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• Re: Ignition Coil Wire Routing
  Historical mailing list - Dave Seasholtz
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 14:56:53 -0500
  ...I have a green wire from the > points/condenser in the distributor, a wire coming from the fuel > injection control unit, and a double...
• Re. Weird cruise control problem
  Historical mailing list - John P. Stoneback
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:38:22 -0500
  ...somewhere? (I know that's how a lot of other cruise control units >work). Any suggestions as to where to look would be appreciated...
• Re: Led Brake lamps and audiovox cruise control
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 11 Aug 2013 09:43:56 -0600
  ...My only problem > with them is that now my cruise control will not work, is this > because the control unit is not seeing the...
• electronics rant, (don't read it if you don't want to)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:11:40 -0500
  ...This unit has a touch screen which is the means of controlling the AC, heater, audio, and is how one switches among various informational...
• Aftermarket Non-application specific engines i.e.TIICO issues
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 15:52:16 -0500
  Much discussion in last few months about the TIICO unit. Allow me to throw in some personal experience. Let me qualify by stating I...
• Re: 88 GLstarts, stalls immediately -- possible solution
  Historical mailing list - Erik Walker
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 18:08:46 -0500
  ...What I have found is that the idle stabilizer control unit has a burnt transistor or two. I'm guessing this could be the...
• Re: ISC troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:31:28 -0800
  ...controller and interface are pretty simple--- just a few transistors and resistors with an Atmel chip. I've already built a couple test units...
• Re: Vanagon minds lend me your ears!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 27 May 2009 10:53:23 -0400
  ...With the van off unplug these two plugs from the idle control unit and plug them into each other. Now start and run the...
• followup to post regarding oil pressure false alarms
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:47:20 MDT
  ...the text talks about removing the control unit for dynamic oil pressure system (and mentions some screw to be removed), while the picture (#90...
• temp gauge flasing LED goes off instantly on start uip
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:58:44 -0700
  ...and control unit ? Mark D ? David B ? thanks ! scott
• 87 Idle Stabilizer Problem
  Historical mailing list - Gambill, Billy G
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 17:48:13 -0600
  ...After reviewing the manual, I suspect it may be the Idle Stabilizer Valve or Idle Stabilizer Control Unit (behind the right rear taillight). I...
• more on the a/c installation
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 22:14:53 -700
  ...I've almost got the ceiling unit in now - after that it's wiring and the dash controls and I'm basically done. Damian
• source for Audiovox ccs100 cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:36:19 -0400
  ...Their website was not too slick, but I did get the unit in a few days for that price. Free Shipping and no tax...
• Upper Control arm Woes
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:48:27 -0500
  ...I really need some help here! here is a link to some photos of the existing unit. http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/Earthshelterman...
• Upper Control arm Woes
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:21:46 -0500
  ...I really need some help here! here is a link to some photos of the existing unit. http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/Earthshelterman...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:25:48 -0700
  ...Knock control: The Motronic control unit has accurate information on crankshaft position and firing order so it is possible to determine which cylinder is...
• AW: Heidelberg Radio from Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - "Robert KeezerHolen Sie mehr aus dem Web. Unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp#de gibt es einen KOSTENLOSEN Download von MSN Explorer."
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 09:33:36 -0700
  ...Preferably one with the push button on/off volume control and remote. OR one dead unit with a good tape player still intact. Mine...
• Re: Breakthrough for TDI conversions!
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 17:08:39 -0400
  TDI does not equal computer controlled, only Turbo Direct Injection. There are TDIs around the world that are totally mechanically controlled. Another thing to...
• 1990 Westy AC 3rd speed and condenser fan.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 13:26:39 -0400
  ...The 1990 has a 3 speed rad fan (single really but controlled with a resitor block). The fan has never gone on with AC...
• Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:46:55 -0500
  Most likely you have a bad isle speed control unit. I have also see a bad valve cuase this behavior. Make sure the input...
• Re: heated seat switch/controller found at wreckers
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:57:26 -0400
  ...as a gloat, just dumb luck in finding a heated seat control unit > and switch at a trip to the wreckers today. No actual...
• Re: Radio recommendations for '88 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:39:40 -0800
  ...to have in the dash unit: > - AM/FM obviously > - CD player - be nice if it played MP3s > - Remote control would be nice > > Have 4...
• Re: A little traveling music ... Siriusly
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:42:46 -0800
  ...I use a Blaupunkt America Sirius unit and feed it directly into a Los Angeles MP72 head unit with an Orlando faceplate (nice muted...
• Re: Charge Controller
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Wed, 7 May 2008 17:29:53 -0700
  ...I've looked carefully at my unit's input & output volts and amps and it certainly puts out more amps than it takes in...
• Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 15 May 2006 09:52:49 -0700
  ...ago (replaced an old Dana cruise control from Sears that I installed 15 years earlier). Nice unit, clean installation, but took all day to...
• Interior Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Mon, 24 May 1999 21:35:41 -0500
  Having an interior fridge fan sounds like a good idea so I've been scouting around for a suitable unit to install inside the...
• Re: Mistery Item
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 10:05:17 -0700
  ...the van there is a temp. control rotary >knob. Is it a heater or an air-con unit? Sounds like an auxiliary heater, like...
• Looking for wiring harness for 2.1l and other used parts.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:54:57 EST
  ...Wiring harness from a 2.1l engine Used idle air valve Used idle stabilizer unit (black box behind pass side tail light) Vanagon Owner...
• Re: Does O2 sensor plug into green connector?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:48:26 -0500
  ...two? > > The Bentley shows the green connector coming out of the control unit > being a male connector. However my green connector is female. The...
• Re: ISC troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:53:33 -0500
  ...controller and interface > are > pretty simple--- just a few transistors and resistors with an Atmel chip. > I've already built a couple test units...
• Idle control on the 84 system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 18 Nov 2023 14:20:44 -0500
  ...So, to my surprise, my early indication is that the little Idle control unit on the 1.9 system actually does do something nice...
• Re: WTB: bad Idle Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 06:07:57 EDT
  ...Looking for a couple BROKEN idle control modules for a reverse engineering project. Investigating the feasibility of replacing it with a simple microcontroller based...
• Re: CD/MP3 Player suggestions
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 15:21:30 -0500
  I'm about to put in a BEHR in dash AC unit that eliminates the stock radio. Any ideas of where I should locate...
• RE - Where to mount Sirus receiver in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:21:08 -0400
  ...Display/controller unit should be mounted somewhere where it is handy to access the controls for channel changes and to see the song/artist...
• 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: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:04:02 -0700
  ...Knock control: The Motronic control unit has accurate information on crankshaft position and firing order so it is possible to determine which cylinder is...
• Re: Solar controller question..semi off topic.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:21:18 -0400
  ...The 2nd controller should be able to manage both of those panels wired in parallel to the inlet. The more expensive units likely offer...
• Re: Source for small auxiliary coolant pump? (oil cooler idea!)
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Mon, 8 May 2000 16:15:39 -0500
  ...30 feet of hose. (My recent rear-mounted air cooled unit did >not control the temps in the high mt. passes of the west...
• Re: Advice on Spare 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 May 2010 17:01:14 -0700
  ...Advice on Spare 2.1 >>> gonna be hard to get an idle stabilizer or ign control unit on a 2.1.. > they're incorporated...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:47:47 -0700
  > I don't know the WBX that well so was curious. Is this the Hall Sensor? Yup - the little box below the coil. > Bentley...
• Re: Digifant electrical/fuel problem; kinda long.
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 15:53:37 -0500
  ...And eventually buy a new idle stabalizer control unit, I've been w/o one for some time now. Dave Filcoff ICQ: 4146736 coolbus...
• 87 Westy running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Tue, 20 May 2003 06:18:37 -0700
  ...I have also replaced the blue temp sensor & idle control unit. None of this has helped the flatness when I accelerate. Anymore suggestions? I...
• Re: mystery parts again
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:07:14 -0700
  ...Note that I have a 1983 van and there appears to be a different (and more expensive) idle stabilizer control unit in 1986 and...
• Re: SA van images
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:41:34 -0800
  ...dim interior light units from '90s-'00's golf/jetta/passat when i found a golf with the rotary controls pulled out. you know...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 09:34:19 -0800
  May be cleaning the Idle Control Valve (ICV)? Take it out, spray the inside with a CRC AFM cleaner, let it soak for a...
• Re: Idle (Air?) Control Valve VW part #035133455F
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:05:11 -0800
  ...Short the coil and say good bye to the control unit. Saw this > twice last year. Test, test, test. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon...
• Re: Friday off-T solar questions:long
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 08:53:16 -0800
  ...Would it be more effective to connect the two panels in series...taking the older one's output directly (without it's controller in...
• Re: idea?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 27 Oct 2013 17:37:40 -0700
  ...If I use the front >>>>>> part of the original unit, it would simplify the controls too? >>>>>> >>>>>> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy >>>>>> On...
• Re: Hard starting when cold 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:18:11 -0800
  ...I had several Idle Valves to play with, and about 5 Control Units for the idle valve .. trying various ones of those .. plus fixing...
• Re: WTB: Owners manual for 85 GL Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:20:59 EDT
  ...AC unit, I don't have info on that. The AC on my 86 is up top, and that's where my controls are...
• Re: Idle stabilizer for 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 23:41:20 +0000
  ...1l both functions are taken care of by the Idle Control Unit which controls the Idle Stabilizer Valve which takes care of all idle...
• 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
• 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: HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
  Historical mailing list - Eric Brown
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 15:01:03 -0700
  ...Radtke <m.radtke@elm.az05.bull.com> > Eric, > > Thanks for the detailed HOWTO. > > I installed a similar unit a while back and it seems...
• 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 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...
• Re: Wiring in a new Stereo Unit
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:21:53 -0600
  ...to know if the head units that show a higher draw when > off are ones with remote controls. The remote receiver has to be...
• A/C Problems
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Beyer
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 23:09:39 +0200
  ...tube (sensor) in the overhead compartment might be bad, or the thermostatic control (small black unit mounted vertically on the rear pillar). Any ideas?
• Re: A/C leaking inside!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:06:02 EDT
  ...the thermostat or whatever it is that controls the cycling on/off of the A/C unit would always stay on the max setting...
• Re: 84 Westfalia Refrigerator noise...?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:37:40 EDT
  ...The sound comes from the upper back of the unit. The noise only occurs when it is hot outside. So, thankfully, it is quiet...