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• Re: electrical woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Sat, 31 May 1997 23:02:44 +0000
  ...light is always on when the >>ignition >>key is on. >> >>Are there any places where the electrical system is vulnerable to wear >>and >>shorting...
• Engine Swappers - Look at this!
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:30:24 -0700
  ...8 cylinders; 4.88 Liters/298 cubic inches displacement; dual, computer-controlled, inductive discharge ignition; dry sump oil system; 65 amp alternator; 240 hp...
• Re: 1.6-l. '79-'82 type 2 aircooled pancake engine in Bug?
  Historical mailing list - Hanno Spoelstra
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 16:16:35 +0100
  ...a scrapyard, find myself a 1600 Transporter, rip out out the ignition system, and install it in my Bug? Or are there some major...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 May 2009 19:40:26 -0700
  ...fit the pressure gauge into the fuel system, turn on >> the >> ignition to pressurize the system (pump should shut off after 5 seconds), >> note...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:00:13 -0800
  ...The ignition spark is by >> definition according to engine position and the fuel injectors fire >> based on the same triggering event that the ignition...
• Re: oxygen sensor and alternator lights
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 14:20:58 -0800
  ...From pg 27 1985 Vanagon Owners Manual 4-Alternator warning light This light comes on when the ignition is turned on and should go...
• Re: INLINE MEGASQUART
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:53:19 -0400
  ...You can even run the ignition from MS, all you need is the Hall sender input from the WBX distributor. Bear in mind this...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:21:01 -0700
  Or for that matter, maybe trigger that charger relay via X from ignition switch? ( I think that's the circuit enabled when key inserted...
• 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
  ...shows a smooth sweep coolant temp in range throttle switches OK Ignition system ,hall generator,Idle stabilizer ,hall control unit , coil, wires, plugs, OK...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:38:43 -0500
  ...98 RON - 93 (R+M)/2 > ignition type: transistorized hall effect > trigger location: distributor > fuel system: Bosch Digijet Injection > type: multi-point fuel injection...
• Re: Stumbling after fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:00:34 -0500
  ...triggered by ignition circuit pulses.) Look for damaged wires, > grounding points etc. > If the latter, it's a fuel delivery system problem. > > Check the...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's,normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:27:14 -0800
  ...If it goes dead when the engine starts shutting down.........that would be a clear indication it's the ignition system needs focusing on...
• Re: Alternator not charging/ solenoid meltdown
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 22:25:38 -0700
  ...and non-electronic ignition, etc. I think if you disconnect the battery in a Vanagon, you've disconnected the FI system. Yeah, I'm...
• Re: Hard/no start story, '86 2.1, AT, mostly removed AC
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Dec 2015 21:26:12 -0500
  ...You need to do some real troubleshooting. > From the ignition switch to the ignition coil the path does include > going into and back out...
• Re: Update, My vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 23:20:38 -0400
  ...I would imagine that if the voltage at the battery is 10.0 volts, the voltage available to the digifant system (and ignition coil...
• Testimonial <G>
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 17:47:51 -0400
  ...We finally installed the trans on Saturday night and after cycling the ignition four or five times to insure that the fuel system was...
• Re: engine fart
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 04:03:50 EDT
  ...could turn off the ignition while coasting down a hill and build up enough fuel in the exhaust system to male one hell of...
• Re: Electric Power Steering in my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:32:18 -0600
  ...Since it stopped working after an ignition switch replacement I would begin there. If there was a parasitic load form that system while the...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:55:01 -0700
  ...I had new plugs >>>> installed and went thru the entire ignition system and all ran perfect - >>>> idle and at 3000 rpm per Tencent. Even...
• Product Review>T4 Keyless E
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  24 Nov 1994 20:40:37 U
  Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 'Just got done putting in the Autobahn keyless entry system for the EV (PJ, that would be a Transporter for you...
• Re: Hard/no start story, '86 2.1, AT, mostly removed AC
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:21:54 -0700
  ...When I tried the new ignition switch, our "key in ignition/door open" chime went off. It doesn't work with the recently-replaced...
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:57:09 -0500
  ...Wierd (Ignition?) Problem... That sounds like a problem with the Hall Sender. It could be as simple as a wire in the system losing...
• Digifant connector test results, Das Boot.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:19:35 -0600
  ...Bentley section 24.61 Electrical testing, ignition and injection system Test 1---terminals 13 and 14, 14 and 19----ECU voltage supply--OK@13volts...
• Re: Engine Miss
  Historical mailing list - 1speedsteed
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 10:20:24 -0700
  ...The miss problems I suffered were all rooted in a leaky ignition > wire for cylinder # 3. And, against all odds, this occurred three separate...
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:00:32 -0800
  ...No signal, no ignition. To test your van and see if this is the problem, try wiggling that small harness with the van idling...
• Re: cooling system leak
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:44:30 -0700
  ...sure. > more displacement. > fatter torque ....4 valves per cylinder, > knock sensor ignition.. > though an ABA has that, at least in some versions. .. > no distributor...
• Jerky Van continued
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 27 May 2007 17:34:51 -0400
  ...Can anyone suggest where to start with with this? The ignition system is mostly new, and the double relay is new. Any thoughts would...
• Re: [WetWesties] Crane XR700 ignition system question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:56:36 -0600
  Not sure on the crane st up but running MSD ignition Ive ran .045"-.055" but that was also with a msd blaster coil...
• Re: Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 05:27:00 +0200
  ...Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition Please note that I will be away from my business travelling from December 06 until April 30...
• Re: 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:01:13 -0400
  Has he tried cooler spark plugs and retarding the ignition timing? Is the cooling system working properly? Sometimes the return loop in the engine...
• Re: More horse power from the 2.1??
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 05:14:36 -0400
  ...The lower compression ratio is used to prevent knocking (premature ignition). as the turbo stuffs more air into the cylinder (so that you get...
• Re: Any info on the Mansispeed EFI
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Tue, 3 Sep 2024 16:20:59 -0400
  ...And the 1.9 system on my 86. > Both running the GW 2.3 > > The 1.9 system seems better at this time but...
• Re: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:14:24 -0700
  ...On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > The fuel pump, ignition system, and the ECU are...
• Re: Spring service completed (long)
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 23:44:55 EST
  ...steering/suspension inspected exhaust (all original) adjusted ignition timing checked ECU fault codes checked emissions control systems tested catalytic converter efficiency adjusted engine basics...
• tiico engine for sale, soon
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:09:14 -0700
  ...Complete conversion with engine, mounts, ignition system, etc coming available in a few months. this is the complete engine conversion 'kit' for a 50...
• Timing proceedure: 2.1 Watercooled; Bentley page 28.42 Digifant.
  Historical mailing list - Dom
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 04:12:42 +1000
  Bentley outlines three techniques for adjusting the ignition timing on p.28.42 (I miss the old test-lamp proceedure for the type 2...
• Digi- WHAT ??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:48:32 +0000
  ...The system was non-functioning but the wires had corroded and were doing bad things to my good ignition wires. That fix plus a...
• Re: Bosch Service Media
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:28:31 -0800
  ...Battery Ignition Electronic Battery Ignition Storage Batteries Spark Plugs Starting Systems Starting Motors Alternators Emission Control Interference Suppression Passenger Car Brake Systems with ABS...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:46:20 -0700
  ...Digifant I has a throttle position potentiometer, an ignition coil power stage, and a knock sensor set up. I believe the Digifant I system...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Steven Min
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 12:42:44 -0800
  ...Here are the symptoms: > >(1) With ignition ON and headlight switch on, low beams do not work, but >high beams do. >(2) All fuses...
• Re: new to list
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 05:48:58 +0200
  "David..M" wrote: > > Actually its quite likely that many embedded systems will have Y2K > problems. There is no reason to be certain VW or...
• Re: Mystery Part unveiled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 08:20:13 EST
  ...I would switch to the "distributor less" ignition system more power to the plugs with NO MORE rotor to wear out. Robert [message/rfc822]
• Re: Faulty Switch or Relay?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:21:50 -0500
  ...Are there any relays in the system which are not found in >the fuse panel? Headlights and wipers together nails it: ignition switch. d...
• Re: Proper gap for spark plug 85 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 21:36:59 -0500
  ...My engine is running rich, which is leading me to evaluate > the ignition system for problems such as possibly a weak coil or a...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Electronic Ignition not working?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:04:24 -0700
  ...I'm speculating that it takes some period of time for the propane to flow into.through the system after it has been turned...
• Re: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:46:23 -0400
  ...Under Automotive Use they say: "Will stop freezing of trunk lids, doors, and locks, it will also waterproof ignition systems, silence door hinges, lubricate...
• Fuel Injection Help NEEDED!
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 10:50:00 -0400
  ...This activated the long trip sensor in the fuel injection system and my van fortuanatley died in the driveway right after loading it to...
• Fuel Injection Help NEEDED!
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 14:30:00 -0400
  ...This activated the long trip sensor in the fuel injection system and my van fortunately died in the driveway right after loading it to...
• Re: '90 Syncro starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:59:01 -0400
  ...set > mixture, new electrical > unit at ignition, > compression test - replace inlet valve on one cylinder, fuel > system cleaned. > > After all these repairs, the fault...
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:42:46 -0500
  Actually, Blake, one of the failure modes of an ignition switch is "Losing" contact to the ignition system when the key is turned to...
• Re: Belly Pans for speed or MPG
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 18 May 2008 19:12:21 -0700
  ...And a lot has been done here too ...........there are ignition systems that fire multiple times.......there are all kinds of exotic spark plugs...
• Re: Must sell my Vanagon - Comments appreciated
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:42:07 EDT
  ...ignition switch, as well as considerable rewiring. I'm told that more rewiring is needed. There is also a complete new fuel delivery system...
• Mystery Battery
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Anderson
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:24:36 -0400
  ...Anyone know? My buddys best guess at this was that originally the deep cycle would power the electrical system when the ignition key was...
• Re: misfire when hot
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Oct 2013 00:50:07 -0400
  ...as recent Bosch cap and rotor, so it seems that the ignition system should be A-OK. Timing set per TenCent's method. I...
• Re: NVC- 71 Bus wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:58:17 -0500
  ...things. <br> His ignition switch was dead as was his wipers. So the wiper switch was to turn the system on and the Horn...
• Re: Wobbly Still Won't Go... Gurus pleassssse heeellllllppppp...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 21:06:08 -0700
  You need to find out why the relays are not providing 12 volts to the FI and ignition system. I have seen a couple...
• Van Not Starting - 88 Automatic with New Starter and Alternerator
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 01:17:28 -0400
  ...jumper system and charged up the battery just to be safe, nothing worked. I then opened up the plastic shroud around the ignition removed...
• Re: Door buzzer - I killed it! -"mexican hat dance"
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 10:10:03 -0700
  ...Door buzzer - I killed it! -"mexican hat dance" > With the ignition off, but the lights turned on the system circuitry > turns off the head...
• Re: Upgrading Digijet to 3-Wire O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 May 2003 20:35:41 -0400
  You can take the 12 volts from the ignition coil or fuel pump circuit. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY...
• Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Hugh Harkins
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:51:33 -0700
  ...The ignition wire popped off my starter solenoid the other day and I disconnected a coolant hose to access the connector. Afterwards, the red...