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Re: Closed Idle Switch / Fuel Line Warning (again)
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Sun, 4 Feb 2001 09:31:49 -0600
...throttle all the way but when the throttle closes the closed >throttle switch does >not seem to click. I have seen where the adjustment...
Throttle valve switch, checking/adjusting
Historical mailing list - Wognacious
Sat, 9 Apr 2005 12:18:46 -0700
...So I'm checking out the throttle valve switch doing the tests described on page 24.35 of the Bentley. I have the single...
Re: Still trying to diagnose an off idle stumble.
Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
Mon, 3 Nov 2014 09:26:11 -0500
...q.com> wrote: > > I'd take a look at the throttle position switch adjustment. This is critical for driveability. > > Karl Wolz > Sent from my...
Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:00:54 -0700
...the throttle switches need to be checked for > adjustment periodically. > > Should read zero Ohms at closed throttle, infinite ohms as the throttle > opens, and...
Re: Digitool test results--no throttle switch LED at idle
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:18:14 -0500
...Felder wrote: >> >> How do I get to this switch? > > It/they are on the throttle body. The old ones (up through early '85 I...
Digifant throttle position switch
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Tue, 12 Oct 1999 14:49:44 -0400
...Eventually I pulled the whole throttle off the van and checked the switch. Switch worked fine. (DON'T let people talk you into changing...
Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 12 Jan 2000 08:48:13 -0800
When at full throttle, with the throttle switch light on (digitool), I get a steady .75V O2 reading. Is this normal? I'm assuming...
RE: Vanagon Puzzler
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Thu, 3 Jul 97 01:04:12 UT
...For the Digijet there is a small adjustment screw on the throttle arm that triggers the switch. Bentley says to adjust by first closing...
Re: Air Flow Meter and Idle/Mixture Adjustmentsn
Historical mailing list
Tue, 18 Apr 95 12:27:18 EDT
...is there anyone who can convince me that the full throttle switch actually does something? DC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University...
88 Surging & Idle updates
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
Wed, 20 Mar 1996 10:07:26 PDT
...Tried to adjust switch but small screw is stripped & corroded. How hard is it to remove the throttle body/switch? Is the switch a...
Re: Surging 1.9 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:52:13 -0400
...There is a test / adjustment procedure > in the Bentley, you just have to search a bit for this special single-year > throttle switch section...
Re: Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 08:19:56 -0700
In 1985 the switch configuration was changed. Instead of two switches on top of the throttle body there is now a single switch activated...
Re: Vanagon Syndrome Update
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:02:49 -0500
...switch still may require further adjustment. And here's how to tell. First make sure the gap is on the money at the throttle...
Re: is big throttle spring needed 1.9
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:54:27 -0400
...back the throttle switch (s)? Is a new one needed to stop the jumpy start? > Is the long throttle cable spring needing adjustment? > Spencer
Re: Throttle switch--lazy sometimes, per digitool
Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 10:39:16 -0700
...Got the "don't change, factory adjust only" > screw and the throttle switch exactly right per paper and feeler guage. > > Now the throttle switch...
Re: 2.1 High idle/stumbling when engine cold
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:42:30 -0500
...culprit is an out of adjustment idle switch on the throttle body. This switch is located below the throttle body on 85-92 Vanagons...
Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 24 May 2012 12:21:26 -0800
...But when the > > throttle body is worn you often have to make the adjustment with the > > engine running. Either way the two-switch people...
Re: digijet FI adjustments
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sun, 9 Apr 2006 16:10:17 -0400
...throttle plate adjustment. Adjust stop screw so it does not stick >closed. Idle air goes through bypass screw. Check operation of throttle >switch or...
Re: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:21:26 -0500
...on my 86 w/ AT, I have a little intermittent trouble with the idle switch not being activated when the throttle is closed due...
Re: digijet FI adjustments
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 9 Apr 2006 16:50:25 -0400
...throttle plate adjustment. Adjust stop screw so it does not stick >>closed. Idle air goes through bypass screw. Check operation of throttle >>switch or...
Re: erratic running - Help requested
Historical mailing list - Scott Walters
Sun, 13 Jun 1999 14:00:56 -0700
...Sounds like a stuck idle switch on the throttle body. Up to '84s have two switches in plain sight, later ones have one switch...
Re: 89 backfires, sputters when warm. MYSTERY problem!!
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:12:08 -0400
...See if it is this sensor.Possiably your throttle switch is out of adjustment.How many miles on the engine accessories?Water temp 2...
Re: Idle Problem 1987 2.1 Van Automatic
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:58:23 -0800
...If the TP switch is on the ragged edge of adjustment, the difference in temperature may be enough. Or a worn throttle shaft bushing...
Re: Idle switch
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:05:14 -0500
...the switch to make at both idle and at WOT (Wide Open Throttle) but there still wasn't much room for future adjustment in...
Re: Doing a 1.9l to 2.1l swap
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 4 May 2000 08:24:40 -0700
Ken, I ran into the same problem and I used the larger throttle body with the single switch. I cut the plug off the...
Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:27:36 -0700
...the throttle switches need to be checked for >> adjustment periodically. >> >> Should read zero Ohms at closed throttle, infinite ohms as the throttle >> opens, and...
Re: '89 Auto 2.1 Digijet stalling when pulling away (sometimes).
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:03:22 -0400
...Check the throttle position switch adjustment. Also check the Temp II sensor and fuel pressure regulator. My '85 suffered a serious stumbling when accelerating...
Re: Intermittent high idle - able to make "go low"
Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:52:53 -0700
...I was going to pull the throttle body and give it a good cleaning and adjustment this weekend. I suspect that the throttle never...
Re: throttle position switch (modified)
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 08:51:05 EDT
Ed and list, The adjustment cam slides in through the bottom plate of the throttle body. If you pull the throttle body (not as...
Re: Play in throttle shaft
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 8 Jan 2007 06:32:07 EST
...I was checking my throttle position switch for idle, and found it was not clicking when the throttle was allowed to close, but if...
Idle running up and down
Historical mailing list - dj
Sat, 23 May 2009 21:05:39 -0700
...throttle postioning switch oxygen sensor fuel injectors can anyone add anything to this that might help us. Thanks, deek
Re: 86 Vanagon unstable idle
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 31 Mar 2004 06:58:54 -0500
My experience has been that 9 times out of ten idle problems with 85-91 Vanagons are related to the throttle position switch. This...
Re: Running rich.....me too
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:09:52 -0400
...My problem is that neither do I, unless a simple > multi-tester > can do the job. > > Will proper adjustment of the throttle switch likely...
Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:43:58 -0800
...My > question now is what is "full throttle"? If the switch is defective or > misadjusted, would the switch out of adjustment cause this momentary...
Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:57:27 -0800
...I'd check that. - idle switch adjustment. And lube the throttle shaft bushings, and everything that moves on it. Ignition timing also comes to...
Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:05:12 -0400
12 volts does not go to the throttle switch. That goes to the auxiliary air regulator. Since you had the 12 volt connector to...
Re: Intermittent high idle - able to make "go low"
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:41:21 -0400
...I was going to pull the throttle >body and give it a good cleaning and adjustment this weekend. I suspect >that the throttle never...
fuel supply testing
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:03:07 -0800
...My > question now is what is "full throttle"? If the switch is defective or > misadjusted, would the switch out of adjustment cause this momentary...
Re: vanagon Digest - 29 Nov 2000 - Special issue (#2000-343)
Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
Wed, 29 Nov 2000 15:13:41 -0700
...It really caused my FI system some grief since I couldn't get the throttle switch to adjust properly. The adjustment for the idle...
Re: My first encounter with Digitool...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 11:58:50 -0400
At 04:01 4/10/2000, James Shinosky wrote: >the dashboard, I observed that the throttle position switch light went off >when I step...
Re: O2 sensor problems
Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:30:44 -0400
...RC also suggested I adjust my throttle position switches. On the '83 digijet there are two idle position switches. I definitely know that one...
Digitool to the rescue
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:19:51 -0500
...a bad hall sensor and an out-of-adjustment idle switch. The hall effect sensor was replaced a week ago and the no-starting...
Re: Vanagon jerking in stop and go traffic
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 21:31:41 EST
...The idle switch is an exact adjustment. It is also outlined very well in the Bentley. The idle position set screw, idle air bypass...
Re: stalling situation
Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
Mon, 6 May 2002 14:00:00 -0600
...It's your throttle switch. VW have a really stupid setup on the throttle switch where they use it for both the idle and...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
Sun, 11 Oct 1998 11:55:06 +0200
...Very important is check the throttle position switch. Test it for continuity with throttle fully closed and fully open. Quick check is to listen...
Re: idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
Thu, 11 Sep 1997 21:01:13 -0700
...owners group Be certain to check the adjustment of the throttle switches (specifically, the idle stop switch) prior to replacing your idle stabilizer. Additionally...
Re: Low RPM drift/surge, what is it?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:31:48 -0500
...Thanks and aloha, > Gordon Smith > Yes, Throttle switch bad, or out of adjustment. There is a updated switch you need from the dealer. I...
Re: Vgon syndrome harness made it run like crap?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:13:40 -0400
...Throttle switch stuck shut, sounds like. > I took the harness off and it ran crappy for a >few more minutes then started to run...
Re: decelerator switch?Re: Clutch Problems?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:29:49 -0800
...the long throttle-closed over-run period, the van surges a little when the idle cut-off switch returns to 'Run'. Adjustments are free...
Conclusion to story of setting Idle
Historical mailing list - James R. Gilbert
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:08:11 -0400
...The CO adjustment is in the air intake/air flow control unit. Finally, there is a tiny screw on the lever of the throttle...
Re: Rough running till warmed up
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:18:14 -0700
...normal adjustment. And remember the airflow sensor is NOT used at idle. That is what the idle compensator computer and cut-off switch are...
Re: throttle shaft bushings ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:04:01 -0500
...shaft is cockeyed ever so slightly.After all, the correct throttle switch adjustment is just .002-.004.Dont take much shaft tilting to change...
Re: throttle switch
Historical mailing list - Neil
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:28:20 -0800
...adjustment. The install was simple and the van is running great. It may be > my imagination, but I think the broken throttle switch must...
Re: Throttle switch
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 9 Mar 2001 10:52:44 -0800
...it better to have the throttle switch adjusted to the smaller or > > larger range of the allowed adjustment? >> > > > > The range is not that great...
Re: engine revving at idle
Historical mailing list - Ry
Fri, 9 Jul 2010 08:48:13 -0500
got a link for us to this pressure switch replacement for the throttle position switch? -Ry http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln On Fri...
Re: low compression\rough cold idle-1.9L
Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
Sun, 17 Nov 2002 17:13:24 -0800
...enough > air > and will die. > > but i'd check the throttle switch adjustment first > ... > that's the most logical suspect, since it's the...
Re: Sudden High idle
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Thu, 11 Nov 2004 06:39:34 +0000
Throttle switch adjustment. Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.522.5503 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA >From: The Shaws <mindthegap01@COMCAST.NET> >Reply-To...
Re: Cold weather issue - super high idle
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 13 Nov 2023 08:33:42 -0500
Check, throttle position switch adjustment. Test switch electrical operation. If the switch is good, then most likely the idle control unit needs to be...
Re: Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 5 Jul 2012 12:36:57 -0700
...just never heard of it being called a Vacuum Switching Module .. which is misleading anyway, in my mind, as it does not switch vacuum...
Re: 2.1 High idle/stumbling when engine cold
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:40:04 +0000
...directly to removing the > throttle body instead of attempting the fix with the provided adjustment > screws located above the switch? > Thanks, > Ken Lewis > http...