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• Re: Problems on the road
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:38:53 -0400
  Actually, the ignition switch is a posible. Just for funsies, drive over a bump with the heater fan running. If the fan stumbles too...
• Re: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 05:15:34 EDT
  ...And so a kill switch for the fuel pump or the ignition system or what have you may be more effective BUT and it...
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:19:49 -0800
  ...Usually caused by the ignition switch > circuit not supplying enough current to activate the solenoid. > The starter itself is usually OK. A *hard start...
• Re: Anyone to hand hold some electrical questions, cruise control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 21:58:42 -0500
  ...Well the test light does not come on at all (ignition switch is on, gear selector in D) when connected to terminal 3 on...
• Re: Fuel pump cutoff switch?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:46:04 -0700
  ...Run a wire from each of these to a small switch. When the switch is closed, the ignition coil will not get pulsed and...
• Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:06:39 -0700
  ...On the > > > diagram the wire that feeds the switch in the relay comes from this #15 terminal > > > (instead of #4 on the ignition module...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Mon, 5 Mar 2018 07:39:04 -0800
  ...Could be > ignition switch, 15-circuit wire to coil positive, coil, ignition driver > module on 1.9l, ECU on 2.1l, idle stab module...
• Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:57:59 -0500
  ...On the > > diagram the wire that feeds the switch in the relay comes from this #15 terminal > > (instead of #4 on the ignition module...
• Re: need key for ghia
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:12:23 -0400
  ...841688 Jonce >Hey guys-I have pulled the ignition out of my 69 ghia. The switch >froze up. While it is out I would...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning seque to diesel radiator coolant flow direction
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:08:08 -0700
  ...Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning > > ignition switch on? > > > > Thanks for the good brain storming exercise of Vanagon electrical...
• Re: Scraping steering wheel - not screws
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:14:38 -0700
  ...Cheers! On 3/19/08, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > > Ben, > You can adjust the ignition switch housing which will in turn give...
• Re: Fuel tank problem solving - RESOLVED for now
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 3 Apr 2018 20:15:03 -0700
  ...Switched the ignition a dozen times from OFF to ON, but not START. Each time the pump would run and not turn off. No...
• New Starter...Solenoid Hanging Up
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:07:51 -0400
  ...I can get the starter to disengage when I start by blipping the throttle and switching the ignition on and off quickly. Jumped the...
• Re: What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 15:35:02 -0400
  ...Is that right? On the '83/'84s the X contact on the ign switch is energized when the ignition is on but not cranking...
• Re: 85' won't start :-( any clues??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:14:45 -0400
  ...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: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:59:44 -0500
  Why you wire it that way? And the Vanagon DOES have a switched wiring circuit. It's the X circuit as shown in the...
• Re: Help with Dometic 12v wiring
  Historical mailing list - Rick Foster
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:07:18 -0400
  ...Help with 12v Dometic wiring > > >> No, the wire that seems to come from the ignition switch is really a >> ground wire of sorts, through...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 12:51:43 -0400
  ...Removing and replacing the connectors to the switch module fixed it. The fault was indistinguishable by the ECU from an ignition fault as rightly...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 08:12:53 -0700
  ...On 09/01/2015 07:57 AM, Jon VO wrote: > Well, my understanding is a bit different; the ignition switch controls > /switched/ power to...
• Re: Engine stops, then restarts itself ... sometimes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:17:27 -0400
  ...Engine stops running, like the ignition switch is >turned off. All electrical for the rest of the car seems fine: all >dashboard elec. is...
• Re: no fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:15:50 -0700
  ...at relay. > > Starter is slow as well. > > Brand new battery, tested. > Brand new fuel pump, tested. > > Where too next? > > Ignition switch? > Grounds? > > TIA, > > dylan >
• Help... Won't Start!
  Historical mailing list - Holm
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:06:26 -0600
  Last year I had that problem and (after much dicking around) it turned out to be the ignition switch. Definately first try tapping the...
• Re: sparkless!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 21:37:56 EST
  ...writes: << As have been said several hundred times before, check the ignition switch!!! This is a well known cause of sudden loss of power...
• Re: Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 00:57:55 -0400
  ::: :::Yesterday I had a brain wave while working and decided that the ignition :::switch was the problem. It had been hard to start up...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc. Now have voltage data on wire from oil pressure switch to instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 May 2017 11:18:52 -0400
  ...your help. > > Here are the new data starting with engine cold. > > Ignition switch on 11.83 volts > But no blinking OIL light? Abnormal. > > Engine...
• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update 4
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:54:05 -0700
  ...The flasher works with all lights off from the dash headlight/parking light switch, same as other three flashers. Swapping the ignition switch for...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:43:08 -0800
  ...the Su switch closes when the key is inserted in the tumbler. > > I can see how using Su to turn ignition would be a...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's,normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:27:14 -0800
  ...in P-mail discussion is the ignition > switch; but I did not notice any of the switch-dependent accessories > stutter during these incidents. > > Happy...
• So... am I nuts? (ign. sw)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:53:17 -0400
  ...Am I nuts? Is it possibly that ignition switch contacts are so worn, that key needs to be turned as far as possible clockwise...
• Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 08:25:27 -0400
  ...If turning the ignition key off and then on helps, why not just drive and jiggle the key around in the ignition switch. Maybe...
• waterboxer coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Jim Maginel
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 15:24:56 -0500
  ...blinked when turning on the ignition like it should. I recently installed a new "coolant low level switch" (located on the expansion tank), thinking...
• Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 12:16:46 EDT
  ...the next fix was to run a pair of wires up to a switch on the dash to use when the ignition-switch did...
• FS: BA6 Aux Heater Parts
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:35:37 -0800
  ...Blower motor, fuel pump, glow plug, flame switch, 2 rubber collars, tempreture sensor, ignition coil (not in photo). The controls/parts under the front...
• Re: Help with Dometic 12v wiring
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:45:21 -0400
  ...Help with 12v Dometic wiring > > >> No, the wire that seems to come from the ignition switch is really a >> ground wire of sorts, through...
• Re: 91 dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mike twombley
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:30:15 -0800
  ...With FI and electronic ignition that is probably not the case. I would check the electrical switch function. The key lock and switch are...
• Re: [Syncro] The Syncro project arrives...(won't start)
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Wed, 23 May 2001 13:29:00 -0400
  ...Figured that either the solenoid or the ignition switch was shot, but heard it click once. My battery was good. Wiggled the key in...
• Re: Where to start when signal lights don't work?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:08:07 +0000
  ...is that fuse? Also, is this usually a sign of failing ignition switch?         Had a situation in the recent past where headlights did not...
• Re: Intermittent Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:32:01 -0600
  ...Because of the voltage drop in the long wire from the ignition switch to the starter solenoid the voltage delivered is just enough to...
• Re: lighted switch needed
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:01:11 -0800
  ...lighted switch needed Every aftermarket radio I've ever installed had 2 power leads; one smaller lead to battery + to keep the station presets...
• Re: Ignition? Constant Duty or Constant charge
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 17:37:22 -0400
  ...throttle position switch (TPS) an input to the Haltech system you have? If so, how granular is the fuel and ignition mapping just off...
• Re: Backup light switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 21:09:27 -0500
  At 08:53 2/7/2005, Greenamyer, William L wrote: >(backup lights on when the ignition was turned on). Finally found that if >I...
• Problem Solved! was: Van Dies, Relays clicking...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 17:00:57 EST
  ...Then I took a new ignition switch with me and tried to take a trip to town. The van died when I backed into...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 13 May 2015 12:27:28 -0700
  ...net> wrote: > > > Over the last year I have had 3 ignition/starter switch (111 905 865L) > > failures after not having but 3 failures in...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:07:44 -0800
  Ditto on the ignition switch .. and I like the stronger '48' diesel vanagon battery .. fits just fine, has more oomph ... and I may never...
• Re: intermittent headlight failure
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:47:41 +0100
  ...This works for a reason! The high/low dimmer switch in the turn signal lever gets its power from the X, via the head...
• Re: Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 21:57:20 +0100
  Take a test light and start with the cables down by the switch Ignition on you try the incoming then check the outgoing with...
• Re: Lost Keys
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:07:02 -0500
  ...Mike Mike Collum wrote: > On your '85, the gas cap key was probably a "stubby" and was different > from the ignition/door keys. > > If...
• Re: Help in salt lake
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 22:40:52 +0000
  ...Hopefully it is just something as simple as a fried ignition switch; part costs about $15; takes about 1/2 hour to remove and...
• Re: NVC- Rabbit won't start
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 11:53:30 -0500
  Is there a short or sticky contact in the ignition switch? The same thing happened to my '96 Jetta, and it turned out to...
• Re: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:25:04 -0800
  ...I turn it on or off from the living space with the remote at will, no key needed and no cutout switch because I...
• Bright lights stuck on
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 22:12:44 EST
  In my original request, I told my tale of woe that my brights are stuck on even with the ignition switch turned off. It...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 15:08:53 -0500
  Hi Michael, I personally run hard start relays on both of my vans in order to remove the cranking current from the ignition switch...
• Cooling fan issues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:34:22 -0500
  ...the ignition on, but not in the start position. The high speed fan should come on. But it does not. The fan switch has...
• FW: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 20:32:45 -0700
  I think this is the ignition switch? At least the syndrome sounds familiar. Any ideas? Mike Hey Mike, For some reason the headlights have...
• Re: alternator to ignition coil???
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:15:59 -0800
  ...Your > > ignition switch could be the culprit, but look > first > > at the connection > > to > > the 86 pin of the ECU relay, coil. > > > > Robert > > > > 1982...
• Re: How do we remove ignition key assembly..?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:53:00 -0800
  ...My Ignition switch replacement > > experience > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > > > It was a pleasant job. It took about 45 minutes > > (not counting a trip...
• Re: headlight emergency!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 15:33:00 -0700
  Or the headlight switch...exact same symptoms. Mike wrote: > > Electrical part of the ignition switch! > > I had the exact thing happen to me in...
• I have a gas puzzler..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer 19618-5th Ave so Seattle WA 98148
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 03:54:27 EDT
  ...There is none of the bucking symptoms as associated with a bad AFM.Why does the ignition have to be switched off first? If...
• Re: strange white wire...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 06:15:35 +0200
  ...give you a clue, 15 is the hot lead from the ignition switch, but I just flipped through my books and had a look...
• Re: Ignition and Carbs.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 20:02:53 EST
  ...I did switch back as soon as I got the right part. Thanks Robert! Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW...