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• Re: Choked starting?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:45:03 -0500
  ...make in the big hose from the air filter to the throttle body. Michael Sullivan 91 GL On Mar 28, 2013 11:42 AM...
• Re: Things your throttle body doesn't want you to know.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 May 2010 09:10:12 -0700
  second that, plus he was very helpful when I queried him on tips to machine TB at home. alistair On 28-May-10, at...
• Vacuum Advance/retard Dist. connections?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 5 May 2000 09:24:31 -0400
  ...goes to the throttle body. Where does the one facing the dist. go?? Thanks, David
• My new 85 is blowing smoke
  Historical mailing list - UWannaDeaL2
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 20:58:01 -0500
  ...sprayed the throttle body spring etc. etc.and loosened up the linkage springs.. also dumped in two gals of high octane gas into a...
• Re: Idle question
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 27 Sep 2020 10:52:47 -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: 2.1 Upgrade for '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 10:48:56 EST
  ...With your late 85 throttle switch setup you might try to find a 2.1l Vanagon Throttle body as well. These are actually larger...
• Re: Misfire when coasting?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:21:53 -0500
  ...and your Bentley out. >> > > Yes. > > In particular, with a typical worn throttle body the switch may > behave differently with the engine running, so you...
• FS 78-83 Air Cooled FI Systems (2)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 18:05:02 -0500
  ...to Air Flow sensor Part #071.129.967 Air Metering Body (throttle body) Air distribution manifold with cold start valve Part # 0.280.170...
• 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 23 May 2012 20:19:39 -0700
  Ok..Here is one I have never seen before..Dennis ? Mark ? Hold throttle at about 2000 rpm ( out of gear) and it cuts out...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 09:46:30 -0800
  ...On 12/7/16 8:46 AM, Dan N wrote: >>> >>> also...it could be a worn throttle body or a faulty throttle body switch >>> >>
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:54:38 -0700
  ...as suggested the O2 sensor, the temp2 sensor, the throttle body switch all can give the syndrome... as for the AFM the things to...
• Van Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:55:22 -0800
  ...A/C compressor - with clutch air filter with AFM Throttle body (maybe 2) Various parts for the 2.1 motor Cruise control parts Exhaust...
• Re: Vanagon Stalling Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:24:40 -0700
  ...The problem turned out to be the throttle position > switch. This switch is located on the underside of the throttle body, it > tells the...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:51:35 -0500
  ...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: Digijet Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 00:02:28 -0400
  ...But, if the idle srew (the big one on the throttle body) is way out (counterclockwise), you have to much retard and the screw...
• Engine Surging
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 21:24:59 -0400
  ...It is located just below the throttle housing. It can be adjusted by turning the two allen head screws adjacent to the throtle body...
• Getting a handle on Idle problems...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 23:11:02 EDT
  ...The throttle body: -passes a determined amount of air past the closed butterfly due to its factory settings. -The big screw in the throttle...
• Re: Cleaning intake parts
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:48:24 -0500
  ...I did use carb cleaner on my throttle body too, and it cleans it up well enough. I think I'd be careful not...
• update:another gremlin (throttle position switch)
  Historical mailing list - matt greenwell
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 08:41:33 -0500
  ...so, 10 minutes to take off the throttle body, a little bit of pc-7, and i'm back in business. in a later...
• Re: Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:41:47 -0600
  ...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: digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 18:10:00 -0400
  ...I > am planning on using the 2.1 intake > manifold/runners/throttle body as they are slightly > larger to handle the increased displacement. However...
• It is another good day when...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 6 Aug 2022 23:04:20 -0400
  Despite not getting the email saying the GW throttle body is in, and being told it would be a few weeks. I checked back...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Oct 2017 14:14:54 +0000
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• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 12:28:32 -0800
  Sorry. To be clear, meant the hex head on adjuster cam. On 1/12/15, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > ..... the hex head...
• Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:37:29 -0700
  ...Vanagon air filter assembly to run the intake around to the throttle body of the inline motor....There is a rectangular box between the...
• Re: vanagon syndrome plus poor gass economy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:53:25 -0500
  ...mechanic thinks it is coming from > the throttle body itself, all hoses intact. > > I am going to get: idle control valve, new throttle body...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 17:51:37 -0500
  ...I just tried a search using only throttle switch and got 1,121 matches. Mike Roger Sisler wrote: > Looked in the archives under "throttle...
• Re: 1.9 runs better with 02 sensor disconnected-kinda long cause I need to ventialte
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:51:23 -0500
  ...I adjusted the timing a bit by ear,and backed out the air screw on the throttle body(all with the idle stabilizer bypassed...
• '88 stalls when cold
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 11:38:15 PDT
  ...Cranking it with no gas usually does not work, which is not normal for FI I've checked the microswitch on the throttle body...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Accelerator Cable Sticking
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 04:21:57 -0400 (AST)
  ...Removed the extra return spring I'd added on the throttle body too! bye, tim
• Re: It's Alive! It's Alive!
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:47:36 -0500
  ...end of throttle cable (front under pedal) and at the rear where the linkage rod from tranny connects with throttle body. I adjusted mine...
• Re: Not Downshifting
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:04:18 -0500
  ...The throttle linkage from the gas pedal connects to the trans and then goes on to the throttle body. The other relevant factor is...
• Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:27:36 -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: 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: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:55:22 -0700
  Throttle body. Or tuberculosis. Depending On Oct 27, 2011, at 8:43 AM, Melissa Mourkas wrote: > What, pray tell, is a TB switch? Sorry...
• Part number needed..
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:45:42 -0500
  ...The second hose goes from that "heater" to the air intake boot just before the throttle body. Thanks in advance. Ric
• Re: Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Wed, 11 May 2016 12:41:10 -1000
  ...how about free movement of throttle cable, and lever on side of trans ( throttle cable goes to that, not throttle body ) and adjustment/'free...
• Re: erratic running - Help requested
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walters
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 14:00:56 -0700
  ...Sounds like a stuck idle switch on the throttle body. Up to '84s have two switches in plain sight, later ones have one switch...
• Bizarre Problem Solved
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 15:01:10 -0800
  ...I'm still not sure WHY the throttle body was loose -- it could have been when my mechanic replaced the AFM, although removing those...
• Re: FW: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:31:03 -0700
  ...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: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:31:04 -0700
  I can confirm, having rebuilt my throttle body , that there is only one switch. On Saturday, April 16, 2016, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:01:49 -0700
  ...WOT characteristics of the shifting have to do with a valve that is controlled by the throttle/accelerator linkage directly. More can be found...
• 2.1 Intake System (and assorted bits) for Sale - Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:29:07 -0700
  ...come get it all for any reasonable offer! Complete 2.1 intake system, from oval filter through AFM, throttle body and spider hoses. No...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 6 Aug 2013 11:10:29 -0400
  ...When I have had this problem in the past the problem has been binding in the accelerator pedal linkage or worn throttle body. John...
• Re: WTB: 85 Engine Harness
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 12 May 2010 08:52:59 -0400
  ...It must be from an 85 with the single switch on the throttle body and the two timing advance switches for AC and power...
• Re: sudden timing advance change/Tiico
  Historical mailing list - Wilmer Pierson
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 07:10:34 -0500
  ...Also some times it would backfire through the throttle body. Good luck >
• Re: New manifold and carb report
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Fri, 30 May 2003 22:11:59 -0400
  Would you say the Weber has a larger throat compared to your old throttle body? > I used to have to rev it out > for...
• Re: High idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:47:30 -0500
  ...Right now I've >>disconnected the stabilizer and adjusted the bleed screw on the >>throttle body so I have a normal idle of around...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 18:19:26 -0500
  ...I just tried a search using only throttle switch and got > 1,121 matches. > > Mike > > > Roger Sisler wrote: > >> Looked in the archives under "throttle...
• Re: Bucking and Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:59:12 -0400
  ...out throttle shaft will make the first click sometimes not happen.Gotta measure the gap between the idle stop and throttle body. (.002-.004...
• 1.9L Engine parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 09:58:06 EDT
  ...Airbox Airflow meter Exhaust headers Throttle body ECU Distributor Intake manifold Fuel Injectors If anyone is interested in any of these parts, contact me...
• Running rich.....me too
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:31:58 -0400
  ...it's supposed to physically open or shut the valve, right? The way it sits under the throttle body, I don't understand how...
• Re: RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:07:49 -0400
  ...RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible > > So, some of you have helped me as I redid my Throttle Body, Air Plenum and...
• TPS wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:27:15 -0400
  ...That means I'll have to take the throttle body off to clean and check things and I wanted to be sure, especially if...
• Re: Aux Air Valve becoming available as reman
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:25:22 -0700
  ...am I right in thinking that the way these things work is by > supplying a tiny bit more air to the throttle body and...
• Re: Rough running till warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:18:14 -0700
  ...One, the throttle plate will not seal off the throat of the >throttle body properly, so you in effect have a HUGE vaccuum leak...
• Re: Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:15:10 -0800
  ...throttle body return spring pressure is a factor too. Sometimes it's unnecessarily high. how does one 're-do' any given system anyway ? Who...
• Air Cooled Vanagon Flooding
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:20:42 -0700
  ...Additional info is that when I spray ether around the throttle body area the idle drops considerably. I am assuming that this means that...
• Re: Cruise control advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 20:29:29 EDT
  ...I took the Vacuum directly from the manifold below the throttle body (1.9 ) and it seems to be adequate. Its a nice addition...
• Re: Wanted: comments on my compression test results
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 19:50:41 EDT
  ...open the throttle body the same as stepping on the throttle at the pedal // If you hear air in the throttle body area your...