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• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 08:46:36 -0800
  also...it could be a worn throttle body or a faulty throttle body switch
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 11:58:28 -0500
  Its the throttle switch.No clicking or continuity.
• Re: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:28:29 -0800
  ...re any side-to-side movement in throttle pushrod > causes engine idle to drop off. if you are saying wiggling the throttle shaft or...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 23:15:36 -0400
  The vacuum switches do not seem to operate for full throttle enrichment. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:36:30 -0500
  ...Bentley shows several variations on the throttle valve switch. > The > text indicates that a faulty switch or improper adjustment can cause the > irregular idle...
• Re: 85 Digijet throttle switches -- information please
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:09:06 -0500
  Kyle; I doubt you need to replace the throttle assembly. Probably a problem with the switch. You can order these from one of the...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:41:37 -0700
  Why not just get the rebuilt one from GoWesty? http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23904 That throttle body from Vanistan...
• Idle too High on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael & Carol Ostrouch
  Sat, 17 Jul 1999 21:51:05 -0400
  ...I had to replace the circlip on the throttle rod adjustment arm after loosing all throttle control last night. So I hope to figure...
• Re: Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:21:55 -0400
  ...You should hear the valve open when the throttle is opened and close when the throttle is closed. Also on the 1.9 engines...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:46:16 -0400
  ...Bentley shows several variations on the throttle valve switch. The text indicates that a faulty switch or improper adjustment can cause the irregular idle...
• Re: Throttle valve switch, checking/adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:55:51 -0500
  <<E-mail message dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET(Dennis�Hayn The surging at idle is actually a sigh the throttle switch is working. If it wasn...
• Looking for Used Throttle Valve Unit.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:33:10 EST
  Well I guess my throttle valve is worn out. So I am looking for a good, used throttle valve from an '86-91 Vanagon...
• Re: Throttle body issues
  Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:44:26 -0800
  Does anyone know if the throttle body or throttle valve switch was used on any other vehicle. I spent the day in a junckyard...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 15:44:57 -0400
  At 08:51 PM 3/13/2015, Kevin Duvernay wrote: >Anyways, Ill save those questions till after i get the new throttle body >and...
• throttle valve switch
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 06:04:21 -0700
  Hello all-- Could somebody please forward me the part number for what Bentley refers to as the "throttle valve/deceleration/idle switch" for the...
• Re: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:09:57 -0500
  ...Right now you've got the rod constantly holding the throttle slightly open. The adjusting range on the throttle screw is five or six...
• Re: idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:11:30 -0400
  ...Ignition timing, open loop fuel mixture, throttle gap when closed. Make sure vacuum "retard" on distributor is working and throttle closes far enough to...
• Re: Digifane without Throttle Position switch???
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:16:04 -0400
  ...I can see easy ways to monitor closed throttle, although I wonder if it's as precise as the mechanical one. But I'm...
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 09:55:14 -0700
  ...Adjusted throttle switch, ran like a dream since. Some indication now of throttle switch slightly out of adjustment but not a major issue. I...
• Throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 21:53:08 -0800
  Is it better to have the throttle switch adjusted to the smaller or larger range of the allowed adjustment?
• Re: Hello, new here. Mechanic question
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:04:56 -0600
  ...One > can replace the switch or just the entire throttle body if other parts > like throttle shaft are worn too far. > > A few pics...
• Generic setting for Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 14:29:45 -0500
  If I have a throttle body that has had the idle stop screw messed with and the air bypass screw changed from it's...
• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:20:04 -0800
  ...Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues? Thanks Stuart, I would not describe the switch to be 'immediate' upon applying throttle, there is a small...
• Re: Checking engine vaccum
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:28:39 -0800
  ...Ported vacuum is taken from just at the edge of the throttle plates travel, in the throttle body throat. Closed throttle plate, no vacuum...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:31:26 -0500
  ...With the engine off, I get clear clicks at full throttle but none at low throttle. Adjusting the switch did not change it. The...
• Re: engine revving at idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 21:02:12 -0400
  Thanks for all the suggestions - not sure, but I think I found a problem with my throttle valve switch. I followed the test on...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:48:28 -0700
  In my opinion, the throttle return spring pressure on a waterboxer engine is already too high . If the cable is all siticky in the...
• Re: Help Help 009 Distributor?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 14:49:56 -0800
  ...The mechanical advance distributor can't tell the difference between high speed/open throttle and high speed/closed throttle; or low speed under load...
• Re: Quick throttle body re-bush
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 16 Sep 2014 08:55:06 -0400
  ...time polyethylene > bushings in my wbx throttle body. > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/vanagon-quick-throttle-body-re-bush/ > > Alistair > -- Chris S...
• sticky throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 09:11:04 -0800
  ...The Digitool works great, thanks Darrell!!! I immediately saw that the throttle switch is kind of sticky. It does not always activate when I...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:58:25 -0800
  ...I should still get a click with > throttle closed and then another with throttle wide open? > ________________________________ > From: Neil <musomuso@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, January...
• Re: Throttle tension spring... Purpose?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 4 May 2013 15:17:15 -0400
  ...I would think it makes the throttle a little stronger so your leg wont get tired. If your revs stay high, I would be...
• 2.1 Throttle Switch Assmebly on 1.9 with later style switch?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 21 May 2016 14:15:41 -0700
  ...Can the Digifant 2.1 throttle switch assembly be used on the 1.9 throttle body with later style switch? I've read of...
• Re: Bogging 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:21:32 -0400
  YMMV, but when I had this symptom the cuplrit was the throttle position switch, my ECU was convinced I was 'idling' when I was...
• Re: throttle bodies - older motor with 85 tb??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Apr 1997 19:44:14 +0000
  > The first question I have is about the throttle body. On mine there is ONE > switch for idle and wide open. The engine now...
• Re: Digifant Tool
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:09:36 -0500
  > I have solved my hesitation / intermittent low power off the line / poor > gas mileage problem! Using my Digi-Tool I discovered that my throttle...
• Re: '85 Westy Throttle Cable Broken
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:17:58 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '85 Westy Throttle Cable Broken There's a small clip (circip?) at the very end of the throttle cable...
• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 10:29:51 -0800
  ...Time for a rebuilt throttle body? Anything else I can try first? Is it possible to rebuild a throttle body myself? Thanks
• 84 Vanagon 1.9 pulsing idle
  Historical mailing list - Preston Lewis
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:23:37 -0700
  ...The manual says the switch "supplies control unit with information that throttle valve is closed. If engine is running 1500 RPM with the throttle...
• Re: where to get a full throttle switch?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:42:54 -0400
  ...The throttle valve has to be removed to access this. You may wish to get gasket # 022-133-073-A for the throttle to...
• Re: throttle valve switch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 08:57:46 -0600
  My throttle valve full throttle switch has a roller on the micro switch to work with No Lube condition. It never hurts to put...
• Sticky Throttle Linkage 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 02 May 1997 11:23:26 -0500
  Volks, My 87GL Autoboxer's throttle linkage is sticky, hard to push to floor and slow to return to idle. Where are the best...
• Re: engine revving at idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:00:39 -0400
  o.k. - another reason this list rocks - got the switch adjusted correctly - thanks to shooftie's blog for the pics of the throttle body...
• Re: Questions regarding throttle valve switch
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:51:43 -0800
  The throttle body, switch and all is sitting on the desk in front of me. I already said the adjustments were fine, it is...
• Throttle shaft bushings
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 16:40:00 EDT
  I have developed a small vacuum leak in the throttle shaft bushings of my '86 2.1. I haven't opened anything up yet...
• Throttle Body swap later 2.1 off a late 1.9 into early 1.9
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:28:58 -0700
  So I have had low vac for while and had it isolated to the 1.9 throttle body lot of play top to bottom...
• pushrod from auto. trans to throttle
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:17:35 -0500
  ...When I put in new long block in 2003, engine ran fine with idle screw 1/2-turn CCW and throttle body used with...
• Re: 87 Vanagon GL 3000+ RPM idle - SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:45:14 EDT
  ...The engine continues to operate at high RPMs even when the throttle linkage is moved so as to cause the switch to tell the...
• Re: Digitool test results--no throttle switch LED at idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:00:13 -0700
  I want to toss in that not having the full throttle switch function working will not cause stumbling/ stalling / running rich or whatever the...
• Re: tools for adjusting throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 11:44:04 -0800
  You need to remove the throttle body with switch to adjust it, trust me on this, and have a set of metric allen wrenches...
• throttle responce question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:30:08 -0400
  has anyone ever tried to modify or replace the stock small bore vanagon throttle body? I've been looking at the small throttle plate...
• Re: Idle adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 23 May 2018 19:33:49 -0700
  is the TPS (throttle body switch) adjusted correctly? you should hear a click a soon as you open the throttle.
• digijet timing vacuum w/digifant throttle body?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 22:19:06 -0700
  ...However, since we are upping the displacement by about .4L, the larger 2.1 throttle body is very much desired. The rub is that...
• throttle cable repair/replace
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:53:25 -0400
  ...Throttle cable broke right at the throttle body, with just the clamped-end stub left on the throttle valve. Metal fatigue. Since I absolutely...
• Re: Digifane without Throttle Position switch???
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:21:05 -0700
  ...I know that tencentlife on the Samba has developed such a throttle switch. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=514460 alistair...
• throttle to intake body tightness
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:09:06 -0400
  How "tight" should the two phillips head screws be that hold the throttle body to the central intake manifold? I was afraid to overtighten...
• Re: HELP-- 45 MPH @ WOT ???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:35:20 -0700
  ...though when you're trying to do 75 % throttle and you're 'loosing' .. and you 'get some back' by dropping down some in throttle...
• Throttle Body....One Switch?, Two Switch?, Red Fish?, Blue Fish?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:59:33 -0400
  ...The Throttle body i have with a single switch, the switch doesnt seem to work. The earlier '84 Throttle body however, is a duel...
• Re: Throttle tension spring... Purpose?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 May 2013 17:38:03 -0400
  A bad cable will prevent the throttle from closing properly. The second return spring should be able to keep that tab counter clockwise against...
• Re: Another High Idle Solution!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 09:41:20 EST
  ...When the symptom first appeared, a quick blip of the throttle would settle things down until the operation of the throttle became so stiff...