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• more on gas cap keys
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 8 May 2000 18:40:28 -0500
  ...Apparently early Vanagons (pre '86) used a short key (my '84 does.) Syncros and '86+ models used the ignition key. Non-dealer aftermarket caps...
• Re: cranky but no starty
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 06:32:11 -0500
  ...Even though the ignition is not fused, the power goes from the switch, and into and out of the fuse box before going to...
• Re: Electrical question from the laziest guy in the room
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 1 Dec 2013 17:27:21 -0800
  Oh yeah, I've replaced literally dozens of Mk1 Golf/Jetta/Scirocco ignitions switches, so I'm aware of the process, but was just...
• Re: VANAGON digest 451
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 08 May 1995 17:25:17 -0500 (EST)
  ...I don't understand how th ecar can try and start with the key out of the ignition. From the responses that I've...
• Re: My Westy abandoned me for the second time this year :(
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 10:29:27 EDT
  ...Your dealer mechanics should be able to troubleshoot your ignition system from the Bentley Manual (they better have one) in a matter of minutes...
• key code??
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 20:35:40 -0700
  ...ok, where is that code? i ripped apart the ignition and the door lock and didn't really see any obvious code, other than...
• Re: Aftermarket new ignition switch failure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:49:41 -0800
  ...Aftermarket new ignition switch failure > > > > My original ignition switch failed about 4 days ago. I hotwired the >Vanagon > > to get it home, and bought...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:32:37 -0500
  On my two "88 GL's - the ignition and the gas cap are fitted to the same key. In this way, you cannot forget...
• Re: different distributors for the 1.9 ??
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 14:28:18 -0700
  ...http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm#V8384 http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm#V1985 -- Jim Thompson 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 73 K...
• Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:08:20 -0700
  ...The wire that feeds power to the relay (which activates or deactivates the switch) is coming from the pin #4 of the transistor ignition...
• Re: Ignition Switch, Battery and Starter Protection
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:45:12 -0700
  ...This allowed short power cables from battery to starter and small wires to ignition/starter switches. You can get them cheap from any FLAPS...
• Re: Diagrams Rejected Re: Intermittent ignition delay when turning key
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 16:45:57 -0400
  ...Intermittent ignition delay when turning key > > > > > > >Hello, I have a delay in my'84's ignition when turing the key. Sometimes, > > >especially after travelling...
• Fuel Injection Help NEEDED!
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 10:18:00 -0400
  ...As soon as, or shortly after the ignition switch is released to the on postion, the engine dies. After the engine dies, if you...
• Re: 86 syncro doesn't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:03:23 -0700
  ...the electrical part of the ignition switch is a classic weak area in VW's. And I think everyone knows not to carry a...
• Re: Installing an after market radio?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:02:38 -0700
  ...See if power goes to it when ignition switch turned on. Regardless, you don't have to take apart the steering column. Just find...
• vanagon starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Fetner Greg
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 09:54:09 -0600
  Greetings all, My 85 vanagon had an ignition related no start condition a week or so ago. Thanks to all that responded. I worked...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 19:48:45 -0700
  Ok I confirmed the pump works without problems even when turning on the ignition to on doesn't make it run for a second...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:04:43 -0400
  ...Digifant I has >a throttle position potentiometer, an ignition coil power stage, and a >knock sensor set up. I believe the Digifant I system...
• Ignition Coil Wire Routing
  Historical mailing list - Dave Seasholtz
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 15:04:25 -0500
  Another question, I need to know what wires go to what terminals on the ignition coil on my 1982 air cooled westy. I have...
• Ignition timing on '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Bob Gourley
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:04:08 -0700
  Hi Guys! On page 28.42 in my bentley, there are instructions for ignition timing In the last paragraph for adjusting with timing light...
• Engine Swap Problems
  Historical mailing list - Larry L. Meyer
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 23:01:53 -0500
  ...Got good spark, and as long as I kept the ignition switch on, it acted like it would take off. However, whenever I released...
• Re: FS: Set locks w/ keys: ignition, all handles & rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 07:10:45 -0800
  ...Handle/Lock Set - ALL handles/locks for '85-91 Vgn, incl ignition! Genuine VW, 80% off! Mark Rico Sapolich wrote: > > Mark, > > I can't...
• Help........My Van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 13:53:22 -0500
  ...Could this be a problem with the ignition switch?? I haven't tested anything yet but if it turns out to be the ignition...
• Re: '85 Westy Ignition Woes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Jun 2005 17:40:38 -0400
  If you have automatic, check your neutral start switch.Try starting in neutral.
• Re: slow, long uphill knocking noise ?!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 20 May 2005 16:29:12 -0700
  RE: Knocking Noise? Ping? Pre-ignition under load because of higher altitude?
• Rolling up E Windows with Ignition off...
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:23:46 -0700
  How can I have my vanagon rewired to do this??? Thanks...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Ignition Switch..HELP NOW PLEASE!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 6 May 2002 14:38:52 -0400
  ...Then I > got > one of those $10 all purpose 3-position keyed > ignition > switches, wired it up appropriately, and mounted it > to > the right...
• Re: stereo wiring
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 10:14:06 -0400
  ...one for the "terminal always supplied > with power regardless of ignition position" and one for the "terminal > controlled by the ignition switch." I figured...
• Re: Key in power - no start situation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 4 Nov 2021 18:04:43 -0700
  Could it be that the key is too worn and fails to make good contact, even with a new ignition switch? On Thu, Nov...
• Re: 12 v. for radio
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 07:17:36 -0700
  ...one straight from the battery, and one part from the ignition. For power to the radio, I took one lead from each of these...
• Re: ignition coil: mystery connector
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:26:18 -0400
  ...I'm replacing the ignition coil on my 2.1L. Like an idiot, I detached the wires attached to the old coil without looking...
• electrical woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Mon, 26 May 1997 18:14:00 +0000
  ...Then the instrument panel lighted with ignition key off and the headlight switch on. However, with the van running, no instrument panel lights, no...
• Re: oxygen sensor and alternator lights
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:53:04 -0500
  ...6-Oxygen sensor light (USA only) The OXS indicator light comes on when the ignition is turned on and should go out after the...
• Engine dieing after coasting.. solved! Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 29 Sep 2018 09:37:23 -0700
  ...to restart after a long coast downhill, but after Cycling the ignition switch a few times, it'd go again and run perfect...till...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:58:25 -0800
  ...people who didn't have the key from turning on the ignition. Mark JRodgers wrote: > Agreed - but that silly switch controls it all! > > John...
• Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 15:59:51 -0400
  OEM, a little more pricier, though http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/tune-up-parts-ignition-wire-set/ignition-wire-set-w-oe...
• '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:42:51 -0700
  ...I'm now pretty sure it's the ignition control unit. The thing is, BD lists 2 different part numbers (211905351 and 191905351), and...
• Vanagon Ignition Timing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 00:46:30 UT
  Working with my 87 & 91 Vanagons I've been surprised how sensitive they are to slight changes in ignition timing. After timing a replacement...
• Ignition Switch; Dimmer Switch
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 14:49:55 EST
  ...Was going to replace my ignition switch today (will not engage starter) and discovered it is not a defective electrical switch, but the mechanical...
• Re: cooling fan running
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 14:50:34 -0500
  ...It comes on when I turn on the ignition and shuts off when I turn the ignition off. What are your suggestions on how...
• Re: Day Spent In Vanagon Hell
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 21:52:53 EDT
  Jeff, One other thing to consider is that you might have a bad ignition switch. These are easy to install and cost around $10...
• Re: VanaGONE in 60 seconds...
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:50:00 -0700
  If all it needs to do is move under its own power, why bother with the steering lock? Just pull the ignition connector, jumper...
• Re: Power inverter - install question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 14:53:36 -0500
  ...the ignition switch (terminal 15, or even better, after the load reduction relay), and the inverter only comes on when the ignition is on...
• Re: Lost Keys
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:03:50 -0500
  On your '85, the gas cap key was probably a "stubby" and was different from the ignition/door keys. If you remove a front...
• Re: Hmm. Headlights don't ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:19:27 -0800
  usually when the ignition switch is why the head lights don't work, high beam flashing still works. That function also is not working...
• Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:09:08 -0400
  ...my gas cap key IS my ignition key. I've tried but the key won't fit into the ignition while it's in...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:36:11 -0800
  ...I tap the dizzy, it drops to 0 degrees, the ignition starts to misfire (you can see it on the strobe timing light, the...
• Re: ignition switch and seat
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  8 Nov 1995 09:06:35 -0800
  RE>ignition switch and seat belts 11/8/95 >From: jms@ludwig.att.com I agree with Mark McCulley and Jim Davis that a...
• Re: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:59:44 -0400
  Purchase another ignition switch. Simply unplug the connector from the old one and plug it into the new. Turn with a screw driver. I...
• Re: Help diagnosing a red battery light
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:32:22 -0700
  ...With ignition key off I had 0.15V on it. Now when disconnecting the blue wire from the battery this voltage increased to 0...
• Re: Suburban Heater
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 27 Nov 2003 23:58:28 -0500
  ...you mention that its electronically ignited in the email but i don't see anything that looks like electronic ignition unless is routed around...
• Re: No spark, what to do
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 4 Feb 2019 12:16:01 -0800
  ...So, the battery is good, the ignition switch is > working, at least for the running of the engine. > Zoltan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan N...
• Arrrgh!! No start, no fuel pump sound!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:28:26 -0500
  ...Then I took time ot listent for the pump, before turning the ignition to "start" - no sound. Removed the little screw in the "T...
• f/ Distributor cam lube.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 11:40:48 CST6CDT
  ...well, i have a tube of Ignitionlube (TM) that my father DID give to me. very old. still plenty left. probably last my lifetime...
• Paul's starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 5 Apr 96 11:52:53 EST
  Hey all, Paul is now convinced that his non-start problem is due to the ignition switch. Soooo, he wants advice from you folks...
• Re: Jump-Starting (ie: booster cables) and Fuel Injection
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:47:13 +0200
  ...Turn the ignition on after connecting the cables, and you should be all fine. PerL Bug, Bus 'n 'Back
• Re: Disconcerting Occurances...
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:25:21 -0400
  ...excitement omitted) > > Most (except for the final) dropouts could be corrected by jiggling the > ignition switch, if the dropout did not pass spontaneously. Roger...
• Ignition electrical question
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 07:29:20 -0400
  Listees, When I had my dash out the other day, I discovered that the PO had rigged a wire from #15 on the ignition...
• battery relay question
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Tue, 15 May 2001 14:54:59 -0700
  ...The way the relay switch works is it's triggered when the ignition turns on (connects the two batteries) and disengages when the ignition...
• Re: replacing ignition cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:30:26 -0700
  ...wrote: > Be aware that there are very few failures in the ignition cylinder. > Most of > the time a worn key is the culprit. A...