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• Re: Intermittent high idle - able to make "go low"
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:52:53 -0700
  ...I was going to pull the throttle body and give it a good cleaning and adjustment this weekend. I suspect that the throttle never...
• Re: TiiCo - poor performance on cold start up, any tips ?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 08:17:38 -0400
  Your mechanic is right that there is a provision for heating the throttle body. There are connections to run coolant lines to the throttle...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 08:08:33 -0400
  ...Throttle body question-Throttle switch! >> >> >> No, seems I was right the first time. Checked the website, says it works on >> all wbx from 85...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 24 May 2012 10:23:31 -0700
  Pulled the throttle body and low and behold..The throttle switch reads 1 ohm no matter if it's open or closed.. Heading down...
• Re: Hi idle, No deceleration
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:16:14 -0400
  ...Wear inside the throttle body will prevent it from closing. With the engine off you can hear it clicking as you manually operate the...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:54:03 -0400
  ...Yes, I'm using the 2.1 throttle body and S boot. Like I said, I used the 2.1 intake all the way...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:29:40 -0700
  ...Things like the O2 sensor, Hall > sensor at the distributor, idle switch at throttle body, or any associated > wiring. > > Have you tried running with...
• Re: idle adjustment problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:13:14 -0800
  ...so I took the throttle body out and give it a 2nd cleaning including removing the big screw.. then I install a new gasket...
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 02:32:35 -0500
  Ha....Ha...Ha...Ha...Ha...Ha...Ha Ok, that’s one on me, got to love auto/correct spell check, that plus no proof...
• vanagon AC distributer wanted
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 09:42:04 -0500
  ...an AirCooled vanagon for around $25 shipped to Syracuse New York 13029? also interested in EGR pipeing from the exhaust to the throttle body
• Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:08:51 -0700
  re worn wbxr throttle body switch . I installed an electropneumatic throttle switch that came with a Chris Corken rebuilt 2.2 wbxr engine.. reads...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT* solved!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 24 May 2006 17:21:58 -0400
  I hope you pulled and cleaned the throttle body first... it's amazing what gunk between the throttle plae and throttle body can do...
• Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:06:59 -0500
  ...Still no joy! The only thing left(not counting the AFM -and I get a good signal from it) is the throttle body and...
• Re: Stiff Accelerator - '90 2.1 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:42:41 EST
  ...Disconnect the throttle cable and see if it moves freely. Check all the linkage from the tranny to the throttle body for free movement...
• Hard start, cold and warm (1.9)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 11 May 2006 21:47:43 -0400
  ...for tonight!!! could i blame the throttle body????? Best regards guys, Ben http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
• Re: need afm to throttle body hose aircooled,
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:38:07 -0700
  ...need afm to throttle body hose aircooled, > Anyway anybody know the correct part # for the dizzy on an 81 Vanagon > it needs the Dizzy...
• Re: Looking for new TBS # 067906028 (was Idle Surge)
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 8 Aug 2013 09:26:23 -0400
  Thanks everyone for all the help with the throttle body switch. It turns out I had an extra TB and switches in my parts...
• Another hesitation question....
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:57:08 -0400
  ...I did find that the rubber air intake sleve that connects the AFM to the throttle body has a crack in it. Could this...
• Re: Throttle position switch COVER!! Who knew ??
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:45:50 -0700
  ...8:11 PM, John Meeks wrote: > Hey Vanagon addicts, > > Had my throttle body out to swap in a better TPS and remembered ordering a...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:02:55 -0700
  ...cable to the bell crank, and check that full throttle opening at the throttle body can be achieved with the gas pedal on the...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Solved, finally!
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:36:38 -0500
  I found, after many hours over several months, that my zero throttle/fullthrottle switch had fallen off of the bottom of the throttle body...
• I need to sell A Few Parts:
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:51:19 -0700
  ...2.1L Throttle body. It has been taken apart cleaned, new seals installed about a year ago (They are still perfect). I recently took...
• Re: erratic running - Help requested
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 12:48:41 -0400
  ...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: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle - Cannot get spring back
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:13:11 -0500
  ...You've got a nice tight throttle body now, so keep opening up > that screw (and of course you know to set the basic...
• Re: Evaporative Canister (Re: Fuel Expansion Tank)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 26 Aug 2019 08:12:37 -0700
  ...It says quirks in that system can cause idle surging and hard hot starts, mostly due to a worn throttle body. Well worth reading...
• high idle
  Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:57:35 -0500
  ...SOMEONE PLEASE HELP I think its either the fuel regulator..maybe a worn throttle body?
• FS: 85' Digijet computer, throttle body, basically everything off the engine
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Sat, 17 Feb 2001 22:01:36 -0500
  If anybody is interested I have a good working digijet computer and pretty much everything for a 1.9L engine. If anybody needs anything...
• Re: Stuck together
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 15:28:17 -0600
  so what am I missing? -------------- Clip -------------------- You either missed a bolt inside (behind air intake/throttle body 17mm) and a lower starter bolt, two...
• Oil tower hose source?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:37:16 -0400
  ...replace the one that goes from the oil tower to the throttle body elbow. My VW dealer can only get the hose in 5...
• fixed but now another problem
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:49:59 -0800
  ...And today I found the throttle body idle wires were broken. I had an extra in my collection of parts and now she runs...
• Re: CV grease
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:51:25 -0700
  ...Will >> replace. >> >> So, for the throttle body - does anyone have a 1.9 throttle in good >> condition, or know of one in a VA...
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:38:40 -0700
  ...And I found a vacuum line hanging free, the one that comes from the throttle body and controls a warm up valve in the...
• That Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 06:24:19 -0700
  ...How does the control's servo connect to the throttle body or throttle cable in order to control the engine rpm's? Was it...
• A pesky air leak
  Historical mailing list - Matt McKeon
  Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:41:19 -0400
  ...Like, the original throttle body, a few of the other hoses (like the brake booster line), no change, same noise. At the recent suggestion...
• 1.9L throttle body leaks - overhaul questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 11:08:00 -0800
  ...I took the throttle body out. Things don't look too good here. First, a small (~1/8" dia.) hole has been drilled through...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 09:41:27 -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 >> >
• 1985 Digijet Surging at idle (AFM?)
  Historical mailing list - Ignace Speybrouck
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 21:32:01 -0500
  ...I checked for vaccuum leaks and found that the gasket between the throttle body and the intake plenum was leaking a bit, also the...
• Surging idle on '87 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Oct 2014 21:37:09 -0700
  ...He may have messed up the throttle body switch. Any thoughts on what to check? I will hook up a vacuum guage and look...
• Re: Looking for new TBS # 067906028 (was Idle Surge)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 7 Aug 2013 09:56:43 -0600
  ...There's a guy on theSamba who calls himself TenCentLife or similar -- does throttle body rebuilds and also has developed a vacuum-based replacement...
• intake air for cis van
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:01:17 -0400
  ...Nearing completion on the Westy, and looking for suggestions for the run between the fuel distributor and the throttle body. David Marshall's page...
• carburetor on vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:11:45 -0600
  We all have so many problems with AFMs, ECUs, O2 sensors, Temp II sensors, throttle body switches, and so on, that I was wondering...
• 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: 2.1l throttle plate question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:16:06 -0400
  ...What I also have is a nice worn ring around the inside of the throttle body. It looks as though enough extra air is...
• Re: Bleeding coolant without a second person?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:52:46 -0400
  ...a helper? > > > > > > > A screwdriver judiciously placed in between the throttle body stop and > throttle body lever set screw will do the trick. > > Cheers, > > Frank...
• Re: Stuck accelerator at throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:01:17 -0700
  ...Stuck accelerator at throttle body > At 01:50 PM 7/26/2010 Monday, Cecil Eastman wrote: >>1. Am I correct that the springs are...
• Re: 87 westy with wild bucking...reply
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 01:18:44 EDT
  ...thanks Bill >> I'd start with a carefull look at the throttle switches on the throttle body. The throttle switch shouln't have more...
• Re: Powerwashing FAIL
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:22:35 -0500
  ...Standard tuning > procedure is to disconnect the idle stabilizer and set the bypass air on the > throttle body so the engine idles in the...
• Re: low rpm flat spot
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 1994 12:28:49 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Get some spray ether, and spray all the connections in and about the manifold/fuel injection throttle body. If you have a leak, the...
• Re: Hesitation shuffle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 12:15:59 EST
  ...Also check the Temp II sender, and the idle switch under the throttle body per Bentley. I have new 2.1l AFMs for $120...
• Re: 2.1 engine to a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 12:04:51 EDT
  ...My '85 had the larger throttle body so I did not have to get another one or change the intake. The instructions I used...
• Re: 85 stalling probs...Where's the ARCHIVE!!!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:32:36 -0500
  ...Mike > On the 1.9L, the idle position sensor is bolted on the throttle body. > It's the one closer to the rear of...
• 87 vacuum lines
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 08 Nov 1996 12:35:17 -0800
  ...Most recent was the pink vacuum line at its connection to the throttle body. As I was pulling into my driveway (fortunately!), it came...
• Re: low torque
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 21:15:28 -0400
  ...For the vacuum retard move the hose connection from under throttle body and use a tee to connect it with the fuel pressure regulator...
• 2 liter...By Jove i think i got it!
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:55:08 -0400
  ...Found that the little switch on top of the throttle body was bent not allowing it to engage for full throttle enrichment. Found crummy...
• Re: 2.1 Throttle Switch Assmebly on 1.9 with later style switch?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 11:31:35 -0700
  ...Point is, I'd suspected what with all good intentions, the shop may have re-connected a previously disconnected throttle body switch. But I...
• Re: 1.9 and 2.1 Parts Interchangability
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:13:58 -0700
  I have a method to deal with the larger Throttle Body Opening in my how-to on my page (at least it's worked...
• Re: Lever on Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 08:12:48 -0700
  Many years ago, I had a Mercedes 190SL. Return spring wore through in a construction zone on I-8 east of San Diego. That...
• Re: Lever on Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 08:00:37 -0700
  Way back when I worked for Peterbilt Motors, I was told the Federal automotive regulations required the throttle to have two return springs. There...
• Re: Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:53:36 -0500
  ...I'd open the engine bay and see that the throttle on the throttle body is infact stuck open. It might have gotten hung...
• Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:49:25 -0800
  ...If throttle body is worn, throttle plate cannot >> close and you get high idle. >> >> John >> '84 7-passenger >> >> On Wed, 2009-12-16 at...