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• Re: Starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:49:26 -0400
  ...check ALL vacuum lines, pull them off, check for cracks around the ends, REPLACE if cracked, since if you lose vacuum it can cause...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:48:32 -0800
  ...vacuum gauge (left), combination Exhaust temperature gauge and cylinder head temperature gauge. (in the instrument console) air/fuel gauge mounted above the headlight switch...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:07:30 -0400
  ...vacuumed system. Add to this, any repairs. R-12, 134a? Got to buy this, too. 134a is high now. Probably best to switch over...
• Throttle Body - High Idle - (Dare I say?) Issue Resolved! (85 1.9l)
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 09:40:23 -0700
  ...Remove the set screw that is holding the switch in. Do this with the TB right side up and *hold the switch in place...
• Re: FI Parts Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 13 Sep 1996 17:56:58 -0400
  ...They are the same, but I want > to be educated on my FI system. > > Temperature Sensor Coolant > > Thermo-Time Switch (NOT the Cold Start...
• Re: Dem ole Vanagon blues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 25 Feb 2017 11:51:13 -0600
  ...I have cable pig tails in both of my ECU's so I can switch the monitor between vans as needed.That unit has...
• Re: Starter Relay and transmission
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 17:04:20 -0400
  ...It has gotten to the point where I had to run two cables from the > relay to a switch up front to start the...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:19:07 -0400
  ...two throttle switches. >If you are going to keep the van, plan on replacing everything that is >involved with fuel, air, vacuum, coolant and...
• Re: Parts List for Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 12:08:05 -0400
  ...129 Right. > Throttle Valve switch. (Full throttle switch) > Engine Temperature Sensor Part # 0.280.130.012 > Pressure Regulator (vacuum Limiter) Part # 0.280.160...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:06:14 -0400
  ...vacuumed system. Add to this, any repairs. R-12, 134a? Got to buy this, too. 134a is high now. Probably best to switch over...
• FS VW Engine test and run in stand
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 13:12:14 -0600
  ...no sender, manifold vacuume gauge, clock. All instruments are VDO. It has a remote starter switch and fuel pump power switch. Comes with an...
• Re: Throttle Body swap later 2.1 off a late 1.9 into early 1.9
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:16:37 -0700
  ...1.9 does not have the vacuum port under the idle screw && there are no tps switches on the top and maybe peak at...
• Re: RPMs constant, but pulsing vibration at idle
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:21:43 -0700
  ...These are the relevant things that I have recently replaced with > no effect: > > idle control valve > idle control module > throttle body > throttle switch > vacuum...
• Re: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:18:18 -0700
  ...the > starter connector as above and the other dangling from a vacuum hose > near the alternator. The boot covers the exposed end of the...
• Re: Cruise Control Parts Shared With Rabbit?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:31:57 -0700
  ...What type of Vanagon did you have? Mark Raimund Feussner wrote: > The Vanagon also shares the vacuum pump, the throttle control element, > the brake...
• Re: Fix - Gutter trim thread hijack
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:40:38 -0600
  ...all the mud on someone else's driveway, use their free vacuums on Sunday. Tom B.-my carwash only rips/bends my license plates...
• Re: It continues - Engine RPM Hunting 200-500 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Oct 2010 18:33:44 -0700
  ...All the hoses are good, and I carefully inspected > the vacuum lines just to be sure. The crankcase vent host is new. > > I disconnected...
• Re: CRUISE CONTROL
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 2 Sep 2023 11:24:23 -0400
  ...The front has a lever and a couple switches. Eric Caron > On Sep 2, 2023, at 11:09 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM...
• Re: Running rich.....me too
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:40:12 -0400
  ...from there, including your idle switch. If the pin test shows everything is ok, move on to vacuum leaks. Fill the engine with air...
• Re: Surging 1.9 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:28:38 -0400
  Lyle, DON'T ADJUST THE THROTTLE SWITCH YET!!!... do yourself a favor and remove the throttle body, and clean it out thoroughly with carburetor...
• Re: WTB: EVAP charcoal canister
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:32:21 -0700
  ...port that opens when throttle is opened I > believe.. > Subaru by vacuum switching valve . > and it can be plumbed and controlled like it was...
• Re: Terpsicorian Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 27 May 2002 17:42:09 -0500
  ...vacuum leak there. Should be no leaks there. > > So, do I have a throttle switch problem of some sort. I thought the > switch shut...
• Re: Different Kind Of Valve Adjustment Question? NOW What's next?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:07:06 -0500
  ...I also replaced the Fan switch and have heard it run at low speed during idling and traffic. As I drive on the highway...
• bosch info: type 2's 1974-79
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 14 Aug 94 20:05:11 CDT
  ...Thermo-Time Switch 0 280 130 214 0 280 130 214 Vacuum Limiter 0 280 160 315# 0 280 160 313# Vacuum Limiter High...
• Re: Custom VDO/Sunpro or other brand Guages for Oil Temp, Water Temp, Volt Meter
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 21 May 2009 16:27:54 -0400
  ...1 Temp Gauge (with toggle switch) 2 Wiring Relays for the Water and Oil to send the Temp info to the Gauge. 1 Oil...
• Re: UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:25:34 -0600
  Mark, Check the vacuum hose from the crankcase vent tower to the AFM. My van rand crappy and I discovered the hose had rotted...
• Re: A/C outlet temperature
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Mon, 17 May 1999 07:30:39 -0700
  I change the compressor in my 84 last year and switched the system to R-134a. On an 85 degree day, I'm getting...
• Re: What's a Hall sender do?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 18:54:08 -0400
  ...switch opens. Because the spacing is equal, the result is a square wave. On the Digijet system the distributor has centrifugal and vacuum advance...
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 03:08:59 -0400
  ...s anything vacuum related in the Vanagon digifant engine management, is there? Or perhaps it's related to the throttle switch...but isn't...
• Re: Funny, but not funny ...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 06:56:44 -0600
  Check very carefully for vacuum leaks. Check/adjust the idle switch at the throttle plate. Put an oscilloscope on the signal from the Hall...
• Re: Throttle body question
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:56:52 -0700
  ...9:04 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > >> The little vacuum port on the throttle body - I believe the orifice is >> covered by...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:07:25 -0800
  ...timing, > set CO mixture, set idle position and throttle switches, > checked and > repaired all vacuum lines (distributor advance works fine), > checked and > cleaned charcoal...
• Re: Won't idle when cold ...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 4 May 2006 12:28:26 -0400
  ...Before buying *any* parts to cure a rough idle, always, always *always* inspect all engine bay wiring and vacuum lines. If you've never...
• Re: 85 stalling probs...Where's the ARCHIVE!!!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 09:03:26 -0800
  ...Possible causes: - vacuum leak on one of the vacuum line connectors - air intake boot cracked or one of the connections not on good - fuel...
• Re: Aircooled Running Problems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:07:29 -0500
  ...Thermo Time switch in the same area. You could also have a distributor vacuum advance diaphragm leak. You could also have a deceleration valve...
• Re: Tool US 1076?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:19:59 -0700
  ...attach a pressure gauge to the fuel rail, put ignition switch to "Run" start the fuel pump (jumper terms 36 and 39 at the...
• Re: '91 Carat AC - again!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 1 Oct 2016 08:58:00 -0700
  ...I am thinking of > removing > > the trinary switch again, replacing the shraeder valve and just leaving > the > > trinary switch off until it is recharged...
• 82 AC vanagon cold start problem
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:42:21 -0500
  ...The main suggestions I received regarding this problem were to check that the auxillary air regulator (AAR), cold start valve, and thermo time switch...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:35:21 -0700
  ...inserted in the throttle valve switch plug. Maybe archives has info on that. When de accelerating, does vacuum created by engine pull the flap...
• Re: Stalling 1.9l Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:39:02 -0800
  ...The throttle switch > is correct. The temp. sensor was replaced. The AFC was replaced along > with all vacuum lines. The aux. air switch is...
• Re: Peloquin experience?
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:41:49 -0500
  ...No switch, no panel, no >> vacuum reservoir. I'm hoping the Peloquin locker setup would be an >> easier >> way to go than a stock...
• Engine Cutout
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 22:55:44 -0600
  ...no effect on the cutout problem) Throttle Plate Switch - installed new cam, adjusted correctly, switch tested ok Temp Sensors - resistance measures within limits per...
• Re: slight hesitation but doesn't happen on consistant basis
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:30:09 -0700
  ...You need to check for vacuum leaks and the throttle valve switch adjusted. From your description it sounds like it's just a little...
• Re: Switching a/c in 81 vanagon to r-134...how much compressor oil?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 16:04:58 -0500
  ...When you install your r134a refrigerant, the system should be under vacuum from the evacuation process so with the engine off (not running the...
• Re: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:03:49 -0800
  ...Tomorrow I will measure the compression, fuel pressure, and vacuum. I plan to look for exhaust leaks, although I have no clue how to...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 16 May 2014 14:24:35 -0600
  ...A 3-phase motor would have 6 terminals running to > the > > switch, that is why the switch is so expensive. This wiring setup is...
• Re: Syncro Diff Lock actuator question
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:05:16 +0200
  ...If your vacuum lines from the dashboard switch to the actuator, too, are ok, then I would simply replace the actuator with the original...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:50:15 -0900
  ...vacuum gauge (left), combination Exhaust temperature gauge and cylinder head temperature gauge. (in the instrument console) air/fuel gauge mounted above the headlight switch...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:45:53 -0700
  Hi, thanks for saying what year and engine you have !! a 1.9 only has one oil pressure switch .. it's under the left...
• Re: Analog TPS fitted to a WBX throttle body?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 07:48:17 +0000
  Well the early 1.9l TB has two separate switches that are attached to the housing of the TB and the 2.1l tb...
• Re: AFM Data Requested
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:02:50 -0800
  ...relay, cold start injector, > thermo time switch, aux air regulator (now NLA) and a whole raft of > vacuum lines and electrical connections. > > OTOH, you...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:17:19 -0700
  ...matter of somewhat AFM, Distributor ( hall sender ) and vacuum >> lines near the Dist that affect Vacuum advance and fuel pressure. Got >> those 3 straightened...
• Re: vanagon stumble
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:45:56 -0700
  First thing to check is the throttle position switch, see Bentley p. 24-58. Use an ohmmeter. If that's good look for vacuum...
• Re: Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:25:11 -0700
  ...But.... > > What is that whistle sound at ~ 39" - 55" ? Vacuum leak? > > TB gasket is new, rubber hoses at EVAP hoses, FPR, PVC "T", all...
• won't start-follow-up
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 16:53:39 -0700
  ...5-most vacuum lines-melted-some with big holes 6-timing scale and grille-melted 7-belt-melted 8-oil pressure switch-toast 9...
• Re: '91 Carat AC Inoperative.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 26 Apr 2017 21:02:14 -0500
  ...the trinary switch rubber seal. Since I >> was going to convert the system and run H152a in it, i had it vacuum >> checked. It...
• Re: '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 20:58:39 -0600
  ...Most > members here suggested replacing the ignition switch. > > Since I last wrote a note the following has been replaced: > > Ignition Switch > Plugs > Cap > Rotor...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:17:38 +0200
  ...timing, :::set CO mixture, set idle position and throttle switches, checked and :::repaired all vacuum lines (distributor advance works fine), checked and :::cleaned charcoal...
• Re: ventilation levers- tips for usage
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 17:34:37 -0500
  ...No cross-linkages, no blending, no cams, levers, > vacuum switches, no way to recirculate air (except the A/C and rear heater, > which have...
• Re: Has anyone installed Digijet FI on a 2.1L boxer motor?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 16:12:48 -0700
  ...You probably want to keep the 2.1 throttle body, and will possibly have to re-route a couple vacuum hoses for the distributor...