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Re: Weird bucking
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:11:10 -0500
<snip> >According to the digitool which has a little LED >showing when the throttle position switch (TPS) is >activated, things are operating where they...
throttle bodies - older motor with 85 tb??
Historical mailing list
Tue, 1 Apr 1997 18:21:15 -0500
...The first question I have is about the throttle body. On mine there is ONE switch for idle and wide open. The engine now...
Re: throttle bodies - older motor with 85 tb??
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 01 Apr 97 22:08:15 CST
...the full-throttle switch (the lower of the two) is piggy-backed off the terminals on the idle/deceleration switch (the uppermost of the...
Re: tools for adjusting throttle switch
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 9 Mar 2001 13:21:53 -0700
...tools for adjusting throttle switch > You need to remove the throttle body with switch to adjust it, trust me > on this, and have a...
Re: Throttle Switch
Historical mailing list
Thu, 24 Feb 2000 07:03:38 EST
I just adjusted my throttle switch and the REASON it gets out of adjustment is that the PLASTIC cam on the end of the...
Re: Digifant Tool
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:09:36 -0500
...There are an incredible number of Vanagons running around that have a bad or maladjusted throttle switch. I'd say half of the vans...
Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:10:26 -0400
At 06:35 PM 6/21/2012, neil n wrote: >foot taken off gas pedal, throttle valve switch and butterfly closes, IF >very little...
Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:38:11 -0700
...You absolutely need a > throttle position switch. > > Mike > > > >
Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 3 Feb 2006 17:51:37 -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: where to get a full throttle switch?
Historical mailing list - Dart 330
Fri, 31 Aug 2001 18:48:03 -0500
...Sorry for the confusion, when I was getting my throttle linkage off an 84 I saw those two big switches and saw them in...
Re: full throttle switch boost?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:18:47 -0400
...full throttle switch boost? If you have a digitool hooked up when the full throttle switch is made up, you will see the volts...
Re: 1987 VAN IDLE
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:39:59 -0400
I would check your throttle position switch first as this can be sensitive to heat if it is just barely out of adjustment. The...
Re: 87 Vanagon GL 3000+ RPM idle - SOLVED
Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:45:14 EDT
...The engine continues to operate at high RPMs even when the throttle linkage is moved so as to cause the switch to tell the...
Re: Throttle position switch COVER!! Who knew ??
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:04:05 -0700
far as I know all 2.1 wbxr engines have that plastic cover on their underside-mounted throttle position micro switches. Sometimes the cover...
Re: throttle valve switch
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:34:18 -0500
...throttle valve switch > > > Hello to you all, need some direction on what to do. Just > removed my throttle valve switch on my 87 Vanagon...
Re: Hello, new here. Mechanic question
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:25:08 -0800
...GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > One > can replace the switch or just the entire throttle body if other parts > like throttle shaft are worn too far.
Re: tools for adjusting throttle switch
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 9 Mar 2001 11:44:04 -0800
You need to remove the throttle body with switch to adjust it, trust me on this, and have a set of metric allen wrenches...
Re: Idle adjustment question
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 23 May 2018 19:33:49 -0700
is the TPS (throttle body switch) adjusted correctly? you should hear a click a soon as you open the throttle.
Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:27:42 -0700
...By "shunting", I meant connecting an LED in parallel at wires going to the TVS (Throttle Valve Switch) plug. Maybe I'm still misunderstanding...
1.9 Throttle Body
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Tue, 8 Jun 2004 21:32:28 -0400
...025 133 067 this throttle body has one integrated limit switch that is on the bottom of the throttle body shaft. the limit has...
Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 24 May 2012 01:26:27 -0400
Under load the ECU responds to a closed throttle switch as being at full throttle so instead of over running cut out you get...
Re: 84/85 fuel injection
Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
Sun, 10 May 1998 14:19:08 -0400
...engine. > The throttle body is different only in the throttle sensor switches. 84 had two switches, 85 has one combined switch. When I put...
Re: Another High Idle Solution!
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Thu, 7 Feb 2002 09:41:20 EST
...out there have the Throttle position switch problem. >> When I had an intermittent high idle, a worn out throttle cable caused me to chase...
Re: Surging 1.9 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:28:38 -0400
Lyle, DON'T ADJUST THE THROTTLE SWITCH YET!!!... do yourself a favor and remove the throttle body, and clean it out thoroughly with carburetor...
Re: Digitool test results--no throttle switch LED at idle
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:48:11 -0400
At 06:38 PM 10/2/2008, Jim Felder wrote: >The throttle switch LED is on when when floored, but not at idle. > >What...
Re: High Idle Speed Problem
Historical mailing list
Wed, 6 Dec 1995 21:48:25 -0500
...The problem ended up being a defective throttle switch which could not be adjusted to get the correct switching point gap. The routine for...
Re: Throttle position switch COVER!! Who knew ??
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:40:43 -0400
...Throttle position switch COVER!! Who knew ?? Hey Vanagon addicts, Had my throttle body out to swap in a better TPS and remembered ordering a...
Re: High noon at the Maryland emissions station
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:29:58 -0400
...From the late 85 , to a 84 throttle ,with two throttle switches. I understand that this throttle has a slightly smaller throat than the...
Van Bucking (Ideas?)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 7 Jan 2000 11:12:11 EST
...I lubed and cleaned the throttle body but it didn't help. So I adjusted the switch position so that when the throttle closed...
Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:17:39 -0700
Might find it interesting that there is such a thing as an electro-pheumatic throttle switch for waterboxer vanagons. Instead of a mechanical switch...
Re: The love affair maybe be ending.....
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:17:10 -0800
Check the throttle switch/es is indeed an excellent thing to do. I find the throttle switch not making contact at idle on waterboxer...
Problem with Throttle Valve
Historical mailing list
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 09:30:48 EST
...I found that the idle position switch would not work unless you slammed the throttle plate shut or gave it an extra push. I...
Re: Idle Gremlins & Radiator Frogs
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 06:49:07 -0600
You should have consistent throttle switch action. this may well be the flakey idle problem. Try cleaning the switch and your throttle linkage with...
Re: Fast Idle?
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 4 Nov 2003 11:26:00 -0500
...See "Throttle valve, basic adjustment", and "Throttle Valve Switch, checking and adjusting". My '85 has a broken or gunked-up idle switch, which will...
Re: Digifane without Throttle Position switch???
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:26:07 -0700
...and it says on the instruction sheet ..."like the OEM swtich, the vac sw circuit closes the TB switch circuit when throttle is fully...
Re: Closed Idle Switch / Fuel Line Warning (again)
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Sun, 4 Feb 2001 09:31:49 -0600
I didn't go the .004 on the closed throttle switch, it was too unreliable at that gap. I have it set with a...
Re: Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
Historical mailing list - Marc W. Theune
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:45:07 -0500
...We popped engine hatches to check stuff out here and there, of >course. > >Anyway, this 1.9 didn't have throttle switches. Now, I...
Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 24 May 2012 12:50:43 -0400
...But when the throttle body is worn you often have to make the adjustment with the engine running. Either way the two-switch people...
Re: hesitation
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:03:08 -0400
...If the sensor isn't causing the problem itself, it's doing its best to cover it up or confuse it. > Adjusted throttle 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 20:36:46 -0800
...if it's designed and built to have idle switch contact at zero throttle.. that's how we should repair and adjust them. it...
digijet tool need help
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sat, 18 Jul 1998 13:48:06 -0500
---------------------- I need to know what voltage the digijet ecu 83.5-85 supplies to the idle and full throttle switches. The switches return ground...
Re: Trip report + 1.9 Throttle body needed
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:09:46 -0500
The 1.9 throttle bodys can be wired to fit no mater the number of switches I have a selection of 2.1 and...
Re: Looking for new TBS # 067906028 (was Idle Surge)
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 7 Aug 2013 09:00:55 -0700
Got GoWesty's mailer the other day; they have a complete rebuilt throttle body including switch for $299. Also, for around $80, Van Cafe...
Re: 86 Vanagon unstable idle
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 31 Mar 2004 06:58:54 -0500
My experience has been that 9 times out of ten idle problems with 85-91 Vanagons are related to the throttle position switch. This...
Re: One more maintenance item to keep a check on...
Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 15:40:12 -0500
...Sun, 26 Nov 2000 14:42:26 EST > >The throttle switch with the Digifant and the two switches on the Digijet. > >I have found...
Re: Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
Historical mailing list - Vince P.
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:49:35 -0700
...Anyway, this 1.9 didn't have throttle switches. Now, I'm used to the buried system under the throttle on the 2.1...
Re: O2 sensor problems
Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:30:44 -0400
...RC also suggested I adjust my throttle position switches. On the '83 digijet there are two idle position switches. I definitely know that one...
Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:25:55 -0700
...It can't tell the difference between the idle switch and the full throttle switch. They are wired in parallel and either one will...
Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Thu, 24 May 2012 10:23:31 -0700
Pulled the throttle body and low and behold..The throttle switch reads 1 ohm no matter if it's open or closed.. Heading down...
Re: digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular
Historical mailing list - JM/CO
Mon, 4 Aug 2003 18:10:00 -0400
...digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular > Hello list, > > I'm getting closer with the details of my wbx build, > with only...
Final - 91 bucking and Digitool
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:36:20 -0800
Last post I spelled out the symptoms and the digitool readings which pointed me directly to a faulty throttle position switch. I purchased a...
Re: full throttle switch boost?
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 12:17:18 -0500
If you have a digitool hooked up when the full throttle switch is made up, you will see the volts from the 02 sensor...
Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 Nov 94 14:04:35 EST
...I tend to > > agree with him, at full throttle the difference is negligible; and yes the > > switch is properly adjusted to the cam. > > > > Conclusion...
85 Digijet throttle switches -- information please
Historical mailing list - Kyle Hamilton
Tue, 29 Jun 2004 16:21:40 -0400
...I found that the full-throttle enrichment and idle switches aren't making contact, and I can't get them to make contact at...
Re: Surging 1.9 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:52:13 -0400
...Surging 1.9 Vanagon > Lyle, > > DON'T ADJUST THE THROTTLE SWITCH YET!!!... do yourself a favor and remove > the throttle body, and clean it...
Re: Help with van bucking and spitting - FIXED
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:21:50 -0700
...It even has a shiny new throttle body and new switch on it ...and at very light throttle, it would do just that, buck...
Re: Now what? Engine idles then revs up
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:20:53 -0500
...reason for this? Test your closed-throttle switch operation and report. Bentley 24.59, left column* *Worn throttle bodies may require some compromises, but...
Here are some snap switches that may fit to, be used in place of the $75 VW throttle switch
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:35:14 -0800
...The Grainger prices for these switches are from $2.50 to about $5.50. The throttle switch that is avaliable through vendors,from VW...
Switch on the throttle body
Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
Wed, 26 Dec 2001 18:52:15 EST
...I examined the operation of the throttle switch and found that the accelerator cable, because of the low temperatures of late, about twenty degrees...
Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT* solved!
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 24 May 2006 17:21:58 -0400
...it's amazing what gunk between the throttle plae and throttle body can do to the switch gaps. Tim At 11:54 AM 5...