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Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:42:01 -0300
...The idle is >> controlled by the throttle valve actuator and timing via a >> sensor... If you start your cold engine and it idles right...
Re: [vanagon] Vanagon Engine Problem
Historical mailing list - Barb Hughes
Thu, 1 Feb 2001 08:44:36 -0000
...Replaced Engine Control Module (025-906-022-D) at 285,273 miles because >the engine would not run for more than ten seconds. I...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:54:03 -0800
...engines have a solenoid-operated idle-stabilizer valve with an > associated control board -- it bleeds air past the throttle plate. > > The 1.9l engines...
85 1.9, Intermittent stall then no start but does crank ??
Historical mailing list - TC
Sun, 1 Oct 2006 21:57:21 -0700
...mths so wtf am i left with ?? -bad relay / wiring ?? ignition control module ??, dist/hall sender ?? -fuel injection ?? ps I just did 15K KM...
Crummy Vanagon performance
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 15 May 2021 02:25:22 +0000
...Run Engine - no change in engine performance; Inspect: Throttle: Plate: Moves freely over full range and free of obstruction; Control Cable: Moves freely over...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:50:12 -0700
...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: digitool and ecu service
Historical mailing list - John
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:19:56 -0400
...It does however > give you the information of key engine controls via leds and various > sensors operational voltage status with the flip of a...
Re: Disconcerting Occurances...
Historical mailing list - John
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 12:21:52 -0400
...Since the drop out symptom existed before and after the replacement of the Digifant Control Module (DCM), the DCM is not the likely source...
water heaters / ev manuals
Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 22:15:28 -0800
...needs it if you want to read/reset/initialize the Engine Control Module, trouble diagnostic codes, etc. Also I haven't figured out where...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:46:29 -0800
...Idle control module, or a vacuum leak (hook up a vacuum gauge). Try to find an ICM to borrow for testing, they are expensive...
Re: 2.1 High idle/stumbling when engine cold
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:42:30 -0500
...other AFMs and idle control modules, and he thought he finally had it fixed with a different idle control module and throttle body. It...
Re: Desperately Need Smog Help...Read all past posts....
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:39:37 +0000
...Different AFM's, Idle > control module, Idle control vavle hums just like it should. > Even tried different computers. I have a Bosch D and...
Re: A New Perspective on Vanagon Syndrome
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 8 Feb 2009 10:28:50 -0800
...the Atmel microcontroller pseudocode I wrote up to digitally mimic the analog Idle Control Module.... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Lastwagen" '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"
Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
Historical mailing list - jon
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:14:26 -0800
...Anyone working on reverse engineering that idle > stabilizer control module?? > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > jon wrote: > > I have made great progress in...
Re: Non-stock ignition coils/plugs?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:09:36 -0500
...At worst, you get to replace the ignition control module and if that shorts out, you get to replace some wiring. Remember an ignition...
Re: Where does this relay go?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:04:22 -0600
...What year is this beast? >> >> >>> I don't know what's in the control module, but I doubt that it is >>> really a relay...
Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:18:58 -0400
...engine ignition control module heat shield, I am getting around 0.46 volts with engine warmed up. Voltage is rather stable with engine at...
Re: Idle stabilizer question...
Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
Mon, 15 Sep 2003 07:26:27 -0600
...Another listee made the statement he has been > driving > > > without the Idle Control Module plugged in (which, I believe, controls > the > > > buzzing) . > > > The engine...
Re: 1988 Vanagon GL tintop
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 13 Feb 2016 21:20:05 +0000
...com> > wrote: > > When this exact thing happened to me my idle control module was fried. > It's in the air intake behind the right...
Re: waterboxer overhaul
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:49:38 -0700
...2) The Digifant control module would need special information like a >"MAP" sensor to accurately fuel a turbo-charged engine. > Where could I get...
Re: I'm giving up!
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:38:42 -0500
...and the cable that > runs from the distributor to the ignition control > module. I have had both > give similar problems. > > John Lauterbach > '84 7...
Re: Coolant
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:57:03 -0400
...Fourth, it sounds as though you have the old-type coolant-level control module that also causes the gauge to read HOT. It's...
Vanagon Syndrome Solved, finally!
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:04:28 -0700
...I eventually swapped out the AFM, ECU, distributor, rotor, cap, ignition wires, coil, fuel regulator, idle stabilizer, idle control module and replaced the O2...
Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:16:46 -0700
...control module) NOT present. TB is from a *manual* tranny engine. I have a TB from an automatic Jetta. (2 throttle position sensors) and...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:59:55 -0600
...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: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:01:03 -0800
...Checked AFM resistance Checked for vacuum leaks Rebuilt injectors Replaced idle control module Capacitor fix in AFM New tune-up parts and set timing...
Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 18:05:52 +0000
I wonder if an unconnected PS pressure switch would lead to failure of the ICM (idle control module)? When I was a newbie T3...
Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 18:44:47 -0400
...valve engine after throwing a rod through the crankcase Replace idle stabilizer module (NOT new) Replace ECU (NOT new) Cleaned idle control valve many...
Re: Idle issues - cold is fine, warm is high
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Fri, 12 May 2006 22:35:22 -0400
...Control Module - $21.95 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=216155 �If you have a wandering idle, or a stalling engine...
Re: Oil Change Screwup - HELP!
Historical mailing list - David Johnson
Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:06:35 -0600
...On that note, anyone know the what the pins are on the AFC control module going from left (driver) to right (passenger) side? thanks...
Re: Questions for you conversion experts
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:08:43 -0700
...road speed signal to the ECM, or engine computer. The solution is to get the RSS module from the back of a A-2...
Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:57:09 -0500
...control module or computer. I also have never been in a situation to run the Bentley tests during the 20 minutes of the engine...
Re: Serious Friday question -- stalling a few minutes after cold start
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:11:31 -0800
...Digital idle > stabilizer, ignition control module, T1-sensor, and O2-sensor were new > in 2003 when I installed long block. I recently installed new...
Re: 84 and 85 engine differences?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 20:48:21 -0700
...The coil and ignition control module's are the same however. There are a few minor differences in the Throttle Idle and Enrichment Switch...
Re: New Tech. in Old Applications.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 14 May 2000 00:17:43 -0400
...The rotor/sensor (magnetic, optical, whatever) gives timing info to the control module, but it doesn't actually impose any particular behavior. It's...
Re: ye olde blinking coolant level warning light
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:26:40 -0500
...both on the sensor end and the connection > between the level control module and the gauge. Apparently this circuit > involves some pulse or frequency...
Fuel pump relay problem solved!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Jun 1996 11:42:03 -0400
...Using the test procedure for the ignition control module, we found out that most things checked out ok. The fuel pump was only getting...
Re: Digifant and Fuel Injection Basic questions(long)
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:42:40 -0500
...Since the 2.1 Digifant apparently has an internal ignition module(unlike the 1.9), Haltech wants an external one in the engine compartment...
Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
Historical mailing list - -------------------------
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:18:42 -0500
...Anyone working on reverse engineering that idle >>stabilizer control module?? >> >>Regards, >> >>John Rodgers >>88 GL Driver >> >>jon wrote: >> >> >>>I have made great progress in...
Re: ECU fixed! was: spare ECU?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:54:28 -0500
...The MB climate control relays are really small modules that compare the RPM of the compressor with the RPM of the engine & shut the...
Fwd: 1988 Vanagon GL tintop
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 13 Feb 2016 16:31:01 -0600
...com> wrote: >> >> When this exact thing happened to me my idle control module was fried. It's in the air intake behind the right...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:03:54 -0300
...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: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 6 Aug 2017 12:36:39 -0700
...It's this one > > Geekcreit® DC 12V LED Display Digital Delay Timer Control Switch Module PLC https://banggood.app.link/YobsCIrqiF > > I haven't...
Re: Intermittent high idle - able to make "go low"
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:48:57 -0400
...Check out idle controller module forward of right taillight; unplug, spray socket with contact cleaner, replug. That's a start, anyuway. Yrs, d >Have...
Re: Idle Stabilizer 2nd check (regulator)
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 07:17:27 -0600
...control > module>. LED tester should flash while cranking. > > if yes: replace idle stab. control unti and proceed. > if no: repair open circuit between terminal...
Re: Eurospec problem
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 21:57:57 -0700
...do a pin by pin of all the circuits to the control module. >> There are maybe 20 circuits to be checked. This is the...
Re: 84 Ignition Weirdness
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 8 May 1998 20:37:37 -0700
...It feels like an electrical thing, since it just stops, then goes, no backfire or change in engine sound. It will do it just...
Re: Oil pressure warning
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Sun, 11 Mar 2001 09:30:16 -0800
...has a stablizer >control module behind the right tail light and it should be connected >AND functioning. If the hot engine idle speed is...
Re: Won't stay running below 2,500 RPM
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 3 Mar 2018 10:51:42 -0800
it's likely the idle control module is toast, I had the same symptoms and replacing this fixed it. It's an unsealed computer...
Re: 85 Vangon revs drops, revs drops, revs drops, and then dies after a few minutes of this cycle
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:30:48 -0600
...known good ones and still the same issue. > > Bypassed the idle control module and connected to two plugs together and the same symptoms. > > Possibly...
Re: Oil Change Screwup - HELP!
Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:36:32 -0400
...had pulled the main, > keyed electrical connection to the fuel injection control module > (before I realized I didn't have to do that, yes...
Re: Coil Fires, 7.5KOhms
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:33:52 -0400
...The rotor/sensor (magnetic, optical, whatever) gives timing info to the control module, but it doesn't actually impose any particular behavior. It's...
"They can not be leaking, they are new" Leaking fuel Injectors caused problems..
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sun, 2 Mar 2003 22:47:34 EST
...I thought that this was what the stock idle control module did when cold, but now it does not with the new injectors. When...
Re: Megasquirt FI Control and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 10:55:13 -0700
...They have working units using a Ford EDIS module (or something like that) which is just a missing tooth gear so the computer can...
Bride of RapidIdle
Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:39:52 -0700
...Local shop said there is a module (idle motor controller) in the engine compartment which triggers the solenoid (which he calls the idle motor...
Re: any flux capacitor conversions available?
Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
Sun, 30 Sep 2001 12:09:22 -0700
...cars. > With a new staff of engineers GM Cadillac moved the flux > capacitor the > "Engine Control Module" in their 82 Cadillacs with the 4...
Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Fri, 4 Aug 2017 22:11:42 -0700
...It's this one Geekcreit® DC 12V LED Display Digital Delay Timer Control Switch Module PLC https://banggood.app.link/YobsCIrqiF I haven't...
Re: 400mm Lift to Flush
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 6 Oct 2004 13:59:18 -0400
...The 1.9l has ECU (engine control unit) control of fuel pump and injectors; the system is essentially the Bosch L-Jetronic. Ignition drive...
Questions for you conversion experts
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:53:30 -0700
...road speed signal to the ECM, or engine computer. The solution is to get the RSS module from the back of a A-2...
Re: [Syncro] Wiring for CIS-E F.I. in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:26:00 -0800
...GLI/16V has) there is nothing attached to a AC module to control the idle like there is in the Digifant and Motronic systems...