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• Re: Throttle switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:50:43 EDT
  ...Although the VW part number is useless, you should be able to find a snap switch with the same rating, body size and operator...
• FrontFire?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 14 May 2006 12:15:34 -0700
  ...As near as I can tell, the sound is caused by a "pop" that is reverberating through the throttle body, AFM, and airbox. If...
• Re: Engine hunting - Temp sensor suspected
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 13:14:39 -0700
  ...many 2.1 throttle body switches are corroded and won't adjust properly, that I find anyway. and eventually the throttle body itself gets...
• Re: Fuel rail spewing gas
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:28:17 -0400
  ...Are you sure that you put the fuel pressure regulator pointing to the front of the van? The throttle body usually just touches the...
• Re: Throttle position switch COVER!! Who knew ??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:53:42 -0700
  ...Mark John Meeks wrote: > Hey Vanagon addicts, > > Had my throttle body out to swap in a better TPS and remembered ordering a > cover from...
• Re: Digitool test results--no throttle switch LED at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:18:14 -0500
  ...do I get to this switch? > > It/they are on the throttle body. The old ones (up through early '85 I > think) are out...
• Re: throttle body fun
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 May 2010 22:05:27 -0700
  no abrasion in this situation, static. mind you, in the past I have used silicon o rings in rotating seal assemblies, seals that saw...
• garage sale! 83.5 1.9ltr wbx parts for sale!!
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 23:04:49 EDT
  ...money talks,bs walks! i also have a bunch of misc little engine parts, manifolds,throttle body, other stuff- email with your needs!! Brian
• parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 12:26:05 -0800
  ...throttle body--this is the two-switch variety; although I can't verify it, I think this body was giving me poor gas mileage...
• Re: 86 Vanagon unstable idle
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 31 Mar 2004 06:58:54 -0500
  ...This switch lives under the throttle body and is actuated by a plastic cam. Over the years the plastic cam will wear to the...
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 11:56:03 -0800
  ...cap and rotor > - NGK BP6ET are recent. > - Throttle body switch checked fine > - Idle screw on throttle body cleaned > - A good fuel pressure regulator was...
• JB Weld Throttle body repair question.
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 23:37:28 -0400
  I was reading up on this because I have my throttle body out at the moment and I was contemplating giving this a shot...
• Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:39:20 -0500
  ...in that I used the 2.1 snorkel, AFM, S boot, throttle body, plenum and runners. I kept the 1.9 exhaust and cooling...
• Re: Bleeding coolant without a second person?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:46:22 -0500
  Try a coin between the adjusting screw and its stop at the throttle body. Larry A. Wesley Pegden wrote: >My usual method for filling...
• Re: ECU question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 11:08:38 -0500
  Make sure the idle switch on the throttle body is working. It should open just as the throttle is moved off idle. The Bentley...
• Re: warm idle prob.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 22:28:35 -0800
  ...idle stabilzer valve, relay unit (behind the right tail light), air flow meter, throttle body, ECU, distributor as well as replacing the throttle cable...
• Re: Tried this cruise control?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Simpson
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:44:51 -0700
  ...trying to figure out > how to attach the linkage to the throttle body, and hang the control > cable so it all lines up and...
• Re: Digijet Distributor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 03:01:47 -0700
  ...In order to supply advance vacuum the source for it has to be in the throttle body just upstream of the throttle plate. When...
• Re: induction noise or vacuum leak?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 22:10:43 -0500
  ...It was a sucking noise that varied with throttle position. Finally discovered that it was the mounting of the throttle body to the intake...
• Idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:54:44 -0500
  Hi - The throttle valve switch has failed on my 85 Westy. This switch is located under the throttle rather than above the throttle body...
• Thanks and a "Service Bulletin"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 07:16 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Some of you may have noted that the large red wire from the alternator passes under some hoses and then over the throttle body...
• Re: engine builder in Samba
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:14:40 -0700
  ...My current engine is having issue with a worn out throttle body,the switch on it, and the afm is flaky. I wish I...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 19 Aug 2013 (#2013-375)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:26:21 -0600
  Dennis wrote: > If you're going to spend some hard earned money for a throttle body, you at > least want a real long term...
• Need help my van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 22:22:25 -0700
  ...I found one in the rubber onnector between the throttle body and the air filter. I adjusted the the air mixture and the distributor...
• HELP! Sucking in oil thru breather
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 22:31:13 -0400
  ...I pulled off the air-cleaner and noticed the inside of the rubber tube that connects the air filter to the throttle body was...
• Re: Vacuum
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:00:53 -0600
  Usually source is somewhere on intake manifold between throttle body and cylinder heads, it powers the brake booster and probably a few other components...
• Need a linkage part from an automatic Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 16:10:21 -0400
  ...A small rod with a spring attaches to the top of the throttle body (I need that piece) and another larger rod goes from...
• Re: will a 2.1L long block wrk with 1.9L FI and hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 17:17:19 -0800
  what about the air-intake? I though they were different. (the pipes on the top of teh engine that goes from the throttle body...
• Re: I-4 conversion Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 18:55:37 -0700
  ...throttle body. I need tubing with an O.D. of 2 3/4" and don't want to use plumbing pipe. Does any body...
• Re: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:58:52 -1000
  ...actually ...Most Vanagons get draggy throttle cable syndrome in the forward white plastic tube in the body. the way to address that is remove...
• Surging
  Historical mailing list - Robert Snider
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:20:28 -0700
  Hi, I have a 1987 Westy with a rebuilt 2.1 water boxer and I replaced the throttle body with one from go Westy...
• Re: Lever on Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 07:17:32 -0700
  I thought same, but man that is a real kludge isn't it? Alistair > On Jun 14, 2014, at 7:15 AM, Karl Wolz...
• Re: Nasty intake pics
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:29:58 -0400
  ...Most likely the center manifold, throttle body and rubber boot are likewise contaminated. Probably a problem with the crankcase ventilation tower. Ken Lewis http...
• Re: Low compression results accurate?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:20:02 -0700
  ...situation that could cause results so low." Did you hold the throttle body open while you were conducting the compression test?� This adds ~20...
• Re: misfire - diagnosis of problem?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 14:03:17 -0400
  ...While adding compressed air to a cylinder listen at the throttle body, tail pipe and oil filler to try and determine if the leak...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 9 May 2016 19:49:04 -1000
  ...I have the 1.9 with the two switches on > throttle body and they both are set correctly. The vacuum advance > works fine but...
• Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 14:12:53 -0400
  ...If you spray throttle body cleaner up into the air outlet, then you should be able to flush out all of the black crud...
• Re: Hello, new here. Mechanic question
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:25:28 -0600
  ...the Throttle body - it has a switch on it and it can easily be adjusted by just removing the whole throttle body from the...
• Re: Hello, new here. Mechanic question
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:25:44 -0600
  ...the Throttle body - it has a switch on it and it can easily be adjusted by just removing the whole throttle body from the...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 May 2012 00:38:29 -0400
  Test the throttle switch electrically. Make sure it is open with the throttle open. Also test the circuitry. You should see ~ 5 volts across...
• idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert Tippey
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 18:43:57 EDT
  ...idle stabilizer, along with the relay behind the left tail light, throttle body, complete air box with AFM, distributor and ECU. I've installed...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:54:30 -0700
  ...it comes out of the throttle body just >behind (rear is rear) the #4 cylinder's intake manifold, then swings >forward and through the...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:53:51 -0400
  TB= Throttle Body The switch part is attached to said TB. Like on the picture below with a single switch. The switch is that...
• My new '88
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 22:26:15 -0700
  ...look under the engine lid. "What's this thingy on the throttle body," I ask myself. After looking for a minute or two, I...
• Re: Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:36:27 EDT
  The throttle cable is new and the operation of the pedal and linkage on top of the throttle body is unobstructed. In addition, i...
• Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 21:35:11 -1000
  ...On 7/2/2015 1:36 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > As I sit here am looking at the throttle body for my 2.1L...
• RE:Engine Surges
  Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
  14 Jan 95 21:32:24 EST
  ...The location of the switches varied slightly from year to year but all are located somewhere adjacent to the throttle body. If the switch...
• Golf - Jetta parts needed (Vanagon content too)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 18:55:23 -0700
  ...First is the throttle body. This can be from a 2 liter OBD1 '93- '95 Golf -Jetta-Cabrio engine. The other is the engine...
• BA6
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 20:06:36 -0600
  ...2.0L) They either go to the air distrubitor or the throttle body housing. I have all of them except for for the evaporative...
• Re: Rapid Idle when Warm / Throttle idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:03:01 -0700
  ...So I popped the air cleaner off, took the AFM out and the rubber boot and took the throttle body off. Grimy is an...
• HELP!!! Oil Pressure Buzzer On!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:17:39 -0400
  ...Took apart air cleaner, intake hoses, and throttle body. Found oil covered inside of hoses and throttle body. Cleaned oil out of hoses, etc...
• Re: intake air for cis van
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 21:38:29 -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...
• Re: Stuck accelerator at throttle body
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:07:19 -0400
  At 01:50 PM 7/26/2010 Monday, Cecil Eastman wrote: >1. Am I correct that the springs are the problem or is there...
• Re: Engine replaced but still the same symptoms???--Someone stick me in the eye with a dirty spark plug
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:58:31 -0400
  ...I would try(in no particular order) pinching off the hose from the breather tower, carefully following the throttle body alignment procedure in the...
• Re: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Craig Forney
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 22:55:32 -0700
  ...Under certain conditions, the ISCM (installed behind the right, rear taillight) adds additional air into the intake plenum, bypassing the throttle body. This increases...
• Re: Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:25:07 -0400
  ...Instead of two switches on > top of the throttle body there is now a single switch activated by a cam > hiding under the TB...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:13:05 -0500
  ...throttle body rebuild No, I fill it in with JB Weld. On 2013-08-19, at 9:31 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca...
• Re: 2 EFI tips from Import Service magazine
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 11:14:29 -0800
  ...torn in >the area between the air flow meter and the throttle body. This can >happen very easily with Vanagons as the engine mounts...
• Re: Idle Problem 1987 2.1 Van Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:58:23 -0800
  No, really, you have two quick places to look - at the throttle plate / body, and at the idle / WOT switch. If the throttle plate...
• Re: adjusting idle speed and switch lever position..
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Wed, 15 May 2002 16:07:54 -0700
  ...yay. > > took the throttle body loose, now it's all outta > whack. > > how do i make it right again? > > should the idle be adjusted...