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Re: cruise control
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:43:16 -0400
...Several years ago I obtained a "NOS" Equus 9000-B cruise control unit, via eBay, and installed it into my '85 manual trans Westy...
Re: Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 21:30:38 -0800
...coolant low level control unit and no coolant sensor in the coolant tank. There is a wire in the engine harness and a 2...
Re: The idle speed controller is not in the ECU on the 2.1. It is a separate controller located in front of the passenger side tail light. It can be easily integrated into a 1.9 to eliminate that almost useless
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 7 May 2010 09:50:48 -0700
...wring harness, and idle valve, control unit,. However... Yes...works great for Idle control. Rock solid and dependable idle. And they usually work very...
Re: Retro Digital Idle Stabilizer Control
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:35:41 -0700
Are you talking about adding the idle air control device and small electronic control unit from a 2.1 waterboxer to another engine ? Never...
Engines,Ecus and more FS!!
Historical mailing list - KW
Tue, 10 Oct 2000 10:06:14 -0700
...only, w housing $125.00 2) complete Engine harness' $300.00 2) Idle Stabilizer control units $100.00 Each E-mail me if you...
Re: Euro-Drive: 88 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:33:05 -0600
...Idle controll motor and controll unit have > been replaced with known good unit. The ECU has also been > replaced with good unit with no...
Re: High Idle Problems
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:32:22 -0600
...Why not a homebuilt Idle Stabilizer Control unit? I'm not knowledgeable enough to work out the parameters, but I can surely follow a...
Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Wed, 12 Jan 2000 10:42:25 EST
...The IDLE STABILIZER is the solenoid valve which sits atop the engine and shunts the throttle valve. The IDLE STABILIZER CONTROL UNIT (P/N...
Re: Audiovox ccs100 cruise control
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:17:55 -0400
...up to the front in that the unit wasn't made for rear engined > vehicles. > > Units for motorcycles, for all that I've ever...
Parts Needed
Historical mailing list - cz1137
Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:12:33 -0600
...black 4 alloy wheel hubcaps Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts Cruise control control unit Engine Compartment Gasket Tail pipe and gasket 1989 Owners Manual Westfalia...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 12:05:33 -0800
...Please look through for any mistakes >> > or >> > misunderstandings. >> > ICU(Idle Control Unit) connections: >> > 6/50 Digital input from the starter switch >> > high when starter...
Re: Van dies when cold
Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
Mon, 9 Aug 1999 16:02:02 -0500
...Finally I figured that it had to be >> the idle stabilizer control unit. We replaced it with a known good >> control unit. I have...
Re: running without idle stab unit
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:34:25 -0500
...running without idle stab unit Nice thing about the idle stabilizer; it produces that surge of rpms when you first start the engine. This...
Re: Switched 12V power in Engine compartment and hall unit to ecu question. (1984 van)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:09:28 -0700
...the engine compartment > > 2.when the power is switched on, pins 1 and 13 see 12v. 1 comes > from the AEM hall unit and...
New to water cooled, temp questions
Historical mailing list - Jeff Becker
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:33:06 -0400
...heater unit under the rear seat, I notice that there is a valve that controls water to this unit. For the engine to run...
Have I damaged my control unit?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Sun, 6 Aug 2006 04:02:50 EDT
...Do not connect any test light to terminal 86 of adaptor C if control unit is connected" Having not read that earlier I was...
Re: Oil light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:47:22 -0230
...Swapped out the control unit behind the speedo so often I could almost do it blindfolded to no avail. Accidentally came across the frayed...
Re: Installing cruise on 81 aircooled Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 20 Jun 2002 12:34:33 EDT
...I have mounted more cruise controls than I can readily count since I first encountered the Dana unit sold through Sears. These have gone...
Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 11:05:20 -0800
...separate idle control system used on the 1.9 and 2.1 WBX It looks like the GW engine position unit has 2 hall...
Re: Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:31:07 -0500
...tester should flash while cranking. >> >> If YES: - replace the idle stabilizer control unit and proceed. >> >> If NO: - repair open circuit between terminal 1 of...
Re: Power door locks
Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 23:25:32 -0500
...a keyless entry unit that locks/unlocks, starts the engine, pops the trunk (probably not a Vanagon though), and remote control the windows. Their...
Temp sensor
Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:39:30 -0800
...would obviously do this with the engine cold. Any thoughts on this? I changed my idle control unit today to solve a high idle...
Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
Historical mailing list - jon
Mon, 8 Jan 2007 11:53:14 -0800
...how much "adjustment" the IC unit does to the ISV in varying situations, a replacement could be engineered. Jon On Mon, 8 Jan 2007...
Re: Fan resistor
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:21:27 -0400
...I'm not yet convinced that engine temp rather than radiator temp is the desirable control input. Yours, David
Re: Ultimate Cruise Control - Was Lost, Now Found!
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Wed, 27 Oct 2004 02:55:50 +0000
...For years I >fought >with vacuum control diaphragms as they readily (6 months to a year) fail in >the >engine compartment heat. They were...
Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
Fri, 30 May 2008 18:26:20 -0700
...engine in it ! (or SVX 3.3 engine, of course. ) scott turbovans John Bange wrote: >> you could add one of the vss units that...
Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
July 31, 1987
...temperature gauge, ground connection to body and engine ground. Repair if necessary. If temperature gauge light still flashes: * Replace low coolant level control unit ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
July 31, 1987
...temperature gauge, ground connection to body and engine ground. Repair if necessary. If temperature gauge light still flashes: * Replace low coolant level control unit
audi 3A Swap -- Jetronic LH 2.4 question
Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
Wed, 30 Jun 2004 04:59:34 -0400
...it seems likely that the Bosch engineers also reprogrammed the Ignition Control unit and the FI control unit to take advantage of that. If...
Re: High idle - throttle position switch
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 5 Aug 2011 15:00:23 -0400
...It could be the idle stabilizer itself or the control unit (the control units are the most common source of the problem in my...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Eric Pruitt
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:19:40 -0400
...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: How do I....
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:30:01 -0500
...Other wise I am going to > spend about $500 for the idle sensor and the control unit without knowing if > they are my problem...
Re: brain board needed for 87 Westy
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Wed, 3 Sep 1997 02:16:41 UT
...it was the control unit. You could tap on the box (or jiggle it when unmounted but connected) and the engine would stop. The...
Re: runs rough in rain
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 11:48:02 -0800
...get dowsed by water spraying in through the rust hole. (^; This unit controls the air-bypass valve, which boosts the idle above the low...
Re: cruise control doesn't
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:31:55 -0700
Check the fuses and then look for a loose wire in the engine compartment. Check the Bentley wiring diagram, my aftermarket unit hooks up...
A/C Engine Fan Vibration
Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:32:41 -0700
...they determined that the front engine fan had never been wired in to work w/ the A/C unit. (Apparently, it took them 12...
Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 2 Jul 2014 19:20:02 -0700
...The other possibility is that there is a spurious start signal coming from the idle control unit wiring since the idle control unit also...
Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:15:09 -0600
...I assume > that > this control unit is a simple relay, but I'm not sure. The Bentley manual > isn't specific. Where is this...
Re: New heating system for the vanagon... nonVW
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:46:08 +1300
...the front face of the engine radiator) and run the plumbing, I can have climate control. The Corolla unit should fit OK (might have...
Re: A/C 4-position fan speed selector problem
Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:08:46 -0700
...original switch to control the relays while the power to the > fan was drawn from the distribution box in the engine compartment. I > added...
88-89 Bentley wiring diagram error
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 19 May 2006 14:15:15 -0700
...The diagram shows the output of the Digifant Control Relay pin 87 as also powering the fuel injectors and Idle Control Unit as well...
Solar Panel Controller Failure Cause? PICS (was: 'solar controller warning')
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:02:59 -0700
...A while ago, I'd posted about solar panel kit wire allowing water to creep down and into the controller. To what degree, I...
T4 Synchros.....
Historical mailing list
Thu, 04 Aug 1994 16:19:43 -0400 (EDT)
...T4 SYNCHRO JOINS AMBULANCE FLEET An all-wheel drive Transporter synchro, the first of its kind to be used as a control unit and...
Aftermarket Non-application specific engines i.e.TIICO issues
Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 15:52:16 -0500
...We offer the aftermarket engine in effort to increase sales of our units outside the Deere network which is fixed. This gives us more...
Re: return to ol' blue - the diesel to gas conversion
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 14 Sep 2002 23:33:19 -0400
...I think I may have missed some parts: >the Bentley shows a KA Jetronic control unit which I don't have and don't...
Cool low level warning control unit (84 Digijet)
Historical mailing list - George Averill
Thu, 28 Aug 1997 23:40:58 -0400
I have been searching in the Bently VW Vanagon Official Factory Repair Manual for the connections to the Cool low level warning control unit...
Re: Eurospec Conversion
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 Jul 1998 08:43:51 -0700
...this engine installed into their vans and as I understand Eurospec wants to keep COMPLETE control over the installs of these engines for the...
Re: hunting idle when cold,no,no, no,no, like this
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Thu, 9 Jul 1998 02:06:41 EDT
...connectors going to idle stabalizer control unit, it's the black box on the left front of the engine bay, plug the connectors together...
Re: Switched 12V power in Engine compartment and hall unit to ecu question. (1984 van)
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:26:57 -0400
...the engine compartment > > > > 2.when the power is switched on, pins 1 and 13 see 12v. 1 comes > > from the AEM hall unit and...
Re: No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Thu, 6 Aug 2015 02:28:23 +0000
...is that their is a problem with the > ignition control unit. I replaced that unit in 2003 when I > put in a Boston Bob...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - John Clavin
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 14:04:40 -0600
...I could see no way that the >>ECU or Hall Control Unit could tell it to turn off for a warm engine. I >>suspect...
Re: Idle Stabilizer 2nd check (regulator)
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 07:17:27 -0600
...control unit plug. > > if you have NO milliamp reading and idle is low and/or surging, check > for power to idle stab. control unit...
Re: VW T3 On-Board Computer?
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Tue, 6 Nov 2018 11:57:04 -0800
...The USB > socket must not be used to power other USB devices. > > Can the BORCO display data from an engine control unit? > > No, the...
AC ON / High idle problem
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:43:46 -0400
...not trace what control the higher idle when AC is ON, i know that the ISCU (Idle Stabbilizer Control Unit) control the Power stering...
1.9 L ebgine for sale
Historical mailing list - Data Services
Sun, 21 Oct 2001 21:57:33 -0400
...Control unit, AFM, H-shaped coolant hose and lines also available or as package. No injectors, but can use ones from your existing engine...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:42:01 -0300
...idle >> control unit) and more expensive? >> >>> >> >>> What's the impact of running with the power to the idle >> control valve disconnected while I await...
Re: Computer Temp. Sending Unit
Historical mailing list - westydriver
Sun, 29 Sep 2002 19:42:20 -0600
...that means they control fuel mixture. I am in the middle of a project of extracting an engine out of a 91 jetta which...
WTB: Blaupunkt Stereo
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:20:58 -0600
...unit and CD changer for my G60 Corrado. That went with the car when I sold it to pay for my 911 engine. Now...
Syncro Tranny Status/Diff Lock Controls
Historical mailing list
Tue, 6 Feb 96 21:58:10 EST
...a used unit. Actually another client of his found a burned wreck in a local yard, from which he took the engine and I...
Re: amusing, perhaps intriguing ECU auction
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 9 Dec 2005 23:39:50 -0800
...8020041 450&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT > VW VANAGON ENGINE CONTROL UNIT DIGIFANT ENGINE CONTROL UNIT CAME OUT OF A RUNNING, 1987 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON. PART...