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• Upper control arm woes
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:35:28 -0500
  Well, finally got back to Rustfalia tonight to see if I could finish the drivers side upper control arm. I have installed another unit...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:39:14 -0400
  ...Unless you have a tiico engine, you can't mount the servo control unit where Keith did. I'm still looking for a better...
• Re: Retro Digital Idle Stabilizer Control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:32:38 -0500
  ...adding the idle air control device and small > electronic control unit from a 2.1 waterboxer to another engine ? > Never considered it, if that...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:59:31 -0400
  ...Unless you have a tiico engine, you can't mount the servo > control unit where Keith did. I'm still looking for a better...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:48:13 -0700
  ...The FP relay is energized when a ground connection is "sent" by the Digifant Control Unit. AFAIK, this happens when the engine is cranking...
• Need help with an electrical(?) problem, '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 22 May 2003 08:19:40 -0700
  ...I have checked the idle control and Halls units, bypassed the idle control unit, and changed out the ECU, without any change in symptoms...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 19 Jan 2015 23:33:36 -0800
  ...Regardless, I found it was possible to take the lower control arm etc. off the vehicle as a "unit". image: https://sites.google.com...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 19:54:07 -0800
  ...Bange wrote: > > > > How many folks out there have a *bad* IS control unit? I'd love one to > > verify if it's the transistor...
• One more try for advice- ilde and running problems
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:29:32 -0500
  ...I suppose the other AFMs and idle control units could have been bad, but they were supposed to be in good condition. If anyone...
• Re: a/c install pictures
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 21:14:25 EDT
  ...Note my cool 'non-standard' > > location for the controls. > > > > The a/c isn't finished yet. I'm waiting for my tiico engine before...
• fuel spillage and low fuel level problems ... the recall list
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 04 May 94 12:52:51 CDT
  ...could, under high engine load adn high ambient temperatures, lead to engine stalling since the main and idle control units are programmed on the...
• Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:46:55 -0500
  Most likely you have a bad isle speed control unit. I have also see a bad valve cuase this behavior. Make sure the input...
• Source for small auxiliary coolant pump? (oil cooler idea!)
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 8 May 2000 14:58:11 -0400
  ...of utilizing the already-hot coolant of the engine's cooling system to try to control oil temps, build a secondary cooling system dedicated...
• Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:03:26 -0600
  ...Only thing I can think that is left to do is replace the idle stabilization control valve on top of the engine. Tim 90...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:25:48 -0700
  ...Control unit; engine speed: RPM sensor; engine timing: TDC sensor;(Combined in VW Motronic),"engine load: Air-flow sensor(MAF) ,coil, distributor, spark plug...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 11:42:46 -0800
  > never seen a burnt out newer ICU. Now, I've tried replacing that BD438 > transistor and have had no luck. Maybe there are other...
• Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list - Jim Meade
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 14:06:58 -0600 (CST)
  ...cooland low level warning control unit? I don't think so, but wonder. I am sure the sending unit is not the problem and...
• Re: Advice needed: engine speed...
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 21:33:06 -0800
  ...In the end I swapped my Idle Control Module, had a spare. This unit is tucked in behind the right side tail light. Solved...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:04:02 -0700
  ...Control unit; engine speed: RPM sensor; engine timing: TDC sensor;(Combined in VW Motronic),"engine load: Air-flow sensor(MAF) ,coil, distributor, spark plug...
• 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: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:40:30 -0400
  ...mention 'ign control unit' you might be talking about a 1.9 >waterboxer vanagon. Not necesserily, since I have a DJ engine (112 BHP...
• Re: Blinking Red Light--solved?
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:31:31 -0400
  ...temperature gauge, ground connection to body and engine ground. Repair if necessary. If temperature gauge light still flashes: * Replace low coolant level control unit =======================================================================
• RE: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 16:41:10 -0700
  ...However, an engineer friend who worked for a portable generator company, warned that the electro-mechanical controls had poor repeatability (speed variation) and were...
• Re: Cold Start Injector doesn't turn off.
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:21:55 -0600
  ...3.) There is an idle stabilizer unit (NOT the same as the digifant unit of the same name) that controls the idle by advancing...
• recall list
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 09:04:54 -0800
  ...EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC Year: 1988 Make: VOLKSWAGEN TRUCK Model: VANAGON Potential Number of Units Affected: 300 Manufactured From: AUG...
• RE: Q's about your cruise control installation
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 31 Dec 1996 14:23:08 -0700
  ...that the control cable should only have gentle bends suggest that you would be better off keeping the servo in the engine compartment. Mike
• Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:44:52 -0700
  ...So, is it possible for a bad Idle control unit to cause this? It seems odd that an engine can run at 3000 with...
• Re: High resistance causing no spark?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Sun, 26 Jun 2005 08:19:31 -0700
  ...I tried a new coil and a new ignition control unit, but still no spark. Anyway, time has run out and it's going...
• Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:29:44 -0600
  ...I assume >>that >>this control unit is a simple relay, but I'm not sure. The Bentley manual >>isn't specific. Where is this...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:25:13 -0800
  ...unit > I called gowesty they already have a hot-wire digital replacement for the > afm for ouch $675 > Has anybody tried this unit from...
• Low idle, let's take some bet's!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:25:27 -0400
  ...So, let's see some suggestion! NO, it,s not idle control box, NO it's no timing, NO it's not ign unit...
• Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:12:25 -0700
  ...Per listmember Jason's hint last week about checking the slack in the (Audiovox CCS 100 cruise control) servo unit cable to the throttle...
• Re: Starting issue - low idle and wants to stall
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 20:37:54 -0700
  ...control unit and the that silver can going-crows-wise air valve. the first test is turn on the key ( don't start engine...
• Re: Idle control issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 08:50:02 -0400
  The idle stabilizer itself is not changing the engine operation above idle. The valve simply bypasses the throttle. Most likely the idle control unit...
• Re: KEP/Group Response, #2
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 13:47:05 -0300
  ...DOes the governor unit control this? and can weight be added to move shift points? Anyone knowlegeable on this stuff? let me know! KEPs...
• Re: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 11:22:24 -0600
  ...The DigifantII is basicly the > same as the original Digifant, but with the incorporation of the CIS's > ignition control unit. This is used...
• Erratic idling 2.1 DJ engine SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:14:19 +0200
  ...normal driving, let go pedal, engine keeps running at 3000. So I took out my idle control unit (behind right rear taillight cluster) because...
• Re: ISC troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:23:16 -0800
  ...My controller and valve are old and cranky, so they don't really keep the engine at a steady speed--- I can only determine...
• Emission / Air Mass Sensor - could it be the cause?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:22:12 -0400
  ...ECU, sensors, Idle control... new sparks, wires, distributor, air filter - timing tuneup new temp sensor, O2 sensor check for vacuum leaks, check idle control...
• Re: High idle - throttle position switch
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 19:43:50 -0400
  ...It could be the idle stabilizer itself or the > control unit (the control units are the most common source of the > problem in my...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:31:16 -0800
  ...Best use of your time might be to just buy a better one. "Idle Control Unit' ....I probably would have known you meant the...
• Re: Parts Needed
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 21:29:10 -0700
  ...black 4 alloy wheel hubcaps Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts Cruise control control unit Engine Compartment Gasket Tail pipe and gasket 1989 Owners Manual Westfalia...
• Re: vanagon misfiring after 30 mins
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 03:04:23 -0400
  ...hall control is tiny black box mounted to heat sink in engine compartment. my 85 ECU is located in the engine compartment(drivers side...
• Re: Digifant II... ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:48:34 -0800
  ...A knock sensor , idle stabilization controlled by the ECU( no idle stabilizer relay), and Hall control unit. Vanagon's Hall control is in the...
• Re: High idle w. A/C on... please help
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:13:53 +0000
  ...control unit so the idle > control unit will know to increase the idle speed so the A/C doesn't > stall the engine. I...
• Re: Aux. Gas Heater -Eber...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lumb
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 12:06:22 +0200
  ...keep this running when the engine is off? > > > >Any advice? > > I've never heard of an Eberspacher control panel mounted there. Are you sure...
• Re: Weird Stuff----
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 11:51:35 -0500
  ...Depending on the particular control unit installed it may or may not also peg the gauge. I think they shifted sometime in '85 to...
• Re: '87 Westy - need to buy engine
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 14:05:16 -0400
  I would replace the oil pressure control unit ( mounted inside the speedo) before replacing the engine. Unless of course the oil pressure above 2000...
• AC & Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 14:11:23 -0500
  ...There are no vacuum leaks, and the engine runs fine. Is there any other reasonable cause beyond the idle stabilizer control unit? If this...
• Digifant warming up
  Historical mailing list - Jochen Hampe
  Fri, 22 May 1998 14:27:00 +0200
  ...I assume, something with the Digifant control unit or its sensors is wrong. Has anybody a specific clue? Thanks a lot Jochen Hampe
• Ignition Coil Wire Routing
  Historical mailing list - Dave Seasholtz
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 15:04:25 -0500
  ...I have a green wire from the points/condenser in the distributor, a wire coming from the fuel injection control unit, and a double...
• Throttle switch testing
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmquist
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 17:01:36 -0400
  ...The Bentley says to disconnect the control unit (is this also known as the ECU?) before connecting a test light at the switch connector...
• Re: Have I damaged my control unit?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 07:34:32 -0500
  ...Do not connect any test light to terminal 86 >of adaptor C if control unit is connected" > >Having not read that earlier I was...
• Re: RPM surge
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:36:07 -0400
  ...Idle controller has been change for a used unit. At idle the engine is rough but not running rich. Good power on higway. Any...
• Seeks advice for alternate implemintation of applied Vanagon engineering. Whew.
  Historical mailing list - John Tullier
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 23:09:22 -0800
  ...control units and mount this in the dash. This would operate on the same basis as an older VW bug using only the engine...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:46:20 -0700
  ...The Digifant II also has a Hall Ignition Control Unit. Digifant I has a throttle position potentiometer, an ignition coil power stage, and a...
• Re: idle stablizer/its only another part (Good Info Here!)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 19:26:51 +0100
  ...starting the engine. If the idle stabilizer system is working, the idle should rise to 1500 RPM (the newer control unit holds it at...
• Re: idea?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:06:32 -0500
  ...If I use the front part > of the original unit, it would simplify the controls too? > > Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy > On...
• Re: No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 19:27:28 -0700
  ...My second suspicion is that their is a problem with the ignition control unit. I replaced that unit in 2003 when I put in...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant Hell
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:31:03 -0700
  ...the engine as it should? Sometime during 1985 model year Vanagons a new version of the coolant level low warning control unit was fitted...