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• Re: 91 fridge not lighting
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:13:06 -0400
  ...Do I need to > replace the electronic ignitor? > > The fridge: this is the stock 90-91 style Dometic 182B EGI with auto > electronic ignition...
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 4 May 1995 14:42:15 -0700 (PDT)
  Eugene C. Palmer writes: > > PS for people interested in exotica, I am now using a high speed exhaust > analyser and it is _way_ cool...
• Re: Help me! I've just purchased a pit to throw money into!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 94 21:25:07 EST
  ...it does require removing the FI and electronic ignition and the top most tin - at most a 2 hour job- once you know what...
• Re: LVC Friday: Camp Fire Heat Damage Cell Phone?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:07:35 -0500
  How relevant is this to the discussion? Being the person that I am, I waded off into a creek to fish, electronic ignition key...
• Re: Poptop Alarm was Re: ebay car?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 10:17:17 -0500
  ...Too, the same switch could be wired into the ignition circuit thereby preventing the bus from starting when the top is up. A relay...
• Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:47:07 -0800
  ...At first I thought fuel, >> then some king of ignition trouble, then an electrical fault for sure. >> Electronics somehow. >> >> Any ideas?? >> >> Thanks, >> >> John >> >> -- >> John...
• Re: no-start/bucking/stalling condition
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 19:50:13 -0500
  ...stalling, etc would commence as a result (I assumed of the electronic ignition being triggered improperly. I actually got a tube of high temp...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:25:00 -0600
  ...Replacing 1980s digital electronics with 2013 digital electronics is a good idea, though. > > I love this group. I have learned so much from you...
• Re: Thanks for the help
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 03:42:36 -0500
  ...We basically cleaned the afm internals with an aerosol electronic spray cleaner. Carefully remove the siliconed-on AFM lid. You may have to cut...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:51:02 -0800
  ...I installed the ignition without yanking the dizzy. On 1/12/07 6:38 PM, "Mike S" <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > At 08:52...
• Re: Help! I've got Vanagon Gremlins!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:43:44 -0700
  ...especially if cooling down helps .consider electronics. Not the ecu .. but ignition electronics. He/she/it may not want to leave you, seems like...
• 83.5 won't start - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 17:13:17 -0500
  ...Electronic ignition an fuel injection are both new to me but I do have a good grasp of the concepts. Please point me in...
• Re: 2.1l ECU - Solder Fatigue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 16:15:58 -0400
  ...I've fixed an astonishing number of busted electronics of all sorts simply by going through the whole board with an iron. With high...
• Re: Ignition coil failure and ballast resistors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:10:42 -0400
  ...The coil for the electronic ignition is very specific and the even the year can matter as diffrent ignition cables are used. The later...
• Re: Friday: The Priius.....
  Historical mailing list - Joe Huggins
  Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:29:50 -0700
  ...There is no mechanical ignition > lock, just the slot to insert the electronic "key" if one prefers to use > that rather than the "keyless...
• Re: getting my first aircooled vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:27:38 -0700
  ...The Ca ones have electronic ignition and an oxygen sensor like they should. Scott www.turbovans.com southern oregon -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: ANSWERS!! Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:28:39 -0700
  ...However, Scott Daniel writes to say that, > I can tell you, my 88 740 Volvo with similar electronic fuel injection > and ignition, can suck...
• Re: 81 Aircooled - Replacing Condenser
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:13:33 -0400
  ...7C637311310397980868&sdata=q13Ud3PGpHO56iA4iPNgEMevSTPgi%2Fu6pSjc9fwjITY%3D&reserved=0> > %2Fitm%2FPertronix-1847A-Ignitor-Electronic-Ignition-Module-Bo > > sch-VW-009-050-Distributor%2F380736127599%3Ffits%3DMake%253AVolkswagen...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:43:56 -0700
  ...are > >compared > > > to electronic ignition. > > > It's even, I realize, very parallel to carbs/versus electronic fuel > > > injection. > > > The electronic system can be so...
• 84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 15:24:21 -0300
  ...Whitney SKU# 13ZX4336R Electonic Ignition Control Module "Replaces original perfectly. For VW with electronic ignition including 84-85 Vanagon 1.9L" $39.95 USD...
• Re: Heating van at night
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:16:29 -0600
  ...The heater itself had electronic ignition, and if I was driving along tithe heater "ON" and hit a bump - the flame might go out...
• Re: Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 29 Oct 2013 23:48:00 -0700
  ...BenT sent from my electronic leash > On Oct 29, 2013, at 11:26 PM, Gene P <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Question: how can motion...
• Re: Coil killer found! vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:59:25 -0400
  ...Bus and a I used a Crane Red coil and various > electronic ignition systems and the coil has lasted over TWELVE (12) years > and...
• Was Electronic Ignition, Is Fuel Pump Power problem
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:03:06 -0400
  ...I'm not sure if this is tied into the ignition changes, or if there is another problem in the circuit. I've yet...
• Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:42:17 -0700
  Hi Pat, if it's a US model for 87 jetta, it will have electronic ignition for sure. you have lots of shiny braided...
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 May 95 22:10:44 EDT
  > > If you already have an accuraty volt meter this is fine. > Otherwise add another $250 or so for a quality DVM > > Stephen > '75 bus...
• Re: o/t scooters
  Historical mailing list - JAMES FOWLER, III
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:14:13 -0800
  ...my V90 is about to get a primi engine, malossi 136cc direct induction, zirri 4th, jl curly, electronic ignition, hp4 flywheel, reed intake and...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:09:52 -0800
  ...my usual MPG is closer to 17 average. > > The PO had electronic ignition which may have helped, but im back to the > points setup...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:11:37 -0700
  ...are compared > to electronic ignition. > It's even, I realize, very parallel to carbs/versus electronic fuel > injection. > The electronic system can be so...
• Re: Super fast idle
  Historical mailing list - KD
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:31:51 -0600
  ...Even turing the ignition off then on makes no difference. I > did clean out the idle valve when I replaced the electronics. The o2...
• Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:52:43 -0500
  ...At first I thought fuel, > then some king of ignition trouble, then an electrical fault for sure. > Electronics somehow. > > Any ideas?? > > Thanks, > > John > > -- > John...
• Ignition prob ?, '85
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 1995 17:49:36 -0300
  ...failure of an ignition component that occurs after the engine/component has warmed up? ie some thermal problem with the electronics. Could this be...
• 1,6-l. '79-'82 type 2 'pancake' engine in Bug
  Historical mailing list - Hanno Spoelstra
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:30:16 +0100
  ...Thus I can fit my Bug with a stock engine with hydraulic lifters, real oil filter and electronic ignition, ensuring smoother, quieter running and...
• Re: idle adjustment on 85 2.1L vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 17:11:38 -0400
  ...an electronic idle stabilizer mounted near the coil -- the two plugs entering it must be unplugged and plugged into each other (with ignition *off...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:14:55 -0800
  ...purely electronic device consisting of a > small green or black box that plugs into the ignition harness btw the > distributor and the ignition controller...
• Re: Tach goes down, engine cuts out, then back again ...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:29:29 -0700
  Or, it could be the ECU Relay or it's wiring, or a bad connection at the ignition coil positive side, or a common...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's,normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:27:14 -0800
  ...traditionally, when electronic ignition fails only when hot.........you think of the igniter..... and this being a 2.1 ...........and that function is in...
• Re: No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 19:06:28 -0700
  ...No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather A gremlin from the past seems to have reappeared on...
• Re: sources for idle control value
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 23:02:33 -0500
  Check to see if your valve "hums" when the ignition is turned on. If it does, most likely it isn't defective, although it...
• Re: Tach goes down, engine cuts out, then back again ...
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:34:47 -0700
  ...I have had this happen (non-VW) when I had a failing ignition switch. Got real good at fiddling with the back of the...
• Ignition screw ups
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:15:57 -0800
  ...Turns out the electronic points are randomly misfiring at speed, getting worse until van dies. Swap them with stock points and it still runs...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:34:13 -0800
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/vanagon-ignition-switch/ BenT sent from my electronic leash On Nov 11, 2012, at 4:00 PM...
• Re: distributor wiring question
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:54:09 -0500
  ...I would have to imagine that this > is for a baywindow as our Vanagon all have had electronic ignition. What you > have there is...
• Re: No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 19:27:28 -0700
  ...No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather I've had this problem with a bad coil. Fails...
• Re: Engine Shudders -2.1L WBX.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 24 Sep 2014 22:17:31 -0300
  ...I have a Shoebox Electronic ECU Monitor hooked > up and have the engine fine tuned and all the numbers are good and the > lights...
• Re: Low Beams quit working!...Is it the switch?
  Historical mailing list - Brien K Dews
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:09:44 -0400
  ...Not the headlight switch but the electronic ignition switch. It's just below where you insert the key. You'll have to disassemble the...
• LVC "Mr. Buddy" type heaters on sale at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 23:22:51 -0400
  ...It has two heat settings, I think 4,000 and 8,000 BTU, with electronic ignition and a low oxygen shut-off. So in...
• Re: 80 Vangon mystery part?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 10:32:38 -0700
  ...80 Vangon mystery part? > > The doo-hickey sounds like an ignition module. The CA vans had electronic > ignition, or maybe your previous owner just...
• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 1 May 2011 10:36:30 -0600
  ...For use on 4,5,6,8 cylinder application engines with standard coil ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions with tachometer output terminal...
• Re: Help: RFI Noise Suppression
  Historical mailing list - William Ward
  Sat, 9 May 1998 20:03:28 -0500
  ...Bill Ward '86 GL W4PCK At 08:50 PM 5/9/98 -0400, you wrote: >Need Electronics advice/info > >I'm tired of getting...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:27:54 -0800
  ...use a coil-on-plug, distributorless ignition system with a coil for each spark plug. ....... " Or am I hanging my ignorance out to dry...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:30:20 -0800
  ...bad ignition switch. It's the electrical portion and not here keyed one. Cheap and easy to replace. BenT sent from my electronic leash...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:51:30 -0400
  ...are >compared > > to electronic ignition. > > It's even, I realize, very parallel to carbs/versus electronic fuel > > injection. > > The electronic system can be so...
• 84 Westy - Refrig drained Aux and Main Battery.
  Historical mailing list - John Thomas
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 15:40:53 -0700
  ...1) I thought that when you switched the refrige to battery power it would only draw power when the ignition was on. In fact...
• Re: after the fridge is lit..
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 11:04:21 -0700
  ...maybe someone else converted my fridge in some way to some kind of electronic ignition. There are no external markings, no new buttons or...
• Re: Rev limiter????
  Historical mailing list - KARL WOLZ
  Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:38:54 -0700
  Limited electronically, around 5600rpm. Don't make it spin that fast. Karl Wolz -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:51:23 -0600
  ...At first I thought fuel, >> then some king of ignition trouble, then an electrical fault for sure. >> Electronics somehow. >> >> Any ideas?? >> >> Thanks, >> >> John >> >> -- >> John...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:25:48 -0700
  ...It helps to have an understanding of the old mechanical system before trying to understand the electronic. The electronic pointless ignition found in the...
• Points & Condensor
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:05:33 -0500
  ...Re: [VANAGON] 80 Vangon mystery part? > > Sounds like your electronic ignition module. Also sounds like it has been > > disconnected. You probably have a .009...
• Re: Found an old key...
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:51:44 -0700
  ...Sent from my electronic leash! Geneva Saint-Amour > On Aug 25, 2014, at 7:34 PM, "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) " <scottdaniel@turbovans.com...