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• Re: Query....
  Historical mailing list - Phil
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:49:59 -0700
  ...I have an '89 Wolfie without cruise control and wish to install an aftermarket unit. Is there one out there? Thanks, Phil -----Original Message...
• Re: Idle computer (?)
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:35:20 -0700
  ...work-arounds? If he's actually talking about just the Idle Control Unit, then it sounds like he's buying it at the dealership...
• Re: Advice on Spare 2.1
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 6 May 2010 19:21:36 -0400
  >> gonna be hard to get an idle stabilizer or ign control unit on a 2.1.. they're incorporated into the ecu. << Ah, you...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 23:30:57 -0400
  ...Long trouble shooting & frustration, finally turned out to be connectors on the idle control unit which had broken solder joints on the board: a...
• Re: EV Had to be towed.....
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 03 May 1997 18:05:02 -0400 (EDT)
  Here's my guess.....bad fuel pump relay...blown fuel pump fuse.....bad fuel pump.....badly clogged fuel filter.....fuse to digifant control unit...
• Looking for Cruise Control parts
  Historical mailing list - jthomas2
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 12:41:37 -0700
  ...Rostra Precision Controls in N. Carolina who say they no longer have any regulator replacements. They did have the servo unit and I tried...
• Re: coolant level control unit location
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:02:32 -0400
  At 03:34 PM 7/22/2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >I need to identify which relay-looking unit is the Coolant Level Control...
• Re: Cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 07:28:45 -0400
  ...variety of reasons, but in this case, it was the Hall >control unit. > >My engine management system is Digifant ll, which is 88-92...
• ICU issue?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:42:14 -0700
  ...Disconnecting the idle control unit removed a the idle surge and allows van to be drivable, though idle is too low. I’m a...
• Re: Help! Appeal for data
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 13:13:07 -0800
  ...It seems like the possible explanations are a wiring error, a defect in the warning control unit, or a design difference in some units...
• Re: Indash CD in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 22:29:43 -0500
  ...unit. > > Good Luck > Jeff > 83.5 Westy so you could get one of those really nice blaupunkt head units with the 10cd changer controls...
• Vanagon Cruise Control Installation
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 07:08:07 -0800
  I finally completed the documentation of the installation and operation of my Audiovox cruise control unit. It is currently hosted at the following location...
• idle stabilizer valve control unit
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 11:07:26 -0800
  ...Do I just remove the four screws and slide the front black piece toward the outside after removing the lense unit? I am getting...
• re: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Dec 95 23:48:44 CST
  On Tue, 19 Dec 1995 17:29:33 -0600 Maher, Steve (SD-MS) said: >>Boy do I know the feeling! I put a unit...
• Re: Cast control arm upgrade worth it? Springs?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 2 Aug 2008 08:59:05 -0700
  The biggest advantage would be if you changed the front brakes and lower control arms as a unit. The 86+ front brakes are much...
• Re: Analog to Digital Idle Stabilizer Control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 7 May 2010 15:25:22 -0500
  ...I have a test unit > that can open the idle valve between 0 and 100%, but it doesn't have fine > enough control. Idle...
• Dual Air Conditioning in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 23:05:32 -0500
  ...I modified the controls from what Cooler Air suggested. The thermostat for the front unit controls the compressor magnetic clutch and the rear unit...
• Re: Cruise Control Parts Shared With Rabbit?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:46:29 +0200
  ...the vacuum pump, the throttle control element, >> the brake/clutch valves. >> You can also use the control unit itself, although most cars use the...
• Re: Idle Control Valve - Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 09:32:37 -0700
  ...on Dennis' comments, but along with what he said, maybe the control unit is allowing constant full power to flow to the valve? (it...
• Power boost with the 251-907-393D Idle Stabilizer Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 19:29:46 -0700
  I was doing some reading on the unit with the "D" and it includes a power boost when the A/C is on where...
• Re: HELP 1985 Westy Losing Power
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 01:32:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Lost > ignition in Arizona, replaced Hall sender in distributor and Hall generator > (control unit) Power problem reapeared in Nevada running north on 95. Seems...
• Help! irratic adling while wet
  Historical mailing list - paul banks
  Sat, 29 May 1999 11:16:09 -0400
  ...At that time, the problem seemed to be rectified by making sure the connection on the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit was secure. Do you...
• Re: Van wants to stall at start..but only sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 12:19:38 -0700
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/tech-article-details.php?id=7 http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_437_516/idle-control-unit.html
• Re: AC & Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Schimke
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 22:14:56 +0100
  Is there any other reasonable cause beyond the idle stabilizer control unit? Yes, it is: usually You must adjust the idle switch on the...
• Dometic Fridge Electronic Ignition not working - resolved
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:17:14 -0400
  ...I also pulled the black (control?) wire to the LED from the spark unit. When applying 12 volts (from a 6 amp battery charger...
• Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 06:46:31 -0400
  ...etc.) and modified the Vanagon clock unit to take > > the MFA. Jetta/GTi switch gear (cruise control and MFA) stalks fit just fine. > > Frank...
• Re: gremlins in ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:48:15 +0200
  ...1) CA emisson controls so it has a halls control unit 2) It seems to die(ha ha) when I'm crusing at a...
• FI Puzzles Bosch Mechanic
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Dec 1995 10:48:00 -0500
  ...While repairing my Fuel Injection on my 87 Westy my "Bosch Certified" Mechanic diagnosed a failed control unit. It was burned and needed to...
• Cruise Control - Diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 13:28:52 -0500
  I had an after market cruise control on my van for a few years. (Why would a diesel need a cruise control? - getting a...
• Re: Cold weather issue - super high idle
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 14 Nov 2023 07:49:04 -0500
  ...However the >> new ECU itself controls it, the separate idle control unit add on for >> Digifant is not there. >> >> Dennis >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon...
• Fw: mystery silver box?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 07:26:15 -0800
  ...out the silver mystery box up behind the glove box is the cruise control unit. Now we all know. Thanks. Bill 90 Westy syncro
• Re: Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 13:15:47 -0400
  ...The "transistorized > ignition control unit" in the ECU controls both the voltage and firing > of the coil. Hi Stuart, Thanx for the suggestion. It...
• Re: 87 wolfsburg parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 09:40:05 -0700
  OK, how about the idle stabilizer control unit and the idle control valve? or do you want to send these out with the whole...
• Idle Stabilizer Control Unit, 1.9l Digijet, 2 or 3 models
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 20:50:49 -0400
  Volks, There are two or maybe three Idle Stabilizer Control units for 1.9l WBX vanagons. Bentley, p. 24.19, states that model 251...
• Re: running without idle stab unit
  Historical mailing list - Larry Himli
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:15:42 -0600
  ...running without idle stab unit Hello all, Does anyone have any experience running their 2.1L vanagon with the idle stab. control unit not...
• Re: WTB: Blaupunkt Stereo
  Historical mailing list - Owen - lists
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:43:56 -0600
  ...The other usual niceties - remote control, sub control from the unit. This is very nice. I added a 6" sub just right of the...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:03:41 -0400
  ...This is the switching unit (Toyota calls them "igniters" which actually generates the primary spark impulse that drives the spark coil. It's screwed...
• Re: alt stereo intall
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:58:14 -0500
  ...http://www.soundmove.com/secretaudio.htm I have yet to permanently attach the control unit but it stays nicely wedged left of the steerting...
• Throttle switch; Valve Float
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 18 Apr 95 17:18:18 PDT
  ...engines have a limiter built into the injection control unit. Dave
• Cruise Control Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:00:44 -0500
  ...the problem must be (somewhere) in the wiring between the cruise control unit and the speed sensor. Sound logical? -jspeer '89 Westy, "Mystery Machine"
• Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:06:01 -0700
  ...Just wondering - what electronics do the hall sender and the ignition > control unit contain? > I want this info to be better able to diagnose...
• Re: sources for idle control value
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 06:26:12 EST
  ...If it is the control unit behind the RH tail light. That's another story. I think <A HREF="http://www.vanagain.com/">Van...
• Re: AM/FM/CD/MP3 Radio with Weather Band that fits Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:22:55 -0700
  ...Remote for the Radio Neil, the remote on the last two head units I've installed, both Pioneer, will control the power, on/off...
• Re: Parts Request
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 22:18:06 -0500
  ...and the cable > was nice > enough to shatter while i was attempting to remove it from the unit. > the > unit itself was nearly salvageable...
• Re: Follow Up on Yesterdays Post About New Stereo
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:01:47 -0700
  ...ipod touch which is controllable via the headunit. The headunit has aux in ports on the rear of the unit which I thought was...
• Re: Weird idle-solved
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 22 Oct 2014 01:28:15 -0400
  In the early archives there are some descriptions of replacing a burned out transistor in the Idle Control Unit. I don't know if...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:26:02 -0700
  ...Usually the unit is the bad one, > and we have rebuilt and tested units available. If the idle control unit > is good (only way...
• EV Troubleshooting - VW1551 substitute
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 20:51:50 -0500
  ...When hot the alternator output drops, and at idle with the AC on the voltage at the control unit slowly drops to 12 V...
• Re: A/C compressor Power usage
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 00:37:05 -0400
  ...It has an automotive a/c unit run by an > electric motor. It is geared 2:1 (2 turns of the motor to 1...
• Re: Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 23:56:21 -0400
  ...If wiring is intact to the IS control unit, then bentley says replace the IS control unit. Is this the $210 item (025 906...
• Re: '88 won't start, fuel pump problems LONG
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:52:35 -0500
  ...it involves replacing ... - the fuel tank (251-201-019 for non-syncros) - fuel tank evaporative hoses. - idle control unit (from VIN GG 000 001...
• Re: Cold air in winter
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:40:52 -0800
  Clarence, It sounds like your vent flaps that control the incoming air to the heater unit are possibly out of adjustment or the foam...
• Re: Idle Control Unit (not valve)
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 13:18:30 -0700
  I took the thing apart & it did not look like my old one. The old one was obviously burnt. I just put it back...
• Re: Climate Control Help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:35:59 EST
  well you obviously have the highly sought after in-dash Behr Air Conditioning unit.. consider yourself lucky..and if you dont need or want...
• Re: Idle Stabliser Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:22:47 -0800
  ...I see on the wiring diagram, that it lies between the Hall Sensor and > the Transistorised Ignition Control Unit. Can it do anything at...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:57:50 -0300
  ...idle control unit) and more expensive? >> >> What's the impact of running with the power to the idle control valve disconnected while I await...
• Re: Hall Control Unit and stalling
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:26:42 -0500
  ...They're so tiny that if they moved around a bit, the turning sender unit would take them out in a second. And in...
• Re: [T2] FS on eBay: Idle Stabilizer valve and Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 18:36:36 -0400
  ...Idle Stabilizer valve and Control Unit > On Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at 02:45PM, Sean Solowiej <Sean@originalidiot.com> wrote: > > >1990 VW Vanagon Air...
• Re: One more try for advice- ilde and running problems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:23:55 -0600
  Have you checked the valve that is operated by the idle control unit? Is the fuel pressure correct? Checked very carefully for vacuum leaks...
• Re: Throttle valve positioner
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 09:28:21 -0700 (MST)
  ...This thing controls how fast the throttle closes. The other side of the control unit goes to a port on the intake manifold. Hope...