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• WTH!! First it headlights, now wipers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:10:53 -0600
  ...Can anyone confirm for me that wiper problems are ignition switch related?? Am I going to immediately get to install that ignition switch too...
• Spare Ignition
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 4 Sep 2010 17:19:44 -0500
  I like to keep a few things in my ER kit and want to add a new ignition, but unsure about something. When you...
• Removing ignition switch on '82 vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sat, 15 May 2010 10:19:38 -0500
  Can anyone explain how to get the ignition switch out of the lock assembly (without taking it off the steering column, hopefully), on my...
• Re: Accessory circuit on ignition switch dead
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 07 Mar 1997 21:07:20 -0800
  ...Slide the ignition switch up and off the shaft. Replace the white plastic ignition switch attached below the key part. And to quote all...
• Re: Electrical/starter problem??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Webster
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 14:14:15 EDT
  ...Intermittently, when starting, sometimes I turn the ignition key and hear the fuel pump activate, but other than that - nothing happens. Its almost like...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 9 May 2002 10:04:52 -0500
  ...The headlights on my �89 Westy go out when the ignition is turned off, but the parking lights stay on. I�m sure there...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:23:14 -0300
  ...The ignition key does not unlock the gas cap. > > > Interesting. My '87 Westy, with 48k original miles, has the same key for > the > ignition...
• Re Turbo Muffler, Jacobs ignition, don't work
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 02:12:43 EDT
  ...By replacing with Jacobs ignition you most likely just repaired a problem that would have been fixed with the Bosch parts. Note: racing engines...
• Re: Ignition switch #2 in 2 months
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 09:52:46 -0500
  ...The problem was with the ignition cylinder, not the switch. The worn cylinder was not turning the switch to the full extent needed to...
• Door vs Ignition Keying
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:09:33 -0700
  ...He says they both came with ignition and doors keyed differently, but the keyways are the same (i.e. ignition and doors COULD be...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Kaput!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 16:27:43 EDT
  ...No ignition lights (oil, alt, temp). But the engine would turn over. It was the ignition switch. I replaced it and everything is fine...
• Re: Ignition Switch Procedure?
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:18:29 -0400
  ...Ignition Switch Procedure? Anybody have the procedure for replacing the ignition switch? Thanks, David Wilhite 84' Westy Middle Tennessee -- No virus found in this...
• Re: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:14:25 -0700
  ...211-905-115-B, Ignition Coil > 3. 191-905-351-B, Hall Control unit, transistorized coil ignition unit > 8. 251-906-083, Idle stabilizer...
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:51:12 -0700
  ...a bad ignition switch will allow cranking without supplying >> spark or fuel. >> >> The ignition switch has multiple contacts and one of the failure >> modes...
• aftermarket ignition systems
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 10:15:00 -0400 (EDT)
  While browsing thru VWTrends and thinking about vgon improvements i came across several aftermarket ignition systems that 'sense' the condition in the cylinder via...
• Re: 88vanagon-missing
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 06:50:26 EDT
  ...It is not as tedious as it sounds and it is a good way to proof the ignition wires. I've had to do...
• stereo wiring
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 02:18:03 -0400
  ...one for the "terminal always supplied with power regardless of ignition position" and one for the "terminal controlled by the ignition switch." I figured...
• Wiring trouble- 1985
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:02:51 -0600
  ...I had a burned wire from my ignition plug which melted some of the connections in the fuse area. I have replaced the wiring...
• Re: Advice on new install of ignition key part?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 17:03:29 -0500
  ...Advice on new install of ignition key part? Anything I need to look out for when installing a new ignition switch unit? Thanks Dan
• Re: Ignition Switch Source & Tips
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:28:59 -0500
  Tom, If your starter is making grinding noises it sounds like the ignition switch, and its start position, are working. Maybe it's that...
• Re: Starting issue
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Sun, 23 Nov 2003 18:07:58 -0500
  ...Usually periphery items are removed from the ignition circuit to minimize load. Maybe something is wrong with the ignition switch, but I'd guess...
• 91 Headlight switch...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sat, 4 Jun 2005 00:04:12 -0700
  ...I think it may have been the ignition switch. Looking at the busdepot site again, I see an ignition lock cylinder and an ignition...
• CA VW Electronic Ignition questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 10:40:48 -0500
  ...I just received the replacement CA Ignition and FI system (thanks Karl) for my 82 Federal Vanagon and want to test it out. I...
• Re: Found an old key...
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:37:43 -0400
  Google is your friend; http://www.ost2rad.com/JAWA-CZ/Electrical-equipment-Bulbs/Ignition-key-for-ignition-switch-metal-Jawa-CZ-125-350.html...
• Re: Ignition switch recommendations.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 19:09:21 -0800
  ...and it reduces the load through the 'start' contacts of the ignition switch of course. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Wellhouse" <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET> To...
• Re: Vanagon? Really?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:15:25 -0500
  ...Vanagon? Really? At 10:45 PM 11/19/2011, Dennis Haynes wrote... >As Gasoline engines go to >direct injection and dual mode, (spark ignition...
• Re: quick question - running rough after 2 minutes
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 20:27:28 EDT
  In a message dated 9/20/05 6:42:16 PM, dhaynes@optonline.net writes: << The computer does not retain anything after the ignition...
• Where to get ignition key?
  Historical mailing list - karen k
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:09:01 -0700
  ...Sometimes when I put in the ignition, the van doesn't start but if I use the other side it starts. I don't...
• RE: Help!! 1978 Bus won't start!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 21:09:35 -0500
  ...turn your ignition on) how does your ignition sytem (back at the engine) know?
• ignition switch removal 75-79
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 18:55:45 -0500 (EST)
  Hey folks, Anyone have first hand knowledge on the removal of the ignition switch on a 75-79 bus?? From looking at the Haynes...
• Re: Ignition Switch Procedure?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 20:58:42 -0400
  ...http://www.vanagain.com/how2ign.htm Mike David Wilhite wrote: > Anybody have the procedure for replacing the ignition switch? > > Thanks, > > David Wilhite > 84' Westy...
• Re: WTH!! First it headlights, now wipers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:48:49 -0600
  ...It could also be the wiper switch itself or a > wiring / ground connection issue, but my money is on the ignition switch. > Is the...
• Re: NVC (but VW) '95 Cabrio intermittent no start - no spark
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 14:49:26 -0400
  ...For a start, get a mechanic's starter switch and establish whether it's ignition or fuel. I'm guessing ignition, but... When testing...
• Ignition Coil
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 14:46:02 -0400
  ...Pulled the engine cover to look around and noticed a tar splash/drip area on the driver side wall under the ignition coil area...
• Re: Ignition Switch - now another problem there
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:06:10 -0600
  ...That test told me the > light circuit was good - but the ignition switch was bad. So - a new > switch was put in. > I wish...
• Re: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:36:00 -0700
  "ignition switch" not the ignition lock. small whilte plastic dealy held in place by a screw, under the steering column plastic shroud. bob On...
• Re: Has anyone tried Pertonix Points? What do you think of them?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 09:45:58 -0500
  Put them in my 74 Beetle, they are the -only- way to go for the old non-solid state ignitions. This is Hall-sensor...
• Re: Another bit on keys
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016 08:55:35 -0700
  all my 2WD use same key for ignition and gas cap. The syncros use 2 keys... I never know why ans I assumed that...
• Ignition Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 18:12:17 -0500
  How do I go about removing the white plastic ignition switch in my 85GL. I'm having trouble accessing Vanagain.com where I believe...
• High-performance ignition coil??
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:12:50 -0500
  Has anyone ever installed a high-performance ignition coil in a WBX Vanagon? Any obvious problems with doing this? Thanks, Chris S. '85 Westy...
• Re: 80 Vangon mystery part?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:09:35 EST
  Sounds like your electronic ignition module. Also sounds like it has been disconnected. You probably have a .009 distributor which replaced your electronic ignition...
• VR6 ignition module
  Historical mailing list - Boroko
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 13:16:36 -0700
  ...Do you know of any inherent problems with the motor? Are head gaskets a problem? Are there problems with the ignition modules/coil packs...
• Re: electrical question - ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:02:11 -0400
  ...but when I insert my key into the ignition on my '85, that circuit energizes ... whether I turn the key or not (I get...
• Re: stud size on ignition coil?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 19:50:45 -0700
  All vanagon ignition coils that I have seen, have spade terminals mounted on 5mm diameter studs built into the coil, held on with 8...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:12:25 -0500
  ...Yes, there is a key switch in the ignition switch. Black and grey 18 to 20 guage wire, gets hot (12v+) when you put...
• Ignition switch?
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 12:58:23 -0800
  > > The starter position on my ignition slowly stopped working too. > Replaced it. The job was fairly easy. The problem was, it didn\'t > solve...
• Re: Key in ignition to power radio
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:34:37 -0700
  ...Key in ignition to power radio I found the wire that powers up when the key is stuck in the ignition (but not turned...
• Re: Ignition switch - no start
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 15:02:50 EDT
  ...1987 - Vanagon Syncro Occasionally when I turn the ignition switch to start up, I get all the dash lights, etc. but no ignition at...
• Cigarette lighter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:35:01 -0800
  hi everybody, I need help on how to wire the cigarette lighter differently so it will work only with the ignition ON. The OEM...
• ignition wires
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Feb 1997 16:51:51 -0500 (EST)
  Does anyone know if there are any good reasons which could justify buying the Bosch ignition wires. If not, I would appreciate any suggestions...
• Ignition and Carbs.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 16:09:38 -0600
  ...Has any one ripped out the electronic ignition and fuel injection and put in a points type distributor and carbs? Ken Nelson [text/html]
• ANYONE????? High-performance ignition coil??
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 22:48:39 -0500
  Has anyone ever installed a high-performance ignition coil in a WBX Vanagon? Any obvious problems with doing this? Thanks, Chris S. '85 Westy...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:32:24 -0800
  ...On 1/25/2013 5:01 PM, David Beierl wrote: > > SU is the name of the terminal on the ignition switch used for the...
• Generic ignition coil on 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 20:38:03 +0000
  Troubleshooting some running issues with my 1.9- could have sworn in the Bentley somewhere it said to only use Bosch ignition coils- mine...
• '88-89 Vanagon gas cap lock
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 22:19:19 -0400
  I have an '88 Westy and my ignition and door key also fits my gas cap lock - very convenient for me. My son has...
• Re: headlights night working.
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:13:02 -0800
  ...Uncover the ignition switch, un-plug the ignition harness from the existing switch and plug the harness into the 'good' switch and use a...
• Ignition / Starter
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 21:26:45 -0500
  ...My starter and solenoid are fine, but it won't crank from the ignition switch. Right now I've got a nice long wire...
• Re: Ignition points wear
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 19:16:15 -0700
  ...My god, you need to get rid of those points and get electronic ignition. I struggled for YEARS with my '67 Dart constantly trying...
• Re: 1980 Vanagon Ignition
  Historical mailing list - Captain
  Fri, 3 May 96 17:49 EST
  Thanks to all that replied with ideas for the stereo to ignition switch problem. The concensus is to rewire it in some fashion. That...
• WAS:'First no lights or wipers..' - Oh: - Ignition Switch!
  Historical mailing list - allan harris
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 18:27:25 -0800
  Ah ha! I figured out that it must be the ignition switch so will do as Ken's how to page indicates. Cheers Allan...