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• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 09:46:30 -0800
  ...On 12/7/16 8:46 AM, Dan N wrote: >>> >>> also...it could be a worn throttle body or a faulty throttle body switch >>> >>
• Re: Cold weather issue - super high idle
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:30:54 -0500
  ...I have a nice > >> video on YouTube about the throttle position switch. Search for that > and > >> you will see it. > >> > >> On Mon, Nov 13...
• Re: Vanagain Rant/New Intake Boot
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 19:52:44 -0400
  ...Replaced the intake runner boots, Replaced the throttle body seal, Replaced and adjusted the throttle position switch, and Replaced the fuel injector seals (did...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 20:12:49 -0500
  ...besides electrical wiring, there are >> >>> vacuum pump, vacuum switch under the pedals, switch on the steering >> column, >> >>> vacuum diaphragm linked the throttle body at...
• Fwd: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Sat, 3 Oct 2020 16:35:45 -0500
  ...Ive got the servo motor for the throttle cable and > the dash switch control. Im not sure how it sensed speed. Anyone have or...
• Three Items
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:39:49 -0700
  ...Reconnected * Disconnect oxygen sensor - No effect on bad behavior * Tested throttle switch on plenum per Bentley - Pass and adjusted correctly * Tested AFM per Bentley...
• Re: Rough running until engine warm????
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 13:37:44 EDT
  Doug, Check the throttle position switch (or switches) to make sure it's working correctly in the idle position. If you have the dual...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:54:03 -0800
  ...head) O2 Sensor Throttle Positioning Switch (bottom of the AFM Hall Sender Unit (in distributor) I pulled the Idle Stabilizer (switch? controller?) behind the...
• Re: RE Fuel Injection problem found
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jul 1996 10:57:38, -0500
  ...either leaks or doesn't let contacts operate), or bad throttle valve switch Any problems I've had in my 78 Wresty (170K mi...
• Re: Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 22:40:32 -0700
  Darren, seems to me you neglected to check the throttle valve switch. Make sure it is operating properly or it can certainly be the...
• Re: Inputs to idle computer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:00:03 -0500
  ...I've checked the contacts on the idle computer, checked >the throttle switch, and the idle air bypass valve is >operating smoothly. > >Does anyone...
• bucking at 2K rpm
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 12:30:18 -0500
  ...So what do you think? Temp 2? O2? Throttle Position Switches? Any thoughts? I have really no running issues aside from that bucking from...
• Re: cruise control troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 15:05:18 -0500
  Gregory, Besides the vacuum lines in the engine compartment, there is a long rubber line that goes to the driver's compartment to switches...
• Re: CO adjustment, can this add power if enriched to the upper end of the scale?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 05:21:34 -0600
  When the throttle switch is made up at wide open throttle, yes. Otherwise the 02 sensor should adjust it back to 14.7 to...
• Re: Funky Idle Issues and a note on the shipping issue (long)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 23:25:45 -0500
  ...2) All I've had a chance to do about the idle problem is to check to be sure the throttle switch is clicking...
• Re: Update on AFM testing procedure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 09:53:28 -1000
  ( opinion and thoughts appreciated here ) Speaking of Throttle Position Sensors....... I've never had to replace or even be concerned about Throttle Position Switches...
• Re: fuel system questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 19:50:05 -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...
• Re: What IS Vanagon Syndrome, exactly?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:15:50 -0700
  ...My van has shown, a very few times, a slight hesitation between drop throttle and resume throttle...like when I crest a long hill...
• Re: Continued Bucking - Digifant readings
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 17:20:53 -0500
  At 04:52 PM 1/20/2002, van man wrote: >Throttle switch led and Fi led work correctly when >idling and wide open. >temp...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ellis
  Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:02:16 +0000
  ...as suggested the O2 sensor, the temp2 sensor, the throttle body switch all can give the syndrome... as for the AFM the things to...
• Re: Throttle Body swap later 2.1 off a late 1.9 into early 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:09:20 -0400
  The TB with the two switches is an early 1.9. The TB where you're showing light around the butterfly valve is faulty...
• Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:03:26 -0600
  ...and checked throttle position switch -cleaned idle stabilzation control valve with carb cleaner and verified that its humming away. -cleaned throttle valve -new O2...
• Re: More info on tencentlife's motors....
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:21:02 +0000
  ...am offering the exhaust systems, throttle bodies, oil cooler kits, > > and vacuum switch kits as separate items. The throttle bodies I'm > > investigating having...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 14:53:19 -0700
  ...at idle, air that is bypassed into intake plenum via > ISV is closed off as the throttle opens. (throttle switch input?) > > Regardless if engine...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 31 May 2022 11:37:06 -0400
  ...Last year I dealt with stalling issues and eventually found that the throttle switch was worn out. I replaced the throttle body with the...
• bucking/stumbling, etc. - 91 2.1 WBX Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 5 Jan 2014 14:12:55 -0500
  ...kill switch for a brief moment. The episodes started slowly then increase as the miles ran on. It ran fine under full throttle. It...
• Re: ECU and Throttle Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:57:44 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Ken Lewis wrote: >Here's my theory FWIW; the thinking behind the activation of the full >throttle switch...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:00:39 -0700
  ...did switch over to a progressive Solex 2bl on a 2.0L air cooled in a '78 Westy. Never liked the throttle response, had...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 May 2012 10:35:03 -0400
  ...Get fast acting digital gauge in there and you watch temperature change with throttle position and the thermostat-cooling system response to the heat...
• help with function of idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 08:49:39 -0600
  ...No effect. - the Temp II sender was changed last year (maybe year before) - could it be bad? - the idle position switch on the throttle...
• Continued Bucking - Digifant readings
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 13:52:57 -0800
  ...Throttle switch led and Fi led work correctly when idling and wide open. temp 1 - hovers around 1.24/5 up to 1.28...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:01:49 -0700
  ...WOT characteristics of the shifting have to do with a valve that is controlled by the throttle/accelerator linkage directly. More can be found...
• Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:42:55 -0700
  ...There seems to be a leak in the shaft of the Throttle body-- we switched it out with another ( used) and �it too leaks...
• ISV questions, help needed
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:28:08 EST
  ...to the left inside the engine compartment, adjusted the idle setting, and checked the throttle position switch. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Roger
• Billy Bones returns to home port
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 13:50:48 -0600
  ...But I also believe the throttle body and throttle switch are involved in the high idle speed when coming off the Interstate. Will investigate...
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 16:30:04 -0800
  The throttle switch is only closed at idle or full throttle. So, sure, it could be that, but it's not probable. A quick...
• Re: Parts List for Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 12:08:05 -0400
  ...Part # 0.280.130.214 > Double Relay (sometimes call combi relay) Relay #071-906-059 Left, > 0-332-54-129 Right. > Throttle Valve switch...
• Re: Fuel in intake boot?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 18:26:46 EST
  ...I >decided >to replace the switch. > >So, upon removal of the intake boot I discovered gasoline in the >intake boot, >and in the throttle...
• Re: Parting '86 Syncro / Westy Parts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 22 May 1998 06:42:28 -0400
  ...01:45 AM 5/19/98 EDT, Benjita wrote: >Taillights $20, Throttle switch $20 (new), O2 Sensor $15 (factory >connections), Front wiper motor $20...
• Re: Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 17 May 2020 20:11:15 -0700
  ...Maybe while "in there", replace the 2.1 throttle switch with > some 1.9 throttle switches? And yes, I'm joking around about that...
• Re: engine miss
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 09:54:07 -0500
  ...have replaced cap, rotor, leads, 02 >sensor, cleaned and tested idle stabilizer, adjusted throttle switch, new >air and fuel filters, capacitor fix on air...
• Re: Idle problem/digitool readings
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:08:22 -0700
  ...above idle that it appears steady. > What is the TP (throttle position switch) light doing? It should be on at > idle, go off as...
• Re: Intermittent smoke after stop signal wait...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 19 Oct 2013 09:29:28 -0700
  ...I am guessing it may be a faulty > throttle switch that sometimes goes to 'full rich' for whatever reason. By > intermittent I mean....When...
• Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:33:23 -0700
  ...There seems |to be a leak in the shaft of the Throttle body-- we switched it out with |another ( used) and it too leaks...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:52:56 -0600
  ...Throttle body switches out of limits and need adjusting. " > > is it making contact at idle or not ? > it either is, or it isn't...
• Re: sticky accelerator pedal...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 22:02:17 -0500
  ...go back and experiment, ruling out possible sticking by the throttle position switch itself, with more selective spraying. On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 22...
• Re: My 1.9 runs best in humid or rainy weather. Why is this?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:21:48 -0400
  ...I got a grounded afm and it has the capacitor added.Throttle switch is bueno. I can change the timing a bit either way...
• Happy Friday! Some fule injection and idle tips.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Apr 2022 03:47:04 +0000
  ...One my chuckles is the frequent suggestion of checking the throttle switch. While it is there for a number of purchases, it does little...
• Re: Idle Surge update
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:22:25 -0800
  A couple of days ago there was a break in the weather and I checked and adjusted the throttle switch. (It is really not...
• Re: future is looking bleak..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 13:27:15 +0200
  ...AirFlowMeter for the intermitent "pauses" in power at highway full throttle... could also be the idle switch, but I had the same thing happening...
• Re: Broken Down - Alberta - Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:52:43 -0700
  ...If you can get your hands on some spray type starting fluid, remove the rubber elbow from throttle body, hold the throttle open, shoot...
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:14:06 -0700
  Have you checked the throttle switch adjustment ? Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron" <a.robinson.lists@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Throttle-on running issue
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:02:20 -0700
  ...Another possibility is the Throttle Valve Switch, see Bentley p. 24.58. Rick On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 6:38 PM Richard Koerner...
• Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:49:07 -0500
  ...so fuel is being > injected. > More likely "idle" position on the throttle switch changes fuel curve to an > "idle" situation and puts lower emphasis...
• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:00:48 -0800
  ...Misfire when cold, and flooding / fouled > plugs on long off-throttle descents. So I finally adjusted the switch. It > was pretty easy, though the...
• Re: Timing - 1991 Carat, 2.1 L wbx, auto-tranny
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:07:00 -0600
  ...comcast.net> wrote: > > > John > > > > Sounds as if possibly the Idle Throttle Position Switch May have > > been Misadjusted or Maybe even > > > > Disconnected ~ I have a...
• Hard start, cold and warm (1.9)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 11 May 2006 21:47:43 -0400
  ...and so on...) Fuel pressure is fine, many test done, timing and all that stuff also, idle switch is working fine with 5V at...
• Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:19:09 -0800
  ...It only knows that your foot is off the gas from reading the idle switch on the throttle body. When you push your foot...
• Re: HELP!!!!! stuck idle!
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Mon, 8 May 2000 18:47:30 -0700
  ...We tried to clean up the Throttle body, > >adjust the switch, adjust to idle, and clean the idle > >stabilizer and nothing works. The funny...
• Re: Still trying to diagnose an off idle stumble.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 2 Nov 2014 23:40:31 -0700
  I'd take a look at the throttle position switch adjustment. This is critical for driveability. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On...