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Re: 88 GL Distributor Woes Continue - on and on --
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:51:23 -0800
...that set up of plugs and wires ALWAYS works.. even after cold wet sitting for weeks. Vanagons have strong enough ignition that 'usually' the...
Today's PUZZLER... SLWR-VAN won't start
Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
Fri, 23 Jun 2000 14:19:34 -0400
...the solenoid - checked the ignition switch (by hooking a new switch up to the wires going to the current ignition switch) - checked the coil...
Re: Engine quit
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Mon, 8 Sep 2008 15:35:11 -0700
...Also the black wires at one post of the ignition coil, or the cluster of grounds at a screw below the ignition coil. Sometimes...
Re: Warning Lights Audible Buzzer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 25 May 2010 00:01:39 -0400
...Now you must locate two wires: one of them goes on and off with the ignition and the other goes on and off with...
Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:23:42 -0400
...the wire to the ignition switch. I don't think it's a hot start modification. Both of these wires connect to the twin...
Wrap Up: Can't pass emissions
Historical mailing list - =David-M=
Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:25:53 -0400
>The final episode of my trying to pass emissions saga ended with >a new airflow meter and a new set of ignition wires and...
Re: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
Historical mailing list - Douglas
Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:07:59 -0700
...The feed to your lights does not go through the ignition switch. 1. Check the connection of the large wires at your starter. 1...
Re: Passing through creek, engine misses badly
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 2 Mar 2001 21:10:26 -0600
...Watch for > sparks between ignition wires, from the wires to ground, and across > the top of the distributor and coil. This can be quite...
Re: Ignition Wiring, 1980 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 3 Aug 2001 15:51:40 -0500
...surylake@CANADA.COM> writes: > I foolishly forgot to write down which wires connect to where on the > coil > of my 80 Vanagon.. > > Can anyone...
How to Remove and Replace ignition switch.
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 14:44:03 EST
I sell the ignition switch for $8. Here is how to remove and replace the switch. 1. Unscrew the two retaining screws for the...
Dashboard hell, day 7
Historical mailing list - Richard C Welsh
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:46:01 -0500
...to test the coroded fuel pump wires for continuity, etc. Funny things began to happen: with the ignition on, and terst light in hand...
resistor platinum plugs...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 22 Apr 1996 15:56:46 -0500 (EST)
...now i realize, that resistor plugs with resistor wires, might cause a bit of an ignition problem... someone one the list, wrote of a...
Re: No Start Scenario
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:12:24 -0700
...It is a black wire and you can measure at the >> ignition coil black wires to see that the key-on power is reaching...
Re: coil wire on AC vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:55:41 -0700
...Air Cooled Vanagons whether equipped with points (Federal) or Hall (California) Ignition utilize the SAME Ignition Wire Sets, which includes the Coil Wire. From...
Strange No Start
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Sat, 16 Mar 2002 11:56:52 -0600
...Seems like the failure is somewhere between the coil wire and the end of the individual ignition wires. Could the ignition wires be bad...
Re: Ignition Coils
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:39:46 -0400
...the ignition wires, the coil and the distributor caps are different for the early vs the late. So ... if you use an "Early" coil...
Re: ECU and starting question
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:08:20 -0700
...But there are wires connecting the ECU and the ignition module. Still it's not likely to be an ECU problem. If you have...
radio interference
Historical mailing list - Galileo
Sat, 23 Feb 2002 18:30:36 -0500
...When I looked behind the glove box the speaker wire is bundled with all the other wires. Speaker wires are unshielded. There doesn't...
Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 15:55:58 -0500
...Even put in new ignition wires because testing them with a timing light can be faulty. My Shoebox Electronic gizmo shows the ECU fuel...
Re: 79 Bus with 81 engine - Hot Start issue
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:47:30 -0700
...New ignition switch cured the problem, added a hot start relay after the dash wires melted - I suggest the same. http://www.thesamba.com...
Red and black wire
Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
Sun, 2 Jan 2011 17:37:50 -0800
...wires -- the red and the blue. The red and black wire is missing. Does it come from the starter? Or from the ignition switch...
Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler - Shame on me
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sat, 14 Dec 2002 13:53:52 -0500
...suggestions and diagnostic discussions around my > engine > problems - I replaced the ignition wires today and she's running > smooth > and the cat isn't...
Re: ignition switch for 87 syncro
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 12:19:25 -0500
...ignition switch is a little flaky, in order to start the car > sometimes I > have to jiggle the wires leading into the ignition switch...
Re: Temp gauge needed
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:50:27 -0500
...jumper wire in the plug to connect the two wires. The turn on the ignition and see if the light goes out faster. Pascal...
Re: Ignition prob ?, '85
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 7 Jun 1995 16:14:06 -0700 (PDT)
So Tim Smith says: > > Has anyone had a slow/intermittent failure of an ignition component > that occurs after the engine/component has warmed up...
Paul's starter problems
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Fri, 5 Apr 96 11:52:53 EST
...painful procedure for replacing the ignition switch on a '79 bus. Basically, he wants to know what wires need connecting to the toggle switch...
Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:19:22 -0500
...Ignition > > wires not being inexpensive, I didn't apply full force, but instead > > moved to the harder to get to plug ends. > > > > Turned out...
Help with radio install
Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:21:40 -0800
...I got it back from my mechanic after a week and a half fixing the passenger door handle/latch and the ignition. He had...
Re: [Fwd: 80 Vanagon - Sputters!]
Historical mailing list - ddawson
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:21:34 -0700
...Also clean all the ground wires and or cables that connect the engine/transaxle to the chassis and or body. The electrical may not...
Re: no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:06:43 -0400
...So you still get no headlights unless the ignition switch is on. The heavy wires for the headlights can go right from the battery...
Re: Ignition Wire Sets
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 22 Dec 2003 11:30:01 -0800
...As I privately communicated to Ron some time ago, I ordered the 09171OE wires for my air-cooled Vanagon but had to return them...
Re: Ignition wires
Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
Tue, 25 Feb 1997 08:56:53 -0500
...com wrote: >I've been informed that a set of Bosch wires costs only 22 dollars. I had >been told one person paid $80...
Re: NPR Reporter Wants to Dump Her Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Tue, 19 Feb 2002 12:20:46 -0800
...ignition is the usual suspect. Check the Distributor cap for "carbon tracks", moisture and general condition. Arcing along or near the plug wires can...
Re: 84 Vanagon misfiring after overnights
Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
Sun, 24 Oct 1999 21:49:55 -0400
...Most suggested ignition (plugs, rotor, cap, wires). I haven't had time to work on it this weekend but I plan to soon. Will...
Re: WTB Knarly Spark Plug Wire Set
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Mon, 20 Oct 1997 23:18:18 UT
...Never had an ignition problem between the wires, although the coil wire went bad on both. Between plug wires you have two thicknesses of...
Re: Q's re: radio wires
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Tue, 7 Jan 2003 15:57:43 -0700
...Is there some kind of > adaptor I need to attach the single wires I have for battery, ignition, and > ground to the pair that...
Re: ignition switch for 87 syncro
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:47:36 -0400
...ignition switch is a little flaky, in order to start > the car sometimes I > have to jiggle the wires leading into the ignition switch...
Re: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 1 Jul 1996 08:37:43 -0700 (PDT)
...The only time they blew was when we, heh, shorted the wires while working on the wiring. Just what the fuse was installed for...
Re: No Start Scenario
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:17:50 -0700
...Mark John Goubeaux wrote: > > I replaced the ignition switch and then I checked for current at the > ignition coil black wires ( terminal 15 ) and...
Re: vanagon starter question
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 16:40:07 -0700
...Could be bad wiring from the ignition switch(giving low voltage when hot), could be a sticky solenoid, could be corroded wires at the...
Re: wires for gauges
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 13 Feb 1999 09:19:38 -0800
...Make sure you get some wire loom to protect the wires under the van. Volt gauge - usually run off of the ignition Oil Temp...
Rare Occurance, Bulley on the roadside.
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:44:44 -0400
...I'll be out to the agent in the morning to round up another set of wires. Just thought youze with old ignition wires...
Re: radio interference
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Sat, 23 Feb 2002 22:40:57 -0800
...When I looked behind the glove box the speaker wire is bundled > with all the other wires. Speaker wires are unshielded. There doesn't...
Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 11 Dec 2002 18:23:02 -0800
...Seems like a reasonable way to see if the > > ignition wires are causing my troubles. > > Not really. If you have a misfiring cylinder before...
Re: VDO gage
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 22 May 2005 15:04:15 -0600
Check polarity of the wires. Sounds like a reversal. jimt On 5/22/05 2:37 PM, "Leon" <korkwood@WSHOST.NET> wrote: > I installed...
fridge relay actuator circuit:
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 24 Jun 2000 19:27:22 -0700
...relay actuator wires that are supposed to be controlled by the D+ post on the alternator, I think. The whole ignition/starting process took...
ground wires/strap (85 vanagon)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 08 May 1996 08:31:43 -0500 (CDT)
...Also, there is a 1/2" flat braided strap, about a foot long, grounded to the body under the ignition coil. If anyone can...
Eating ignition switches - yucky
Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
Mon, 31 May 2004 19:35:27 EDT
...Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated all....can anyone tell me definitively which wires, of those that plug into the ignition switch, to use...
?? Power for stereo in my '86 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Donald W. Smith
Mon, 18 Mar 1996 12:46:43 -0800
...to brown wires). I measure 12.3 volts across Red/Blue and across Red/Brown no matter what position the ignition switch is in...
Re: ECU and starting question
Historical mailing list - most david
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:27:08 -0700
...But there are wires connecting the ECU and the ignition module. Still it's not likely to be an ECU problem. If you have...
Re: Ignition switch question
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Mon, 13 Sep 2004 07:58:42 -0400
...Your van has a chine that tells you the key is in the ignition. Find these wires and use them.. Keep in mind it...
Re: ECU and starting question
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:39:48 -0500
...It's not ECU. > But there are wires connecting the ECU and the ignition module. Still it's not > likely to be an ECU...
Re: Need ideas - diagnosing troubles.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:08:43 -0500
...When it's not working -- measure what you can, wiggle wires and so forth. Unplug the ECU and plug it back in (ignition off...
Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:42:20 -0400
...I think >that's based in emotion rather than fact; all modern ignition >systems require extremely high quality high-voltage wires and such >wires...
Won't start - now it does !
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Thu, 2 Nov 2000 22:52:34 +0100
...concerned with the coil but it turned out to be the ignition wires ! I checked and found spark to the right but not the...
Ignition key sticks
Historical mailing list - Rob McGee
Sat, 28 Sep 1996 10:12:53 -0600
...removing the protective cover from the steering column and jiggling wires to ignition cylinder 5. Parking on a relatively flat area vs. incline 6...
Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:34:12 -0700
...Ignition > wires not being inexpensive, I didn't apply full force, but instead > moved to the harder to get to plug ends. > > Turned out...
Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:26:20 -0700
...One of the red wires goes over to > the fuel injection and powers everything but the coil and ignition > module. Also in that box...
Re: 87 Misfires when damp
Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:02:08 -0400
you are correct that plugs/wires and cycling the ignition, i guess i didn't digest that part, sorry. anything that involves cycling the...
No start
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:16:12 +0000
...Any ideas on how to check the ignition switch. Can I cross a couple of wires there to see if i get a start...