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• Re: Digitool test results--no throttle switch LED at idle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:48:11 -0400
  At 06:38 PM 10/2/2008, Jim Felder wrote: >The throttle switch LED is on when when floored, but not at idle. > >What...
• Stuck accelerator at throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:50:10 -0400
  ...It seems now that the two springs at the throttle body aren't enough to get the engine back down to idle. I've...
• Re: Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 12:52:51 EST
  ...Now think for your throttle body as the wind resistance of the air into your engine. Of course the engine has to work harder...
• Re: questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:46:31 -0400
  ...The linkage between the throttle and the trans throttle lever has an adjustment and the cable has to be properly adjusted. The governor can...
• Re: digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 18:10:00 -0400
  ...digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular > Hello list, > > I'm getting closer with the details of my wbx build, > with only...
• Positive Crankcase Ventilation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Aug 2023 16:44:25 +0000
  ...It is basically an open vent leading to the engine intake between the air flow meter and throttle. The job of the tower is...
• Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 19:02:49 -0500
  ...The thottle switch light failed to lite up, signifying I had a throttle switch problem. I had a look at it and realized I...
• Re: I was wrong -- how the AFM *really* responds...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 17:44:29 -0700
  ...I was wrong -- how the AFM *really* responds... | |...to abrupt changes in throttle. This was done on an unloaded |engine, not on the road...
• Vacuum line question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:56:10 -0700
  ...there are two grey plastic lines, one from the throttle body and the other from the idle control valve, if I have that right...
• Full throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Callaghan Jr.
  Wed, 2 May 2001 07:02:34 -0700
  ...I have no power coming to the full throttle switch. I have pulled the harness off of the ECU & checked continuity from the plug...
• She's bucking...
  Historical mailing list - Rob Tippey
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:46:32 -0700
  ...2- When driving, it accelerates fine but when you get up to speed and gently ease off on the throttle to cruise in any...
• Bride of RapidIdle
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:39:52 -0700
  ...I may add another spring to help the throttle return more firmly. Anyone on the list with advice on how to get the throttle...
• Re: JB Weld Throttle body repair question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 00:01:24 -0400
  Properly adjusted the throttle should not actually close off the flow. The stop should be adjusted so that the plate wont jam shut in...
• Re: On being well grounded
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 15:25:18 -0400
  ...I believe that cleaning the grounds really well and fine tuning the throttle switch did the trick. I took a flat file and removed...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:19:07 -0400
  Hi Marlan or John well i got to wondering if i had a throttle body of that style or not and i do. i...
• Re: Fuel vs Ignition - WBX 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Sat, 16 May 2015 13:24:42 -0500
  ...But on any stop, even though the engine idles smoothly, upon acceleration, I have to lead the clutch with a little bit of throttle...
• Re: throttle body rebuild1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 21:37:52 -0400
  If you're going to spend some hard earned money for a throttle body, you at least want a real long term solution if...
• Re: throttle body fun
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 10 May 2010 01:25:46 -0400
  ...COM Sent: Sun, May 9, 2010 10:05 pm Subject: Re: throttle body fun no abrasion in this situation, static. mind you, in the...
• FIXED: Slow Throttle response on 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Atkinson
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 06:57:44 +0800
  ...I re-set them to 0.027" and test drove...all back to normal. ??? WHY would that cause the slow throttle? I thought I...
• Hwy Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:17:10 -0800
  ...While at long periods of steady cruising I took my foot of the throttle for a second, then accelerated and found a 3 to...
• Re: Orphan Wire Needs Help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 17:35:42 EST
  Bud this is the plug that hooks into the throttle position switch plug which is supposed to be mounted on your air intake. If...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Fri, 31 May 2002 06:29:50 -0500
  ...It is used to attach the throttle control element's (811 907 326) connecting rod (025 130 365) to the throttle. This post along...
• is it possible to not have a TPS?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 21:34:54 -0400
  I have been having some issues with my '85 vanagon and someone sudgested adjusting and checking the Throttle Possition Sensor. I checked the bently...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:06:38 -0700
  Kevin, One thing to keep in mind is that when the engine is warmed up (according to the TEMP II sensor), the throttle is...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . .Over running the engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:44:49 -0400
  ...The engine basically an air pump and even with the throttle closed some air will always get pulled through. When things are working properly...
• Re: FS: ECU and AFM for 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 10:09:42 -0400
  ...I'm not sure > about the throttle body though. I converted my '85 to use a 2.1 and the '85 > throttlebody fit the...
• Re: Analog TPS fitted to a WBX throttle body?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 06:36:05 +0000
  ...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: throttle flat spot
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:44:21 -0500
  ...Tuesday, January 02, 2007 6:15 PM >> Subject: [VANAGON] throttle flat spot >> >> >> Hello >> >> 1983 vanagon 1.9l waterboxer >> >> I thought it was the rpm...
• Re: erratic running - Help requested
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walters
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 14:00:56 -0700
  ...Sounds like a stuck idle switch on the throttle body. Up to '84s have two switches in plain sight, later ones have one switch...
• Re: black tail pipe
  Historical mailing list - Remco deJong
  Sat, 11 Oct 1997 23:52:48 -0400
  ...The engines are enriched as a function of throttle position or some convolution of throttle position and air flow or straight out manifold air...
• Re: Sudden High idle solved thanks
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:16:57 -0800
  ...Today when light, discovered the connector to the throttle body (sensing WOT and closed) had come adrift. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas...
• Re: What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 5 May 2008 09:54:21 -0400
  ...With air in the system (cap on), you can operate the throttle by hand and watch the coolant level go down then, when you...
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 13:01:05 -0500
  ---- Raceing Cajun <raceingcajun@COMMUNICOMM.COM> wrote: > You need a BMFH! And a genital rap. Please don't rap the genitals too hard!
• Re: Outcome of the Throttle Switch Saga
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:48:21 -0500
  It's not. > > Hopefully my idle will once again be stable. > > Thanks again! > > Dave in KC > 85 Westy
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:31:04 -0700
  I can confirm, having rebuilt my throttle body , that there is only one switch. On Saturday, April 16, 2016, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com...
• was Mexico trip report; now EJ25 cutout problem
  Historical mailing list - John King
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:02:32 -0700
  ...If you don't close the throttle, the engine stays off. I suspect the engine computer because it seems like the TPS (throttle position...
• Re: type IV still misses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 95 17:04:09 PDT
  ...The jerking at a certain throttle position may be a worn air flow box. It was on my '78 TypeIV motor. At a comfortable...
• Re: High idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:47:30 -0500
  Haven't checked the throttle position switch.... At 02:40 PM 1/7/2008, Van-Again@umdmail4.umassd.edu:Kenneth Wilford wrote: >It could...
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 09:25:36 -0500
  Stephan, I'll bet a quart of oil, that your hesitation problem is directly related to your throttle positioning switch, being out of wack...
• Re: Engine Twitch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 21:19:51 -0500
  mis-adjusted closed throttle switch or dirty AFM tracks? >From: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> >Reply-To: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET...
• Re: 1.9 loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:04:35 -0400
  ...The Bently has the proceedure for a multimeter test.Check the throttle switch for proper adjustment(.004). Does the switch click on just off...
• Re: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:52:21 -0800
  ...I would hit the throttle at the bottom and nothing would happen - just sputtering. I'd pull over, stop the engine, restart and all...
• Got dem ole lousy idle blues again,mama
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:08:42 -0700
  ...I swapped the rubber elbo betweenthe afmand throttle.Oh, I adjusted the throttle switch,again. I went through the Bentley twice and all comoponents...
• The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:26:04 -0700
  ...On the earlier 1.9L's there are two switches on the throttle valve. One closes when the foot is off the gas pedal...
• Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:53:07 -0700
  One thing to remember when replacing the Throttle Body is replace the seal between the TB and Center Air Plenum and DON"T use...
• Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:35:23 -0700
  ...An intro and Throttle Body leak question | |Susie and "Butters" are located in the Seattle area. | |If there are no listees available to assist...
• 87 2.1 loss power
  Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
  Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:44:34 -0400
  ...I also checked the throttle switch and that needs to be adjusted. It works correctly full throttle but not at rest. The throttle butterfly...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:24:17 -0700
  it's got a switch on the bottom, ( of the throttle body ) and a short black wire leading from the switch to a two...
• Timing the watercooled?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 20:16:47 +0000
  ...I found no vacuum at the rear throttle housing fitting for vacuum retard. Bentley shows (page 24-24a-b), on the later version, distributor...
• Running rich.....me too
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:31:58 -0400
  ...Although it may have been doing so for a while now, it has really been bad since I installed a new throttle valve switch...
• Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 May 2008 23:23:17 -0400
  ...The mixture is enriched for full throttle and the O2 sensor is ignored for 25 crank revolutions after closed throttle, ( fuel cut-off), with...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 May 2011 15:20:41 -0700
  ...a rod too. > > you either remove the throttle body from the plenum, and rotate the > whole throttle body to screw or unscrew in the...
• Re: High Idle Solution!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 10:52:32 EST
  ...I would say 75% of 2.1l Vanagons out there have the Throttle position switch problem. Some don't have the high idle but...
• Re: Digitool test results--no throttle switch LED at idle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 19:15:58 -0400
  At 06:53 PM 10/2/2008, Jim Felder wrote: >How do I get to this switch? It/they are on the throttle body...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Are_all_2.1_engines_digifant=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
  Mon, 5 May 2014 05:57:47 -0400
  ...If you haven't got > Bentley let me know and I'll photograph the pages for you. > > If the throttle body is worn (and...
• Re: bucking/stumbling, etc. - 91 2.1 WBX Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:50:35 -0500
  ...It ran fine under full throttle. It would only act up after you > reached speed and eased off the throttle lightly. Or when cruising...
• Re: That Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:58:29 -0700
  ...You want to attach to the throttle cable location at the throttle lever. It should be easy to hook up. I have not done...
• Re: Bucking and Stalling
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:49:36 -0500
  ...Listen closely as you turn the throttle by hand. A quick click and then a click at full throttle is supposed to happen.I...
• Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 22:18:49 -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...
• 87 GL: One Problem Solved - and a New One
  Historical mailing list - Larry
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 20:53:50 -0500
  ...On the freeway, it will run better at full throttle. The middle half of the throttle is a virtual dead band with the power...