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Part # for deceleration/idle switch on an 84
Historical mailing list - Jim Gregory
Tue, 11 Dec 2001 08:40:46 EST
I went to my dealer to get a new full throttle enrichment switch and a deceleration/idle switch for my 84. The part numbers...
Re: Throttle Valve Switch - Lesson Learned
Historical mailing list
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:40:20 -0400
...I've never found the full-throttle enrichment makes much difference, however.
O2 sensor voltage test
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:11:46 -0500
The Bosch FI book outlines a test for adjusting fuel enrichment and determining if the O2 sensor is faulty, for those not having access...
Re: GTI Golf to diesel conversion
Historical mailing list - tmiller
Sun, 9 May 2004 19:03:57 -0400
...High pressure turbines have a boost enrichment valve on the injection pump and a pop-off valve to relieve intake air pressure that are...
Re: Noise, smoke, engine death, Quantum TD transplant soon
Historical mailing list
Wed, 28 May 1997 02:28:30 -0400 (EDT)
...2.) The turbo diesel boost enrichment attachement on the td injection pump will probably interfere with your engine cover. For the vanagon the factory...
Re: 87GL, Cold Engine Problem
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:14:51 -0700
Check your cold start air enrichment valve. It is buried under the hoses on the right side of the engine, and one of those...
Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 11 May 2001 10:59:38 -0400
At 10:44 PM 5/10/2001, Mark Keller wrote: >The information I received from Darrel Boehler was that that extra fuel >enrichment is...
Re: Throttle Switch Wear Was: Re: Throttle switch confusion
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Jul 2015 00:59:14 -0400
...Open throttle and loaded engine there is almost no vacuum so that switch doesn't set the full throttle enrichment until engine rpms are...
Part wanted: VW '78 2ltr aircooled
Historical mailing list - Ian Corner
Fri, 14 Jun 1996 11:08:44 +0200
...Does anyone have any suggestions? I would also like to get hold of two idle mixture enrichment (Haynes page 54, item 61) although this...
Re: Turbo wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:54:11 EDT
...Add turbo, fuel enrichment system, wastes gates, etc.... MORE PARTS TO BREAK. Hello?!!??? I own four turbo vehicles out of over a dozen. More...
OXS Gauge
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:50:33 -0400
Volks, Does anyone remember which way Ken's OXS gauge reads? I've temporarily installed it in my Fox to work on enrichment issues...
Re: black tail pipe
Historical mailing list - Remco deJong
Sat, 11 Oct 1997 23:52:48 -0400
Perhaps the black tailpipe results from the enrichment mode of the engine. Most, if not all, gasoline engines run rich at high loads. The...
Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 24 May 2012 01:26:27 -0400
...so instead of over running cut out you get full throttle enrichment. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
Diesel conversions by HA-Projekt
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Sat, 21 Feb 1998 20:47:05 +0100
...Power enrichment and optimising of Diesel engines 1.9l Diesel technology, engine and gearbox parts TDI engine swaps for Bus, Vanagon and EV(T2...
Re: Throttle Valve Switch
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:30:58 -0400
...One at idle position, one for full throttle > enrichment > > '84 - one switch. Full throttle enrichment only > > '85 - no switches. > > What you're seeing is...
Diagnosing FI troubles
Historical mailing list - gbasey
Mon, 6 Mar 2000 23:14:47 -0500
...The Bentley says that in order to check the throttle enrichment switch wiring to connect the ohmeter between the #3 and the #18 connecter...
2 liter...By Jove i think i got it!
Historical mailing list - Tarheel
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:55:08 -0400
...Found that the little switch on top of the throttle body was bent not allowing it to engage for full throttle enrichment. Found crummy...
county wants my parts vanagon taken to the crusher
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 17:49:14 -0700
...How do I check for fuel enrichment? --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.
Re: vanagon highroof camper 5speed turbo diesel on ebay
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:14:14 -0800
...The pump on this engine has the LDA for boost fuel enrichment. It is the > special Vanagon version of the pump with the boost...
Re: vanagon highroof camper 5speed turbo diesel on ebay
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:16:21 -0600
...Essentially a turbocharger added onto an NA engine with no boost enrichment. > > > -- > Casey > '87 300TD > '94 100CSQ Avant > '89 Bluestar > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the...
Re: need 1.9l digijet FI website/info
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Tue, 29 May 2001 13:24:40 -0300
...mileage, idle, acceleration >emmisions etc.? GREAT, it's like it's permanently on 'full throttle enrichment' so it boots right along, smoothly once you...
Full Throttle AC Cutout?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 27 May 2007 10:33:05 -0700
...After the fourth or fifth time, it occurred to me that it would be handy if the full throttle enrichment switch would also disengage...
Re: Strange no-start problem
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:36:44 -0500
Well, I dont see any postings since saterday.Did you get it fixed? The 1.9 needs cold starting enrichment, just like all cars...
By the Powers Check your Microswitch or Temp II
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:04:40 -0700
...What your dealing with is cold start enrichment. Sounds like the engine is a tad rich until full operating tempature. So, either your basic...
Re: Turbo diesel motor in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
Mon, 30 Sep 2002 20:04:52 -0400
...The boost enrichment aneroid on top of the TD fuel pump is a few inches too tall and interferes with the engine lid on...
Flooding at warm startup
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Mon, 25 Dec 2000 12:31:12 +0000
...I , air temp sensor, giving some modification of the cold start enrichment of the basic pulse map. If the temp I were bad then...
Re: slow van, overheating, fast white westy on 91
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:33:04 -0700
...I just don't know enough about how to engineer the proper fuel enrichment in conjunction with Digifant injection (boost signalled fuel pressure regulator...
Re: Why doesn't fuel shut off?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:20:57 -0400
...maybe the ECU is sending the signal (because the other half of the brain has cut the fuel off) for enrichment because it sees...
Re: How do you say...
Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 20:22:47 -0400
...6 TD engine that fits |> over the special Vanagon/T3 boost enrichment unit on the fuel pump, and |> searching on ebay.de is a...
Re: Starting problem
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:29:54 -0800
...These bad boys are responsible for cold start enrichment, ignition timing and idle stabilization during warmup. Cheers, -Jeff '83 Westy '84 Vanagon '85 Vanagon...
Re: Why am I stalling?
Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
Sat, 13 Sep 1997 23:48:38 -0700
...This device provides the ECU with the basic information required for it to further determine whether cold start enrichment/modified timing map and/or...
Re: AC idle enrichment circuit
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:12:06 -0700
If you look at the FI harness in the area under the ignition coil you should find a single wire with yellow connector that...
idle adjust
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:47:35 -0500
Is it possible or advisable for me, without the sophisticated CO test equipment, to try to adjust idle speed and idle enrichment (which changes...
Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 13 Jun 2014 23:15:36 -0400
The vacuum switches do not seem to operate for full throttle enrichment. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:49:41 -0700
...The amount of cold start and warm-up enrichment Ignition timing and idle stabilization during warm-up When the oxygen sensor, idle stabilization and...
idle/full throttle switch replacement
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:19:46 -0500
I confirmed the death of my idle/full throttle enrichment switch on our Digifant after Darrell's ECU tool found that, i.e. it...
Re: New to list..
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:22:55 -0400
...Now, I do know our fuel injection systems have an enrichment valve which is not dependet on the engine temperature, so the problem will...
87 Rough/High Idle problem solved (I hope)
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Tue, 13 May 2003 19:36:13 -0400
...a pain to warm the engine up until the cold start enrichment process stopped. That all stopped today. Chris Turner had a used ISV...
Re: Temp. Sensor II Placement Question
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Apr 1996 20:17:13 -0400
...Sensor only controls warm up enrichment and turns on the O2 sensor at about 120F. You will not be able to tell difference on...
Re: Rough Runing on Start-up
Historical mailing list - John
Sun, 27 Jun 1999 11:41:59 -0400
...t work anymore) Scarlett, Sounds like there is no warm up enrichment. There is a temperature sensor in the engine that reports engine temp...
Re: [Syncro] Has anyone put a turbodiesel system in a gas inline-4?
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:57:35 EST
...I'm sure I can get things like fuel enrichment systems and such from them. Going to the 1.8 T will be an...
cold idle issue
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 08:56:10 -0800
...On my model the TEMP I gets ignored until 0 degrees or so centigrade, and then the ECU begins the enrichment process. Anyway, for...
Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Fri, 9 Sep 2005 18:34:31 -0700
...I'm under the impression the Eco-Diesel injection pumps do not have a provision for fuel enrichment under boost, so your "turbo-diesel...
Van hesitates--where to start troubleshooting?
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 21:50:09 -0500
...I think I may have a problem when I need fuel enrichment. The idle is a little rough too, but not real noticeable. Just...
Re: Need injection pump throttle arm for Vanagon diesel
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:21:18 -0700
...Clearance with the engine cover isn't much of an issue since the boost enrichment aneroid sticks up much higher than the throttle arm...
Re: 2000 rpm buzzer of oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 7 Apr 2019 11:31:59 -0700
...As little as a .5 volt float can put the > O2 sensor into full enrichment maybe even black smoke mode. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From...
Re: Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 14:15:16 -0700
...They are both throttle enrichment settings. However, the two signals do have different effects, depending upon what other info the ECU has floating around...
Re: need 1.9l digijet FI website/info
Historical mailing list - John Philcox
Tue, 29 May 2001 13:07:04 -0400
...wrote: > > GREAT, it's like it's permanently on 'full throttle enrichment' > so it boots right along, smoothly once you get some decent RPM...
Re: Drainpan discord
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:14:13 -0500
...found car parts in the sink" > > They call this cross-cultural enrichment. Try selling that to her, > and > see how it goes. > > This had...
Re: Drainpan discord
Historical mailing list - Marshall
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:01:00 -0500
...found car parts in the sink" > > They call this cross-cultural enrichment. Try selling that to her, and > see how it goes. > > This had...
Re: diesel pump parts
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 17:33:09 -0400
...Also these new pumps have an electric solenoid that is your cold start mixture enrichment instead of the old pull control. You would just...
Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Aug 2004 - Special issue (#2004-716)
Historical mailing list - d spence
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 07:18:28 -0600
...Without the extra enrichment the engine would gasp on a lean mixture. On Wednesday, August 4, 2004, at 07:20 PM, Automatic digest processor...
Re: Do you have one of these?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:24:51 -0400
Cold start valve as in a fuel enrichment injector? I didn't see one. I wonder if it's related to the breather heater...
hesitation when starting off(accelerating)
Historical mailing list - John
Mon, 23 Apr 2001 03:40:45 -0400
...If either of these signals are impaired the DCM will be "late" with the needed acceleration enrichment and the engine will hesitate. Also while...
Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX
Historical mailing list - zampano
Tue, 13 May 2003 20:07:44 -0700
...The idle valve, full throttle enrichment switch, checked all the voltages and resistance per Bentley. All checked out good. Checked the ignition timing. Swapped...
Re: Why doesn't fuel shut off?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:23:17 -0700
My foot off pedal full enrichment going down hill occurs at far slower engine speeds than 5,800 rpm -- it occurs as low as...
Re: FW: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Sat, 27 Jan 2001 16:53:55 EST
...you will need the pump from the jetta with its aneroid for the boost enrichment. If you have a metal engine lid the cross...
Re: Full Throttle AC Cutout?
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Tue, 29 May 2007 19:26:31 -0700
...to me that it would be handy if > the full > throttle enrichment switch would also disengage the AC compressor > clutch. Of > course, since the...
Re: idle and running problem problems
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:18:28 -0800
...It would have to be a vacuum leak in the cold start enrichment system. When that system stops, your mixture returns to normal. On...
Re: is it possible to not have a TPS?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 4 Jun 2007 22:56:36 -0400
...The functions missing without are the injector cut off when the engine is over run with the throttle closed and full throttle enrichment. Dennis...