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• Re: voltage
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:13:13 -0500
  ...Warning light comes on with ignition on, after starting and revving > up, all lights are going off ("shows normal behaviour"). > > > > Karl. > > > > On Sun, Nov...
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:15:31 -0700
  ...meter I believe. > > > > you don't need a dwell meter with electronic ignition of course. > > as for a tachometer... > > if it's about adjusting...
• Re: Vanagons and Megasquirt EFI controllers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:33:32 -0800
  ...I see no reason to not use the Subaru electronics ....they are about 'perfect' , and I'm extremely picky about what I consider decent...
• Re: Engine o2 out of spec
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Bergey
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 10:18:27 -0800
  ...Note this is a California version with >electronic ignition and o2 sensor system. most other models have >points and >no o2. > >1980 Westfalia Vanagon...
• Re: How to get the tumbler out of a lock mechanism?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:05:41 -0800
  ...Take the top and bottom covers from the ignition switch. Once you see the naked ignition lock system, it will be more apparent. Unless...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:52:33 -0700
  ...I immediately put it in neutral, turned off the AC, >>> recycled the ignition switch, but nothing happened. None of the panel >>> lights came on...
• Re: Anyone Tried the Pulstar Spark Plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:46:17 -0600
  ...What's a good value in an > > electronic ignition that works well on waterboxers? > > > > -- > > Rocky J Squirrel > > '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana...
• Re: Help locating pin at harness for idiot lights
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:55:22 -0700
  ...When you turn the ignition on, the indicator lights go on including my faux CEL. Once the van is running, all the lights go...
• Re: Wasserboxer Distributor into A/C 2.0
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 11:56:00 +1000
  ...Zeitchrift' and I quote for those who missed it: "The ultimate electronic ignition system for a Beetle, as far as neatness of installation goes...
• Re: Super fast idle
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 13:34:24 -0700
  ...Even turing the ignition off then on makes no difference. I did clean out the idle valve when I replaced the electronics. The o2...
• Introductions and electrical questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 09:09:28 -0600
  ...First, i notice the radio is not being powered when the ignition is off... it forgets its presets and everything. Next, the engine cooling...
• gas, spark, still no love
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:54:21 -0800
  ...Spark - good jolt from the primary coil, tested electronic ignition module (faulty) and replaced it. New plugs, wires, good cap and rotor. Made sure...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 02:29:43 +0000
  ...I wondering if normal > > electronics store or auto parts store sell big relay like that. > > > > >From: Larry Alofs <lalofs@enteract.com> > > >To: Mathieu Bertrand...
• RE: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 08:10:05 -0700
  ...The last one worked either from a wheel pickup, or ignition, and had the electronics integrated into the servo housing. There were other smaller...
• Re: headlights (all) - poof! - continued...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 19:54:03 -0500
  ...The ignition switch electronics check out with a VOM. There is continuity between 30 and X when I turn the switch. Still don't...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 14:41:38 -0700
  When I owned a 1978 F-250 this happened when the electronic ignition would heat up then it would die and not start. As...
• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 May 2011 10:49:46 -0700
  ...6,8 cylinder application engines with standard > > coil ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions > > with tachometer output terminal, and alternators with "w" > > tachometer...
• Re: Rough Running 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:50:35 -0400
  ...If close to zero, turn off ignition, unplug the sender, ignition on again and look for five volts on that line. If still zero...
• Re: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 22:44:14 -0700
  ...VW did not integrate the ignition -- Bosch did and VW took this. It is an improvement. There is no vacuum advance, no silly electrical...
• Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:57:17 -0700
  Thanks Rob..that does look handy. Don Hanson On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:45 AM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > At 6...
• Re: Fridae Question about ignition timing..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:22:25 -0700
  ...change to electronic ignition if you can. Really 'wakes up' and points ignition car- better starting, better throttle response, no points to wear, etc...
• Re: Gathering consensus 2.1 won't run when hot: tests
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:11:58 EDT
  ...Then you will know if it truly is an ignition problem, although it will not isolate the cause. 2. No spark - Check for primary...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:57:04 -0800
  ...can't read it at night ...so ...sure ..go digital and electronic.. 37 is a long way from 32 F. I'm surprised the...
• Re: One more question for the list
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:10:52 -0700
  ...The ground is supplied by the ignition module when it wants to fire the plugs. Obvioulsy that will only happen when the engine is...
• I tuned the 82 and now NO GO, help wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 19:30:08 -0700
  ...Thanks, Ken Wyatt 82 westy (Gotta love electronic ignition)
• Re: Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 09:54:30 -0700
  ...China now seems to be THE Asian location for VW replacement part outsourcing. (I'm not including ignition parts, here, like NGK plugs, etc...
• Re: Disabling a Westy for Theft Deterring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:18:23 -0400
  ...But assuming you mean the ECU and fuel pump relays in the little box over the ignition coil, it's not really practical. For...
• Preventive Maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 16:36:29 GMT
  ...lines, flushed all of the fluids, checked the brakes, checked the electronics with a digitool and have a spare ecu. If you owned the...
• Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:26:01 -0700
  ...if it has points ignition instead of pure electronic ... look into the points and the distrubutor itself carefully. I had one...customer's van...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:05:08 -0700
  ...but no kidding....the ground contact inside the relay somehow reached ignition on power ..and all the wires on that circuit started to melt...
• Re: odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 15 May 2011 22:59:40 -0700
  ...BenT sent from my electronic leash On May 15, 2011, at 9:11 PM, John Goubeaux <john@UCSB.EDU> wrote: > Guys, > > I have roughly...
• Re: 80 Vangon mystery part?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 11:53:36 -0500
  The doo-hickey sounds like an ignition module. The CA vans had electronic ignition, or maybe your previous owner just had a few extra...
• Re: '90 PS fluid flush (long)
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Wade
  Sun, 6 Apr 97 20:38:26 CDT
  ...When I'm doing a Compression Test on ANY electronic Ignition car, I ground the coil wire. I was taught this by a VW...
• Connecting an external tachometer to a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 17:13:44 -0500
  ...I have used this tachometer on various cars in the past, both point and electronic style ignition and never had a problem before this...
• Re: Vanagon key rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:22:29 -0800
  ...Typical Vanagon owner. > > > BenT > > sent from my electronic leash > > On Dec 6, 2011, at 7:36 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET> > wrote: > > > I...
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Serafin for Malek
  Sat, 6 May 1995 15:57:16 -0500
  ...Of course >if you really must have a little LED display I can probably look >in some old Radio electronics and find an article...
• Real Life Motor Mods That Work
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 13:08:22 -0400
  ...Replaced stock distributor with Bosch 009, and a Pertronix Ignitor electronic ignition ($100) 7. Had EVERY SINGLE PIECE of moving machinery in the motor...
• Re:vanagon stalling/propex heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Oct 1996 10:42:16 -0400
  ...you name it! All I can say is that when dealing with electronic ignitions, it can be anything in the loop! By the way...
• Re: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 04:26:53 -0500
  ...points ignition and a different emissions setup) and I basically just swapped everything from the 82 Jetta engine onto it (including electronic ignition etc...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 12 May 2009 07:57:17 -0400
  ...electronic device to manually fire the > injectors. > > The procedure is to fit the pressure gauge into the fuel system, turn on the > ignition to...
• Re: Lowering Coolant Pressure for Headgaskets
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sun, 17 May 1998 20:00:22 -0500
  ...Anything lower than this and the ECU would try to compensate by for instance changing ignition timing to achieve the desired or anticipated O2...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:13:36 -0800
  ...And ..electronics can do things , more things, and for a longer time thanmechanical things.. like electronic Ignition over points igntion. A weak area is...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:33:32 -0400
  ...wondering > if > all or most of the upper electronics is bad, when the electronic > ignition > is very simple... ? This is the reason, as several...
• Re: oh shit, here we go again
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:34:59 -0600
  ...When a WBX simply won't go, the problem can be narrowed immediately to one of two things - Fuel or Ignition. Ignition test. Pull...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:12:41 -0500
  ...Unfortunately, part of the harness from that ignition box with the relays branches off carrying the wiring for the Idle stabilizer, the power steering...
• Re: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:50:44 -0400
  You've got one of those fancy late-model ones with an electronic ignition. It probably gets 12V from the panel connector. Yrs, d...
• Re: No start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 2 Jun 2016 06:36:57 +0000
  ...No FLAPS for VW electronics, ever, including sensors or ever fuses in my opinion, but especially relays and ignition switches. And order a spare...
• Relay Kit for Starters
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  24 Jun 1996 11:46:21 -0800
  ...Tomorrow I hope to install the Pertronix electronic ignition. peace, terry & Sunshine ('64 Westy)
• Cold Start/haltech Update
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:36:06 -0500
  ...The cause was low/erratic voltage to the ECU resulting in multiple re-boots during the starting cycle causing confusion in the electronics. I...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 11:45:01 -0600
  ...which connect to the ignition coil and the ECU. I suspect this control unit functions much as an electronic relay, switched on and off...
• A small ECU question before I go.
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 22:45:49 -0400
  ...I got no pump humming (priming) when the ignition key is at the ON position before start (working with mine) and no noise form...
• Re: Idle hunts except when in gear
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:03:50 -0400
  ...handles fuel control - ignition timing is by a conventional distributor with centrifugal and vacuum advance and vacuum retard, modified by electronic advance from the...
• switchblade keys
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 22:43:52 -0600
  ...due to activation of the ignition transponder system, requiring not only a correct mechanical key, but the correct electronic proramming of the key itself...
• Black Smoke and Poor Performance Intermitent
  Historical mailing list - Adam Thacker
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 07:28:54 -0400
  ...I need help with an electrical/ignition problem that won't go away for more than three months at a time. My van acts...
• Blinking Light in 84 Camper (Continued)
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 31 May 1998 17:00:37 -0400
  ...For a bulb check the red light in the water temperature gauge will flash for about 3 seconds when the ignition is turned on...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:23:12 -0400
  ...it's not 'always' A Component at all. > > As someone who teaches electronics for a living, and has spent all of his driving lifetime...
• Trip Report:Out of Austin, into the frying pan...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 18:03:08 -0400
  ...The cap was really toasted, which makes me wonder at the effectiveness of my new electronic ignition. I'll be checking it at our...
• FS VW Engine test and run in stand
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 13:12:14 -0600
  ...The control center has a 4,000 RPM VDO tach that has an hour meter that will work on point set or electronic ignition...
• Re: Black Smoke and Poor Performance Intermitent
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 04:46:55 -0700
  ...It turned out to be the ignition module. After I replaced that, my idle was steady and smooth, and my milage is now on...
• newbie ? and tach install described
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 09:28:00 EDT
  ...Was able to mount the tach faceplate to the tach electronics by drilling two small holes in the tach faceplate that correspond to two...