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Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 24 May 2012 12:50:43 -0400
...But when the throttle body is worn you often have to make the adjustment with the engine running. Either way the two-switch people...
Re: High idle again
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:56:17 -0800
I don't know on the 87, but on the 83 there is a throttle position switch on the throttle body that tells the...
Re: Throttle position switch COVER!! Who knew ??
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:40:43 -0400
...Throttle position switch COVER!! Who knew ?? Hey Vanagon addicts, Had my throttle body out to swap in a better TPS and remembered ordering a...
Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Flooding
Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
Fri, 18 Feb 2005 20:42:42 -0500
If the idle drops when you spray around the throttle body then you probably have a vacuum leak. Have you checked the condition of...
Re: CRUISE CONTROL
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 2 Sep 2023 11:24:23 -0400
...Is your set up still using throttle body and cable or some type electric throttle control? If still using conventional throttle you should be...
air intake boot NLA?
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:42:08 -0500
Hello, I am looking for a new air intake boot (between air cleaner and throttle body) for a 1982 air cooled vanagon. The part...
Re: Intermittent high idle - able to make "go low"
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:41:21 -0400
...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: 88 Vanagon Automatic Transmission idling problems
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 18:26:40 -0500
...Have significant other slowly depress gas pedal (with engine off) as you listen at throttle body. You should hear a click as gas pedal...
digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:05:29 -0700
...I am planning on using the 2.1 intake manifold/runners/throttle body as they are slightly larger to handle the increased displacement. However...
Re: Bit of Toyota Syndrome in '84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:21:38 -0700
...forward cable from white tube in the body of the van ...clean and lube while fitting throttle cable back into that tube. detailed longer...
still high idle and rough running at star-up
Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:40:10 -0500
...Another mechanic re-adjusted the timing, saying that it was too far advanced, and adjusted the throttle switch on the throttle body. So here...
Re: Converting a 1.9 to a 2.1 Wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Ed Berlett
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:54:36 -0400
Bill Knight wrote: > What about the fuel injection? Is the Digijet satisfactory for use > on the 2.1 engine? Which throttle body and AFM...
Re: what is this wire...?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:03:57 -0500
...It leads to a plug or sensor that is below the >intake >manifold, behind the throttle body. It's for engine diagnostics. Your's...
Re: Starts then dies. What to check?
Historical mailing list - Ken Olsen
Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:03:32 -0400
Spot-on! The the throttle body came off the air filter housing. Not sure why I didn't spot that right off. THANKS! On...
Water in the oil update
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:41:10 -0500
...While I had things apart, I noticed that the boot between the air flow meter and the throttle body hadn't been correctly installed...
Re: 87 Vanagon GL 3000+ RPM idle - SOLVED
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:34:06 -0400
...throttle > position switch under the throttle body indicates a closed throttle. The > engine > continues to operate at high RPMs even when the throttle linkage...
Re: Trouble with snorkel from AFM to TBH
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 6 Oct 2016 10:27:53 -0700
...I'm having difficulty getting the snorkel > that goes from the AFM to the Throttle Body Housing to stay attached on the > AFM > side...
Re: Vacuum leak sources
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Tue, 16 May 2000 21:35:25 -0400
...Pressure Reg mount > Throttle Body gasket > Idle speed valve rubber boot > vacuum line from fuel tank vent system > > Throttle body: > Butterfly Shaft > Seals on...
Re: Oil in intake air distributor (2.1L)
Historical mailing list - JLDilworth
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 16:17:40 EST
Ken Lewis, thanks for the idea about looking for oil in the rubber boot that connects the throttle body and the air flow sensor...
Re: low compression\rough cold idle-1.9L
Historical mailing list - joe brown
Sun, 17 Nov 2002 18:23:14 -0800
Does opening the idle bypass screw on the throttle body make it idle fast enough to stay running when cold? Also I imagine you...
Re: got to get ready for emission testing
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:53:25 -0800
...I am curently doing the left bank right now.I got to find an > acceptable adjustment for the throttle body. It has some wear...
Re: First, apologies
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:26:00 -0400
...remove the air filter / > intake stuff until everything is clear to the right of the throttle > body, disconnect everything you need to from the...
Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Wed, 1 Feb 2006 15:29:45 -0800
...ez(I cant get mine to work right-see above).The throttle body needs to be removed to put the new switch on(late...
Re: accelerator/throttle cable
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:25:01 -0400
...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: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:18:51 -0400
...throttle body. I assume that is the throttle stop switch. It seems to activate (mechanically) properly...it "click" when you just crack the throttle...
Re: intake air for cis van
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Wed, 7 Jul 1999 00:36:18 -0700
...Nearing completion on > the Westy, and looking for suggestions for the run between the fuel > distributor and the throttle body. David Marshall's page...
Trouble with snorkel from AFM to TBH
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Thu, 6 Oct 2016 10:05:21 -0400
...difficulty getting the snorkel that goes from the AFM to the Throttle Body Housing to stay attached on the AFM side. It just slips...
Re: Idle question
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Sun, 27 Sep 2020 11:07:08 -0700
...The > idle > > > > > stabilizer vibrates with key on and prior to start up and the throttle > > body > > > > > "clicks" in the low throttle and higher throttle...
Re: Power loss above 3000 rpms in 85 Westy
Historical mailing list - Sam Stone
Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:09:39 -0600
...Could this be a > problem with the throttle body switch? I put in a new throttle body > switch about six months ago. Any suggestions...
Re: HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 5 Oct 2009 21:10:23 -0700
...if you think the switch is expensive, price out a throttle body. I only did once, for a 1.9, about 8 years ago...
Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:30:30 -0700
...that if the air filter box and the AFM (not the throttle body - but AFM) > is removed, both the top retaining bolt and the...
Re: 91 Westy, idle problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:55:45 -0700
...The purpose of that screw is to keep the throttle plate from jamming into the throttle body bore, due to the return spring pressure...
Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 22:26:27 -0500
>> Besides fixing the throttle body leak, make sure you have no exhaust leaks. << OK, since the throttle body is a known area where it...
Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:01:15 -0700
My guess is that if the throttle body switch malfunctioned at idle, the ECU would tell injectors to stay open longer, (too rich) which...
Re: hard start, for 2 years!
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:55:50 -0700
...I think I am going to pull the throttle body > and air plenum next week and run some test to make sure the throttle...
Intake air flow, improvement possible?
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
Sat, 27 Nov 2004 15:53:59 -0700
...The stock air filter - throttle body - intake manifold system is capable of flowing enough air for the stock engine up to redline. So, increasing...
Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 19 Nov 2016 19:45:30 -0500
...The valve is plumbed to a throttle body port which only gets vacuum when the throttle is cracked open, and there is a tiny...
Re: AFM, throttle body needed
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:08:21 EDT
...If the shaft and or body is worn then the shaft is turned round and bushings made and installed. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario...
Re: Throttle Switch Wear Was: Re: Throttle switch confusion
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 4 Jul 2015 23:39:51 -0400
...Here's one persons solution: > >http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=455400&highlight=throttle+body+switch+worn+pivot Fascinating! That is...
FW: Idle Control Issues
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:48:27 -0400
...Took a while to adjust as my throttle body is old and worn so exact adjustments are not really possible. Easy to check, just...
Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors...
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:08:04 -1000
...I **always** at throttle swtich making contact first .. ign timing .. throttle body itself.. plugs and wires .. oh.. vacuum leaks ..I have found up to...
Re: Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:15:57 -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: VW rebuilt parts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:44:05 -0800
...fuelparts.com/index.htm > > > No affiliation, looking to buy a rebuilt throttle body for my Jetta from > them. The site says two years warranty...
Re: '85 GL won't start
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Jul 1997 09:49 -0600 (MDT)
...systems is that by opening the throttle body (depressing the accelerator pedal), you expose the "vane" in the "air flow box" to damage from...
Re: Fuel additives...Friday (Is this for real?)
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Sat, 6 Feb 1999 23:19:06 -0500
...s amazing what the Everclear accomplishes, though, when fed into the throttle body of my '85!!! Every six months, it makes me wonder if...
Re: WTB: 2.1L intake boot
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:40:26 -0400
...a non-syncro 2.1L intake boot that goes between the throttle body > and the air filter. Reasonably priced, please. I can pay via...
Re: engine revving at idle
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 7 Jul 2010 21:14:11 -0700
...The throttle cable sure is one, especially the white tube part, and the gas pedal and bell crank below it. lube the throttle body...
High Idle, Next step
Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 09:56:50 EDT
Okay, so I checked the idle switch on the throttle body, and it was indeed making contact only sporadically. I sprayed contact cleaner into...
Re: High idle at stops
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:51:54 -0700
Hi, Check the throttle body itself.� It's a known problem that the shaft of the butterfly valve wears and then it's off...
Re: Got dem ole lousy idle blues again,mama
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:25:28 -0400
...Im getting lots of noise in the throttle body. Rushing air. Sounds like a massive vaccum leak.This is why I checked the hoses...
Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 13 Jun 2014 21:04:47 -0700
TCL's was an add-on to their complete TB. GW attaches to the existing unit. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On...
Re: vanagon symptom
Historical mailing list - WDean Balmer
Fri, 12 May 2017 19:38:03 -0600
...We check the throttle body switch, check for > vacuum leak.. but it still has the hiccups... > > what else to checK? > > thanks > > dan
FS: Engine Parts from 91 2.1L - San Franciso
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:58:42 -0400
...Many good parts available AC Compressor (Sanden) working when pulled $100 Alternator $50 Throttle Body $50 Idle Contoller $75 ECU $125 All prices plus...
Re: '89 Vanagon 10 years of Curiosities and Observations-Bucking
Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
Sun, 4 Jul 1999 17:43:38 -0400
...I have also done the Debbie cleaning fix and replaced the > > little switch under the throttle body. Is there anything else to do or...
'85 1.9L Stumbles Off Idle When Warm
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Sat, 27 Jan 2001 09:39:27 EST
...4's, K&N Filtercharger, Turbomax 14771 Muffler, and polished the throttle body throat. The rotor and cap have about 4K miles on them...
Re: Idle issues
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 17 May 2020 09:06:22 -0700
...check/replace the throttle body gasket.... remove the throttle body and you will see it.. it's rubber gasket.. it could be cracked or...
Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:00:54 -0700
...throttle body. I assume that is the throttle stop > switch. It seems to activate (mechanically) properly...it "click" when > you just crack the throttle...
Re: 85 Digijet throttle switches -- information please
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:43:13 -0700
...pay particular attention to the Auxiliary Air valve, which is nearly impossible to get to without removing the air box, afm, and throttle body.
Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:46:53 -0500
...So far, anyway, but I've also found a Subaru donor car. > > Install the new throttle body and work down the list from there...
Re: Engine stalling at high speed
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:46:42 -0700
...I would think the throttle body would >> be different for the cam switch. >> >> Stuart >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...