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Subject:Re: Turning kills engine--??
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Fri, 11 May 2007 15:43:08 -0400

Front engine wall, a head of the air filter assembly.

>From: Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
>Reply-To: Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Turning kills engine--??
>Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 15:19:47 -0400
>
>Ok, excuse my dumb, but where are these valves (mine has AC/PS.)? What do
>they look like? Do I have a blind spot or is there no mention of them in
>the
>Bentley?
>
>Another thing I was thinking was that I have the timing too advanced, and
>when the idle stabiliser tries to compensate for load, it pushes it past
>the
>limit the engine can run at. Or the idle stabiliser itself is shot.
>
>
>
>On Fri, 11 May 2007 13:47:48 -0400, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
>wrote:
>
> >The 83-85 vans with power steering or AC get one valve, PS and AC get
>two.
> >12 volt + goes to one side of the valve coil and switch on the PS
>pressure
> >hose completes the circuit to the chassis, (engine case).
> >
> >Dennis
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: --------------------- <VW4X4@VERIZON.NET>
> >>Reply-To: --------------------- <VW4X4@VERIZON.NET>
> >>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >>Subject: Re: Turning kills engine--??
> >>Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 13:25:28 -0400
> >>
> >>This switch is only there to increse the idle when the PS drags the
> >>engine speed down.  If you are not seeing this problem don't
> >>worry about it.
> >>   The Digijet fuel system has no way of adjusting the idle.  When this
> >>is required VW used a throattle bypass valve.  You will see these valves
> >>on 84- 85 vanagons  with air.
> >>                                Joe. W
> >>
> >>Geza Polony wrote:
> >>
> >>>Anybody know how the power steering pressure switch is wired in an '84
> >>>1.9?
> >>>
> >>>No mention of it in the Bentley. The wiring diagrams only start to show
> >>>this
> >>>switch with the Digifant.
> >>>
> >>>I just replaced the wiring harness and am thinking I didn't reconnect
>the
> >>>ps
> >>>pressure switch. Other than that, van runs great.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
>OK, excuse my dumb, but where is this