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• No idle when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:53:13 -0400
  ...I cleaned the throttle body with carb cleaner. Could I have clogged something? Some o-ring did not like the carb cleaner? Do I...
• Re: Won't accelerate
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Nov 2011 14:06:04 -0700
  ...sometimes you need to remove the Throttle Body and work it over ....whatever you need to do to get the switch mechanism working. They...
• Re: Getting a handle on Idle problems..
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 20:50:50 -0500
  ...the hose from the valve connects > between the throttle body and the air flow meter: > downstream/after the metering of input air....>>> > > The air...
• Free Parts?
  Historical mailing list - Perkins
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 12:22:58 -0400
  ...Throttle body - I was asking 35US Outside sliding door handle with key - 30US ECU - 100US Are these prices ridicuously high? If people request parts...
• Re: Surging idle on '87 2.1
  Historical mailing list - vwwoody
  Wed, 8 Oct 2014 23:58:05 -0500
  ...He may have messed up the throttle body > switch. Any thoughts on what to check? I will hook up a vacuum guage and > look...
• Re: WTB: 2.1L intake boot
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:07:09 -0500
  ...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: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:23:22 -0500
  On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 13:52:56 -0800, "jon" <jon@KENNEKE.COM> said: > Besides fixing the throttle body leak, make sure you have...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 Oct 2017 10:53:01 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body Hi all, Have a couple hundred miles on the this unit now. Initial feedback...
• Re: WTB: 2.1 Intake Parts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 13 Nov 2023 08:08:57 -0500
  ...Looking for the following parts if anybody has them: > - 2.1 throttle body > - 2.1 intake plenum > - 2.1 3 groove pulley > - 2.1...
• Rough running, black smoke, running rich, no idle
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 17:05:53 -0500
  ...silk) no matter what else (even the air screw in the throttle body completely closed). New Temp 2 sensor-no change. O2 sensor, no...
• Re: My AT Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 08:53:10 -0400
  ...bit slippy in reverse cold, I shfit in through the gear pattern ....make the fluids flow into the various chambers of the throttle body ...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 24 May 2012 08:30:29 -0400
  ...Make sure it is open with the > throttle open. Also test the circuitry. You should see ~ 5 volts across the > switch when it is...
• Re: FW: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:13:12 -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: Surging
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Thu, 7 May 1998 15:06:55 EDT
  ...In short, I had a vacuum leak where the throttle meets the throttle body, and the 02 sensor was bad. I found and fixed...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:28:20 -0800
  ...to close the loop on this topic, I replaced the entire throttle body > and switch with the GoWesty kit. Being at best a novice...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:25:55 -0500
  ...TB - throttle body TPS - throttle position switch PO - previous owner POV - previously owned vanagon (vehicle) ISV - idle stabilizer valve ISC - Idle stabilizer control (box...
• Re: Some Comments on Engine Conversion Eurospec vs. non -
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 20:33:42 EST
  ...The '90 GTi engine throttle body faces the rear of the engine compartment. I cut a rubber air hose (connecting the AFM to the...
• Re: 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:29:10 -0700
  ...Finally after changing the throttle body and center air plenum it has virtually disappeared. Do not know if it was the throttle body or...
• Not breathing right
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Sun, 20 May 2001 16:08:34 -0600
  ...2 #s at idle at the throttle body and 6-7 #s at the distributor/ air distributor port. Shouldn't my idle vacumn be...
• Re: Setting timing on '85
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 14:51:34 -0400
  ...IF necessary adjust idle by turning large slotted screw on top of throttle body. Loosen dist. clamp bolt (10mm wrench) turn to adjust. "V...
• 88 Surging & Idle updates
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 10:07:26 PDT
  ...How hard is it to remove the throttle body/switch? Is the switch a sealed unit, or can I clean it up? Also another...
• One proud daddy!
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Elia
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 17:18:57 -0500
  ...I had to remove the entire air intake assembly before the throttle body to get at it, but I connected it, re-assembled it...
• Low idle
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 6 Jun 2006 22:42:32 -0400
  ...should i readjust the O2 cutoffs on the throttle body since every thing came apart and was put back together? BTW this is a...
• 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: Adjusting the idle on '82 AC Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:42:49 -0700
  ...engine, right on the throttle body. It's a 'air bypass' screw, not a mechanical adjustment on the throttle lever or anything like that...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:27:42 -0700
  ...Wiring in an LED is a bad idea. >> >> Shunting an LED directly into TVS circuit ..... >> > > TVS? Anyway, a) a worn throttle body may very...
• Re: Idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 13:54:50 -0500
  ...This switch is located > under the throttle rather than above the throttle body as shown in the > Bentley Manual. There are no switches on...
• Re: Idling- at steady or variable speed ?
  Historical mailing list - WaywrdCyc
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 08:21:43 EST
  ...As for the possible vacume leak remove the rubber "s" shaped tube that connects the air box to the throttle body .They tend to...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 88 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:33:05 -0600
  ...The criteria of 880 rpm idle is ok but less rpm seems to work better on a worn throttle body. The idle system can...
• Vanagon Syndrome Solved, finally!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:04:28 -0700
  ...Then I removed the throttle body to check the throttle switch (again) and noticed sometimes the continuity was not 100% every time. A new...
• Vanagain Rant/New Intake Boot
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 12:04:03 EDT
  ...hoses, Replaced the intake runner boots, Replaced the throttle body seal, Replaced and adjusted the throttle position switch, and Replaced the fuel injector seals...
• Re: Poor power until warm
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Fri, 17 Aug 2018 21:07:51 -0700
  ...I was first troubleshooting the cold start idle issue that the throttle body resolved. On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 8:54 PM Dan...
• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:36:50 +0000
  Definitely check the switch to be sure it is functioning as Stuart says. If not replace and readjust. Also, pulling the entire intake system...
• Re: 1985 Digijet Surging at idle (AFM?)
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 18:57:51 -0800
  ...I checked for vaccuum > leaks and found that the gasket between the throttle body and the intake > plenum was leaking a bit, also the...
• Re: New life for worn out air flow meter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 95 10:31:28 PDT
  ...BTW I'm talking about the gadget that sits between the air filter body and the throttle body. Once the lid is removed there...
• Re: Van Bucking (Ideas?)
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 09:38:46 -0800
  ...I lubed and cleaned the throttle body but it didn't help. So I adjusted the switch position so that when the throttle closed...
• Need Help with Engine Speed Wildly Surging at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 23 Nov 2006 20:17:31 +0100
  ...The throttle body micro switch is set properly, and tests good with an ohm meter. There is 5 volts at it's connector, as...
• Re: idle/full throttle switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 07:18:07 -0400
  ...is there a trick to removing all that frabbitz? > Looks like I need to take off the air cleaner, AFM, throttle body, > possibly remove...
• Re: '85 Vanagon Automatic Rough Idle
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 06:27:21 -0600
  ...If you have a later model there is a combined switch below the throttle body. In either case you may need to adjust the...
• Re: Oettinger Prepped Vanagon from German Car Mag
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Hunnam
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 16:22:32 +1000
  ...I have an article about all generations >of Golf GTI, but on all CIS layouts inside >this vehicles, the throttle body is on pulley...
• Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:12:11 -0800
  ...If throttle body is worn, throttle plate cannot > close and you get high idle. > > John > '84 7-passenger > > On Wed, 2009-12-16 at...
• Re: HELP!!! Oil Pressure Buzzer On!!
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:41:01 -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...
• Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Steven Mills
  Sat, 16 May 2020 23:21:09 -0500
  ...New items include engine bay wire loom, TPS and GW throttle body. Idle is low and sometimes erratic. Idle control valve does not vibrate...
• Running rich and low mpg
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:36:58 -0700
  ...cap and rotor, new Temp2 sensor, vacuum lines checked, throttle body clicking right, fresh air filter and fuel filter, new coil, swapped in a...
• Re: 1.9 runs better with 02 sensor disconnected-kinda long cause I need to ventialte
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:08:16 -0500
  ...Im getting proper voltage.I think it is this new early throttle body. More accurately, I think the idle stabilizer is compensating for the...
• what is this wire...?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:45:58 -0500
  ...It leads to a plug or sensor that is below the intake manifold, behind the throttle body. I have no idea where or what...
• Re: Choked starting?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:57:26 -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: idle microswitch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:48:23 -0800
  ...if you are talking about the type of switch under the throttle body .. the little arm on the switch is easily bent a little...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 22:56:40 -0700
  No, seems I was right the first time. Checked the website, says it works on all wbx from 85 on. http://www.vanistan.com...
• Re: Idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 13:57:42 -0500
  ...This switch is >located >under the throttle rather than above the throttle body as shown in the >Bentley Manual. There are no switches on...
• Re: Choked starting?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:48:08 -0600
  ...make in > the big hose from the air filter to the throttle body. > > Michael Sullivan 91 GL > On Mar 28, 2013 11:42 AM...
• Anyone bored? Wanna install a cruise control for me?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:44:48 -0700
  ...I gotta get another of them manual AT 1.9 accelerator cable attachment nuts that go on the throttle body arm, and pay someone...
• Re: Help, stranded. Van won't exceed 55mph
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:48:30 -0500
  ...Check the boot between the AFM and the throttle body, these tend to crack with age, which can create a huge vacuum leak. Somehow...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:18:50 -0400
  ...TVS? Anyway, a) a worn throttle body may very well have to be adjusted with the engine running; and b) a yellow LED and...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:27:19 -0700
  ...ca> wrote: > >> So you machine out the wear in the tb body caused by the butterfly? >> >> Alistair >> >> >> On 2013-08-19, at 2:45...
• Re: Sticky Accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:53:42 -0800
  ...with a string running thru the van that pulled on the throttle valve - lots of fun! David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure...
• Three Items
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:39:49 -0700
  ...per Bentley with VOM - Pass * Big hose between air cleaner and throttle body OK. * Little hoses (idle switch etc) on the intake side: OK...
• Re: High idle woes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 21:22:03 -0800
  ...and that this other type of clamp is no longer available.... > >Also, how does everyone secure the large rubber elbow between the >throttle body...
• Re: FW: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 17:45:51 -0700
  ...I know that the ISV on my Jetta swap engine can be cleaned with throttle body cleaner and the like. It appears to me...
• Re: RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:25:53 -0700
  ...RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible So, some of you have helped me as I redid my Throttle Body, Air Plenum and...