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• Re: Running hot/No fan Running
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:02:48 EDT
  Easy check for this one is to unplug the plug on the thermo-time switch and jumper the connections together with a short piece...
• Re: Problem recreated under static environment (was more problems) (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:44:27 EDT
  ...Here's how the cold start valve/thermo time switch works: The thermo-time switch has a metal contact arm inside which is wrapped...
• Temp sender appearance...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 16:16:18 -0700
  ...one is the blue Thermo Time Switch for the FI, the other is black and is for the temp gauge. Each has a physically...
• Re: 82 AC Westy running troubles (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:35:06 -0700
  ...What temp do you mean when "cold?" The cold-start valve/thermo-time switch isn't used below 68 F. That is, above 68...
• To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 16:33:20 -0800
  ...I am to test the Thermo time switch. I can’t find instruction in the “Bible”, only to test the wire that leads to...
• Re: clarification please, Temp sensor II
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 21:47:54 -0500
  Small brass switch is Temp sensor II switch next to it in thermostat housing(with Blue plug connector on the end) is the Thermo...
• Re: To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:51:58 -0800
  ...To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled TTS sense air temp below the plenum to have the cold start valve function on start...
• Question To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:57:54 -0800
  ...To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled TTS sense air temp below the plenum to have the cold start valve function on start...
• Re: To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 11 Dec 2016 16:22:05 -0800
  ...To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled The starting injector "Thermal Time Switch" is a bit of an interesting device. It is more...
• Re: ECU Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 10:15:16 -0700
  ...Can't really see the connector for the thermo-time switch. :-) On Sat, 18 Apr 1998, Scott Snyder wrote: > I had to purchase a...
• Looking for AC cold start valve and Thermo-Time switch/wiring
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:32:03 -0600
  ...It involves retro fitting an old school thermo time switch and cold start valve to the engine to give it the extra fuel it...
• Re: Engine Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 12:38:34 -0800
  On Sat, 28 Feb 1998, Scott Snyder wrote: > For example, > where exactly does the Thermo-time switch go. Ive looked at all possible > locations...
• Re: To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Dec 2016 15:03:12 +0000
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• Re: To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Sat, 10 Dec 2016 01:32:22 +0000
  ...Hi to all, It is an old air-cooled engine.  Has starting trouble cold.  I am to test the Thermo time switch.  I can...
• Re; my van has fallen....
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 13:13:13 -0500
  ...The engine stall problem turned out to be a bad connection in the wire from the coil to the thermo-time switch. It took...
• Re: Re[2]: 82 fi electrical question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 20:29:39 -0500
  ...not. > > The thermo time sensor only controls the cold start valve. The circuit is only energized while cranking. Make sure switch is wired correctly...
• Re: 81 aircooled won't start when cold
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:54:41 -0500
  ...and you also have a thermo time switch http://www.benplace.com/engine/type2profimanual013.jpg , those 2 work together...., if the connection to the...
• 81 Fuel Injection Thermo time switch and Cold Start Valve...
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 20:13:38 -0500
  ...Are these connector parts sold separately, or does one buy the complete Switch and Valve for each, or is a new fuel injector harness...
• Re: Vacum lines suck....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 15 Jan 95 03:18:18 CST
  ...t injecting. >Hopefully its the thermo time switch. If it is, I am thining >about wiring a switch to the dash to manually do...
• Re: 82 AC Westy running troubles (longish)
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:16:21 -0500
  ...What temp do you mean when "cold?" The cold-start valve/thermo-time switch isn't used below 68 F. That is, above 68...
• '81 Air cooled fuel injection control unit cable
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:08:50 -0500
  ...I need to replace connectors on my cable--thermo time switch and cold start valve ones have cracked--FLAPS said they are not available...
• Re: More rant on grounds---AIR COOLED too?
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 17:22:30 -0400
  ...mount, the multi ground location on the top of the engine near the thermo time switch??? I am suddenly running very rich, with stuttering...
• It Started!
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sat, 26 Oct 2002 22:12:58 -0600
  ...Further investigation revealed that the thermo-time switch (turns on the cold start valve) that had originally been installed on the donor Audi, WASN...
• Re: WTB: '81 FI Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:35:51 -0400
  ...Sensor > -Thermo Time Switch > > -john > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's > FREE! >
• Hot Start Problems with 85 Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 15:59:38 -0500
  ...Switch - Wasserboxer 1983 to 1985 $4.20 035-906-265 UN Universal Oxygen Sensor, Bosch $25.55 025-906-041 Genuine Bosch Thermo-Time...
• ECU Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 11:41:09 -0400
  ...Using Bentley's, I think I have all of them correctly identified except the wires to the thermo-time switch and cold start valve...
• [A] FOR SALE 75-79 BUS Fuel Injection Parts
  Historical mailing list
  12 Apr 1994 06:27:07 GMT
  ...All for that same fuel injection system 75-79 busses thermo-time switch oil pressure switch fuel injectors (2) cold start valve prices neg...
• WTB: '81 FI Stuff
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:39:16 -0700
  ...Sensor</DIV> <DIV>-Thermo Time Switch</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>-john</DIV></div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com...
• Re: '81 Westy Cold Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - RRR RRR
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 20:38:31 -0800
  ...go on for several seconds then > go out, if the > thermo-time switch and harness are ok. > they show a graph of the engine...
• Vacum lines suck....
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Sun, 15 Jan 1995 02:38:17 -0600
  ...Hopefully its the thermo time switch. If it is, I am thining about wiring a switch to the dash to manually do it. Anyone...
• Re: It's not the way to do it ...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 12 Dec 2016 22:16:59 -0500
  ...FWIW, we do have new thermo time switches... http://www.busdepot.com/043906163a Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com
• Re: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 13:56:12 -0700
  ...It should inject for 10-12 seconds of cranking time, then shut off via the thermo-time switch associated with it. It is a...
• FW: Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 May 2010 23:20:12 -0400
  ...What I don't know is, that the Thermo time switch is working with heat on it's own or it's getting temp...
• Bad Cold Start Valve?????
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 12:59:46 -0800
  ...t seem to happen when the electrical connector to the thermo-time switch is disconnected. It seems the next step is to replace the...
• 82 AC vanagon cold start problem
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:42:21 -0500
  ...The main suggestions I received regarding this problem were to check that the auxillary air regulator (AAR), cold start valve, and thermo time switch...
• 83 Vanagon stalling again!
  Historical mailing list - DIGEST Jesse Falsone
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 11:49:31 EST
  ...1) Vacuum leaks 2) 02 sensor - I think mine's disconnected anyway 3) Fuel pressure regulator 4) bad thermo time switch Its clear to...
• Engine Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 14:08:10 -0500
  ...in their right spot??? For example, where exactly does the Thermo-time switch go. Ive looked at all possible locations on the block and...
• Combi Relay
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 21:09:55 -0600
  ...Air Valve Thermo Time Switch All meet electrical specs at each point and checking from the harness per the book. Question: Whats Left? Combi...
• Re[2]: 82 fi electrical question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 16:16:04 -0700
  ...The aux air reg gets 12V from the time the engine is switched on to the time it's switched off. The cold start...
• 82 fi electrical question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:59:08 -0700
  ...air valve and thermo time switch (the thing that lives under the air distrib.) The think runs WAY too rich and chokes out after...
• Re: Won't run
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 07:29:21 -0500
  ...The thermo time switch sounds like one possibility, or a bad head temp sender (which could be leaning the mixture out too much once...
• intermittant cross-cylinder miss on I4 GX engine
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 05:56:33 -0800
  ...Cold-start, thermo-time switch are both working correctly, new rotor, cap, and wires, no vacuum leaks from manifolds or injector seals. It's...
• '81 Has 13 MPG--last mo. 18 MPG???
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:15:20 -0500
  ...I am running original injectors, newer thermo time switch and cold start valve. I also notice a very slight jerky acceleration, together with equal...
• Finally... My Van Has a Name
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 09:24:20 EDT
  ...A faulty thermo- time switch caused a short day yesterday and a later departure this morning from Billings, MT. Fortunately a nearby FLAPS had...
• Re: Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 3 May 2010 23:53:28 -0700
  So, this means, that the Thermo time switch measures ambient temp. and activates accordingly. Is that right? I have tried to measure voltage and...
• Re: VANAGON FOR SALE? HELP Diagnosis needed STAT!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen T. KIRBY 610-454-3941
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 07:43:00 -0400 (EDT)
  Weird problem #2 sounds like it could be a bad thermo/time switch. this switch completes the electrical circuit for and limits the duration...
• Re: Electrical genuis-es here is one for you..
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:45:41 -0500
  ...Digifant Golf/Jetta does not use the thermo switch your referencing... Joe. W multi-pin thermo time switch Dennis Haynes wrote: >Yes, you most...
• Re: AFM Data Requested
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:52:50 -0500
  ...When converting from an aircooled (L- jetronic) FI you do without the double relay, cold start injector, thermo time switch, aux air regulator (now...
• Problem recreated under static environment (was more problems)
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 10:35:50 -0700
  ...I am beginning to suspect that the thermo time switch is sticking on and continues to operate the cold start valve even after engine...
• Re: 82 AC vanagon cold start problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:23:51 -0600
  ...Stumbling to that, I put in a switch to turn off the cold-start injector (if the thermo-time switch wasn't doing it...
• removing upper engine tin?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 12:46:02 -0700
  ...What about the central air distributor, auxillary air valve, and thermo time switch? One last question. Can I just remove the tin on one...
• Re: fwd: Re: Re.: Hot Start Phase II
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 16:04:21 CDT
  ...or the thermo time switch. it 'sounds' like you're not getting ANY fuel or too much fuel. like i can really tell over...
• Re: Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 20:39:06 -0500
  ...The thermo-time switch mentioned below does not go to the CPU at all. It strictly operates the cold start valve directly, (after-thought...
• Gremlins update
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 10:44:40 -0800
  ...List of replaced parts 1) coil 2) air flowmeter 3) cylindar head temp sensor 4) thermo time switch 5) dual relay 6) cap, rotor...
• Re: wanted: gas heater
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 00:36:59 -0500
  ...are bolted to it, such as the points contact setup, thermo time switch, etc., plus a brand new wiring harness, etc. If you could...
• Re: Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 May 2010 00:56:41 -0400
  The air cooled engines have separate cold start injector which is controlled by the thermo-time switch. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Gremlins update
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 17:53:32 -0800 (PST)
  ...coil > 2) air flowmeter > 3) cylindar head temp sensor > 4) thermo time switch > 5) dual relay > 6) cap, rotor, wires > 7) fuel pump-it...
• Re: Bad Cold Start Valve?????
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 14:17:54 PST
  ...t seem to happen when the electrical connector to the >thermo-time switch is disconnected. > >It seems the next step is to replace the...
• A few problems ...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 1995 22:09:05 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I know the temperature sensor is fine, and I tested the thermo-time switch (per Haynes Manual cold start valve leads), and it seems...
• It's not the way to do it ...
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 12 Dec 2016 18:28:38 -0800
  ...I was trying to find why the wires don’t get power to the Cold start valve, checking the Thermo time switch, etc. And...