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• '86 Vanagon fuel injection symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 11:46:24 -0500
  ...The throttle switch is set correctly i.e. it shuts off fuel when decelerating. Any ideas? thanks, Dan Hall '86 Westy Weekender "Das Boot"
• Re: 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 13:27:15 -0400
  ...NET> snip: > I took the throttle body apart cleaned, replaced the seals and Set the gap > on the switch. snip: Can the rubber seal...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 15:20:12 -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...
• Re: Throttle body/idle stabilizer woes...
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 21:42:22 -0400
  ...Took apart the throttle body and cleaned and > lubricated everything....set the switch up...but i am having a vacuum > leak now...it seems...
• Throttle Switch Thrombosis
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Fri, 24 Nov 95 18:32:08 0800
  ...Unplugging, cleaning and reseating the connector between the throttle valve switch and the ECU (done at midnight under a streetlamp...) *seemed* to help for...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:00:06 -0700
  ...to > reduce the rpm's. (I know it is probably the throttle switch). Anyway, it > broke, but since it was dark and I couldn...
• Re: AC & Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Schimke
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 22:14:56 +0100
  ...usually You must adjust the idle switch on the throttle body. The same probleme as mine I think. Conrad 86 GL
• Re: where is the gas?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 23:59:50 EDT
  ...blissx3@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << it took flooring the pedal to get any response at all >> First check the throttle plate position switch setpoints. George
• High Idle Solution!
  Historical mailing list - brad barcom
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 18:53:38 -0500
  ...also check the idle position switch and the full throttle position switch (same switch on the 87's). the switch(es) may be failing...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT* solved!
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Wed, 24 May 2006 11:26:10 -0600
  Quoting Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>: > Did you check the idle switch adjustment? It should click twice, once when at > full throttle and once...
• purpose of throttle valve adj.
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 09:50:52 -0500
  ...gap could be a little larger, for when giving more throttle the switch is still going to open very soon and give infinite elec...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:45:21 -0800
  ...micro switches.... just "look and feel" mechanical stuff. My first ever van, a 36hp 1957 splitty, had ice issues with it's throttle tube...
• Re: adjusting idle speed and switch lever position..
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Wed, 15 May 2002 16:07:54 -0700
  ...how do i adjust the arms that press the idle / > full throttle switches correctly? > > > > > > ===== > "Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, > somewhere, may be happy...
• Throttle/throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:42:53 -0700
  I have a recurring problem with the throttle on my 84GL. I have been working around it for a long time now and wanted...
• Re: Nice WBX....
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:28:09 +0000
  He is also offering a vacuum controlled throttle switch to replace the factor mechanical/electric one. Todd -------------- Original message -------------- From: Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE...
• Re: 90 Westy Skipping
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 12:06:17 -0400
  ...Check the operation of the throttle position switch. It's supposed to close at idle and near full throttle. If it doesn't close...
• '87 low RPM/idle - (mostly) fixed, THANKS!
  Historical mailing list - Gordon C Smith
  Fri, 7 Feb 1997 09:17:42 -1000
  ...I checked out my throttle switch and it was not switching at all in the idle position. I've readjusted it by eye/sound...
• Re: purpose of throttle valve adj.
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 10:36:28 -0500
  ...gap could be a little larger, for when giving more throttle the switch is > still going to open very soon and give infinite elec...
• 91 Vanagon Bucking & Digitool reading
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 11:45:26 -0800
  ...So does the AFM have control of the injectors like this? The throttle position switch/light does not show any malfunction. What else might...
• Re: Aftermarket Cruise Control on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 5 May 1998 02:40:18 EDT
  ...switches and adjusts the tension on the cable to make the speed stay constant. > I can't find anything attached to the throttle linkage...
• 85 Vanagon throttle valve switch -- update
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Hamilton
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:51:41 -0400
  ...Half a can of brake cleaner, and a quarter can of carburetor cleaner later, we had a throttle body that was /much/ cleaner, and...
• Water in the oil update, again
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 16:42:10 -0500
  ...as it should at full throttle, but I think there's a problem with the full throttle switch and I need to re-check...
• Re: WANTED: air plenum from '85
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:45:23 -0700
  ...what is different in that area is the type of throttle switch used on the throttle body .. 'late' 85's use a 1.9...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:21:35 -0800
  ...I have tested the vacuum switches and > vacuum throttle actuator and all are fine. The system will hold vacuum for > hours. That said, is...
• Re: High idle - throttle position switch
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 15:00:23 -0400
  ...2 ohms in open + closed position when I connect a throttle position switch.I read somewhere that it should be at zero ohms. Is...
• Re: 91 Carat - Auto Tranny - 2.1L WBX - RPM Hunting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:29:54 -0500
  ...How is it that the throttle position switch is involved? If it was the switch, I would think there would still be problems.with...
• weird engine behavior, stops on downhill coasting, diagnostic help?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:00:10 -0700
  ...that works) Anybody have any ideas? I am thinking throttle stop switch or maybe fuel pump relay...or maybe ignition switch....Help? Don Hanson
• Re: Auto Trans: Upshifting later, per GTA? [REPORT]
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 May 2011 22:54:29 -0400
  ...GTA, I shortened the transmission > throttle adjusting rod by about 1/2 inch to move the kick-down switch point closer to where my...
• Thanks, Loping problem solved.
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sun, 9 May 1999 22:52:17 -0400
  ...between the throttle body and the air plenum, fixed a broken wire to the temp sensor, and readjusted the throttle switch. I'm not...
• Re: Cold weather issue - super high idle
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 13 Nov 2023 08:33:42 -0500
  Check, throttle position switch adjustment. Test switch electrical operation. If the switch is good, then most likely the idle control unit needs to be...
• Re: Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Jul 2012 12:36:57 -0700
  ...just never heard of it being called a Vacuum Switching Module .. which is misleading anyway, in my mind, as it does not switch vacuum...
• Re: Throttle switches
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 11:46:21 -0400
  ...rid the surging by >disabling this switch, adjusting the idle with idle adjust screw >just below the throttle assembly had no effect on the...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:54:12 -0700
  ...It would be interesting to have a switch to turn off all for injectors on closed throttle decal with good rpm happening.....and see...
• Re: Subtle changes in 85GLs with in 5 month production dates
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 13:53:33 -0500
  ...Subtle changes in 85GLs with in 5 month production dates My 85GL produced in 9/84 has the two switches on the throttle body...
• 85 vanagon throttle body swap... top mounted vs bottom mounted TPS ????
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:06:35 -0500
  ...Unfortunately, the TB on the sunroof van has the throttle position switches underneath, and this TB has the TPS located on top. BEFORE we...
• Re: Bucking and Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:59:12 -0400
  ...throttle switch is suspect. Listen closely as you turn the throttle by hand. A quick click and then a click at full throttle is...
• Re: Throttle Switch, Geology, and Happenstance?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:40:29 -0500
  ...power loss and surging issue, > I thought to look toward the throttle switches. > Here's what we found: > > do you see it? Image > > http...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Aug 2004 - Special issue (#2004-716)
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 07:18:28 -0600
  ...ECU and Throttle Question > > Here's my theory FWIW; the thinking behind the activation of the full > throttle switch means you have "floor-boarded...
• part needed
  Historical mailing list - Mary Creasy
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 17:24:30 -0500
  ...This is the later version with one throttle switch. I would also like an ECU for the same. TIA Dave 85 Westy 78 Westy...
• Re: 84 vs 85 Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 19:02:18 -0700
  ...If you need to, you just put the 84 throttle body and switches on the 85 engine. But basically a bolt-in. The 85...
• decreased mileage problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 21:32:17 -0700
  ...The problem was an adjustment I made to the throttle switch because it was not closing at idle sometimes. After readjusting the switch to...
• Re: 87GL, Cold Engine Problem
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 11:37:21 MDT
  Mark, There is a switch under the throttle housing on the engine that can cause this problem. My 86 had similar symptoms along with...
• Re: High idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:47:30 -0500
  Haven't checked the throttle position switch.... At 02:40 PM 1/7/2008, Van-Again@umdmail4.umassd.edu:Kenneth Wilford wrote: >It could...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 24 May 2012 12:21:26 -0800
  ...But when the > > throttle body is worn you often have to make the adjustment with the > > engine running. Either way the two-switch people...
• Question about air intake - trying to solve Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - John Hawk
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 18:24:48 -0600
  ...What's going on with the intake area there? I properly adjusted the throttle idle switch and see that this lever would effect the...
• Re: Hesitation while driving (manual)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 18:09:28 -0700
  Have you checked the throttle position switch adjustment? Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Oct 16, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Steven...
• Re: Gas in the Oil
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Lisa Arnott
  Sat, 29 Nov 1997 21:43:15 -0700
  ...When my '83 did that, it was a failed "full throttle switch." Mileage went to about 5 mpg. You might want to check it...
• Re: digitool: normal readings?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 10:04:03 -0400
  Bill Davidson wrote: > <snip> Throttle Switch LED: on with key and stays on at all times unless the > gas > peddle is pressed... always off...
• Re: Vanagon is jerky, Clutch maybe?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:01:36 -0400
  ...be anything else that could cause this jerky motion? If the throttle switch fails to open it will cause severe bucking at low rpm...
• Re: Won't accelerate
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Nov 2011 12:29:32 -0700
  ...One thing I noticed, the idle switch is clicking off a little late, (the one under the Throttle Valve) > > I have no idea what...
• cruise control
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:25:39 -0500
  ...controller, vacuum pump, vacuum servo, throttle linkage, hoses, a couple of switches for the pedals, and the switches on the steering column. Thanks, John...
• Re: Intermittent high idle - able to make "go low"
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:31:40 -0700
  I think either the butterfly in the throttle body is sticky or the TPS (throttle position switch) is out of adjustment On Wed, Jun...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:23:48 -0400
  ...Seems to me the ECU > supplies both the - and + to the throttle valve switch > plug. (otherwise why can one measure voltage there, ignition on...
• Re: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:48:04 -0500
  ...Continuing on with the throttle switch adjustment, I have goe ahead and done some tweaking. I'm using the light on my ECU monitor...
• Re: Throttle Switch, Geology, and Happenstance?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:24:25 -0600
  ...power loss and surging issue, > > I thought to look toward the throttle switches. > > Here's what we found: > > > > do you see it? Image > > > > http...
• 87 Van Bucking (Solution...?)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shane
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:03:47 -0500
  ...I lubed and cleaned the throttle body but it didn't help. So I adjusted the switch position so that when the throttle closed...
• Running rich.....me too
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:31:58 -0400
  ...Although it may have been doing so for a while now, it has really been bad since I installed a new throttle valve switch...
• Re: 85 Vanagon starts hard
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Apr 95 15:36:17 PDT
  >> >>I *did* notice that resistance across the throttle valve switch terminals was >>open-circuit at the idle stop. According to Bentley (24.35) this...
• Re: Back-fire
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 May 2001 11:21:08 -0400
  ...Is this a timing >thing? Whatever else it is, it sounds like a throttle-switch thing -- at closed-throttle it should be cutting off...
• Re: idle/full throttle switch replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 02:02:46 EDT
  ...How do these things fail anyway? Is > it a worn out contact plate, worn cam, or is it the switch itself? Why do you...