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• Re: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:23:56 -0300
  ...This could also be a bad ignition switch. With the key turned to the starter setting, jiggle the wires going to the ignition switch...
• Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:45:52 -0700
  ...At least one person has suggested the ECU (I've ruled out fuel pump relay and ignition switch). For those of you who are...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:05:46 -0700
  failed or failing ignition switch? IIRC, headlights, dash fan, wipers, are on the X circuit. Do wipers and fan work when key is turned...
• Won't start - no, wait, there it goes!
  Historical mailing list - Gilbert Kevin
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:41:30 -0400
  ...Over time I've replaced ignition switch, starter motor, and cleaned ground contacts at battery and starter. I carry AAA towing insurance. Thanks for...
• Re: Intermittent ignition delay when turning key
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:12:46 -0400
  ...It may be a solenoid, but > > make sure the wires are good! > > > > Do not forget to check the ignition switch! It is as likely...
• Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 8 Sep 2016 14:04:27 +0000
  ...Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long) Rich,   I've had this problem on multiple vans before I started installing relays...
• Re: Radiator fan won't go off
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 22:48:29 -0400
  ...The radiator fan comes on low speed when I turn the ignition switch. It runs continuously regardless of temperature (even if sitting overnight). It...
• Re: Headlight help!!
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:10:16 -0800
  ...Help me please!! > > Merry Christmas all!! > & > Happy Millennium!! > THANKS ! Replace the ignition switch first. It's probably bad. I just spent 2 weeks dealing...
• Re: high beams not working, 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:38:47 -0800
  ...headlight switch ignition switch load reduction relay ground wire connection parts can be ordered at www.busdepot.com Bill > > > Imua Camper Company, Hawaii, http...
• Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:02:07 -0700
  ...The tricky part is the power source for the relay itself (not the switch in the relay). It is coming from the ignition module...
• Re: Jake brakes, Engine overrun fuel consumtion, was: Wankels
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 14:24:08 -0400
  ...the motor, shut off the ignition (leave the key in), and >open the throttle completely. then turn the switch on & off while in tunnels...
• headlights again
  Historical mailing list - Shawn
  Sat, 4 May 2002 13:03:56 -0500
  ...Based on the responses I received when I last asked this question, I replaced the headlight switch, the ignition switch, and even on of...
• Re: What causes the ignition switch to get hot?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:18:02 -0800
  On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi- I replaced the switch and it also gets...
• Ignition Switch..HELP NOW PLEASE!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 6 May 2002 11:13:35 -0600
  Well, I've done everything suggested to change subject switch/lock. I can't seem to get the switch out of the cast housing...
• Re: Bosch Relay Solenoid Fix - Help
  Historical mailing list - Steve Green
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 04:59:49 GMT
  ...driver's seat -- your relay should then shut off with the ignition switch. BTW, does anyone know why the fridge relay (AKA aux battery...
• Re: ?? Power for stereo in my '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 15:51:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...One goes to unswitched power (directly to the battery, as it were), and the other goes to switched power (the ignition switch, say) if...
• Re: Fan comes on at startup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 10:19:50 -0400
  Make sure the AC is fully turned off-switch OK. The AC operation of the fan is the only connection through the ignition switch...
• Re: Drove off a 9'' curb, and she just died
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 09:40:11 -0800
  ...You should be able > to hear the fuel pump spin for a second or two when you turn the ignition > switch to "on." > > Good...
• Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 8 Sep 2016 13:45:42 -0600
  ...I think this subtle design feature as well as the black glass-filled (I think) nylon lower half of the ignition switch makes the...
• Re: power to the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:32:13 -0400
  ...Once the key is released it depends on the ECU relay (left-hand one) which is energized from ignition switch terminal 15 by way...
• Re: no parking lights? huh? wiring worries
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 17:20:31 -0800
  ...I have a brand new headlight & ignition switch > plus new X relay. Here is another kicker- when the headlights are on the > defrost and...
• Re: What is a Hard Start Relay Kit? Who sells them?
  Historical mailing list - Mad and Ed
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:15:09 -0700
  I think this may be a "slave" relay which is installed to overcome the voltage drop in the long wire from ignition switch to...
• Re: Stranded in Kentucky, USA
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:16:58 -0700
  ...in the ignition, nothing happens. >> Based on other recent symptoms (which she did not describe), she is >> suspecting the ignition switch. We had the...
• Re: Help in salt lake
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:39:22 +0000
  ...I think I will start carrying spare ignition switches, but wonder why it shorted out. Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ From...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:37:38 -0700
  ...I left the headlight switch on. The parking > lights > stay on although the headlights are turned off by > the > ignition switch. This is hard...
• Parking lights + ignition switch = flat battery
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 19:45:56 -0400
  Is there a (simple?) way to rewire the parking lights so they go off when the ignition is turned off? I just got a...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 Feb 2013 01:10:46 -0500
  At 04:11 PM 2/1/2013, neil n wrote: >A few years ago I replaced the ignition switch. The dash was off at...
• Re: Hi beam power from the dimmer swich to fuse block divided into two fused cir
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:38:12 EDT
  ...Power to the headlight switch controlled by the ignition switch. Power from the headlight switch to the dimmer switch where it is switched to...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (second update)
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:26:57 -0600
  ...the test light. > > The coil tests good, the wiring checks out, ignition switch good (new). > The testing suggests it's either a faulting hall...
• Re: Electrical System Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 18:20:45 -0800
  ...You can attach a spare ignition switch to the wiring for a quick test. If it cures the problem then you can take the...
• Re: Van Not Starting - 88 Automatic with New Starter and Alternerator
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 01:46:19 -0400
  ...I would start by looking at the ignition switch. Intermittent starting problems almost always end when the ignition switch (where the key goes in...
• Re: Beep On Ignition
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:55:44 -0800
  ...Already have a replacement ignition switch so will look forward to another task on the list. Thanks very much. Brent On Tue, Nov 21...
• Re: Ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:20:17 -0400
  > Need to replace on my carat. Does anyone know where > I can get one that is the KOSTAL brand? We have them on Sale...
• 2.1 WB Kickback on Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Mon, 5 May 2014 06:50:12 -0700
  Hi all, Lately, when I turn the ignition switch to OFF on my 1990 2.1 WB, the engine seems to "kickback" just as...
• Re: no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:50:06 -0400
  Frank is using "ignition-switched" power so that headlights can never be left on by mistake as presently configured at the factory. Sam p...
• Re: Electrical Gurus help needed 88 van.kinda long
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 02:03:53 +0200
  ...I then ran a jumper wire from hot in the > ignition switch harness straight to the starter...fired right up. So, I > knew i...
• Re: lister needs help on the road - headlight gremlin in 86 westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:12:57 -0700
  ...The 12 volts here comes from the ignition switch. If the 12 volts is missing here with the key on, the ignition switch is...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 16:15:55 -0500
  You are probably correct that the ignition switch is good if the fuel pump tries to run with it in the start position. Now...
• Hazard switch slow to illuminate at night
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 03:32:50 EST
  ...when I turn off the headlight switch. (the main headlight bulbs themselves go off with the ignition and the parking lights stay on as...
• Start/Run/Then No Start
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 06:27:28 -0600
  ...I have >> voltage for 2 - 3 seconds when I turn ignition on. >> >> Can I conclude that my ignition switch is OK? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Skip >> 84...
• Re: Wiring in a new Stereo Unit
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:17:10 -0800
  ...It should also have an "Ignition" > >> lead, which goes to a source which is switched (usually the key, but > >> maybe a separate switch). As...
• Headlight problem?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 19:10:51 -0500
  ...I think it's either the ignition switch or headlight switch. I'm leaning to the headlight switch as I do have hi beams...
• Accessory circuit on ignition switch dead
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Fri, 7 Mar 1997 12:26:05 GMT
  ...No 12v coming out of the ignition SW (black wire with yl strip). Anyone taken one of these apart? Can they be taken apart...
• <<**HELP! 84 Vanagon Stalls**>>
  Historical mailing list - Mark Witkowski
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 22:07:01 EST
  Intermittently, after warm up, engine stalls when driving without any hesitation, similar to turning off the ignition switch. I have not experienced this problem...
• Short in the starter circuit somewhere.
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:07:23 +0200
  ...Thought it was the ignitionswitch, cause sometimes rattling the key helped. Tried today to unplug the connector from the ignition switch, and with a...
• switched power to radio
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:39:13 -0800
  In the Vanagon archives on week 4 of July 2000 is a discussion on the topic of switched power for your stereo. I want...
• [Fwd: Re: Dead Headlights]
  Historical mailing list - Vlach Family
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 15:51:15 -0500
  ...stay off > > C) Ignition: on Light switch: off > Results: All same as #1. > > D) Ignition: on Light switch: on > Results: Blue hi-beam lamp...
• Re: Ignition switch -- bring out your Dead*
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:56:49 -0800
  ...apply, dead or not. > > I'd like to dismantle some dead ignition switches to see if there are > systematic failure points and to compare...
• Re: Neutral Switch wiring
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:19:41 -0700
  ...If you don't get voltage, I would suspect the ignition switch. On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:47:51 -0400, rea <fliptop92@knology...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:25:42 -0400
  ...I can't imagine the Jetta ignition coil needing so much more current that the ignition switch can�t handle it anyway. This may...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:21:28 -0800
  ...or you can wire to the > > ignition switch so that paralleling the > > batteries when starting is > > automatic. > > > > Either way, you'll need to use...
• recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:05:00 -0500
  ...I'm really running out of ideas. -Wes Roger Sisler wrote: > Perhaps your ignition switch is the villan.Maybe try byypassingthe switch > (hot wire...
• Re: Ignition Switch Housing Removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:43:23 -0800
  ...On 12/9/2012 5:23 PM, JRodgers wrote: > Gotta change the ignition switch. Everything removed right down to the > housing - nothing left to...
• Re: kill switch Q
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:10:45 -0500
  ...The second is your real kill switch. The first, when thrown, blows a fusible link in some critical part of the ignition or fuel...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:20:48 -0600
  ...But, I'm asking first, where to start. > Switch on the clutch pedal, ignition switch, wire to the starter? The > thing ran fine all...
• Re: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:39:15 -0700
  ...If not, he says starter, if yes, he > says ignition switch. He states that the steering column ignition switch > looks fine (not discolored as...
• Headlight Issues Continue - SA installation on '88GL
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:25:33 -0500
  ...Did the ignition switch X circuit check - and the lights flashed. Replaced the switch with a new one - checked again - no lights at all...
• Re: 12 Volt for radio.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:52:15 -0500
  ...I can only assume the old radio was connected to >the dimmer circuit. >I'd like the radio to work with the ignition switch...
• RPM Tester?
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 16:14:02 -0400
  ...it says, "If working on electronic ignition systems connect to the electrical control terminal on the switchgear" Anybody know where or what that is...
• Re: Electrical question (non-starting)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 24 May 2009 14:07:18 -0400
  ...I had to jiggle the key a bit but it starts. > Since both ignition switches are over 20 years old I'm going to...