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• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 11:00:03 -0600
  ...valve, control unit or both? > Chad, > > At 12:10 AM 9/11/2003, Chad Morris wrote: > >I did not realize the Idle Stabalizer Control...
• Re: Vanagon + LED Brake Lights + AudioVox CCS-100
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 8 May 2020 00:51:25 -0700
  ...Connect the purple cruise control wire to the side > of the brake switch that usually has 0 Volts DC but +12 Volts DC when...
• Re: Blower Knobs -- is this normal?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 May 2012 18:50:14 -0700
  You have the only climate control vanagon known to exist I'd have to say. they do that ..assuming you mean the front and...
• Re: 1980 Vanagon (Missing knob for temp. control?)
  Historical mailing list - aircooledchris
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:16:13 -0800
  ...When I > bought > the van there was a knob missing just below the temperature control > panel. > It is centered right below it. Since I...
• Re: Solar charge controller needed what were the recommendations from a while back
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 20:41:01 -0400
  I've had good luck with a Tracer 20a mppt controller I bought off Amazon. Rob vwrobb@gmail.com On Sun, Oct 29, 2017...
• Re: hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 6 Nov 2016 12:32:17 -0800
  ...I disconnected the idle control computer, (in front of pass. side tail light), blocked outlet from intake snorkel to ISV and inlet at hose...
• Re: Control Arm Bushings)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:18:10 -0700
  ...My 84 has 210,000 miles and I only >> replaced the upper >> control arm bushings and the upper ball joints whereas >> Dixie at 232...
• Re: Galley lighting addition
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 08:37:24 -0700
  ...The strips I have along the drivers side pelmet and the sliding door pelmet are individually controlled by two controllers mounted at the top...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting??
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:03:02 +0200
  ...Switch to LED lighting > > "Guessing LED 'fools' the Cruise Control that brakes have not been > applied yet." > > and, > > "If a particular cruise control setup...
• 1987 High Idle-Follow Up
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 12:59:26 -0400
  ...I've switched out the Idle Stabilizer Control Valve with one >known to be good and had the same problem. Next I disconnected the...
• Re: Digifant II... ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:48:34 -0800
  ...A knock sensor , idle stabilization controlled by the ECU( no idle stabilizer relay), and Hall control unit. Vanagon's Hall control is in the...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 06:50:22 EST
  ...How many folks out there have a *bad* IS control unit? I'd love one to verify if it's the transistor that went...
• Re: digijet vs. digifant
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:15:23 -0700
  ...One idle control valve failure, one temp II sensor and one replaced O2 sensor..bout it. New plugs once a year or about 20k...
• Re: 84 coolant light.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:20:49 -0400
  ...This control is entirely on the cluster printed circuit. On an '84 the coolant level control module should be connected so that low coolant...
• Re: Has heat, but it smells
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  20 Sep 1995 08:55:57 -0700
  ...The entire assembly of control levers is supposted to be removable as a unit from the dash with the cables attached. Bently has a...
• Re: cruise control module
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 25 Apr 2015 15:09:29 -0700
  ...could anyone please tell me where's the location of the cruise control >> module (the rectangle aluminum box) - '90 Carat >> >> thanks in advance >> >> dan >> >
• Re: Power WIndow Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:23:13 -0800
  ...Fuse # 12 is listed for cruise control, A/C, power windows, aux heater, fresh air fan, power mirrors and the rear wiper. the circuit...
• Re: Lube for heater control cable?
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:52:27 -0600
  Spray a bit of silicone lube onto the wire at the control end, and then work the lever back and forth. Repeat once or...
• Re: Frequency recommendation to replace Vanagon fuel gasoline lines
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Wed, 11 May 2016 17:43:31 -0400
  ...My question is regarding the grey original abrasion control covers that were over the original VW fuel injection lines. Is there any need to...
• ECU Chip Upgrade and Digifant Tool
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 18:30:29 -1000
  ...So hear I go on a learning journey of the use of the Digifant Tool and what is coming from the Van So Control...
• HELP! Macintosh control panels setup for Bentley CD-ROM.
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Fri, 3 May 2002 14:30:54 +0900
  ...The Bentley support team said following. ------------------------ 17) Go up to your apple icon (upper left corner), choose "control panels", then choose "Location Manager". ------------------------ I...
• Re: Overheating Problem FIXED! Thanks all...
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 22:44:53 +0000
  ...The MV Digifant motor uses the distributor Hall sensor as a simple ignition switch revolution counter and all timing adjustments are controlled in the...
• Re: ISV troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:57:38 +0000
  ...signal (shorted closed)at all times? 2) The idle stabilization control module controls the ISV with a mA current. I believe the nominal hot...
• Re: Tiptronic
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:52:14 -0700
  On 9/11/05, Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@gmx.de> wrote: > > The tiptronics are electronically controlled and depend on their > respective engine ECUs. So the...
• Audiovox ccs100 cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:02:37 -0700
  I'm looking to buy the Audiovox ccs100 cruise control, but so far have not found a source in Canada or a business that...
• Re: Solar panel question
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 19:25:38 -0500
  Don't know how good it is, but I saw a cheap charge controller at harbor freight. I think it was $20-30 and...
• Re: Clicking under the dash?
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:41:11 -0400
  You haven't mentioned - but do you have cruise control? I have cruise control and an automatic transmission. I know that there is a...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:56:07 -0500
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• Re: '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:08:43 -0500
  I tole ya... (grinning, ducking & running) Geo/ATL
• Fuel injection woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 17:49:16 -0500
  I think I have things under control... please stand by. Jim
• Re: Vanagon heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 25 May 2009 19:52:44 -0600
  Go here: http://www.prhelp.net/Vanagon_HVAC.pdf bob
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:28:56 -0400
  What does the cable across the top do? Cruise control?
• Re: 91 Westy, idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:07:47 -0400
  The idle control valve rarely goes bad. Sometimes the idle control fails but usually it will fail so there is a low idle or...
• Re: Fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 04:48:52 +0000
  ...I like the cruise control on my '87 Westy, but it will go to WOT on fairly small hills. With the digitool, I can...
• Re: Solar ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:32:01 -0800
  ...Guess I should look at controllers now. I just replaced my NAPA battery with a pro-rated $40 warranty charge. Guess that is reasonable...
• Can Someone Please Shed Some Light....
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:30:45 +0000
  On interior dash lights? More specifically the little bulb that lights the heater controls. As I mentioned Friday I hit a junk yard and...
• Re: cruise control problems
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 07:35:18 EST
  ...Am I correct in assuming that my stock 1990 Westy does not have magnets that are employed in the cruise control mechanism? From the...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 04:55:03 +0000
  ...Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon? >Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:22:02 -0400 > >Sorry to disagree with you but...
• Re: UperControlArmBushings
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:10:52 -0800
  searching vaico on thesamba got some hits in the giant upper control arm bushing thread http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/search.php?search...
• Re: Idle Stabilization parts Costs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:16:27 -0500
  ...I find I >apparently will need an idle stabilizer valve and the idle stabilizer >control box that goes in front of the right hand...
• Re: Fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - David Stell
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 16:59:47 -0500
  ...When I drive to work on the highway I > use cruise control. <snip> > I guess the answer is, if you want better fuel > consumption...
• Re: PWM controller , was Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:55:42 -0500
  ...PWM controller , was Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround? If somebody wanted to do it they could use the FET's you find on...
• Re: Gas heater wiring
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:15:23 -0400
  Mark, thanks, but it just shows the control box not what wires go to which terminals. I had already found that page, it is...
• Re: Since is Friday: Can I ask a question about....
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:02:34 -0700
  ...I would like the fan to > be control by the pull chain only (at the fan) and the lights on the fan to > be...
• Re: idle air control valve?
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
  Mon, 16 May 2022 08:08:47 -0700
  ...Eric Caron > On May 15, 2022, at 5:46 PM, Jennifer Rabbitt <yoursocialconcierge@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Hello Volks, > > Looking for an Idle Air Control...
• Re: Hall Sender Videos
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Nov 2013 13:58:59 -0500
  ...is this a bad way (risky) to test if power is coming >from ECU? This same wire connects to the idle control unit. He...
• Re; Bad paint job
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 6 May 2000 23:22:10 -0500
  ...There is just no way to control, how much you are taking off at any given time. The only way that I know, to...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 16:53:01 -0500
  ...Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights... Hi there... My illuminating lights behind the heater/vent control panel and the cigarette lighter (with...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mccullough
  Mon, 5 Oct 2020 20:53:35 -0500
  ...https://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/cruise-control-kits?page=2 https://www.thecruisecontrolstore.com/search.php?search_query=specific+cruise+contro%3B...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Specs
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 12:47:23 -0400
  ...IMHO this transistor burns out when the Idle Stabilizer Control Valve starts making demands for too much current. I think this happens when the...
• Re: Pfft, boring ;-) was:Styled Cockpit FISH
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 11:09:43 -0600
  ...TWO stalks on the left side of the steering column? Is that upper one a cruise control/MFA control stalk? Seats look comfy (and...
• Re: 1/10 scale model remote control Split
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 10:54:26 -0500
  ...1/10 scale model remote control Split > To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > > Volks, just saw a 1/10 scale model remote control Split by...
• Re: AAR auxillary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 16:55:14 -0400
  ...My understanding is that the actual valve doesn't react to temperature changes, nor does the control electronics. I do believe that the system...
• Urgency of Upper Control Arm Bushing replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 21:38:15 -0500
  ...The Upper Control Arm (A Arm) has loose bushings that are thunking over bumps. An examination shows pretty deteriorated bushings on the A as...
• Re: opinions on shocks... please
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 26 Nov 2016 17:14:38 -0500
  ...I felt the Bilsteins were a little soft for my taste although they offered pretty good spring control. I currently have Koni Red Heavy...
• Re: control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 20 May 2013 13:51:23 -0400
  ...I > already purchased some control arm bushings, and now see there are some > polyurethane style available from Burly motors and some other sources. > Curious...
• Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Steven Mills
  Sat, 16 May 2020 23:21:09 -0500
  ...Idle control valve does not vibrate/hum but will open/close on bench test. idle Control Module and valve has been changed out with...
• Need a ventilation control cable ...
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:03:24 -0700
  ...The cable for the second lever up on the ventilation control panel broke. Can't close off the air. Gary Young, over at Young...
• Re: AC in the winter
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 1994 18:01:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If you notice on the heater controls there are the three A/C settings and then the upper/lower and defrost controls. The order...
• Re: Vent intake off when?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 00:34:25 +0200
  Andrew Grebneff wrote: > My 84 came without a manual, and I have trouble with the heater controls > (why can't VW learn from the...