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• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:06:38 -0700
  ...That being said, with the engine warmed up, you can remove the idle control module, or simply disconnect the idle control valve (assuming it...
• '83 vanagon: shot control module?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Aug 1994 14:35:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Before it died, it was loosing power when accelerating, which leads me to believe that the control module is the culprit. (now the engine...
• Re: Some (Simple!) Diesel Question to do with Glow Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 06:10:03 -0700
  ...The dash lamp is controlled by the glow plug control module. I can't remember which wire it is off the top of my...
• Re: '83 vanagon: shot control module?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Aug 94 15:05:27 EDT
  By control module do you mean the igniter or the computer module? I have been told that the igniter either works or it doesn...
• Re: Idle control system
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 15:47:20 -0400
  ...control module. According to the graph, 250 ohms would indicate 100 Celsius, which is hotter than I expected for a merely warm engine, but...
• Engine dieing after coasting.. solved! Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 29 Sep 2018 09:37:23 -0700
  ...faulty idle control module...a part I didn't know existed. .Then I found one in my spares...labled "ignition control module".. Stuck that...
• Re: Mystery Box
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 16:45:59 -0600
  ...Westy Sure looks like the control module for the Cruise control servo that you found in the engine compartment. Great web-site. Larry A.
• Re: Engine Control Module Wiring Diagram and Electrical System schematic
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 09:17:03 -0500
  ...Engine Control Module Wiring Diagram and Electrical System schematic Hi All, Happy New Year!! I'm ready to get started on rewiring my Vanagon...
• Re: Idle control system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 21:20:33 -0400
  ...control module. According to the graph, 250 ohms would indicate 100 Celsius, which is hotter than I expected for a merely warm engine, but...
• WTB: bad Idle Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:35:27 -0700
  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: waterboxer overhaul
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 19:24:38 -0400
  Bj�rn Ratjen wrote: > > > >2) The Digifant control module would need special information like a > >"MAP" sensor to accurately fuel a turbo-charged engine...
• Re: No fast idle when cold -- '84 Vanagon with 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:40:00 +0000
  The 1.9 does not have a mechanical idle control valve like the 2.1.  There is an electrical control module and also the...
• 2.1 High idle/stumbling when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:00:40 -0500
  ...Both he and I have tried various combinations of other AFMs and idle control modules, and he thought he finally had it fixed with...
• Idle control system
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 05:41:43 -0400
  ...Plus, it's new. (B) Bad idle control module. But: it was just repaired, and supposedly tested OK by Module Master. It does put...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:32:53 -0700
  ...Or with a Subaru engine. You've eliminated the most common problem, the idle control module. That was one of my problems. Then I...
• Re: more dumb questions
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:35:13 -0500
  ...The ignition control module is on the left hand (drivers side) of engine compartment just ahead of the idle stabilizer and the coil. It...
• Eurovan parts needed
  Historical mailing list - gary meek
  Wed, 10 May 2000 09:37:04 -0600
  Looking for Eurovan (gas engine) parts as follows: Air conditioning condenser. Engine control module (computer) working or not. Please email me directly, as I...
• Re: Idle control system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 06:14:26 -0400
  ...Plus, it's new. (B) Bad idle control module. But: it was just repaired, and supposedly tested OK by Module Master. It does put...
• Rain and bad idle / no start
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:57:13 -0800
  ...The TPS clicked as it should, but the idle control valve didn't buzz. Since I had a spare idle control module, I thought...
• Re: Engine dieing after coasting.. solved! Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 29 Sep 2018 13:17:41 -0400
  ...faulty idle control module...a part > I didn't know existed. > .Then I found one in my spares...labled "ignition control module".. > Stuck that...
• Re: Mystery Box
  Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 00:47:34 -0800
  ...Westy > > Sure looks like the control module for the Cruise control servo that you > found > in the engine compartment. > Great web-site. > > Larry A...
• Re: WTB: bad Idle Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:35:01 -0500
  jbange wrote: > Looking for a couple BROKEN idle control modules for a reverse > engineering > project. Investigating the feasibility of replacing it with a simple...
• Re: Idle control system
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:22:00 -0700
  ...Plus, it's new. > (B) Bad idle control module. But: it was just repaired, and supposedly tested OK by Module Master. It does put...
• Getting a handle on Idle problems...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 23:11:02 EDT
  ...Throttle switch: -When throttle is closed it turns control of the idle over to the idle control module from the ECU. O2 Sensor: -gives...
• Re: Rain and bad idle / no start
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:42:22 -0700
  ...The TPS clicked as it > should, but the idle control valve didn't buzz. > > Since I had a spare idle control module, I thought...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:49:07 -0800
  ...Vanagon Digifant is not alone in using an ICU as a separate module to control the idle air valve. Other European brands of similar...
• Is the Idle control module adjustable or is it just bad?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 08:35:36 -0500
  ...Does anyone have a good KNOWN working idle control module for sale, OR Does anyone in the Raleigh, NC area have one to test...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:46:53 -0500
  ...Or with a > Subaru engine. > > You've eliminated the most common problem, the idle control module. That > was one of my problems. Then I...
• Re: Idle control system
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 2 Aug 2012 11:10:15 -0700
  ...So > far, though, I'm unsure where the problem lies, since most of the > components involved (including the usual culprits - the idle control > module...
• Re: Engine idles from 800 to 3000
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 23:35:33 +0000
  ...be. > >Tim My guess - either a sticky idle control valve or a dodgy idle control module. Possibly even a broken throttle valve ... Pete C...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 May 2000 12:35:26 -0400
  At 12:06 5/14/2000, Tom and Dana Cates wrote: >But there is no control module. Just a Pertronix, a coil and the...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:57:11 -0800
  ...with ABA 2.0 > engine...........on the HO2S ( heated oxygen sensor ) Control Module, > there is a wire from that module to the ECU. > So...
• =?UTF-8?Q?When_you_try_to_cram_an_=c2=b402_Audi_A6_into_the_Vanagon?= =?UTF-8?Q?=c2=b4s_fusebox?=
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:38:34 +0200
  ...Not on picture, but still in/under dash: -Control module for automated headlamp leveling (manual leveling is required in Germany, automated for convenience or...
• Idle hunting problem, 85 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 00:05:37 -0500
  ...I've bypassed the idle control module and the problem should have just dissapeared right? Wrong. Still happens. Any thoughts? The following are new...
• Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] weird engine behavior, stops on downhill coasting, diagnostic help?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 15 Sep 2018 20:06:57 -0700
  ...I think Stuart hit it (fingers crossed) with the idle control module. Swapped in one I found in the box with me spare ECU...
• Re: I've seen the Tii conversion completed
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 12:02:37 -0700
  ...The SA vans didn't use digifantand had that little 7 pin 'ignition control module' that you find on the earlier pre 93 (and...
• Re: Westy wants to cruise, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:30:25 -0400
  ...pickup sensing, but did some of the old cruise control kits come with electronics modules that were "Specific" to either an automatic transmission or...
• Re: Hysterical thermal gauge.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 10:56:39 -0400
  ...bad gauge, doesn't affect the needle, although a bad control module could . Test the temp sender (single wire, on the thermostat housing) by...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:01:46 -0700
  ...I wonder if this module controls the heater circuit under certain conditions. i.e. extended periods of idle on a cold day? Neil. On...
• Re: Update, including rear wiper controller
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 21 Mar 2020 10:11:37 -0700
  ...So I pulled the module, > cleaned contacts with de-oxit, re seated module , and surprise surprise , > rear wiper works smartly and snappily. Easy win...
• Re: ISV troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:57:38 +0000
  ...engine at idle - is this switch sending a high load signal (shorted closed)at all times? 2) The idle stabilization control module controls the...
• Re: Rain and bad idle / no start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:11:50 -0800
  ...The TPS clicked as it > should, but the idle control valve didn't buzz. > > Since I had a spare idle control module, I thought...
• Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Steven Mills
  Sat, 16 May 2020 23:21:09 -0500
  ...Idle control valve does not vibrate/hum but will open/close on bench test. idle Control Module and valve has been changed out with...
• Engine Control Module Wiring Diagram and Electrical System schematic
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:42:17 -0800
  Hi All, Happy New Year!! I'm ready to get started on rewiring my Vanagon GL Syncro after the engine fire on 12/16...
• Re: Air vs. Water - pro's and con's
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 21:48:38 -0400
  ...The majority of all vehicle engine control modules are concealed in tight, cramped hiding places, so the 2.1L Vanagon Digifant control module lives...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:25:37 -0500
  ...engine shutdown. The functions of the aux air regulator, solenoid idle valves and idle stab module are combined in the full-fledged idle control...
• Re: Water level/temp warning flasher
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 09:08:37 -0400
  There is a control module (labelled 43) up under the dash forward of the fuse panel. Hard to get to with the dash on...
• Re: Re- Cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  8 Oct 1996 21:46:13 -0700
  ...electronic stuff, ya know, like radios, cd players, electronic ignition modules, engine control modules, or anything potentially [sorry, couldn't resist the puns :-) ] else...
• Idle stablilizer system testing
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 04:34:57 -0500
  ...control module is > > just faulty. If you > > haven't already done so remove the R/R tail light > > and pull the idle > > stabilization module...
• high idle/idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John Silverman
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 20:14:33 -0600
  ...an idle stabilizer control valve (which I think is the valve on top of the engine) versus the control module (behind the right tail...
• Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] weird engine behavior, stops on downhill coasting, diagnostic help?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 15 Sep 2018 22:56:18 -0700
  ...It’s an external computer that was integrated into later year Digifant ECUs for other VW engines. It controls every aspect of closed throttle...
• Re: mechanical speaking what triggers the LED?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 16:50:55 -0700
  ...As far as I know, the blinking light is controlled by that 'module' you mention. If you removed it from the equation by unplugging...
• Vacuum leak sources
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 16 May 2000 10:33:59 EDT
  ...the engine could build. The following the effects: 1) The cold idle cut off returned (I had replaced the idle control module, $175, my...
• Re: Idle Stabilization parts Costs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:47:00 -0500
  ...the control module as unique to the T3. Does your valve have two large nipples at right angles? What year is the engine? Yrs...
• Re: FW: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 17:45:51 -0700
  ...I'd have to look at my Digifant pro manual, but IIRC, there is an electrical connection between the TPS and ISV module (in...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:51:28 -0800
  ...with ABA 2.0 > > engine...........on the HO2S ( heated oxygen sensor ) Control Module, > > there is a wire from that module to the ECU. > > So...
• Re: Idling problem at certain RPM in '84 --> Computer?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 13:50:48 -0400
  ...the > engine's computer, which would cost $700 to replace. > > Thanks. > > Justin Hi Justin, I think that replacing the Digijet Control Module might be...
• Re: Blinking coolant light, again
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 May 2001 11:12:25 -0400
  ...engine, and the light keeps on blinking, then either you have an open wire or the gauge is bad or the control module is...
• Re: JUICE BOX
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 22:32:12 -0800
  ...in the Vanagon world know about this item: > > Juice box Power Control Module > > This item is sold on eBay and claims to > > increase horsepower...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - john
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 11:58:04 -0400
  Won't the same symptoms occur if the ignition control module has failed? John On Wed, 2016-03-30 at 19:55 -0400, Wrenold...