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Re: Great device for lubing cables
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 5 Jul 2019 07:12:14 -0700
...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Despite my attempts to make the throttle cable on my diesel westy butter > smooth, I was still getting...
Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Oct 2007 - Special issue (#2007-1097)
Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:20:35 -0700
...Be sure to check the connector where the hall sender wires exit the back of the distributor housing. Mine deteriorated and there were bare...
Re: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 5 May 2017 11:16:01 -0700
...The Gowesty vacuum type throttle switch was disconnected because the wires were slightly in the way of the AFM-filter housing. In hindsight, a...
Re: AFM 1.9l/2.1l help?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:11:14 EDT
...I had to cut that plastic housing and then fabricate my own gasket out of gasket material. You also have to replace your 1...
Engine runs with no AFM?
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:41:16 -0500
...Turned the key and got a horrible noise since the air cleaner housing was sitting on the alternator fan. D'oh! OK, moved that...
Re: Stumblin' and misfiren'
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 15 Jul 94 16:52:58 CDT
...check the little microswitch on the throttle housing. if that thing is mal-ajusted, it can make the engine thing the throttle is not...
Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:30:30 -0700
...SO - if you > must get under the van to get the starter out of the housing and out > from under the van, you may...
Re: Accelerator Cable - Broken?
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Sat, 13 May 2006 23:22:43 -0400
...The action from the tranny to the throttle housing is a solid rod, bent just so to go through. If your inspection shows a...
Re: what is this wire...?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:58:20 -0800
...Normally it's bolted in a clamp the one of the alternator housing securing screws. You can leave it hanging, or bust it right...
Re: 3 questions: starter/ignition switch/temp warning light
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 19 Sep 2003 21:29:53 -0700
...cap and > rotor/and starter - which > required disassembly of air filter housing and > throttle body. > TIA, > Kevin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy...
Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Apr 2015 09:19:52 -0400
...at idle, air that is bypassed into intake plenum via ISV is closed off as the throttle opens. (throttle switch input?) Regardless if engine...
Re: Running cold...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 5 Mar 2012 14:24:42 -0800
...If say, your t-stat housing is only 160 F ...that's much too cool. Fully warmed up ..you'd like to seen #'s...
Re: 3 questions: starter/ignition switch/temp warning light
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 00:05:02 -0400
...cap and rotor/and starter - which > required disassembly of air filter housing and throttle body. > TIA, > Kevin >
Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:26:30 -0400
...the idle and full throttle switches? Also, the fuel injector wiring comes together in the harness near the thermostat housing. Make sure the connections...
Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 14:43:40 -0700
...at idle, air that is bypassed into intake plenum via ISV is closed off as the throttle opens. (throttle switch input?) Regardless if engine...
parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
Sat, 10 Nov 2001 12:26:05 -0800
...I do not have the spring that puts tension on the throttle linkage and idle screw arms or the nut and washer that hold...
Re: Hanging Clutch Disc
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:34:04 -0800
...Basically it comes down to.........'usually that is' ..........whether it's external to the bell housing, like hydraulics. Or if not that............then you...
Re: Transmission Main Shaft Needle Bearing Noise
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:20:05 -0400
...When this one fails it often takes out the gear carrier housing. If the gear shifter moves as you apply/remove throttle in third...
Re: parts for sale
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:24:06 -0400
...I just really really hate the miles of hoses these motors have and that parts like throttle switches have become NLA. I know that...
Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:54:40 -0400
...it with > a new throttle cable and cleaning out the rust and dirt from the pedal to > cable housing. Now it's back! > > Side...
FW: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
Historical mailing list - The Southards
Sat, 27 Jan 2001 16:39:54 -0500
...Onto my injection pump "question"- The pump in my van has a decent angle on the throttle lever, whereas the throttle lever on the...
Re: Waterboxer hop-up vs. swap
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 10 Mar 1999 09:43:42 PST
...But that included all new German hoses, thermostat and housing, water pipe (passenger side plastic coolant housing) water pump, AFM, brake master cylinder, clutch...
Idle Gremlins & Radiator Frogs
Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:54:41 EST
...if anyone messed with the factory set throttle valve screw...I doubt it...looks unmessed with. Something else important that i wanted to mention...
Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:30:05 -0700
...with the throttle,��check that all the wires are connected and not corroded. Specially�the TEMP2 sender on the thermostat housing.� - I've had...
Re: Near stall on right turns???
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Fri, 07 Feb 1997 21:18:18 -0800
...when turning right corners under load the beast almost stalls I have > to back off throttle and coast around Then its ok on the...
Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 14:53:19 -0700
...at idle, air that is bypassed into intake plenum via > ISV is closed off as the throttle opens. (throttle switch input?) > > Regardless if engine...
Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:56:08 -0700
...it > > with > > > a new throttle cable and cleaning out the rust and dirt from the pedal > to > > > cable housing. Now it's back! > > > > > > Side...
Re: Mysterious Air Control Valves, 1985-1.9L
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 19 May 2006 07:55:28 -0400
...When powered, they bypass the throttle to increase the idle speed to keep it from stalling when the AC is turned on or the...
Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:03:17 -0700
...it with >> a new throttle cable and cleaning out the rust and dirt from the pedal to >> cable housing. Now it's back! >> >> Side...
Fuel injector question - non starting
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Sun, 3 Aug 2008 10:55:13 -0700
...throttle housing when doing my initial work and placed it back onto a refurbished intake distributor. I did not tamper or touch the throttle...
Re: Great device for lubing cables
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 5 Jul 2019 07:59:21 -0700
...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Despite my attempts to make the throttle cable on my diesel westy butter >> smooth, I was still getting...
Re: Frozen accelarator cable?
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:43:39 -0900
...If yours is like mine the moisture is inside the cable housing, it works when it is warm out but not below freezing. I...
Re: Auxiliary Air Regulator - Testing - Digijet
Historical mailing list - George Laubach
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:54:44 -0500
...So the engine temp directly heats the aar metal housing and the gate "mechanically" is open (cold), then closes "mechanically" as the engine warms...
Re: Emissions Testing
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sun, 19 Sep 2021 21:05:08 -0700
...First, when I found that the throttle switch was worn out I > replaced the entire throttle body with the GW housing and switch. At...
Re: need new engine for air-cooled van (overheated one)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 5 Jul 2006 21:13:41 -0400
...We had been driving like that --- but we didn't know this: > At any speed, if more throttle does not make more speed, the...
Re: Starter related question.
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sat, 16 Jul 2016 21:37:50 -0300
...scrub. > > I only had to remove the intake hose between the throttle housing and air box to get at the nut on the end...
Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Thu, 8 Jan 2015 09:11:53 -0600
...trying to sort out some bucking I'm experienceing with on/off throttle) I live in Houston and there is this cool DIY garage...
changing temp II sensor
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Sun, 3 May 1998 14:25:16 -0500
...As an update to the compression test, it seems the open throttle does make a considerable difference and I have at least 3 cylinders...
Re: how much did you pay for your vanagon
Historical mailing list - Darrell Johnson
Sun, 8 Jul 2001 18:36:31 -0700
...Also, new O2 sensor, Temp 2 sensor, Air Flow Meter, "hot climate" radiator fan switch and theromstat, new idle control valve & unit, throttle position...
Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:34:18 -0800
...But you can keep the larger 2.1 intake runners, plenum box, and throttle body ........those are 'bigger' and you'd want them on...
Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Tue, 14 May 2013 07:57:12 -0400
...Of course, the diesel oil pan and bell housing are a direct bolt-on. > > If one requires a more aggressive vigor for your Vanagon...
Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel Foss
Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:36:08 -0800
is the throttle switch making con*t*act at idle ? it's not on 75 % of the 2.1's I encounter. very important...
Re: Fuel Mileage Gone to Hell!!!
Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 16:08:34 -0400
...leaks and found that the rubber boot from > the AFM to throttle housing was cracked > I replaced it along with the fuel filter.......cost...
Re: Head gasket replacement: how much?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:52:14 -0500
...1L water pump, t-stat housing, sensors, oil cooler, etc. The 2.1 also uses a larger throttle body and of course a better...
Conclusion to story of setting Idle
Historical mailing list - James R. Gilbert
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:08:11 -0400
...about 1/3 inch (about 7 mm) slotted screw near the throttle housing (or in it). Then I said don't turn that screw...
Re: transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Sat, 3 Dec 2005 14:09:17 -0800
...Bentley, which obstructs the hole in the top of the transmission housing. It's mounted on the black part of the intake air distributor...
Re: Rough Running 1.9L
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:50:35 -0400
...The first >"switch" on the throttle (from idle) doesn't seem to work, but the full >throttle is okay. The symptoms they felt when...
Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 14:04:32 -0800
...Oxygen Sensor A/C Connector New Throttle Position Sensor Rebuilt >> Throttle Body New MAF Sensor and Housing [Replaces Airflow Meter] New >> MAP Sensor Power...
Re: Vanagon tranny
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 9 Oct 2022 11:08:30 -0500
...Take your foot off the throttle and it goes in > neutral for free wheeling down hills. > > The soft parts for these transmissions are readily...
Re: Super fast idle
Historical mailing list - John Connolly
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 13:34:24 -0700
the factory installed the control unit upside down, and water can pool into the housing, causing exactly what you describe. After drying, install it...
Re: Starter Motor Installation
Historical mailing list - walter bahm
Fri, 2 Jun 2006 22:07:06 -0700
...That is just behind the throttle valve. Tight space, the air filter housing with the AFM had to come off. And even then only...
Re: '87 Synro jerky running on highway
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 11 Jul 1996 09:44:52 PDT
...The micro switch under the throttle body can also give problems, but usually at idle or full throttle when the switch is supposed to...
Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:02:37 -0700
...at idle, air that is bypassed into intake plenum via >> ISV is closed off as the throttle opens. (throttle switch input?) >> >> Regardless if engine...
RE: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Wed, 20 Dec 1995 08:10:05 -0700
...The last one worked either from a wheel pickup, or ignition, and had the electronics integrated into the servo housing. There were other smaller...
Fw: 1985 Vanagon - manual trans. - jerky ride ?
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Thu, 10 May 2007 17:29:10 -0700
...If you have a moment, pass along that the jerkyness in third gear is most likely a Throttle Position Sensor adjustment problem. Thanks, Karl...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Sun, 11 Oct 1998 13:47:58 -0700
...Have you checked the idle position switch on the throttle body? I fixed mine and a neighbour's van with bad idling behaviour by...
Re: future is looking bleak....
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Sat, 20 Jul 2002 00:07:16 +0200
...but do definately also check that idle switch on the throttle housing... it is relatively easy to check (not so easy to adjust precisely...
Re: Help - Red Hot Cat (meltdown?) !!!
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Sat, 13 Apr 2002 07:11:52 -0700
...lines, and cleaning air intake components and throttle. > > I found an air leak at the throttle gasket, fixed it, adjusted idle screw, > idles nicely...
Re: body work vs. mechanical work
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:38:57 -0700
...The header, mount, wiring guide, throttle kit, PS hose, Shiels thermo housing, adapter/flywheel, was $1137.94 When you include a new radiator (my...
Re: K&N air filters
Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
Tue, 17 Nov 2020 06:20:30 -0800
Additionally, make sure that the “snorkel” is firmly attached to the air filter housing. There are some who think that its’ sole purpose is...