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• Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 18:30:26 -0500
  Help! It's totally disconnected,including the fastening screws, but I can't budge it. Any sugfestions? Thanks John
• Idle Air Control Valve
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:12:52 -0800
  ...adjusted lower... *things done:* - clean and check throttle body - replace and adjust the TPS (throttle body switch) - replace the temp2 sensor - replace oxygen sensor...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:02:11 -0400
  ...The throttle plate sticks because it catches in the groove in the bottom of the throat of the throttle body made by where the...
• Re: Question about AVP 1.9 to 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 09:47:46 -0500
  ...However, the 1.9 Throttle Body must be installed because the 2.1 variety won't fit the 1.9 Air Intake Elbow coming...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 19:00:27 -0700
  Take a gander at GW's vacuum operated switch. Mine works quite well. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Jun 13, 2014...
• Re: Adjusting throttle linkage on automatic
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 10:07:57 -0600
  ...If i turn the rod on the throttle body in too far, it begins to open up the idle on the throttle body.....I...
• 1.9l vs 2.1l throttle body?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:19:45 -0500
  What are the differences in dimensions please? External diameter and bore if possible. Thanks, David
• Re: Throttle body question
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:56:52 -0700
  ...little vacuum port on the throttle body - I believe the orifice is >> covered by the throttle plate when throttle closed - am I right? >> >> I...
• Re: Digijet Distributor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:07:23 -0400
  ...The back port (towards the manifold) must be the advance side, because the vacuum source at the throttle body would be the one that...
• I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 11:34:39 -0800
  ...cap and rotor - NGK BP6ET are recent. - Throttle body switch checked fine - Idle screw on throttle body cleaned - A good fuel pressure regulator was...
• Re: TJ Hannink does it again! Throttle Switch Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:34:24 -0400
  ...The issue was the throttle body and how to adjust the >throttle switch.
• 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: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 09:30:18 -0800
  ...On 12/7/16 8:46 AM, Dan N wrote: >> also...it could be a worn throttle body or a faulty throttle body switch
• Help:No start AFTER ENG WASH
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 15:20:14 -0400
  ...Seems there is a gizmo, TPC or throttle closed cut out, beneath the throttle body, I'll need to remove the body to get...
• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:18:15 -0600
  Neil, Was that throttle body and switch easy to disassemble and clean? Any reason I shouldn't attempt it? On Mon, Jan 12, 2015...
• Vacum noise at inrection plenum
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Persing
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 06:50:09 -0800
  Hi, Is it normal to hear vacum noise around throttle body near injection plenum? Thanks,Kirk 84 GL
• Re: WANTED: air plenum from '85
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:45:23 -0700
  ...what is different in that area is the type of throttle switch used on the throttle body .. 'late' 85's use a 1.9...
• throttle cable repair/replace
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:53:25 -0400
  ...Throttle cable broke right at the throttle body, with just the clamped-end stub left on the throttle valve. Metal fatigue. Since I absolutely...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Update
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:19:21 -0400
  ...slop in the fit of the throttle plate shaft to a worn throttle body can > >allow the throttle to rotate about a slightly displaced...
• throttle body fun
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 May 2010 12:07:10 -0700
  i posted this text plus pics on my blog (http://shufti.wordpress.com/) Yesterday I decided to take the throttle body off my ’86...
• 2.l idle issues continued
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:51:12 -0500
  ...I checked rubber boot from AFM to throttle body, it is fine(actually took it off) ;ooked for other vac leaks none present Switched...
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:37:48 -0700
  ...The one that signals that the throttle body is at idle has it's spring jammed up against the body of the switch. I...
• Re: Help with van bucking and spitting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:51:07 -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...
• Stuck accelerator at throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:50:10 -0400
  ...It seems now that the two springs at the throttle body aren't enough to get the engine back down to idle. I've...
• Re: Rough running till warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:26:58 -0400
  ...One, the throttle plate will not seal off the throat of the >throttle body properly, so you in effect have a HUGE vaccuum leak...
• Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 04:32:18 -0400
  ...It runs into two problems -- cam wear to some slight extent maybe, and the throttle plate shaft wandering around as the throttle body wears...
• Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 23:19:45 -0400
  ...If the new parts include a throttle body then I agree no bending will be needed. If they don't, you'll just have...
• Re: 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:41:04 -0700
  ...I replaced gaskets and rebuilt the > throttle body, chased a lot of things but the whistle was still there. > Finally after changing the throttle...
• Re: throttle body rebuild1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 21:37:52 -0400
  If you're going to spend some hard earned money for a throttle body, you at least want a real long term solution if...
• Re: throttle body fun
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 10 May 2010 01:25:46 -0400
  ...throttle body fun no abrasion in this situation, static. mind you, in the past I have used silicon o rings in rotating seal assemblies...
• Re: Sudden High idle solved thanks
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:16:57 -0800
  ...Today when light, discovered the connector to the throttle body (sensing WOT and closed) had come adrift. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas...
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 13:01:05 -0500
  ---- Raceing Cajun <raceingcajun@COMMUNICOMM.COM> wrote: > You need a BMFH! And a genital rap. Please don't rap the genitals too hard!
• [SVXVanagon] Re: SVX into Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:49:40 +1200
  ...SVX into Syncro</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><tt>Seems like the throttle body clearance is a major problem. About the<br...
• Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:53:07 -0700
  One thing to remember when replacing the Throttle Body is replace the seal between the TB and Center Air Plenum and DON"T use...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:56:29 -0700
  ...t find it! I see NO electrical connections anywhere near > the throttle body nor do I see the adjustment plate or the switch itself...
• Re: throttle body fun
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 May 2010 14:01:47 -0700
  ...throttle body fun i posted this text plus pics on my blog (http://shufti.wordpress.com/) Yesterday I decided to take the throttle body...
• Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:35:23 -0700
  ...An intro and Throttle Body leak question | |Susie and "Butters" are located in the Seattle area. | |If there are no listees available to assist...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:24:17 -0700
  it's got a switch on the bottom, ( of the throttle body ) and a short black wire leading from the switch to a two...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 May 2011 15:20:41 -0700
  ...rod too. > > you either remove the throttle body from the plenum, and rotate the > whole throttle body to screw or unscrew in the rod...
• Re: Throttle Body Problems
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 08:47:15 -0800
  ...About once every two >weeks someone calls needing a new throttle body for their van. 1.9l and >2.1l. They say their old...
• Re: nuts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:48:30 -0600
  ...I open the engine hatch and low > and behold there is a large walnut jammed in the throttle body. That was an > easy fix...
• TIICO: cruise control/parts
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:38:19 -0500
  ...Anyone out there have an old throttle body or actuator they can sell the ball joint from? BTW: I have the following parts for...
• Re: Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 01:05:17 EDT
  ...Loosen that small bolt at the end of the throttle cable on the throttle body, pull out the slack and resecure. Have someone push...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Aug 2004 - Special issue (#2004-716)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:00:21 -0500
  If you go back to the 75-78 Bus engines you'll find a switch assembly on the throttle body. In one position it...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:18:04 -0300
  While anything is possible, I do not think the below scenario is at play here.� I checked the new GoWesty throttle body before installing...
• Re: Failure to return to idle
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 19:26:59 -0500
  ...in my case, it was gunk inside the throttle body preventing the throttle plate from closing far enough to engage the idle switch. It...
• Re: 2.1 High idle/stumbling when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:42:30 -0500
  ...Use your fingers to move the throttle arm on the top of the throttle body from where it is at rest (idle position) to...
• Re: Quick throttle body re-bush
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 13 Sep 2014 16:37:11 -0700
  ...ca> wrote: >> >> >>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/vanagon-quick-throttle-body-re-bush/ >> >> >> -- >> Neil n >> >> Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca >> >> '88 Westy http...
• Re: Throttle body question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:52:30 -0700
  ...little vacuum port on the throttle body - I believe the orifice is covered by the throttle plate when throttle closed - am I right? >>>> >>>> I...
• [SVXVanagon] Re: SVX into Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:50:22 +1200
  >Seems like the throttle body clearance is a major problem. About the >only way to get around the physical space restraints that I can...
• Re: Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 21:28:50 -0700
  ...I am checking, > > resetting this screw and will reapply adhesive of some kind. > > > > Possibly moot given the throttle body wear but it seems to...
• Final - 91 bucking and Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:36:20 -0800
  ...at with the stuff all removed (air box/AFM, throttle body) and lubricated the throttle "valve" well (and the cable). I put it all...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Fri, 6 Oct 2017 15:33:05 -0700
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [ > Subject: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body > > Hi all, > > Have a couple hundred miles on the this unit now. Initial feedback was...
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 21:01:05 -0700
  ...i would not hesitate to beat my throttle body with this mallet. On 7/1/15, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote...
• Re: Bouncing idle......
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 08:38:42 -0500
  Check that the idle switch on the throttle body is operational. With engine turned off, you should hear an audible 'click' when moving the...
• Re: Vacuum Line Routing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 13:21:28 -0800
  ...Left side of distributor vacuum canister to attachment at rear of throttle body Ride side of distributor vacuum canister to attachment at front of...
• Re: Doing a 1.9l to 2.1l swap
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 May 2000 08:32:24 -0700
  Ken, One more thing on swapping the throttle body, you will need to follow the later type vacuum line routing, the later type throttle...
• Re: Poor Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 18:35:15 -0600
  ...throttle positioning switch--have to take time, rip it out and replace it (Later model 85--single switch buried under the throttle body.) I...
• Throttle position switch screw
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:48:50 -0400
  ...Is this screw easily replaceable or do I have to remove the TPS from the throttle body first? Thanks, Mike
• Re: idle/full throttle switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 16:57:25 -0500
  ...I ended up doing it by taking the intake tube/AFM/throttle body off. Turns out I had to do that anyway since the...