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• Re: delayed start
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 21:22:09 +0800
  ...I have already replaced the ignition switch and cleaned all of the connections, but the problem still occurs if I drive for more than...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 18:15:13 -0600
  ...The problem probably comes from the > ignition > > > switch or the wires. I've heard about hard start relay bosch > kit. I'm > > > wondering if...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 20:53:06 -0700
  ...The ignition switch works as it should. Only seems to happen with a cold engine driven ~ 4 minutes. Funny. Either I'll install a...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:02:09 -0700
  ...Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on? > > > The answer would be yes for my 84 according to...
• Re: Uncooperative Starter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 08:35:53 -0700
  Last time this happend to me it was the ignition switch. To check it remove the steering column cover and the next time it...
• need some help with a electricle/wiring issue
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 07:43:32 -0700
  ...intermittently , with the key out of the ignition if you turn the headlight switch on the cluster and fuel pump start ( like you just...
• Re: Igniton switch / Overheating / Tires
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Fri, 04 Apr 1997 11:25:24 -0500
  It is very easy to replace the electrical switch. 1. remove the plastic covers. 2. Remove the plug to the ignition, 3. If I...
• Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 5 Apr 1994 11:56:46 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I have an almost-complete set of door locks, all with the same key, and includes an ignition switch. The only think missing is...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 21:36:47 -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: Help--Stuck in Mammoth Lakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:50:23 -0800
  ...The stock electrical part of the ignition switch is really a Mickey mouse underbuilt little thing, and you should always carry a spare one...
• Wanted - Horn actuator (horn switch) for '88 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:10:22 -0500
  ...Consequently the metal parts inside are always in contact, and when the ignition switch is activated, the horn blows. This probably is a VW...
• backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:53:40 -0700
  ...should I have power to one side of the switch all the time when the ignition is on?). I tried both wires with a...
• Re: no fuse for fuel pump? Adding fuses.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Mar 2023 13:26:36 -0500
  ...GoWesty EFI adds fuses for the pump, ignition, and ECU. > > For the power steering switch the connectors originally had covers. Most > are broken and...
• Re: Wiring in a new Stereo Unit
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:33:33 -0800
  ...It should also have an "Ignition" >>> >> lead, which goes to a source which is switched (usually the key, but >>> >> maybe a separate switch). As...
• Starting From Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list
  05 Dec 96 07:10:20 PST
  ...electronics separate from the dash by disconnecting the wire from the ignition switch to the coil (at the dash, careful, it's hot when...
• Re: more anti theft tips
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:05:18 -0500
  We had a '61 Chevy Impala hardtop that you could start without a key (remember those ignition switches?) if it wasn't in the...
• Re: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 16:17:19 -0700
  ...I had to replace the >> > week-old switch with an old one I had removed from another Vanagon! >> > >> > Between the heater valves and ignition...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 21:20:27 -0500
  ...That is an awful lot thru a 1/4 inch push-on connector as well as the ignition switch. If the crimp of that...
• Re: Electrical Gurus help needed 88 van.kinda long
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 15:33:42 -0700
  ...I then ran a jumper wire from hot in the ignition switch harness straight to the starter...fired right up. So, I knew i...
• Re: Electrical Unsolved Mysteries
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 11:50:36 -0800
  ...t found the right relay or maybe it's in the ignition switch, how difficult is it to swap those out? So keep those...
• Re: sparkless!!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 03:29:26 +0100
  ...As have been said several hundred times before, check the ignition switch!!! This is a well known cause of sudden loss of power in...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon sputters and blows black smoke on highway.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 06:26:00 EDT
  ...I alway ask the same thing? Did you do the on/off ignition switch test to reset the computer, at the time the problem...
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:58:38 -0500
  ...Usually caused by the ignition switch >circuit not supplying enough current to activate the solenoid. > The starter itself is usually OK. A *hard start...
• Need information on rubber injector hoses
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:58:56 -0500
  ...Replaced the ignition switch and battery today. Runs line new! Now on to the next improvement. I have heard horror stories about engine fires...
• Re: Adding Horns. B+ (30) To Power Horns OK?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:07:21 -0700
  ...install switch to allow use of stock or added (2) louder horns > via 2 relays. > > Stock horn switch (ground) --> SPDT *switch to control negative...
• Re: Rough Running 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:50:35 -0400
  ...Squirt some CRC Electronic contact cleaner where the actuating pin enters the switch and operate the switch repeatedly may well cure it, assuming it...
• 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...
• 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...
• Re: Horn "toots" when I insert key to start van!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 00:18:22 -0500
  ...horn when we insert the key into the column switch and turn >"on" the ignition. What gives??? Indications of future problems??? Thanks! > >Regards, Christina...
• Re: Relay question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:16:56 -0400
  ...hook up the wires (red to a switched light circuit and black to a switched ignition circuit). david At 10:37 AM 4/20...
• Re: Start problems need help on the road
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 01:57:27 -0500
  ...it's very easy to remove the lower steering column cover, pull the > > > connector plug of the ignition switch that's currently in use...
• how does the ignition switch work?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:04:21 -0800
  ...My #1 suspicion runs toward the ignition switch. The starter has only been in for three months, a re-built Bosch. It hasn't...
• Re: Starter system woes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:02:42 -0800
  ...I meant to say > "Ignition > switch" and not "Starter" switch. Thanks to Jake de Villiers for pointing > that out to me. No need to...
• Re: Radiator fan won t turn off '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 11:23:41 -0400
  ...as soon as the ignition > key is turned the fan starts. to make things interesting, i unplugged the > thermal switch on the radiator (3...
• New Shocks and Lessons (Re)learned
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Mon, 5 May 2008 16:48:44 -0500
  ...I began the ignition issue repair by following the common advice I got from list: replace the ignition switch. Unfortunately, the problem didn't...
• Re: Instrument cluster light issues
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 18 May 2021 07:05:35 -0400
  ...On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 11:37 PM Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote: > Could my ignition switch have gotten fried? > > On...
• Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:30:36 -0500
  ...switch input > 31 5 Ground > ST1 11 Output1 to ISV (Transistor Collector?) > ST2 4 Output2 to ISV > 1 17 Ignition pulses from Ignition coil...
• Re: need key for ghia
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:35:18 -0700
  ...com> wrote: > Hey guys-I have pulled the ignition out of my 69 ghia. �The switch froze up. �While it is out I would...
• Re: Starter Power Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:04:11 -0700
  ...Mark OlRivrRat wrote: > I'm assuming that, "The solenoid clicks with the ignition switch" means that you hear the Bendix Actuate, but then "no...
• Re: Intermittent ignition delay when turning key
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 00:51:06 -0400
  ...Intermittent ignition delay when turning key > > > >Hello, I have a delay in my'84's ignition when turing the key. Sometimes, > >especially after travelling...
• Re: Wipers suddenly not working, trip tomorrow
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 00:46:59 -0500
  ...How can I test if power is coming off that terminal? >> > > If the headlights work (key on) then the ignition switch X contact is...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 14:21:45 +0000
  ...One hot side I wired to the existing radio power which is > switched by the ignition, the other hot side came from my accessory...
• Re: Dumb Buzzer Question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 13:10:03 -0800
  > > I sure don't like them at all , since there are many times I want the key > in > the ignition without the van driving...
• Re: New Ig Switch, Still no Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 20:31:10 -0800
  ...Replacing this relay isn't as cheap as >the ignition switch, but at least it is easier to get to and cleaning the >contacts...
• LED HeadLights for 86-91 was Head light mystery
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 19 Jun 2022 10:03:50 -0600
  ...Based on the described failure when the >>>> lights do not work,try lightly moving the ignition switch, and then the >>>> headlight switch. There could...
• Re: hall sender vs points
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 13:19:28 -0500
  ...I'd carry a headlight switch and an ignition switch myself -- both are somewhat overstressed, subject to abrupt failures, and can stop you in...
• Re: 87 GL Intermittantly Not Starting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 May 2003 18:37:12 -0400
  ...Check the voltage from the ignition switch while cranking the engine (2 people and disconnect coil so it doesn't start). If you have...
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:20:10 -0400
  ...New in box ignition switch housing FEBI Germany 35.00 shipped in the U.S. Items are located in Mystic,CT and will reduce...
• failure to fire: the sequel
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:59:05 -0400
  A couple of weeks ago I declared victory when a new ignition switch seemed to have solved my problem (engine turning over without firing...
• Re: Electrical gremlins back
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:28:07 -0800
  ...d like to buy some spares of this relay and an ignition switch, though neither has ever been an issue with any of my...
• Re: SIRIUS install in Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 17:48:19 -0500
  ...is placed in the ignition that I think is used to activate the seatbelt alert. This provides a switched on power source that goes...
• Re: Engine (VanaJetta) won't shut off when hot.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:53:04 -0400
  ...Runs much better now! > > Ignition switch is fairly new, worked fine before conversion, and if > "new" engine cold-warmish, works fine. > > When engine hotter...
• 84 Ignition Wierdness
  Historical mailing list - Off White
  Fri, 8 May 1998 10:02:33 -0700
  ...I tried poking at the ignition switch, and got all excited thinking I'd induced it to happen, then realized I was actually just...
• Re: Leaky Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 05:41:38 -0600
  ...Ignition switches, window rubber, cv boots and clutch slave cylinders come mind. I checked and and the ones I buy locally (but not from...
• Wipers STILL don't work!! Arrgh!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Apr 2011 14:31:12 -0500
  Triple Argh!!! Just installed new ignition switch and new horn contact ring. But for one item, the job went off without a hitch. Didn...
• 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 - Mike Frost
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:57:56 -0800
  ...On 1/27/06, Wesley Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu> wrote: > > Today I tried a new ignition switch and changed out the transmission > ground...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Feb 2013 23:20:38 -0800
  ...and black plastic sleeve, >> sprayed lube between ignition switch housing and tube, *lightly* >> tapped the ignition switch housing toward driver. It, and inner rod...
• Headlite wiring & adding Euro style grille & small driving lites to my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 12:09:15 -0700
  ...The current flow from the alternator through undersized wiring to the > battery, then to the fuse box, ignition switch, headlight switch, back to the...
• Re: front headlights not working....
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 07:36:57 -0500
  ...It was the ignition switch. Since you said you replaced the headlight swithch already i'd look at the ignitioin switch. Lot's of...