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Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
Historical mailing list - "Charles Barnes (by way of Derek Drew )"
Wed, 5 May 1999 12:58:55 -0400
...stabilizer ,hall control unit , coil, wires, plugs, OK CLeaned all grounds on engine replacedfuel inj. ,control unit ,same problem -control unit shorted out again...
WTB: bad Idle Control Unit
Historical mailing list - jbange
Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:35:27 -0700
Looking for a couple BROKEN idle control modules for a reverse engineering project. Investigating the feasibility of replacing it with a simple microcontroller based...
amusing, perhaps intriguing ECU auction
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 9 Dec 2005 23:16:36 -0800
...item=8020041450&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT > VW VANAGON ENGINE CONTROL UNIT DIGIFANT ENGINE CONTROL UNIT CAME OUT OF A RUNNING, 1987 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON. PART...
engine surge on idle ,, '85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
Mon, 04 Apr 1994 12:53:44 -0500 (EST)
...DIAGNOSTICS; everything seems to point to the control unit. first we replaced the temp sensor [thanks joel!] no luck! if another new sensor is...
Cruise control question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 29 Oct 2006 13:42:39 -0600
On my 90, my cruise control doesn't work. There is a vacuum actuator unit on top of the engine, connected to the throttle...
Hall sending unit???
Historical mailing list
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 06:55:04 -0800
...Anyone else experienced this? Did you replace just the Hall sending unit? The distributer? The control unit computer (gulp!!!)? Battery is good. Starter is...
digijet control unit
Historical mailing list
Sat, 21 Jun 1997 23:02:58 -0400
...digijet control unit > >Dear Digijet experts: > I have a '84 Vanagon. Last week I was driving down the highway and the >engine suddenly stalled...
WANTED: Idle Stabilizer Control Valve (PN 025906457A)
Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
Wed, 9 Jul 2003 20:33:34 -0700
This is the 6-8" cylindrical piece typically sitting on top of the engine and is connected to the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit hidden...
Re: Idle control unit
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 13 May 2012 12:33:23 -0700
...the control unit socket clips to the side of. Slips into a slot on the side of it. Find anyone with any engine conversion...
Re: Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Sun, 11 Oct 1998 22:55:44 -0700
...The unit I've got in my hand (the control unit itself) is part number 251-907-393B. I think this unit is replaced...
Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:15:58 +0000
...Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon? >Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:40:32 -0400 > >Hey, > > >I sort of feel responsible...
Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:07:18 -0500
...pulses and engine running put it in the normal run mode. Looking at this some combination of the wrong control unit relay and a...
2.1 wbx no warm up on cold start
Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:33:19 +0000
...to prevent the engine to stall. Can it a faulty idle stab valve?? Maybe a bad idle stab control unit? Mathieu _________________________________________________________________ T�l�chargez...
Audiovox CCS-100 Cruise Control Installation
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Sun, 19 May 2002 12:57:07 -0400
I finally finished installing and testing an Audiovox Cruise Control unit in preparation for a Memorial Day trip to Michigan. I purchased an Audiovox...
Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 11:07:25 -0700
I also had similar symptoms-occasional very high sustained revs- when water got into the idle control unit behind the tail light. It was...
Re: digijet control unit
Historical mailing list
Mon, 23 Jun 1997 01:27:36 -0500
...control unit >You Wrote: >>Dear Digijet experts: >> I have a '84 Vanagon. Last week I was driving down the highway and the >>engine suddenly...
Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
Historical mailing list - Germain
Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:37:44 -0400
...valve, control unit or both? I am experiencing the ever so common high idle problem on my '89 Carat. Don't hear the infamous...
F.S. Fuel Injection parts from 1987 2.1 Digifant!
Historical mailing list - Joel Lane
Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:07:18 -0700
...worked fine. (The engine had other issues that forced the swap.) Of particular interest is the ECU. Includes: Electronic Control Unit (ECU)(I've...
FI help needed
Historical mailing list
Fri, 4 Oct 1996 14:32:04 -0400
...In my experimenting today I found that if I try to start the engine with the Control Unit disconnected, the engine starts and then...
Re: Battery Leakage
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Mon, 8 Feb 1999 14:44:14 +0100
...Starter turns but voltage > to distributor sender unit is too low (8V when minimum is 10V), outcome is > no > fuel, no spark from control...
Re: '90 GL Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 02:41:20 EDT
...Sometimes the controller and actuator are assembled together into a single unit. Most units also have a function whereby if the actual speed if...
Re: 2nd request, where's my fuel pump relay?
Historical mailing list - Steve E
Tue, 19 Dec 2000 20:50:28 -0500
...By following all the cables from the control unit back toward the engine there is one large conduit or taped bundle, and wires peel...
Cruise Control help
Historical mailing list - Leigh Ann Zaolino
Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:52:01 -0500
...cruise control unit located behind the glove box seems to be the problem. Anyone have one of these for sale? Let me know because...
coolant level control unit location
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:34:33 -0700
...Drillock - I need to identify which relay-looking unit is the Coolant Level Control unit in an 84 Vanagon. Not finding the info in...
Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:20:16 -0800
...Was looking at "Hall control unit" P 28.28 Bentley, but wrote the wrong thing. Yes of course. Sender is on the distributor. Thanks...
Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:50:25 -0400
...The Van-Cafe listing for control unit says they are sometimes mounted upside-down and get water inside. I'll look for ways to...
Re: Emisson Control unit question
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:33:48 -0400
...anticipation >of engine starting. From that point on the ECU runs the pump whenever it >see pulses from the hall unit in the distributor.
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 18:49:28 -0500
...percent dwell - the >on-off ratio - of the digital control signals from the control unit... The >greater the on-off ration the further open...
Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
Wed, 10 Sep 2003 23:30:57 -0400
...Long trouble shooting & frustration, finally turned out to be connectors on the idle control unit which had broken solder joints on the board: a...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 13:54:43 -0500
...I could see no way that the >ECU or Hall Control Unit could tell it to turn off for a warm engine. I >suspect...
Re: HIgh Idle
Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:31:00 -0700
...Replaced the Idle Stabilizer valve (on top of engine), opened up and checked the Idle Stabilizer Control unit (behind taillight), and checked every single...
Re: VW T3 On-Board Computer?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 6 Nov 2018 10:17:43 -0800
...The USB socket must not be used to power other USB devices. Can the BORCO display data from an engine control unit? No, the...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:56:23 -0300
...Rinse and repeat. > > I unplugged the 12v from the idle control valve and the engine remained at idle. I removed the idle control valve...
Re: Idle Stabilizer Unit Placement
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:27:45 -0400
...to install an idle stabilizer control unit, but wants to know > more specific placement than: ‘right side of engine’ > > So how/ where do you...
Throttle switch; Valve Float
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Tue, 18 Apr 95 17:18:18 PDT
...engines have a limiter built into the injection control unit. Dave
Re: 87 wolfsburg parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
Mon, 3 Aug 1998 09:40:05 -0700
...idle stabilizer control unit and the idle control valve? or do you want to send these out with the whole engine (BTW, how many...
Re: Buying advice.. weekender
Historical mailing list - Connor McBryde
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:35:07 -0400
...3) Do not buy an aftermarket cruise control unit if you are planning a Subaru conversion; the Subaruvanagon web site on Yahoo details how...
Re: Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:29:47 -0700
...tester should flash while cranking. > > If YES: - replace the idle stabilizer control unit and proceed. > > If NO: - repair open circuit between terminal 1 of...
Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 19:41:07 -0400
The idle stabilizer control unit behind the rear tail light controls this along with the idle air valve on the top of the engine...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:35:44 -0800
...Once you understand what the ECU does, it is much easier to understand problems associated with it. "...... ....."Electronic Control Unit (or ECU) The Digifant...
Re: gremlins in ignition
Historical mailing list
15 Jan 97 07:54:23 PST
...The Hall Control Unit is the one mounted on the aluminum heat sink on the side of the engine bay. It has other names...
Re: Auto or Man trans on '93 EV MV?
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:13:51 UT
...first - then realized it was the control unit.) The new VR6 campers talk about their new engine-transmission mounts as features in the sales...
Re: '86 vanagon choke problem?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Apr 1996 21:35:47 -0500
...and the engine runs fine (not too rich, not too lean) when warm, check to see if the idle control unit (part# 251 907...
Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:24:31 -0300
...I unplugged the 12v from the idle control valve and the engine remained at idle.� � I removed the idle control valve; cleaned it with...
Re: Cutting out
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Sun, 1 Jul 2001 07:28:45 -0400
...of reasons, but in this case, it was the Hall >control unit. > >My engine management system is Digifant ll, which is 88-92 Jetta...
Re: gremlins in ignition
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:48:15 +0200
...The Hall Control Unit is the one mounted on the aluminum heat sink on the side of the engine bay. It has other names...
Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Mon, 8 Jan 2007 09:37:12 -0800
...If below then you have a signal that indicates engine speed too low. If above then engine speed too high. Detailed design left to...
Re: CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Fri, 16 Nov 2001 06:11:47 -0500
...CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING > Subject: Re: Fw: CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING > > > IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT..... > HMM, NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE?, I HAVE > INSTALLED HUNDREDS OF CRUISE...
Re: Climate Control Help
Historical mailing list - Kellen Dengler
Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:24:00 -0700
...Is this how the Behr AC unit is controlled? My next question is why would all of the wires from the dial be cut...
Crusie Control for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 21 Mar 2003 06:41:31 EST
...1 waterboxer engine. I have a customer who would like to have a cruise control installed. What are the available aftermarket units that work...
Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 12:08:03 -0400
...I found heat inside the idle control unit behind the right tail light contributed to the problem. My experiences and attempts at fixing this...
Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 01:34:01 -0700
...First, page 24.48 shows the injection system components including the idle stabilizer control unit. Next to it is shown the wiring socket for...
Re: Low idle, let's take some bet's!
Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:59:42 -0300
...I conclude that the idle control box knows how fast the engine is going and regulates the amount of air the valve bypasses to...
Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:12:57 -0800
...unit I called gowesty they already have a hot-wire digital replacement for the afm for ouch $675 Has anybody tried this unit from...
Re: Solar Panel Controller Failure Cause? PICS (was: 'solar controller warning')
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:35:21 -0700
...purposes, I mounted my controller upside down. Had I not done this, water likely wouldn't have entered the unit. Neil. On 6/12...
Re: Fuel control unit - Test
Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
Wed, 28 May 2003 13:43:37 -0700
...Vieira wrote: > >Hello, > > > >is there a way to test a fuel control unit ? .. > > I think you need to describe more -- what does it do...
Re: running without idle stab unit
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:21:18 -0600
...control unit not installed. I'm wondering if this is causing my timing >problems??? Thanks in advance, Joe > > > >
EV Troubleshooting - VW1551 substitute
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Fri, 5 Jun 1998 20:51:50 -0500
...the control unit slowly drops to 12 V & lower - then the idle speed jumps from 680 to 970 until you shut the engine off...
Re: Idle stabilization control question
Historical mailing list - jon
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 16:06:16 -0800
...Also, the control unit (behind the tail light) could be bad. Swap with known good units, and see if that solves the problem. Neither...
Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Sun, 19 Nov 2000 13:28:43 -0800
...4 engines and that aluminium probably has different resonence characteristics than cast iron. Basicly, I don't think the knock control unit is going...