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Re: Passat wagon (no Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Tue, 5 Jan 1999 00:20:13 EST
...Make sure that if you do get the Passat with the good trans, that it has the updated trans computer (transmission control module). I...
Re: Maiden voyage ends with AAA
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:11:15 -0400
...On my 85 parts mobile (iirc), there is a box in the engine compartment with 2 relays in it that control the fuel pump...
Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 14:04:32 -0800
...Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system I think the idle control module goes, the valve is still used. In my experience the...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:08:09 -0800
...is not alone in using an ICU as a separate module to > control the idle air valve. Other European brands of similar vintage use...
Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] weird engine behavior, stops on downhill coasting, diagnostic help?
Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
Fri, 14 Sep 2018 08:41:12 -0700
...Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Lucky me, I found an idle control module (~$200?) in the box with my spare > ECU that I paid...
Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 2 Aug 2017 21:03:45 -0700
...It's this one > > Geekcreit® DC 12V LED Display Digital Delay Timer Control Switch Module PLC > https://banggood.app.link/YobsCIrqiF > > I haven't...
Re: Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:14:32 -0700
...also noted that #50 goes to starter, digifant, idle-control, brake warning light module, and ignition switch. >> >> from the forums I found the following...
Re: Westy wants to cruise, but ...
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:58:29 -0400
> Not only can you blow up the cruise control unit, after it shorts out > you can also blow up your ECU. Just add the...
RE: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 15:05:00 -0800 (PST)
...the harness that goes from the cruise control body (in the engine compartment) to the control module that mounts on or near the steering...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:57:50 -0300
...Rinse and repeat. >> >> I unplugged the 12v from the idle control valve and the engine remained at idle. I removed the idle control valve...
Re: ECU and starting question
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:06:39 -0700
...switch) > > > is coming from the pin #4 of the transistor ignition control module. This pin > > > also has a wire that connects itself to the...
Re: idle stabilizer for 84
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 15 Apr 1998 22:43:32 -0700
...It's located on the left firewall next to the Ignition Control Module/Heatsink Assembly (sometimes called the "Fairchild" Module)(See Bentley Page 24...
Re: Intermittent stall while underway...
Historical mailing list - David
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 17:50:34 -0500
...dead in the water, so I decided to reseat the ignition control module and give it a try- before trying to start it I...
Re: Emission FAIL
Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
Thu, 15 Mar 2001 05:25:58 -0800
...engine reved to 2500RPM +/- 100 and idle is less than 1100RPM I did find that the hose that goes to the cruise control module...
Re: bad hall control unit = no spark?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:50:05 -0500
Jeff check your wires between the module and the distributor for continuity. are you still using the digital idle stablier? if so i would...
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Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
Mon, 5 May 2014 05:57:47 -0400
...wavery**, not up by 2,000. > > **on my '89 with any of several different ECUs but the same idle > control module, anyway. > > Yrs, > David > >
Re: [Syncro] Re: 2.6 SA engine kit
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:31:49 -0500
...I finally have tracked the high emissions at idle to the "new" VW idle control module was not functioning correctly. I was able to...
Modified Engine Mileage Update...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sat, 11 Mar 2000 10:52:01 EST
After replacing some bad FI parts (Replaced temp sensor II that was slightly out of spec, idle control module), readjusting the high fuel pressure...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:41:55 -0700
...a failed unit ready to send: > https://modulemaster.com/products/vw-volkswagen-vanagon-1986-1991-idle-controller-rebuild > They are all old now, and...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:33:35 -0800
Idle control module, or a vacuum leak (hook up a vacuum gauge). Try to find an ICM to borrow for testing, they are expensive...
general info & fuel delivery (?) problem
Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:34:29 -0500
...the fuel pressure regulator, the vaccum advance unit on distributor, ignition control module, cap&rotor,plugs We think at this point that the ECU...
Re: Idle stabilizer question...
Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
Sun, 14 Sep 2003 13:44:46 -0600
...Another listee made the statement he has been driving > without the Idle Control Module plugged in (which, I believe, controls the > buzzing) . > The engine...
Re: '91 Carat - Again!! Runaway RPM
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 31 May 2017 09:02:12 -0600
...Idle Air Control Valve to see if it will settle down ~ If it does it points to the Idle Air Control Module as the...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:26:17 -0800
...On 12/21/14, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Idle control module,.... Try to find > an ICM to borrow for testing, they are...
Re: TII conversion
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 17:23:37 EDT
...the cost of the engine in a recycling yard). This would include the ECU, timing module, sensors, AFM, idle control equivalent and harness (if...
Re: dwell
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Tue, 16 May 2000 20:08:18 -0400
...But the sensor only provides information to the control module; it > has no direct effect on the output. Once the control module knows when...
Re: blinking oil light - solution
Historical mailing list - Bjorn Ratjen
Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:11:22 -0700
...a bad connection between the flat multiconnector in the dash and the printed circuit. (The oil pressure control module is actually behind the speedometer...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:43:31 -0500
...Isolating an idle problem? I'll try cleaning the idle control module as per a link posted. I've never cleaned this one and...
Re: Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:21:12 -0700
...also noted that #50 goes to starter, digifant, idle-control, brake > warning light module, and ignition switch. > > > > from the forums I found the following...
More troublingshooting information from DeLand, FL
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:29:35 -0800
...when engine is started. DISTRIBUTOR: Removed cap and checked underside for evidence of carbon-tracking. Perfectly clean so surmise that ignition control module is...
Clues to the cold start/running problem- my test
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:15:36 EST
...I put my old idle control module back in and started the van to see if the problem would surface. Cranked it and it...
Re: Idle issues
Historical mailing list - Steven Mills
Sun, 17 May 2020 10:43:31 -0500
...Idle control valve does not vibrate/hum but will open/close on bench test. idle Control Module and valve has been changed out with...
Re: Stumble/stall/high idle '91 carat
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:34:14 -0400
...sensor II (new), >idle control module ( tried several that I have including one off my other >working van) >idle control valve ( again several ) >throttle...
Re: F.I. and Pertronix Ignition?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:22:49 -0700
...modules (magnetic) >with electronic fuel injection? I just put one in a F.I. engine and it won't >run, although it the engine...
Re: waterboxer overhaul
Historical mailing list - John
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:44:44 -0400
...2) The Digifant control module would need special information like a "MAP" sensor to accurately fuel a turbo-charged engine. 3) I can think...
Re: '85 (Digijet) Hall Sensor Symptoms
Historical mailing list - David Richoux
Mon, 28 Jan 2002 15:20:09 -0800
...After several miss directions in diagnosis my mechanic figured it was a control module that handles the starting transition between low idle /cranking speed...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:15:35 -0800
...Isolating an idle problem? > > I'll try cleaning the idle control module as per a link posted. I've > never cleaned this one and...
Re: Blinking coolant level light - Success!
Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:07:17 -0700
...Temp 2 >sensor good (or so says my mechanic), level control module good. > >But here's a puzzle. When I turn on and turn...
Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:17:49 -0500
...engine ignition control module heat shield, I am getting > around 0.46 volts with engine warmed up. Voltage is rather stable with > engine at...
Re: I'm giving up!
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:12:04 -0400
Have you checked the Hall detector in the distributor and the cable that runs from the distributor to the ignition control module. I have...
Vanagon Engine Problem
Historical mailing list
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:31:53 -0800
...Replaced Engine Control Module (025-906-022-D) at 285,273 miles because the engine would not run for more than ten seconds. I...
Re: Idle update
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 06:25:58 EST
...I replaced the breather hose > and the idle stabilizer control module (with the "D" version) in my '87 > Westy. Mark, I am dealing with...
Re: Stumble/stall/high idle '91 carat
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 25 Sep 2005 09:29:00 -0500
...sensor II (new), >idle control module ( tried several that I have including one off my other >working van) >idle control valve ( again several ) >throttle...
Re: ECU and starting question
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:43:21 -0700
...switch) > >> is coming from the pin #4 of the transistor ignition control module. This pin > >> also has a wire that connects itself to the...
Re: Idle Control Issues
Historical mailing list - Craig Forney
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 22:55:32 -0700
...I have spent a lot of time with Vanagon Idle Stabilation Control Modules (ISCMs) and thought it might to explain the workings to help...
Re: Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:39:14 -0400
...Unless you have a tiico engine, you can't mount the servo control unit where Keith did. I'm still looking for a better...
Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:31:12 -0500
...control module or computer. I also have > never been in a situation to run the Bentley tests during the 20 minutes > of the engine...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Mon, 22 Dec 2014 06:49:33 -0500
...Isolating an idle problem? >> >> I'll try cleaning the idle control module as per a link posted. I've >> never cleaned this one and...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:31:39 -0700
...a failed unit ready to send: > > https://modulemaster.com/products/vw-volkswagen-vanagon-1986-1991-idle- > controller-rebuild > > They are all old now, and...
Adding AC During Engine Swap-What I Did
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 5 Aug 1998 12:02:16 EDT
...With the junkyard purchase of the engine (with harness, fuel pump and filter module, and air filter assembly) I also took the Sanyden AC...
Re: Maiden voyage ends with AAA
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Sun, 14 Sep 2003 15:50:18 -0400
...On my 85 parts mobile (iirc), there is > a box in the engine compartment with 2 relays in it that control the fuel > pump...
Re: Anyone used "Night Hawk" bulbs? (searched archives)
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:50:06 -0500
...The required ballast/control gear will probably always be more expensive and bulkier than a simple filament lamp or LED. The accountants don't...
Re: Vanagon Engine Problem
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:42:55 -0500
...Replaced Engine Control Module (025-906-022-D) at > 285,273 miles because > the engine would not run for more than ten seconds. > I...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Neil
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:10:50 -0700
...a failed unit ready to send: > https://modulemaster.com/products/vw-volkswagen-vanagon-1986-1991-idle-controller-rebuild > They are all old now, and...
Re: NVC Friday grounding question
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:28:53 -0700
...There's also a ground strap for the HOOD! Apparently the PT Cruiser has like NINE computer modules on a CAN (Controller Area Network...
Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:47:54 -0700
...engine ignition control module heat shield, I am getting >> around 0.46 volts with engine warmed up. Voltage is rather stable with >> engine at...
first clue your mechanic doesn't have a clue
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:09:02 -0400
...when your engine won't start It could be a problem with your timing belt, battery, fuel pump or relay, ignition module or your...
Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:59:29 -0600
...Anyone working on reverse engineering that idle stabilizer control module?? Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver jon wrote: > I have made great progress in...
Re: Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:01:33 -0700
...also noted that #50 goes to starter, digifant, idle-control, brake > warning light module, and ignition switch. > >> > >> from the forums I found the following...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 13:35:55 -0600
...Jim On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > > Idle control module, or a vacuum leak (hook...