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• Re: AC for Camping. Best Buy Electronics Sale Item
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 22:15:44 -0500
  ...high, 13.25 in front to back >> >> This is a very plain and simple unit, no frills at all. No remote, no >> directional controls...
• Re: Heat won't shut off all the way
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 13:02:12 -0800
  ...heater > >unit? Again, any tips or hints are wlecome. Thanks. > > I just had a problem like this on my 86. If the control knobs...
• Re: aftermarket AC unit from the factory
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:41:17 -0700
  ...These contain some pictures of the A/C overhead unit. Found out these are dealer installed itmes. Just like the cruise control on my...
• Questions about the installation of a BEHR frontal A/C
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 13:15:05 -0700
  Hi Matt, Hey have you got pictures of this unit available? Was this an add-on to the external portions of the dash or...
• Re: bucking, part deux RE:ECU/Correctiona and Clarification
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 11 May 1998 10:58:38 -0700
  ...Electronic Ignition Control Module" on page 24 of the VW Catalog > 57J. > > The JCWhipme part is the ICU (Ignition Control Unit) not the ECU...
• Re: return to ol' blue - the diesel to gas conversion
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 23:33:19 -0400
  ...I think I may have missed some parts: >the Bentley shows a KA Jetronic control unit which I don't have and don't...
• Re: Led Brake lamps and audiovox cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Aug 2013 00:10:24 -0400
  ...My only problem with > them is that now my cruise control will not work, is this because the > control unit is not seeing the...
• Camper cabinets
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 23 Dec 1995 07:21:30 -0800 (PST)
  ...The guy said it was an > electric fridge unit and showed me a control panel which looked to be > a battery gauge and a...
• Propane Stove turn on valve is stuck
  Historical mailing list - hikers
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 12:01:19 -0500
  The right hand propane stove control valve on my 86 Westy is stuck in the off position and cannot be turned on. This was...
• Re: Stereo Amp
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 10 Nov 2002 04:06:10 -0600
  ...but you can monkey with the volume control settings on the head unit and the gain controls on the big amps so you don...
• Cool low level warning control unit (84 Digijet)
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 23:40:58 -0400
  I have been searching in the Bently VW Vanagon Official Factory Repair Manual for the connections to the Cool low level warning control unit...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 18:02:20 -0800
  > > How many folks out there have a *bad* IS control unit? I'd love one to > verify if it's the transistor that went...
• Re: Have I damaged my control unit?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 07:34:32 -0500
  ...Do not connect any test light to terminal 86 >of adaptor C if control unit is connected" > >Having not read that earlier I was...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:50:12 -0700
  ...idle control unit) and more >>> expensive? >>> >>> >>> >>> What's the impact of running with the power to the idle control >>> valve disconnected while I await...
• Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:03:26 -0600
  ...verified that I had no false air issues -replaced idle stabilization control unit (this is the last thing I did) -passed state emission test...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 19:54:07 -0800
  ...Bange wrote: > > > > How many folks out there have a *bad* IS control unit? I'd love one to > > verify if it's the transistor...
• Re: An AC idea for driving and camping
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:21 -0400
  ...Voltage control under variable rpm and cycle timing control would be useful... which is hopefully what the below does (price unknown, and not yet...
• One more try for advice- ilde and running problems
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:29:32 -0500
  ...I suppose the other AFMs and idle control units could have been bad, but they were supposed to be in good condition. If anyone...
• My new '88
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 22:26:15 -0700
  ...After looking for a minute or two, I realized I was looking at a diaphragm and linkage for a factory cruise control unit. How...
• Re: Gas gauge does not work
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:59:44 -0700
  ...I have to take the tank out and change the sender unit or there > maybe some other reason why it is not working. > Zoltan...
• Re: Installing cruise on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 18:14:32 +1200
  ...Some aftermarket cruise control systems use a short length of what >looks like fat key chain -- bead chain. I have seen several units fail...
• Re: Q: AC modification
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:50:56 EDT
  ...A liquid line and suction line >would >have to be run to the unit as well as power and control wiring. I >would >probably...
• Source for small auxiliary coolant pump? (oil cooler idea!)
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 8 May 2000 14:58:11 -0400
  ...30 feet of hose. (My recent rear-mounted air cooled unit did not control the temps in the high mt. passes of the west...
• Correct pricing information on new mechanical-control TDI engines
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:51:18 -0400
  ...They now have available brand-new, > 0-mile TDI engines, very complete, that are mechanically-controlled, NO > computer and wiring nightmare to deal with...
• Re: Westy wants to cruise, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:58:29 -0400
  > Not only can you blow up the cruise control unit, after it shorts out > you can also blow up your ECU. Just add the...
• Re: Truma heater, like propex, for cheap but...
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014 21:47:05 -0600
  ...can be made to be happy with the lower > voltage, and control units can be found that work at 12V. err, just put in...
• Re: 2.1 Electronic Idle Control valve
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 01:26:31 -0600
  ...not 'on or off' . > > And I don't like that the Control Unit for it is a 500 dollar part of some > excessive number...
• Re: No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 19:06:28 -0700
  ...My second suspicion is that their is a problem with the ignition control unit. I replaced that unit in 2003 when I put in...
• Re: Step up the idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:54:58 -0700
  ...They do connect to the Idle Control Unit. The wires are in the FI harness whether needed or not, at least on the USA...
• Re: spiffing up my ride
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 5 May 2006 16:34:16 -0400
  ...At 11:18 AM 5/5/2006 -0700, John Bange wrote: >I might even finally get a prototype digital microcontroller based idle >control unit...
• recall list
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 09:04:54 -0800
  ...EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC Year: 1988 Make: VOLKSWAGEN TRUCK Model: VANAGON Potential Number of Units Affected: 300 Manufactured From: AUG...
• Re: Sound systems (yet again)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 18:35:00 -0700
  ...for it's original intention & I also wanted a unit that had iPod connectivity & controllability so I replaced the Alpine with a JVC KD...
• Re: Gas gauge does not work
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:06:42 -0600
  Is there any way to test, adjust or modify this stabilizer, or at least find out whether the problem is with the sender unit...
• Re: ECU Recall?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Sun, 9 Feb 1997 11:19:44 -0500
  ...http://www.automatrix.com/~skip/volkswagen/recalls.html and > there you will find: > > 1986 Syncro WV***02**GG000001 - 1987/08 PB Replace Control Unit...
• Re: High idle - throttle position switch
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 19:43:50 -0400
  ...It could be the idle stabilizer itself or the > control unit (the control units are the most common source of the > problem in my...
• Re: [Syncro] re: Auxiliary heating of a Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 09:23:25 -0800
  ...This is a 2800 watt (9560 btu/hr) unit, not much larger than the > Carver externally, with self-diagnostics and > thermostatically-controlled > temperature. Pricing...
• Re: DigiJet Hall Control Unit Maint' Point & Poll
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:53:06 -0500
  > > I removed the H'C'U' from Its HeatSink & found the Mating Surfaces to be > Quite Cruddy > Cleaned & Applied a > new coat of HeatSink...
• Re: Emisson Control unit question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:13:50 -0400
  At 02:25 PM 6/11/2003, Stan Wilder wrote: >The AFM has a fuel pump micro switch in it at the zero vacuum...
• Re: Need info on overhead A/C
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Nov 2004 21:17:21 EST
  ...net writes: > Problem!! The cable from the rear AC unit up to the AC controls up > front is INSIDE the tunnel. Therefore that AC...
• Lots of parts on ebay. 5% off for Listees.
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:38:23 -0600
  ...Lots of good parts, euro headlight kit with washers, heated seat kits, syncro parts, computers, air flow meters, idle control units, etc. http://tinyurl...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:46:20 -0700
  ...The Digifant II also has a Hall Ignition Control Unit. Digifant I has a throttle position potentiometer, an ignition coil power stage, and a...
• Re: Me Too: Remote control door unlocking?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:52:18 -0600
  http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId= 7790&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&storeId=10101 This unit is from JC Whitney. $29...
• Re: more idle issues revisited
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 20 May 2006 11:45:15 -0700
  ...i have replced the idle contol unit, > stabilizer, and i have tinkered with all grounds and throttle switch, > nothing has worked. when my idle...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:31:16 -0800
  ...Best use of your time might be to just buy a better one. "Idle Control Unit' ....I probably would have known you meant the...
• Re: Has heat, but it smells
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  20 Sep 1995 08:55:57 -0700
  ...The entire assembly of control levers is supposted to be removable as a unit from the dash with the cables attached. Bently has a...
• Re: 91 Westy, idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:07:47 -0400
  ...He did not mention the idle control unit. I found that it costs another $280 or so. I drove the van 30 miles, all...
• Re: What cruise control system should I
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 11:08:39 +0200
  ...asked... > What aftermarket cruise control systems have you > installed in your vanagons? I've got an aftermarket VDO unit in my '86 Westy. No...
• Re: 88 GLstarts, stalls immediately -- possible solution
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 17:16:02 -0800
  > What I have found is that the idle stabilizer control unit has a burnt > transistor or two. I'm guessing this could be the...
• heated seat switch/controller found at wreckers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:12:06 -0700
  Not meant as a gloat, just dumb luck in finding a heated seat control unit and switch at a trip to the wreckers today...
• Re: Cruise control question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:32:16 -0500
  ...I got a cc control unit, black thing near the throttle, and vaccum pump for sale. You know the address Jim,:>). http://stores.ebay...
• Replacement Refrigerator (somewhat longish)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 11 May 1998 13:49:49 -0400
  ...This unit includes a freezer compartment. Much bigger than RM182. Negatives: controls are from the OUTSIDE. - Dometic RM2193. 1.9 cu ft. Dimensions: 21...
• audiovox cruise control issue
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:12:28 -0400
  ...It didn't work at all, but it's "on" light was coming on when I turned the unit on. I stopped and decided...
• Re: Frydae windmills was Re: The ever changing thread
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:16:33 -0700
  ...The unit was the well-known (among cognoscenti) Rotpunct SC-7 installed in a VW T3 "Joker" with controls integrated into the stove bezel...
• Re: High idle w. A/C on... please help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:00:02 -0700
  ...There is a wire > from the A/C compressor clutch over to the idle control unit so the idle > control unit will know to...
• Re: Vanagons and Megasquirt EFI controllers
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 07:48:43 -0600
  On 11/13/2013 4:42 AM, JRodgers wrote: > Is anyone on the list running a Megaquirt controller on their Vanagon?? > > JOHN No, but...
• Re: Ball joint question.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 22:24:55 -0400
  ...a VW unit, but a TRW. The > thing that puzzles me is that, included is two hex bolts for the > wishbone control arm, so...
• Re: audio source ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:59:14 -0500
  ...older unit what's the best way to get it ipod friendly JFF >Alpine now makes a unit with iPod input and control. > >some...
• Idle Stabilizer Stability (2 Parts)
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:07:12 -0700
  ...I had bought an idle stabilizer control unit on Ebay, so I put it on. Now I notice a difference. It does seem to...
• audi 3A Swap -- Jetronic LH 2.4 question
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 04:59:34 -0400
  ...They attach to the same terminals in the ignition control unit, BUT the crank pulley mounted version uses thicker wires: .75 instead of .5...
• Re: Sound systems (yet again)
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:46:02 -0800
  ...For example they have the owners/users manuals online to possibly examine the details of how some of the controls actually function. http://www...