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• Locks and keys
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Wed, 11 Dec 1996 22:38:10 -0000
  ...Is it simple or inexpensive change some or all of the barrels so that one key will fit ignition/cab doors/sliding door/rear...
• Re: strange intermittent engine miss
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 17:03:15 -0800
  ...George pretty boring, I > > prefer the feeling, > > injector bad? > > ignition fault? > > > > David at the ranch for the > weekend.(hating intermittent fault > > diagnosis) > __________________________________________________ Do You...
• Connectors for Fuel and Ignition wiring harness Digijet 83.5 - 85
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:18:27 -0800
  I have a spare harness in pretty good shape and would like to use it as a template to create a new harness (since...
• Re: Van just shut off
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 25 May 2005 11:49:02 EDT
  ...shut off...no warning or anything. >> After you have checked every engine related electrical connection and conductor, think ignition switch then Hall sender. George
• Re: HELP needed: Converting to Auto Trans... need neutral switch wiring
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 17:00:37 -0700
  On 9/5/06, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > > Simply in series with the ignition switch and starter solenoid. Follow the > wire down...
• Re: Gowesty starter problems...but, Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 00:23:12 +0000
  ...Ken On Mon, Sep 5, 2016, 7:09 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I just want to comment...all Ignition Switches are...
• Re: Fridae Question about ignition timing..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:22:25 -0700
  ...change to electronic ignition if you can. Really 'wakes up' and points ignition car- better starting, better throttle response, no points to wear, etc...
• Re: Vanagon Stranded near Tawas, MI
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:41:32 -0700
  ...one doesn't 'bypass the ignition system' when using a Remote Starter Switch to operate the starter. Doing that bypasses the start function part...
• Re: '88 GL ignition miss, stalling
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:26:40 -0500
  ...Eventually it > would stall and restart, sometimes causing a backfire. > > Initially I suspected the ignition, so I did a full tune-up parts > replacement...
• Re: Sorta Scary Event
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:38:15 -0600
  ...Jim On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 5:41 AM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net> wrote: > John: �thge ignition switch is the cheap $10...
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Feb 2022 08:50:39 -0800
  ...But didn’t know the vanagon. > > One question though, why isn’t the ignition circuit fused? > > Alistair > >> On Feb 20, 2022, at 7:41...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 2 Sep 2015 12:35:26 +0000
  ...I then made a "fake" key (strip of Lexan > plastic on a key ring) I put into the ignition key hole to power up...
• Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 19:26:51 -0400
  ...it is hard on ignition module to make spark jump more than a few mm, or worse, leave high tension side open, so either...
• Re: 1988 GL - Headlights out - need wiring circuit diagrams
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:23:19 -0500
  ...Did the test for the ignition switch and re-placed with new - which did not work either. So now two switches - neither work, AND...
• Re: Curious no swas teh same tart issue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 May 2012 18:23:47 -0400
  ...This >was the same symptoms I hade before replacing >the ignition swtich. It starts fine now. Is it >possible it’s the ignition switch...
• Re: Vanagon? Really?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:45:24 -0500
  ...As Gasoline engines go to direct injection and dual mode, (spark ignition to compression ignition) the Diesel advantages will disappear. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:43:00 -0400
  ...Why the occasionally > draggy > starter? This has been a consistent problem with this van through several > starters, engines, transmissions, ignition switches, and sets of...
• Re: intermittent headlight failure
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 12:31:19 -0500
  ...Defective ignition switch. Although the ignition part was never a problem and the light problem was intermittent. Worth checking it out my records show...
• Ignition Switch Help!
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 17:37:49 -0700
  ...I have a new ignition swith and would like to install it, but I cant figure out the procedures. I have been trying to...
• Re: Wafers for locks
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 20:08:03 -0700
  The fuel caps which can be rekeyed to your ignition key is NLA in North America. However, you can still get them in South...
• Re: Friday: The Priius.....
  Historical mailing list - Joe Huggins
  Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:29:50 -0700
  ...There is no mechanical ignition > lock, just the slot to insert the electronic "key" if one prefers to use > that rather than the "keyless...
• Re: Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:04:39 -0600
  ...The ignition switch obviously does not get wet, but if it has a crack, it may be one of the weak points. mcneely ---- tina...
• Re: WTB: Injector Driver Module
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:06:50 -0700
  ...The part number you refer >> to is correctly called an Ignition Control Module - runs the Hall Unit >> on the distributor. Fits 79 Cal Bus...
• Re: I tuned the 82 and now NO GO, help wanted
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 26 Sep 1999 11:16:54 -0400
  ...If there is no dwell reading I think you have defective ignition points or you shorted the coil Kl #1 circuit installing the new...
• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:44:15 -0400
  ...Mixture, incorrect ignition timing, bad injectors, fuel or air unbalance, oil getting where it doesn’t belong. Excessive Hydrocarbons, (HC). Fuel that didn’t...
• Re: Ignition Failures
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 22:34:06 -0500
  ...A shop changed the starter, but was unable to get the ignition to fire. I just had the van taken home so I could...
• Re: Is it the ignition switch, or something else?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:14:19 -0600
  This past summer I got a hold of all the keyed door locks and ignition/wiper/turn assembly and mine does the same thing...
• Re: ANSWERS!! Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:28:39 -0700
  ...However, Scott Daniel writes to say that, > I can tell you, my 88 740 Volvo with similar electronic fuel injection > and ignition, can suck...
• Eurovan Service manuals are here!
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Leon Choulat
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 21:39:20 -0500 (EST)
  ...From 1995 General, Engine, On Board Diagnostic, Fuel and Ignition (W42 070 193 112) 6. From 1993 Electrical Equipment (W42 070 193 109) 7...
• Re: Blink'n Ignition Light
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 7 May 1998 12:48:53 EDT
  > > huh? on my 86, and 88 and 87 and 91 buses, you could turn on the ignition > switch (but not start) and you could...
• Bizzare starter problems.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 23:35:08 -0600
  ...Thought it might be the neutral saftey switch, so I loosened the console around the shift lever (automatic), hooked the two ignition wires together...
• Re: Vanagon gas cap keys--more information
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 21:16:52 -0700
  ...My '89 Carat which I have had since new uses the same key for both the ignition and the gas cap. There is no...
• won't start
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 15 May 2000 11:52:52 -0700
  ...Ken Wilford's site--vanagain.com--has the procedure to remove the ignition switch which was pretty easy. Went to a foreign auto parts...
• Re: tach
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 10:27:28 -0600
  ...you can get the ignition pulse by just laying a lead next to one of the ignition wires. for tach it doesnt really matter...
• Re: Headlights Not Working!
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:26:35 -0400
  When this happened on my van it was the ignition switch located under the ignition module you insert the key into. Info in the...
• Re: Generic ignition coil on 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:39:00 +0000
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• Found an old key...
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:25:30 -0600
  I think it is a Bosch style ignition key. I have photos. I am curious about the value- and cannot find any for sale...
• Vanagon key blanks
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 09:06:40 -0500
  ...Mine are giving me a real trouble with the ignition, however are working well with the doors....go figure. Thanks, Tony
• Re: Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:52:30 -0600
  Update-Battery bad per AutoZone. Will get that in tomorrow and do the grounds and see where I sit. Will probably add the Master...
• Re: Ramona Rests (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 12:31:58 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Of course it can....the power to run the ignition comes from the battery until the battery dies Ric
• RE: Tan paste on inside of oil cap
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Mar 97 04:40:02 UT
  Yes the oil light should come on with the ignition before the engine starts. The tan paste is a mixture of combustion gases from...
• Unsgtable Idle
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Mon, 03 Feb 1997 15:18:33 -0800
  ...am not very familiar with the "parts" on this system yet. Ignition parts are new, fuel system has had Techron, but it constantly hunts...
• brain board needed for 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gail Tyler
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 09:46:54 -0600
  ...Part #025-906-022D, or better diagnosis of problem - Intermittant loss of ignition. Dealer has no further ideas. Please hurry, good weather is waning...
• Update
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:48:13 +0100
  ...Now I have included ignition timing specs, valve specs, compression pressure specs, and spark plug specs. The URL is http://members.tripod.com/perlindgren...
• Re: Light switches
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 07:00:30 -0800
  First rule: "Check the ground (earth)." KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > Sounds to me that your ignition switch is actually going bad or has a...
• Re: Vanagon keys--the answers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Sun, 7 May 2000 20:54:04 -0400
  Hate to contradict an expert, but my '90 has a common key for ignition and gas cap, and it's not a Syncro. I...
• no ignition key
  Historical mailing list - Robert Young
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:50:37 -0400
  the help on here is awesome. Thanks to John and Steve for the information. The trouble now is that there just isn't any...
• 2.1 Ignition Timing, Advance beyond stock?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hammerstrom
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 22:50:36 -0700
  Has anyone tried advancing their timing beyond the stock setting? Did you get more power? I do this on my '71 Fiat and it...
• ?VW US 1115 L.E.D. Tester?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 10:58:55 EST
  ...Tester is? It is mentioned in theBentley for checking the ignition coil. I assume it is just an LED with a ballast resistor, but...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:43:20 -0400
  Teh wire that provides ignition to the burner may be frayed. Where it makes a 90 degree bend intothe box,it may be cracked...
• Re: Lights out last night.
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 14:44:18 -0800
  ...But when the heater stops, that tends to point to the ignition switch. ;) J On Mon, 6 Nov 2006, Loren Busch wrote: > But when...
• Re: How do we remove ignition key assembly..? Found it!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:11:31 -0800
  Thanks to Neil and Helmut, I was steered to Page 94.4 of the Bentley. That's it. Thanks all. M ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Rates...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:15:16 -0400
  OK, An injector leaks slightly, for some reason you turn on the ignition without starting the engine. Fuel leaks into the engine. At best...
• Re: 1985 ignition lock cylinder install help
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 16:32:50 -0400
  ...1985 ignition lock cylinder install help > > Hi all, > > In need of assistance installing a new ignition lock cylinder in 85 1.9l > vanagon. > > I...
• Re: [Fwd: starter/ignition weird]
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:21:02 -0600
  ...starter/ignition weird > Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 22:09:53 -0600 > From: Larry Alofs <lalofs@enteract.com> > To: EVEHART33@AOL.COM > References: <21...
• Re: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:36:05 -0400
  ...If not, he says starter, if yes, he says ignition switch. He states that the steering column ignition switch looks fine (not discolored as...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 12 May 2015 17:44:11 -0700
  ...2015 4:22 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Ignition/starter switch failures Don't waste your time or money on anything...
• Re: Locking Gas Cap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:00:43 -0700
  fwiw, my vans that have a key for the locking gas cap use a different shorter key than the ignition key. I don't...
• Re: beeper for hand brake
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:41:12 -0700
  I ran a line from the light switch to the key in the ignition buzzer (with a diode to stop the electrons going the...
• Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Fri, 20 May 2011 18:50:40 -0200
  ...However, much to my chagrin I found the steering wheel was locked and the key will not turn in the ignition. I noticed that...