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• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:38:43 -0500
  ...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: 85 Westy radio connection
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:09:04 -0800
  ...Stephen --- joel walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > > 85 West doesn't have accessory position on > ignition. > > Does it hurt ignition etc. to play radio...
• Re: Stumbling after fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:00:34 -0500
  ...Replaced the ignition switch Put gas drier and injector cleaner in the tank Replaced the fuel filter Good luck, Jim > If the former, you...
• Re: Headlight buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:01:07 -0700
  ...Basically you'll clip the (grey?) wire coming from the ignition switch to the buzzer, and then attach that to the parking light circuit...
• Phantom power drain: Accessories work with key out...
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 20:46:02 -0400
  ...I took a look at it and the first thing I noticed was the digital clock was working, even with the ignition key out...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:23:09 -0700
  ...One of the red wires goes over to the fuel injection and powers everything but the coil and ignition module. Also in that box...
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 May 1995 12:24:41 -0700
  ...and I'm thinking about installing one of the > aftermarket > electronic ignition gizmos that replace the points. > Dave Dave, I have the expensive, but...
• Re: Soggy Wx - No Start
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 1 May 1998 12:00:14 -0400
  ...I got out my CRC contact cleaner and started spraying the ignition pickup at the distributor. It is just like the vans, has a...
• Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 11:58:23 -0500
  ...It has warnings about not disconnecting ignition wires while cranking or running.. Brad -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Day Spent In Vanagon Hell
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 20:54:31 -0700
  On 13 Apr 2003 at 21:52, Roger Reynolds wrote: > Jeff, > > One other thing to consider is that you might have a bad ignition...
• Re: New battery is dead
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:38:55 -0400
  ...power to the unit, the other should go to a switched (ignition on) +12V. Since the Vanagon doesn't have an aux position on...
• Re: Spark plug gap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Mar 2012 11:13:54 -0600
  this is intended as some kind of satire, right? "Ignition molecules"? what the hell is that? mcneely ---- george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Try...
• Crane XR700 ignition system question
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:15:13 -0800
  Does anyone who is running one of these know what sparkplug gap to use? I lost my info in a hardrive crash, and I...
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 06 May 1995 11:01:54 -0500 (EST)
  On Fri, 5 May 1995, Christopher Bridge wrote: > >BTW, why include all of the original post in your question? ;) > Sorry- I ask for your...
• Re: '81 Vanagon Ignition Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 07 Sep 1995 09:25:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >You could check out the vacuum advance membrane for >leakage, if this leaks it would allow the fuel mixture >from the manifold to come...
• Re: VW approved engine conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 12 May 1999 19:03:37 -0600
  ...In simple terms, Motronic is an engine-management system with a single control unit for control of ignition timing as well as fuel injection."
• Re: What so special about the Ignition Coil?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 21:08:15 -0800
  Conrad, Go to the handy Pick and pull(junk yard)and get yourself a good used one for a few dollars... Phil __________________________________ Do you...
• I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 00:43:03 -0500
  ...Using megasquirt'nEDIS for my injection/ignition needs. Now all I have to find is someone to solder everything together :D
• Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:50:03 -0500
  ground straps, ignition switch plug,then take your new starter to an advance auto parts store and have them test it for free.
• Re: $300 reward for advice
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 07:26:59 -0400
  ...The mechanics have replace the control unit, fuel pump, ignition switch, ignition wires, temp sensors. No problem My name is Eddie Mikell, and you...
• Re: Start/Run/Then No Start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 12:37:57 -0800
  ...I have >> voltage for 2 - 3 seconds when I turn ignition on. >> >> Can I conclude that my ignition switch is OK? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Skip >> 84...
• Re: Latest news on No Spark
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 22:05:11 -0700
  Riley, The Hall sensor is in the distributor and sends pulses ( about 3 volts) to the ignition unit. Any reasonable mechanic should be able...
• Re: lost key
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:05:48 -0600
  ...If it is done from a door lock, though, it will not work the ignition as there are 10 wafers in the ignition and...
• Re: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:20:01 -0800
  ...But even so, its still always possible to have the ignition key in the ignition and to leave the gas cap on the ground...
• Re: broke down in Portland, need help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 08:28:09 -0700
  hi David, he did the following - swap in a new fuel pump relay - bypassing the onboard ignition switch and use a new spare - unplug...
• Re: Coil boil
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 26 Oct 2014 20:09:59 -0500
  ...To expand on the alternative coils statement, I went to buy an ignition coil for a VW a while ago and AutoZone tried selling...
• Starter solenoid powered by fuel pump circuit....arrrrgg...long...help!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:46:43 -0400
  ...Put in a new ignition switch...same problem... Put old starter back...same problem... Undid accessory battery and relay...same problem. The switch power...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 21:56:34 -0500
  ...The > problem persisted so I replaced the ignition switch with a new one. > > The problem persisted... reading up on the symptoms I thought it...
• Re: Van Dies, Relays clicking...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 08:23:59 -0800
  The ignition switch must be suspected in so many cases that now I "replace" it first thing. I don't actually put one in...
• Re: Poptop Alarm was Re: ebay car?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 10:17:17 -0500
  ...Too, the same switch could be wired into the ignition circuit thereby preventing the bus from starting when the top is up. A relay...
• refrig sparker
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:48:42 -0800
  ...have been doing some fearless pumping on that ignition button), much less to transfer ignition to some other part of the van. It is...
• Re: Lost Keys
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:14:46 -0800
  ...I had one door key > that worked and I bought a > new ignition key lock, thought I was in pretty fair > shape. That is...
• Re: Still Sluggish Update- Coil Source
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 17:30:01 -0400
  ...The ignition > > coil wire had fused to the connector in the top of the ignition coil, > > but I replaced it with an aftermarket one...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 06:10:21 -0500
  ...Each row of plus had it's own ignition system. Of course like all piston aircraft engines the two plugs per cylinder ensured efficient...
• Re: FW: Wiring trouble- 1985
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:12:33 -0700
  ...Could the > ignition switch be bad? Not to appear stupid but I'm assuming that the > ignition switch should be proving power through that...
• Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 19:04:12 -0500
  ...The plus side carries the 15 circuit coming from the ignition switch, and has another wire that carries the 15 circuit to supply something...
• Bosch Relay Solenoid Fix - Help
  Historical mailing list - George Hahn
  Thu, 31 Dec 1998 19:25:21 -0700
  ...The lead from the ignition switch (Red/Blk stripe) is still hot (12V) after the engine is running and key returned to "run" position...
• Praise to the List! Van alive again
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 13:31:43 -0500
  ...Doktor Tim was right with his diagnosis of a bad ignition control module. I was able to find one at my local Auto Zone...
• Re: Re; Help Again
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 07:40:59 EDT
  ...I switch off the ignition and when I try again it starts right up. I was thinking it must be a hinky ignition switch...
• No Juice to ECU?
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:04:06 -0800
  ...I order a new ignition coil before any testing cause of time and my old one was pretty trashed. Still no start. So this...
• Re: Alcohol + the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 00:16:35 -0400
  ...if you have the keys in the ignition and you're in the car you're fair game. Doesn't matter if the van...
• Re: Ignition lock removal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:30:35 -0500
  ...Junk yards don't seem to leave the keys in the ignition. Larry A. Steve Sandlin wrote: > To pull the lock out, you will...
• Re: Ignition switch repair-advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:26:59 -0500
  ...http://www.vanagain.com/how2ign.htm Mike dan kapeller wrote: > Hello all, > My '90 Vanagon GL has a bad ignition switch. I have a...
• Re: Momentary Engine Stoppage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:42:49 -0500
  ...I feel this to be an >> electrical/ignition issue rather than an fuel issue. Any opinions about >> this problem? >> > > For a start, keep yourself...
• Digifant connector test results, Das Boot.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:19:35 -0600
  ...Bentley section 24.61 Electrical testing, ignition and injection system Test 1---terminals 13 and 14, 14 and 19----ECU voltage supply--OK@13volts...
• Re: Engine Miss
  Historical mailing list - 1speedsteed
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 10:20:24 -0700
  ...The miss problems I suffered were all rooted in a leaky ignition > wire for cylinder # 3. And, against all odds, this occurred three separate...
• Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:19:37 -0700
  ...Anywho, the red lead to the ignition/starter switch goes/also goes to a harness and then back out to a terminal block post...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:51:17 -0500
  ...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: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (second update)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:06:42 -0800
  ...Do >> hall senders do this? Intermittent? >> >> When it happens, it's definitely ignition failure, and it can cause that >> "backfire" noise through the exhaust...
• Re: No start
  Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 21:22:15 -0700
  ...I swapped in a new ignition switch about a month ago, and I was so blinded by it, that I failed to realize the...
• ignition switch-- how to article
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:37:44 -0800
  ...I got the new ignition switch in and it cured problem I was having. The only thing I would add to the instructions from...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 20:29:09 -0500
  ...You > can see it throughout automotive development - electronic ignition > replacing points, distrbutorless ignition systems replaceing ones with > distrubutors , etc. etc. Agree, but also sometimes...
• Re: Ignition Key Warning Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 16:16:34 -0700
  ...buzzer as it keeps me from leaving my keys in the >ignition! :-) **************************************** So do I, forgetful as I am, especially when parking in metro...
• '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - David Dustan
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 17:38:45 -0800
  ...Most members here suggested replacing the ignition switch. Since I last wrote a note the following has been replaced: Ignition Switch Plugs Cap Rotor...
• Re: Gas tachometer in a Diesel
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 17:32:10 -0800
  ...Gas tachs connect to the ignition coil. Diesels do not have an ignition coil. If you want more info feel free to ask. Mark...
• Re: not a fuse--wipers/heaters still not working
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:30:55 -0500
  ...If not it's the ignition >switch. > >david david -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85...
• Re: radio hookup
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:10:36 +0200
  ...radio hookup Fellow vananuts ; My radio power operates when the ignition is on but I want to change it to operate with the ignition...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage,
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:16:14 -0700
  Wes Have you checked your ignition switch? Do you have spark when it doesn't start? If there is wear in the switch so...
• Re: G60 in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Jun 1996 19:36:52 -0500 (EST)
  ...one is to alter the cam timing, the other ways have to do with the desing of combustion chambers, ignition timing and mapping. Ric
• Re: Ignition timing adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Krug
  Mon, 9 Dec 1996 23:10:08 -0800
  How do you like your '84? It sounds like you are having some problems. I just got my first van today!!! an '84 Westfalia...