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• idle/full throttle switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:19:46 -0500
  I confirmed the death of my idle/full throttle enrichment switch on our Digifant after Darrell's ECU tool found that, i.e. it...
• Full Throttle AC Cutout?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 27 May 2007 10:33:05 -0700
  ...Of course, since the Digifant full throttle switch does double duty as the "no throttle" switch, it wouldn't work to just scab onto...
• Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:34:40 -0700
  ...The thottle switch light failed to lite up, signifying I had a throttle switch problem. I had a look at it and realized I...
• Re: 2.1 Throttle Switch Assmebly on 1.9 with later style switch?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 11:31:35 -0700
  ...It is not fused so when connected to the throttle switch the switch > is instantly destroyed. > > Dennis > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: 85 Digijet throttle switches -- information please
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:43:13 -0700
  ...85 Digijet throttle switches -- information please > >Hey, I was trying to figure out why my Vanagon has suddenly decided to >start idling at approximately...
• Digifant & the Throttle Position Switch
  Historical mailing list - Brad Estergaard
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 22:13:56 -0800
  ...it just the O2 sensor it ignores? In particular...does the Throttle position switch have any effect before the engine is warm? regards, Brad
• Re: Gas mileage is Waaaaay down,,, Please help!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 21:36:34 -0700
  ...A faulty "full throttle" switch (the one that activates when the throttle is wide open.) will do just as you have described. Sudden! drop...
• Re: Throttle Body Switch Cam
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 31 Mar 2017 01:51:58 -0400
  I have a throttle body with a good cam on it.
• Play in throttle shaft
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 10:50:34 -0500
  I was checking my throttle position switch for idle, and found it was not clicking when the throttle was allowed to close, but if...
• Re: Gas mileage is Waaaaay down,,, Please help!
  Historical mailing list - Debi Webi
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 23:47:38 -0700
  ...A faulty "full throttle" switch (the one that activates when the : throttle is wide open.) will do just as you have described. Sudden! : drop...
• Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:58:41 -0600
  ...I fear there may be something worn in the throttle body preventing accurate adjustment of the switch. Also, the braided hose that the purple...
• Re: 85 Vangon revs drops, revs drops, revs drops, and then dies after a few minutes of this cycle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:32:48 -0500
  At 05:52 PM 1/24/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >if the throttle switch stays closed with too much open throttle .. >say you...
• 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: 91 Carat - Rpm hunting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:37:50 -0700
  ...this throttle switch ... it 'can't work' that well............ eventually. ( as an example of weakness where electronics and something mechanical interface ) throttle shaft wears...
• Solved thanks to list! Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 11 May 2007 05:27:58 -0600
  ...With a bit of tactile exploration I pulled out fried wiring from under the throttle body, where the throttle posisiton switch sits. Right now...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 24 May 2012 18:16:16 -0700
  Good throttle switch did the trick. Kirk had one, so it was a quick fix once I did the electrical check of the switch...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 18:19:26 -0500
  ...I just tried a search using only throttle switch and got > 1,121 matches. > > Mike > > > Roger Sisler wrote: > >> Looked in the archives under "throttle...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch - Lesson Learned
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:40:20 -0400
  ...Throttle Valve Switch - Lesson Learned I'll bet the reason your DPO ditched it to begin with is that he/she stripped the threads...
• Re: Can't find a 1.9 fuel injection problem?
  Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 22:31:46 -0400
  >some other thoughts: > >fuel system pressure > >throttle switch (full throttle enrichment) on the throttle shaft-thingie= =2E > >evaporative emissions system ... might be leaking. > >good...
• throttle position switch (modified)
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 20:32:46 -0400
  ...This appears to have the throttle position switch wires leading from it in the view given. Does anybody know if the adjusting mechanism is...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 13:23:09 EST
  ...No real problems, just idle > hands. ;p When I tested the full-throttle switch on top of the > airflow sensor/throttle plate assembly, I...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome is it also known as Digifant Disease, maybe?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:36:23 -0600
  ...Connect the leads firmly to the wires from the idle > switch and move the throttle away from the idle position and back. The > switch...
• Re: 85 Vangon revs drops, revs drops, revs drops, and then dies after a few minutes of this cycle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:52:59 -0800
  ...if the throttle switch stays closed with too much open throttle .. say you want it closed at zero throttle but breaks contact at 5...
• Re: Throttle position switch location
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:50:20 -0500
  ...the Bentley book shows the location and adjustment of the >Throttle position switch? David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84...
• Re: Throttle switch questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 22:02:36 -0400
  ...Is this the switch (my bus is >a '90)? Yes > Biggest concern... how much of a PITA is it to pull the throttle body...
• Re: Vanagon puzzlier
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 22:16:33 -0700
  ...What is this thing? Do I need it? > > And it starts everytime (so far!) > The full-throttle switch cuts out the closed-loop circuit...
• Re: 85 Vanagon throttle valve switch -- update
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:57:59 -0400
  ...You can't see the switch from above (it's buried beneath the plate at the bottom of the throttle body), but you can...
• Outcome of the Throttle Switch Saga
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 15:39:00 -0500
  Thanks to all of you that responded to my query concerning the throttle valve switch on my 85 Westy. With your help, I was...
• Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 01:41:28 -0400
  The throttle switch has no effect on starting. In fact it isn't even used until the ecu goes into closed loop operation. If...
• Re: Subject: Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT*
  Historical mailing list - awolfoutwest69
  Thu, 25 May 2006 08:15:34 -0600
  ...The switch does not open > until the throttle is opened ~.030"-.050" If I adjust this to the .004" > spec, the switch never closes...
• Re: AFM issues
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 00:19:46 EDT
  ...say that the WOT switch will affect drivability in any noticeable manner, but an incorrectly adjusted closed throttle switch will make off idle response...
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 18:54:22 -0400
  ...Adjusted throttle switch, ran >like a dream since. Some indication now of throttle switch slightly out of >adjustment but not a major issue. > >I...
• Re: Throttle Switch Wear Was: Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 23:39:51 -0400
  ...Here's one persons solution: > >http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=455400&highlight=throttle+body+switch+worn+pivot Fascinating! That is...
• where to get a full throttle switch?
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:55:57 -0500
  Well the wise people on the list have convinced me I need a full throttle switch so my engine doesn't burn up and...
• Re: '87 low RPM/idle problems.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 12:33:25 -0800
  ...If your throttle switch does not click (take the engine lid off so you can hear it) as soon as you apply ANY pressure...
• 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: 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: Second Request for Help - Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 15:13:44 -0500
  ...Sounds right (my '84 has the double-switch arrangement). >According to my understanding, the throttle valve idle switch does nothing >more than close a...
• 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
• Take II-'91 Bucking and Digitool Readings-solution?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 08:39:45 -0800
  ...The Throttle position switch indicator LED (digitool) starts to glow slightly even after it goes off when the throttle is applied. It starts to...
• Re: Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:04:25 -0700
  ...So, this pair is "shorted" by the switches at both idle and full throttle, sending the same signal to the ECU for opposite conditions...
• WTB: 2.1 Throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:10:37 -0700
  ...It has a GoWesty vacuum operated throttle body switch which feels unreliable and a near new Rocky Jennings throttle body; I need the entire...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch - Lesson Learned
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:11:56 -0400
  ...These switches are incredibly important to acceleration off idle and for deceleration. I've never found the full-throttle enrichment makes much difference, however.
• Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 04:32:18 -0400
  ...It runs into two problems -- cam wear to some slight extent maybe, and the throttle plate shaft wandering around as the throttle body wears...
• Re: Full Throttle AC Cutout?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 29 May 2007 19:57:04 -0500
  ...Of course, since the Digifant full > throttle switch does double duty as the "no throttle" switch, it > wouldn't work to just scab onto...
• Re: "Hunting Idle"
  Historical mailing list - Dana Tessler
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 12:58:43 -0800
  ...Any comments appreciated Dane Tessler -----Original Message----- .>One cause of the hunting idle can be a sticking throttle switch. The >throttle switch is supposed...
• High noon at the Maryland emissions station
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:38:36 -0700
  ...I changed the throttle assembely at this time too. From the late 85 , to a 84 throttle ,with two throttle switches. I understand that...
• High Idle Solved
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:19:18 -0500
  ...I took off the throttle body (about 5 minutes to do), and the last person (not me) to work on the throttle switch apparently...
• Re: Throttle body issues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:22:42 -0800
  I have a bucket full of waterboxer throttle bodies, and switches. it's one of the things I do .........sell carefully checked out, good...
• Re: throttle valve switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 19:19:12 -0700
  My 84 1.9l has two throttle switches. -- Hoping the spirit of John Wallace is with you, I remain Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott...
• Completed coolant hose repair, now throttle switch needs replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:07:20 -0700
  ...I’ve had problems with the throttle switch in the past but always an adjustment issue, never a bad switch like this. -Mark 87...
• Re: 84 vs 85 Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 22:52:08 -0400
  ...If the '85 has the single throttle position switch and the '84 is wired for two throttle position switches ... then the throttle bodies themselves...
• Re: engine revving at idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:52:19 -0700
  ...engine revving at idle got a link for us to this pressure switch replacement for the throttle position switch? -Ry http://www.google.com...
• Re: purpose of throttle valve adj.
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 17:00:45 GMT
  ...Thus if I set the gap for the throttle position switch to factory specs it often won't close when the throttle is closed...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 15:44:57 -0400
  ...Second, on the 2.1l the closed-throttle switch has to be behaving properly (and on a worn TB the adjustment changes with the...
• Re: Won't idle when cold ...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 4 May 2006 12:09:56 -0400
  Actually, the cure for my balky throttle position switch was to pull the throttle body and give it a good internal cleaning (with spray...
• Re: Digifane without Throttle Position switch???
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:16:04 -0400
  ...a vacuum nose that sense throttle >plate position, >claims to be extremely superior to the mechanical throttle switches and I >believe it. I'm...
• 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...
• throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 07:09:14 -0700
  My throttle body is pretty much shot and I'm tired of messing with the TPS to get it switch at idle. Because of...
• Re: Continuing saga of symptoms imitating vanagon syndrome--85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 12:55:23 -0500
  << gapped throttle switch>> What did you set the initial gap at the throttle stop at? When you adjusted the TPS switch what was the...