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• Re: FI Parts Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 13 Sep 1996 17:56:58 -0400
  ...They are the same, but I want > to be educated on my FI system. > > Temperature Sensor Coolant > > Thermo-Time Switch (NOT the Cold Start...
• RE: Vanagon for sale, HELP
  Historical mailing list - Stephen T. KIRBY 610-454-3941
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 09:30:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...MAIL Weird problem #2 sounds like it could be a bad thermo/time switch. this switch completes the electrical circuit for and limits the...
• Diff. b/t CA and Federal?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:18:29 -0700
  ...How can I test the cold-start valve and the thermo-time switch? It starts up fine, seems to "choke up", then dies...once...
• Re: Finally... My Van Has a Name
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 07:27:11 -0700
  ...A faulty thermo- >time switch caused a short day yesterday and a later departure this morning >from Billings, MT. Fortunately a nearby FLAPS had...
• Re: Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 4 May 2010 10:08:57 -0700
  ...Starts day, won't at night ... > So, this means, that the Thermo time switch measures ambient temp. and > activates accordingly. Is that right? I...
• Re: removing upper engine tin?
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Sun, 5 Oct 2003 08:46:00 -0400
  ...I did NOT remove the air distributor, auxiliary air valve, thermo time switch, nor fan housing. You may have to remove the fan housing...
• Re: AFM Data Requested
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:02:50 -0800
  ...When converting from an aircooled (L- > jetronic) FI you do without the double relay, cold start injector, > thermo time switch, aux air regulator (now...
• Re: No current at FI injector plug
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:33:13 -0500
  ...The CSI is probably triggered by a thermo time switch. I would check that circuit, the switch, and also verify injector function. _____ From: Vanagon...
• Re: 82 Update#2..
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 16:44:46 -0800
  ...US 42-00-5955-1." > > Any ideas on what causes THIS, since I dont have the specified book? > > Also did "Thermo-time switch, checking...
• Re: it's cold in MT and my van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 2 Nov 2011 13:34:27 -0400
  ...with my foot on the gas. > There's also the "thermo time switch" - maybe that has something to do > with my problem? I've...
• it's cold in MT and my van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Edwards
  Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:37:59 -0600
  ...There's also the "thermo time switch" - maybe that has something to do with my problem? I've got a Bentley, but have yet...
• FS 78-83 Air Cooled FI Systems (2)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 18:05:02 -0500
  ...Thermo time switch. Part # 0.280.130.214 Double Relay (sometimes call combi relay)Relay #071-906-059 Left, 0-332-54-129 Right...
• 82 Update#2..
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 11:07:50 -0800
  ...US 42-00-5955-1." Any ideas on what causes THIS, since I dont have the specified book? Also did "Thermo-time switch, checking...
• won't start-follow-up
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 16:53:39 -0700
  ...7-belt-melted 8-oil pressure switch-toast 9-distributor and hall sender-toast 10-thermo time switch-connector melted 11-engine cover insulation...
• Re: '81 Has 13 MPG--last mo. 18 MPG???
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:31:59 -0500
  ...I adjusted idle to specs---875 RPM. > I am running original injectors, newer thermo time switch and cold > start valve. I also notice a...
• Re: multiple questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 10:06:57 CST
  ...not like the beetle. ;) seriously, it could be a bad thermo-time-switch ... a gizmo on the top of the engine (underneath those round...
• Re: Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 3 May 2010 22:18:05 -0700
  ...have separate cold start injector which is > controlled > by the thermo-time switch. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Hot Starting (a) vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 09 Aug 94 21:02:12 CDT
  ...well, there goes my theory about the thermo-time switch. i'd replace the oxy sensor just for paranoia's sake. it sort of...
• Re: [T2] Air Cooled Vanagon Won't Start in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 09:20:25 -0800
  ...the thermo-time switch/cold start valve setup, the Temp Sensor I and the Temp Sensor II. These 3 things would be the first...
• Re: '81 Has 13 MPG--last mo. 18 MPG???
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:35:03 -0500
  ...I am running original injectors, newer thermo time switch and cold start valve. I also notice a very slight jerky acceleration, together with equal...
• Shade tree wiring of a cold start valve on a 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:44:26 -0600
  ...I guess I could've wired in the thermo time switch(also from ebay) and let the switch decide when to squirt or not...
• Re: '78 F.I. Problems.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 06:33:10 -0700
  ...Apparently my thermo time switch is bad and it is being "choked" all the time. Still have to test a couple of other things...
• I4 conversion; engine bay wiring; oil leaks
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 10:05:32 -0700
  ...Suggestions? B)power supply to coil from fuse block C) power from fuse block to and , interconnections between cold start valve, thermo time switch...
• Brain Death
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 19:31:47 -0500
  ...No sticking cold start valve, no bad thermo-time switch, AFM checks good, etc. Only thing I can come to is that the ECU...
• Bosch injection fittings was: '81 Air cooled fuel injection control unit cable
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 08:52:44 -0800
  ...I need to replace connectors on my cable--thermo time >switch and cold start valve ones have cracked--FLAPS said they are not >available...
• Re: intermittant cross-cylinder miss on I4 GX engine
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 22:30:29 -0800
  ...Cold-start, thermo-time switch are both working correctly, new rotor, cap, and wires, no vacuum leaks from manifolds or injector seals. It's...
• Update: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 22:55:16 -0400
  ...causing the problems. (Cold start injectors does not leak and Thermo time switch works to spec). Cylinder compression is: 1 100psi, 2 100psi, 3...
• bosch info: type 2's 1974-79
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 14 Aug 94 20:05:11 CDT
  ...Combi-Relay 0 332 514 120 0 332 514 125 Thermo-Time Switch 0 280 130 214 0 280 130 214 Vacuum Limiter 0...
• Re: Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:29:41 -0600
  ...If your thermo time switch (activates a time sequence in the CPU) is working properly it opens the cold start valve when you're...
• Re: Hard to start '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - lumpy
  Sat, 21 Jan 1995 01:21:01 +0000
  ...The first thing you should check out is the cold start injector and the thermo-time switch. The Bently manual covers this. With fuel...
• Re: 5-cylinder conversion mail list (1)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 00:56:23 EST
  ...The cold start valve would have to be wired the same as the old rabbits (thermo time switch receiving power from the start circuit...
• FI Parts Questions
  Historical mailing list
  13 Sep 96 06:34:13 PDT
  ...Temperature Sensor Coolant Thermo-Time Switch (NOT the Cold Start Valve) I am trying to move all the CA equipment from CA bus to...
• no spark, no gas, no love
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 17:34:43 -0800
  ...Finally, does any one have any advice about how to wire up the cold start and thermo- time switch? Currently, I have them connected...
• Re: '81 Air cooled fuel injection control unit cable
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:20:26 -0500
  ...I need to replace connectors on my cable--thermo time switch and cold start valve ones have cracked--FLAPS said they are not available...
• Re: Electrical genuis-es here is one for you..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:05:02 +0000
  ...If I remember correctly, there is also a multi-pin thermo time switch under the water outlet, just under the temp sensor. This sensor...
• Poor fuel consumption 81 aircooled- aux air reg bad?
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:24:36 -0500
  ...I replaced the thermo-time switch, and same result. Looked at the injectors for leaks, and not happenning................left the fuel pressure gauge on...
• Re: Shade tree wiring of a cold start valve on a 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 6 Jan 2009 18:37:06 -0500
  ...I > guess I could've wired in the thermo time switch(also from ebay) and > let the switch decide when to squirt or not...
• Request for insight
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 13:17:38 -0500
  ...Temp Sensor II (replaced twice) Thermo-time switch (operates within Bentley specs) AFM (checks within Bentley specs) (have tried two of these) Aux air...
• Re: it's cold in MT and my van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:41:54 -0700
  ...your 1.9 Digijet EFI does not have a 'thermo time switch'. Study the Bentley manual.. start with their checks on the Aux Air...
• CIS help long
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 21:15:53 -0500
  ...I started checking and replaceing things I found wrong, >fuel filter, pump, warm-up/ control regulator, thermo- time switch and aux >air regulator. I...
• Re: No current at FI injector plug
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:41:58 -0500
  ...The CSI is probably triggered by a thermo time switch. I would check that circuit, the switch, and also verify injector function. _____ From: Vanagon...
• Re: It's not the way to do it ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:06:20 +0000
  ...I was trying to find why the wires don�t get power to the Cold start valve, checking the Thermo time switch, etc. And...
• bosch info: vanagons 1980-1983 air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 14 Aug 94 20:05:53 CDT
  ...Start Valve 0 280 170 026 0 280 170 026 Thermo-Time Switch 0 280 130 214 0 280 130 214 Vacuum Limiter 0...
• Re: [WetWesties] Air Cooled 2.0 : High Hydrocarbon (smog) Parts Check?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:54:40 -0800
  ...the mixture is properly adjusted. > > Cold start valve (and associated Thermo Time Switch) are not worth > worrying about (outside of possible leaks) because they...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question Part 4 (aircooled)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:55:52 -0600
  ...Start Valve 0 280 170 026 0 280 170 026 Thermo-Time Switch 0 280 130 214 0 280 130 214 Vacuum Limiter 0...
• Re: fwd: Re: Re.: Hot Start Phase II
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 16:22:14 CDT
  ...Joel why would either go wacko only when the >engine is hot? well, if the thermo time switch was flakey, it would be spraying...
• Re: 1981 flooding issue
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:35:20 -0800
  ...open" position it'll discharge gas irrespective of what the thermo-time switch is telling it to do. >The engine has 8k on a...
• 80 Vanagon gremlin update
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Feb 1997 00:34:52 -0800
  ...Have replaced over the last 4-5 months-airflow meter, coil, cylinder head heat sensor, dual relay, thermo time switch, fuel filter/pump. I...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 20:31:26 -0500
  ...Thermo time switch. Part # 0.280.130.214 Double Relay (sometimes call combi relay)Relay #071-906-059 Left, 0-332-54-129 Right...
• Re: no spark, no gas, no love
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 20:07:57 +0000
  ...NOT the coil directly. > >Finally, does any one have any advice about how to wire up the cold start >and thermo- time switch? Currently...
• Re: Fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 16:39:51 -0700
  ...Your problem may be something else entirely, like the thermo-time switch or cold start valve going bad. But, to check the fuel pressure...
• Re: Going back to fuel injection...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:45:23 -0500
  ...Thermo time switch. Part # 0.280.130.214 Double Relay (sometimes call combi relay)Relay #071-906-059 Left, 0-332-54-129 Right...
• Re: Parts List for Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:46:49 -0500
  ...Thermo time switch. Part # 0.280.130.214 Double Relay (sometimes call combi relay) Relay #071-906-059 Left, 0-332-54-129 Right...
• Re: won't start-follow-up
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 16:59:25 -0700
  ...7-belt-melted >8-oil pressure switch-toast >9-distributor and hall sender-toast >10-thermo time switch-connector melted >11-engine cover insulation...
• Re: gremlins in ignition
  Historical mailing list
  15 Jan 97 07:54:23 PST
  ...I've replaced(whew!)the coil, dual relay, thermo time switch, cylindar head temp senser, air flow meter. All to no avail. Does anybody...
• Re: Poor fuel consumption 81 aircooled- aux air reg bad?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:21:15 -0600
  ...I replaced the thermo-time > switch, and same result. > > Looked at the injectors for leaks, and not > happenning................left the fuel pressure gauge on...
• gas, spark, still no love
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:54:21 -0800
  ...Also tested cold-start and thermo-time switch - everything works. I pulled the idle mixture plug out and played a little with the allen...
• Re: Parts List for Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 12:08:05 -0400
  ...Part # 0-280-159.114 > Fuel Rail, left and right. > Thermo time switch. Part # 0.280.130.214 > Double Relay (sometimes call combi relay...
• Re: Shade tree wiring of a cold start valve on a 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:59:14 -0600
  ...I > > guess I could've wired in the thermo time switch(also from ebay) and > > let the switch decide when to squirt or not...
• Re: Hot Starting (a) vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 94 10:00:45 EDT
  ...when cold BTW. > > well, there goes my theory about the thermo-time switch. > > i'd replace the oxy sensor just for paranoia's sake...