about hard start relay bosch kit. >I'm > > > > wondering if...
• Re: I am stumped
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 12 May 2001 18:36:31 -0500
  ...If you radio is hooked to the ignition switch on position you can also burn out your points when you just turn your ignition...
• Re: vanagon misfiring after 30 mins
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 12:40:44 EDT
  ...Tom Ervolina Enterprise Solutions Research >> Tom-- I'd suspect the ignition system, particlarly the spark plug wires. Make sure they are all connected well...
• Re: Battery looses voltage
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:29:03 -0500
  ...Does the face stay lite when it's turned off and the ignition is off also? Some radioes have 2 plus voltage wires, one...
• Re: Fuel Pump - How to disable
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:51:02 -0600
  ...The final solution was to simply pull one of the wires off the pup. Killed it dead. Thanks again. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL...
• Re: Wierd Electrical Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:53:25 -0500
  Jason,This happened to me,Try pushing the plug to ignition wires going to the Key on the steering column.I had to replace...
• Ignition / Hall sender check ? on Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Sun, 16 May 1999 21:15:53 -0400
  ...Am I suppose to bridge/connect the two outer wires of the Hall sender and then connect the tester to the center and one...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:37:35 -0700
  ...With the key on, check for 12 volts at ignition coil terminal 15 where the small black wires attach. If key on power is...
• Wiper/Defroster Relay
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 16:34:05 -0800
  ...wipers on) some of the wires feel pretty warm. Is this the relay or something else, perhaps the ignition switch? I have cleaned the...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 18:09:16 -0700
  ...ecu wires pin # 1, 13, 15, 14, 32, 29, 33, 10,5, 16, 17, 20, 4, Ox sensor 4, 8, 6, 7, ignition control...