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• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:48:10 -0700
  No, the wire that seems to come from the ignition switch is really a ground wire of sorts, through the starter motor coil. The...
• Re: Key in power - no start situation
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 5 Nov 2021 00:32:57 +0000
  ...It clearly seemed like an electrical issue, but after replacing the ignition switch, safety switch at the transmission (it’s an automatic), the starter...
• Re: Snake Oil or Legit?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 24 May 2008 16:29:32 -0700
  ...Cetane number is actually a measure of a fuel's ignition delay. This is the time period between the start of injection and start...
• Re: Proper Headlight Configuration
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:38:15 -0500
  ...Wait, > there is more! This contact is feed directly and is powered without the > headlight or ignition switch allowing the high beams to flashed...
• Re: Cold + Ignition Key Jiggle = Horn
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:14:09 -0800
  ...What's the physical relationship between the horn wiring and > the ignition lock? And why doesn't this happen when things are warmer? > > -- > Mike...
• Re: No turn over
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:08:11 -0300
  Measure your voltage and (if you can) current at the starter and at the ignition switch. If you bridge the starter (bypass ignition) does...
• Replacing my cheap Chinese starter after one year
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:02:37 -0700
  ...It's not the ignition switch or a battery problem, there is a short in the solenoid. I have a Bosch rebuilt I'm...
• Re: '86Westy-2nd battery?&need jack,curtain,washer
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 14:28:43 -0700
  ...It charges while the ignition is turned on, and is isolated when the ignition is turned off. Someone please correct me if I'm...
• Re: Fuel injectors needed
  Historical mailing list - Rodrigo Bonilla
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 12:47:25 -0600
  ...What problems do you have with your vanagon?, my vanagon is 83 water cooled, It have some problems like the ignition time is not...
• Weber help anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:51:53 EDT
  ...Immediately go thru entire ignition system(been having troubles) but all is perfecto with ignition. Points are new, gapped, dwell at 50, timing at...
• Archive question and ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:46:19 -0400
  All, I was looking for info on changing my ignition switch (the electrical part not the whole assy) so like a good little boy...
• Engine (VanaJetta) won't shut off when hot.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:23:21 -0700
  ...Runs much better now! Ignition switch is fairly new, worked fine before conversion, and if "new" engine cold-warmish, works fine. When engine hotter...
• Ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 17 Sep 2016 15:11:53 -0500
  Need to replace on my carat. Does anyone know where I can get one that is the KOSTAL brand? Heard that Mayle give trouble...
• Re: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Sat, 16 May 2015 13:15:54 -0500
  The rule is; "Backfire" on intake side........ "Lean mixture" induce problem. * "Backfire" on exhaust side ..... "Ignition" induced problem ! After the first backfire always check...
• Re: Fridae Question about ignition timing..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:36:57 EDT
  In a message dated 6/18/2010 2:30:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM writes: Usually 40 hp VW Bugs...
• Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:32:59 -0400
  ...Yup. +12 and +5 voltage regulators, one ignition driver and one injector driver. d
• Re: door vs. ignition keying
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:54:01 -0500
  where can that keying manual be found, Steve? This information may bge referenced in the official Volkswagen Keying > Manual, which lists all the codes...
• Re: diagnosis--blown piston ring?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:55:22 -0400
  Before pulling the engine, remove the valve cover, turn the engine over by hand (or with starter & ignition disconnected) and see if the valve...
• security
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 19:58:02 EST
  ...wheel lock Hidden Fuel pump kill switch Clutch/ Brake lock Alarm Door lock armored protection plates Brake lock Ignition lock (goes in like key)
• Re: Rotor Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:35:53 -0500
  ...Don't you know anything? :) On Jan 10, 2005, at 5:08 PM, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: > An ignition rotor for a diesel??? Hmmm.....
• Re: Strange electrical problem: Headlights don't work (among other things)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:27:34 -0700
  ...Many also suggested the switch portion of the ignition switch.
• Re: Help with van bucking and spitting
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 09:51:17 -0500
  ...Make sure that all of your components are good in the ignition system, primary and secondary: Coil Distributor Rotor Cap Ignition Wires ************* Plugs Check...
• Re: Oops...forgot, I also have a problem
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:44:13 -0400
  ...Changing the ignition switch seemed to solve the problem (turning over, no start) but then another cropped up (turn the key, no cranking) so...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 07:14:31 -0400
  ...diagram out there which labels each of the spades on the >> ignition switch? One of ours has nothing on it and we are curious...
• 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: need key for ghia
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:35:18 -0700
  ...http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/key-ignition/key-k-series-logo-(s66)-111837219-ak-oe -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria...
• Battery Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 19:06:13 -0700
  ...Seems that the red positive cable going to the ignition/fuse area must be grounding somewhere - I put my ohm meter on it and...
• Re: fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:18:34 -0400
  ...Try pulling them out, ground the ignition (you don't want a spark), eliminate other spark source (NO SMOKING!) and turn the ignition to...
• Re: 0-60 times
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 19:54:42 EDT
  ...Anyway, a bit of timing advance, Marvel Mystery oil and Mobil 1, new ignition wires and plugs, correct ECU, functioning O2 sensor, etc. as...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 01:48:06 -0500
  ...and black plastic sleeve, >sprayed lube between ignition switch housing and tube, *lightly* >tapped the ignition switch housing toward driver. It, and inner rod...
• Re: key code??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 23:53:37 -0400
  ...ok, where is that code? i > ripped apart the ignition and the door lock and didn't > really see any obvious code, other than...
• FIXED Re: horn not working after replacing ignition switch?
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:05:48 -0800
  ...horn not working after replacing ignition switch? I replaced the ignition swith in my '87 this summer (to attempt to fix a problem that...
• bad cat. due to bad coil update.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 21:46:55 -0500 (EST)
  quick story is.....ignition coil went one cold night. i did a lot of cranking(and push starting) before giving up and abandoning my...
• Need help with an electrical(?) problem, '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 22 May 2003 08:19:40 -0700
  Bob, It is difficult to make any suggestion as I am uncertain of the details of the problem? When you say the "ignition shuts...
• Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 15:51:46 -0800
  ...So, yeah, I could have done that myself, but at least I got more comfortable digging around in the ignition. And Now I have...
• Problems wit rear lighting need the wisdom of the ages
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Thu, 4 Jun 2020 10:20:16 -0700
  ...backup lights work along with the headlights and running lights Ignition key on head lights off transmission in reverse back up lights do not...
• Re: 88 GL - manual tranny - fail to start
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 15:41:33 -0700
  ...Came back out, key in the ignition, ignition on - check idiot lights, listen for fuel pump to pressurize the fuel system, key to start...
• Re: Hand-held tach use with Digifant
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 21:46:37 EDT
  ...While >powerful >and efficient for ignition performance, the Digifant system dynamics >are >such that conventional hand-held tachometers cannot read the RPM >correctly. This...
• RE; intermittent lights
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:29:48 -0800
  ...As it turned out it was the ignition switch that was bad. My mechanic had to put three of them in before the problem...
• BROKE DOWN: starter wires...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 08:43:59 -0400
  ...I put the ignition switch wire back on, BUT it still won't start. As soon as I get someone to work the ignition...
• Re: Light buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 11:51:11 -0500
  ...Light buzzer > > I'm pretty sure there is only a buzzer if you leave the keys in the > ignition and open the drivers door...
• Re: photo of hot start relay install?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:58:35 -0800
  ...anyone else have trouble figuring out which wire from > terminal 50 on the solenoid was the ignition and which was the fuel > injection? I...
• Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:44:15 +0300
  ...I want to measure engine RPM without a strobe light, by connecting a frequency counter to the Hall control unit ignition coil drive output...
• Re: Floormats for Diesel Vanagon -- OH YES!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 00:40:38 EST
  ...When ignited, they will stay running without any further ignition source! - Ed
• Re: Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:53:30 -0500
  Sounds like you left the AFM unplugged. Next , when you do get it to idle, disconnect a plug wire. If the RPMs drop replace...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 21:40:05 -0700
  ...I can't imagine the Jetta ignition coil needing so much > more current that the ignition switch can't handle it anyway. This may...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:20:28 -0800
  ...Bosch 0 237 022 054 ignition timing: 10 +/- 1 BTDC @ 800 RPM without vacuum (see note) ignition advance checks: 0 - 2 @ 1050 RPM w...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:44:31 -0500
  ...Going back to 1971 the headlights are powered off the > X contact on the ignition switch. On the Vanagon the high lever is powered...
• Re: Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 07:12:37 -0600
  ...Headlight relays, started relays - why not ignition/wiper relay of some sort or some other arrangement to bypass this particular problem. Wonder if anyone...
• Re: Mushy Ignitionn
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Dec 1996 13:16:56 -0700 (MST)
  ...an '86 Water-Cooled Vanagon who is complaining of a > "mushy" ignition. When engaged, it does not good contact right way, as if > the...
• Re: Just Say NO OK Vanagoners, Thanks to everyone who replid
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 23:45:40 -0400
  Stick with the Supers, the Platinums tend to foul and like splitfires are only of real gain on weak ignition systems. The best choice...
• Re: Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 12:56:22 -0800
  ...If you turn on the ignition and don't hear the click->sigh, just sit there quitely and wait. Once the relay get warm...
• No hot start
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 08:58:52 -0600
  ...digifont ignition. The Problem: NO hot start. After running strong for a while, when I stop in the heat of the afternoon it won...
• 85' won't start :-( any clues??
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 07:15:25 -0700
  ...I realize that means that it's either the starter, the solinoid, or the ignition switch. I was hoping that someone might know of...
• Re: Octane smoctane
  Historical mailing list - chrisrvanagon
  Sat, 26 May 2007 14:23:40 -0700
  ...Higher octane will allow for an increase in the timing advance, with better high end performance, without pre-ignition. 2. In high temperature areas...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:39:10 -0500
  ...The black ignition wire seems to >> power other components on current track 15 across the top of the >> pages >> in Bentley or I would...
• Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:19:32 -1000
  ...When you refer to the "ignition switch", are you referring to the ignition on the steering column where the key is inserted? One thing...
• Re: Electric problem in 2.1l
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:07:44 -0500
  Check your Ignition switch. I had a problem with my 88 GL headlights not working. My problem was the Ignition switch. Hope this helps...
• 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: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:58:48 -0700
  Try replacing the ignition switch. That switch has seven (Mark?) connectors and is a common point of failure. The starter will crank but the...