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  • Engine Fire - Suppression System Quote
    Historical mailing list - Elfes, Orlo
    Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:27:41 -0400
    ...1 - SP-1 Control Panel 1 - G-100 Aero-K Units 1 - Mounting Brackets 13' - Thermal Sensing Cable 1 - Junction Box 12' - Thermal Cable...
  • Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Sat, 19 Nov 2005 04:30:07 EST
    ...More important for diesel engines than for gasoline engines, and more important for turbocharged engines than for N/A units. Extensive public and professional...
  • Re: 13th Annual Twin Cities Volkswagen Club Bug-In
    Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
    Thu, 6 May 1999 22:56:59 EDT
    ...The club bought five radio control Beetles, three new and two old, for racing. The old Beetle models are rear wheel drive and the...
  • Re: Cold start 3 cylinder stalling and bucking idle insanity!!!
    Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
    Thu, 3 Feb 2005 00:54:04 -0500
    ...I have a nicely >humming idle control valve which was cleaned anyway. Swapped out the idle stabilizer >control unit with a friends' and got...
  • Re: Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen vanagon, No-start
    Historical mailing list - jimkim
    Mon, 5 Apr 1999 07:28:24 -0700
    ...with these two items entire afc system can be checked electrically at disconnected multi-pin connector of control unit. with patients you will be...
  • Idle test for digifant.
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 8 May 1997 12:45:17 -0500 (CDT)
    ...The next area is the idle stabilization control. Refer to Bently page 24.48 1. The control unit is located on the passenger side...
  • Re: repairing the idle stabilizer unit
    Historical mailing list - Larry and Avery Johnson
    Thu, 19 Dec 2002 08:54:26 -0500
    ...the unit will fail again eventually. With the plug disconnected from the Idle Stabilizer Valve, the Idle Stabilizer Relay is no longer controlling anything...
  • Re: New radio recommendations
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:26:30 -0700
    ...It works via > > bluetooth with my iphone like a champ and the best part is, it is only > > half as deep as other units...
  • RE:Engine Surges
    Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
    14 Jan 95 21:32:24 EST
    ...does not completly close the circuit when at idle, the control unit is sent incorrect information. This was exactly the problem with my van...
  • Re: Wiring on power steering pump
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, IS Manager
    Mon, 10 Feb 1997 20:14:29 -0800
    ...Bentley shows (page 97.125) both wires coming from the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit, which I think is in the pass side area where...
  • Re: [DIESEL] Diesel Vanagon Tachometer-Yes!
    Historical mailing list - Nate Wall
    Wed, 24 May 2000 08:04:58 -0400
    ...s place. " Do not forget to swap the dynamic oil pressure control unit that rests next to the speedometer in the instrument cluster. Its...
  • Re: What's a "carat"?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 9 Sep 2007 10:45:53 -0500
    ...all around (a lower ride height). > Power windows and locks. > Cruise control. > Power mirrors. > Plastic bumpers with matching full length body molding. > "Weekender" style...
  • Re: adding a new dash A/C unit?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:53:02 -0700
    ...adding a new dash A/C unit? Thanks, but they removed the stock fresh air/heat controls and the text says that for outside...
  • Re: Front heater never shuts off
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 24 May 2024 06:24:11 -0500
    ...heat control fully off. > Recommendations mostly point to replacing the control valve which is a > difficult process. Howes sells a deluxe unit for $90...
  • Re: Questions for you conversion experts
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:08:43 -0700
    ...What is this? #### Beats me, the 68 pin ECU controls the O2 sensor - never heard of a separate unit. Also, does anyone know if...
  • Re: Idle problems
    Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
    Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:27:57 -0400
    ...gauge at the 3000 > rpm level, > > I cleaned the connections on the idle stabilizer control unit as well > as soldering a joint that had...
  • Re: Anyone using a VintageAir Mk IV AC unit? - Some Comments
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:02:37 EDT
    ...The unit as pictured on Alistairs web site is certainly a custom installation. However, it was not particularly difficult. I started will all components...
  • For Sale Eberspacher BN-6
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 28 Dec 2001 13:17:48 -0600
    ...The complete unit is here with the rear seat blower, the plastic rear crossover, the BN-6 heater, All dash controls (slide levers) it...
  • Re: REQ - Dead Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Donation
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:31:52 -0700
    You mean that guy actually exists and you actually know him? I thought he was an urban legend. Cya, Robert I remember in the...
  • Re: Was Insurance now iPhones relating to Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 19 Jul 2015 15:24:31 -0700
    ...m looking for a mech-less unit with 3 pairs of pre outs, and a remote control. USB input of course and Bluetooth would...
  • Plug fouling & gas in oil problem....
    Historical mailing list - Alan Cady
    Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:03:00 -0800
    ...Oxygen Sensor Fuel pressure regulator Bad Fuel Injectors Fuel Injection Control Unit Intake Air Sensor Auxiliry Air Regulator Full Throttle Enrichment Unit Residual Fuel...
  • Re: Fuzzy Gasket
    Historical mailing list - Rob Jennings
    Tue, 24 Jun 1997 08:05:03 -0700
    ...There are four levers > on the dash control. The fourth (bottom) lever opens a fresh-air flap > at the bottom of the heater unit...
  • Re: 12v programmable timer
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 25 Nov 2013 21:12:57 -0500
    ...Better yet the heating/AC thermostat does not have a clock like the home units. Maybe I can use it for that. Dennis -----Original...
  • Re: 80 vanagon CA emission"gremlins "
    Historical mailing list - Beth Young
    Sun, 26 Jan 1997 16:17:59 -0800 (PST)
    ...You can check the Hall Control Unit with a voltmeter; the procedure is spelled out in all the manuals and runs to 7 or...
  • fuel pump relay problems?!!!
    Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
    Mon, 15 Feb 1999 16:51:31 EST
    ...5) What happens if the idle control unit is disconnected will it still start? Disconnecting mine made no difference in my problem. 6) I...
  • Re: Idle Stablizer Rebuild?
    Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
    22 Nov 1995 08:36:59 -0800
    ...anyone had any luck rebuilding/lubricating an intermittently stuck Idle Control Valve Stablizer Unit? I'm talking about the cylindrical doohickey that sits on...
  • Re: Idler Stabilizer Control Unit (ISCU)
    Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
    Sat, 11 Nov 1995 17:35:24 -0600 (CST)
    ...In a shop situation if the obvious tests are OK and it looks good I would install a know good unit for testing ie...
  • Cruise Control troubleshooting: continued
    Historical mailing list - boroko
    Sun, 8 Jun 2003 22:09:54 -0500
    ...control > > > > > > > > > > > > > What do folks recommend? > > > > > > > > > > I verified that the column switch is working > > > > properly. > > > > > As well, I checked the wiring at the control > > > > unit...
  • Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Thu, 5 Oct 2017 17:29:08 -0600
    You are probably 1 of the "Lucky 1s" that got the version with the Built In Automatic Cruise Control by mistake ~ {:~)) On 5 Oct...
  • Re: Wipers only have one speed,
    Historical mailing list - Scott
    Mon, 16 May 2016 11:00:47 -1000
    ...control unit .. switch ... in that order. Scott On 05/16/2016 03:42 AM, Don Hanson wrote: > 84 tin top. I am finishing up...
  • Re: Disable oil pressure warning system
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:53:52 -0700
    ...It was >> going off before I installed the gauge and new switches, so it's either >> the >> wiring or the control unit. Is there...
  • Re: Low idle, let's take some bet's!
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:07:50 -0700
    ...So, let's see some suggestion! > > NO, it,s not idle control box, NO it's no timing, NO it's not ign unit...
  • '90 Carat Runs Rough...the epic continues...help??!!
    Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
    Thu, 18 Apr 2002 17:20:08 -0700
    ...He swears he has checked and re-checked the grounds, adjusted the valves, new o2 sensor, air control unit, and after reading over the...
  • Tachometer troubleshooting
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
    Sat, 5 Aug 2006 21:35:36 -0400
    I got an 86 westy 4spd, with cruise control installed and working. My tachometer does not work, when I first picked up the van...
  • Vanagon Air Conditioning
    Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
    Thu, 7 Sep 2000 12:28:14 +1100
    ...Hi-Tech Parallel Flow Condenser Plate and Fin Evaporator Blower unit located under the rear seat Electronicly speed controlled High pressure blower that will...
  • Re: electronics rant, (don't read it if you don't want to)
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:56:39 -0500
    ...unit, called the Multi-function Display, in the center of the dash.  This unit has a touch screen which is the means of controlling...
  • Re: [Syncro] re: Auxiliary heating of a Syncro Westy
    Historical mailing list - Westyman
    Wed, 2 Apr 2003 23:03:28 -0800
    ...This is a 2800 watt (9560 btu/hr) unit, not much larger than the Carver externally, with self-diagnostics and thermostatically-controlled temperature. Pricing...
  • Re: Sound System Suggestions needed
    Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
    Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:49:41 -0500
    ...My Sony head unit is a bit dated now....and I agree that an MP3 integrated head unit is the way to go. CD...
  • Re: That Audiovox Cruise Control
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:04:05 -0700
    ...Did you mount the Audiovox unit in the same location that I did? Tim Hannink Winter Park, FL currently camping in Tybee Island, GA...
  • Re: Stumped-Runs Rich/Stalls
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:43:20 -0700
    ...Tested 02 sensor-ok > New Temp II Sensor > Replaced Idle Stablizer Unit > Replaced ECU > New Fuel Pressure Regulator > New spark plugs and wires > All...
  • Re: high idle when hot
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:13:31 EDT
    ...idle control mechanisms which are the throttle position switch, the ICV (Idle Control Valve - on top of the plenum), ICU (Idle Control Unit - behind...
  • Re: High idle at stops
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sat, 26 Aug 2017 21:23:51 -0700
    Find someone you can borrow an idle control unit from, or take it to a mechanic that has one. These are all failing after...
  • Re: ECU and connector wire request.
    Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
    Tue, 5 Dec 1995 19:59:39 -0600 (CST)
    ...The Digifant connector is the same that as Mercedes Benz uses on one of their control units. And yes they aren't cheap (or...
  • FS: 2.1 engine, access. and other
    Historical mailing list - Ray R Brubaker
    Fri, 28 Jun 2002 22:31:34 -0400
    ...since rebuild $70 Starter $40 ECU 025 906 022 $110 Idle control unit, 251 907 393B $80 Complete exhaust header with cat, no muffler...
  • Re: Phred's Shiverin' These Cold Mornings...
    Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
    Fri, 19 Oct 2001 11:32:37 -0400
    ...I am pretty sure you will need to disconnect the coolant lines to do any real work on the unit. Sorry. I took one...
  • Re: Idle Stabilization Valve
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Wed, 16 Apr 2003 06:51:10 EDT
    ...I suspect the Idle Stabilizer = > Control Unit (ISCU) and the Idle Stablization Valve. I had a quick look = > inside the ISCU and I notice...
  • Stereo Question - Looking for answers from people
    Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
    Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:31:47 -0400
    ...I was looking into the SONY CDX-L410X $129 with the Sony RM-X114 Wireless Remote Control $30 for the radio unit. If I...
  • Re: trip computer - Excellent Solution
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Sun, 20 Apr 2003 14:51:33 EDT
    ...Built the unit in a few hours. In addition to providing a full range of information given by current model automotive computing systems, the...
  • Re: Electric door locks out of control!
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:52:52 -0400
    ...Electric door locks out of control! > Last December, I had a remote installed for my electric door locks at > Fry's > in Burbank, CA...
  • Re: Propane Regulator Discontinued
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 7 Aug 94 11:16:20 PDT
    ...Vanagon Campers to control the propane system has discontinued >production as of two months ago. They have replaced this unit with the 290 >but...
  • Swap Update 2
    Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
    Mon, 11 May 1998 18:35:07 EDT
    ...is in a normal Vanagon and then wire in the Hall unit in order to get the thing running. Some things I was wondering...
  • Re: 87 Misfires when damp
    Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
    Thu, 8 Jun 2006 21:08:28 -0400
    ...coil won't solve the problem if it is the idle control unit behind the right rear taillight. Sam -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89...
  • Re: AC and LP on Dometic question
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:00:37 -0400
    ...The controls are most likely kept simple to avoid the electric demand required on the larger units. Dennis >From: Paul Chubbuck <paul@TAKINGFLIGHT.NET...
  • Re: Idle stabilizer question...
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Mon, 15 Sep 2003 05:40:16 -0400
    ...believe that my troubles must be with the Idle > Stabilizer Valve Control Unit. I think that will be the next thing I > replace. > > Chad...
  • Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 18 Sep 2002 20:31:26 -0500
    ...Electronic Control Unit (JETRONIC) s Part # 039-906-021C Auxiliary Air Valve Part # 0.280.140.101 Air Cleaner Top and Bottom with intake...
  • Idle control unit for 1.9
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Mon, 4 Dec 2023 21:48:45 -0500
    ...I took one but he had about 6 new looking units in his collection. This second trip was done in the cold and damp...
  • Re: '86 Fried AC/switch-solutions??
    Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
    Thu, 23 Apr 1998 23:45:23 -0400
    ...When I added the second AC unit in the dash I made the ultimate repair by adding two 40-amp relays and a 50...
  • 1988 Vanagon Parts for Sale
    Historical mailing list - David Milo
    Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:08:05 -0400
    ...2.1L engine control unit (ECU). Price: $60. You pay shipping, or pick up here. 2.1L fuel Injection harness. Price: $50. You pay...
  • Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 18 Mar 2001 20:48:39 -0600
    ...Don't think the low level-warning control unit was bad. I think > the problem was a bad combined coolant temperature gauge/coolant > over...
  • Re: Fan resistor
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:13:54 -0700
    ...I'm not yet convinced that engine temp rather than radiator temp is the desirable control input." I 'think' that says you are not...