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Re: HELP 1985 Westy Losing Power
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Sat, 5 Oct 1996 01:32:48 -0400 (EDT)
...Lost > ignition in Arizona, replaced Hall sender in distributor and Hall generator > (control unit) Power problem reapeared in Nevada running north on 95. Seems...
Re: Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 7 May 1999 11:34:36 -0400
...hall generator,Idle stabilizer ,hall control unit , coil, >wires, plugs, OK CLeaned all grounds on engine replacedfuel >inj. ,control unit ,same problem -control unit...
Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:41:51 -0700
What's a Digitool? and should I feel stupid for not knowing? On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 10:40 PM, <TINKERMAN007@gmail.com...
Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:00:53 EDT
...etc.) and modified the Vanagon clock unit to take the MFA. Jetta/GTi switch gear (cruise control and MFA) stalks fit just fine. Frank...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:10:31 -0800
...The control unit is hooked to the Hall sensor, and also the stabilizer valve. You can see the valve on the Digifant diagram on...
audi 3A Swap -- Jetronic LH 2.4 question
Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
Wed, 30 Jun 2004 04:59:34 -0400
...FI control unit to take advantage of that. If they did, will it work well with my audi 3A's distributor-mounted hall sensor...
F.S. Fuel Injection parts from 1987 2.1 Digifant!
Historical mailing list - Joel Lane
Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:07:18 -0700
...Electronic Control Unit (ECU)(I've seen these in the $200's used) Air flow meter (4) fuel injectors w/fuel rails Distributor/Hall...
Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 01:19:05 EDT
...Don't know the years, but any of the A2 cars use the same Hall sensor. All cars with factory speed control include (I...
Re: Digifant II... ?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:48:34 -0800
...A knock sensor , idle stabilization controlled by the ECU( no idle stabilizer relay), and Hall control unit. Vanagon's Hall control is in the...
Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:40:30 -0400
On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:45:19 -0700, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: >Hi, >since you mention 'ign control unit' you...
Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:49:20 -0400
...If it's the power transistor driver in the ECU that's gone bad, it can be serviced. >The Hall Unit in the distributor...
Re: Idle stabilizer control unit...? Do they go bad?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 14:05:27 -0800
...Idle stabilizer control unit...? Do they go bad? Hey All... If you remember a while back.. i was having a problem with a rich...
Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 06:46:31 -0400
...etc.) and modified the Vanagon clock unit to take > > the MFA. Jetta/GTi switch gear (cruise control and MFA) stalks fit just fine. > > Frank...
Re: Idle stabilizer control unit...? Do they go bad?
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:03:21 -0500
...Do the Idle Stabilizer Control Units ever go >bad? I pulled mine and cleaned the terminals... and no change. >Anyone had this go bad...
gremlins in ignition
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:22:58 -0800
...1) CA emisson controls so it has a halls control unit 2) It seems to die(ha ha) when I'm crusing at a...
Re: audi 3A Swap -- Jetronic LH 2.4 question
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:38:30 -0400
...FI control >unit to take advantage of that. If they did, will it work well with my >audi 3A's distributor-mounted hall sensor...
Re: DigiJet Hall Control Unit Maint' Point & Poll
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:53:06 -0500
> > I removed the H'C'U' from Its HeatSink & found the Mating Surfaces to be > Quite Cruddy > Cleaned & Applied a > new coat of HeatSink...
Re: Emisson Control unit question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:13:50 -0400
...That's assuming you have an aircooled -- the watercooled ECUs look for the Hall sensor pulses from the distributor. Cheaper and safer. david -- David...
Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Sun, 19 Nov 2000 13:28:43 -0800
...Another thing to consider is that the knock control unit is actually the iginition control unit. It is mapping the advance of the spark...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 19:16:39 -0500
...an idle stabilizer valve, and idle stabilizer control >unit. >The control unit is hooked to the Hall sensor, and also the stabilizer valve. >You...
Re: Hall sending unit/other electrical??? ('91)
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 16:40:54 -0400
...My mechanic had found that the voltage in the Hall >sending unit was dropping to about .2 volts when this happened but couldn't...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:36:35 -0800
...It has a section on Hall sensors: http://playground.arduino.cc//Main/InterfacingWithHardware#Magnetic_Hall My Digifant pro manual shows that the IS unit...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - John Clavin
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 14:04:40 -0600
...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: vanagon misfiring after 30 mins
Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 03:04:23 -0400
...Is >it the same as the "Hall Control Unit"? > >Thanks > >John
hall effect sender output characteristics?
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Tue, 21 Oct 2003 01:15:38 -0700
...for a new ignition/fuel control unit, and i need to have a better understanding of what the hall sender outputs. Per complete engine...
Re: Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 5 May 1999 14:19:48 -0400
...hall generator,Idle stabilizer ,hall control unit , coil, wires, plugs, OK CLeaned all grounds on engine replacedfuel inj. ,control unit ,same problem -control unit...
Fw: HELP!
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Thu, 9 Nov 2006 16:46:51 -0800
...I was told to look cloesely at Hall Sender. Hall Sender checked out fine. Told the Idle Speed Control Unit needed to be replaced...
Re: A/C compressor Power usage
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 18 Apr 2000 16:14:36 -0700
Ezra, it is not Friday yet! Ezra Hall wrote: > > Folks, > We are planning a 3 week x-country camping trip this summer. Although we...
No spark
Historical mailing list - Shawn
Sun, 23 Jul 2000 13:11:44 -0500
...Does the fuel injection control unit have anything to do with the spark? Does this model have an ECU? Thanks in advance for any...
Rough Idle on 84 Vanagon 1.9L - Help
Historical mailing list - George Ciolfi
Sat, 18 May 2002 19:43:10 EDT
...I am wondering if it could be the hall control unit. My understanding is that this and the idle stabilizer are the only things...
Farchild Type Hall Control Unit Question.
Historical mailing list - wayne withers
Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:10:08 -0700
The test in the manual says to check For Battery voltage on the #1 Coil. Then if the coil wire is grounded it should...
Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
Historical mailing list - tinker man
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:44:15 +0300
...I want to measure engine RPM without a strobe light, by connecting a frequency counter to the Hall control unit ignition coil drive output...
Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 8 Oct 1998 20:16:09 -0700
...The electronic idle stabilizer is that black box mounted on the sheetmetal not far from the Hall control unit. It has two round plugs...
Re: Help!! in big trouble with Jetta GLi ignition system
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:59:32 -0800
...the Hall control unit( a square component attached to a aluminum heat sink above the ECU . C the hall sender ( in the distributor, under...
Hall Control Unit and stalling
Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:22:01 -0800
...While checking things out in the motor, I happened to jiggle the wires going into the Hall Control Unit (HCU) and the motor turned...
Re: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Sat, 11 Sep 2004 16:24:47 -0400
...the hall sender is what sends info to the ignition control unit. also the Digital Idle Stabilizer should be checked. checking both of these...
Tach Jumping
Historical mailing list - John Clavin
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 20:26:29 -0500
...Any ideas? Anybody have experience with coil or Hall Control Unit failures? Spikes in the alternator output? Regards, John Clavin 1985 GL -- Austin TX
Re: Fw: HELP!
Historical mailing list - jon
Thu, 9 Nov 2006 22:30:20 -0800
...Hall Sender checked out fine. > Told the Idle Speed Control Unit needed to be replaced. > Action taken: > Replaced Idle Speed Control Unit > > After driving...
FIX: 87 Vanagon: Hesitation
Historical mailing list - Jim A
Thu, 25 May 2000 19:06:33 -0700
...these have alot of promblems with the control unit i've put alot of control units in these before but this one is crazy...
Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:04:43 -0400
...sensor like the Vanagon. >The Digifant II also has a Hall Ignition Control Unit. Digifant I has >a throttle position potentiometer, an ignition coil...
Re: 88 GL - Failure to start - The Saga Continues
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:47:51 -0400
...The two things beside the coil that control spark are the hall sensor (inside the distributor) and the ECU (under the rear seat). Unfortunately...
Re: Emisson Control unit question
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:25:15 -0700
...From that point on the ECU runs the pump > whenever it > >see pulses from the hall unit in the distributor. > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to...
Re: hall effect sender output characteristics?
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:04:33 -0700
...hall effect sender output > characteristics? > > > > I'm trying to compile a bit of information for a > new > > ignition/fuel control unit, and i need...
Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:43:39 -0400
...I want to measure engine RPM without a strobe light, by connecting a frequency counter to the Hall control unit ignition coil drive output...
Re: Wasserboxer Distributor into A/C 2.0
Historical mailing list - King, Robert
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 11:56:00 +1000
...The distributor drops right into the Beetle crankcase and you get a Hall-effect trigger, the standard VW-Audi control module (same as Holden...
Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
Historical mailing list - --------
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:48:38 -0400
...I want to >measure engine RPM without a strobe light, by connecting a frequency >counter to the Hall control unit ignition coil drive output...
Digifant connector test results, Das Boot.
Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:19:35 -0600
...Battery OK Fuel pump and relay OK Idle stabilizer control unit OK My idle stabilizer control unit is known to be faulty. I have...
Re: Emisson Control unit question
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:53:31 -0700
...From that point on the ECU runs the pump whenever it see pulses from the hall unit in the distributor. The ECU does not...
Re: 1.9L intermittent stalling at random
Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:14:28 -0800
...An important part of the whole system is the Hall Control unit, and I have some experience with that that may help others. One...
Re: WTB: Injector Driver Module
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:06:50 -0700
...The part number you refer >> to is correctly called an Ignition Control Module - runs the Hall Unit >> on the distributor. Fits 79 Cal Bus...
Re: 1.9L intermittent stalling at random
Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:51:30 -0800
...An important part of the whole system is the Hall Control unit, and I have some experience with that that may help others. One...
Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:47:47 -0700
...Is this the Hall Sensor? Yup - the little box below the coil. > Bentley shows method for checking. Doesn't seem too hard. Maybe use...
a Hall Control Unit story
Historical mailing list - brian j
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:39:45 -0700
...happened to wiggle the 7-wire connector going into the Hall Control Unit, the motor turned over! After some fiddling and the arrival of...
Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 30 May 2008 17:43:46 -0700
...Car VSS unit: <http://www.smallcar.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=78> When I installed my aftermarket electronic cruise control unit, I struggled...
Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:23:31 -0700
Check the Van Cafe website. I don't recall what they call it, but it is the next generation of the NLA hand made...
Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control--gROUP pURCHASE
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 06:39:43 -0400
...etc.) and modified the Vanagon clock unit to take > > > > the MFA. Jetta/GTi switch gear (cruise control and MFA) stalks fit just fine. > > > > Frank...
Re: A/C compressor Power usage
Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
Tue, 18 Apr 2000 21:59:51 -0400
...On Wed, 31 Dec 1969, Ezra Hall wrote: > Folks, > We are planning a 3 week x-country camping trip this summer. Although we will...
Re: F.I. and Pertronix Ignition?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:22:49 -0700
...The ECU wants to control when the coil should spark and it does a fine job at it too! On older systems like digijet...
Re: Still need help!
Historical mailing list - Kevin Edwards
Fri, 31 Aug 2001 17:25:02 -0400
...I read what I could find in Bentley, but would someone please give me (us?) the "idoit's guide" to the Hall control unit...
Idle stabilizer control unit
Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 22:44:55 EDT
...Removed the tail light and retrieved the idle stabilizer control unit. I cleaned the contacts but didn't see any build up of corrosion...