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• Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 1 May 2010 15:41:49 -0400
  ...Advance connected to tee to throttle body (ported vacuum), reduction orifice then to charcoal canister shut off valve. (Late version)Vacuum retard hooked to...
• 2.1 Engine in an '85
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 21:35:16 EDT
  ...Am I missing anything? It has been reported that the throttle housing from the 1.9 must be used when the 2.1 engine...
• Pulsing idle UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Schaper
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 01:14:11 EDT
  ...corroded - check the throttle position switch for proper adjustment WHAT I HAVE DONE: - checked all the wiring - checked the throttle switches (both click in...
• Re: Parts search
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:26:57 -0400
  ...The > engine side of the cable has a "ball" end that attaches to the throttle > bellcrank and has an adjustable strain relief anchor. Can...
• Re: Stumblin' and misfiren'
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 94 9:25:35 PDT
  > check the little microswitch on the throttle housing. if that thing is > mal-ajusted, it can make the engine thing the throttle is not...
• Re: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:56:13 -0800
  ...Then thread some nylon twine from the front dash to the pulley and back to the throttle arm. My arm has a ball on...
• Re: Cruise control advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 20:29:29 EDT
  ...It cannot go to full throttle with the linkage I mounted either. It suits me fine though, as I rarely want to cruise above...
• Rough running, now won't start
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:31:24 -0800
  ...While cleaning the throttle valve switch with a blast of water from my hose in preparation for checking it, I recalled that once before...
• Throttle valve switch, checking/adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 12:18:46 -0700
  ...So I'm checking out the throttle valve switch doing the tests described on page 24.35 of the Bentley. I have the single...
• Fwd: Throtlebody
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 20:28:39 EDT
  ...I found that on my '85, the throttle body on the original 1.9 engine was identical to the one on the '87 2...
• FS: 87 Syncro GL= $2500obo
  Historical mailing list - Kurtis Thomas
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 11:31:42 EDT
  ...new r/brakes&cylinders&cables new throttle cable bentley manual incl. dark blue ext. dark blue int. fair cond. military member is moving need...
• Re: My first problem on the road
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 17:38:13 -0800
  Hi Scott, Have you tried checking out the throttle switch? Sometimes it needs repositioning or even replacing. My '85 had similar symptoms as you...
• Re: WTB: Manual-style throttle bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:26:20 -0700
  Belay that WTB. Ed Maglott has a disturbingly elegant solution. See his snipurl posting. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch: What the...?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:17:06 -0400
  "Vanagon" is actually derived from "van" + agony, not in the sense of pain but of work, as in "Samson Agonistes," the works of Samson...
• Re: New Engine + New Oxy Sensor = Off Idle Stumble Problem??
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:33:36 -0400
  Richard, I would run through the three alignments associated with the throttle body that are outlined in the Bentley. Pay careful attention to the...
• 89 transporter Good Run
  Historical mailing list - Ray G
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 11:26:48 +1000
  ...throttle cable after years of dust and water at the lowest point rusted out, there is the odd seam rust and the throttle body...
• Re: Welcome to Turbonator.com !
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:23:51 -0700
  ...Now this dynamic swirling force of air hits a brick wall at idle, when the throttle body throttle plate is closed. 4. You push...
• 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...
• Power loss above 3000 rpms in 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sam Stone
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:06:16 -0600
  ...Could this be a problem with the throttle body switch? I put in a new throttle body switch about six months ago. Any suggestions...
• Re: busdepot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:04:22 -0800
  ...then put it on last step when you're perfectly satisfied with how the throttle work. ( is this really why they invented the throttle...
• Re: 85 Vangon revs drops, revs drops, revs drops, and then dies after a few minutes of this cycle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:06:13 -0500
  At 04:30 PM 1/24/2011, John Rodgers wrote: >with this - insist that the difficulty is the throttle switch. The >settings for the...
• Re: Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 23:48:23 AST
  >Does anyone know of a way to grease a throttle cable without removing it.? My >cable in my 1987 Syncro is beginning to bind...
• Re: 10 Year Anniversary; A Vanagon Love Affair
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:38:13 -0800
  ...Would you believe that the closed throttle position switch was about five turns out of adjustment right out of the factory? (This vintage van...
• Boston Bob, a prince among men (sorry Bob)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 17:12:33 -0500
  ...Because it was bouncing around, Bob had me check the throttle switch. At the throttle switch, I got continuity until I move the throttle...
• still high idle and rough running at star-up
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:40:10 -0500
  ...Another mechanic re-adjusted the timing, saying that it was too far advanced, and adjusted the throttle switch on the throttle body. So here...
• Re: Bleed Radiator (What AM I doing wrong??)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:05:22 -0700
  ...If I let go of the > throttle, coolant comes flash boiling back into the > tank (and out the top). If I do not let...
• More Vacuum leak Qs 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 03:57:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...THEN I hit the spot where the throttle body meets the air distributor and VROOOOOM. So I ordered a new throttle body gasket for...
• Re: Diagnostic Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:09:56 +0000
  ...It is also ignored as the engine goes to idle after being over run, (close throttle switch while going down hill), and full throttle...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 22:49:10 -0700
  Right Karl, I was confabulating with the GW. Alistair > On Jun 13, 2014, at 9:04 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > > TCL...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:35:31 -0700
  ...do with the throttle switches if I use the 2.1 tbody. >> > > Yes, I'm using the 2.1 throttle body and S boot...
• Re: throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 19:44:34 -0500
  ...thing runs through a plastic housing. > >Loosen the cable on the throttle body and you can pull it out > through the > >engine compartment. > > So...
• vanagon symptom
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 12 May 2017 16:36:35 -0700
  ...We check the throttle body switch, check for vacuum leak.. but it still has the hiccups... what else to checK? thanks dan
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 05:14:16 -0400
  At 11:49 PM 7/1/2015, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >I don't know about you, but I don't really /need/ a...
• Re: throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 05:31:56 +0000
  Hi Craig, That spring and clip is a royal pain in the ass!!!! I got mine back together but it was a task. Regards...
• Re: 1.9 Digifant with poor milage and low top-end power.
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:13:42 -0700
  ...I also checked the throttle body switches and the idle switch engages perfectly. I am not able to detect a click at full throttle...
• Re: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 5 May 2017 09:10:44 -0700
  ...The Gowesty vacuum type throttle switch was disconnected because the wires were slightly in the way of the AFM-filter housing. In hindsight, a...
• wasserboxer tune-up report, part 1
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 08:56:44 CST6CDT
  ...switch from NGK to Bosch 3-prong W7DTC remove and clean throttle body of carbon scrub up throttle switches of grime reset basic throttle...
• Re: 87 Van Bucking (Solution...?)
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Persing
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 21:06:02 -0800
  ...I lubed and > cleaned the throttle body but it didn't help. So I adjusted the switch > position so that when the throttle closed...
• Re: Correct Throttle tension (diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:40:03 -0400
  ...the proper Throttle cable adjustment is in under the front end, theres a small trapezoidal shaped plastic cover that keeps grime from the pivot...
• Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list - Lee Wood
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 09:30:02 PST
  ...No real problems, just idle hands. ;p When I tested the full-throttle switch on top of the airflow sensor/throttle plate assembly, I...
• Re: AFM intermittancy result?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:57:29 -0700
  ...the engine under high load condition, throttle > depressed but not WOT (i.e., neither microswitch on the throttle > assembly activated)? > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > 84...
• Re: Getting closer to the high idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 07:28:43 -0700
  ...Turning off the key and restarting without touching the throttle, the idle is fine again. Removing the dipstick, there is no apparent blowby pressure...
• Re: AFM upgrade - digijet?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 16:31:01 -0500
  ...After a certain period the ECU would diagnose the AFM as crazy and ignore it, at which point throttle response goes out the window...
• Re: When the O2 sensor cools down...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:50:30 -0400
  ...com>wrote: > Engine braking is strictly a function of the closed throttle causing high > manifold vacuum as the engine is being driven by the...
• Re: full throttle switch boost?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:46:42 -0500
  ...full throttle switch boost? > > > If you have a digitool hooked up when the full throttle switch is > made up, > you will see the volts...
• Re: throttle cable -patch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 16:43:48 -0500
  ...Its best to put the crimped copper patch on the front end since it is a straight pull and the throttle body end has...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . .Over running the engine
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:20:57 -0700
  ...Which could temporarily foul a plug or two, causing an engine miss until they are washed clean by an opened throttle and a cool...
• Re: full throttle switch boost?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 08:17:37 -0700
  ...full throttle switch boost? > I've seen jumper wires on these and when I tested the switches they were > still good. > Personally I've...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 13:41:56 -0700
  ...Engine stalling at high speed > > The 2 separate throttle switches was replaced with the single cam switch somewhere mid 84. All 85's have...
• Re: throttle switch & heater cable
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 07:44:57 -0500 (EST)
  On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Chris Wyatt wrote: > > According to them, it is running rich at start-up, due to a failing > throttle switch...
• Re: 84/85 fuel injection
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 10 May 1998 12:06:54 -0700
  At 12:05 PM 5/10/98 EDT, RRESA wrote: > Fellow listees >Can anyone tell me if the ECU and throttle body are the...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Mon, 18 Jan 2021 21:35:21 +0000
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• Probable Area for vacuum leak
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 18:17:05 -0400
  ...leak? It almost sounds like it increases when you apply more throttle. Jason M. Yasment '98 TDI '84 Westfalia http://home.nycap.rr.com...
• 88 Vanagon Automatic Transmission idling problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert and Sharon Mendon�a
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:02:12 -0800
  ...If throttled and engaged, it will go, but when you stop it dies on you. Have tried replacing spark plugs, air filter, cap and...
• Re: EBay item Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 19:43:40 -0700
  Entity Maynard Southard spoke thus: > Rachel: > This is the accelerator cable on the diesel Vanagon. Goes from the > accelerator > pedal Oh OK, I thought...
• NVC TDI group
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 21:34:09 -0800
  ...Trying to figure out if my 6 month old TDI Jetta blowing a ton of smoke on full throttle acceleration is normal. Thanks, Mike
• Re: Rich Running 85
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:33:16 -0500
  ...85 Westy>> Not what are,what is,what it be (---:0) Throttle Postioning Switch. This should be the first engine managment electrical item to...
• Re: Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:51:32 -0500
  Christopher Gronski wrote: > I started my van after stopping at the Wal-Mart at W Overland and Millwaukee > in Boise Idaho and the throttlle...
• Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:30:05 -0700
  Before changing any settings or messing with the throttle,��check that all the wires are connected and not corroded. Specially�the TEMP2 sender on...
• Re: cold start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:50:13 -0700
  ...You want that point to be very close t zero throttle .. if it's too far above zero throttle, you can get jerky operation...