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• Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:34:11 -0400
  ...Given where the throttle is when the the swithc closes > for full throttle, I would guess that the TVS is not related to this...
• Re: Carb. throttle plate & shaft bushings
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 12:44:14 -0800 (PST)
  howard quigley writes: > > "The carb throttle plate is leaking and because of the leak it is going to run > very rough, tune-up or...
• Re: CV grease
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:51:25 -0700
  ...Will >> replace. >> >> So, for the throttle body - does anyone have a 1.9 throttle in good >> condition, or know of one in a VA...
• Re: Aircooled Running Problems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:07:29 -0500
  ...When driving, this is shown as 'hopping'/bucking when accelerating at partial throttle, or when decelerating at partial throttle. If the throttle is opened...
• Re: Analog TPS fitted to a WBX throttle body?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:36:35 -0600
  ...I am pretty close to installing it >with the exception of one problem - the throttle >position sensor. Megasquirt (MS) uses a genuine >throttle position...
• Re: AFM cap fix, maybe fixed my very intermittent problem
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 18:53:02 -0700
  ...Oh now he tells me. ;) My throttle switch light. So easy to see! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQwCxo9Mzho -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons...
• Throttle position switch COVER!! Who knew ??
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 23:11:09 -0400
  Hey Vanagon addicts, Had my throttle body out to swap in a better TPS and remembered ordering a cover from one of the list...
• Re: Things your throttle body doesn't want you to know.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 28 May 2010 14:26:21 -0700
  ...Things your throttle body doesn't want you to know. Phil Eslin in Albuquerque rebuilds them. Beautiful work--I've seen one. Plus, he...
• fuel cutout
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:12:24 -0800
  ...will sputter then idle extremely low and no throttle response. if i'm rolling along and keep it in gear and stomp on it...
• Re: Is there Throttle body how to?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:38:37 -0400
  ...I was hoping that by putting this info out there that people may have the same memory of this "how to fix the throttle...
• Re: Vanagon Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 09:45:11 -0500
  ...I checked the throttle switch and found that the switching point gap was too large, and I could not seem to get it adjusted...
• Re: throttle bodies - older motor with 85 tb??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Apr 1997 20:18:44 +0000
  > Mine is late 85 build and the single switch is Underneath a plate located > directly under the throttle body. The plate will have two...
• Cold Start problems: Pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 00:45:59 -0800
  ...Have to keep on the throttle until it warms up a bit, then fine all day. Feels like the engine is starved for fuel...
• Re: rebuilding throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 17 May 2001 20:03:33 -0800
  Mark, I've had several throttle body/ butterfly shaft aluminum castings rebushed for carbs I'm rebuilding. The normal route is to ask at...
• '81 2.0 F.I. Rep'l... Throttle linkage diagram?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 23:45:43 -0500
  It appears I may be missing some parts for the the throttle body linkage on th F.I. system I'm installing in my...
• Re: Quick throttle body re-bush
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 16:33:51 +0100
  Phil Eslin in Albuquerque. whip618 ? on samba. Beautiful work. Very nice person. Richard
• Re: low mileage/ idle flux
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 09:10:18 -0800
  > try adjusting your idle switch.. Oops... I meant try adjusting your throttle switch.. Bill
• Re: Passing another Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 11:47:22 -0400
  ...The something that snapped was between the pedal and the arm on the trans that connect to the linkage on the throttle. I have...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 07:49:28 -0400
  ...Throttle body question-Throttle switch! > > > No, seems I was right the first time. Checked the website, says it works on > all wbx from 85...
• Re: Exhaust leaks and backfiring (was Re: Timing how to.)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:21:46 -0500
  Backfire on decel (assuming this means foot off the gas pedal) generally means that your throttle switch is not closing properly or the signal...
• Accel. cable changed, still sticky
  Historical mailing list - �ѻ� Tim Crooks
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 03:40:11 -0500
  ...And my throttle is used in this position a lot, I have to pull away from three tolls each way to work. I went...
• Re: 87 Van Bucking (Solution...?)
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Persing
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 13:48:42 -0800
  ...Thanks,Kirk Stuart MacMillan wrote: > Kirk, > > Have you checked that throttle switch? The one that is normally just > closed at closed throttle on my...
• Re: Fuel rail spewing gas
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:04:36 -0400
  ...I had to work at it quite a bit, but my > throttle body isn't touching the fuel rail. When installing the fuel > rail...
• Re: Auto Trans: Upshifting later, per GTA? [REPORT]
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 May 2011 22:54:29 -0400
  ...Nothing on the throttle itself. Proper adjustment is required of the cable and linkage rod to the throttle. The cable needs to adjusted so...
• Re: First, apologies
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:55:50 -0400
  ...Make sure you check the two screws that attach the throttle body to the air distributor first, that was the biggest air-leak on...
• Houston, we have a problem.......!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:39:59 -0500
  ...With engine off, I checked throttle operation and it is perfect. I can hear the switch clicking appropriately. Connections tight, no slipped throttle cable...
• Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:20:28 -0500
  ...2015 6:38 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start. After 5 days of torrential rain, I...
• Flapping accel pedal?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:00:39 -0500
  ...The VW parts guru says that there's a throttle pedal "reinforcer" in addition to the replacement pedal. Anybody installed on of these? Does...
• Re: Freezing throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 09:07:25 -0500
  ...past couple of months here in CT due to a freezing throttle cable. Is there any magic solution I can squirt in the end...
• 88 Surging & Idle updates
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 10:07:26 PDT
  ...Full throttle - closes ok. Slowly reduce throttle - switch opens.... stays open at idle. hmmm. Tried a few times slowly - same thing. I then tried...
• Need help my van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 22:22:25 -0700
  ...I have floored the throttle. I checked the switches on the throttle. I tried to check the Temp II sensor but don't know...
• Re: throttle bodies - older motor with 85 tb??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 01 Apr 97 22:08:15 CST
  ...the full-throttle switch (the lower of the two) is piggy-backed off the terminals on the idle/deceleration switch (the uppermost of the...
• Re: Regarding Darrell and his Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 22:34:32 -0500
  Just diagnosed another '87 with a sticking throttle switch within about 30 seconds of hooking it up. Julie Olson complained of intermittent poor idling...
• Stuck throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 10:24:12 -0700
  ...I'm guessing I drop the spare? Is replacing a throttle cable relatively easy, or a PITA? I gotta know before I go, cuz...
• Surging after new fuel pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:24:29 -0400
  ...The next morning on the way to work, I was doing about 60 mph with light throttle and all of a sudden, engine speeds...
• Speaking of Cruise Control...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 10:58:29 -0700
  ...Mine is always varying the throttle even on the slightest incline. Forget about using it on anything remotely resembling a hill! Most other cars...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:19:45 -0500
  Unexciting for sure - even with a stuck throttle, BTDT. <G> Geo/ATL
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:52:19 -0500
  Uh, how far back can the wiring be fried?
• Re: Engine Gas Lines/injectors Done, Still Stuttering!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:13:52 -0400
  I suspect your throttle switch adjustment.How many miles on the vanagon?
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:27:27 -0700
  ...Lemme try again. >> >> On the earlier 1.9L's there are two switches on the throttle valve. One >> closes when the foot is off...
• Re: High Idle 1987 GL
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 15:56:13 -0700
  ...With my engine cold and the engine off, I could rotate my throttle and hear the wide open throttle (WOT) switch click, and I...
• Re: strange cut off problem with wbx vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:52:03 -0500
  ...true, the obvious culprit here would be carbon deposits blocking the throttle at idle. unlike a carb or tbi system, there is no fuel...
• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:14:55 -0600
  ...On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > Neil, > > > > Was that throttle body and switch easy to...
• engine fading?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Sat, 22 Apr 2000 21:41:25 -0400
  ...The hill is steep enough that I maintain a steady 20-25 mph with no break or no throttle. At the bottom of the...
• Re: 1.8T was (Subaru vs. VW Swap)
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Mon, 22 May 2000 14:56:04 -0700
  David Marshall wrote: > > The 1.8T is simpler than the TDI for a few reasons: > > - The Passat / A4 1.8T has a throttle cable...
• Re: OXS and battery LEDs
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 20:06:25 -0400
  ...On a cold day, I generally have to use a little throttle for the first few seconds to keep the engine running (it's...
• Re: I was wrong -- how the AFM *really* responds...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 20:20:08 -0500
  ...On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 6:07 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > ...to abrupt changes in throttle. �This was done on...
• Diesel injector pump swap question
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:13:45 -0700
  ...The "throttle" levers on the two are different, though, in that the lever for the vanagon installation is configured to clear the engine hatch...
• Re: My van has about 220k miles, what are the chances that the manual tranny has never been rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:07:04 -0400
  ...when letting off the throttle or again depressing the throttle. Anyway, I've put over 40,000 miles on it that way and it...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:21:43 -0400
  ...The throttle switch should be closed when the throttle is closed or at full throttle, not in between. With the O2 sensor disconnected from...
• RE: Throttle cable woes
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 13 May 1996 10:12:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >Went back to the engine >compartment, and sure enuf,the throttle cable was snapped off at the >barrel nut. > >No problem, I'll just...
• Re: TIICO Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:54:50 -0500
  ...It runs to 6000rpm at full throttle, which the engine is very happy with, however I have visions of the automatic trans cooler self...
• Re: Throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 10:52:44 -0800
  Chuck, i gotta quick question about the throttle switch and stuff. I've check mine to make sure they are turning off and on...
• Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:32:48 -0800
  ...When coming off 'no throttle' at slower speeds in traffic, it is somewhat difficult to feed in just a little throttle slowly and evenly...
• Vanagain Rant/New Intake Boot
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 12:04:03 EDT
  ...With the new boot I have a rock solid idle and smooth throttle response from a dead stop. Before I had to engage the...
• Re: Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 14:05:13 -0700
  ...I believe the hole remains clear when throttle plate closed. >> >> But as in all things, I'm open to correction :) >> >> alistair >>
• throttle valve switch
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Feb 1995 23:54:15 -0500 (EST)
  Does anyone have experience with making adjustment to the throttle valve switch on a 2.1 ? I have checked the Bentley book. It seems...
• That Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:01:56 -0500
  ...with the ball connection on the throttle connection upside down so it is directly above the throttle cable connection and snapped them together; very...
• Re: D'Oh! Broke My Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 12:50:40 -0500
  On 11/1/05, Mark Baker <mr_dogpants@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I seem to have gotten my throttle stuck wide open, with the gas...
• Re: When the O2 sensor cools down...
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:19:24 -0400
  ...com>wrote: > Engine braking is strictly a function of the closed throttle causing high > manifold vacuum as the engine is being driven by the...