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• Audiovox cruise control/Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 27 May 2010 21:46:02 -0800
  ...I have an EJ22 Subaru engine in my automatic, 89 vanagon. I am using Audiovox CSS -- 100. I have some questions about the hookup...
• Re: Easier battery jumping?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 17:53:51 -0600
  ...put voltage spikes into the system that will effect the engine control unit (computer). the warning is all over certain bosch and vw manuals...
• Re: New to water cooled, temp questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:47:05 -0500
  ...heater unit under the rear seat, I notice that there is a valve that controls water to this unit. For the engine to run...
• '90 Vanagon runs rough/rich when warm
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 05:55:17 -0700
  ...He has checked the engine ground, the wiring, changed the o2 sensor, checked air control unit, changed the temp sensor, even tried a different...
• Real Block heater for Frost-plug-Challenged Westies!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 00:53:09 -0600
  ...Both units are thermostatically controlled; 7. Both units cost $69.00 CDN, if memory is correct. Now, I almost bought one, untill I started...
• Re: Cold weather issue - super high idle
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:30:54 -0500
  Eric, are you sure the GoWesty EFI uses the same idle control unit as a Digitant FI Vanagon? I thought they replaced everything. Ken...
• Re: gizmos/toys for the trip
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Aug 94 11:16:17 EDT
  ...5 >gallon unit (and I assume all their units) has an on/off >push/pull action, so that the flow is controlled at the...
• Re: ebay parts picture question
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 21 May 2002 10:45:30 -0700
  That is the Ignition Control Unit for the 1.9 L (and tiico!) engines... very expensive new. matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:59:13 +0000
  I'd add the pedal switches for the cruise control unit. -------------- Original message -------------- From: joel walker <uncajoel@BELLSOUTH.NET> > ok, anybody else working on...
• Re: TII conversion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 17:23:37 EDT
  ...kit-supplied motronic unit with a full component set from a donor car (probably approaches the cost of the engine in a recycling yard...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:28:00 -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: High idle w. A/C on... please help
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:15:40 -0700
  ...control unit so the idle >>>> control unit will know to increase the idle speed so the A/C doesn't >>>> stall the engine. I...
• How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:33:08 -0800
  ...Looking at my Vanagon Bentley, I see B+ from alternator going to the Digifant control unit relay, then off to the Digifant ECU. Seems...
• VW diesel no-starts
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 19:41:43 -0500
  ...When the engine is shut off, the engine coolant will correspond very closely to the temperature of the combustion chamber walls, so that is...
• Re: Rough Idle on 84 Vanagon 1.9L - Help
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 18 May 2002 20:24:01 -0400
  ...hall control unit. My understanding is > that this and the idle stabilizer are the only things that set timing, based > on engine speed as...
• Re: WTB: bad Idle Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 06:07:57 EDT
  ...Looking for a couple BROKEN idle control modules for a reverse engineering project. Investigating the feasibility of replacing it with a simple microcontroller based...
• Re: Add on A/C BTU Requirements 82 Diesel Westy: Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 23:16:36 -0800
  ...I used the overhead stock interior control panel and evaporator from a junked vanagon. I purchased a 2-fan condenser unit and mounted it...
• oil pressure light problem
  Historical mailing list - william urban
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 21:23:56 -0500
  ...I swapped out the dynamic oil pressure control unit behind the speedometer with one out of a '91 fox but that didn't help...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:38:19 +0000
  ...Idle Control May be cleaning the Idle Control Valve (ICV)? Take it out, spray the inside with a CRC AFM cleaner, let it soak...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:29:33 +0000
  ...I also checked the 2 Digifant 1 Corrado engines that are here at the shop and they are 2 wire units. I then looked...
• Re: Add on A/C BTU Requirements 82 Diesel Westy: Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 11:20:35 -0800
  ...I used the overhead stock interior control panel and evaporator from a junked vanagon. I purchased a 2-fan condenser unit and mounted it...
• Re: High idle w. A/C on... please help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:18:54 -0700
  ...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: Temp I & Temp II Sensors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 04:42:46 -0500
  ...two >sensors...which controls what? Temp I measures the air temp just ahead of the AFM -- Temp II measures the engine temp. Temp I...
• Re: Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:23:10 -0400
  ...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: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:55:29 -0400
  ...I checked the idle stabilizer control unit sprayed all the contacts and cleaned them. No change,so that seems good. New fuel filter also...
• Re: Nagging Gremlins: Temp gauge, Window washer, stumble, arm rest, Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 19:08:52 -0700
  ...In the main relay panel of both, in relay socket #3 is a coolant level warning control unit. This relay will have a large...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 09:34:19 -0800
  May be cleaning the Idle Control Valve (ICV)? Take it out, spray the inside with a CRC AFM cleaner, let it soak for a...
• Re: Factory cruise control
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 13:03:35 -0700
  ...toying with the idea of building a combination trip computer/cruise control unit (like the old Zemco's from the '80s), and from what...
• weird happenings II
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 8 May 1996 14:42:57 -0400
  ...I don't know how well shielded the early control units were against that kind of thing. If this dump truck driver had his...
• Re: Why am I stalling?
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sat, 13 Sep 1997 23:48:38 -0700
  ...to keep your engine running. If this sensor is working as intended, check your idle stabilizer and its related control unit. Based on your...
• Re: mystery parts again
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:07:14 -0700
  ...Note that I have a 1983 van and there appears to be a different (and more expensive) idle stabilizer control unit in 1986 and...
• Re: No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 19:45:35 -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...
• Any European Vanagonauts on this list?...
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:55:40 +0300
  If so, I need your help in analyzing the idle stabilization units of the various engines, especially the 2.1L. Take a look at...
• Early Engine Governors Figgered Out
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 07:37:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...the engine governors in Chem Dip after taking them apart, and cleanep 'em off last night to have a gander. The units in question...
• Re: Vacuum Canisters (was: cruise controll)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 19:23:41 EDT
  ...The unite I did put in my 87 syncro was the Audiovox brand with all the features you mentioned. Good thing huh!. I didn...
• Re: Idle stabilizer for 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 23:41:20 +0000
  ...1l both functions are taken care of by the Idle Control Unit which controls the Idle Stabilizer Valve which takes care of all idle...
• Re: Van dies when cold
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:15:22 -0700
  ...Finally I > figured that it had to be > > the idle stabilizer control unit. We replaced it > with a known good > > control unit. I have...
• Re: New symptoms (still not running right)
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:26:05 -0400
  I've never experienced this kind of problem, but I would start by testing the Hall sender and Hall control unit per Bentley. That...
• Re: ICU issue?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 18 Aug 2024 08:32:11 -0400
  ...Restart and same pattern occurs. >> >> I reseated all the connections in engine bay, still same symptom. Disconnecting the idle control unit removed a the...
• Re: idea?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:16:03 -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: your opinion please - part 2
  Historical mailing list - Wendell Hovey
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 07:52:19 -0600
  ...It has the electronics and sensors so that if engine rpm and wheel rpm get out of sync, the control cuts out. If clutch...
• vw recalls for vanagons, campers, and syncros
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Apr 94 22:26:57 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: Hall sending unit/other electrical??? ('91)
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 16:40:54 -0400
  ...engine would crank about twice as long as normal >before starting. My mechanic had found that the voltage in the Hall >sending unit was...
• Re: [T2] Putting FI on carburated ACVW
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:12:18 -0500
  The best way is to get the complete wireloom (engine compartment) FI Control Head, Double relay, Resistor unit its pretty much very simple if...
• Re: Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:01:44 -0700
  "brain" = the idle control unit? It's just a plastic cover. What I found tricky with that part, is actually getting connector off. The...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 07:13:30 -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: Idle Air Control Valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 11 Mar 2017 00:51:36 -0500
  ...unplugging the control valve. That sets the basic idle speed. And of course there's no pump involved other than the engine itself. Yrs...
• Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:52:53 -0500
  ...88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes Most likely you have a bad isle speed control unit. I have also see a bad...
• Re: sources for idle control value
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:21:27 +0100
  ...More often than not the problem lies behind the right rear taillight in the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit which probably has a burned out...
• Re: idea?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 23:07:05 -0400
  ...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: Fw: HELP!
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 22:30:20 -0800
  ...Hall Sender checked out fine. > Told the Idle Speed Control Unit needed to be replaced. > Action taken: > Replaced Idle Speed Control Unit > > After driving...
• Re: 87 Lack of power
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:05:40 -0800
  ...AFC is, I believe, air flow control(?). It is the type of fuel injection system used in the Vanagon engines. > 2. This "TempII" sensor...
• Re: Westy wants to cruise, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:30:25 -0400
  Not only can you blow up the cruise control unit, after it shorts out you can also blow up your ECU. Just add the...
• Re: What causes the ignition switch to get hot?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:06:55 -0800
  ...located in southern Oregon. $ 170 for the whole heater system - , wires, fuel pumps, control unit, sheet metal cover that goes under it , rear blower...
• Re: 86 Vanagon GL Oil pressure warning
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 13:38:02 -0700
  ...The other part of the system that is prone to failure is the buzzer control unit - this is a piece of printed circuit board...
• Re: brain board needed for 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 07:50:30 +0000
  ...it was the control unit. You could tap on the box (or jiggle it when > unmounted but connected) and the engine would stop. The...
• Re: Billy's in the hospital
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 08:33:34 -0700
  ...This unit connects to the other idle control unit, the cylindrical valve on top of the engine (mine is an '87, I think digifant...
• Re: VW T3 On-Board Computer?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 6 Nov 2018 19:10:21 -0800
  ...The USB > >> socket must not be used to power other USB devices. > >> > >> Can the BORCO display data from an engine control unit? > >> > >> No, the...
• Bucking questions
  Historical mailing list - Helga Wasserboxer
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 00:21:41 -0500
  ...wiring harness - 22 microfarad thingy in the AFM - new idle stabilizer control unit (I had really bad idle) Any idea's would be hugely...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Power door locks
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 13:56:04 -0700
  ...a >keyless entry unit that locks/unlocks, starts the engine, pops the trunk >(probably not a Vanagon though), and remote control the windows. > >Their...