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Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:10:57 -0500
...The three links are engine mechanicals, engine management, and operator information. Any one weak spot in any of those three links can ruin your...
Re: # Importance of pressure and temp monitoring (long)
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:09:51 -0400
...temp in the thermostat...) > and the coolant level sensor indicated all was well > (because the wire connnector above was wet, fooling > the coolant level...
Re: Failing Fuel Pump?
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 19 Jul 94 00:38:41 CDT
...check continuity of wire from terminal 85 of fuel pump relay holder to terminal 3 of ECU. if continuity is ok, replace ECU. - reinstall...
Re: A/C compressor Power usage
Historical mailing list - ed
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 00:37:05 -0400
...A > 10 hp THREE PHASE 480v motor draws about 20 amps. (Guessing... the NEC* is at > work.) AFAIK they don't even make a...
Re: 1991 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile water faucet fail
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:54:41 -0500
...So, reconnected the wires, turned the spigot on, and voila, water flowed. Now, another question. Wife wants the tank and water lines sanitized. Who...
Re: 1991 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile water faucet fail
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:57:21 -0700
...I like the GW hookups, I have all three. Both water hook ups use a quick connect hose fitting though, but you can still...
Cooling Systems
Historical mailing list - Dan Aldrich
Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:01:21 -0700
...On 900s, the sensor >is in the upper left hand corner of the radiator with two wires connecting >to it. Disconnect the two wires...
Re: 88GL for sale
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:37:42 -0800
...One of only three in the world. Even the splash guards are painted with the silver POR 15 and used stainless steel bolts, nuts...
Parting out 2.1 1991--everything
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:44:53 -0600
...muffler and cat Good distributor with very intact hall effect sensor Good plug wires Coil Late model slider parts Steering u-joint Steering v...
Re: update - Rocky's results - was Westy Karma, was stuck in Custer
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Tue, 5 Oct 2004 06:40:20 -0500
...BTW, if you are ever concerned about the condition of the o2 sensor, it is easy to just disconnect the single wire- the engine...
Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:01:54 -0400
...lines, vacuum lines, and spark plug wires Tested fuel pressure regulator Replaced Temp II sensor Replaced O2 sensor Replaced entire exhaust system Checked timing...
burned valves or bad lifter? How to tell?
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Tue, 7 Oct 2003 15:04:31 -0700
...plug wires and plugs - ran Marvel Mystery oil through the system for hundreds of miles - flushed the engine - adjusted valves and timing three times...
problem(s) on the road, plus major good samaritan
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Mon, 16 May 2005 01:21:57 -0400
...My O2 sensor is not connected. Ken just installed new exhaust pipes around 500 miles ago and said I should wait 500 miles before...
Re: 1991 2.1 l auto Vanagon stall on warm-up
Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
Sun, 12 Aug 2001 19:24:38 -0700
...Bumped a loose wire, tightened a grounding post, disconnected something, whatever. He assured me that was not the case and insisted he had been...
Re: Vanagon Syndrome
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 14:14:39 -0400
...I changed out many Digifant components only to find cleaning of a simple ground wire fixed the problem. When I bought my second Vanagon...
Re: coolant level control unit location
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:10:17 -0700
...by an outside input, like the level >>sensor system. > > That's correct. The flasher has a three-second self-test at power-on, and...
Re: 1991 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile water faucet fail
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:06:25 -0400
...So, reconnected the wires, turned > the spigot on, and voila, water flowed. > > > > Now, another question. Wife wants the tank and water lines sanitized. > Who...
Re: update - Rocky's results - was Westy Karma, was stuck in Custer
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Tue, 5 Oct 2004 17:19:15 -0700
...A few votes for my oxygen sensor. I replaced that three weeks ago (though I don't think I needed to), so it's...
Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:15:22 +0000
...lines, vacuum lines, and spark plug wires Tested fuel pressure regulator Replaced Temp II sensor Replaced O2 sensor Replaced entire exhaust system Checked timing...
Re: Bad fuel?
Historical mailing list - Skip L
Wed, 3 Aug 2016 07:52:23 -0500
...Sensor. Very definitive, easy to do where ever you are. Can even use a > paper clip, but a little peice of copper wire is...
Re: Vanagon update paying to undo other's work
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 2 Jun 2023 21:21:02 -0400
...But that is just me. > > I think it is wild that I currently have three vintage vW bus resources in little VT and nearby...
Re: Garcia's Ghost doesn't like gettin' high.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:19:17 -0700
...I have yet to find a shorted 02 sensor or wire ..though I have seen a few of the wires for the 02 replaced...
Re: Vanagon Winter Storage and or annual inspection
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Fri, 8 Oct 2010 13:23:29 -0700
...electric grease where > needed > > > ___ _____ Visually inspect exposed wires, chassis grounds - clean and > reattach, O2 sensor wires, etc. > > > > > Cooling System > > 1. Flush and Fill Cooling...
Re: Vanagon Syndrome
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 07:34:13 -0700
>I have lived in denial for three years. This is what happens, after about >1 - 2 hours of driving, the darn thing would just...
Weird hesitation / power loss in '85
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey T Cross
Mon, 18 Oct 1999 22:46:25 -0400
...The biggest problem turned out to be that I was running on 3/4 an engine (broken injector control wire) - I knew it would...
Re: Update on stalling '87
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Thu, 5 Jul 2007 13:16:30 -0700
...All wires that sometimes will break all your >> bones loose are connected and the plugs are spitting fire. 2ndly the fuel line >> is too...
Re: The details of Motronic (long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:25:48 -0700
...In this sense, it would seem it makes no difference which wires from the computer are attached to which of the two knock sensors...
Re: 1991 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile water faucet fail
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:16:51 -0500
...Thanks, mcneely ---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Garden hose thread on the sink drain. > > I like the GW hookups, I have all three...
Re: Friday Philosophy: On Reliability
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:12:33 -0500
...No on board diagnostics or memory to assist with intermittent problems or the dreaded O2 sensor and related wiring issues. The cooling system is...
Re: The details of Motronic (long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:04:02 -0700
...In this sense, it would seem it makes no difference which wires from the computer are attached to which of the two knock sensors...
Re: # Importance of pressure and temp monitoring (long)
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:55:55 -0400
...temp in the thermostat...) >and the coolant level sensor indicated all was well >(because the wire connnector above was wet, fooling >the coolant level...
Re: Engine Replacement Options
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:34:48 -0700
Seems so! --- :^) Removed the "coil" relay, replaced it with #12 wire from 15 to Jetta coil. The relay inadvertently got power from alternator blue...
RE: '87 Wf overheated on fwy; tank dry
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Mon, 30 Jun 97 00:23:15 UT
...The cooling fan on the '87 with AC has three speeds: Low is normal cooling from the (95C) sensor in the radiator or the...
Re: slight glow from oil press. light
Historical mailing list - J. C.
Fri, 2 Mar 2001 15:06:07 -0800
...Is it possible that the heavy rain completed the > circuit at the sensor--if > the sensor was soaked and, since it was a poor...
Re: 1991 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile water faucet fail
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:10:17 -0500
...So, reconnected the wires, turned the spigot on, and voila, water flowed. > > Now, another question. Wife wants the tank and water lines sanitized. Who...
article: Alternator Charging Systems (long)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 14 Jun 95 10:30:51 CDT
...field brushes: | | :| | . ...... \_____________ : | |battery voltage :| | .. .. .. | : | |measurement wire :| | //---| |----\\ | : | |-----------| :| |--------// | | \\ | : | .....................|.. :| stator Ground stator | : | : electronic | : : coil ALTERNATOR coil | : | : switch | : :........................................: |--:-o \o---------------| : : |-----------<I----| : : switch voltage : : turn-on sensor : : signal : : VOLTAGE...
Re: 1991 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile water faucet fail
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:59:52 -0400
...So, reconnected the wires, turned >> the spigot on, and voila, water flowed. >>> >>> Now, another question. Wife wants the tank and water lines sanitized. >> Who...
(NVC)Re: Reliability over one year
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 8 Jan 2004 14:23:42 -0800
...15 year old vehicle: > > > > New plugs, distributor cap, rotor, and wires > > New O2 sensor > > Cleaned all grounds > > Set timing > > New drive belts > > New rear...
Re: Stuttering at 3000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
Thu, 1 May 2003 08:02:09 -0700
...AFM and >AFM cleaning, temp 2 sender, O2 sensor, cap&rotor, distributor, plugs, >plug wires, all grounds cleaned, and it still persists. I don...
Re: Update on stalling '87
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Thu, 5 Jul 2007 13:28:32 -0700
...All wires that sometimes will break all your >>> bones loose are connected and the plugs are spitting fire. 2ndly the fuel line >>> is too...
Re: 1551 emulator
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 10 May 2002 09:50:09 -0700
...OR deal with vibrations.... #3) install an oxygen sensor. Can use the three or 1 wire variety. Can also use the 3 wire lincoln...
Re: Engine Replacement Options
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:04:31 -0700
...The Jetta coil/*part* of ECU get power from a #12 wire in > the Jetta harness. Being larger than the #16 Vanagon coil wire...
Re: Strange Vanagon problem in Belize
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:19:01 -0800
...for flooding ....thoughts are ....an input to the ecu ...temp sensor ..throttle sw, timing ....AFM and the temp sensor there ... and you are the...
Re: 1991 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile water faucet fail
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:21:28 -0500
...So, reconnected the wires, turned > the spigot on, and voila, water flowed. > > > > Now, another question. Wife wants the tank and water lines sanitized. > Who...
Re: Bad fuel?
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 3 Aug 2016 09:10:30 -0600
...Sensor. Very definitive, easy to do where ever you are. Can even use a >> paper clip, but a little peice of copper wire is...
Re: Can't adjust idle (was High RPM miss)
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 21:27:02 EDT
...I've been trying to diagnose a high RPM = >misfire for >about three months. Everything that you have suggested has made the >van >run...
Re: Bad fuel?
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Wed, 3 Aug 2016 17:19:05 -0700
...Sensor. Very definitive, easy to do where ever you are. Can even use a >>> paper clip, but a little peice of copper wire is...
Re: Solar panel for top of Westy
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:18:56 -0500
...You definitely need a charge controller of some description, unless you wire the solar panel directly to the 12 V resistor in the fridge...
slight glow from oil press. light
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Mon, 26 Feb 2001 05:04:38 EST
...Is it possible that the heavy rain completed the circuit at the sensor--if the sensor was soaked and, since it was a poor...
Re: Strange Vanagon problem in Belize
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:40:31 -0500
...when it wouldn't start warm ... > due to flooding, I figured it would start cold..and it did. > Temp sensor II ..I think they...
Re: Hello - Idiot oil light keeps coming on!
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Sun, 7 Nov 2010 17:00:21 +0000
...Turned out the sensor wire > was vibrating against the exhaust and had melted and was shorting out. It > would mysteriously come and go. >
Re: Engine Rebuild Advice Please
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:39:37 -0800
...throttle body, 2.1 oil cooler, 2.1 style three wire heated oxygen sensor , 2.1 style breather heater element, and 1.9 type...
Re: sometimes it just won't go...
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 6 Mar 2011 20:36:37 -0800
...plugs, plug wires, cap, rotor, coil wire, > fuel filter (previous all new) coil, idle stabilizer, exhaust from > the J-pipe, including O2 sensor, cat...
Re: air vanagon vs water vanagon
Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:51:10 -0700
...I own an '81--since new--and an '87 syncro Westy for the last three years. I have 145,000 on the '81 and...
Re: problem(s) on the road, plus major good samaritan
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Mon, 16 May 2005 09:41:28 -0700
...I > tried to do that this evening, but can't figure out what the two dangling > wires should connect to! There doesn't seem...
Re: Vanagon update paying to undo other's work
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 3 Jun 2023 01:59:34 +0000
...The result is the van now runs correctly with O2 sensor connected. > > Old AFM goes in my spares or may be a core some...
Reply to: Re: My Own Private FAQ
Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
02 Nov 96 10:14:12 EST
...my bet is that the surging/searching idle is a result of the coolant temp sensor gone bad ($15) or the O2 sensor gone...
Re: Bad fuel?
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Wed, 3 Aug 2016 21:36:22 -0700
...Sensor. Very definitive, easy to do where ever you are. Can even use a >>>> paper clip, but a little peice of copper wire is...
Re: $300 reward for advice
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 07:26:59 -0400
...The mechanics have replace the control unit, fuel pump, ignition switch, ignition wires, temp sensors. No problem My name is Eddie Mikell, and you...
Re: Engine Replacement Options
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:43:06 -0700
...The Jetta coil/*part* of ECU get power from a #12 wire in >> the Jetta harness. Being larger than the #16 Vanagon coil wire...