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• 83 vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 18:19:44 EDT
  hi all- selling parts from my subaru conversion parts are: > wiring harness- engine compartment $25.00 ; intake manifolds-center section and throttle body-$60...
• Re: Van Bucking (Ideas?)
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 09:38:46 -0800
  ...If you let off of the throttle to maintain speed it starts to buck. If you let off of the throttle completely the bucking...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 13:23:09 EST
  ...No real problems, just idle > hands. ;p When I tested the full-throttle switch on top of the > airflow sensor/throttle plate assembly, I...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:27:02 -0700
  ...It is likely the play in the throttle shaft that is the issue. It may also be worn mounts allowing the drivetrain to shift...
• Re: throttle position sensor was-bucking in parking lots
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:38:34 -0500
  ...The throttle position switch does nothing to improve the idle or compensate for changing loads. All it really does is provide fuel cut off...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:16:08 -0700
  ...accelerator/throttle cable The new cables aren't that expensive either. I replaced mine and kept the old one and did the clean and...
• idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:01:12 -0400
  ...surging idle, throttle body tight and returns to stop every time. switch ok and working. all idle booster and cold start valves have the...
• Re: 88 westy throttle out of control
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Thu, 17 May 2001 17:44:42 -0600
  I would guess the idle position switch on the throttle body. Dirty and/or out of adjustment. With the engine off, you should be...
• Re: throttle shaft bushings ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:04:01 -0500
  I have yet service a throttle body for worn bushings. Yes, they do wear, especially on the automatics, but the wear has yet to...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:02:11 -0400
  ...The throttle plate sticks because it catches in the groove in the bottom of the throat of the throttle body made by where the...
• Re: Friday question.Re: Vacuum gauge NVC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:48:04 -0700
  ...Vacuum gauge NVC >> The carb flow gauge - I have one I used on a Porsche 914-6 >> ( 6 individual throttle plates and intake manifolds...
• Re: Question about AVP 1.9 to 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 09:47:46 -0500
  ...However, the 1.9 Throttle Body must be installed because the 2.1 variety won't fit the 1.9 Air Intake Elbow coming...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:35:21 -0700
  ...foot taken off gas pedal, throttle valve switch and butterfly closes, IF very little or no air came through the AFM air bypass, the...
• Re: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:39:45 -0500
  ...Yep, just crack the throttle. I also do this on my Diesel motor home as it will also over cool going down long grades...
• Re: throttle cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:19:19 -0400
  I JUST changed, actually UPGRADED the throttle cable on the new ot me 80 aircooled. But the front end of the stock cable won...
• Re: 2.1L throttle body housing
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:00:56 -0500
  Hi Chris, I have had plenty of offers for the throttle body, plus plenty of good advice on repairing my old unit. So I...
• Re: 84 Still dying!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 12:50:33 -0800
  ...By this, I mean the rpms drop to about > 500-700 (no tach) and I get NO response from the throttle. While many of...
• Throttle cable '71 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 09:18:20 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Meanwhile, I have a question about the throttle cable. I have installed a Weber progressive on my otherwise pretty stock 1600DP. I have heard...
• Re: vanagon syndrome plus poor gass economy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 06:15:11 EDT
  ...See my _VW Vanagon Waterboxer Throttle Body Rebuilding_ (http://www.frankcondelli.com/tb.htm) website. $250 exchange or $300 outright. That's Canadian dollars...
• Re: Throttle body shaft leaks and repairing
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:35:10 -0700
  ...I've not done a VW throttle body so I cant comment on any actual issues encoutered, but if you've got the right...
• Throttle Switch, Geology, and Happenstance?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 00:59:31 -0800
  While helping a friend with a power loss and surging issue, I thought to look toward the throttle switches. Here's what we found...
• Re: vacuum tee behind throttle on 1.9L engine (1984)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:23:08 -0400
  At 07:54 PM 8/17/2011, John Lauterbach wrote: >Vacuum tee behind throttle has two UNEQUAL legs. Does leg with >restriction go to...
• Re: Strange problem in Belize
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:22:23 -0500
  ...Technically, it knows from the switch that the throttle is at one end or the other. It figures out which end from what else...
• Stuff For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 10:48:30 -0600
  ...I have an early 85 throttle body, with the two switches mounted on the top of it. Mine is the throttle body with one...
• Vacuum hose & throttle assembly
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:28:24 -0800
  ...This weekend I noticed that there are 2 vacuum hose connections to the throttle body--one in front and one in back. The back...
• need afm to throttle body hose aircooled,
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 16:23:59 EDT
  Hi Everyone, Well the subject says it all I need the hose on a 2L aircooled from the Throttle body to the AFM. My...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:51:35 -0500
  ...accelerator/throttle cable > > >>My 83.5 has a very sticky gas pedal. It refuses to go always, But >>when it let go it let...
• Re: Digijet Distributor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:07:23 -0400
  ...I have the late, as I also have the single throttle switch set up. I may have the advance/retard ports confused. If the...
• Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 1 May 2010 10:17:53 -0700
  ...Advance connected to tee to throttle body (ported vacuum), reduction orifice then to charcoal cannister shut off valve. (Late version)Vacuum retard hooked to...
• Thanks..but no luck
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:27:34 -0700
  ...Does it cold or hot and at all throttle settings, although this seemed to start out only at initial throttle... Back to Bentley...i...
• Re: Stuck throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 11:24:37 -0600
  ...When I have this problem, I lift the engine lid and manually return the throttle. When it's -30, and I'm in a...
• adjusting idle speed and switch lever position..
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Wed, 15 May 2002 16:02:32 -0700
  ...took the throttle body loose, now it's all outta whack. how do i make it right again? should the idle be adjusted by...
• Re: Throttle position switch COVER!! Who knew ??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:04:05 -0700
  far as I know all 2.1 wbxr engines have that plastic cover on their underside-mounted throttle position micro switches. Sometimes the cover...
• Re: Digifant performance stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 08:08:10 -0500
  ...The digifant system will go out of closed loop when at full throttle or the full throttle switch is transferred. Listee Kay Fremgen from...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 May 2012 14:30:56 -0400
  ...86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load Pulled the throttle body and low and behold..The throttle switch reads 1 ohm...
• Re: 85 vanagon; aaccelerator (throttle) cable snapped
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 19:22:10 -0300
  ...Last summer my throttle cable also broke on my 91. The dealer wanted a lot of money for a cable as they would only...
• Re: digijet FI adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:47:43 -0400
  ...Check throttle plate adjustment. Adjust stop screw so it does not stick closed. Idle air goes through bypass screw. Check operation of throttle switch...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:14:35 -0500
  ...I am doing electrical checks and am getting 13.5 V at the throttle switch.Sposed to be 5 volt. Thought it was connected...
• Re: Does anyone know how to replace the accelerator cable??!!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 22:28:36 -0400
  ...Now the throttle cable was lying on the gargage floor but I had a nice 12 gauge wire tracing the path the new cable...
• Re: How do you check compression?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:28:11 -0700
  ...If the throttle is closed, the > intake pressure will be less than atmospheric (a partial vacuum), and > therefore the indicated compression pressure will be...
• digijet tool need help
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 13:48:06 -0500
  ---------------------- I need to know what voltage the digijet ecu 83.5-85 supplies to the idle and full throttle switches. The switches return ground...
• Throttle Body/Air Filter Q
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 15:23:45 -0500
  Does anyone know of an aftermarket or VW made large(er) bore throttle body for the Wasserboxer 2.1? And, does anyone have any...
• Re: Throttle switch--lazy sometimes, per digitool
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:04:05 -0400
  I just bent the arm a bit on the throttle switch and it hasn't bent itself back. My symptom (before having the Digitool...
• throttle flat spot
  Historical mailing list - Airic
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:15:05 -0600
  ...It varies with throttle position and speeds. It is most noticable on the highway in forth gear around 55-60mph, but is still variable...
• Re: cold start skipping
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 08:22:18 -0500
  ...I picked up another Throttle Position Switch, cleaned out the throttle body, installed the new-to-me TPS and the bogging issue was resolved...
• WTB: 2.1L throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:10:02 -0500
  ...In the process they did some mild damage to the central FI plenum and they busted up the lower cover for the throttle position...
• Re: FS: ECU and AFM for 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 20:48:18 -0400
  ...I'm not sure > about the throttle body though. I converted my '85 to use a 2.1 and the '85 > throttlebody fit the...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:55:28 -0400
  I doubt you really need a throttle body. Unless it is worn to the point the throttle plate is binding or sticking it is...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 14:59:33 -0700
  ...you either remove the throttle body from the plenum, and rotate the whole throttle body to screw or unscrew in the rod, OR you...
• Re: 1.9l-strange throttle response
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:55:18 -0800
  ...i replaced the throttle switch a few months ago in my quest to fix my idle. that is not to say it's not...
• Rough Cold Start
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 19:38:18 -0800
  ...It doesn't quite stall, but RPM's dip to 500 or 600 and refuses to hit 850 unless I hit the throttle. Then...
• Re: 2.1 High idle/stumbling when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:42:30 -0500
  ...Use your fingers to move the throttle arm on the top of the throttle body from where it is at rest (idle position) to...
• Aircooled Running Problems
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:28:43 -0600
  ...When driving, this is shown as 'hopping'/bucking when accelerating at partial throttle, or when decelerating at partial throttle. If the throttle is opened...
• Digifane without Throttle Position switch???
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:04:44 -0400
  ...I could not find the throttle position switches. No wiring leading to them either. This van was built in October 1985; is it possible...
• FS- AFM, idle control unit, stabilizer, throttle valve, computer
  Historical mailing list - Road Camper
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 10:33:24 -0700
  ...Stuff for sale- Idle stabilizer, idle control unit alternator, AFM Full aircleaner (box snorkel etc.) Throttle valve, computer under the seat. Basically if it...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:56:20 -0800
  ...In the meantime I am searching for a replacement and so far > > only found the entire throttle body on GoWesty. I do not need...
• RE: Aftermarket Cruise Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 03 Jun 1997 07:35 -0600 (MDT)
  ...As it was explained to me, when the cruise control is operating, the throttle valve positioning is so exact that the Injection System's...
• Re: Throttle return spring.
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 19:22:29 -0500
  Tim Vogelin (tim.vogelin@PLEXUS.COM) said on the date of 1/13/99 5:12 PM >I have to replace the throttle return...
• accelerator stuck
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 21:03:47 -0400
  Driving home from work today, the throttle on my '84 stuck. I'd gone about 5 miles, and was accelerating after a stopsign/turn...
• Re: will a 2.1L long block work with 1.9L FI and hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 21:25:51 -0500
  ...The throttle valves are interchangeable for both plenums but the later throttle has a larger opening for more power! Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...