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• Re: Engine Cutout
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 07:41:44 -0800
  ...I have left it > bypassed) > > Ignition Coil - resistance checks ok per Bentley (are there other tests?) > > Hall Control Unit and Sender - pass all voltage...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-reducing Vanagon pollution.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 30 Jun 2012 17:49:11 -0700
  ...This controls hydrocarbons being released into >>> the air from evaporating fuel. >>> Do not over advance the ignition timing or during rebuild consider >>> engine modifications...
• Re: 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:25:32 -0400
  ...Apparently > something in the Engine Control Unit itself (under the back seat) was > causing the idle problem. Just an idea. I have all of...
• Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 16:38:55 -0400
  ...Since I haven't been able to locate a replacement Idle Stabilizer Control Unit (ISCU) for testing, I have done further investigation: 1. I...
• Re: FS: Pricy 2WD Westy on VA CL
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:37:13 +0000
  ...Tank & Fuel Sending Unit > New Fuel Pump & Fuel Filter & Hoses > New Drive Belts (all) > New Spark Plugs, Cap & Rotor, Ignition Cables, & Air Filter > New...
• Re: '80 Calif. Flooding Problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 06:52:09 -0700
  ...and has an O2 sensor) but the ignition coil appears to be from a > Federal model. There is a Hall control unit, but no...
• Re: any flux capacitor conversions available?
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 12:09:22 -0700
  ...the > ignition switch on all these GM cars. > With a new staff of engineers GM Cadillac moved the flux > capacitor the > "Engine Control Module...
• Re: Update on stalling '87
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 10:44:58 +0000
  ...temp II sensor and idle control valve. I have also > >tested the van with a good idle stabilizer unit and have disconnected the oxs...
• cb installation (try # 2)
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  16 Jun 96 23:12:11 EDT
  ...Considered under dash immediately to left or right of steering wheel, but steering wheel would have blocked my view of cb display and controls...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:38:10 -0500
  ...I just noticed that they labeled this relay Digijet, but >> the >> control unit is Digifant !! >> >> Yikes! Bentley '86 wiring diagram shenanigans! --- ;^) >> >> Neil. >> >> >> >> On Sun...
• Re: FWD>Help!!! Broken down on a dirt road in Costa Rica!
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 23:18:41 -0800 (PST)
  ...little bit of testability = > in > the ignition system. It looks like we'll replace our control unit. I = > called > Gandalf's to find out...
• Tracing Electrical fault in Coach battery system? (lotta words)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 07:13:25 -0800
  ...with this unit..I wired it that way so I could use the stereo off the Aux batt. without having the ignition key on...
• Re: Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:41:37 EST
  ...Their emission controlled engines dump the peak thermal load to the coolant at extended idle because of retarded ignition timing maps. While the load...
• Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 03:39:07 -0500
  ...idle control unit operate the idle stabilizer valve? Having but a >> voltmeter, I can only tell that it receives voltage when the ignition is...
• Engine Cutout
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 22:55:44 -0600
  ...I have left it bypassed) Ignition Coil - resistance checks ok per Bentley (are there other tests?) Hall Control Unit and Sender - pass all voltage...
• Re: general info & fuel delivery (?) problem
  Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 07:08:44 -0800
  ...the fuel pressure regulator, the vaccum advance unit on distributor, ignition control module, cap&rotor,plugs We think at this point that the ECU...
• Re: Am I asking too much for my van?
  Historical mailing list - lbmelman
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 03:01:39 -0700
  ...in >plate underneath heater controls), aluminum brake and clutch pedals pads > >Sound System: JVC KS-RT626 tape player head unit (CD changer hookup >available...
• LPG Pressure, furnace and fridge observations, Was: Propex heater
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 04:56:54 -0600
  ...sparks from the ignition. When the valve once wouldn't open, I fixed it by just taking the valve unit off and shaking it...
• Re: My 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:35:40 EDT
  ...flap then it's the idle stabilizer unit on the firewall in front of the ignition coil. Should be green but could be white...
• Re: Bike Rack Rec - spotlight?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:21:43 -0800
  ...my ignition off and without worry about draining my starter battery. I also use it to reverse with sometimes. With the control handle easily...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-reducing Vanagon pollution.
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 17:51:35 -0500
  ...This controls hydrocarbons being released into >>>> the air from evaporating fuel. >>>> Do not over advance the ignition timing or during rebuild consider >>>> engine modifications...
• Re: ISV questions (updates and clarifications)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 23:48:19 -0600
  ...the idle stabilizer > control unit, temp II sensor, spark plugs, plug wires, and O2 sensor. I have > also: cleaned the AFM, measured AFM resistance...
• Re: future is looking bleak....
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 23:09:21 +0100
  ...I replaced, in addition to the AFM, the Idle > Stabilizor Unit (valve) and the COntrol unit (the electronic box located > behind the right reaaar...
• update on diesel-gas conversion
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Sun, 26 May 2002 13:50:18 -0700
  ...some control boxes from the donor Golf. I was thinking that the CIS didn't use any electronics, other than the ignition unit so...
• Re: Tracing Electrical fault in Coach battery system? (lotta words)
  Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:54:26 -0500
  ...with this unit..I wired it that way > > so I could use the stereo off the Aux batt. without having the ignition key > > on...
• Re: 400mm Lift to Flush
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 13:59:18 -0400
  ...The 1.9l has ECU (engine control unit) control of fuel pump and injectors; the system is essentially the Bosch L-Jetronic. Ignition drive...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:51:09 -0700
  ...Any high resistance in this path leaves a high voltage making the ECU and idle control unit think it is like 40 below. Yes...
• Re: Need 2 liter acvw FI system complete with fuel pump.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 May 2001 22:02:58 -0500
  ...Jetronic Fuel Injector Control Module Part # 039-906-021C, 80-83 Vanagon Used test OK, No warranties other than it works when you get...
• Re: sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 06:43:36 -0700
  The green box is the idle control unit. It will have minimal effects on failure to start problems... Woody Halsey <WHalsey@SYA.ORG> wrote...
• UPDATE Re: Oil Pressure System Confusion...
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 15:33:17 -0400
  ...I read this as 0 volts and either faulty printed circuit or control unit. (right?) Today I look under the "hood" and see evidence...
• Refrig. Operation Manual Part1
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 1994 10:33:11 -0500
  ...Never operate your vehicle with neither battery connected or you have a good chance of frying your computer brain that controls electronic ignition. The...
• Re: Swap Update 2
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 11 May 1998 20:49:35 -0700
  ...a fuel pump and ignition relay >like is in a normal Vanagon and then wire in the Hall unit in order to get the...
• Re: Electrical pollution?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 21:05:52 +1300
  ...These power units could run a >single home for 20 years before having to deal with spent fuel cells. No >unit costs were given...
• Repairs to my 1984 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Coffer (by way of Ron Lussier )
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 08:36:25 -0800
  ...After replacing the fuel pump, fuel filter, fuel pressure unit, inspecting the gas tank for foreign objects, installing a wiring harness on the airbox...
• Re: Espar D2 diesel furnace run on gas
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:43:42 -0700
  Dear wants an espar Had a Westfalia California model 100% OEM with a factory installed espar diesel heater with all the controls ... 1. Very...
• Re: Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:12:09 -0700
  ...There are 3 versions of this control unit, early, late, and latest. The first 2 versions have a "43" stamped on the top and...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-reducing Vanagon pollution.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 23:57:26 -0700
  ...This controls hydrocarbons being released into >>>>> the air from evaporating fuel. >>>>> Do not over advance the ignition timing or during rebuild consider >>>>> engine modifications...
• Re: Bosch Service Media
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:22:10 -0800
  ...Diagrams Electronics & >> Microcomputers Battery Ignition Electronic Battery Ignition >> Storage Batteries Spark Plugs Starting Systems Starting Motors Alternators >> Emission Control >> Interference Suppression Passenger Car Brake...
• Re: Nice thing about vanagon keys
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:27:44 -0800
  ...Lose it and you had to purchase a complete new sytem, keys, control unit, etc. Some locksmiths can program Honda immobilizer keys also, not...
• Re: Learning Electricity Part Two
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 18:35:00 -0300
  ...In our beasts you can take away the ignition and add the ECU, clock, temp gauge, wiper delay relay, coolant-level warning controller etc...
• Re: Update on the Haltech ECU Hassles
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:03:39 -0600
  ...10, or 12 cylinder engine and a wide variety of ignition systems. The unit I bought, the then state ofthe art E6S, was run...
• Re: Am I asking too much for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 03:11:46 -0700
  ...in >plate underneath heater controls), aluminum brake and clutch pedals pads > >Sound System: JVC KS-RT626 tape player head unit (CD changer hookup >available...
• Re: 400mm Lift to Flush
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:37:46 +0200
  ...The 1.9l has ECU (engine control unit) control of fuel pump and injectors; the system is essentially the Bosch L-Jetronic. Ignition drive...
• Re: Rough running till warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:02:38 -0700
  ...I disconected the Idle control unit and plugged the two together. Then, i turned the screw till the idle was properly set and replugged...
• Re: '89 2.1i digifant cutting out. Really need some help on this one... ; NOT SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 13:06:19 -0400
  ...The idle stabilizer and control unit may be flakey, but I think this a low probability. If the stumbing went away for a while...
• FS: Lots-Of-Parts II
  Historical mailing list - Benjita
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 23:17:31 EST
  ...5.00 1 Idle Stabilizer Valve $30.00 1 Green Idle Control Unit $30.00 1 Exhaust System Syncro Front Exaust 5K miles 235...
• Re: What Do I Put In The Sugject Line?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 6 May 2011 19:28:54 -0700
  ...The control unit for it is hidden behind the right tail light. Those are not cheap at all. On the 87 Wolfsburg I'm...
• Re: Cuts off on startup
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 23:09:31 -1000
  ...Idle control valve and control unit for it. A dead or faulty Control Unit is pretty common. I had one that would idle at...
• more on problems with second battery
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 13:08:52 -0500
  ...to the relay are the control wires that should now be used to control the Sure Power unit. I forget which colour does what...
• Re: Tiico conversions
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 12:33:13 -0800
  ...yes, a generic radiator hose), and the heatsink for the ignition control unit (not an issue for anyone converting a 1.9L, and only...
• Re: Questions re. Audi 3A engine swap (after searching the archives)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 6 May 2004 02:11:02 EDT
  ...Denso), Magnacore wires and Crane high power ignition system with rpm based timing retard for knock control along with the SAAB APC system (Turbo...
• Behr AC; Air Leaks; Alarms; Scope Creep
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Wed, 5 Jul 2000 11:12:56 -0600
  ...blowers or controls to fall on your head > > > > 2) No loss of overhead storage cabinet to rear evaporator as on factory > > > > unit. > > > > 3) No...
• Re: Hard Starting Cold and Hot
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:41:54 -0500
  ...runs fine otherwise > --not sure how to check the idle stabilizer control unit > > I am close to giving up on this problem and take...
• Re: Cuts off on startup
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 13 Mar 2016 14:04:42 -0700
  ...Idle control valve and control unit for it. A dead or faulty > Control Unit is pretty common. I had one that would idle at...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 17:04:06 -0400
  ...Any high resistance in this path leaves a high voltage making the ECU and idle control unit think it is like 40 below. Yes...
• Re: Tracing Electrical fault in Coach battery system? (lotta words)
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:39:20 -0500
  ...with this unit..I wired it that way > so I could use the stereo off the Aux batt. without having the ignition key > on...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:12:21 -0400
  ...The control unit for it is hidden behind the right tail light. Those are not cheap at all. On the 87 Wolfsburg I'm...
• Re: Cuts off on startup
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 12 Mar 2016 10:10:21 -0800
  ...Idle control valve and control unit for it. A dead or faulty Control > Unit is pretty common. I had one that would idle at...
• Re: Hot water system thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 19:35:25 -0800
  ...For $10 I was able to get a new water bed heater control unit. This is a mechanical one, not solid state. It was...
• Re: Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 09:56:58 -0400
  ...Don't think it has anything to do with Idle Air Valve or control unit for it. I know it's not a clogged...