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• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:32:17 -0700
  ...Throttle body switches out of limits and need adjusting. > > Anyone have any ideas about this? > > Thanks, > > John
• Re: Vanagon is jerky, Clutch maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:23:01 -0700
  ...be anything else that could cause this jerky motion? > > > If the throttle switch fails to open it will cause severe bucking at low > rpm...
• Re: Intermittent smoke after stop signal wait...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:27:55 -0400
  ...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: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:42:46 -0500
  Actually, Blake, one of the failure modes of an ignition switch is "Losing" contact to the ignition system when the key is turned to...
• CIS help long
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 21:15:53 -0500
  ...full >pressure (turned valve on gauge) 68lb > Activate full throttle switch, Dwell reading 60 dgr. Activate >thermoswitch: dwell reading 72 dgr. Ground out green...
• Euro-Drive: UPDATE 85 Volkswagen Vanagon, Surge
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 17:53:06 -0800
  ...We changed the switch with no success. We swapped air flow box, ECU, checked idle switches, and did a pin out test at the...
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:37:52 -0600
  ...coil and an underneath throttle switch...(I > think..on the inline VW motor the switch is 'concealed' below the throttle > body... > > I am first...
• Re: Fuel Injectors/Oil Cooler Leak
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:37:29 -0500
  ...to > buying completely rebuilt ones?? I was reading about the throttle > valve switch being out of adjustment and possibly just bad, could this > be...
• Re: Bypassed DIS
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 20 May 2010 08:48:55 -0700
  Check if your idle switch is working at all. It should click when you move the throttle arm and switch off as you release...
• Re: New engine question revisited
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 03:40:47 -0600
  ...switch mod. > > - When cold or warm, has rough idle, with lots of little backfires > (pop). If you give it the slightest bit of throttle...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 2 Jun 2022 10:11:58 -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...
• Re: [vanagon] Is anyone going to be interested?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 08:13:57 -0500
  ...Another job I need to do is to replace the throttle body on my 1.9L. Have a new one ready to go switches...
• Re: Intermittent Ignition miss, no start,or rich running, need help!, LONG
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 08:31:03 -0500
  ...Since it was already > adjusted to the limit of its range, I had to remove the throttle body to > bend the switch arm for...
• Mike's TP switch question from digest
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:16:00 -0700
  ...That car had a separate 'drop throttle' switch..Which, of course, we took out to race. Have you considered that your meter might just...
• Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 13:48:56 -0400
  I say check your Throttle Position Switch (TPS)...you may need an adjustment... Check your plug wires, too... Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Mon, Jun...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:32:00 -0700
  "I was a lowly mechanic at a VW shop in Leucadia, CA." There was a VW shop in Leucadia? All I remember is Hugos...
• bad idle during warmup
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 08:04:54 -0500
  ...Or maybe it's something else? (The idle stabilizer?) I've check both throttle switches, they are fine. Thanks Bradley Flubacher State College, PA
• Re: 2.1/1.9 mix
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 18:03:47 -0700
  Sounds like a misadjusted throttle position switch. BTDT. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Andrew Eichelberger" <jae13@CORNELL.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Need Help with Engine Speed Wildly Surging at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 23 Nov 2006 20:17:31 +0100
  ...The throttle body micro switch is set properly, and tests good with an ohm meter. There is 5 volts at it's connector, as...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:34:45 -0700
  ...With an automatic you might keep your foot a little bit on the gas to keep the throttle switch open if you wanted to...
• 80-83 Tranny / engine / Fuel Injection FS
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 20 May 2002 19:23:41 -0500
  ...Throttle Valve switch. (Full throttle switch) Engine Temperature Sensor Part # 0.280.130.012 Pressure Regulator (vacuum Limiter) Part # 0.280.160.100 Resistor...
• Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 22:47:46 -0400
  ...the throttle switch is adjusted OK, and ICV & ISCU functional. 2. Turn on the ignition (don't start the motor!), go to back of...
• Re: Engine Dies ????
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 24 Mar 2016 08:13:57 -0400
  ...Throttle switch, AFM, temp sensor 2 Good luck. On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 5:14 PM, paul gordon <paul_gordon@sympatico.ca> wrote...
• Re: AC & idle stab.
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Schimke
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 11:12:09 --100
  ...throttle valve switch didn't close on idle. It was 91 DeutschMarks ($51)! Now it works nice. Conrad >I recently had the same trouble...
• Re: '85 Cold Start Idle
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 16:42:25 EDT
  Jay, After making sure all your vacuum hoses and injector seals are in good shape, you probably want to check the throttle position switch...
• Re: Vanagon factory cruise control system... install resource?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:57:53 -0500
  ...throttle body , one hose from the pump to the pedal switches...wiring harness to the relay box. pedal switches, speedo pickup, stalk switch, and...
• Re: alternator charge initiation
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:42:45 -0500
  ...I wonder what that GoWesty device has in it, if anything? If I were more annoyed by needing to blip the throttle I would...
• Re: Vanagon jerky, fixed maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 09:11:56 -0600
  ...Trying to find the throttle valve switch connector as shown in Bentley manual unsuccessfully (Page 24.35), finally gave up, (where in the dickens...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 13:57:58 -1000
  ...I have the 1.9 with the two switches on >> throttle body and they both are set correctly. The vacuum advance >> works fine but...
• Re: Lags at low revs + BAD mileage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:49:37 -0700
  ...This was > complicated by a > miss adjusted throttle switch, a small part of the problem. > > On 1/23/07, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com...
• Re: Van adventure and tech quiz
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:19:39 -0600
  I’ll go with Throttle Position Switch Throttle Idle Screw not open enough Vacuum Leak Intake Leak Timing not advanced enough Low Fuel Pressure...
• Won't idle but getting combustion-'88 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:39:48 -0700
  ...RECENT WORK Properly adjusted Throttle Position Switch Cleaned and lubed Throttle body Checked and cleaned Idle Stabilizer valve. Checked for corrosion at Idle Stabilizer...
• cruise control troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:54:58 -0500
  If the vaccum lines check out as well as the bellows then check your clutch and brake switches for proper functioning and adjustment. I...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:02:37 -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: Does Idle Stabilizer Constantly Stay On?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:47:15 -0700
  Don't forget to check the throttle valve switch. Todd '88 Westy John Rodgers wrote: > If you change out the ISV or the ISCU...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 5 Oct 2020 10:26:52 -0700
  ...besides electrical wiring, there are > >> > >>> vacuum pump, vacuum switch under the pedals, switch on the steering > >> column, > >> > >>> vacuum diaphragm linked the throttle body at...
• 88 Syncro / cold start surging
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Wed, 27 May 1998 01:12:04 -0700
  ...Throttle switch new and working fine. Idle stabilizer hums etc. & ICU swapped with working others, still no change. Throttle shaft has a litle wear...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 20 Mar 2016 19:39:31 -0700
  Before doing anything that costs much money or much time, unplug the throttle position switch connector. If it doesn't help, nothing lost. If...
• Re: Loss of power while underway, second occurrence
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:09:39 -0500
  ...Both (if the >> throttle switch is working at full throttle) will reset (bypass) the O2 >> sensor. If either make the problem go away for...
• 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:10:31 -0600
  ...AFM is good throttle switch is adjusted good idle control valve and module are both good ECU is good the purple and white vacuum...
• Re: Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:29:37 -0400
  ...I now need the main wiring harness that runs along the front of the engine compartment to the idle stabilizer, throttle switch, injectors and...
• Fuel Injectors/Oil Cooler Leak
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:19:23 -0600
  ...to buying completely rebuilt ones?? I was reading about the throttle valve switch being out of adjustment and possibly just bad, could this be...
• troubleshooting a starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:05:48 -0800
  ...the throttle switch was reading open circuit with the throttle closed. i put a jumper wire in the connector to it (to simulate a...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 11:00:13 -0700
  ...sure that your throttle is fully closing, > and that the closed-throttle switch is set and operating correctly. If > that switch sticks closed (or...
• Re: Mystery wires/connector Canadian 83.5 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:43:56 -0600
  ...This branches off the harness on the >> section >> that goes to the idle and full throttle switches. Engine runs fine >> with it disconnected. >> >> Any...
• Re: Surging Idle
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:40:24 -0700
  ...some adjustments to their original position, however, please check you throttle valve switch adjustment as well. Just a thought. Claudio Cella 87 Vanagon GL...
• digijet tool update
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:40:05 -0500
  ...glance, ECU power, start signal to the digijet, fuel pump power, throttle switch, coil pulses, and fuel injection pulses. The female 25 pin d...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:47:22 -0800
  ...coolant temperature sensor > > > > 8/LS Digital input from the throttle valve switch > > high when throttle valve closed or wide open (I'm guessing here...
• Re: 84 Still dying!
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 13:41:04 -0700
  ...replaced AFM with a new one (possibly rebuilt?) (10/01) > > - replaced throttle switches (both of them, 10/01) > > - new fuel filter (7/01) > > - new...
• Re: Cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 6 Sep 2008 10:04:21 -0700
  dear cruising jim have you done any diagnostics on the cruise parts such as the switch at your brake peddle which tells the cruise...
• Re: High idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Rene Ditton
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:30:31 -0700
  ...It shows 4.93 volts @ throttle valve switch >connector. Switch appears to be OK, closed throttle switch shows zero >>ohms, open shows open. > >What...
• Re: VANAGON syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:47:12 -0500
  ...You've got other problems to track down! Start with > the easy stuff like the throttle body switches then check the spark and > fuel...
• Re: your opinion please - part 2
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 11:23:19 -0400
  ...It probably only came with one switch so the shop that installed it made a choice. I wish they had picked the other pedal...
• Cold start 3 cylinder stalling and bucking idle insanity!!!
  Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 23:44:51 -0500
  ...Checked throttle switch per Bentley and found it to be ok. I have a nicely humming idle control valve which was cleaned anyway. Swapped...
• accelerator linkage
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 07:56:28 -0400
  ...to > > reduce the rpm's. (I know it is probably the throttle switch). Anyway, > it > > broke, but since it was dark and I couldn...
• Re: '87 Synro jerky running on highway
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 09:44:52 PDT
  ...The micro switch under the throttle body can also give problems, but usually at idle or full throttle when the switch is supposed to...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (update)
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:59:44 -0700
  ...the tests, checks and adjustments to find my Throttle Position Switch not closing when the throttle closed.&nbsp; First checked via human ear, then...
• Re: Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:54:11 -0700
  ...Am still tracking >>> down a surging issue. ..... >>> (Throttle switch test showed a nice square wave btw). He also kindly gave >>> me a >>> brief tutorial...
• Re: how much did you pay for your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Johnson
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 18:36:31 -0700
  ...Also, new O2 sensor, Temp 2 sensor, Air Flow Meter, "hot climate" radiator fan switch and theromstat, new idle control valve & unit, throttle position...
• Re: Rapid Idle when Warm / Throttle idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 13:16:24 -0700
  The idle stabilization system is really to improve cold engine driveability off idle. A warm engine should idle at the 880 RPM with the...