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Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
Historical mailing list - tinker man
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:58:05 +0200
...I want to > measure engine RPM without a strobe light, by connecting a frequency > counter to the Hall control unit ignition coil drive output...
Idle Stabliser Control Unit
Historical mailing list - Ken Turner
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:58:15 +0200
...I see on the wiring diagram, that it lies between the Hall Sensor and the Transistorised Ignition Control Unit. Can it do anything at...
Re: WTB: Injector Driver Module
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:23:27 -0700
...The part number you refer to is correctly called an Ignition Control Module - runs the Hall Unit on the distributor. Fits 79 Cal Bus...
Re: Hall effect sender (trivia)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Nelson
Thu, 28 Oct 1999 23:41:35 -0600
...Anyway, the hall sender unit > consists of a collar on the distro shaft and a plate in the > distro with some electronics and then...
Re: 88 GL - Failure to start - The Saga Continues
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 10:02:12 -0600
...New end connector fixed this problem. > > Hall Sensor or ECU. The two things beside the coil that control spark are > the hall sensor (inside...
Re: vanagon misfiring after 30 mins
Historical mailing list - John Thomas
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 11:53:22 -0700
...Is it the same as the "Hall Control Unit"? Thanks John
Re: Idle Stabliser Control Unit
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:22:47 -0800
...I see on the wiring diagram, that it lies between the Hall Sensor and > the Transistorised Ignition Control Unit. Can it do anything at...
Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 11:05:20 -0800
...idle control system used on the 1.9 and 2.1 WBX It looks like the GW engine position unit has 2 hall sensors...
Running Rich - Need Help Please!
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Tue, 22 Jul 1997 08:05:26 -0700
...Everything checked out except for pins 15 & 1 which were supposed to give me 1.5V with a Fairchild Hall Control Unit. My results...
Re: Fw: HELP!
Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:52:53 -0500
...Hall Sender checked out fine. > Told the Idle Speed Control Unit needed to be replaced. > Action taken: > Replaced Idle Speed Control Unit > > After driving...
Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:38:15 -0700
...I want to > measure engine RPM without a strobe light, by connecting a frequency > counter to the Hall control unit ignition coil drive output...
WTB: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System
Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 13:11:38 -0400
...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: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 20 Nov 2000 18:17:26 -0800
...Another thing to consider is that the knock control unit is actually the iginition control unit. It is mapping the advance of the spark...
Re: Rough Idle on 84 Vanagon 1.9L - Help
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Sat, 18 May 2002 20:24:01 -0400
...I did have the idle stabilizer plugs connected together. > I am wondering if it could be the hall control unit. My understanding is > that...
Re: hall-effect part
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:24:28 EDT
...All they had was something they call a control module. I believe it is the unit Bentley calls the Hall Generator which mounts next...
Re: Weird Stuff----
Historical mailing list - David Richoux
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 09:48:49 -0800
...control unit (and probably to the unit marked TRNSTR IGN CNTRL Unit - [translates as Transitional Ignition Control, I guess, and is not the Hall...
Re: DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Sun, 2 Jan 2000 13:06:46 -0800
...problem which is controled by the module in responce to the Hall sensor. Modules fail with twice the frequency of Hall sensors, unless it...
Re: ISC troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:23:16 -0800
...So far I have built a couple annoying prototype digital controllers. I blew up the first one (5v controllers don't like 12v). The...
Waterboxer starting problems
Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
Sat, 2 Dec 1995 15:30:02 PST
...The Hall control unit checks out OK. Sparkplug wires are OK. The odd thing is, if I put the battery charger on it for...
Re: No spark
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 23 Jul 2000 18:52:50 -0400
...Does the > fuel injection control unit have anything to do with the spark? > Does this model have an ECU? Thanks in advance for any...
Re: Wasserboxer Distributor into A/C 2.0
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:34:54 -0700
...The distributor drops right into > the Beetle crankcase and you get a Hall-effect trigger, the > standard VW-Audi control module (same as Holden...
Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:31:12 -0500
...It also mentions the Ignition Control Module, I have looked and looked and can't seem to find this. The wires from the Hall...
Re: Weird "idle" problem
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:01:44 -0700
"brain" = the idle control unit? It's just a plastic cover. What I found tricky with that part, is actually getting connector off. The...
Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
Fri, 30 May 2008 18:26:20 -0700
...Car VSS unit: > <http://www.smallcar.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=78> > When I installed my aftermarket electronic cruise control unit, I > struggled...
Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:48:13 -0700
...From there it goes to 4/86 of the electromagnetic coil on the digifant control unit relay. The coil is energized, and this closes...
Re: no spark, no gas, no love
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Tue, 3 Dec 2002 20:07:57 +0000
...it is to be connected to the ignition control unit via the green wire. the Hall sender is connected to the ignition control unit...
Need help with an electrical(?) problem, '87 Syncro
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Thu, 22 May 2003 08:19:40 -0700
...I have checked the idle control and Halls units, bypassed the idle control unit, and changed out the ECU, without any change in symptoms...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:54:45 -0600
...It has a section on Hall sensors: http://playground.arduino.cc//Main/InterfacingWithHardware#Magnetic_Hall My Digifant pro manual shows that the IS unit...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:14:48 -0700
...Im getting spark to all my cylinders, then the hall distributor (AKA ignition control unit) is functioning properly. yes or no?? where does the...
Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:29:01 -0800
...Is this the Hall Sensor? > > Yup - the little box below the coil. > >> Bentley shows method for checking. Doesn't seem too hard. Maybe use...
Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
Historical mailing list - jon
Mon, 8 Jan 2007 11:53:14 -0800
...The IC unit is connected to: ISV (of course) PS Pressure Switch Temp II Idle Switch Hall Sensor AC Switch Once how much "adjustment...
Re: start - won't sart - solution
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 21:24:19 -0700
...The signals from the hall unit go into the ECU and the ECU determines the timing based on that and other factors including the...
Ford's new silicone goo... interesting stuff for our Syncro!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:16:13 -0700
...would install an hall sender type device that will give off speed signal every 90 or 180 degrees. A control unit would be user...
86 idle hunting and idle control unit
Historical mailing list - John Brigstocke
Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:41:07 -0400
Hello all, Have an 86 westy that has hunting idle - idle controller is varying the idle speed at a rate of 2-3 times...
Re: start - won't sart - solution
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 23:37:46 -0500
...The signals from the hall unit go into the >ECU and the ECU determines the timing based on that and other factors >including the...
Got dem ole lousy idle blues again,mama
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:08:42 -0700
...pipe ,as a unit.Then I swapped a afm,hall control,idle stabilizer.The o2 sensor swapped with the exhaust unit. I swapped the...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 10:55:29 -0700
...Im getting spark to all my cylinders, then the hall > distributor (AKA ignition control unit) is functioning > properly. yes or no?? > > where does the...
Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:46:20 -0700
...The Digifant II also has a Hall Ignition Control Unit. Digifant I has a throttle position potentiometer, an ignition coil power stage, and a...
Re: DigiJet Hall Control Unit Maint' Point & Poll
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 23 Feb 2018 13:21:06 -0800
I'd wonder if careful use of a heat gun on the ICU might recreate the issue were it caused by heat? (or poor...
Got dem ole lousy idle blues again,mama
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:08:57 -0700
...pipe ,as a unit.Then I swapped a afm,hall control,idle stabilizer.The o2 sensor swapped with the exhaust unit. I swapped the...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:30:29 -0800
...An image from my Digifant pro training manual showing labelled pin outs of ISV control unit: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QxW65MiNQlI/UoUHgd3ioUI/AAAAAAAAIp0/rfGr1KsYiho...
Re: Factory cruise control
Historical mailing list - jbange
Sun, 1 Aug 2004 13:03:35 -0700
...toying with the idea of building a combination trip computer/cruise control unit (like the old Zemco's from the '80s), and from what...
1988 Vanagon Parts for Sale
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:08:05 -0400
...2.1L engine control unit (ECU). Price: $60. You pay shipping, or pick up here. 2.1L fuel Injection harness. Price: $50. You pay...
Re: HELP! [check Temp 2]
Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:01:31 -0500
...Hall Sender checked out fine. >> Told the Idle Speed Control Unit needed to be replaced. >> Action taken: >> Replaced Idle Speed Control Unit >> >> After driving...
86 gl just died
Historical mailing list - Dan Noll
Thu, 20 Feb 2003 21:14:34 EST
...What do I do to check the harness to make sure it is the control unit and not something else? What else could cause...
Re: DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 2 Jan 2000 16:56:04 -0500
...problem which is controled by the module > in responce to the Hall sensor. Modules fail with twice the frequency of > Hall sensors, unless it...
Stall during idle
Historical mailing list - william landsman
Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:18:20 -0800
...I recently had it is the shop (there was a problem with my Hall Sending Unit in the Distributor). Got all that fixed it...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Wed, 13 Nov 2013 04:15:01 -0600
...section on Hall sensors: > > http://playground.arduino.cc//Main/InterfacingWithHardware#Magnetic_Hall > > My Digifant pro manual shows that the IS unit uses input from...
Re: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:37:34 -0700
...500 miles ago, it's likely the coil? or the > hall control unit? How would I diagnose something like this?) > > Thanks for your help...
What next? ... GREMLINS STILL OCCUPY 80 CA VANAGON
Historical mailing list
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 13:01:56 -0800
...This weekend I'm going to remove the distributor and take a look at the hall control unit wire that reside in the black...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:47:22 -0800
...I find > this an interesting thread. > > An image from my Digifant pro training manual showing labelled pin > outs of ISV control unit: > > > https://lh5...
Re: No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Wed, 5 Aug 2015 19:27:28 -0700
...My second suspicion is that their is a problem with the ignition control unit. I replaced that unit in 2003 when I put in...
Re: Eurospec problem
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 21:57:57 -0700
...Pin 3) 24 -- -- --- No Connection -- 25 G G G/BK Hall Control Unit (Pin 6) * 1989 Jetta Only At 08:17 AM 13/10...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:18:12 -0700
...Im getting spark to all my cylinders, then the hall > distributor (AKA ignition control unit) is functioning > properly. yes or no?? > > where does the...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:02:09 -0700
...THe ignition module is controlled by the Hall sending unit as well as ECU. I would try to replace ECU, Idle stablization control unit...
Re: Still stalling
Historical mailing list - Dave C
Tue, 16 May 2000 16:16:17 -0400
...Check the Hall Ignition control unit. Prolly on the driver side by the coil on the 84's. Install the capacitor fix on the...
Re: dwell
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Tue, 16 May 2000 20:08:18 -0400
...Once the control module knows when the > spark is wanted, it generates a pulse without further regard for the > Hall-effect sensor. > > david > David...
Fwd: 1988 Vanagon Parts for Sale
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:34:31 -0400
...2.1L engine control unit (ECU). Price: $60. You pay shipping, or pick up here. 2.1L fuel Injection harness. Price: $50. You pay...
More Ignition/ Stabilizer electonics ?'s(way long!)
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 11 Apr 2001 01:15:13 -0500
...Haltech system needs an ignition control module to function. Digifant had it built in to the ecu apparently, Digijet had an external model. Didn...
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
...Upon seeing a pulse from the Hall sending unit the ECU >then >cuts off the current momentarily. The ignition coil, an inductor, will >react...