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• Re: Lost power while driving, now no start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 20:17:58 -0400
  ...The ignition switch was replaced > >> a year ago. I'm leaning toward a bad ECU. Thoughts and guidance > >> would be very much appreciated. > >> > >> > >> Jimmy...
• Used Vanagon -second head gasket in 2 yrs.
  Historical mailing list - walter bahm
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:32:10 -0700
  ...the outside mirror (thanks list), replaced the ignition switch..the reverse switch...the fan switch..ignition wires, etc. The thing that now has me...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 06:56:54 -0800
  ...They also replaced the engine ground strap and > he recommended that I run a 6 ga wire from each head to the case, and...
• Re: Blinking oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 7 Dec 2020 09:20:36 -0800
  ...I’ve installed this kit on two vans with good results: > > https://www.vancafe.com/KT-9981901-p/kt-9981901.htm > > > > > > > > Stuart > > > > > > > > From: Dan...
• Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:15:39 -0700
  ...Is this > possible or am I looking at a new tank now? I pushed a wire up into > it about a foot and have...
• Re: Auto back up switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:26:48 -0800
  It's part of the ignition lock-out switch inside the shifter cover. Easy fix (the switch wiper wears out) and sometimes the switch...
• 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 14 May 2013 06:28:23 -0400
  ...1/16” diameter, 9 strand twisted into one cable, itty > bitty wire rope. Stranded wire comes in two configurations. 1x9 & 7x7 IIRC. > 1x9 is...
• Re: Brushes? Re: Hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:20:12 -0500
  ...I'm guessing that my >> remaining problem is the wire that controls the engagement of the solenoid >> switch. I guess it could also be...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 15:24:19 -0800
  ...One guy had >this > > huge butterfly shaped inductance sensor that couldn't pick out just the >one > > ignition wire that it was suppose to...
• Re: Installed new clutch, "used-in-good-condition,recently-rebuilt transmission, and, now, "no start."
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:38:43 -0500
  ...any components, I tagged all the wires and > > > connections. The > > > > battery is charged. to capacity. The ignition switch is > operating > > > as it > > > > has, previously...
• Re: Tools and spare parts
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:45:15 -0900
  ...and leather filter > 1 Fire etinguisher > 1 First-aid kit > Two rolls of wire netting 50-60cm wide and 6 metres long can > also...
• Re: Front Blinkers are super Dim
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:17:30 -0400
  ...I even made a "tool" composed of a bulb with 3 wires soldered to it with spades at the end to bypass the socket...
• Re: Fwd: Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 15:22:46 -0500
  ...that some folks might've soldered the Shoe Box > connector wires to > existing wires at ECU connector. But looking at this Digijet ECU image...
• Re: AFM SWITCH Re: FIRE!!! (True story from this morning)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 19:28:56 -0500
  ...The water pumpers used the ignition pulses to operate the pump. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: vanagon fire
  Historical mailing list - Art Jury
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 10:53:25 -0800
  ...I would put some relief around the wiring harness to make sure you dont break a wire on the back side. Make sure the...
• Re: Mechanical Lesson Learned On the Road (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 02:56:50 -0800
  ...BUT, and this is the first lesson, WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION SWITCH THE ALTERNATOR DASH LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AS IT...
• Re: Lost power while driving, now no start
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 15:22:57 -1000
  ...The ignition switch was replaced a year ago. I'm >>>> leaning toward a bad ECU. Thoughts and guidance would be very much >>>> appreciated. >>>> >>>> >>>> Jimmy...
• Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:26:50 -0600
  ...You might add a separate backup light like mine to your rear bumper - and wire through the new buss, with a rocker switch near...
• Re: Spring service LOONG (With list of grounds re corrosion)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 09:06:48 -0800
  ...hoses for cracks/vacuum leaks, put some hoses in > > > > conduits > > > > new ignition wires (Autobahn) > > > > new Bosch Platinums (WR7CP) spark plugs > > > > new distributor cap & rotor...
• Re: Installed new clutch, "used-in-good-condition,recently-rebuilt transmission, and, now, "no start."
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:19:50 -0500
  ...any components, I tagged all the wires and > > > connections. The > > > > battery is charged. to capacity. The ignition switch is > operating > > > as it > > > > has, previously...
• Re: Installed new clutch, "used-in-good-condition, recently-rebuilt transmission, and, now, "no start."
  Historical mailing list - Patrick K.
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 22:28:56 -0500
  ...Before >dismantling any components, I tagged all the wires and connections. The >battery is charged. to capacity. The ignition switch is operating as it...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 06:03:11 -0500
  ...It all depends on the relays and wires. You need > properly rated relays and wires to keep the 400 watts from burning > something. The...
• Re: vanagon fire
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 10:20:31 -0700
  ...Im sure Ill come up with something that > works, NASA let me wire and trouble shoot airplanes for 15 years. > Electrons I can chase...
• Behind light storage was:vanagon Digest - 20 Feb 2020 to 21 Feb 2020 (#2020-66)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 22 Feb 2020 10:01:19 -0500
  ...Spare parts could go in there too (ignition switch, spare fuel pump and filter, some wire.....). It's a big volume of unused space...
• Re: AC - Again! '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Jul 2016 10:12:26 -0400
  ...There are a number of kits (tools) and solvents available some priced as low as ~$40/gallon. You also need to consider the lubricant...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:27:26 -0600
  ...I can't tell you how well done it the kit is and how well it works. Solved my starter problems. If you have...
• Re: Weird going-ons!
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:30:38 -0400
  ...the actual wire terminal, or reading off the blades of the pressure switch itself. My first attempt I turned the ignition key to ON...
• GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Nov 2020 02:33:24 +0000
  ...The system does offer some nice features including CARB approval, coil on plug ignition, sequential injection, O2 sensor that works, Knock Sensor,OBD2 diagnostics...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 14 May 2013 07:57:12 -0400
  ...1/16� diameter, 9 strand twisted into one cable, itty >> bitty wire rope. Stranded wire comes in two configurations. 1x9 & 7x7 IIRC. >> 1x9 is...
• Re: Blinking oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 7 Dec 2020 22:20:13 -0500
  ...Anyway, a sensor is just a switch that is connected between its body and the terminal where the wire attaches. Find a way to...
• Auto back up switch
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:45:05 -0700
  ...I can't tell you how well > done it the kit is and how well it works. Solved my starter problems. If > you have...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:02:27 -0500
  ...The rotor on the distributor will point to the #2 spark plug wire. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:11:02 -0500
  ...If you only hear hissing from the breather, recheck after squirting some oil in the spark plug hole and cranking the engine (ignition and...
• Re: GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Fri, 6 Nov 2020 07:47:43 -0800
  ...The system does offer some nice features > including CARB approval, coil on plug ignition, sequential injection, O2 > sensor that works, Knock Sensor,OBD2 diagnostics...
• Re: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:33:04 -0500
  ...All ignition wires on Air Cooled should be copper core, even the coil wire, rotor arm brass tip should be about 3/8" wide...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:50:44 -0700
  ...Couldn't see that blocking air or propane and preventing ignition. I blew air though the propane pipe leading into the burn chanmber and...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 09:31:29 -0500
  ...They also replaced the engine ground > strap and he recommended that I run a 6 ga wire from each head to the > case, and...
• Re: GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - turbotransporter
  Fri, 6 Nov 2020 08:38:36 -0800
  ...The system does offer some nice features >> including CARB approval, coil on plug ignition, sequential injection, O2 >> sensor that works, Knock Sensor,OBD2 diagnostics...
• Re: Fwd: Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:39:08 -0400
  ...that some folks might've soldered the Shoe Box >>connector wires to >>existing wires at ECU connector. But looking at this Digijet ECU image...
• Re: Auto back up switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:29:01 -0800
  ...I can't tell you how > well done it the kit is and how well it works. Solved my starter > problems. If you have...
• Re: Water & Oil idiot lights fixed? Or at least getting better...
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:59:47 -0500
  Good news to report today! Bled the system with the "rear up" technique, changed some wire crimp connectors on the round (brown?) sensor at...
• Re: AC - Again! '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Jul 2016 10:53:37 -0500
  ...There are a number of kits (tools) and > solvents available some priced as low as ~$40/gallon. You also need to > consider the lubricant...
• Re: Well, selling the 71 bus
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Wed, 14 May 2008 07:22:25 -0700
  ...and throwout. > Upgraded SVDA distributor, new Bosch coil, new electronic ignition, new > wires, plugs. > Engine cooling flaps & thermostat tested and working, engine tin all...
• Re: Weird going-ons!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:45:08 -0400
  ...the actual wire > terminal, or reading off the blades of the pressure switch itself. > > My first attempt I turned the ignition key to ON...
• Another Trip to Belize
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:22:18 -0500
  ...along a new ignition switch if that was the culprit. It wound up being one of the two black wires that goes to the...
• Reply to: Re: My Own Private FAQ
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  02 Nov 96 10:14:12 EST
  ...Even here in Seattle it's hard to find a FLAPS that employs really knowledable people <<< >Would an electronic ignition set up smooth out...
• Mechanical Lesson Learned On the Road (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 6 Feb 2009 23:07:14 -0800
  ...BUT, and this is the first lesson, WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION SWITCH THE ALTERNATOR DASH LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AS IT...
• So whose souping up there van?? (LONG: but worth reading)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 01:08:04 -0700
  ...Ignition booster Added Beru Silverstone S7 sparkplugs -If you haven't heard of these, you need to, these are the best plug wires you...
• FS: CDN 91 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 18:40:15 -0800
  ...This is a "one wire engine", no Oxygen sensor, no Air-flow-meter, no ECU (computer), etc. to mess with. Cheaper low pressure fuel...
• Re: Front Blinkers are super Dim
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:55:00 -0700
  ...I even made a "tool" composed of a bulb with 3 wires soldered to it > with spades at the end to bypass the socket...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 17:29:47 -0800
  ...It all depends on the relays and wires. You need > properly rated relays and wires to keep the 400 watts from burning > something. The...
• Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:16:47 -0500
  ...The wires from your original switch will need to be soldered on tho, because the plug that the Jettas use projects too far into...
• Re: Newbie question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 05 May 95 08:35:56 CDT
  ...If you have an odd ignition key but everything else matches, what a Bummer! I don't know anything about changing the ignition switch...
• Re: Water & Oil idiot lights fixed? Or at least getting better...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:27:56 -0400
  ...What do you do about > wires that are cracking near the plastic connectors? I noticed that > several of my wires are becoming brittle and...
• Re: Front Blinkers are super Dim
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:01:45 -0400
  ...I even made a "tool" composed of a bulb with 3 wires soldered to it >> with spades at the end to bypass the socket...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 14 May 2013 12:20:41 -0400
  ...1/16” diameter, 9 strand twisted into one cable, itty >> bitty wire rope. Stranded wire comes in two configurations. 1x9 & 7x7 IIRC. >> 1x9 is...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 17:36:23 -0800
  ...It all depends on the relays and wires. You need > > properly rated relays and wires to keep the 400 watts from burning > > something. The...
• Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:34:29 -0600
  ...The wires from your original switch will > need to be soldered on tho, because the plug that the Jettas use projects > too far into...
• What not to do when rebuilting a starter.
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:38:41 -0700
  ...Doh, forgot the wire from the ignition switch. Back in the shade on the cheapskate creeper (cardboards). Finally wwrrrrrrr, dunk, dunk, dunk, du.... It...
• eurospec-tion
  Historical mailing list - ddawson
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 07:54:46 -0800
  ...The installer will need to cut two wires in your vehicle to allow for the bottle�s new location. There is a complete ignition...