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• Re: Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:52:52 -0600
  ...Now, there is no sensor, or anything on the throttle body, so how does this auxillary air regulator do anything? The air still ends...
• Re: Report from Dennis Haynes Tech session
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Wed, 13 Jul 2022 05:57:11 -0400
  We rebuild these throttle bodies. See here: https://www.frankcondelli.com/staging1/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=61_125 > On Jul 12...
• Homemade head temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Jun 1995 15:56:19 -0700
  ...Eug, '71 Hey- the bus is running pretty well, 65 mph @ 11% throttle, 70 mph @ 17% throttle, all at about 190 degrees oil temp...
• Throttle valve positioner
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 08:48:39 +0500
  ...Does anyone have this still hooked up or does everyone just take it off? It's supposed to hold the throttle open when deceleration...
• Seeking Advice for Sluggish Performance
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:18:43 -0600
  ...Living in Colorado, this is bad! It feels like the first half of the throttle feels good, but the second half feels like the...
• Loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:02:35 -0600
  ...I checked the throttle position switch so it clicks close at idle and at full open throttle. I pulled the temp sending wire and...
• Re: High idle
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:24:18 -0700
  the throttle cable may be stuck... a bit of lubricant spray will help
• Re: Engine Cutting Out at Highway Speed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 16:26:21 -0400
  Rico; Have you check the operation of the full throttle position sensor? Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356 http...
• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:01:46 -0800
  ...Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues? Neil, Was that throttle body and switch easy to disassemble and clean? Any reason I shouldn't attempt...
• Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:01:15 -0700
  My guess is that if the throttle body switch malfunctioned at idle, the ECU would tell injectors to stay open longer, (too rich) which...
• Re: Idle Air Control Valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 11 Mar 2017 00:51:36 -0500
  ...You should never adjust the idle speed screw on the throttle body unless the idle speed stabilization is disabled by unplugging the control valve...
• Re: "poof!" when decelerating
  Historical mailing list - The Leavitt's
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:49:53 -0700
  ...My '85 had a little sound at part throttle like a two stroke.. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Karl F. Bloss <bloss@ENTER.NET> To...
• Re: idle/full throttle switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 16:57:25 -0500
  ...I ended up doing it by taking the intake tube/AFM/throttle body off. Turns out I had to do that anyway since the...
• Re: throttle body modification question 84 to 85
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 14:36:25 -0500
  ...idle hunting problem >present >on Vinnie, We have replaced the original throttle body with a modified >84. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet...
• Re: 1.9L throttle body leaks - overhaul questions
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:58:07 -0500
  Scott; Sounds like your throttle body may be too far gone. I believe this is a problem a lot of us will be/are...
• I'm Lazy. (Fast idle when cold, sometimes)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 12:09:40 -0400
  ...When it warms up it idles at normal speed with occasional high idles, cured by blipping the throttle. The throttle is not binding and...
• Re: WTB: 2.1L throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:38:43 -0700
  Greg, you should know I have rebuilt throttle bodies. See my www.frankcondelli.com/tb.htm webpage for details. I thought you knew this...
• Re: Throttle Switch Wear Was: Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 23:39:51 -0400
  ...Here's one persons solution: > >http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=455400&highlight=throttle+body+switch+worn+pivot Fascinating! That is...
• Re: throttle shaft bushings ?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:37:44 -0500
  ...The proper term is "throttle body". About 60 hits."Throttle shaft" gets two hits. A new TB from VW costs $565, as of 2001...
• Re: Help diagnose POSSESSED 2.1L Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 18:21:15 -0400
  ...Opening throttle confuses the airflow meter and adds mixture dilution to boot. I find this to be a fairly common problem with fuel injected...
• Re: Throttle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 May 2014 22:17:21 -0400
  ...slack out but not >sure what the deal is since the throttle body >has that vertical screw that holds the rod >steady in the...
• Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 19:57:41 -0600
  ...The diesel, well it's at full throttle all the time but nobody can tell. Jim On Mar 24, 2004, at 6:59 PM...
• Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 13:53:21 -0500
  ...Onto my injection pump "question"- The pump in my van has a decent angle on the throttle lever, whereas the throttle lever on the...
• Re: Are all 2.1 engines digifant?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 4 May 2014 22:25:38 -0600
  ...If you haven't got > Bentley let me know and I'll photograph the pages for you. > > If the throttle body is worn (and...
• Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:51:35 -0500
  ...Ive got a rebuilt throttle body with a brand new TPS from Gowesty in the mail now, as I highly suspect I have a...
• Re: Terpsicorian Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 27 May 2002 17:42:09 -0500
  ...when I feather the throttle or back off it completely as > to go > down a grade the engine bucks slightly, and causes the stick...
• Re: Maximum engine power and Performane Chip Discussion
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 13:54:05 -0500
  ...What's no doubt happening when you go to full throttle is the ECU is going into a "full throttle enrichment" mode, where it...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 19:59:50 -0800
  See comments, below: > OK, since the throttle body is a known area where it could be leaking I > guess I should start with this...
• Re: Identifying a vacuum source??
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 07 Mar 1997 15:00:42 -0800
  ...Mine came off because the rubber vacuum piece that connects the pink plastic line to the throttle was worn and had stretched. Dealer told...
• Re: GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 Nov 2020 17:52:39 -0800
  ...The > throttle body also gets replaced and a throttle position sensor is used, not > just a switch. > > The scan gauge tool can display the...
• Missing Throttle Postion Sensors?
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 11:38:18 -0400
  I was going through the Bentley manual trying to figure out my rough idle dilemma and I noticed that my throttle body doesn't...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT* solved!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 24 May 2006 17:21:58 -0400
  I hope you pulled and cleaned the throttle body first... it's amazing what gunk between the throttle plae and throttle body can do...
• Re: '89 Vanagon 10 years of Curiosities and Observations-Bucking
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 17:43:38 -0400
  ...Of course the bucking could be caused by a stick throttle cable, a bad/dirty throttle spring, usw. Larry Syncro Westfalia '86 > > She seems...
• Re: O2 sensor question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 10:53:54 -0700
  ...So is full throttle, and this is what the full-throttle switch does. So is full closed throttle. So is throttle *movement* -- and for...
• Re: Full Throttle AC Cutout?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 29 May 2007 19:57:04 -0500
  ...Of course, since the Digifant full > throttle switch does double duty as the "no throttle" switch, it > wouldn't work to just scab onto...
• Re: 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:41:04 -0700
  ...I replaced gaskets and rebuilt the > throttle body, chased a lot of things but the whistle was still there. > Finally after changing the throttle...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:47:19 -0700
  ...This might help to help ensure that the > throttle linkage comes to rest at the same spot each time. If that makes > sense. Short...
• The two throttle valve switches
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:18:44 -0700
  ...There are two switches on the throttle valve. One closes when the foot is off the gas pedal, one closes when the pedal is...
• Re: Rebuilt Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 11:33:49 -0700
  ...What am I missing ? > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1131_1443/rebuilt-throttle-body.html -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general...
• Re: Quick throttle body re-bush
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 13 Sep 2014 12:54:16 -0700
  ...On 9/13/14, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/vanagon-quick-throttle-body-re-bush/ -- Neil...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:10:11 -0700
  I think tencentlife had a vacuum switch out before GW did. I thought about buying his but stalling as I don't plan keeping...
• Re: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 15:03:56 -0600
  > The AC compressor engaging sends a signal to the ISCM and increases idle > speed a bit when the throttle is closed (assuming the throttle...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:04:43 -0400
  ...Digifant I has >a throttle position potentiometer, an ignition coil power stage, and a >knock sensor set up. I believe the Digifant I system...
• adjusting idle on 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:49:45 -0400
  ...some additional information is that the throttle body has some light scraping on the bottom where the butterfly plate is starting to scrape on...
• Re: sluggish on take off
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:24:35 -0500
  ...What ohm readings did you have at idle and wide open throttle? When a helper was holding the gas pedal down,what readings did...
• Re: 1991Carat w/auotranny: IDLE SPEED?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 7 Sep 2016 20:24:10 -0700
  sticky gas cable? weak or bad return spring on the throttle body?
• no power
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 15:08:28 PDT
  Hans, Any chance that your throttle cable is broken? Walt Spak Pittsburgh, PA. wnsopc3@3rdm.net
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:02:33 -0600
  ...I should try that sometime. > > Semi-Friday editorial content early > > How about an old fashioned choke cable connected to the throttle > body....Gasp!...mechanically...
• Re: How long does it take your Vanagon to warm up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 May 2005 10:14:50 -0400
  ...I think that the throttle plate itself > is worn and > sticks, and this sometimes keeps the switch from opening and closing > properly. I am...
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 10:08:46 -0500
  ...What you do however in the privacy of your own back yard with your throttle body is your own business. >> >> Two days until I...
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 00:27:31 -0500
  I flinched when i read about the genital rap. �What you do however in the privacy of your own back yard with your throttle...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:32:27 -0400
  The 2 separate throttle switches was replaced with the single cam switch somewhere mid 84. All 85's have the later set up. 86...
• Re: The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:38:44 -0400
  ...Hondas from Great Plains states exhibit a similar problem with their throttle position sensors. The car spends most of its time going 70 mph...
• FrontFire?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 14 May 2006 12:15:34 -0700
  ...Pretty sure the throttle closed switch is correctly adjusted, timing is good, etc. The latest thing that has me worried is a bizare "clunk...
• Lunch with Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 14:07:08 PST
  ...The sensor operates neither below 300 degrees C nor when turned off at full throttle by a microswitch on the throttle valve housing." So...
• Help diagnose POSSESSED 2.1L Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:41:49 -0400
  ...Won't respond to throttle, backfires, sputters. Idles very well, and runs pretty good at highway cruise. O2 sender shows it gets very lean...
• Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 01:25:48 -0500
  At 11:07 PM 12/6/2010, Larry Alofs wrote: > I have always felt that the throttle response of the WBX was very >sluggish...
• Re: Throttle return spring.
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 16:13:53 +0100
  Hi Tim, hi Volks, On Wed, 1999-01-13 16:12:44 -0600, Tim Vogelin wrote: > I have to replace the throttle return spring...
• Hesitation shuffle
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 00:08:12 -0800
  ...However I noticed that this will stop *IF* you go to full-throttle. Mid-throttle settings will produce the problem. As far as my...
• throttle valve switch
  Historical mailing list - Marlan Blair
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:53:21 -0400
  ...Now, I note that the throttle valve switch is missing. I believe that this is the model that only had one switch as I...