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• Houston, we have a problem.......!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:39:59 -0500
  ...With engine off, I checked throttle operation and it is perfect. I can hear the switch clicking appropriately. Connections tight, no slipped throttle cable...
• Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:20:28 -0500
  ...Throttle Switch and Failure to Start. After 5 days of torrential rain, I went to start my 2.1L WBX and it was no...
• Re: Regarding Darrell and his Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 22:34:32 -0500
  Just diagnosed another '87 with a sticking throttle switch within about 30 seconds of hooking it up. Julie Olson complained of intermittent poor idling...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:52:19 -0500
  Uh, how far back can the wiring be fried?
• Re: Engine Gas Lines/injectors Done, Still Stuttering!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:13:52 -0400
  I suspect your throttle switch adjustment.How many miles on the vanagon?
• Re: AFM cap fix, maybe fixed my very intermittent problem
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 19:01:06 -0700
  > But the throttle switch. What a little bastard that is. I agree. And worse yet, (possibly) is the old Gowesty vacuum actuated switch. I...
• Re: Van Bucking (Ideas?)
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 09:38:46 -0800
  ...I lubed and cleaned the throttle body but it didn't help. So I adjusted the switch position so that when the throttle closed...
• Re: Clues to the cold start/running problem- my test
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 19:22:51 -0500
  All, I have an 85 with a single throttle position switch with NO click... Cold Idle and running is starting to act Flukey... Could...
• Re: Why doesn't fuel shut off?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:23:17 -0700
  ...throttle > idle position switch and rpm. > > But when going downhill in gear, foot off gas as indicated by dark LED, > and with the transmission...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 08:51:08 -0800
  ...On 12/7/16 8:46 AM, Dan N wrote: > also...it could be a worn throttle body or a faulty throttle body switch
• Throttle Body swap later 2.1 off a late 1.9 into early 1.9
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:28:58 -0700
  So I have had low vac for while and had it isolated to the 1.9 throttle body lot of play top to bottom...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 22:49:10 -0700
  ...Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >> >> I think tencentlife had a vacuum switch out before GW did. I thought about buying his but stalling as...
• Re: Throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 10:52:44 -0800
  Chuck, i gotta quick question about the throttle switch and stuff. I've check mine to make sure they are turning off and on...
• Re: Weird bucking
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 13:02:54 -0500
  You may want to check your throttle switch. I had a similar problem on my '85 because the throttle switch was staying in the...
• Re: Vanagon jerking in stop and go traffic
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 21:31:41 EST
  ...Now the throttle switch closed in idle. However, now the idle has become unstable (pulsating)....Unfortunaltey, there seems to be no noticeable difference. ___________________________________________________________________ You...
• Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:37:29 -0700
  ...I have a spare new O2 sensor that should go in anyhow and some adjusting of the throttle switch is probably also due...as...
• Re: throttle switch & heater cable
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 07:44:57 -0500 (EST)
  On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Chris Wyatt wrote: > > According to them, it is running rich at start-up, due to a failing > throttle switch...
• Re: Geo Metro - AC switch?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 08:07:42 -0700
  ...bout a vacuum switch (nc) to break the lead to the AC clutch - full >throttle=low vacuum=connection broken; less throttle='some' >vacuum=connection...
• Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:43:58 -0800
  ...My > question now is what is "full throttle"? If the switch is defective or > misadjusted, would the switch out of adjustment cause this momentary...
• Re: 91 Carat - Auto Tranny - 2.1L WBX - RPM Hunting
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:29:46 -0400
  John, The throttle position switch tells the ISCU when the engine is a idle. If it isn't working properly then the ISCU thinks...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:19:28 -0400
  ...With the engine off, the throttle plate is closed, the switch is > open, and the fuel pump is off. The throttle plate is in...
• adjusting idle speed and switch lever position..
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Wed, 15 May 2002 16:02:32 -0700
  ...how do i adjust the arms that press the idle / full throttle switches correctly? ===== "Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy...
• Re: Throttle Switch, Geology, and Happenstance?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:21:37 -0800
  ...power loss and surging issue, > I thought to look toward the throttle switches. > Here's what we found: > > do you see it? Image > > http...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Fix: 10 Volt Capacitor OK?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:35:53 -0700
  ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEGAgefVyQY ) affecting ability to > get an accurate throttle valve switch setting, but the way I have the > switch...
• WTB: 85 Engine Harness
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 11 May 2010 12:02:49 -0700
  Need a good working one.� It must be from an 85 with the single switch on the throttle body and the two timing advance...
• Re: Electric Supercharger
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 12:10:53 EDT
  ...wide open throttle switch activation relay... thermosensitive cutoff switch (to watch that cable temp). It could work... Let the flaming commence! Scott De Santi...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:53:51 -0400
  TB= Throttle Body The switch part is attached to said TB. Like on the picture below with a single switch. The switch is that...
• Re: Surging 1.9 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Resiolute
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 21:31:06 -0700
  ...Surging 1.9 Vanagon > > Hi Lyle, > > Apparently the throttle position sensor switch was made with a plastic > sensor that butts up against a steel...
• Re: 1.9l-strange throttle response
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:55:18 -0800
  ...i replaced the throttle switch a few months ago in my quest to fix my idle. that is not to say it's not...
• Re: Idle hunts except when in gear
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:34:37 -0700
  ...Anyone got a loaner idle stab for the 1.9L that I can borry for a couple weeks? I will check the throttle switches...
• Re: 1.9 runs better with 02 sensor disconnected-kinda long cause I need to ventialte
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:51:23 -0500
  ...When this timing is done correctly, I will readjust the air screw and throttle switch screw, a final time. The sensitive clutch issue is...
• Terpsicorian Shifter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 May 2002 17:40:59 -0500
  ...So, do I have a throttle switch problem of some sort. I thought the switch shut off the fuel basically, when the foot was...
• Re: cold start skipping
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:25:26 -0800
  throttle switch. I'm finding *many* vanagon throttle switches not making contact at idle. I'm finding the later type switches ( where it's...
• Re: Throttle body question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 10:25:51 -0700
  ...Throttle body question The little vacuum port on the throttle body - I believe the orifice is covered by the throttle plate when throttle closed...
• Re: full throttle switch boost?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 06:45:27 -0700
  ...full throttle switch boost? > Well I am glad to know I am not missing anything extra with that 3 prong > connecter, but I still...
• Re: 85 stalling probs...Where's the ARCHIVE!!!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:32:36 -0500
  ...have one switch like the 2.1Ls. Mike > On the 1.9L, the idle position sensor is bolted on the throttle body. > It's...
• Re: digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular - the answer
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 16:27:34 -0700
  ...digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle > switch in particular > > > > Hello list, > > > > I'm getting closer with the details of my wbx > build, > > with only...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:27:02 -0700
  ...Maybe the > slight > play I feel in the TB shaft is enough to cause an issue at throttle valve > switch. But this switch closes...
• Re: Won't idle when cold ...
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 4 May 2006 14:50:48 -0700
  I recently had the whole throttle assembly out of my van, trying to get the switch to adjust. I found several problems, all inter...
• FS Throttle Valve Switch '86-'91
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 13:39:34 -0600
  I just found this switch in my "stuff" pile. Got it 4/22/02 from list vendor and now don't need it. $40...
• Throttle switch testing
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmquist
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 17:01:36 -0400
  Thanks for the responses to my question about peculiar bucking a few weeks ago, most pointing to the throttle control switch. I finally got...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:30:18 -0700
  Mine had both, and the two switches. I would think the throttle body would be different for the cam switch. Stuart -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 9 May 2016 21:04:10 -0400
  ...the 85 1.9 has the '2.1 style throttle switch' ...mounted on the underside of the throttle body. if the allen screw and...
• Idle test for digifant.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 May 1997 12:45:17 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Turn the Switch adjusting bolt counterclockwise untill the switch closes. Tighten the switch fixing bolt. 6. Disconnect multimeter and reconnect throttle switch. Next you...
• Re: 87 with high idle/then low
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:17:09 -0600
  ...you let the throttle snap back. I de-gunked the thorttle body, and maxed the adjustment out on the switch, and it works about...
• Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:49:25 -0800
  ...close to zero throttle as you open the throttle. > > if you have say, 5 to 10 % throttle opening before the switch tells the ecu...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:35:13 -0500
  Bentley seems to think there is a single, dual function switch. Most of the > other posters think so, too. I'm going to head...
• Re: On being well grounded
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 15:25:18 -0400
  ...I believe that cleaning the grounds really well and fine tuning the throttle switch did the trick. I took a flat file and removed...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Aug 2004 - Special issue (#2004-716)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:00:21 -0500
  If you go back to the 75-78 Bus engines you'll find a switch assembly on the throttle body. In one position it...
• Re: Idle goes to 1,800 in Park
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:45:24 -0400
  ...So for starters you either have a temp 2 sensor problem and/or the throttle is not closing completely or the switch is bad...
• Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:48:54 -0700
  ...the pipe...full throttle doesn't clear it up, nor does downshifting and going to redline....But if I switch off the ignition and...
• Re: Missing Throttle Postion Sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 13:25:23 EDT
  Brian, With an '85 you should have the combined switch that is mounted under the throttle body. Chuck '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road...
• Re: Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:56:56 -0700
  ...I > don't care if the throttle switch is bad but am looking for something that > the bushings are in good shape and it...
• Re: HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 20:45:43 -0700
  ...It probably was the throttle switch. It apparently tells the ECU to go to full rich. When mine failed, I used 12 gallons of...
• Re: digijet tool need help
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 16:30:41 -0500
  ...digijet tool need help >---------------------- > I need to know what voltage the digijet ecu 83.5-85 supplies to the >idle and full throttle switches...
• Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:48:09 -0700
  Martin, if this is a FI engine you may have a problem with the throttle switch sticking. You can unplug the connector from the...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:46:42 -0700
  ...I would think the throttle body would >> be different for the cam switch. >> >> Stuart >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: erratic running - Help requested
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walters
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 14:00:56 -0700
  ...Sounds like a stuck idle switch on the throttle body. Up to '84s have two switches in plain sight, later ones have one switch...
• Re: Outcome of the Throttle Switch Saga
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:48:21 -0500
  It's not. > > Hopefully my idle will once again be stable. > > Thanks again! > > Dave in KC > 85 Westy
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 09:07:18 -0500
  Roger, I think you are on the right track.I believe there is a fuel cut off mode if the idle switch is closed...