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• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:09:03 -0500
  ...that if the air filter box and the AFM (not the throttle body - but AFM) is removed, both the top retaining bolt and the...
• Re: Trip report + 1.9 Throttle body needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 21:52:19 -0500
  John just so you know there are two different throttle bodies for 1.9 engines. one is for 83.5-84 and one is...
• 84/85 fuel injection
  Historical mailing list - RRESA
  Sun, 10 May 1998 12:05:09 EDT
  Fellow listees Can anyone tell me if the ECU and throttle body are the same on the 84-85 digijet engine. Rafael NYC 84...
• Re: throttle response question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:01:57 -0400
  ...air the engine breaths has to go through....appears to be considerably smaller in area than the throttle plate in the throttle body. scott
• Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:51:35 -0500
  ...Ive got a rebuilt throttle body with a brand new TPS from Gowesty in the mail now, as I highly suspect I have a...
• Re: Oettinger Prepped Vanagon from German Car Mag
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 21:56:18 +0100
  ...I have an article about all generations of Golf GTI, but on all CIS layouts inside this vehicles, the throttle body is on pulley...
• Re: Idle at 1900 rpm
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:32:08 EST
  ...If the switch is working properly then I would check the adjustment of your idle air screw (on throttle body) and then vacuum lines...
• Re: throttle responce question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:49:53 -0500
  ...throttle responce question has anyone ever tried to modify or replace the stock small bore vanagon throttle body? I've been looking at the...
• Re: '85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 May 2013 00:32:08 -0700
  ...the auto trans setup has a clip and is weird, but the throttle cable doesn't go to the throttle body on an auto...
• Re: 85 Vanagon throttle valve switch -- update
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:57:59 -0400
  ...You can't see the switch from above (it's buried beneath the plate at the bottom of the throttle body), but you can...
• Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:33:23 -0700
  ...An intro and Throttle Body leak question You don't say where you are. Listmembers are known to drop by and take a look...
• Re: Questions regarding throttle valve switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:56:00 -0700
  ...Questions regarding throttle valve switch > > The throttle body, switch and all is sitting on the desk in front of me. I > already said the...
• Re: Nice WBX....
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:50:29 EDT
  ...Hmmmmmmmmm ! I will look into that for my throttle body rebuilding service ! Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for...
• Re: Rough running till warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:02:38 -0700
  ...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 Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:46:16 -0400
  ...Problem is, I can't find it! I see NO electrical connections anywhere near the throttle body nor do I see the adjustment plate...
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 22:35:13 -0500
  ...Very carefully taped in, don't dig into the housing or the T-body. Skipper >It's totally disconnected,including the fastening screws, but...
• Re: Quick throttle body re-bush
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 13 Sep 2014 18:50:14 -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...
• idle screw o-ring?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:12:01 -0700
  hi all, anyone knows where to get the o-ring on the large idle screw? (the one on the throttle body) or the size...
• Re: 85 Westy - Throttle Valve Switch??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 23:16:41 -0600
  ...it across the obvious connector (throttle side of connection) that leads to the underside of the throttle body. My guess is that it leads...
• Subject: Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT*
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 25 May 2006 06:18:23 -0700
  ...I've cleaned the switch, cam and throttle body. It seems to me that the switch should open and close at the same point...
• Re: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:09:57 -0500
  ...The adjusting range on the throttle screw is five or six turns IIRC. You've got a nice tight throttle body now, so keep...
• Re: idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:11:30 -0400
  ...surging idle, throttle body tight and returns to stop every time. switch ok and working. all idle booster and cold start valves have the...
• High Idle Solved
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:19:18 -0500
  ...I took off the throttle body (about 5 minutes to do), and the last person (not me) to work on the throttle switch apparently...
• Re: WTB: Manual-style throttle bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:05:30 -0400
  ...The throttle cable is attached to the >> throttle arm on the throttle body by a pin. See >> http://www.altavistaaudio.com/Westy/crusing.html...
• Vacuum Advance Connection??
  Historical mailing list - David
  Thu, 4 May 2000 10:07:15 -0400
  ...Long story short only the connection facing away from the distributor is connected (to the throttle body). The connection facing the distributor is left...
• Re: Need Help with Engine Speed Wildly Surging at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:13:59 -0500
  since the idle speed screw has little effect, trouble may be significant vacuum leak, perhaps at the throttle body/intake manifold interface.
• Re: Quick throttle body re-bush
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 08:39:09 -0700
  ...The throttle body material, some sort of aluminum alloy which does not turn a very nicely at all, probably rubbed the shaft worse than...
• Sticky throttle cable follow-up: Cause found
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:54:16 -0800
  ...I found the throttle cable, where it goes around the plastic guide "cam" on the throttle body shaft, that cable had a couple of...
• Re: Throttle Switch Thrombosis
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 24 Nov 1995 15:26:37 CST6CDT
  ...also cleaned carbon out of the throttle body and re-set the basic throttle valve position. it is actually an easy job to get...
• Re: My poor MPG, compression tests results
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:24:14 -0400
  Best way I know of to find leaks is to hook your compressor hose up to the throttle body inlet (I used the type...
• Re: Idle at start problem
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 12:11:46 -0400
  ...Any ideas? ...snip I'm betting on a bad throttle position switch. This is a little switch underneath the throttle body that tells the...
• Re: Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:50:13 -0800
  ...inspect in the rear at the throttle body, see if it's broken there. drop the spare tire holder, remove the black plastic cover...
• Really obscure part needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 10:07:23 -0700
  ...end of the throttle control rod after it passes through the barrel at the at the lever on the throttle body. ETKA says 010...
• Re: High idle
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:23:34 -0700
  Throttle cable / pedal / stuck-sticky butterfly on Throttle body. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 19, 2016, at 4:18 PM, Grant Johnson <smiley...
• Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:14:49 -0700
  ...An intro and Throttle Body leak question | | | | Hi- |I've been a lurker here for a while, I thought i would introduce myself and...
• Re: Quick throttle body re-bush
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:07:43 -0600
  ...The throttle body material, some sort of aluminum alloy which does not turn a very nicely at all, probably rubbed the shaft worse than...
• Re: is big throttle spring needed 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:54:27 -0400
  Hi Spencer, Can you describe for me witch spring you are missing? On the throttle body there are two springs, the round one that...
• Re: More throttle switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 13:35:34 -0700
  ...More throttle switch questions > Hey volks, > I've got the throttle body out and I can see the switch after popping > off the plastic...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:57:59 -0500
  ...Problem is, I can't find it! I see NO electrical connections anywhere near the throttle body nor do I see the adjustment plate...
• 2.1 parts on e-bay
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 05:30:38 -0700
  Throttle body, intake bellows, idle stabilization valve & spring. All from an '87 2.1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290011712875...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 00:45:20 -0700
  ...Throttle body question-Throttle switch! No, seems I was right the first time. Checked the website, says it works on all wbx from 85...
• Throttle cable for 1.9 auto 85 with Mcquiver story bonus
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:37:26 -0800
  So a few weeks back i posted some pics of a worn 85 throttle body then I posted pic's of a really great...
• Re: minor idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 20:10:04 -0700
  ...For my throttle body, a gap of 0.178mm did the trick. If you get the gap too large, gas mileage will suffer noticeably...
• ARRGHHH ... not the Throttle Postion Switch after all !
  Historical mailing list - MMunn
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:57:11 -0800
  ...After removing, cleaning, testing, adjusting and replacing the throttle body assembly ..... I'm still stuck with hesitation. The stalling seems to have gone away...
• Re: 2.1 Throttle Switch Assmebly on 1.9 with later style switch?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 May 2016 10:12:35 -0400
  ...Can the Digifant 2.1 throttle switch assembly be used on the 1.9 throttle body with later style switch? I've read of...
• Re: disconnecting throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 14:11:13 -0500
  ...This is all right on top of the throttle body area. If you don't get it I can look it up in my...
• Re: throttle position sensor was-bucking in parking lots
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:38:34 -0500
  ...Should I still remove my throttle body and check my switch with this symptom? Thanks list. David Clarkson 90 Westy 266K -----Original Message----- From...
• idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:01:12 -0400
  ...surging idle, throttle body tight and returns to stop every time. switch ok and working. all idle booster and cold start valves have the...
• Lost the Idle adjust screw! ('84)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 12 May 1997 21:21:14 -0400
  ...manual) So, does anyone have an idle screw, or a damaged throttle body kicking around? I'm going to try the dealer tomorrow, but...
• Re: High Idle, Setting the timing
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 21:35:25 EST
  I fixed my idle problem on my 87 Syncro by cleaning out the idle stabilizer valve with a throttle body cleaning spray. -Loretta 87...
• Throttle body repair..
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:07:27 -0400
  Found these TB shaft repair tool : http://www.supercooltools.com/html/catalog.html Any comments as to their usefulness on our machines? ie bushing...
• Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:05:12 -0400
  ...VIN is WV2ZB0258FH068651 I finally identified the right connector for the throttle body switch. Turns out I have the "combined switch" arrangement found in...
• Re: 85 Digijet throttle switches -- information please
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:09:06 -0500
  ...On my van the throttle position switch had more or less fused to the throttle body so I removed the throttle body and spent...
• Throttle tension spring... Purpose?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 4 May 2013 14:37:02 -0400
  ...I've cleaned the throttle body and lubed the return spring. Do I need a shorter spring? I'd like to understand what that...
• Re: Intermittent high idle - able to make "go low"
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:48:57 -0400
  ...On the 2.1l the closed-throttle switch will affect idle, but probably not to the extent of 1800 rpm. If the throttle body...
• Re: Rough running till warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:10:20 -0400
  ...Why would that be the case? Isn't the idle screw simply an air bypass in the throttle body? How does changing the small...
• Re: How long does it take your Vanagon to warm up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 May 2005 10:14:50 -0400
  ...I am thinking of buying a good working throttle body > with an > untampered with switch intact to see if this will remedy the problem...
• Vacuum hose & throttle assembly
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:28:24 -0800
  ...This weekend I noticed that there are 2 vacuum hose connections to the throttle body--one in front and one in back. The back...
• CV grease
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 21:04:48 -0800
  ...Will > replace. > > So, for the throttle body - does anyone have a 1.9 throttle in good > condition, or know of one in a VA...
• Re: How do you hold throttle while purging coolant ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 13:49:00 -0600
  ...cable broke about 3 blocks from home, I stuck a nickel between the adjusting screw and the stop on the throttle body. Larry A.