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• Re: Starts then dies. What to check?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:35:17 -0700
  ...ken@gmail.com> wrote: > Spot-on! The the throttle body came off the air filter housing. Not sure why > I didn't spot that...
• Re: Replacing a 2.1 with a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 10 Jul 2004 00:28:43 -0400
  ...For instance, the intake manifold, throttle body, AFM, water pump, oil cooler and thermostat housing. I would think doing it this way would work...
• Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:32:48 -0800
  ...When coming off 'no throttle' at slower speeds in traffic, it is somewhat difficult to feed in just a little throttle slowly and evenly...
• '87 GL passenger van parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:16:32 -0600
  ...right front turn signal lense and housing-condition fair-not chipped=$10, rear pass taillight lense and housing-condition good=$20, front upper grill...
• I need to sell A Few Parts:
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:51:19 -0700
  ...2.1L Throttle body. It has been taken apart cleaned, new seals installed about a year ago (They are still perfect). I recently took...
• Re: Starts then dies. What to check?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:51:18 -0700
  ...What to check? Spot-on! The the throttle body came off the air filter housing. Not sure why I didn't spot that right...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 18:22:03 -0700
  ...hold the bell housing to the engine. There is a 17MM nut on the engine compartment side right behind the throttle valve assembly. It...
• Re: throttle cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:19:19 -0400
  I JUST changed, actually UPGRADED the throttle cable on the new ot me 80 aircooled. But the front end of the stock cable won...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:09:03 -0500
  ...SO - if you must get under the van to get the starter out of the housing and out from under the van, you may...
• Re: Starts then dies. What to check?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:28:50 -0600
  ...ken@gmail.com> wrote: >> Spot-on! The the throttle body came off the air filter housing. Not >> sure why >> I didn't spot that...
• Runaway Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:44:15 -0400
  ...it with a new throttle cable and cleaning out the rust and dirt from the pedal to cable housing. Now it's back! Side...
• TWO TDI motors in stock!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:39:16 -0700
  ...with flywheel and bell housing adapter) and it is complete with wiring harness and ECU, intercooler. Missing is the throttle pedal assembly and the...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:45:21 -0700
  ...3 images of throttle body wear starting here: https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy#5758420004649108962 The whistle sound pointed me to the TB gasket...
• Re: Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:26:41 -0800
  ...If this is on your Vanagon with an inline-4 VW engine, you might want to check how the throttle is connected to the...
• Re: Diesel Van Bell Housing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 May 2004 12:51:51 -0500
  ...Except (I think) for the oil pan, engine mounts, and the "throttle" arm on the fuel pump (in the vanagon they are bent down...
• Lunch with Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 14:07:08 PST
  ...The sensor operates neither below 300 degrees C nor when turned off at full throttle by a microswitch on the throttle valve housing." So...
• Re: What the Heck? Melted Heater Control Cable Housing - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 17:43:59 -0700
  ...Lose a chassis ground and the throttle cable becomes the wire carrying lots of current when you go to start it. Makes it hard...
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 06:35:10 EST
  ...compartment hoses and water pipes(except the small u-pipe at water pump)also includes thermostat housing and cover, no rust, hoses are in...
• Re: ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 13 May 2013 08:29:29 -0700
  ...carrier bars engine mounts motor mounts oil pan oil pickup oil filler dipstick & tube exhaust mounts bell housing bell housing dust shield bell housing...
• Re: Trouble with snorkel from AFM to TBH
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 6 Oct 2016 10:13:09 -0400
  ...getting the >> snorkel >> that goes from the AFM to the Throttle Body Housing to stay attached on >> the >> AFM >> side. It just slips off...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:02:55 -0700
  it's a standard service procedure, in my world anyway, to undo the front of the throttle cable under the front floor.......... and remove...
• Recent repair - the kind you like
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:45:28 -0700
  ...As I scanned over the idle stabilizer and throttle housing - something caught my eye - the idle adjusting screw was missing and there was an...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Freezing throttle cable temporary fix
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:46:41 -0500
  ...Pulling on the linkage attempts to push the cable back into the housing. If the cable is frozen farther back down the vehicle, it...
• Re: Installing a 2.1 engine into 1.9 vanagon ?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 07:19:46 -0400
  ...2.l1 throttle body. Now swap everything from the 1.9l over onto this including the intake runners (water pump, thermostat housing, exhaust system...
• Re: Head gasket replacement: how much?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 12:44:35 -0600
  ...1L water pump, t-stat >housing, sensors, oil cooler, etc. The 2.1 also uses a larger throttle >body and of course a better...
• Re: 1.9L long blocks
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 06:49:46 -0500
  ...7.) disconnect accelerator cable at the throttle assembly. 8.) remove air intake before throttle assembly. Air filter housing etc. afm 9.) remove throttle assembly...
• Re: Still need help/ball and socket joint end of throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 23:44:53 -0700
  ...This whole assembly fits in a hole drilled through two pieces of steel which make up the throttle arm. The cable and housing is...
• Re: Surging Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 15 May 2002 23:36:48 -0400
  ...And the throttle housing (per > hayes) and still no luck. When its warm it idles just under 1000 rpm. It > still has a rough...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 17:12:25 -0400
  ...With this tool, pressure from the can forces lube through the housing, even with pretty long runs. Very useful on heater cables, throttle cables...
• Re: Idle and Timing /Joel Walker
  Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
  12 Jan 95 20:43:56 EST
  ...this can also mess up the running. >also a vacuum leak, caused by a bad fit on the rubber boot from throttle >housing to...
• Re: Sticking throttle (long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:51:50 -0800
  ...Being the genius I am, I thought I'd see if the throttle was in fact closing fully when I took my foot off...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 22:22:52 -0400
  ...hold the bell housing to the engine. > There is a 17MM nut on the engine compartment side right behind the > throttle valve assembly. It...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:25:01 -0400
  ...accelerator/throttle cable > it's a standard service procedure, in my world anyway, to undo the front > of > the throttle cable under the front...
• fuel system questions
  Historical mailing list - James A. Creech
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 18:56:10 -0500
  ...Any shortcuts here (like quickly & temporarily stopping up the sensor hole with something during the switch to new sensor?) (3) On the throttle valve...
• Parts still available from '87 GL pass van
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:42:39 -0500
  ...thermostat housing=$10, cruise control actuator=$5, intake runners=$5, A/C compressor bracket=$5, alternator brackets=$5, oil fill tube=$5, throttle body...
• Re: throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 16:22:59 -0500
  ...The whole thing runs through a plastic housing. Loosen the cable on the throttle body and you can pull it out through the engine...
• Emissions Testing
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 14:49:14 +0000
  ...First, when I found that the throttle switch was worn out I replaced the entire throttle body with the GW housing and switch. At...
• Hoses and Stuff
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 17:36:41 EDT
  ...There is a hose on the air intake boot [aka Intake air hose/the rubber part between the AFM and the Throttle valve housing...
• Vanagon Diesel Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 22:41:31 -0800
  ...with Diesel bell housing - Engine mounting system for the Diesel engine - Oil Pan and Pump - Coolant hoses - Diesel starter - Throttle Cable The van was...
• Re: 1.9L long blocks
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 07:08:47 -0500
  ...7.) disconnect accelerator cable at the throttle assembly. 8.) remove air intake before throttle assembly. Air filter housing etc. afm 9.) remove throttle assembly...
• transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:22:13 -0800
  ...Bentley, which obstructs the hole in the top of the transmission housing. It's mounted on the black part of the intake air distributor...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 11:17:59 -0800
  ...Oxygen Sensor >> A/C Connector >> New Throttle Position Sensor >> Rebuilt Throttle Body >> New MAF Sensor and Housing [Replaces Airflow Meter] >> New MAP Sensor >> Power...
• An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - Susie Ingham
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:58:03 -0400
  ...now in order to get it running relatively well, Hubby had advanced the timing-- otherwise the throttle body response was very slow. There seems...
• Audiovox CCS-100 Cruise Control Installation
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Sun, 19 May 2002 12:57:07 -0400
  ...I routed the throttle control cable and a new vacuum line from the servo assembly, over the transmission and to the firewall. The throttle...
• Re: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:58:52 -1000
  make sure there is no tension on the throttle cable ! adjust it so that it makes contact 'every time' , for sure. Throttle cable may...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Fri, 6 Oct 2017 15:33:05 -0700
  ...is a defect or somehow the housing is distorted it is not > likely the problem is the throttle body. I would replace the return...
• Re: coil over springs / V6anagon chronicles
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 11:10:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...I still haven't got the throttle linkage quite right. Had it working quite smoothly, but then it heat-formed itself into a strange...
• Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:13:08 -0700
  keep in mind there are two styles of 1.9 throttle body .. depending on which switch arrangement it has. it Susie's has a...
• followup: won't start, 1984
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:47:00 -0800
  ...boot, the black plastic piece between the air filter housing and the throttle housing, only to discover a crack that allowed the starter fluid...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Fri, 6 Oct 2017 07:55:55 -0700
  ...is a defect or somehow the housing is distorted it is not > likely the problem is the throttle body. I would replace the return...
• Re: Cold Engine/high idle
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 12:21:12 MDT
  ...The wiring for this comes from the bottom of the throttle housing to a connector on top of one of the air intake runners...
• Re: Sticky Accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:53:42 -0800
  ...the end where it exited the cable housing in the engine compartment was becoming frayed and eventually broke.� Drove home with a string running...
• Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:37:32 +0000
  ...with the throttle,  check that all the wires are connected and not corroded. Specially the TEMP2 sender on the thermostat housing.  - I've had...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:23:30 -0400
  ...hold the bell housing to > the engine. > > There is a 17MM nut on the engine compartment side right behind the > > throttle valve assembly. It...
• Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:14:49 -0700
  ...An intro and Throttle Body leak question | | | | Hi- |I've been a lurker here for a while, I thought i would introduce myself and...
• Re: Mystery wires/connector Canadian 83.5 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:43:56 -0600
  ...Don On 22-Aug-09, at 11:13 PM, Jim Cochran wrote: > I think it could be the temp sensor at the thermostat housing...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:51:35 -0500
  ...accelerator/throttle cable > > >>My 83.5 has a very sticky gas pedal. It refuses to go always, But >>when it let go it let...
• Re: Starts then dies. What to check?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:02:45 -0700
  ...ken@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Spot-on! The the throttle body came off the air filter housing. Not >>> sure why >>> I didn't spot that...
• BA6
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 20:06:36 -0600
  ...0L) They either go to the air distrubitor or the throttle body housing. I have all of them except for for the evaporative emissions...
• Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:28:07 -0700
  ...it with > a new throttle cable and cleaning out the rust and dirt from the pedal to > cable housing. Now it's back! > > Side...