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• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:21:43 -0400
  ...I've done a full tune up, new O2 sensor & cat, cleaned grounds, repositioned AFM wiper, adjusted throttle valve switch. (it consistently closes just...
• Bride of RapidIdle
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:39:52 -0700
  ...Sensor inexpensive and replace next warm opportunity; also checked idle switch on throttle body and pulled and cleaned idle air solenoid valve. All connections...
• FrontFire?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 14 May 2006 12:15:34 -0700
  ...Pretty sure the throttle closed switch is correctly adjusted, timing is good, etc. The latest thing that has me worried is a bizare "clunk...
• Was: CO..... Setting. Now: Engine Bucking Issue Solved?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:22:47 -0700
  ...Would a missing clip allow the accelerator cable to move back and forth in the bracket and negatively affect the throttle valve switch operation...
• Idle control issue
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 08:15:31 -0400
  ...throttle to see if it was hanging up. Not the case. I then noticed one of the wires from the power steering switch came...
• Re: 85 Digijet help request
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 13:25:53 EST
  ...Richard - You might check to see if the throttle switches are functioning both mechanically and electrically. Located on the throttle body, these help tell...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 07:13:30 -0600
  ...and checked throttle position switch >> -cleaned idle stabilzation control valve with carb cleaner and >> verified that its humming away. >> -cleaned throttle valve >> -new O2...
• Re: full throttle switch boost - HOW TO?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 14:01:43 EDT
  ...The full throttle switch will trigger the ECU to generate an open loop operation (bypasses the O2 sensor input) and goes to a preprogrammed...
• Re: Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 20:39:06 -0500
  ...The thermo-time switch mentioned below does not go to the CPU at all. It strictly operates the cold start valve directly, (after-thought...
• F.S. Fuel Injection parts from 1987 2.1 Digifant!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Lane
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:07:18 -0700
  ...a year ago) Idle stabilizer control Valve Idle stabilizer control unit Throttle housing Fuel Pressure Regulator Throttle switch Air filter box Intake boot I...
• Re: New engine question revisited
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 11:37:59 -0500
  Mike, The 'slightest bit of throttle' issue may be significant... There is an 'idle switch' located under the throttle body, which (when adjusted properly...
• Re: Audiovox CCS-100 Cruise Control Installation
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 19 May 2002 13:51:30 EDT
  ...switched to the Rostra (bought the Audiovox cruise control line) Ultracruise II line. This uses a DC electric motor to drive the throttle cable...
• Re: Powerwashing FAIL
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:51:15 -0800
  ...is getting > 12v, it knows the throttle position switch is closing, and its connection to > the valve is OK before buying another controller. > > -- > John...
• Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:12:44 -0700
  ...What surprised me was that when I tapped the brakes, the cruise control switched off, even with the hose going to the valve on...
• Re: Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:50:13 -0700
  ...As for the throttle switches on the Vanagon they are there for only two reasons. Closed throttle if the engine is being overrun such...
• Re: GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 6 Nov 2020 19:36:56 -0700
  ...just a switch. >> >> The scan gauge tool can display the throttle position and also the duty >> cycle of the idle control valve. >> >> Dennis >> >> >> -----Original...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:02:37 -0700
  ...the throttle opens. (throttle switch input?) >> >> Regardless if engine off (ign. on) or "1" wire connected or not, >> engine running, the valve draws far...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT* solved!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 24 May 2006 11:54:31 -0700
  ...Quoting Robert Keezer : > Did you check the idle switch adjustment? It should click twice, once when at > full throttle and once returning to closed...
• Re: Aux Air Valve becoming available as reman
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:20:30 -0700
  ...Aux Air Valve becoming available as reman > > > > But the aux air entry into the throttle body is before the butterfly > > valve. > > Wouldn't the...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:40:43 -0700
  On 6/26/2012 6:23 PM, neil n wrote: > The TB seal may have been leaking. Hi, don't you test for intake...
• Re: Are all 2.1 engines digifant?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 4 May 2014 20:45:11 -1000
  does the idle switch make contact at idle ? does it click when you just barely open the throttle by hand, at the engine, ( engine...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:31:04 -0700
  I can confirm, having rebuilt my throttle body , that there is only one switch. On Saturday, April 16, 2016, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com...
• Re: Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:25:11 -0700
  ...lead to TVS + , LED goes on, throttle at rest, throttle valve > switch closed, and goes off, throttle opened TVS open. Most importantly, > for my...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:17:08 -0700
  ...Lemme try again. >>>> >>>> On the earlier 1.9L's there are two switches on the throttle valve. One >>>> closes when the foot is off...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:30:29 -0800
  ...from the throttle valve switch > high when throttle valve closed or wide open (I'm guessing here) > low when thtrottle valve partially open (I...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 16:06:16 -0800
  ...and checked throttle position switch > -cleaned idle stabilzation control valve with carb cleaner and > verified that its humming away. > -cleaned throttle valve > -new O2...
• UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drexler
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:30:01 -0500
  ...So, I checked a few things. -idle stabilizer control unit contacts are clean, no moisture -Idle control stabilizer valve is humming. -throttle valve switch...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:32:27 -0400
  The 2 separate throttle switches was replaced with the single cam switch somewhere mid 84. All 85's have the later set up. 86...
• Re: Play in throttle shaft
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 06:32:07 EST
  ...I was checking my throttle position switch for idle, and found it was not clicking when the throttle was allowed to close, but if...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:59:49 -0400
  ...The fuel pump depends on the AFM being open enough to close an internal switch. With the engine off, the throttle plate is closed...
• Re: Parts List for Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:46:49 -0500
  ...Throttle Valve switch. (Full throttle switch) Engine Temperature Sensor Part # 0.280.130.012 Pressure Regulator (vacuum Limiter) Part # 0.280.160.100 Resistor...
• Re: Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 17:57:46 -0400
  ...As for the throttle switches on the Vanagon they are there for only two reasons. Closed throttle if the engine is being overrun such...
• RPMs constant, but pulsing vibration at idle
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:51:41 -0500
  ...idle control valve idle control module throttle body throttle switch vacuum lines/hoses checked for intake leaks, none motor mounts transmission mount 02 sensor...
• Re: 2.1 Electronic Idle Control valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:12:08 -0500
  ...The idle speed controller also does not see the throttle switches. The ICU Is there to stabilize the idle to compensate for load changes...
• 2.1L Vanagon engine still possessed by demons
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:27:50 -0400
  ...Throttle switch set correctly. Have checked for vacuum leaks with a microscope. There are none. Have tried adjusting AFM spring, doesn't seem to...
• Re: Surging 1.9 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Resiolute
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 21:31:06 -0700
  ...throttle switch must be adjusted correctly so that the > idle stabilizer computer (situated behind the passenger side tail light > housing) and idle control valve...
• Re: Are all 2.1 engines digifant?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 4 May 2014 22:25:38 -0600
  ...throttle cable (or rod on auto-trans) is too tight the > throttle plate may not be reaching the idle stop. > > If the throttle switch...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:17:38 -0700
  and here it is http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=461116&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 alistair I saw on...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:08:12 -0700
  Typo. Low 4 + > 1500 rpm was what I had in my head. My traitorous fingers! -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the...
• Re: throttle responce question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:49:53 -0500
  ...It has larger intake runners, a nifty full throttle switch and you can also find them in dual Webber configurations. (I've got an...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:30:18 -0700
  Mine had both, and the two switches. I would think the throttle body would be different for the cam switch. Stuart -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Engine stops running at red lights
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 23:02:45 -0500
  ...If your problem is not the throttle switch, then you need to look at the idle stabilizer relay and the idle stabilizer valve. The...
• Fast Idle Problem & Timing Advance
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 13:37:58 -0400
  ...no effect Installed new Temp II sensor - no effect Checked Throttle Position Switch - Not working, fixed it, no effect Checked output of oxygen sensor...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:45:21 -0800
  ...occasions when I wanted or needed that. > A switch to one of those vacuum valves, if you have any on your van > there....would...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:33:57 -0700
  ...That also means he has two throttle position > switches, one closed throttle and one full throttle. Misadjusted closed > switch will give bucking when crusing...
• Re: Super fast idle - Update
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:51:09 -0800
  ...The mechanic did adjust the AFM mixture and throttle switch - and that alone made a noticable difference. Is there a concensus that having a...
• Re: Idle control issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 08:50:02 -0400
  ...The valve simply bypasses the throttle. Most likely the idle control unit is defective. There is the possibility that something is triggering the idle...
• No idle when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:53:13 -0400
  ...All looking good. - Timing good - Temp II sensor tested good - Throttle switches work fine - tested. - Idle control valve buzzes - O2 heated sensor produces voltage...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question--fixed
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:08:08 -0600
  ...and checked throttle position switch >>> -cleaned idle stabilzation control valve with carb cleaner and >>> verified that its humming away. >>> -cleaned throttle valve >>> -new O2...
• Re: ISC troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:23:16 -0800
  ...R/BL = Throttle Switch (ground at idle, full throttle; open all other times) W = Idle Stabilizer Valve + Y = Idle Stabilizer Valve - W/G = Air...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 12:59:38 -0700
  ...That also means he has two throttle position switches, one closed throttle and one full throttle. Misadjusted closed switch will give bucking when crusing...
• Re: Hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:39:03 -0500
  ...I will check the throttle switch. Or, I'll ask my garage to check the throttle switch. I'm a better camper than mechanic...
• Re: FrontFire?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 16 May 2006 09:31:05 -0700
  ...Pretty sure the >> throttle closed switch is correctly adjusted, timing is good, etc. >> >> The latest thing that has me worried is a bizare "clunk...
• Re: vanagon syndrome plus poor gass economy
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:56:35 -0400
  ...idle control valve, new throttle body gasket, > operating cam and clip for the throttle switch, a new fuel filter, and > the 22 microfarad capacitor...
• Happy Friday! Some fule injection and idle tips.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Apr 2022 03:47:04 +0000
  ...One my chuckles is the frequent suggestion of checking the throttle switch. While it is there for a number of purchases, it does little...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:07:42 -0600
  ...and checked throttle position switch >>> -cleaned idle stabilzation control valve with carb cleaner and >>> verified that its humming away. >>> -cleaned throttle valve >>> -new O2...
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  Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
  Mon, 5 May 2014 06:00:03 -0400
  ...Are all 2.1 engines digifant? does the idle switch make contact at idle ? does it click when you just barely open the throttle...
• Cold Idle Diagnosis (1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:46:22 -0700
  ...Test the throttle-closed switch. It should be closed when the throttle is closed, but open with just the slightest bit of throttle. 8...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 13:46:03 -0400
  Tyler, You didn't mention the idle/WOT switch at the throttle body. Is it known to be working properly? I would try driving...
• Billy Bones Update - puzzled!
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 17:49:00 -0600
  ...Valve. 3. Changed oil and filter. 4. Installed new set of Bosch W7CC plugs. 5. Disconnected the O2 sensor. 6. Transferred switch under throttle...