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• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 May 2011 13:29:47 -0700
  ...6,8 cylinder application engines with standard >> > coil ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions >> > with tachometer output terminal, and alternators with "w" >> > tachometer...
• Re: Consistent cutout at 3k rpm
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:43:16 -0700
  ...my bad. >> >> that's a good thought about the ecu not being able to see the ignition >> pulse from the new electronic ign. >> good...
• Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? math off- bad typing!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Jan 2016 17:32:04 -0500
  ...Warming the oil in cold weather? > > I think your math is off, since o > 0C = 32F, or freezing. > > Karl Wolz > Sent from my electronic...
• Re: relay starter solenoid fix=brake warning light!?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 May 2003 00:34:34 -0400
  ...VW did not ground these relays directly but instead hooked their ground to the wire that runs from the ignition switch to the starter...
• Vanagon Syndrome cont...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 19:06:04 -0700
  ...AFM-OK before and after cleaning with electronic cleaner, re-tracking wiper arm, installing capacitor (no effect) temp sensor-OK, but engine runs fine...
• Re: cranky when wet
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 12:48:07 -0500
  ...new coil new plug/coil wires new rotor new distributor cap new pertronix electronic ignition and while I was at it a new ground...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sat, 18 Nov 2006 16:44:33 -0800
  ...The only other > thing I might suggest somewhere down the road is to pick up one of the > electronic ignitions such as Petronix or...
• Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 14:29:31 -0700
  ...I would just make it so there are just two requirements for an extra big warning light to be on ....ignition is on, and...
• Dual Battery charge current
  Historical mailing list - Ben Gabel
  21 May 1996 17:12:17 +0100
  ...My understanding is that the problem occurs when your 2ndary battery is run really flat with the ignition off. (Your primary then won't...
• Re: winter cross country trip?
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:13:55 -0800
  ...that. >> >> Should I cover the air vents? >> >> Its still points, no electronic ignition, any specific problems with >> that? >> >> Thanks for any tips, suggestions or...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:10:40 -0700
  ...what I find happens with AFM's is the get 'uneven' ............and, it's fundamentally a weak area - it's where electronics interface with...
• Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control--gROUP pURCHASE
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 06:39:43 -0400
  ...Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control > Frank: > The remaining neurons seem to be working pretty darn well! Thanks for the > detailed information. > Maynard > > On Friday...
• Re: Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:53:52 -0700
  ...A defective switch or bulb can similarly give those > symptoms. > > > BenT > sent from my electronic leash > > > On Oct 29, 2013, at 11:26 PM...
• Re: FRIDAY TOPIC: what's the worst thing that ever caught on fire in your Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Shirewood
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:33:15 -0700
  ...Whatever it was it could fly about 35 miles per hour pre-ignition, >> twice than when aflame. I was busier than a pair of...
• Re: 90 Syncro engine power probs
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 08:02:03 -0700
  ...Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus On Apr 8, 2012, at 6:36 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > O2 sensor, Temp...
• Craigslist 72 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 07:48:50 -0800
  ...2" w/new bushings & clamps New shocks New battery Upgraded ignition to electronic Vacuum Advance distributor New weber carb on it when I got...
• Re: Looking for an 86-up instrument cluster w/tach
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 2 Feb 2014 10:46:19 -0800
  ...the only wire/s connected to the '1' terminal of the coil would be related to the ECU or Electronic Ignition system .. Ignitor and...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:27:43 -0500
  ...But the really neat thing is, with ignition is on but not in the start position, that if you pop off the cover to...
• Re: Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:26:34 -0500
  ...I dont know >how often the ignition timing needs to be checked with >electronic/transistor ignition like in the vanagon since you dont >have...
• Nachricht defekt, zurueck
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 05 Dec 1996 15:28:38 +0100
  ...that I can check the engine electronics separate from the dash by disconnecting the wire from the ignition switch to the coil (at the...
• Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 14:22:19 -0600
  ...Was a nicely built engine mechanically, but I never got the electronic feedback carburetor working quite right. After the car was totaled I didn...
• Re: Misfire when coasting?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 18:39:44 -0500
  ...first. > > huge affect there. > if you convert an points ignition car to electronic ignition.. > just that one change can significantly 'wake up' the car...
• Re: Continuing to diagnose rich rough running Digifant ....from yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 07:19:51 -0700
  ...If I switched off and > back on (ignition) it cleared up for a few seconds...so I made it home that > way and I...
• Re: New mexican bus ad in uk mag.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 16:25:18 -0500
  ...Mexican built Type 2 features a 1781cc 63 kW water cooled >in-line engine with electronic ignition and a regulated catalytic >converter. Gearbox is...
• Re: o/t scooters
  Historical mailing list - Mark Vermillion
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 22:47:54 -0800
  ...a primi engine, malossi 136cc direct induction, zirri 4th, jl curly, electronic ignition, hp4 flywheel, reed intake and some 28/30mm carb that has...
• Re: Engine stops running at red lights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 06:57:54 EST
  ...You should have this and it will tell you many things about your Westy's electronics. You can lean more about the "Digitool" by...
• Re: Wiring radio to accessory instead of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:13:46 -0700
  ...And I do > like being able to run the unit without the ignition engaged. > HOWEVER, my new unit also sports a lit "pilot" LED...
• Re: Black Smoke and Poor Performance Intermitent
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:30:12 -0400
  ...I need > help with an > electrical/ignition problem that won't go away for more than three > months at > a time. My van acts...
• Re: The Waveform is Different. Was: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:49:24 -0700
  ...For the electronic > fuel injection systems, the details of the resistive path are very important. > Stereo (big thumper) system installers are well versed in...
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Serafin for Malek
  Tue, 9 May 1995 11:30:58 -0500
  In response to my suggestion that home brew exhaust analyzers cost more than ~$50 John wrote: >$250??, now not to sound crazy but dad...
• UPDATE: (83.5 won't start) IT LIVES!
  Historical mailing list - Alexander Dallas
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:02:02 -0500
  ...Electronic ignition an fuel injection are both new to me but I do have a good grasp of the concepts. Please point me in...
• Re: Start/Run/Then No Start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 18:08:39 -0800
  ...I have >> voltage for 2 - 3 seconds when I turn ignition on. >> >> Can I conclude that my ignition switch is OK? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Skip >> 84...
• Re: No current at FI injector plug - a repsonse
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:01:16 -0800
  hi Zolly, you may realize a 1.9 electronic ignition system is a completely 'stand alone' electronic ignition system, includiung distributor, igniter, and idler...
• Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:23:37 -0400
  ...Clean your wire connectors while you are at it, with CRC QD Electronic Cleaner. https://tinyurl.com/y3hmrsql Start with these easy things first...
• Dielectric
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 13 Jan 2019 15:50:41 +0000
  ...Required for modern high energy ignition systems Using it on bulb sockets yet it is non-conductive seems contradictory advice. A discussion on a...
• Parts, Case Codes, head studs/nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 1996 09:55:47 -0700
  ...m pretty sure they're in there..) I have a Pertronix electronic ignition I'm going to install one of these days. He also...
• =?Windows-1252?Q?Re:______Won=B4t_start?=
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:46:27 -0500
  ...The coil voltage comes from the ignition key being on. If it is twitching install a spark plug on the coil secondary (high voltage...
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 13:23:29 -0700
  ...Since the Digifant is basically a Bosch Motronic FI, the engine ignition timing is all controlled through the ECU -- the distributor is very simple...
• Re: Chopstick's Adventure of the day
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:27:09 -0700
  ...it's got electronic ignition too of course........ so you've got to figure it's going to use up a whole lotta current...
• Re: Heresy: I bought a Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 5 Aug 2012 17:57:34 -0700
  ...Follow the ev-update list on Yahoo! Groups, you'll need it--the Norcold has its own special problems (electronic ignition). Good luck! Stuart...
• Re: was none
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 14:26:54 -0800
  ...fuel injection, electronic ignition and >coolant system bleeding to name a few. > >Thanks. >Steve Johnson >"91 Carat _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail...
• Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:51:46 -0500
  ...The heater had electronic ignition, and if the flame went out it would automatically relight. The combustion air intake and exhaust was in one...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning seque to diesel radiator coolant flow direction
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:43:38 -0400
  ...Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning > > ignition switch on? > > > > Thanks for the good brain storming exercise of Vanagon electrical...
• GDI
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:20:10 -0400
  ...precisely coordinating the parameters of air mass, fuel quantity, and ignition angle. An electronically controlled throttle valve adjusts the air mass. Full text at...
• Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 06:46:31 -0400
  ...I used an ignition amp from a SAAB 900T. You can also > use their magnet drive kit. Still other options with some imagination. > > I...
• More Ignition/ Stabilizer electonics ?'s(way long!)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 01:15:13 -0500
  Dear Electronics gurus: Please bear with me on this one!! Problem: Trying to finish wiring the Haltech FI system and adapt it to the...
• Re: Runaway starter - 88 GL w/2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:37:10 -0700
  ...that bypasses the ignition swicth and all the wiring too it .. making it much easier to tell where the issue is. On 10/10...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:02:05 -0800
  ...my usual MPG is closer to 17 average. > > > > The PO had electronic ignition which may have helped, but im back to the > > points setup...
• Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:47:39 -0500
  ...At first I thought fuel, > then some king of ignition trouble, then an electrical fault for sure. > Electronics somehow. > > Any ideas?? > > Thanks, > > John > > -- > John...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:34:57 -0600
  ...But the really neat thing is, with ignition is on but not in the > start position, that if you pop off the cover to...
• Re: Help Needed, On the Road
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:40:12 -0700
  ...that's an indication that the ignition has quit, because the tach is driven by the ignition system. I consider that pretty unlikely, but...
• Re: 87 Van Bucking (Solution...?)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:45:33 -0500
  ...It is an active IC low-pass filter that limits how rapidly the signal from the AFM can change. >Anyway, this electronic device (estimated...
• Re: 2nd battery relays & the Hella in particular
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:44:10 -0800
  ...I went with Sean's solution of using a large relay from Newark Electronics, (idea originating from Mark Drillock) & have had no problems. I...
• Re: Vanagon-era technology..love it,
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:47:14 -0800
  ...I swore - some time ago, - in all sincerity, tho - that I would never own a vehicle with fuel injection, or electronic ignition, because I...
• Re: Fast idle and stumble
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:11:33 -0600
  ...Control are handled differently in that 1.9 is strictly electronic control of Ignition Timing & Fuel Injector Open Duration 2.1 added the Idle...
• Aesthetically correct but non-functioning dash clock
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 10:04:12 -0500
  ...My question to you electronic-wise men (and/or woman if there is any in the list) is there a relation?, can this be...
• Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - john
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 12:25:55 -0400
  ...a core on a rebuilt one. > > I did get a "shoebox electronics" ECU monitor from the seller though, > along with other used parts, a...
• Re: Black Smoke and Poor Performance Intermitent
  Historical mailing list - Adam Thacker
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 08:54:36 -0400
  ...It turned out to be the ignition module. After I replaced that, my idle was steady and smooth, and my milage is now on...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:36:47 -0700
  ...Injector firing signal >> >> >> >I should have said oscilloscope, an electronic >> instrument for >> > oberserving electronic signals. But this is not >> feasible for most >> > people. It...
• Re: FRIDAY TOPIC: what's the worst thing that ever caught on fire in your Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:59:45 -0500
  ...Whatever it was it could fly about 35 miles per hour pre-ignition, > > twice than when aflame. I was busier than a pair of...