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• Re: Throttle body question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:52:30 -0700
  ...little vacuum port on the throttle body - I believe the orifice is covered by the throttle plate when throttle closed - am I right? >>>> >>>> I...
• Re: Regarding Darrell and his Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 08:20:00 -0500
  Hi Karl, The throttle switch that I have played with, has a small microswitch which is closed by a double cam on the throttle...
• Re: throttle cable repair/replace
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 22:23:50 -0500
  ...Throttle cable broke right at the throttle body, with just the clamped-end stub left on the throttle valve. Metal fatigue. > > Since I absolutely...
• Re: How do you hold throttle while purging coolant ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 13:49:00 -0600
  ...Mine is stock 1.9 l > .I would love to hear some good ideas for holding the throttle partly open > during this process. Whats...
• Re: vanagon syndrome week
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 20:42:47 -0600
  ...Before that, it loves to bog down or stall unless reved up. (Sometimes....) Punching the throttle means the throttle switch. If the O2 sensor...
• Re: Won't stay running below 2,500 RPM - Need Throttle Body Idle Screw
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:18:03 -0700
  ...top of the screw... - search for a used one on Samba - get e rebuilt one here -> http://www.van-cafe.com/rebuilt-throttle-body
• WTB: Throttle Valve Housing
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 18:11:24 -0500
  Hi, If anyone is parting out an 84 vanagon I need a Throttle Valve Housing. My mechanic says he can't get the valve...
• Re: switching from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:21:04 -0800
  ...What a pain the throttle >linkage was.You need that, the shifter and shift rod.The throttle cable assembely has a linkage....
• Re: High noon at the Maryland emissions station
  Historical mailing list - Neptuno
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:41:57 -0700
  ...From the late 85 , to a 84 throttle ,with two throttle switches. I understand that this throttle has a slightly smaller throat than the...
• Re: Bucking and Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:59:12 -0400
  ...Listen closely as you turn the throttle by hand. A quick click and then a click at full throttle is supposed to happen.I...
• Re: Throttle Body Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:38:38 -0700
  ...when you start the engine ..vacuum from the throttle body opens the valve .. so the stored gas fumes are sucked into the engine and...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:08:23 -0500
  ...No fried wiring and no fried switches.However, the connectors for the auxillery air regualator and throttle switch were mixed up.The throttle switch...
• Re: Throttle-on running issue
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:29:25 -0700
  ...As it warms up it will stumble on > throttle. Press throttle open - Baaaaaaaaah - nothing. Lift throttle, > returns to idle, sputters a bit like it...
• Re: will a 2.1L long block work with 1.9L FI and hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 20:08:01 -0800
  ...The throttle >valves are interchangeable for both plenums but the later throttle has a >larger opening for more power! ************************* And if memory serves (it...
• Re: High Altitude Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:22:10 -0800
  ...When I get back to sea level it always starts > right > up without touching the throttle. > > Anybody know what would cause that to happen...
• Re: tools for adjusting throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 17:21:41 -0600
  ...tools for adjusting throttle switch > > > You need to remove the throttle body with switch to adjust it, trust me > > on this, and have a...
• Re: throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 09:42:30 -0500
  ...the throttle assembly there is a spring that is about 1/4" in > diameter that fits around the end of the throttle cable adjustment...
• Intermittent high idle - able to make "go low"
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:27:20 -0600
  ...If I "burp" the throttle... by pressing gas pedal towards the floor & releasing quickly, the idle will come down to normal. These symptoms really...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Williams
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:01:14 -0800
  ...Throttle cable I did something stupid that broke my throttle cable. With the rpm's at 2000 at a stop light I used my...
• Re: Doing a 1.9l to 2.1l swap
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 May 2000 22:34:35 -0400
  ...Then I went to put the 1.9l throttle body on the >air box. It is smaller in diameter and won't fit! So...
• Things your throttle body doesn't want you to know.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 28 May 2010 00:52:04 -0400
  ...It could not idle down to spec because of all the (filtered, metered) air bypassing the throttle plate. Idle switch operation was also quite...
• idle @1900
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 07:33:51 -0800
  When my idle was acting erratically and high last winter, the list suggested adjusting the throttle valve to specs, which I did, which fixed...
• Re: Vanagon Bucking Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 14 May 2001 18:06:56 EDT
  ...Where is the throttle plate sensor and how is it checked and correctly adjusted? Jeff 83.5 Westy LA,CA
• Re: Won't accelerate
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Nov 2011 14:06:04 -0700
  if the throttle switch is making contact at idle, and the throttle is a little far open when it clicks off .. say at 10...
• Re: full throttle switch boost?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:18:47 -0400
  ...full throttle switch boost? If you have a digitool hooked up when the full throttle switch is made up, you will see the volts...
• Throttle cable sticking open
  Historical mailing list - SD Kraning
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 12:19:24 -0500
  ...I have only started it a couple times during this time, and lately the throttle cable has been sticking open. This is a newly...
• Throttle switch - am I thinking about this right?
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 00:15:22 -0500
  I'm trying to diagnose some problems with my '90 and want to make sure I completely understand how the throttle valve switch works...
• Re: throttle body housing
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 20:23:19 -0700
  ...throttle body housing Greetings everyone, I need a new throttle body housing, complete. Mine is worn inside and the butterfly valve is sticking. The...
• Re: Throttle body issues
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 21:53:12 -0700
  > Upon further inspection I noticed there is scoring on t= > he interior of the throttle body from the butterfly valve rubbing against i= > t...
• Re: Throttle Body Problems
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 13:34:59 -0500
  ...About once every two >weeks someone calls needing a new throttle body for their van. 1.9l and >2.1l. They say their old...
• Idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:54:44 -0500
  Hi - The throttle valve switch has failed on my 85 Westy. This switch is located under the throttle rather than above the throttle body...
• throttle body fun
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 May 2010 12:07:10 -0700
  i posted this text plus pics on my blog (http://shufti.wordpress.com/) Yesterday I decided to take the throttle body off my ’86...
• Re: "Thanks" + Throttle cable coupler? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 21:16:25 -0700
  ...1.0 VanaJetta throttle cable, and could still with a piece of cable shunted in. Since the cable ends are so close together now...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:47:10 -0800
  ...throttle switch > > > > > Here's a less expensive switch option from GW: > > > > > https://www.gowesty.com/product/-/24166/mechanical-throttle-position-switch-tps-for-digifant...
• Re: low torque
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 21:15:28 -0400
  ...As for the vacuum retard as soon as the throttle is opened the timing should quickly advance if all is well. If the throttle...
• Re: Failed emission test
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 12:46:40 -0400
  ...If you don't get bright yellow with open throttle then it's wrong way around. At full throttle and closed throttle the LED...
• Re: where to get a full throttle switch?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:54:31 -0700
  ...where to get a full throttle switch? > Well the wise people on the list have convinced me I need a full throttle > switch so...
• Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Pablo Bonilla
  Thu, 18 May 2006 14:26:11 -0600
  ...I'm being told that the throttle valve has worn out the throttle body with the years of use, so it is not closing...
• idle adjustment problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:08:26 -0800
  ...converter /muffler 3K miles ago After replacing throttle body the idle stays at 1100/1200 rpm - the big screw on the throttle body is...
• Re: Lever on Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 06:03:03 -0700
  That long spring acts like an assist to the return spring around the throttle shaft. One wonders why the main spring was not made...
• Warm starts in '82 van
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 20:21:30 -0000
  ...Also when starting from hot, ie a few seconds or a couple of minutes after stopping, start up is instantaneous, again with no throttle...
• Re: Hello, new here. Mechanic question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:25:08 -0800
  ...GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > One > can replace the switch or just the entire throttle body if other parts > like throttle shaft are worn too far.
• Digifant high idle problem finally solved!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 23:13:57 -0700
  ...The real problem turn out to be a very worn throttle valve. There was almost 2mm of up and down play in the throttle...
• Re: AT Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:57:32 -0500
  The fact that the trans will go into tird gear akfter lifting off the throttle tells me that the linkage between the transmision and...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Aug 2013 14:45:50 -0400
  ...Check with your meter that the closed-throttle switch opens (voltage on the line goes up to ~5 V) when you open the throttle...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:09:38 -0400
  ...All the pedal does directly is pull the throttle plate open (and on our automatics, inform the transmission via the lever with the joint...
• Re: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:58:52 -1000
  make sure there is no tension on the throttle cable ! adjust it so that it makes contact 'every time' , for sure. Throttle cable may...
• Re: Conduit for throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 15 Jul 2018 08:42:18 -0700
  ...10:07 PM, mike riley <mkriley1@hotmail.com> wrote: > Changing the throttle cable the plastic conduit over the tank crumbled so > does anyone know...
• Re: vacuum tee behind throttle on 1.9L engine (1984)
  Historical mailing list - Rey Wood
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 05:11:25 -0400
  �Vacuum tee behind throttle has two UNEQUAL legs. Does leg with restriction go to distributor vacuum advance or does it go to emission control...
• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 12:41:28 -0600
  ...It's worse if I > punch the throttle rather than ease into it. Once I get up off idle it runs > fine. > > Problem is...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 May 2012 01:26:27 -0400
  Under load the ECU responds to a closed throttle switch as being at full throttle so instead of over running cut out you get...
• Re: Plugs & Compression testing
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 01:26:53 -0800
  ...gas-tight seal. > Hey Bob - do you have any thoughts ref throttle position while doing compression checks? In the old carburetor days I got...
• Re: 84/85 fuel injection
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sun, 10 May 1998 14:19:08 -0400
  ...ECU and throttle body are the same on the 84-85 >digijet engine. > The throttle body is different only in the throttle sensor switches...
• Re: Rough Cold Start
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:37:17 -0800
  ...Somehow the new throttle position switch got out of adjustment and was not "on" at idle. After making a minute adjustment, all was fine...
• Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 19:59:10 -0400
  At 07:36 PM 7/2/2015, John Rodgers wrote: >As I sit here am looking at the throttle body for my 2.1L...
• vanagon syndrome plus poor gass economy
  Historical mailing list - Ellen Robey
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 08:08:40 -0400
  ...mechanic thinks it is coming from the throttle body itself, all hoses intact. I am going to get: idle control valve, new throttle body...
• Re: 3 feet and as many hands
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 16:29:21 -0500
  ...Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648) writes: >Peter DePaoli's mad puppeteer story reminds me of friends whose MGA broke >its throttle-linkage far...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:08:31 -0700
  ...I pulled the throttle body to investigate the throttle position switch that wasn't clicking when moved off of the idle position. I adjusted...
• Re: '85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 May 2013 00:32:08 -0700
  ...the auto trans setup has a clip and is weird, but the throttle cable doesn't go to the throttle body on an auto...
• Re: 85 Vanagon throttle valve switch -- update
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:57:59 -0400
  ...If you are idling at 850, and you *don't* experience a serious hesitation when starting up from a dead stop, then your throttle...