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• Re: What should I be looking at next?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:41:04 -0700
  ...Vehicle Main Group Subgroup Part Type Details Vanagon (2.1 Liter) (1986 - 1992) Engine Fuel Injection Idle Control Unit Idle Control Control Unit Vanagon...
• Vanted: 1988 ECU (Engine Control Unit)
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 20:19:53 EDT
  Does anyone have an ECU (Engine Control Unit) for a 88 vangon (2.1L engine)? Erik ErikValeur@AOL.com 978-921-0656
• Re: Help - engine won't idle
  Historical mailing list - paul banks
  Sat, 1 May 1999 13:22:45 -0400
  ...the engine started and idled perfectly! Could I be so lucky that the only problem was a bad connection on the control unit? OR...
• Re: RPM question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:21:35 -0500
  ...The fuel injection control unit will limit engine speed to 5,400 RPM. If the engine speed increases above 5,400 RPM, the injection...
• Need help to determine type of Hall control unit
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 19:52:59 -0400
  ...The unit currently installed has no numbers on it. The Bentley says that "Two different types of Hall control units can be installed." (Fairchild...
• Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 13:30:40 -0800
  I recently received an ISV control unit (1986 and later) for disassembly (among other things). Thank you Mike!!! This research confirms several hunches that...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 14:42:03 -0800
  ...Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering >I recently received an ISV control unit (1986 and later) for disassembly > (among other things). Thank you Mike...
• Re: Throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 11:29:12 +0200
  ...1) Idling control unit (behind right tail-light cluster 2) idle valve (sits right on top of engine). Try removing your control unit. You...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 15:22:28 -0600
  ...I have two vans with stock 2.1L WBX engines, and the Idle Control doesn't work on either one of them. They run...
• Re: 87 Vanagon GL 3000+ RPM idle - SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:45:14 EDT
  ...Idle Stabilizer Control unit that the engine is no longer at idle. After the throttle is engaged control of the engine switches to the...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 11:17:59 -0800
  ...New Knock Control Unit >> New Knock Sensor >> Vehicle Connections and Fuses >> Coolant Temp Connector [Uses Original Coolant Sender] >> Engine Position Unit [Replaces Distributor] >> Fuel...
• Re: Idle control unit
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 13 May 2012 00:27:53 -0700
  ...Move the ISV control unit to a spot on engine bay? The wiring harness to it is long enough. Maybe put it in a...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part IV
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:38:45 -0500
  ...remove idle stabilization control unit. Connect US 1115 L.E.D. tester to terminsals 5 and 15 of connector plug. Start engine and turn...
• Re: Idle control unit
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 13 May 2012 08:40:22 -0400
  ...other corrosion resistant metal? > Or..... > > Move the ISV control unit to a spot on engine bay? The wiring harness to it > is long enough...
• 80 Westfalia probs.
  Historical mailing list - Marc Edwards
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 16:28:30 -0700
  ...looking at inside my engine compartment. There are, supposedly, 2 wiring harnesses. 1 from the Fuel Injection Control Unit which connects to injectors...etc...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part III
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:21:58 -0500
  ...tester between terminals 2 and 5 of connector plug for stabilization control unit. Start engine and switch A/C on and off. L.E...
• Battery Leakage
  Historical mailing list - Sylvie Scott
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 23:12:33 -0500
  ...Starter turns but voltage to distributor sender unit is too low (8V when minimum is 10V), outcome is no fuel, no spark from control...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part II
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:38:54 -0500
  ...6 of connector plug for idle stabilization control unit and set to 2 volt range. Run engine at idle. Reding should be 0.0...
• More progress in idle problem and a question
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:30:05 EDT
  ...How do I determine if the idle valve is at fault or the control unit is at fault? How much air pressure should the...
• Re: Idle control issue
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 09:25:31 -0700
  The idle control unit in the passenger side area in front of the tail light can get exposed to moisture and dust. On my...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 14:20:43 -0500
  ...New Knock Control Unit >> New Knock Sensor >> Vehicle Connections and Fuses >> Coolant Temp Connector [Uses Original Coolant Sender] >> Engine Position Unit [Replaces Distributor] >> Fuel...
• Re: runs rough in rain
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 13:59:06 +0200
  ...which I remember >had a separate idle stabilizer control unit mounted on the firewall with two >plugs in the bottom that one was suppose...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:10:04 -0600
  ...valve, control unit or both? > Germain, Chad, > > there are probably many causes for this idel instability. Here two of my > recent encounters: > > a) Engine...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:34:36 -0800
  ...I have two vans with stock > 2.1L WBX engines, and the Idle Control doesn't work on either one of > them. They run...
• Re: help me stop the oil light from blinking!
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 08:23:20 +0300
  ...There is a control unit mounted in the speedometer and it also senses engine RPM. THe control unit looks for system pressure from sensor...
• Re: HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
  Historical mailing list - Wendell Hovey
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:07:45 -0600
  ...It then disengages the speed control device. Wendell "Michael A. Radtke" wrote: > Eric, > > Thanks for the detailed HOWTO. > > I installed a similar unit a...
• Re: VW approved engine conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 12 May 1999 19:03:37 -0600
  ...Engine Management" (http://www.rb.com/bosch/gfib/gfib.htm), "In simple terms, Motronic is an engine-management system with a single control unit...
• Re: cruise control
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 15:36:46 -0500
  ...top of the engine. It's a cone shaped rubber unit that had developed a leak and therefore the cruise control wouldn't work...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:45:10 -0400
  ...valve, control unit or both? > > >> Germain, Chad, >> >> there are probably many causes for this idel instability. Here two of my >> recent encounters: >> >> a) Engine...
• Re: need some ID on parts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 28 May 2003 16:38:18 -0400
  ...that the >engine transfer control unit? No -- but I don't actually understand what you mean by "engine transfer control unit" -- if you mean...
• Re: 84 westphalia
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 12:04:11 -0800
  Derek, sounds like either your "idle control valve" on top of the engine or your "idle stabilizer control unit". The valve on the engine...
• CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:07:52 -0800
  ...CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT..... HMM, NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE?, I HAVE INSTALLED HUNDREDS OF CRUISE CONTROLS IN VW VANAGONS OVER THE...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 15:30:58 -0800
  ...I could see no way that the > ECU or Hall Control Unit could tell it to turn off for a warm engine. I > suspect...
• Re: 87 Vanagon GL 3000+ RPM idle - SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:34:06 -0400
  ...Idle Stabilizer Control unit that the > engine is no longer at idle. After the throttle is engaged control of the > engine switches to the...
• Re: runs rough in rain
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:39:27 -0800
  ...The Digijet "idle stabilizer" controls the spark timing, while the DigiFant version controls the air-bypass valve. The idle stabilizer unit is the relay...
• Re: Vanagon trivia - name THAT part!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 20:58:28 -0700
  ...This is a European Syncro > DJ-code 112 hp liter engine with an O2 sensor and a Catalytic converter. > The Lambda Sensor Control Unit...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 11:45:01 -0600
  ...I could see no way that the ECU or Hall Control Unit could tell it to turn off for a warm engine. I suspect...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 11:00:03 -0600
  ...valve, control unit or both? > > > > > >> Germain, Chad, > >> > >> there are probably many causes for this idel instability. Here two of my > >> recent encounters: > >> > >> a) Engine...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 05:46:20 -0500
  ...valve, control unit or both? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Germain, Chad, >>>> >>>>there are probably many causes for this idel instability. Here two of >>>> >>>> >my > > >>>>recent encounters: >>>> >>>>a) Engine...
• Idle Control Valve '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 12:41:14 -0400
  ...Bentley says the idle control valve (sitting on top of the engine) should vibrate and hum during normal idle. My unit doesn't seem...
• Idle Stabilizer Unit Placement
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
  Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:15:02 -0700
  ...He wants to install an idle stabilizer control unit, but wants to know more specific placement than: ‘right side of engine’ So how/ where...
• Re: Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 10:53:42 -0400
  ...The unit I've got in my hand (the control unit itself) is part number > 251-907-393B. I think this unit is replaced...
• Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Specs
  Historical mailing list - William S. Brown Jr.
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:10:06 -0800
  ...inside of the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit? I have an 86 Vanagon with the 2.1 L engine. I have opened mine and found...
• Fwd: Idle Stabilizer Unit Placement
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
  Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:54:39 -0700
  ...He wants to install an idle stabilizer control unit, but wants to know more specific placement than: ‘right side of engine’ So how/ where...
• Re: Help - engine won't idle
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Sat, 1 May 1999 12:45:15 -0500
  ...problem was a bad connection on the control unit? OR, do you think the control unit is just failing intermittently and I will need...
• Re: Addendum: Boston Bob Big Valve Engine Update
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:15:53 -0700
  ...discussion about > re-engineering the Idle Stabilizer Control box (in front of the right > tail light) into a solid state unit less susceptable to...
• Re: cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 16:17:58 -0500
  ...top of the engine. It's a cone shaped rubber unit that had developed a leak and therefore the cruise control wouldn't work...
• FS: Control Unit and Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - James Adams
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 13:42:34 -0700
  I have recently had a TiiCo engine put into my 1990 Vanagon and now I have a control unit and wiring harness which were...
• Re: runs rough in rain
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:05:34 -0800
  ...stabilzer control unit mounted on the firewall with two plugs in the bottom that one was suppose to disconnect from the control unit and...
• Re: need some ID on parts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Wed, 28 May 2003 13:42:24 -0700
  ...that the > >engine transfer control unit? > > No -- but I don't actually understand what you mean > by "engine transfer > control unit" -- if you mean...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:10:31 -0800
  ...The control unit is hooked to the Hall sensor, and also the stabilizer valve. You can see the valve on the Digifant diagram on...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 14:04:32 -0800
  ...New Knock Control Unit >> New Knock Sensor Vehicle Connections and Fuses Coolant Temp Connector >> [Uses Original Coolant Sender] Engine Position Unit [Replaces >> Distributor] Fuel...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:58:29 -0500
  ...If YES: - replace the idle stabilizer control unit and proceed. If NO: - repair open circuit between terminal 1 of ignition coil and terminal 17...
• Re: Cruise control issues
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Thu, 21 May 2009 07:33:03 -0400
  I'd also check the 'throttle control element' which is the little cupcake size bellows unit that's located on top of the engine...
• Re: HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:38:21 -0700
  ...a) I connected the power to the unit from the control, and connected directly to the fused power source. This leaves the unit powered...
• Re: HELP Flashing red temp light!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:52:42 -0700
  ...There were 2 types of coolant level control unit used and the exact behavior of the LED depends on which type you have. The...
• Cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 03:44:07 EDT
  ...This can occur for a variety of reasons, but in this case, it was the Hall control unit. My engine management system is Digifant...
• Re: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 19:08:06 -0400
  ...There is a control unit mounted in the speedometer and it also senses engine RPM. THe control unit looks for system pressure from sensor...
• OEM vanagon cruise control system FS...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:20:52 EST
  ...pedal, vacuum hose, cruise control programmer behind glovebox and mounting plate, vacuum booster mounted to rear valence in engine compartment, etc.. id like to...
• idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:08:23 -0600
  ...Does this indicate a bad valve, control unit, or both? Aside from replacing with "known good parts", of which I have none at my...