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Subject:Re: Cold start valve
From:Thewestyman
Date:Sat, 1 Jun 2013 11:40:25 -0700

Took the left relay out and it stopped buzzing.
Z

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Haynes
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 11:18 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Cold start valve

Either way it shouldn't buzz with the key off.

Dennis,
From my phone.
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From: mark drillock<mailto:mdrillock@COX.NET>
Sent: ‎6/‎1/‎2013 1:15 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: Re: Cold start valve

Depends on the version of Digifant harness. In later years the idle
control gets power from the Fuel Pump relay so it only buzzes when the
ECU activates the FP relay. In the first couple years of 2.1 it was
powered by the ECU power relay and buzzed whenever the key was on. (the
Bentley wiring diagram for 88/89 has serious errors in this area)

Mark

Dennis Haynes wrote:
> Waterboxers don’t have a cold start valve. That buzzing thing in the
> center of the idle is the idle control valve. It get power when the
> ignition switch is turned on.
>
> Dennis
>