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• Help: '86 with erratic cold idle
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 23:34:24 EDT
  ...internal components. My recollection is that there was a procedure for testing the unit. Can anyone help? I do know that my idle stabilizer...
• Re: Ignition switch recommendations.
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 17:09:14 -0800
  ...Hot start relay, seems like a good idea, even if it does add another component, and fuse. John LiMBO
• Front Overhead AC For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:24:17 -0700
  ...All the components are there and work. The frontest overhead piece needs a small epoxy repair and the long hoses are still in the...
• Re: Aftermarket Bumpers & Class III hitches
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:38:40 -0700
  ...If you want to build it yourself here are some ideas on how I did it. It uses the stock bumper (not tubular) but...
• Re: engine stopped 2.1L Westy, 1987
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 00:13:25 -0400
  I am experiencing the same symptons on my '86 GL Camper while idling and also while driving. Hoping a needed change of ignition components...
• Name that Vanagon Part......
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 00:47:55 +0100
  Hi all, I need an ID on a very odd looking component of my '87 GL. Standing in front of the car, grill and...
• Re: WTB: '81 FI Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:35:51 -0400
  ...fuel injection components for my 1981 California > emissions Westfalia. > > -Air Flow Meter > -Injectors > -Cold Start Valve > -Fuel Pump Relay (double relay) > -Idle Stablizer > -ECU...
• Re: brain board needed for 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 07:50:30 +0000
  Gail, This is probably a solder joint on a big component that vibrates and eventually cracks, causing intermittent problems. Take the ECU apart and...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 01:27:16 -0500
  At 01:12 AM 1/22/2003, Richard Williams wrote: >The component you pointed out is definitely fried. Replacing only that Dick, I think...
• High idle on '89 -- fixed?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:27:32 -0500
  ...I reflowed all the terminals and all the large components (caps, diodes, one resistor, driver transistors). Result -- on closed throttle, idles down to 1250...
• Re: Behr AC
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 02:14:10 -0400
  ...The compressor is missing so I have no idea if any of the other AC components work. I'm going to install a vintage...
• Re: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:23:23 -0700
  ...www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=20699 http://www.busdepot.com/cables-pedal-lever-components/shift-linkage-parts/shift-linkage-parts?p...
• 1.9l Wasserboxer stumble...
  Historical mailing list - Christian Iversen
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 23:14:21 +0100
  ...The engine is carb'ed, and it has an xtremely annoing off idle stumble - Noticable when cold (under choke) and irritating when hot! I...
• Re: Bogging 1.9
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:32:18 -0600
  ...All new ignition components.. The engine idles fine, even when very hot outside (+32 C here today). when you try to accelerate from a...
• Strange Static Buzzing Noise Coming From The Dash?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:21:08 -0500
  Hello Everyone, I am having a strange issue that you might have an idea what the heck it is. I have an 88 Wolfsburg...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:32:04 -0500
  ...is re-used >> � Idle control unit (ICU) is eliminated�idle control will be handled by >> Delphi ECU >> The following components will be re-used...
• Re: kappa tweeters in the dash? - speaker grille modification
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:53:30 -0800
  > I got an idea from someone else (maybe on the list) and I sort of expanded > on it. I bought some Infinity Reference 4...
• It's a mystery
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 21:00:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...At start up the engine runs fine but deteriorates to a rough idle after it is warmed up. I don't notice any problem...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Box
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:07:05 -0400
  ...Joe.W John Rodgers wrote: > Has - or is - anyone working on reverse engineering the idle stabilizer > control using modern digital processor technology? > > Seems to...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 6 Sep 2014 13:31:59 -0400
  ...any of our vans lasted > 23-34 years without these vital components. > > Mark > > Chris S. wrote: >> ... I can't stress enough that it's...
• Re: Automatic trans- what's this part for?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Thu, 30 May 2002 10:05:36 -0700
  ...who helped to correctly identified this item for me. My Vanagon does indeed have cruise control. This component originally mounted on top of the...
• Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!! Re: Rear hatch for '88 GL - what years fit?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 21:22:40 -0400
  ...What would be the US equivalent of that oil? Has anyone an idea? /CHOP>>> I've been using Boeshield T-9 By PMS Products...
• Re: 82 window winder
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 08:24:37 -0800
  There are some plastic components of the winder and after awhile they wear out. You'll have to take things apart to see for...
• Re: high idle
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 08:23:20 -0700
  ...If I blip the throttle sharply up to about 3500 rpm I can get the > >idle to drop to 1000. I'm taking it...
• '90 Westy 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - Michael David Korsak
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 19:50:24 -0400
  ...I notice this trouble only on cold driving, before all the fluids and components have a chance to warm up. I have let the...
• Re: UPDATE - Won't idle but getting combustion-'88 2.1L (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 09:29:45 -0700
  ...Jim On Sunday, July 31, 2005, at 08:28 AM, Barrett Willet wrote: > > So my question is... > What electrical components control fuel delivery and...
• ac system for sale
  Historical mailing list - Kathy and Jamie
  Sun, 26 Sep 1999 11:18:26 -0700
  ...i have all components and am still working on getting some of them out. it should only need some hoses.i have no idea...
• Re: Subject: German quality?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:58:33 -0700
  ...plants and two component facilities starting operation in 2013. > http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/14/us-volkswagen-results-idUSBRE92D0HA20130314 > >> "VW's future...
• RE: Identifying a vacuum source??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Mar 97 05:18:10 UT
  ...Does anyone know?? * Directly behind the air cleaner lies a round plastic component with a hose attached to the top that bends at about...
• Re: Behr AC
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 16:22:06 -0700
  ...The compressor is missing so I have no idea if any of the other AC components work. I'm going to install a vintage...
• Re: power steering, oil light, batt. light???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 21:19:47 -0700
  ...stayed lit and the > power steering went out. > > any ideas????? any relationship between those components??? car still drove > just had the two indicators on...
• Re: '87 goofy idle
  Historical mailing list - Ed Vala
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 10:29:40 +0000
  ...There were a lot of components that had black spots. One black component that looked like a voltage regulator (thin approx. 1/16 thick...
• WTB: '81 FI Stuff
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:39:16 -0700
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>I'm looking for fuel injection components for my 1981 California emissions Westfalia.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV...
• Surging Idle when engine is cold
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 16:45:27 -0700
  ...But the idle remains surging until the engine starts warming up. I've checked every component that I could and it all looks good...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control unit repair?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:43:59 -0800
  ...Still had the 1800-2200RPM hot idle. ISV checked ok and was clean. Opened my OEM CU and looked for burnt components..... nada. Spent...
• Re: Intermittant cut-out
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 20:22:19 -0500
  ...and it > even cleaned up a rough idle I was experiencing. > > It seems odd that this component would fail. I've not taken it...
• Re: Low oil pressure @ 300 miles
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 08:03:54 -0700
  How did you inspect the working components inside - crank journals, rod hournals, cam journals? Also did you check the roundness of the rods or...
• Re: power steering, oil light, batt. light???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:43:39 +1200
  ...stayed lit and the >power steering went out. > >any ideas????? any relationship between those components??? car still drove >just had the two indicators on...
• FS TR2
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:30:24 -0500
  ...http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/368/ http://www.rucompatible.com/triumph/welcome.htm http://www.mossmotors.com/Browse/ComponentMenuProducts.aspx?WebCatalogID=11...
• Re: Carat - no start.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 10:29:26 -0500
  ...It's always something!!! John On Aug 6, 2017 08:51, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Swapping components like an ECU is always...
• Re: Wiper/Defroster Relay
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 21:13:09 -0500
  ...the max voltage a VW can handle without frying the components? The idea is to replace my standard 12 volt battery (8 x 1...
• Digifant component comparison between Jetta and Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:36:01 -0400
  ...vintage Digifant systems appear to share the same components. Such as mass air flow sensors, idle control valves, possibly more." I'm going to...
• Re: '87 goofy idle
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  12 Dec 1995 09:54:04 -0800
  RE>>'87 goofy idle 12/12/95 >. I took the >idle stablilizer valve out and cleaned it. Checked it out by putting 12 >volts...
• Re: 89 syncro westy ac question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 20:10:16 -0400
  ...Those composed of mixtures, Freeze-12 among them, present the possibility of differential leakage of the components through hoses and seals, and at least...
• Re: idle stablizer/its only another part (Good Info Here!)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 14:03:21 +0100
  ...One can clearly see the two components which are burned out. Now I am inspired to research this further, and see if I can...
• Electrical testing equipment
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 08:21:24 -0400
  ...Can someone please recommend tools I need to test electrical components. I see that Bentley often refers to US1119 testing equipment. What is this...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Relay_Schematic_Parts List?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:07:22 -0700
  If you search crazyvwvanman over on thesamba Vanagon forum, you should find reference to at least one of the more failure prone components (transistor...
• Re: Aluminum Bodies
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 17:19:56 -0600
  ...Don't think the Mexican idea will work, but could we replace some components ourselves? Cost? Reliability? This should keep the thread alive for...
• Re: Fuel pump stops.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 20:02:32 -0500
  ...It runs and the engine > starts and > runs. > > Any idea where to start looking for a bad component or bad connection? > >
• Re: Bogging 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:15:20 -0700
  ...a local shop with a good rep. > All new ignition components.. > > The engine idles fine, even when very hot outside (+32 C here today...
• Rough Idle troubleshooting need
  Historical mailing list - Steven Mills
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:37:24 +0000
  ...idle stabilizer, cold temp sensor, good fuel, fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel injectors, O2 sensor, ohm'ed wires to and from all components. Have...
• Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:22:06 -0700
  ...But if the sensor is heated beyond 100º C, will it have any effect on the ECU or other component? i.e. change the...
• Re: Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:09:07 -0500
  ...Also > replaced all ignition components: plugs, wires, distributor cap and > rotor. Any ideas on what I might be missing? > > Thanks, > Darren
• Re: GW Bigger Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Wed, 31 Oct 2018 08:03:14 -0500
  ...Bob http://idiopath2017.wordpress.com http://idiopath2018.wordpress.com > On Oct 31, 2018, at 07:35, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Anyone have...
• Re: water wetter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:13:45 -0500
  ...The idea behind it is sound, but whether it really works as it is supposed to in an automotive cooling systems is questionable. It...
• Re: Name that Vanagon Part......
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 21:12:39 -0600
  ...What are the wires attatched to? AB Robert Steven Fish wrote: > Hi all, > > I need an ID on a very odd looking component of...
• Re: Fuel pump stops.
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:25:08 -0700
  ...Any idea where to start looking for a bad component or bad connection?
• Questions about the installation of a BEHR frontal A/C
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 13:15:05 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo...
• VDO Coolant Gauge Sender Mystery "partially" solved....but need install ideas.
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:56:22 -0700
  ...I got this idea from a list member who did it to his Syncro...and the folks at egauges sent the components. BUT...I...
• Ignition prob ?, '85
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 1995 17:49:36 -0300
  ...Has anyone had a slow/intermittent failure of an ignition component that occurs after the engine/component has warmed up? ie some thermal problem...