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• Re: Ignition Switch Procedure?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 18:00:43 -0700
  ...column - Phillips screw driver 3 Remove the wires from the wipers, signals and bottom of the ignition switch 4 Remove the turn signal and...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Morning Starting Issues...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 09:36:22 -0400
  Had cold start issues are usually the result of poor ignition, mixture, or engine compression deficiencies. For the ignition you want to check the...
• Re: 1.9l Wasserboxer stumble...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 08:46:37 -0500
  ...Any suggestions? > > All ignition components are new (cap, rotor, wires, plugs), The airfilter is new, the ignition is right (5deg. BTDC), etc. > > Help! Christian...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:10:11 -0800
  ...the > ignition switch so that paralleling the > batteries when starting is > automatic. > > Either way, you'll need to use 4 gauge wires > for runs...
• Re: no fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:15:50 -0700
  ...when wires jumped at relay. > > Starter is slow as well. > > Brand new battery, tested. > Brand new fuel pump, tested. > > Where too next? > > Ignition switch...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:03:20 -1000
  ...Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat >> To: "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> >> Cc: "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> >> >> Crossed wires? Check...
• Re: ignition buzz in speakers on 88 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 23:16:40 -0500
  ...Maybe its not an ignition buzz. If the radio is one of the newer models that require two ground and two speaker wires it...
• Re: No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:45:16 -0700
  ...Goubeaux wrote: >> >> I replaced the ignition switch and then I checked for current at the >> ignition coil black wires ( terminal 15 ) and do NOT...
• Re: Hesitation while driving (manual)
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 11:43:29 -1000
  ...Fuel filter? > Ignition: just changed the plugs/cap/rotor. > > I'm thinking it's time to change the spark plug wires too. > > I just...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 08:59:34 -0700
  ...the ignition was on). If you have three wires coming out of the fan, you have a 2-speed fan; 2 wires means a...
• Re: Mysterious short circuit
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 09:59:10 -0700
  ...I checked behind the ignition switch and all is OK. At the > clutch end both wires are red but through the black sleeve at...
• Re: Battery almost disaster
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 23 Aug 2014 19:16:28 -0400
  ...The smaller of the two wires at the positive battery post leads to the fuse/relay panel in front. It is unfused to that...
• Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 15:40:37 -0500
  ...Also replaced all ignition components: plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor. Any ideas on what I might be missing? Thanks, Darren
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:58:46 -0500
  ...watch for ignition ( the ole coil wire to the > block test ) while you crank it on the starter and wiggle the wires that > connect...
• Re: idle issues..for 85 auto
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 12:44:04 -0500
  ...It works by altering the ignition timing. With ignition off, remove it (two squeeze plugs, one easy and one hard) and plug the wires...
• Troubleshooting Question
  Historical mailing list - Denys Mueller
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 18:30:16 -0700
  ...Replaced starter, alternator, ignition wires, distributor cap, rotor, plugs 4. OX2 sensor is disconnected and timimg advanced to 8-10 degrees Spare Parts on...
• Re: need coil wire 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:30:15 -0800
  ...Use Packard 440 for the plug wires and carbon wire for the coil to distributor wire. Waaaayyyyy back then, we used either MSD or...
• Re: replacing ignition switch fixes coolant warning light
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:14:32 -0400
  ...the two black wires) that the coolant warning > circuit was malfunctioning. > > The moral of this posting is a worn out ignition switch can cause...
• Re: Ignition switch barrel and tumbler replacement?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jun 1994 10:09:42 -0400
  ...But the ignition on my machine gave up two years ago. I could turn it and the happy lights would shine into my eyes...
• Pulsating Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:11:56 -0500
  ...I have done a complete ignition tune up--spark plugs, spark plug wires, ignition rotor, and distributor cap. Checked and adjusted the throttle valve...
• If your plug wires are aging, here an easy tester that's FREE
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 22:04:54 -0400
  I've had my '88 Vanagon about 4 months and have had some intermittent ignition problems at low RPMs within 1/2 hour of...
• Re: 79 Bus with 81 engine - Hot Start issue
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:09:10 +0000
  ...New > ignition switch cured the problem, added a hot start relay after the > dash wires melted - I suggest the same. > http://www.thesamba.com...
• Re: Red and black wire
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Jan 2011 18:28:43 -0800
  ...wires -- the red and the blue. The red and black wire is missing. Does > it come from the starter? Or from the ignition switch...
• '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:20:53 -0700
  ...plugs, cap, rotor, and wires using the appropriate parts from Bosch. The problem persisted so I replaced the ignition switch with a new one...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:04:39 -1000
  ...Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat >>> To: "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> >>> Cc: "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> >>> >>> Crossed wires? Check...
• Installed add on back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:48:55 -0400
  ...spade running back to the wires for the new back-up lights. Now, shifting to reverse with the ignition on "makes" the relay and...
• Re: ignition problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:04:09 -0800
  ...It cranks, but there is no evidence of ignition. In the process of replacing the belts, I pulled the distributor wires off of the...
• Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 21:04:06 -0800
  ...I believe that's the + terminal, as I measured 12.5V there with the ignition on. The "bottom" terminal has three wires attached. Those...
• Re: ALTERNATIVE SPARK PLUG WIRES
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:23:13 -0800
  I keep hearing off and on from others that Bosch Ignition Wires aren't holding up on the Wasserboxer. But my luck has been...
• stereo power - with the key or without.
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 03:44:16 -0400
  ...With the key in the ignition and not turned you will get power at 2 or 3 wires. Each time you get power leave...
• Re: Looking for information on installing a 85 instrument panel intoan 83.5
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 10:33:27 -0800
  ...Most of the many colored wires must be moved to different pins. The white plastic connector shell can be opened and the wires moved...
• Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:02:07 -0700
  ...It's not ECU. > > But there are wires connecting the ECU and the ignition module. Still it's not > > likely to be an ECU...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler - Shame on me
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 11:33:47 -0800
  ...After all the suggestions and diagnostic discussions around my engine problems - I replaced the ignition wires today and she's running smooth and the...
• Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:25:18 -0800
  ...What do you mean "ignition side"? Exactly where are the control leads of your relay connected? With small wires and relay like these kits...
• Re: Desperate For Immediate Wiring Help
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:06:05 -0700
  The black wire is the ignition power on from the key switch. It powered the coil and the ECU relay on the 2.1...
• Re: Electrical ground locations
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 18:27:56 -0500
  ...two ground points under the ignition coil / relay mounting plate on the left side engine bay sheet metal. Grounds include fuel injection and lighting...
• Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:55:57 -0400
  ...It's not ECU. >> But there are wires connecting the ECU and the ignition module. Still it's not >> likely to be an ECU...
• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update 3
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:27:02 +0000
  ...The high beams can be flashed with the ignition switch off. With the ignition switch off, when the high beam lever is raised if...
• intermiitent ignition problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard C Welsh
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 11:02:20 -0400
  ...Has anyone solved a similar problem by replacing theirs? I tried to figure out which ignition switch wires do what, hoping to jump them...
• Ignition prob ?, '85
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 1995 17:49:36 -0300
  ...I cleaned all the ground wires for the FI system, cleaned all connectors on Hall unit, idle stabilizer, distributor, brain. And it started/ran...
• battery cables
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 11:33:10 -0500
  ...I disconnected the smallish red wires connected to a single loop screwed into the battery connector. I hooked up a continuity meter to the...
• Re: Fridge Question - Maybe Aux. Batt. Related
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:45:58 -0400
  ...When I added the aux battery, I switched the wires around (used the existing fridge relay) so that the fridge would run off the...
• Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:21:07 -0500
  ...cover through which all those wires go, was melted along the bottom, all the way from the ignition box across the front (towards the...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:05:08 -0700
  ...but no kidding....the ground contact inside the relay somehow reached ignition on power ..and all the wires on that circuit started to melt...
• Was: Won't Idle When Hot
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 11:10:00 -0600
  ...I had a faulty connection at the Hall Sensor connector (next to the distributor) - one of the wires had broken (or was barely connected...
• Re: Bizzare starter problems.
  Historical mailing list - Ron Olsen
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 09:23:44 +1000
  ...Put the wires back where they belonged, > left the ignition on, crawled under the van, jumped the starter, and > boom she started. > When I...
• No ignition at 6560 feet above sea level
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 16:34:26 -0500
  ...I am a little surprised because on saturday I changed ignition wires and thought (foolish) that all electric problems were solved. Any ideas on...
• Re: 2nd battery relays & the Hella in particular
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:59:02 -0500
  ...Jetson wrote: >I installed exactly like the instructions & when you >turn on the ignition, the fuse pops immediately. Before the engine is running and...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:26:07 EST
  ...It does not proof out the ignition wires, the injectors nor the injector wiring. About all it demonstrates is that the connectors are not...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:55:01 -0700
  ...Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat >>> To: "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> >>> Cc: "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> >>> >>> Crossed wires? Check...
• Re: Ignition Key Warning Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 14:28:44 EDT
  ...1) remove screw from door contact switch in driver's door frame 2) withdraw switch from door frame 3) see the two wires on...
• Re: Do I need a new coil????
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Apr 1995 12:19:24 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I went to re-start the Bus and the key wouldn't even turn >in the ignition. Mark, it sounds like your ignition switch...
• Another coil fire
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 10:20:25 -0400
  ...Further investigation revealed the coil had caught fire and dripped burning material down over the ignition wires and part of the wiring harness. The...
• Re: 1.9L still a problem child
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 19:04:20 -0700
  ...I have replaced EVERY piece in the ignition system!" That was when it hit me - I had not replaced every piece - the ignition module...
• Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:36:33 -0500
  I would start by checking the ignition system. The cap, rotor, and wires are the primary suspects. The 1.9L engine had a distributor...
• Re: Neutral Switch wiring
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:19:41 -0700
  ...a new ignition switch but I am not certain that is the problem..It starts right up when I touch the wires together but...
• Update help with 78 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:56:14 -0400
  ...It feels like an ignition problem to me and I had a Vanagon that had bad plug wires that did something similar. I replaced...
• Re: Warning Lights Audible Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 24 May 2010 22:15:47 -0600
  ...diode. > > Now you must locate two wires:  one of them goes on and off with the > ignition and the other goes on and off...
• Re: strange white wire...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 06:15:35 +0200
  David Cooper wrote: > There is a white wire which is spliced into the wire coming off the 15 > terminal of my ignition coil. It...
• Re: Ignition and Carbs.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 20:02:53 EST
  ...I did have to move the wires around 90� CW. I did switch back as soon as I got the right part. Thanks Robert...