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• Re: Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:13:28 -0600
  Similar systems have been built into some commercial vehicles security systems. Don�t know exactly how they are implemented but have seen some operating...
• Re: Aux battery kit from Bus Depot (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 20:56:21 -0500
  ...It connects both batteries in parallel when the ignition switch is turned on, and isolates them when the ignition switch is off. Very simple...
• ECU reset, O2 voltage stability
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:20:11 -0800
  ...trouble believing that the ECU can 'remember' the state of the ignition system after the engine is shut down. Second question involves the voltage...
• Passed Smog Test!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 5 Feb 96 12:03:01 PST
  ...PCV System Thermostatic Air Cleaner Fuel Evaporative Controls Exhaust Gas Recirculation Ignition Spark Controls Carburetor Air Injection Pump Air Pump Belt Air Injection Plumbing...
• Re: A/C Trouble shooting - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 17:03:16 -0700
  ...to trouble shoot this AC system and don't know quite where to begin. > Troubles: With engine off, ignition on but not in start...
• Hot start question.
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 22:42:24 -0700
  ...If I switch the ignition on, hear the pump, turn it off and then crank it over, it fires right away. It feels like...
• Bright lights stuck on
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 22:12:44 EST
  In my original request, I told my tale of woe that my brights are stuck on even with the ignition switch turned off. It...
• Re: no-start/bucking/stalling condition
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 19:50:13 -0500
  ...I went through everything in the ignition system, replacing most with spare parts I was carrying--coil, plugs, wires, rotor, cap all replaced and...
• no power: running lean (i think)
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 15:47:24 -0600
  ...ignition system, fuel injectors, compression leakdown, EFI diagnostic if it is loosing compression via the valves, what are those symptoms? thanks, fred 87 syncro...
• Re: Nice thing about vanagon keys
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:16:06 -0400
  ...a key registered to that vehicle), or she's not gonna start -- without some mechanic work to bypass the Immobilizer system. Popping the ignition...
• RE: Q's about your cruise control installation
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 31 Dec 1996 14:23:08 -0700
  ...If radiation from your ignition system can affect the cruise at more than a few inches, you have an ignition wiring problem. In other...
• Re: AC - Again! '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 22 Jul 2016 19:48:13 +0000
  ...Will the high speed fan come > on > > if I DO THE FOLLOWING: > > > > (System empty or low on refrigerant)) > > Ignition ON ( but not start) > > AC...
• Fwd: Worse than Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Thu, 13 May 2021 19:18:52 -0600
  ...No abnormalities found in images; Ignition System: Inspect: Spark Plugs: Found to exhibit electrode wear - replacement required; Ignition Wires: Found damaged, patched with electrical...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sat, 13 May 2000 23:13:51 -0400
  ...If you have a transistorized ignition, breakerless whatever, you can still measure the dwell angle. If the system is weak chances are you will...
• 3K btu coleman heater
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:40:18 -0500
  ...http://www.fitsmybudget.com/50colpowporc.html The new Coleman ProCat electronic ignition catalytic heater was designed to be used in enclosed areas, such as...
• Was: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:30:56 -0500
  ...1> braking 2>battery voltage below 11(?) volts 3>button on shifter activation for downshifting 4>? Otherwise the ignition system would run on the...
• Re: Ignition coil failure and ballast resistors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:56:27 -0700
  ...Ignition coil failure and ballast resistors > > Last week my ignition coil failed (primary open) which surprised the heck > out of me since I had...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 18:30:13 EST
  ...Hole number 4 is connected to the > ignition switch contact that turns on the ignition coil and ECU. Connect > a voltmeter probe between hole...
• Re: 40 minutes drive and then cuts out.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:09:50 -0700
  ...found no ignition.. then a while later , it had ignition. put in a different distributor .. fixed. bad hall unit is my thinking. I put...
• This week advice.....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:13:28 -0400
  ...You should always have 12v at the alternator, even with the ignition key OFF and OUT. without the ignition key ON, check with a...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:01:37 -0600
  ...I had new plugs >>>>> installed and went thru the entire ignition system and all ran perfect - >>>>> idle and at 3000 rpm per Tencent. Even...
• Re: Solid State A/C
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Aug 1994 09:33:28 -0700
  ...DC to DC voltage boosting will decrease the current, but create a voltage hazard akin to an ignition system and add another 10% of...
• Re: Ignition System Question
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 14:13:03 -0500
  ...Ignition System Question >I checked my fuel injectors last night and found that when I disconnected >power from the left rear cylinder the idle...
• Update from Alternator Replacement.........Better!
  Historical mailing list - aaron bright
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:59:12 -0700
  ...they are thoroughly looking into what is going on with my ignition system, replacing my neutral safety switch at no charge and i have...
• Re: why I don't have a Subaru...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 12:52:32 -0600 (CST)
  ...It had a six coil ignition system, at least that is what I got from the poster. I should have walked in and started...
• Re: stranded... '84 won't start (after exhuast work??)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 21:03:57 -0700
  ...If the starter cranks now, perhaps your ignition switch is flakey. On 6/12/05, Wesley Alden Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu> wrote: > Hi...
• VR6 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Rosen
  Thu, 30 May 1996 10:44:54 -0400
  ...This I consider reasonable for 135hp in 16v motor with a modern fuel injection system & ignition system. My van should be finished in a...
• Re: engine seal/tin holes
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 24 May 1996 09:41:05 EST
  ...throttle, oil tank, ignition, space for induction system, heater ducts, exhaust, engine compartment air seal, vacuum for power brakes, fuel line and return) The...
• Re: [intermiitent ignition problem]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:58:18 MDT
  Richard C Welsh <welshcu@PB.COM> wrote: > I tried to figure out which > ignition switch wires do what, hoping to jump them with an...
• Re: van 'stutters' and runs rich
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:02:01 -0400
  ...Extra intermittent ignition pulses also mean extra injection pulses. Running rich is usually traced back to the o2 sensor system. Bad chassis connections at...
• Re: "Increase the HP,up to 45%
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 01:34:39 -0700
  At 02:55 AM 10/21/99 -0700, you wrote: >No, but I believe the hi tech Lucas ignition system was ready to fry...
• Re: Octane
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:46:13 -0400
  Not the Digijet or Digifant systems -- no knock sensor. d At 04:14 PM 6/14/2001, Jennifer wrote: >Feed your car the wrong...
• Re: Build your OWN FI replacement for the digixxx system
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:44:27 -0500
  On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Robert Lilley wrote: > Tired of the VW FI system, then make your own: > > > http://www.bgsoflex.com/megasquirt.html...
• Crummy Vanagon performance
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 15 May 2021 02:25:22 +0000
  ...No abnormalities found in images; Ignition System: Inspect: Spark Plugs: Found to exhibit electrode wear - replacement required; Ignition Wires: Found damaged, patched with electrical...
• Re: Misfire when coasting?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 14:40:27 -0700
  ...second...ignition system ..everything about it, coil, wires, igniter , hall sender etc. etc. etc. etc. and then, finally .. and only after those two areas...
• Re: Adding a Deep Cycle Battery and heavy duty relay
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 06:43:40 -0800
  ...system right. Connecting the batteries together with such small wire should not be done while the starter is operating. Using a "hot while ignition...
• Re: #Engine in 1990 Vanagon 2.1L cutting out randomly
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 22:39:27 -0700
  ...I tuned it after the problem started and am confidant that the ignition is working properly. When the bucking and coughing starts I have...
• Re: temp gauge lite flashing
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 13:00:01 EST
  ...I have done nothing to the >system >except replace the temp 2 and gotten the air out of the system. >What >am I missing...
• index of tech bulletins affecting vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Apr 94 01:35:27 CDT
  ...Rough Idle, Engine Stalls - System Tow In Vanagon From 28-90-01 Ignition Vehicle Does Not Start, 1986 System Ignition Miss Water-cooled 1983...
• Re: Compression test - cold engine or warm engine? PLUS USED CAR BUYERS TIP!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 06:58:38 -0700
  ...or valves.� � Note the warning�"For electronic or conventional breaker point ignition systems: Remove the high tension (coil) wire from the distributor cap and...
• Re: Low beam HELP!
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 4 May 2002 17:06:16 -0700
  ...What am I > missing here? Why does one need VERY bright low beams? > > William > > >> I replaced the ignition key system and turn signals, wasting...
• 1985 Vanagon stumbling-Again!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 19:00:15 -0600
  ...Sounds like the Digifant vanagon syndrome, but the 1985 has the Digijet system. I am not really certain if the problem is ignition (Firing...
• Re: Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:43:06 -0400
  I'm sure there are enough corvettes rotting in the junkyard that you can steal their proximity sensor security system (the one that auto...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sun, 14 May 2000 05:51:36 -0400
  ...If you have a transistorized ignition, breakerless whatever, you can still measure the dwell angle. If the system is weak chances are you will...
• Re: disconnect 02 sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 15:47:40 -0800
  ...This whole closed-loop system is actually much simpler than *any* similarly efficient carb system. Most carb systems just waste some extra fuel rather...
• Euro-Drive: 85 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
  Historical mailing list - "Howard Pitkow (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Thu, 18 May 2000 20:22:45 -0400
  ...I have checked the ignition system per the Bentley manual and have not found anything wrong. You have to be quick at testing because...
• Coolant warning light trouble
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:09:34 +0100
  ...Strange thing is that when I pull the connector on the sensor and turn on the ignition, the light flashes for a short time...
• Re: Ignition switch -- bring out your Dead*
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:56:49 -0800
  ...not. > > I'd like to dismantle some dead ignition switches to see if there are > systematic failure points and to compare different brands If...
• Remote locks (was: The List)
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:19:21 -0500
  Has anybody installed an aftermarket remote lock system on their Vanagon? If so how difficult and was it worth it? Mark K 1986 GL...
• Diaganosing Fuel Injection Systems
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Feb 97 09:41:08 -0800
  ...1) What systems control the fuel mixture (airflow meter?, does the ECU control only the spark and timing or is it also tied into...
• Re: Two Types of Air-Cooled Vanagon Stock Engines?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 13:35:42 -0700
  ...Federal" and one was called the "California" due to emissions and ignition systems. Confused as to what they would have an (A) for. ���������������������������������������� jimt...
• Re: Ground Stars
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 13:10:50 -0400
  ...to take care of all the electrical system weak links. Non fused circuits and wiring, ignition circuit and fuel pump! Undersized wiring from alternator...
• Kelley Park
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:53:33 -0800
  ...On electronic ignition: I just spent some time rebuilding the ignition system on my '80. I would expect that the 1980-1985 Vanagon's...
• Re: Remote locks (was: The List)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:41:12 +1300
  > Has anybody installed an aftermarket remote lock system on their > Vanagon? If so how difficult and was it worth it? It'd be worth...
• Re: Head light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 17 Jun 2022 21:00:28 -0400
  ...change the ignition switch for good measure. I suspect this will be a great headlight prevention and improvement for the electrical system. Still if...
• Re: I've seen the Tii conversion completed
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 12:02:37 -0700
  ...pin 'ignition control module' that you find on the earlier pre 93 (and maybe even later, I don't know the motronic systems well...
• Re: Water Injection
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 24 May 2008 19:03:54 -0700
  All it really does is quell pre-ignition - water injection was somewhat popular at the drag strip in the early 90's to help...
• Re: Electric problem in 2.1l
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:41:55 -0700
  ...The >>> thing that the engine stops is hard to grep, as it could be the fuel >>> pump the ignition system or something else, .... so...
• Re: Electric problem in 2.1l
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:38:53 -0700
  ...The >>>> thing that the engine stops is hard to grep, as it could be the fuel >>>> pump the ignition system or something else, .... so...
• Re: Ignition problem?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 09:53:55 -0500
  ...The digifant system (86 - 91) use the ground on the fuel injection cable near the ecu (brown wire going to body under the rear...