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• Re: 1985 Westy Vanagon shutters, dies, and then resurrects... help.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:27:11 EST
  ...I would also check that the ignition switch is functioning. Easy to check when you have the engine running, wiggle the wires the ignition...
• Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:20:28 -0500
  ...Carefully clean distributor cap inside and outside, all HV ignition wires, end of coil where the wires attach. Reconnect wires properly :-) Larry A.
• IGNITION CORROSION
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:35:08 -0800
  From time to time, I have experienced corrosion at the ends of the ignition wires. This is not due to moisture getting in (unless...
• Ignition Switch Mystery gets weirder...but thanks for all suggestions!
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 13:02:33 -0700
  ...Awhile back I posted about my Ignition Switch Mystery. Thanks to all for replies with possible solutions and info on the Hard Start Kit...
• ignition coil: mystery connector
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:30:23 -0400
  ...I'm replacing the ignition coil on my 2.1L. Like an idiot, I detached the wires attached to the old coil without looking...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Ignition System
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:29:53 -0400
  ...a slightly "stumbling" idle might be normal? My 2.1l idles well, the usual ignition maintenance items (cap, rotor, wires, plugs) are new, but...
• Re: New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:33:07 -0700
  ...Reversing the 2 black wires at the 3 prongs > > post doesn't do anything. > > The same connection on the old ignition coil makes the...
• Hotwiring a vanagon to check ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - David Thoresen
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 20:19:16 -0800
  Hey all! Ok just to check to see to make sure it is or is not the ignition switch that is causing my no...
• Re: radio install, replacement ignition switch?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:41:16 -0500
  ...Test for voltage from some of > > the > > wires under there. You want to find a wire that reads about 12v > > when the > > ignition is...
• How to turn the van over from the back?
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:56:50 -0700
  ...how do i switch it on from the back? extend all the wires at the ignition switch? [text/html]
• Re: What coil part number for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:05:27 -0700
  That's because two different ones could be used depending on the distributor cap and/or ignition wires being used on 83.5-85...
• Re: Wire sets from Busdepot 1985 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:02:15 -0400
  ...BD website http://www.busdepot.com/ignition-system/09272oe Dose anyone know what the brand the wires BD sales above? Thanks, Tony On Tue...
• testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:40:54 -0500
  ...distributor, one is two-green-wires (marked "-1"), and the other is three individual black and black/white wires (marked "15+"). Assuming I'm...
• Re: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:02:06 -0500
  ...in testing high tension ignition wires, an analog meter is very useful. using test leads with allegator clips to free hands, the wires can...
• Re: no-start/bucking/stalling condition
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 19:50:13 -0500
  ...I went through everything in the ignition system, replacing most with spare parts I was carrying--coil, plugs, wires, rotor, cap all replaced and...
• Re Turbo Muffler, Jacobs ignition, don't work
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 02:12:43 EDT
  ...plug wires, cap and rotor, 3 prong (part #W7DTC) Bosch spark plugs will perform just as good or better than Jacobs ignition. By replacing...
• ravenous insulation munchers
  Historical mailing list - ---------------------
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:29:54 -0400
  I've seen mice chew everything from ignition wires to plastic. I've seen skunk or maybe it was oposum chew brake lines, but...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:30:20 -0500
  ...Figure out the wires that are needed to be jumped here to get ignition and cranking.From reading the posts, this is about all...
• Re: Valet 711T system was electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 5 Dec 2013 23:13:26 -0500
  ...I think that wires going to the Valet unit that are spliced into van ignition switch wires are the ones that are the most...
• Thanks-Ig. Coil Response
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 08:30:27 -0500
  Thanks for the advice on the ignition coil wiring. I think I have it all figured out now. BTW Sean, the PO who rebuilt...
• Re: Hotwiring a vanagon to check ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - David Thoresen
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 21:19:32 -0800
  ...wires? > > hmm. never though of that! :) > > ok, from the bentley (which may NOT have anything to > do with Reality > in your bus) ... > > your ignition...
• Re: No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:02:47 -0700
  ...It is a black wire and you can measure at the ignition coil black wires to see that the key-on power is reaching...
• MSW plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:26:04 CST6CDT
  ...10 C capacitive discharge ignition unit with enough energy to kill a horse. this particular CD unit required MSW wires to withstand the burst...
• Re: ignition? injection?
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 16:48:25 -0500
  Today I tested the spark plug wires, and one was showing an ohm reading of 13,000 instead of 6,000, so I changed...
• Re: Radiator Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 12:46:27 EST
  ...Then unplug it and short the 2 wires together (that is all the switch does anyway). I can't remember if the ignition needs...
• Re: Accessing Terminal 50 on Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:55:40 +0000
  ...The plug for the ignition switch is the one with all the big wires on it and its right behind where the key goes...
• Re: Ignition Switch - now another problem there
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:06:10 -0600
  ...I am in the process of tracing out wires and trying to clean up and tighten connections. But, a faulty ignition switch could contribute...
• interesting problem ... solved
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Thu, 20 May 1999 13:12:48 -0500
  ...Checked ignition wires and computer connections per Bently manual instructions. Replaced spark plugs and distributor cap, and problem went away for a few days...
• Re: Soggy Wx - No Start
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 1 May 1998 12:00:14 -0400
  ...I would say disconnect all ignition related wires, clean them and coat connectors in some kind of electrical grease. -----Original Message----- From: The Martins...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:41:31 -0700
  ...Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat > To: "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> > Cc: "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > > Crossed wires? Check...
• Trying to re-fix my starter
  Historical mailing list - Nitaino
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 09:55:26 -0400
  ...This brings me to the next question, which cables within the ignition switch harness handle the starter? My switch has about 5 wires but...
• Praise to the List! Van alive again
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 13:31:43 -0500
  ...Doktor Tim was right with his diagnosis of a bad ignition control module. I was able to find one at my local Auto Zone...
• Re: 60,000 volt coil?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Perry
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 18:03:54 -0700
  ...by not replacing > the wires, but I just want to know what to get. Sounds like a great ignition > system, but I'm not...
• Re: Ignition switch replacement Experience?
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:57:35 -0500
  Mark, For the record, you can remove the steering housing cover , pull the wires off the swtich and install a new switch, having it...
• 1.9l Wasserboxer stumble...
  Historical mailing list - Christian Iversen
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 23:14:21 +0100
  ...Any suggestions? All ignition components are new (cap, rotor, wires, plugs), The airfilter is new, the ignition is right (5deg. BTDC), etc. Help!
• Re: Spark Plug Wire Recs
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 12 May 2009 21:35:21 -0400
  ...Magnecor wires. > > http://tinyurl.com/cupza4 > My Bosch wires were only a year old but I was not happy with the ignition noise interfering...
• Re: Aren't all Vanagon spark plug wires the same?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:25:09 -0400
  ...Aren't all Vanagon spark plug wires the same? Some use solid core copper wires. The ones without electronic ignition. Vanagons with electronic ignition...
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:14:48 -0700
  ...Test for voltage from some of the > >wires under there. You want to find a wire that reads about 12v when the > >ignition is...
• Re: Van turns but won't fire
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 21:53:39 -0700
  ...If you have electronic ignition, forget the points/condenser. Could then also be Hall sender and/or ignition module or shorting Hall sender wires...
• Re: no parking lights? huh? wiring worries
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 18:56:54 -0800
  ...You can't plug and unplug individual wires like the old days. The wires almost all attach to multi pin connector housings and each...
• Bizzare starter problems.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 23:35:08 -0600
  ...Thought it might be the neutral saftey switch, so I loosened the console around the shift lever (automatic), hooked the two ignition wires together...
• Re: Help!! Funny Idle, Engine Stops
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:35:44 -0700
  Craig, When was the last time the ignition wires were changed? I'm not really a mechanic, but I do like a good mystery...
• Re: switched power to radio
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 23:53:38 -0800
  ...ignition switch is turned completely off. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Mark Keller > > 91 Carat > > Doesn't the radio forget its presets? > Or are there two wires from...
• update:no power to auxillary air valve
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:43:59 -0500
  After adjusting my multi-meter I measure 0.02V at the electrical wires to the AAR. This isn't much power, what kind of...
• Re: Wiring trouble- 1985
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:38:44 -0700
  The larger of the two black wires from the ignition switch is the one that powers on the engine related systems in the rear...
• Re: Help with van bucking and spitting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:41:02 -0500
  ...are good in the ignition system, primary and secondary: > > Coil > Distributor > Rotor > Cap > Ignition Wires ************* > Plugs > > Check all your ignition circuit connections: > at the...
• Starter motor solenoid wires
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 23:01:35 -0500
  ...from the ignition key). There are two connection tabs on the solenoid (one on each side of the bolt/nut with wires to the...
• Just started to run rough
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 17:55:27 -0800
  ...badly as if I have a set of wires crossed. I tried shutting off the ignition and waiting 30 sec and restart but same...
• Re: distributor wiring question
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:49:39 -0500
  That is a pertronix ignition module. The wires go to the coil. You really need to make sure that the black is not hooked...
• '87 Wolfs electrical SOLVED
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Apr 1997 18:33:57 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The two big red wires. The ones I called 'main feed' and the one to the ignition, they BOTH go on the two big...
• Re: fuel pump relay?
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Fri, 2 Apr 1999 17:58:22 -0600
  ...Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET> >every thief knows where to look for the ignition wires and how to jump >them.) >Thanks >Bill >90 Westy Syncro >
• Rich Running....Vanagon Syndrome? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 22:05:38 +0000
  ...off the ignition and turn it back on quickly. It would clear the problem for a while. Eventually I disconnected the wires to the...
• Intermittent Miss on one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:03:07 -0500
  ...Replaced spark plugs using correct heat range and gap Ignition wires show 5400 ohms resistance end to end New injector in questionable cylinder Swapped...
• Burnt spark plug wire
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 07:50:54 -0500
  So, I noticed my plug wire from the ignition coil to the distributor seemed to be bulging right at the boot where it connects...
• Re: What component causes the fuel pump to come on for a second or two when I turn on the ignition to the first position (no cranking)?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 06:34:02 -0700
  ...is 2 wires and the pump ground wire runs from the pump back all the way to the body near the ignition coil, via...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:54:13 -0400
  ...Ignition > wires not being inexpensive, I didn't apply full force, but instead > moved to the harder to get to plug ends. > > Turned out...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:46:36 -0700
  ...watch for ignition ( the ole coil wire to the block test ) while you crank it on the starter and wiggle the wires that connect...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:01:46 -0400
  ...high tension side of ignition, such as mositure and/or carbon tracks in distributor cap, arcing between spark plug wires and ground (might see...
• Re: new coil - still no spark???
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:59:54 -0700
  ...If you cannot recreate the stall by messing with the key or the wires to the ignition switch then I would look elsewhere. Geo...
• Wiring harness to distributor plug
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 22 Sep 2013 23:40:30 -0700
  ...234 485 024 Plug Sleeve, Ignition System. It's the connection from the coil to the distributor. The wires in my plug were kinda...