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Re: Rough Running 1.9L
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:50:35 -0400
...Adjustment is set adjusting screw so that switch *barely* closes as you ease throttle closed, then add one full turn. While problem is happening...
Re: Auto Trans: Upshifting later, per GTA? [REPORT]
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 10 May 2011 22:54:29 -0400
...Nothing on the throttle itself. Proper adjustment is required of the cable and linkage rod to the throttle. The cable needs to adjusted so...
Re: 1.9L throttle body leaks - overhaul questions
Historical mailing list - Joe
Thu, 15 Mar 2001 18:48:59 -0500
...the throttle body from a 86 2.1L it has a little bigger bore and a nice rubber boot around the switch. I'm...
WTB: 2.1L throttle body
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:10:02 -0500
...plenum and they busted up the lower cover for the throttle position sensor switch. When I moved the FI and cooling to the replacement...
Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (second update)
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:26:57 -0600
...Ran through the > > tests, checks and adjustments to find my Throttle Position Switch not > > closing when the throttle closed. First checked via human ear...
Re: Rapid Idle when Warm / Throttle idle switch
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:03:01 -0700
...to get the throttle to return fully and engage the switch? I've maxed out the adjustment on the switch (with the eccentric). I...
Re: Idle running up and down
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sat, 23 May 2009 21:30:17 -0700
...And ICU was tried w/o affect. > > > > We have been given the following recommendation by 2 highly qualified > Vanagon owners/ mechanics. > > > > > > throttle postioning switch...
Running Problem -Solved
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:36:54 -0700
...With that replaced, the throttle switch needed adjustment. At that point I'm running just fine. Thanks again for all the help offered and...
MIllee's Sally, Chapter quite a few...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:12:10 -0400
...I didn't chamfer the edge so it whistled loudly with small throttle openings, and the switch adjustment was stuck; so for the present...
84 Vanagon stops running intermitantly.
Historical mailing list - John Hawk
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 08:37:47 -0600
...I changed the plastic part of the ignition switch. I checked the adjustment of the throttle switches. I swapped out the ECU with a...
Re: Misfire when coasting?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:58:06 -0700
...The tps switch should click when you open/close |the throttle, and then again when it's all the way open, right? | |-p | |On...
Re: Misfire when coasting?
Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:31:40 -0500
...The tps switch should click when you open/close the throttle, and then again when it's all the way open, right? -p On...
Re: 10 Year Anniversary; A Vanagon Love Affair
Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
Tue, 13 Mar 2001 11:04:44 -0800
...Would you believe that the closed throttle position switch was about five turns out of adjustment right out of the factory? (This vintage van...
"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
...throttle control switch was not working correctly. I have had trouble with the new switch I put in, not staying at the correct adjustment...
Re: Warm Off Idle Stumble Part Two -- Some Improvement
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 25 Feb 2001 11:14:16 -0600
...checking continuity, on the throttle positioning switch, that it is DOA. I checked it in every conceivable position, and adjustment point. It just won...
Re: Rough running till warmed up
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:02:38 -0700
...No matter how well adjusted you think you have it, if the throttle shaft is wobbling or sticking, it will change the apparent adjustment...
Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (second update)
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:22:02 -0700
...Ran through the<br> > tests, checks and adjustments to find my Throttle Position Switch not<br> > closing when the throttle closed. First...
Re: Inputs to idle computer
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:00:03 -0500
...I've checked the contacts on the idle computer, checked >the throttle switch, and the idle air bypass valve is >operating smoothly. > >Does anyone...
Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:08:45 -0400
...I didn't chamfer the edge so it whistled loudly with small throttle openings, and the switch adjustment was stuck; so for the present...
Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:08:31 -0700
...I pulled the throttle body to investigate the throttle position switch that wasn't clicking when moved off of the idle position. I adjusted...
vanagon stall 'n stumble resolved
Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:22:49 -0400
...do this ) Nothing changed so I suspected the throttle position switch was out of adjustment, which I readjusted. At first this seemed to solve...
Re: WTB: 2.1L throttle body
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:51:14 -0800
...plenum and they busted up the lower cover for the throttle position > sensor switch. > > When I moved the FI and cooling to the replacement...
'85 1.9L Stumbles Off Idle When Warm
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Sat, 27 Jan 2001 09:39:27 EST
...to a Bosch in the process), Temp II sensor and throttle switch adjustment -- again a big improvement. This fall I installed a new exhaust...
Bride of RapidIdle
Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:39:52 -0700
...to get the throttle to return fully and engage the switch? I've maxed out the adjustment on the switch (with the eccentric). I...
Re: Low Idle/Stalling when cold
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:01:05 -0800
...I find throttle switch adjustments off all the time too. 'it's not replacing parts, .......it's carefully adjusting and fine tuning what's...
Re: Still trying to diagnose an off idle stumble.
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 2 Nov 2014 23:40:31 -0700
I'd take a look at the throttle position switch adjustment. This is critical for driveability. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On...
Re: hesitation
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Sat, 25 Aug 2001 13:43:23 EDT
...hesitation Stephan, I'll bet a quart of oil, that your hesitation problem is directly related to your throttle positioning switch, being out of...
Re: Running issue
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:08:21 -1000
see if the throttle switch is making contact at idle. very important adjustment. very often not attended to. On 9/29/2015 10:33...
Re: Accelerator linkage is sticky..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:43:03 -0800
...check the throttle shaft for wear. > > And the old answer has to be put in here, check adjustment of throttle > position switch. > > alistair > > > > > On...
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: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:48:04 -0500
...Continuing on with the throttle switch adjustment, I have goe ahead and done some tweaking. I'm using the light on my ECU monitor...
Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:33:25 -0700
...The TPS throttle position switch has several failure modes. Sometimes it is just wear on the external cam and the switch is fine. In...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:18:04 -0300
...Throttle while @ same time Having Idle Position Switch Stay in > > Idle Position ~ This, of course, would suggest, that if IPS is out of adjustment...
Re: Auto Transmission Trouble...
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 2 Sep 2003 21:15:26 -0400
...The only other things that i ran >into is my throttle position switch is toast. It always has >continuity...idle...part throttle and full...
Replaced Fuel Injection Lines - Now Rough Low Idle '87 GL
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Mon, 8 Apr 2002 19:46:19 +0200
...that I may have bumped that could cause this (Would the throttle switch show this symptom if misaligned??). Any help will be greatly appreciated...
Re: Vanagon Syndrome Fix: 10 Volt Capacitor OK?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:54:09 -0700
...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEGAgefVyQY ) affecting ability > to > > get an accurate throttle valve switch setting, but the way I have the > > switch...
Re: Bogging 1.9
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:15:20 -0700
...The part you are dealing with was cured by proper adjustment of the throttle switch that had been misadjusted during a minor tuneup. The...
CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:23:05 -0700
...The > throttle switch should be closed when the throttle is closed or at full > throttle, not in between. > > With the O2 sensor disconnected from...
Re: Question about setting idle for 87 GL?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:24:40 -0700
...You also need to know if the throttle switch is making contact at idle. They get off, Nobody *ever* checks them, lubes the throttle...
Re: idle surges
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
Fri, 20 Nov 1998 10:28:18 +0200
I would check the Idle switch first, the metal on my one had worn away and it was only operating at full throttle and...
Re: Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 6 Jul 2012 09:45:05 -0500
Vacumn Switching Module A vevery cool device! It a device made by Chris Corkin - otherwise known as tencentife on The Samba Here's a...
Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
Historical mailing list - mordo
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 22:18:49 -0400
...My > question now is what is "full throttle"? If the switch is defective or > misadjusted, would the switch out of adjustment cause this momentary...
Re: TPS Adjusting Screw damaged, Can it be fixed?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:28:16 -0400
...Remove the cover over the switch assembly. Now slightly bend the end of the throttle position switch finger so that it makes a slightly...
Re: throttle shaft bushings ?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:37:44 -0500
...shaft is cockeyed ever so slightly.After all, the correct throttle switch adjustment is just .002-.004.Dont take much shaft tilting to change...
wasserboxer tune-up report, part 1
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Tue, 5 Dec 1995 08:56:44 CST6CDT
...scrub up throttle switches of grime reset basic throttle plate setting and throttle switch air filter oil change fiddle with CO adjustment clean idle...
Re: Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 4 Jul 2012 10:55:12 -0700
...Seems I"m not entirely crazy (connecting an LED to throttle valve switch prooved useful). Dennis: I'll check the evap valve operation. Engine...
Re: Replacing Accelerator Cable on an 87 syncro, manual
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:27:55 -0700
...lube the throttle body too. check that throttle switch is making contact at idle ( a huge portion of them are not anymore ..a bad...
Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 9 May 2016 18:53:25 -0500
...Check and adjust my throttle switch regularly, because regularly its adjustment needs tweaking. Its easy to do, and means a lot. In my case...
Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (second update)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:06:42 -0800
...Ran >> through the >> > tests, checks and adjustments to find my Throttle Position >> Switch not >> > closing when the throttle closed. First checked via human ear...
Re: stall
Historical mailing list - byard
Fri, 2 Jun 2000 22:16:23 -0700
...You might check the adjustment on the EGR to throttle rod. As I remember, starting with a running, warmed up engine, you tighten the...
Re: cold start
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:50:13 -0700
...First ...make sure the throttle switch is making contact at idle. I commonly find them not making contact. that switch is adjustable via an...
Re: high idle when hot
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:13:31 EDT
...The first place I would go looking is at the throttle position switch. It frequently goes out of adjustment due to a plastic cam...
Help! Van still dying
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:03:46 -0700
...new throttle switches (both of them). I'm quite sure I have them adjusted correctly as well (but am also sure the adjustment would...
Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:51:12 -0700
...Besides idle switch adjustment, AFM also popped into my mind. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Kitts" <thokitts@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
Mon, 15 Jun 2015 13:48:56 -0400
I say check your Throttle Position Switch (TPS)...you may need an adjustment... Check your plug wires, too... Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Mon, Jun...
Re: temp sensors?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 18:48:22 -0700
adjustment of the throttle switch pops to mind. those get off ......I find them out of adjustment 'usually' even. I find some worn enough...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - manual trans. - jerky ride ?
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Wed, 9 May 2007 15:41:13 -0400
...Maybe the decel swith on the throttle body is out of adjustment: that could make the engine run lean on acceleration as well. Try...
Re: Lousy idle video
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 21 Aug 2013 20:44:08 -0700
...I can usually get them to idle steadily with tweaks on timing, throttle switch, AFM screw, and air bypass screw on the TB. if...
Re: Help-crazy bouncing idle
Historical mailing list - john
Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:44:33 -0400
...I > wouldn't mess with > that until thoroughly checking/testing/adjusting the > switch on the throttle > body. Bentley 24.33-36 > > Larry A. > > > On...
Re: New owner issues - '85 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:50:15 -0400
...I diagnosed it to the throttle switch, either the switch or the linkage is too gunky and sticky to allow the switch to drop...