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Re: digijet FI adjustments
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:32:19 -0400
...The Digijet requires very specific set up for the throttle plate, ignition timing, idle speed and CO. The adjustment on the AFM is only...
Re: SMOG TEST failure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 22:54:39 -0500
...Over advanced >> ignition timing will also add to this as the advance timing will require >> much less air and fuel to maintain a low...
Re: Help diagnose Cinco
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Mon, 7 Nov 2005 14:05:35 -0800
...Most likely cause is over-advanced ignition timing and maybe a > lean > fuel mixture. Overheated engine (or that head) could contribute. If > you > melted...
'86 GLi problem...continued
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sun, 17 Mar 2002 11:49:26 EST
...The coil has been swapped out, so has the ignition module. The wires from the hall sensor do not go to the ignition module...
If it's not one thing, it's another...
Historical mailing list - Seth C. Bruggeman
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:36:29 -0500
...Next, ignition. I've checked all obvious ignition components from plugs to coil, though not including the coil. All seems fine. Could the coil...
Re: Fast Idle Problem & Timing Advance
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:43:17 -0400
...I'm anxious to see how it is now with the new Temp II sensor, idle control valve and timing change. Here's a...
Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
Historical mailing list - Ry
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:32:22 -0500
...It purrs pretty now, got the timing set just right and the cooling system is bled. Not a SINGLE leak yet! I'm pretty...
'88 lurching at 2500-3000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
Fri, 8 Mar 1996 16:16:17 PDT
...encountered this - it doesn't seem like an ignition thing to me, more like timing advance or fuel delivery. Any ideas? Note: This is...
Re: now 87, was 88 GL - manual tranny - fail to start
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 3 Jun 2014 19:39:02 -0500
...It's ready to go, with > timing clamp already on it, swap takes about 3 minutes and no need to > check timing since the...
Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:42:55 -0400
...The ECU is a computer that on the 2.1l engines handles fuel injection and ignition including timing advance. On the 1.9l it...
Re: Consistent cutout at 3k rpm
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:04:39 -0400
...To answer one of your earlier questions, I have adjusted the timing slightly to give it a few more degrees of overall advance but...
Re: 83 h20 fuel injection problem
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Tue, 22 Sep 1998 21:43:51 EDT
...occurring.] > >1) Ignition coil signal (from pin 1 of the Ignition Control) looked >good during stumbling condition. >2) Timing signal from Ignition Control (pin...
bearly runs w/ water on road pt2
Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
Thu, 1 Mar 2001 10:59:08 -0600
...All refered to an electrical problem in the ignition circuit. Well, it happened this morning to me on the way to work, it was...
Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:35:08 -0400
Mixture adjustment and/or over-advance ignition timing. Make sure the O2 sensor is working. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
Re: ATTN: 80-83 Owners
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Sun, 27 Apr 2003 05:06:30 -0400
...lot more power. > > Am looking to pick the brain of other owners with this setup. > > Namely, timing, points or electronic ignition, etc etc. > > Paul >
Re: Emissions testing 2.1
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 6 Mar 2004 06:48:58 EST
...Throttle position switch, Temp II switch, AFM, Oxy sensor, CAT, exhaust system leaks, air intake leaks, vacuum leaks, air filter, timing, cap & rotor, ignition...
Re: Cold Air Intake
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:02:35 -0400
...Over advanced ignition timing, excessive oil carry over, or coolant in the combustion process are often causes of Cat failure in addition to mixture...
'88 Westy Vacuum leak diagnosis input
Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 10:12:57 -0600
...Noticed it was running rough a while back, initially thought it was a timing/misfire issue. New plugs, cap, rotor, ignition wires all needed...
Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Thu, 8 Mar 2018 11:21:31 -0600
...With the Napier, the issue was timing all the banks together, so maybe using a single bank is more efficient. GregM -----Original Message----- From...
Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 10 Jul 2016 12:24:00 -0700
...2016, at 9:38 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Ignition timing also effects emissions, especially the formation of > NOx. I know many...
Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:10:28 +0000
...Even put in new ignition wires because >>>>> testing them with a timing light can be faulty. My Shoebox Electronic >>>> gizmo >>>>> shows the ECU fuel...
Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:03:02 -0700
...The low > compression, relaxed ignition timing, valve lift/timing, piston design, even > the decision to stay with the full wet sleeves for cylinders and...
Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:40:51 -0700
...If its not making a spark > > there's no point in chasing down whether the ignition or valve timing is > > right or not. > > > > Step...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:24:34 -0800
...The ignition spark is by >>>> definition according to engine position and the fuel injectors fire >>>> based on the same triggering event that the ignition...
Re: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 1 Jul 2013 21:03:22 -0700
The ignition switch I recently got from Van Caf� is black and white with a scratched out VW number on it. Stuart -----Original Message...
Re: ATTN: 80-83 Owners
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 27 Apr 2003 11:01:39 -0500
...the brain of other owners with this setup. > > Namely, timing, points or electronic ignition, etc etc. > > Paul > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet...
Re: '87 GL high idle problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:40:01 -0500
...If the problem started with the cooler weather I would look at the O2 sensor first and check the basic settings including ignition timing...
Idle hunting problem, 85 1.9l
Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 00:05:37 -0500
...fuel pressure regulator,fuelfilter,plugs,cap&rotor,ignition control module,coolant temp sensor II,O2 sensor,new fuel lines, new small vaccum lines little...
Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:40:39 -0400
...If its not making a spark >> > there's no point in chasing down whether the ignition or valve timing >> > is >> > right or not. >> > >> > Step...
Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 4 Jun 2012 19:27:25 -0400
At the risk of sounding "Snarkly" ( I love that new word), you should be able to confirm the ignition timing with a timing light...
Re: oil pressure problem on my 1983 air-cooled
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 16:03:13 -0500
...As a fix you need >> to get the ignition timing down to about 35 degrees total advance. >> Consider getting a real oil cooling system...
Engine Vacuum Gauge Diagnotics Uses.
Historical mailing list - mark keller
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:43:14 -0400
...SLOW TIMING- If the compression is known to be good and yet the needle reads lower that it should, the ignition timing may be...
Re: My New Westy!
Historical mailing list - shawn luft
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:29:59 -0400
...Check all the ignition components and replace as necessary, change filters if necessary, make sure the timing is good......... then troubleshoot from there as...
Re: Bug not starting
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:57:47 -0400
...Check to see that there is spark at the plugs, if so, check the ignition timing (or, at least make sure the distributor hold...
Idle Problem & Shifting Gears
Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:04:58 -0400
...Ignition timing is good. Idle RPM at 880 Fuel injectors are good. Throttle valve switch is good. Never had any problems before. Everything started...
Re: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels 2100-2300, 3400- 4000rpms
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 8 Aug 2009 16:08:25 -0700
...on page 28.42 they do mention checking timing with a timing light ...and say it should be on the notch. which is well...
Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:15:44 -0700
...say the ignition switch isn't working like it should.. You're not stuck. You have another way to operate the starter. and it...
Re: Phrydae Topic: Who Is Living in Their Vanagon Full Time?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:45:46 -0800
...72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" 75 914 1.8 "Nancy" Full Timing Since March 1999 oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com *********************************** On Sun...
won't start-follow-up
Historical mailing list - BILL
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 16:53:39 -0700
...melted 3-ignition wiring harness-melted 4-FI wiring harness-melted 5-most vacuum lines-melted-some with big holes 6-timing scale and...
Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 8 Jun 2017 19:37:29 -0700
...I marked the timing gears, shafts, pulleys etc on both motors, then when all the nuts and bolts were tight.... it did t require...
Re: Tachometer question
Historical mailing list
Tue, 22 Apr 1997 09:11:59 -0700
...I use a tachometer that has an inductive pickup you clamp around one spark-plug wire, like most timing lights use as well. These...
Re: Jerky Van continued
Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
Sun, 27 May 2007 19:09:50 -0400
...I adjusted the timing and thought I'd solved the > problem, but it's back again. Today I got caught in a rainstorm, and...
Re: Emissions failures make me feel like a failure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:22:12 -0500
...The Vanagon is NOx challenged as it only has low compression, cupped pistons, retarded ignition timing and the 3-way cat as NOx controls...
Re: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:37:34 -0700
...2) Ignition coil 3) ECU 4) Ignition Control Unit Is there anything else that I'm missing? (I have the Bentley, but it's...
Complete I4 engine conversion kit for sale!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 22:01:59 -0700
...seals, valve cover gasket, waterpump, thermostat and orings, timing belt and tensioner, upper and lower timing belt covers, belts, platinum 4 spark plugs, plugwires...
On the road and need some help
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:12:16 -0800
...Its almost as if there is a fouled plug or bad ignition on one of the cylinders Or its running way too rich. I...
Re: Intermittent no start - fuel pump/relay?
Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:36:47 +0100
...This circuit tries to control the idle rpm by adjusting the ignition timing. If this circuit is not working properly, the engine can be...
Re: No Start after alternator failure and replacement..TESTING RELAYS
Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
Sat, 22 Jun 2002 18:03:12 -0700
Ignition module? --- Mark Ingalls <ingalls_mark@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hi, > > Since Tom's 84 I assume does not have a tach to let him...
Re: New O2 sensor.....new problem....Please help.
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Sun, 10 Nov 2002 11:28:24 -0800
...Know the ignition parts and timing comes before this and compression balance/valves verified before that and rule out vacuum leaks and verify grounds...
Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:58:56 -0500
...Double check what you > >>>>> did >>>>> > that could have created the problem. >>>>> > >>>>> > Timing may be way off and it was somewhat ok with the plug...
Re: I4 emission issues
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 23:16:01 -0400
...Also, make sure the timing is not over advanced and get the idle speed up around 850-950 rpm. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
HOT START III
Historical mailing list
Sat, 20 Aug 94 19:30:18 EDT
...The vacuum gauge registers a slight late ignition delay but I am positive that this the timing is correct. The gauge which serves as...
Re: Still lousy gas mileage
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 2 May 2012 18:03:51 -0400
...Is everything being put into the engine burning and making power? Ignition timing? Use the O2 sensor to test mixture control. Cylinder balance. Disconnect...
Wont start. need help
Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:11:03 -0700
...How is the Cat connected to the ignition? Smoky was making socially unacceptable noises so I drove to town, purchased a new gasket for...
Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:37:27 -0700
...The first thing I'd check is the ignition timing. Free, > > too. > > > >>> > > > >>> Start by setting the timing, with the idle stabilizer bypassed, to > > > > > >>> 10...
Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:54:37 -0000
...system will indeed fire across 0.030" gap > > > >Unless its of the same order as 46 micro secs then the timing > > effect is > > > >negligible...
Air cooled mileage
Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 01:08:40 -0800
...a)Advance the timing and make sure other parts of ignition sys are healthy b)Make sure you aren't losing gas from leaking...
Idle Stabliser Control Unit
Historical mailing list - Ken Turner
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:58:15 +0200
...Can it do anything at all beyond advancing or retarding the ignition timing slightly? Does anyone know just what it�s function is and...
Re: 84 coolant light.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:20:49 -0400
...When the ignition is first turned on the light should blink for 10-15 seconds as a bulb test. This control is entirely on...
Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:37:17 -0400
You can power the timing light from the ignition coil lead. This is what I have done for years, it may be risky or...