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• Re: Clutch Cable??
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 11:50:14 -0700
  ...Vanagons sold outside of North America did have Clutch Cables (I've seen the cables) instead of Hydraulic Clutches. Where I don't know...
• Battery changed now engine stumbles
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:44:46 -0400
  ...only goes smoothly after a few turn off/ons of the ignition switch. Rough idle momentarily and no/low power on acceleration unless I...
• Having Vanagon electrical problems?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:18:57 EDT
  ...I had to switch the ignition on/off several times to get the starter to activate. Finally, it just wouldn't start. At first...
• Re: Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 21:57:20 +0100
  Take a test light and start with the cables down by the switch Ignition on you try the incoming then check the outgoing with...
• Re: 86 Westy Question
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 07:58:31 -0400
  ...If there is no power, the ignition switch is the culprit. Good luck, JP
• Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 11:06:20 -0800
  ...Occasionaly, I feel > minute power surges suggesting that the faulting cylinder/s do/es fire > sometimes. > I checked the ignition cables but all were...
• Re: "Wanky" rear window wiper
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:03:40 -0800
  ...Say that if it continues to wander around looking at the world when the ignition is off,the battery will run down, and it...
• instrument panel short =?UTF-8?Q?=3D=20no=20start=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 13:16:01 -0500
  ...The instrument panel ribbon cables look fine. The switches are not causing the problem, neither is the speedo induction sender. I'm lost re...
• Starting problems with 88 Vanagon (Wolfberg Ed) with 90,000 ml
  Historical mailing list - khgo50
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:25:24 -0400
  ...the ignition switch. No help. In the past I've changed the relay to fuel pump, replaced a new fuel pump, new cables & spark...
• Re: While the dash is off...top priorities?
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:48:24 -0600
  Make sure to label your HVAC cables. It can get confusing re-attaching them. Some people have added a layer of sound deadener to...
• Re: Electric Problem Solved - I Hope
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:55:04 -0800
  ...I > pushed the van away from the pumps, and spent time checking fuses, > relays, wiring, ignition switch, connections, etc. as best I could in...
• ignition? injection?
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 19:54:36 -0500
  ...injection system than the ignition system? The last time I started the van (which is when the idle stabilizer cables were connected together) she...
• Re: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:35:24 -0800
  ...Don't be suprized to find weakness in any ignition switch or starter that old. T.P. Stephens aka Doktor Tim San Juan Island...
• Re: vanagon starter question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:03:41 -0500
  In every case of a starter not responding to the ignition key on an Air Cooled, I found the solenoid to be locking or...
• electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 11 May 2008 15:11:00 -0700
  ...if i connect the second battery, with ignition off: -the fuel gauge comes on -hand brake light is still stuck -water temp sensor starts...
• Re: Ignition coil failure and ballast resistors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:10:42 -0400
  ...The coil for the electronic ignition is very specific and the even the year can matter as diffrent ignition cables are used. The later...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:47:17 -0400
  ...ever heard about it ? Well, obviously >> the person who INSTALLED those cables in the dizzy cap did not >> ! Using Dielectric grease on both ends...
• Re: Ignition Switch, Battery and Starter Protection
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:49:18 -0500
  ...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: Having Vanagon electrical problems?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 14:25:26 -0600
  ...I had to switch the ignition on/off several times to get the starter to activate. Finally, it just wouldn't start. At first...
• Re: '56 kombi - new security system
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 14:35:43 -0700
  ...Othertimes it died when I turned off the lights. (Kind of a cool way to kill the ignition) I could never figure it out...
• battery cables
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 11:33:10 -0500
  ...BTW, y'all that have charging relays, what circuit do you hook it to for charging the aux battery? The ignition switch? Wouldn't...
• Re: Tools and parts for Baja trip plus
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:43:48 -0400
  Ignition switch headlight bulb tire plugging equip. 12V air compressor jumper cables coolant wiper blade fuses dvm elect. wire On Thu, Aug 14, 2014...
• Re: instrument panel short = no start?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 11:40:20 -0800
  ...The > instrument panel ribbon cables look fine. The switches are not causing > the problem, neither is the speedo induction sender. > > I'm lost re...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:53:16 -0700
  ...So I thought to unplug the cables, one by >> one, to see if I could find the missing cylinder. >> >> I wanted to unplug them...
• Another Two Battery Set-up
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 13:26:07 -0400
  I have installed a second Group 41 battery under the rear seat which has 1 AWG cables (+) and (-) directly to the starter. They are...
• Re: S.O.S. Vanagon stuck 20 miles N of Orlando in Maitland, FL
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 15:51:47 -0700
  ...Jumper cables to help it start and to test the starter. Good Luck! Steven --- David Bohannan <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I just talked to...
• Re: coil wire on AC vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:55:41 -0700
  ...Air Cooled Vanagons whether equipped with points (Federal) or Hall (California) Ignition utilize the SAME Ignition Wire Sets, which includes the Coil Wire. From...
• Re: Anyone have a copy of the Ultimate Trip Checklist?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:15:08 -0600
  ...Inspect air filter, air flow meter, intake hoses, > clamps, > tubes, leaks, connections, condition. > > Note:________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > > ____ Ignition system: Inspect distributor, cap, rotor, points, advance > mechanism, hall...
• Intermintant No Start
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:58:03 -0700
  ...Then a couple weeks later it would not start - I could here the fuel pump engage but no starter so I replaced the ignition...
• Re: Latest news on No Spark
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 22:05:11 -0700
  ...It is the green box next to the ignition module and had two round connectors on the same end. Disconnect the cables from it...
• Re: [Fwd: starter/ignition weird]
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:21:02 -0600
  ...starter/ignition weird > Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 22:09:53 -0600 > From: Larry Alofs <lalofs@enteract.com> > To: EVEHART33@AOL.COM > References: <21...
• Re: Slow cranking with fully charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Tue, 22 Mar 2016 23:18:21 -0700
  ...I'll start with checking for good grounding and inspect the battery cables. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 21, 2016, at 8:38...
• Re: 1.9L loss of power, stalling
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:08:31 EDT
  ...I think I need new ignition cables though as I got a shock from being close to one of them. I recently repaired a...
• Re: [Syncro] The Syncro project arrives...(won't start)
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Wed, 23 May 2001 13:29:00 -0400
  ...Figured that either the solenoid or the ignition switch was shot, but heard it click once. My battery was good. Wiggled the key in...
• Re: Vanagon Syncro Delayed Start
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:13:35 -0500
  ...Sometimes, >especially worse in colder weather, I have to turn and hold the ignition >key for several seconds before the starter motor turns over...
• Re: Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:38:06 -0500
  ...Here poor cables and/or ground connections can be the cause and well as low battery or bad starter. 2. There is no sound...
• Re: Van Died
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 10:35:07 -0700
  ...Almost all the power for the van starts at the battery, runs thru cables to the starter, and then starts branching away. If you...
• Re: 86 Westy cuts out sporadically, now won't start
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:23:54 -0700
  ...The ignition cables have not come yet, but I don't think I have any misfires, so I am not sure that part of...
• Odds and Ends-Before the crusher
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 08:18:25 -0600
  ...Turn, Wiper, Ignition yoke if the ignition has a key. #8. Rubber guides, mouldings from roll up front windows if its in good condition...
• Re: Fuel guage & speedo problems
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 24 Nov 94 23:00:06 CST
  ...same again, perhaps? Other lubricant >ideas? Different problem likely? get some of that graphite stuff that is specially made for cables (you can check...
• Re: Battery cable question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:04:36 -0500
  ...Like you, my first thought was to replace cables ... but I didn't and, obviously didn't have to. YMMV. Mike
• Re: 86 Westy cuts out sporadically, now won't start
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:54:21 -0700
  ...The ignition cables have not come yet, but I don't think I > have any misfires, so I am not sure that part of...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 6 Nov 2013 08:37:06 -0800
  ...keep the remote starter switch cables out of the fan belt area...lest you be found strangled under the deck lid...and don't...
• Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 11 May 2008 16:19:42 -0700
  ...i ran to the main fusebox which now > directly feeds the cables from connector points b11 and b12. according to > bentley, that should be...
• Looking for repair shop in Hollywood Florida Area ?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:01:43 -0500
  ...Reverse Lights Take a test light and start with the cables down by the switch Ignition on you try the incoming then check the...
• Re: no start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 00:01:19 -0500
  ...An inductive timing light indicated that the ignition system was working. I pulled the wires off of two of the fuel injectors and hit...
• Re: instrument panel short = no start?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 10:26:21 -0800
  ...The > instrument panel ribbon cables look fine. The switches are not causing > the problem, neither is the speedo induction sender. > > I'm lost re...
• Re: Starter One more time!!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 1 May 2011 09:21:47 -0700
  ...Just get a set of jumper cables and bypass that big wire and put the red wire directly on the starter post that the...
• Re: 86 Westy Question
  Historical mailing list - Dom
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:06:12 +1000
  ...If there is no power, the ignition switch is the culprit. Good luck, JP [text/html]
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:29:28 -0700
  ...ever heard about it ? Well, obviously > >> the person who INSTALLED those cables in the dizzy cap did not > >> ! Using Dielectric grease on both ends...
• Re: Intermintant No Start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:05:26 -0400
  ...You might want to replace the female spade on the wire that runs from the ignition switch to the starter solenoid and make sure...
• Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:49:20 -0400
  On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:06:01 -0700, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >In general, the Ignition Module (ICU) on 80...
• Re: Too cold, no start at Bus Brr
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:14:05 -0500
  ...Also check the wiring from the ignition switch to the solenoid. Colleen had a no-start on our Vanagon on Thursday; it wouldn't...
• 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...
• Today's PUZZLER... SLWR-VAN won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 14:19:34 -0400
  ...the solenoid - checked the ignition switch (by hooking a new switch up to the wires going to the current ignition switch) - checked the coil...
• Wasserboxer stalling
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:39:02 -0700
  ...I've wiggled the Hall sender connector (no, it's not broken), disconnected, cleaned and reconnected the HI voltage ignition cables, the AFM connector...
• Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 11 May 2008 16:31:53 -0700
  ...i ran to the main fusebox which > now > > directly feeds the cables from connector points b11 and b12. according to > > bentley, that should be...
• '86GL - fuel or ignition?
  Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 14:43:00 -0500
  ...checked the strap between the engine and trans and both battery cables. Any other suggestions? Neal Neal Barrentine Bloomington, Indiana 1986 GL 1960 Baja...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Feedback
  Historical mailing list - Michel (O'Hara) Escaravage
  28 May 1996 08:05:40 -0400
  ...I changed the ignition cables >the ignition cap, the rotor and the coolant sensor and still once in a >while the van runs roughly...
• Re: Darrell Boehler's digifant tool
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:13:03 -0500
  ...Lets face it there is a lot of electronic noise generated by the ignition system . Flat wire cables are designed such that electronic noise...