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Re: Front window washer: no spray.('87)
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Sat, 12 Feb 2000 14:25:39 EST
...Remove the shroud around the steering column and look for the contacts just above the ignition switch. I just used an ignition file to...
Re: Electrical gremlins back
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:58:33 -0500
...stay on after the ignition is switched off. I thought I could live > with >> it but as I'm driving around this winter trying...
Re: unusual problem
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sun, 3 Dec 2000 10:41:25 EST
...a source of power to the starter motor independant of the ignition switch which may indicate an intermittent sticking contact >> Yes. Remove the starter...
Dometic frig question
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 12 Aug 2006 18:14:02 -0700
...The frig only works while the ignition button is being pushed in. I assumed this meant the thermocouple switch was bad and wouldn't...
Re: New Ig Switch, Still no Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
Thu, 12 Nov 1998 20:33:47 -0500
...I did notice that the headlight wire insulation was a little melted there near the ignition switch. <P>Darrell loaned me another ECU and...
Re: Wipers suddenly not working, trip tomorrow
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Sat, 1 Jun 2013 21:58:57 -0500
...How can I test if >> power is coming off that terminal? >> > > If the headlights work (key on) then the ignition switch X contact is...
Neutral Switch wiring
Historical mailing list - rea
Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:47:51 -0400
...The local VW expert says it needs a new ignition switch but I am not certain that is the problem..It starts right up...
'86 GL electrical (sound system) question
Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:58:41 -0500
...What would be ideal would be if just having the key in the ignition switch closed a circuit that was supposed to trigger an...
Re: HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
Historical mailing list - Wendell Hovey
Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:07:45 -0600
...This change supplies the > cruise with brake light reference voltage only when the cruise > switch and the ignition switch is on. > > c) I added...
Re: No start, (no crank actually)
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:48:29 -0300
...I'm thinking ignition switch again. Anybody suggest where to get one that will last more than a year? > Thanks
Adding Horns. B+ (30) To Power Horns OK?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:12:37 -0700
...install switch to allow use of stock or added (2) louder horns via 2 relays. Stock horn switch (ground) --> SPDT *switch to control negative...
'86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:49:48 -0500
...The fuel relays and, thusly, the fuel pump were not cycling when I turned the ignition switch. I discovered that if I lightly tapped...
Re: Stuck Solenoid????
Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 18:12:31 -0700
Steve, I'm not sure on how your solenoid is wired, but on my 81 it is direct from the ignition switch. As the...
Re: ECU and starting question
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:39:48 -0500
...On the > diagram the wire that feeds the switch in the relay comes from this #15 terminal > (instead of #4 on the ignition module...
hard starting Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 19:27:39 -0500
...Replaced the battery about three times before that and not long ago, replaced the ignition switch. I traced the problem to a voltage drop...
Re: Sticky diesel starter motor
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 08:58:39 -0700
...I took the > plastic off the steering column and now I have to move the black plug on the > base of the ignition switch...
Re: 'green glow'
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 07:20:55 -0400
You have a slight leak to ground ( could be many thousand ohms) somewhere in the circuit going from the indicator to the column switch...
Re: Lost all power; regained engine, but no headlights, wipers
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 2 Oct 2009 13:34:19 -0400
...I think your X-contact on the ignition switch has failed. It feeds the headlights and the load reduction relay, which feeds wipers, fans...
Re: Gowesty starter problems
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 5 Sep 2016 23:00:03 +0000
If your ignition switch was Meyle brand, your four weeks is a longer duty cycle than I have gotten from them. Jim On Mon...
Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:12:15 -0800
...with >> ignition off + headlight switch on, three LEDs in the dashboard glow. >> With engine running + headlight switch off - normal. Engine running >> + headlight switch on...
Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:07:47 -0800
You can get a VW magneto ignition if you wish. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1504055 http://www.thesamba.com...
Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:29:27 -0500
...If you want to ditch the ignition system, buy a diesel. Angus On Nov 21, 2013, at 2:52 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM...
Re: starter wiring
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:45:05 -0500
Most likley your ignition switch, get one. Not bad to have a spare. The neutral safety switch may also be worn through or just...
Re: Solved, buzzer stays on when key removed
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 7 May 2021 21:44:33 -0400
OK, Answer is the electrical part of the ignition switch was cracked. So sometimes the button moved to the side. That is what was...
Re: help with ig switch replacemt
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 6 Feb 2001 08:31:24 -0800
...I found the exploded pic in Haynes and bentley, but neither tells how to remove/replace the ignition switch. Can anyone help? VIQ is...
Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Sun, 14 Aug 2005 18:53:23 -0400
...engine runs until you switch ignition off. Thief's procedure: start car, engine runs for 30 seconds, then stops. Car won't start again...
Re: Ignition Switch installation
Historical mailing list
Mon, 22 May 2000 23:17:56 EDT
You will find it here on my "Ask Ken" page along with other helpful articles. http://199.217.188.30/disc2_frm.htm Hope...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Donald Long
Wed, 12 Feb 2003 17:57:33 +0000
<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>I had same prob with 86 vanagon.  was ignition switch.<BR></P> <P>don<BR></P...
$100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Thu, 3 Jul 2014 01:32:31 +0000
...replaced the ignition switch. Still same problem. 2. made a jumper for the ignition switch plug with 4 male terminals. One terminal to the...
Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 2 Jul 2014 19:39:12 -0700
...replaced the ignition switch. Still same problem. 2. made a jumper for the ignition switch plug with 4 male terminals. One terminal to the...
Re: '71 bus fuel cap
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Mon, 29 Aug 94 14:22:08 CDT
On Mon, 29 Aug 94 14:18:21 CDT Jerry Huff said: >Does everyone know that the ignition key unlocks the gas cap? I...
RE: '71 Ignition Problems
Historical mailing list
Wed, 05 Jun 1996 17:09:12 -0400
>>Finally got around to getting the '71 camper ready for the camping season. >>Tried to start it and found there to be no ignition...
Re: Just picked up a 79 westy... no keys..
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 16:57:40 -0500
...If any of them happens to use the same key as the ignition switch (somewhat likely given that at one time, everything took the...
Re: '90 GL dying at idle
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:04:01 -0400
...Ignition switch going bad and large amount of keys is actually shutting the ignition off. 2. ECU is getting flakey. 3. Hall Sender in...
Re: No headlights
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:54:47 -0800
...install GoWesty instrument foil replacement kit. >> >> I’ve done no troubleshooting so far. (Other that cycle headlight, dimmer >> and ignition switches a few times...
Re: FW: '85 Defroster Switch Mojo
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:33:41 -0400
...defroster switch as an on/off power >source for my radio. (I wanted to be able to run the radio with the >ignition off...
Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning...
Historical mailing list - ok artguy
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 13:19:40 -0600
Bill- So under normal circumstances, there's power to the solenoid all the time, but it's only activated when the ignition switch is...
Re: no fuse for fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 11 Mar 2023 13:43:50 -0800
...up) air regulator. > Note > >> that the ECU and ignition get powered from the ignition switch. The ECU > and > >> fuel pump relay get powered from...
Re: HELP: Engine stopped
Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
Sun, 10 Jul 2016 19:48:45 -0700
...The switch seems to work in the sense that I hear at least one relay > coming on when I turn the ignition to the...
Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:04:43 -0400
...has a throttle position switch, and no knock sensor like the Vanagon. >The Digifant II also has a Hall Ignition Control Unit. Digifant I...
Power cutoff switch
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:33:27 EDT
...ignition...) I guess I'll just pull the cutoff switch and dangle it behind the dash, so I can install the fog switch in...
Re: Ignition Switch Fixed
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Wed, 1 Sep 1999 22:09:58 -0500
...Marshall Ruskin, 84 Westy Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous" >Hello All, > >Got the ignition switch fixed with no trouble at all. Bought a...
Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:48:10 -0700
No, the wire that seems to come from the ignition switch is really a ground wire of sorts, through the starter motor coil. The...
88 GL - Failure to start - The Saga Continues
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 15 Jun 2014 23:22:22 -0500
...Computer control for ignition via Hall sender - Good Fuel pressure test: 30+ psi With a brief pause after the ignition switch is turned on...
Re: Starting issues
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:10:45 -0500
...on it starting.What should I check? Could this be the ignition > > switch?I've > > > never had a starting problem in the 25 years...
Re: My Ignition switch replacement experience
Historical mailing list - jon
Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:14:37 -0800
...good instructions I'll try them out as soon as my > Ignition switch arrives. > I ordered it from Busdepot so it might take awhile...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:24:56 -0800
...The ignition spark is by definition according to engine position and the fuel injectors fire based on the same triggering event that the ignition...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:54:25 -0400
...The ECU switches the path to the chassis in response the hall sensor. Basic ignition coil operation even back to points. Points closed or...
Help requested: No headlights!!
Historical mailing list - ed
Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:32:47 -0400
...low beam switch seems to be the culprit - there's power at all terminals when the headlight switch and ignition switch are on. When...
Re: Headlights Out
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 20:30:14 -0800
...Here are the symptoms: > > (1) With ignition ON and headlight switch on, low beams do not work, but > high beams do. > (2) All fuses...
Re: Syncro oil pressure switchs
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Sep 1996 12:23:39 PST
...This gives you a light check when you turn the ignition to on.) It is located between cylinder 3 and 4. The other switch...
Electrical Gurus help needed 88 van.kinda long
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Sat, 27 Jul 2002 17:03:55 -0400
...Now, I pulled the harness off the ignition switch and plugged on a new one i had on the shelf......nothing. I then ran...
Engine dieing after coasting.. solved! Thanks
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 29 Sep 2018 09:37:23 -0700
...to restart after a long coast downhill, but after Cycling the ignition switch a few times, it'd go again and run perfect...till...
Re: cooling fan running
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Mar 2003 14:50:34 -0500
Turn off the air conditioner! Check that the switch is actually turning it off, if not that then you have to check the relays...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:51:30 -0400
...Except for the wire from the ignition switch going through the fuse box, #15 on the coil is feed directly off the ignition switch...
Re: electrical problem
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:16:51 -0500
...Ignition switch, likewise would cause some issues but not others. I would recommend investigating both. Happy Trails, Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario Canada 1973/74...
Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
Sun, 20 Jan 2002 23:24:29 +0000
...The problem probably comes from the ignition > > switch or the wires. I've heard about hard start relay bosch kit. I'm > > wondering if...
Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:35:14 -0600
...On airplanes - the electrical system is on a Master Switch - and all ignition is on magnetos tied to a magneto switch. Turn on the...
Re: quick question - running rough after 2 minutes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:13:35 -0400
...one place: "With the ignition switched off, disconnect oxygen sensor. The oxygen sensor must be disconnected with the ignition off in order to cancel...
Re: 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 - Mike Collum
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:07:22 -0500
...Mike Wesley Pegden wrote: > Today I tried a new ignition switch and changed out the transmission > ground strap. Neither fixed the problem. I don...