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• Re: Advice on Spare 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 May 2010 10:42:54 -0700
  ...If there is a comparable ignition timing circuit in a 2.1 it would be in the ecu. the Idle Control Unit ...the vale...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:14:39 -0700
  When I hear 'ignition control unit' I think of this guy: http://members.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/Ign%20Mod.JPG I always carry a spare...
• Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 21:37:28 +0300
  Just wondering - what electronics do the hall sender and the ignition control unit contain? I want this info to be better able to diagnose...
• Re: WTB: Injector Driver Module
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:53:30 -0700
  ...The part number you refer > to is correctly called an Ignition Control Module - runs the Hall Unit > on the distributor. Fits 79 Cal Bus...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:00:04 -0400
  ...Was looking at "Hall control unit" P 28.28 Bentley, but wrote >the wrong thing. I would call that a wrong label. 97.55...
• Re: HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:38:21 -0700
  ...the unit from the control, and connected directly to the fused power source. This leaves the unit powered on any time the ignition is...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:26:17 -0400
  ...Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit >> > I don't know the WBX that well so was curious. Is this the Hall >> Sensor? >>Yup - the little...
• Re: HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
  Historical mailing list - Wendell Hovey
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:07:45 -0600
  ...the unit from the control, and > connected directly to the fused power source. This leaves the > unit powered on any time the ignition is...
• Re: Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 13:15:47 -0400
  ...The "transistorized > ignition control unit" in the ECU controls both the voltage and firing > of the coil. Hi Stuart, Thanx for the suggestion. It...
• No spark -- Ignition Control Unit?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 9 May 2007 10:34:17 -0400
  ...good per Bentley, and there's power to the Ignition Control unit (Hall control.) Still, there's no spark. The voltage test across the...
• Fuel Inj Testing
  Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
  Tue, 16 May 95 9:44:14 PDT
  ...I have checked the ohmmeter check at the control unit, good. I have hooked a test light to white wire of the ignition coil...
• '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:42:51 -0700
  ...I'm now pretty sure it's the ignition control unit. The thing is, BD lists 2 different part numbers (211905351 and 191905351), and...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 19:16:39 -0500
  ...into the ignition harness btw the distributor and the ignition controller (which the Digifant also does not have as a separate unit; it's...
• Re: idle control valve / idle stabilizer trouble shooting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:04:26 -0500
  ...Yes, it should "hum". >Is the idle stabilizer supposed to vibrate with ignition turned on? Mine >does If you mean idle stabilizer control unit...
• Re: RPM question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:21:35 -0500
  ...fuel injection control unit receives the engine speed signal from terminal 7 of the ignition control unit. The fuel injection control unit will limit...
• 80 Westfalia probs.
  Historical mailing list - Marc Edwards
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 16:28:30 -0700
  ...Now...according to the wonderful Bentley book, which has been nothing but inacccurate for me, it all begins at the ignition control unit. Fine...
• Pulsating Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:11:56 -0500
  ...ignition timing New airfilter Fuel pressure ok. Checked for false air leaks Control valve for idle stabilizer hums Replaced both temp sender units Air...
• Re: Emisson Control unit question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:53:31 -0700
  ...Turning on your ignition starts the fuel pump --- nothing to do > with the ECU (which, incidentally is Electronic Control Unit --- not > "Emission" ---- it's...
• Re: Emisson Control unit question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:04:25 -0400
  Hi Dave, Turning on your ignition starts the fuel pump --- nothing to do with the ECU (which, incidentally is Electronic Control Unit --- not "Emission...
• Re: VW approved engine conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 12 May 1999 19:03:37 -0600
  ...In simple terms, Motronic is an engine-management system with a single control unit for control of ignition timing as well as fuel injection."
• 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...
• Questions about Idle stabilization control units and ECU compatibilities
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:28:12 +0300
  ...Digijet ECU working with both old style (ignition timing modulation) and new (idle control valve modulating air supply) Idle stabilization control units. Also, I...
• 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...
• Battery Leakage
  Historical mailing list - Sylvie Scott
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 23:12:33 -0500
  ...Control unit wiring checked OK. Troubleshooting revealed a leakage of 30-40 mA from the battery with ignition switched off and all fuses removed...
• gremlins in ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:22:58 -0800
  Here is some info on my 80 vanagon ignition gremlin: 1) CA emisson controls so it has a halls control unit 2) It seems...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 11:45:01 -0600
  ...In addition to the wire from the idle stabilizer, the Hall Control Unit connector also has wires which connect to the ignition coil and...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:14:55 -0800
  ...into the ignition harness btw the > distributor and the ignition controller (which the Digifant also does not > have as a separate unit; it's...
• Re: Emisson Control unit question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:21:41 -0400
  ...Turning on your ignition starts the fuel pump --- nothing to > do > with the ECU (which, incidentally is Electronic Control Unit --- > not > "Emission" ---- it's...
• HELP 1985 Westy Losing Power
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Oct 1996 21:13:33 -0700
  ...Lost ignition in Arizona, replaced Hall sender in distributor and Hall generator (control unit) Power problem reapeared in Nevada running north on 95. Seems...
• Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
  Historical mailing list - "Charles Barnes (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Wed, 5 May 1999 12:58:55 -0400
  ...OK Ignition system ,hall generator,Idle stabilizer ,hall control unit , coil, wires, plugs, OK CLeaned all grounds on engine replacedfuel inj. ,control unit ,same...
• Digifant connector test results, Das Boot.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:19:35 -0600
  ...Battery OK Fuel pump and relay OK Idle stabilizer control unit OK My idle stabilizer control unit is known to be faulty. I have...
• Re: WTB: Injector Driver Module
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:06:50 -0700
  ...The part number you refer >> to is correctly called an Ignition Control Module - runs the Hall Unit >> on the distributor. Fits 79 Cal Bus...
• Re: Continuing Engine Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 11 May 1996 10:05:23 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Is this a problem? I don't appear to be seeing any other signs of ignition problems. I've swapped the Hall Control unit...
• Re: gremlins in ignition
  Historical mailing list
  15 Jan 97 07:54:23 PST
  ...info on my 80 vanagon ignition gremlin: 1) CA emisson controls so it has a halls control unit 2) It seems to die(ha...
• Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:45:19 -0700
  ...scott On 6/17/2012 11:37 AM, tinker man wrote: > Just wondering - what electronics do the hall sender and the ignition > control unit...
• Re: Emisson Control unit question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:33:48 -0400
  ...Thanks, Doug >Actually, turning on the ignition only starts the ECU. The ECU then runs >the pump for a few seconds to bring up...
• ECU Chip Upgrade and Digifant Tool
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 18:30:29 -1000
  ...what is coming from the Van So Control Unit goes out to wires -----> * Oxygen sensor * Ignition coil * Hall sender * Coolant temperature sensor * Fuel injectors...
• Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:06:01 -0700
  ...Just wondering - what electronics do the hall sender and the ignition > control unit contain? > I want this info to be better able to diagnose...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:12:35 -0800
  ...I'm now pretty > sure it's the ignition control unit. The thing is, BD lists 2 different > part numbers (211905351 and 191905351), and...
• Re: gremlins in ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:48:15 +0200
  ...info on my 80 vanagon ignition gremlin: 1) CA emisson controls so it has a halls control unit 2) It seems to die(ha...
• Re: need some ID on parts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 28 May 2003 16:38:18 -0400
  ...to test it ? That's the ignition control unit. It takes timing information from the idle stab unit which gets it from the distributor...
• Re: Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:29:47 -0700
  ...tester between terminals 5 > and 14 of idle stabilization control unit plug. L.E.D. tester should > come on when ignition is switched on...
• Idle Stabliser Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Ken Turner
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:58:15 +0200
  ...I see on the wiring diagram, that it lies between the Hall Sensor and the Transistorised Ignition Control Unit. Can it do anything at...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 13:54:43 -0500
  ...the Hall Control Unit >connector also has wires which connect to the ignition coil and the ECU. I >suspect this control unit functions much...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 15:30:58 -0800
  ...the Hall Control Unit > connector also has wires which connect to the ignition coil and the ECU. I > suspect this control unit functions much...
• Re: Idle Stabliser Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:22:47 -0800
  ...I see on the wiring diagram, that it lies between the Hall Sensor and > the Transistorised Ignition Control Unit. Can it do anything at...
• Re: sources for idle control value
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 23:02:33 -0500
  ...Another possible problem (and in my opinion, more likely) may also be the idle control stabilizer control unit. It is an electronic "box" located...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:20:16 -0800
  ...Was looking at "Hall control unit" P 28.28 Bentley, but wrote the wrong thing. Yes of course. Sender is on the distributor. Thanks...
• Re: need some ID on parts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Wed, 28 May 2003 13:42:24 -0700
  ...to test it ? > > That's the ignition control unit. It takes timing > information from the > idle stab unit which gets it from the distributor...
• 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: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:03:41 -0400
  ...This is the switching unit (Toyota calls them "igniters" which actually generates the primary spark impulse that drives the spark coil. It's screwed...
• Re: WTB: Injector Driver Module
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:23:27 -0700
  ...The part number you refer to is correctly called an Ignition Control Module - runs the Hall Unit on the distributor. Fits 79 Cal Bus...
• No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather
  Historical mailing list - john
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 21:34:12 -0400
  ...My second suspicion is that their is a problem with the ignition control unit. I replaced that unit in 2003 when I put in...
• Re: HELP 1985 Westy Losing Power
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 01:32:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Lost > ignition in Arizona, replaced Hall sender in distributor and Hall generator > (control unit) Power problem reapeared in Nevada running north on 95. Seems...
• Re: AFM???
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 07:55:26 -0800
  ...It meters/measures the amount of air being sucked into the ignition chambers.... sends the measurement to the ECU... Electronic Control Unit/computer that...
• Re: Switched power for vanagon radio--easy solution
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Denton
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 21:41:33 PDT
  ...bed and control the radio/tape/CD changer, changing from one mode to the other, controlling volume and turning the unit off all without...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:45:19 +0200
  On 9/17/07, Bob Donalds <donalds1@verizon.net> wrote: > >Yup, it added ignition control to the Digijet Fuel injection only. But > >why didn...
• Re: bucking, part deux RE:ECU/Correctiona and Clarification
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 11 May 1998 10:58:38 -0700
  ...the > > Electronic Ignition Control Module" on page 24 of the VW Catalog > 57J. > > The JCWhipme part is the ICU (Ignition Control Unit) not the...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 May 1999 11:34:36 -0400
  ...OK Ignition system >,hall generator,Idle stabilizer ,hall control unit , coil, >wires, plugs, OK CLeaned all grounds on engine replacedfuel >inj. ,control unit ,same...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:35:44 -0800
  ...it. "......   ....."Electronic Control Unit (or ECU) The Digifant electronic control unit incorporates all the functions of the fuel system and ignition system and provides...