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• Re: Parts List for Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 12:08:05 -0400
  ...your system together: > The main FI parts are listed below: > Electronic Control Unit (JETRONIC) s Part # 039-906-021C > Auxiliary Air Valve Part # 0...
• Re: Where does Hella relay go?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:34:48 -0700
  ...3- coolant level control unit 5- rad cool fan relay 2nd stage 8- load reduction relay 10- intermitt. wash/wiper relay 11- rear window...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:57:45 -0600
  ...Would this go in the supply to the fuel pump and > digifant control unit relays? From the circuit diagram, this would fuse > power to...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 May 2016 07:37:57 -0400
  ...When you are under there > > steadying things as the unit separates from the engine you need a helper > to > > control the jack. > > > > Great fun...
• Re: Oil pressure alarm problems problems--this is a good one for any one up for a challenge.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:02:05 +0000
  ...As I start the engine and drive away EVERY time, > regardless of > engine temp, when the engine gets to about 2200 rpm's the...
• A/C in a T3, dreams
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 20 May 2006 14:21:07 -0700
  BenT, if any of the Vintage Air models support control and direction of fresh outside air please tell me which one. As far as...
• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:34:57 -0500
  ...get around, nonlinearities in making such >work with the existing Vanagon engine control system. Both of the attempts >that I'm aware of seem...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:12:21 -0400
  ...then start the engine cold, and it's its same old sleepy slow self, you can conclude that perhaps that valve and control unit...
• Re: Wanted: Espar/Webasto Diesel Heater
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 26 May 2009 20:50:13 -0700
  ...Many auctions will sell just the heater part, but not all the accessories (relays, fuel pumps, control units etc). There are two types of...
• Re: your opinion please - part 2
  Historical mailing list - Vince So
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 21:07:30 -0700
  ...you stepped on the clutch to change gears the engine > would > rev out of control,It is easy to ck your vehicle to see...
• Re: Cold start 3 cylinder stalling and bucking idle insanity!!!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 14:55:29 -0500
  ...I have a nicely >>humming idle control valve which was cleaned anyway. Swapped out the idle stabilizer >>control unit with a friends' and got...
• Re: Pointing out the Facts on Vanagon Diesels - why breaking!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:22:30 EST
  ...that of the next closest engine group (the 1.6l gasoline air cooled unit). The turbo JX engine was next, followed by the waterboxer...
• Re: Stove top grills?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 23 May 2007 15:28:00 -0700
  ...I bet, over the life of the > design > that feature has been responsible for some blown up vans..People turning > the > flame control knob...
• Aftermarket Rooftop Cooling Experiences?
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Thu, 12 May 2011 19:53:15 -0700
  ...reinforce it to carry the A/C? Remote control, thermostat, wiring, inverter for when the engine is running... ? With the 75-100lb weight up...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 16 May 2000 20:08:18 -0400
  ...But the sensor only provides information to the control module; it > has no direct effect on the output. Once the control module knows when...
• Re: Engine Cutout
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 07:41:44 -0800
  ...Coil - resistance checks ok per Bentley (are there other tests?) > > Hall Control Unit and Sender - pass all voltage and operating tests > per Bentley > > Cap...
• Re: Looking for a radio replacement
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:23:23 -0700
  ...Does anyone have a > suggestion? > > Best regards. > > > If you get one with a remote control, find out if it can turn the deck > on...
• Re: Help! High Idle speed
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:08:15 -0400
  ...spade > bit connector coming out of the wiring harness near the control unit. Is > this the oxy sensor wire? Should there be some kind...
• Re: 3 speed heater fan switch in canada ??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:04:23 -0800
  ...a power pulse modulation to control the speed > >> also it comes in kit form you can mount that unit any where you want lot...
• Re: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 21:07:08 -0500
  ...be as a result of the idle control valve (though it vibrates), the idle control unit or the coolant temp sensor (which i am...
• Re: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:14:25 -0700
  ...191-905-351-B, Hall Control unit, transistorized coil ignition unit > 8. 251-906-083, Idle stabilizer > 4. 070-971-131-A, transistorized ignition...
• Re: Intermittent Ignition miss, no start,or rich running, need help!,LONG
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 11:05:28 -0400
  ...The plugs are Bosch units ordered from Bus Depot which I assume are for the correct temp range. I gaped the plugs to 0...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:45:11 -0700
  Yup,, What Ken said,,, & I’ll add > When You are in control of the situation ~ > On 22 Feb , 2023, at 10:06 AM, kenneth...
• Re: Geneve 2007 debut of Subaru Diesel Turbo
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:03:03 -0500
  ...Jim ________________________________________ Bostig Engineering Engine Systems Voodoo http://www.bostig.com/ 617.272.3800 -----Original Message----- From: Kim Brennan [mailto:kimbrennan@MAC.COM] Sent: Sunday...
• Re: Tachometer troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 04:51:30 -0500
  ...somehow with the engine running, like with a multimeter or something? I hate to purchase and install another tach unit only to find out...
• Re: How To Choose YOUR Engine Conversion-Engine Management or not.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:19:34 -0400
  ...com>wrote: > I wasn't thinking so much of normal engine operation/control but > rather the response to failure situations. If a support system...
• Re: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 02:46:46 -0500
  The first failure clearly shows an engine running problem and a margianl O2 sensor or sensor control. The new catalyst cleaned it up but...
• Re: 3 speed heater fan switch in canada ??
  Historical mailing list - Yves Demers
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:14:23 -0800
  ...a power pulse modulation to control the speed >> also it comes in kit form you can mount that unit any where you want lot...
• Re: install heater core in AC housing.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 17:43:18 -0800
  ...I do > not know if that matters but that would NOT take a heter core. > > it's a odd 2 piece unit. > > We had...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:43:56 -0700
  ...If for any reason the engine stops (misfires permanently) wheile you > >are > > > >driving the van, the Hall sending unit will stop generating the Hall...
• 2.1 digifant MV engine Air Flow Sensor Wiring Harness 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 22:49:09 +0100
  ...air flow sensor, and idle stabilizor control unit... good thing that eBay is around or I would be bankrupt by now! <�)))>{ <�)))>{ <�)))>{ <�)))>{ <�)))>{ <�)))>{ Robert S. Fish...
• Re: 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:33:44 -0500
  ...Apparently >> something in the Engine Control Unit itself (under the back seat) was >> causing the idle problem. Just an idea. I have all of...
• 2.1 fuel injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 06:13:48 EDT
  ...kill the engine, unplugging it by the yellow connector on the firewall drops the rpm. Swapped in an Idle Stabiliser Control Unit from a...
• Re: New to water cooled, temp questions(long response)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:44:03 -0500
  ...heater unit under the rear seat, I notice that there is a valve that controls water to this unit. For the engine to run...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:51:33 +0000
  ...coolant preheater - webasto BBW46- was installed in the > > engine compartment. it had a little digital control readout mounted under > > the dash this coolant preheater...
• Re: ISV questions (updates and clarifications)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 23:48:19 -0600
  ...the idle stabilizer > control unit, temp II sensor, spark plugs, plug wires, and O2 sensor. I have > also: cleaned the AFM, measured AFM resistance...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 16:19:05 -0700
  ...re "If you get sparks that means the Hall Effect> Unit is working in sending the signal to the ECU. " - not necessarily so. I...
• Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:16:46 -0700
  ...Jetta engine I installed in my Westy. The ECU and wiring harness are from an automatic Jetta. Auto tranny TCM (trans. control module) NOT...
• Re: AFM ADJUSTING
  Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 19:41:51 -0500
  ...Swapped out >>idle stabillizer unit with a good one, tested oxy sensor per your instructions, and replaced all the >>usual tune up items with...
• Re: Aftermarket Rooftop Cooling Experiences?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 13 May 2011 16:09:52 +0000
  ...reinforce it to carry the A/C? > Remote control, thermostat, wiring, inverter for when the engine is > running... ? > With the 75-100lb weight up...
• Re: Coolant warning light problem, REPLY
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 01:03:24 EDT
  ...Remove the electrical connector, bridge the connector with a wire, by doing this you are fooling the control unit that controls the stupid red...
• Re: Electric Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 22:24:44 -0400
  ...from their engines. So why not electrically drive the water pump > and power steering ? Just think, you could add a speed control for the...
• '66 air conditioner (description + anyone want it?)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 14:14:09 -0700
  ...The unit described came on the 1966 standard microbus that I bought 1.5 years ago. The bus had a blown engine when I...
• Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 14:43:40 -0700
  ...The idle stabilization valve and control unit are currently unplugged. (see below). However. If: engine systems are working correctly, IS system is connected, no...
• Re: No injector pulse 81 AFC vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jon
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 06:53:28 -0500
  ...of engine compt) is rare but has happened 5. Depending on model you have, you may have a bad electronic ignition control unit if...
• Hard Starting Cold and Hot
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:49:27 -0500
  ...runs fine otherwise --not sure how to check the idle stabilizer control unit I am close to giving up on this problem and take...
• Re: VW relay #53, 141 951 253B
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 20:16:13 +0000
  ...ECU, to > the power steering pressure switch, and the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit. > The fuel pump relay #86 and the ECU relay #86 is...
• Re: Mystery Parts in 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:46:23 -0800
  ...the engine. > > Part 2 is an air hose that is not connected to anything. > > Part 3 is a missing idle control unit. Do I...
• Re: LED to tell when fan is on.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:26:43 -0800
  ...I went with a adjustable fan control kit. This uses a sending unit that is a radiator probe, that just gets pushed into the...
• Rain problem and Upper control bushing question
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 10:26:19 -0500
  ...there is some water on the driver side around the coil and the control unit (not sure if that's what it, so some...
• Re: Digifant problem update
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 18:36:58 -0500
  ...I have isolated the bucking to either the ISV or the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit behind the right tail light, because the engine runs...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 May 2012 10:35:21 -0700
  ...You may know this, but I found that it's possible to R&R the LCA, knuckle, radius arm as a "unit". image: http...
• Re: '87 Syncro GL scary high idle
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:22:55 -0500
  ...idle like idle stabilizer, idle control unit, ECU etc. but in vain. Finally he ordered a whole engine wire harness and the problem fixed...
• Re: 84 and 85 engine differences?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 20:48:21 -0700
  ...I believe the 85 has the two separate switches used on 83.5-84 as a single unit on the 85. Engine Number Survey...
• Re: Another LED application
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Wed, 07 Aug 1996 22:22:39 -0400
  ...thermostat to the dist. unit.). Sooo, I removed the thermostat (I know, I know, it's bad for the engine in cold weather, but...
• Re: Update on the Haltech ECU Hassles
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 23:43:12 -0500
  ...about $75, but you can't beat the price for total engine control and data logging of every conceivable parameter. Just to give you...
• Re: Electrical charging options?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 30 Apr 2023 11:50:25 -0400
  This is why I rely so much on this list and Dennis, Anyone got the link to the correct most up to date unit...
• Re: Help Major Surging
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 16:07:40 -0400
  ...Replaced > Idle Stabilizer valve (on top of engine), opened up and checked the > Idle > Stabilizer Control unit (behind taillight, and checked every single > !$%*& > vacuum...
• Re: Oil pressure alarm problems problems--this is a good one for any one up for a challenge.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:04:33 +0000
  ...As I start the engine and drive away EVERY time, > > regardless of > > engine temp, when the engine gets to about 2200 rpm's the...
• Re: Brake Pedal Pulse Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:09:45 -0700
  ...the upper control arm bushings. Great tip on hand brake check! Shop likely removed each wheel and drum as a unit. There's a...