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• Re: "Headlights On" Warning Chimes? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:27:24 -0400
  ...in ignition?) >AND door is open >equals annoying chime. >else no chime Or that way, but the other is easy for non-electronics types...
• Re: How Long Does it Take Your Van to Warm up? Cont.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:19:35 -0400
  ...Ignition is now part of the ECU and ignition timing is electronically controlled. Distributor has no advance mechanism at all. Idle warm up speed...
• Re: air cooled ignition distributor questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:41:32 -0700
  ...I would convert to the electronic ignition and distributor for a California model air cooled vanagon. A super easy retro fit. I also have...
• Re: Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 19:01:12 -0800
  Hey Jeff, check out the pertronix electronic ignition setup. replaces the points and condenser, fits entirely inside the distributor, costs about $75. You'll...
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 06 May 1995 10:57:55 -0500 (EST)
  On Fri, 5 May 1995, Alistair Bell wrote: > > > Chris, the O2 sensor does generate a voltage, up to 0.7-0.8 Volts I...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:35:44 -0800
  ...with it. "......   ....."Electronic Control Unit (or ECU) The Digifant electronic control unit incorporates all the functions of the fuel system and ignition system and...
• Re: no spark - Solved
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:47:49 -0700
  ...out, it started. > > *ugh* > > ok, maybe it is time to convert to electronic ignition. =) > > > > > > > > > > -- > Chris > '81 (AC) Vanagon Westfalia 'Rocky' > nor*cal > > frontleftspeakerposse.com >
• Re: 81 Aircooled - Replacing Condenser
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:57:06 -0400
  ...url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww. > > ebay.com%2Fitm%2FPertronix-1847A-Ignitor-Electronic-Ignition-Module-Bo > > sch-VW-009-050-Distributor%2F380736127599%3Ffits%3DMake%253AVolkswagen...
• Re: Gas tachometer in a Diesel
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 17:32:10 -0800
  ...the electronic signal to one compatible with the gas tach. Gas tachs connect to the ignition coil. Diesels do not have an ignition coil...
• Help: RFI Noise Suppression
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Sat, 9 May 1998 20:50:06 -0400
  Need Electronics advice/info I'm tired of getting Noise on my CB and AM radio in all my vehicles. The noise is coming...
• Re: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:03:41 -0500
  This thread reminds me of automatic transmissions, electronic climate controls, parking assistants, clutch-controlled ignition cutoffs, and all those other electronic babysitters that have...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:32:43 -0800
  ...You > can see it throughout �automotive development - electronic ignition > replacing points, distrbutorless ignition systems replaceing ones with > distrubutors , etc. etc. > �There was the electronic...
• Looking for good used or rebuilt Air Flow Meter for 81 AC California Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 5 Jun 2015 09:06:45 -0400
  I have a customer that needs an Air Flow Meter for an 81 Air Cooled California emissions Vanagon (electronic ignition). The part numbers are...
• Re: Emisson Control unit question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:04:25 -0400
  Hi Dave, Turning on your ignition starts the fuel pump --- nothing to do with the ECU (which, incidentally is Electronic Control Unit --- not "Emission...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Electronic Ignition not working?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:27:52 -0700
  ...Hook up a BBQ to the fridge (while it was still out), and with the cumbustion chamber apart, watch for ignition, and watch for...
• RE: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 09 Nov 1995 13:26:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Thank gawd the V6anagon has a Holley and simple vacuum electronic ignition, instead of the original Chev injection and computer ignition module. I'd...
• winter cross country trip?
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:49:56 -0800
  ...Should I cover the air vents? Its still points, no electronic ignition, any specific problems with that? Thanks for any tips, suggestions or other...
• Refrigerator Ignition System(s)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:30:45 -0700
  ...I press the ignition button, and there is a single piezo spark. In a couple of posts, one recently, there was a reference to...
• Engine Shudders -2.1L WBX.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:40:57 -0500
  ...I have a Shoebox Electronic ECU Monitor hooked up and have the engine fine tuned and all the numbers are good and the lights...
• Re: Re- Cutting out
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Oct 1996 21:50:23 -0700
  ...ready to replace a whole bunch of electronic stuff, >ya know, like radios, cd players, electronic ignition modules, engine control >modules, or anything potentially...
• Re: voltage
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:44:59 -0500
  ...Warning light comes on with ignition on, after starting and revving up, all lights are going off ("shows normal behaviour"). Karl. On Sun, Nov...
• Re: distributor wiring question
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:49:39 -0500
  ...I would have to imagine that this is for a baywindow as our Vanagon all have had electronic ignition. What you have there is...
• Moosey Question for Electronics Weenies
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 07:17:00 -0400
  ...I think this might have happened while trying to jump start a tired original starter and left the ignition on too long while distracted...
• Re: Key code??
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 19:13:26 -0700
  ...electronic leash > >> On Jul 4, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Michael Magnani <mfmagnani@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: >> >> Could this be the code for the ignition...
• Re: what is that parasite on the back of my altenator?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 16:21:31 -0500
  ...roger sisler >You know what I mean, people w/ the pre 86 vanagons(maybe post 85 >also).Looks like a electronic hook up of...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:23:12 -0800
  ...power to the ECU, ignition voltage, Wire between the ignition and the ECU, and so forth. There are 'electronic keys' ....a simple device, that...
• Air cooled emissions indentification Fed/ California
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 18:07:03 -0500
  as I am going through our 82 Westy, I "assumed" it was a California model since it has electronic ignition and a Cat converter...
• Re: 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:56:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...suggestions? Looks fairly > straight forward. > > What about the distributor? Will the electronic ignition work without > the FI. It looks like it will but ???. Any...
• Re: Aren't all Vanagon spark plug wires the same?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:25:09 -0400
  ...The ones without electronic ignition. Vanagons with electronic ignition use carbon fiber wires. The spark plug end plug-on ends also have different resistance...
• Re: Broken down, need some advise
  Historical mailing list - pcking
  Sun, 13 Nov 2016 11:12:29 -0500
  ...ignition switch by FedEx? You will have it in a couple of days. Pricey? Sure. But what is the cost of shorted out electronic...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 19:16:39 -0500
  ...It also has an idle stabilizer, a purely electronic device consisting of a small green or black box that plugs into the ignition harness...
• RE: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 16:20:58 -0700
  ...Uses the ignition for speed sensing, and clutch sensing. Single module for electronics and vacuum motor. 2) Cost. (Low.) 3) Reliability. I have done...
• Does anyone have a good used or rebuilt AFM for Air Cooled California Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 May 2016 09:49:44 -0400
  ...His van is an 82 Air Cooled Vanagon with the California emissions (electronic ignition). Can anyone help with either a good used unit or...
• 88 Vanagon 3rd seat row and misc parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:57:38 -0500
  ...Nissan Pathfinder towing hitch Tube electronics, (Radios, amps or parts) nice audio electronics (any condition) from the 80's - if interested you can contact...
• Re: Removing & replacing front door key tumbler?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 5 Apr 2014 08:53:50 -0700
  The easiest thing is to replace the broken fork! To remove ignition lock cylinder requires drilling a hole in the lock body so you...
• 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joe Davis
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 11:15:53 -0800
  ...What about the distributor? Will the electronic ignition work without the FI. It looks like it will but ???. Any suggestions on changing the the...
• Re: Wanted: Factory(?) Dual Carb setup for '81 2.0 + FI system FT/S
  Historical mailing list - ok artguy
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 21:46:27 -0600
  ...with points ignition and now oxygen sensor, > >or the California version....which makes a heck of a lot more sense... >electronic ignition and oxygen...
• FW: 1980 Westy ignition quits
  Historical mailing list - Bergey, Dennis
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 05:44:06 -0700
  ...dual relay, coil, control unit for electronic ignition, jumped the coil directly from the battery, replaced ignition switch, headlight switch! (i was fishing) halogen...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:04:20 -0500
  Hi Nathan, I don't think it's the ignition. Ignition failure usually occurs at high RPMs or under load. Idle is the last...
• Re: PROPEX Furnaces: Group Purchase?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 19:59:43 -0400
  ...LP, electronic ignition, 4" hose outlet, cheapest is 16000 BTU, more'n enough for the average van at $430. Negatives are these models seem...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Electronic Ignition not working?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:04:24 -0700
  On 9/18/05, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote: > > If it were my van, I'd remove the fridge and clean the cumbustion...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:51:13 -0700
  ...This is an example of how extremely compromised and lame points are compared to electronic ignition. It's even, I realize, very parallel to...
• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 1 May 2011 10:27:49 -0700
  ...6,8 cylinder application engines with standard > coil ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions > with tachometer output terminal, and alternators with "w" > tachometer...
• Re Ignition problems
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:27:31 -0800
  ...strange problems, due to three new parts that didn't work: electronic points faulty, rebuilt distributor misaligned, and new distributor cap shorting out or...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 22:50:58 -0600
  ...My air cooled will not even start with the electronic ignition distributor. I've been told that the electronic distributor produces more current / spark...
• Re: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:14:15 -0700
  ...You are correct that my refrigerator has electronic ignition. mcneely On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 11:50 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net...
• excerpt from Electronic Design
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Sep 1996 17:07:31 -0700
  ...had replaced the cylinder heads]. > >Sometimes I do connect a Heathkit electronic ignition system to minimize >wear and tear on the breaker points. But...
• Re: Broken down, need some advise
  Historical mailing list - joe kallo
  Sun, 13 Nov 2016 16:47:18 +0000
  ...ignition switch by > FedEx? You will have it in a couple of days. Pricey? Sure. But what is the > cost of shorted out electronic...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:37:35 -0700
  ...parts van, it's easier, too! Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Nov 15, 2013, at 10:16 AM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:41:14 -0700
  ...When I moved from Ca to Washington state, I was shocked to see air cooled vanagons with points ignition ( but electronic fuel injection ) and...
• Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 May 2011 08:59:58 -0700
  ...For use on 4,5,6,8 cylinder application engines with standard coil ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions with tachometer output terminal...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:18:03 -0800
  ...You can see it throughout automotive development - electronic ignition replacing points, distrbutorless ignition systems replaceing ones with distrubutors , etc. etc. There was the electronic...
• friend's '84 keeps stalling
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 14:10:40 -0500 (CDT)
  ...sporadic stalling associated with the electronics of the air-flow box. I visually inspected his ECU, but couldn't find any loose solder. I...
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:59:04 -0700
  ...meter I believe. > > you don't need a dwell meter with electronic ignition of course. > as for a tachometer... > if it's about adjusting...
• Re: F.I. and Pertronix Ignition?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:22:49 -0700
  ...At 23:04 8/5/98 -0500, root wrote: > Has anyone tried using one of those Pertronix Ignition modules (magnetic) >with electronic fuel injection...
• Re: '84 Westy: Does Air Conditioner Boost Idle?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:44:59 -0400
  ...The normal idle stab on the 1.9l engines is an electronic module that advances ignition timing when idle falls below 750 (Federal) or...
• Re: Friday: The Priius.....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:22:35 -0600
  ...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: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:14:25 -0700
  ...fuel > mileage, emissions, longer life on the catalytic converter) and the > electronic ignition. I have put together a list of the parts > I believe...
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 May 1995 08:26:43 -0700
  >Eugene C. Palmer writes: >> >> PS for people interested in exotica, I am now using a high speed exhaust >> analyser and it is _way_ cool...
• 2L aircooled '80 -what rpm?
  Historical mailing list - Ben Gabel
  2 May 1996 16:24:54 +0100
  ...Can anyone help? I've got a pretty normal 2-litre, aircooled 1980 European Transporter. (engine CU series - twin carbs, electronic ignition, no smog...