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• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:24:30 -0500
  ...pops off the VW Bus tank (or really anywhere in the >system) the bus simply dumps the entire tank of gas on the ground...
• Re: 6 guys and vanagon x-country-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:14:14 -0400
  ...If you have any problems setting the system up, there is TONS of info on the megasquirt forums. http://www.msextra.com/index.php...
• '71 Westy On Fire! (what went wrong?)
  Historical mailing list - Anton J. Elmquist
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 08:54:33 -0400
  ...get at the homemade ignition switch wiring (typical VW button-on-the-dash-because-the-key-wasn't-working system) something grounded out and...
• Re: What causes the ignition switch to get hot?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:06:55 -0800
  ...located in southern Oregon. $ 170 for the whole heater system - , wires, fuel pumps, control unit, sheet metal cover that goes under it , rear blower...
• Re: Strange" no start" symptoms(long)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 12:27:09 -0600
  ...I really want to hear this motor run. > > As an aside, it's been interesting watching the cooling system slowly fill > up as the...
• ignition? injection?
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 19:54:36 -0500
  ...Any thoughts? Should I be concentrating more on the injection system than the ignition system? The last time I started the van (which is...
• Re: AC - Again! '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:57:26 -0500
  ...Will the high speed fan come >> on >> > if I DO THE FOLLOWING: >> > >> > (System empty or low on refrigerant)) >> > Ignition ON ( but not start) >> > AC...
• RE...electrical problems
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Bartnicki
  Mon, 28 May 2001 23:22:55 -0400
  ...The ignitions should be off. Your looking for a drain in the system in a "parked" situation. No engine running . Keep in mind that...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:28:56 EST
  ...If the ignition switch is sending power to the starter, then the solenoid will be engaged and the starter motor will flip out and...
• Re: Help Needed, On the Road
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:48:02 -0500
  ...ignition problem experience has not been with the blue temp sensor - >never there - but with the O2 sensor and the Idle Stabilizer System. >Dennis...
• Re: Electric problem in 2.1l
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:14:37 -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...
• No start, no codes ... usual stuff doesn't help.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:39:50 -0700
  ...11 years ago at the advice of my Ins Co, I had an alarm system installed that has an ignition disable feature. The details...
• Re: Timing proceedure: 2.1 Watercooled; Bentley page 28.42 Digifant.
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 13:19:17 -0400
  Dom wrote: > > Bentley outlines three techniques for adjusting the ignition timing on > p.28.42 > (I miss the old test-lamp proceedure for the...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:37:40 -0400
  ...The ignition system can also cause all sorts of grief even from something as minor as a crack (carbon trace) in the distributor cap...
• Re: Another portable hot water on demand system
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:17:13 -0700
  ...Another portable hot water on demand system I've seen it for around 185.00 on amazon. JFF On Jul 23, 2008, at 2...
• Re: Help with Dometic 12v wiring
  Historical mailing list - Rick Foster
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:07:18 -0400
  ...Help with 12v Dometic wiring > > >> No, the wire that seems to come from the ignition switch is really a >> ground wire of sorts, through...
• Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Fri, 29 May 1998 08:11:17 8
  ...The Dometic fridges - at least the later models - do have an electronic ignition system which will automatically attempt re-ignite the flame if the...
• Re: Uncooperative Starter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 08:35:53 -0700
  Last time this happend to me it was the ignition switch. To check it remove the steering column cover and the next time it...
• Re: Risk of fire?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 1 May 2003 05:42:39 -0700
  ...Carb fuel system pressure was down around 5 psi while FI system pressure is more like 30-50 psi. The carbed engines had only...
• Re: Blue foil tragedy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:04:52 -0700
  ...does sound like the Dynamic Oil Pressure System connections got damaged. which means you might be missing high and low rpm oil pressure warning...
• Re: Alternator not charging/ solenoid meltdown
  Historical mailing list - Steve Green
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:43:28 -0800
  ...If the light doesn't light when you turn on the ignition, the alternator is >not going to charge. The alternator needs to be...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 08:51:35 -0500
  ...the ignition switch. > Replacing the switch and cleaning or replacing the starter and/or solenoid > may solve the problem. Regardless, the system is under...
• Re: rewiring '87 foil for an '85 single oil pressure system?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 18:37:32 -0800
  ...rewiring '87 foil for an '85 single oil pressure system? Yes, you jumper the foil plug with a 470 ohm resistor. That is what...
• How to test ignition coil? this guy needs some help
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:47:04 -0700
  ...Be > > > sure your ignition is on by the way! > > > > > > > > > > Well i bought myself a new coil and hooked it up to the system. Same...
• Re: Idle Stabilization parts Costs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:48:49 -0500
  ...Aftermarket EFI/EMS systems are not for sale or use on >pollution controlled vehicles. Alteration of emission related >components constitutes tampering under the US...
• Water temp gauge reading/Halmeter install?'s
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 02:51:08 -0600
  ...YMMV Prolly just a glorified Djitool, but the Halmeter that is spozed to tune my new FI system came with it's own O...
• The Mystery Machine saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 08:40:42 -0500
  ...I replaced the very old 02 sensor and sealed a leak in the exhaust system... no difference at all in warm performance... in fact...
• Re: Eric's 1.9 and West River Westies Campout
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Tue, 17 May 2022 22:55:05 -0600
  ...session! We can touch > on diagnosing the engine, fuel delivery and ignition systems and try to get > your engine straight or figure out what...
• Re: Slow cranking with fully charged battery
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:38:56 -0400
  ​Raymond, make sure that all your electrical connections for the ignition system are up to snuff. This includes your grounds. Also make sure that...
• misfirin' monday blues...
  Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 13:59:37 +0000
  ...The high tension wire from the ignition coil is completely off but close enough to gap. I can't believe it even ran....... christian...
• Re: Testimonial <G>
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 15:52:41 -0600
  ...We finally installed the trans on > Saturday night and after cycling the ignition four or five times to > insure that the fuel system was...
• eWesty
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:10:34 -0800
  ...work) - Full WinXP "functionality" - Wireless keyboard & gyroscopic mouse - Start/Hibernate on ignition No, Stan, it does not have an 8-track, but it does...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:46:10 -0400
  ...I just refuse to believe, as someone > claimed earlier, that single-electrode plugs will cause the ignition > coil to fail, seeing as the system...
• Re: Another portable hot water on demand system
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:25:22 -0400
  ...The ignition comes > on and off automatically with water flow. Very similar to a Coleman hot > water on demand, but slightly different shape and...
• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:48:56 -0700
  ...Most smog guys are clueless about how the Vanagon EVAP system works. Funny (or not) thing is, a brand new, stone stock Vanagon would...
• Re: Van Not Starting - 88 Automatic with New Starter and Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 11:39:18 -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: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 15:42:32 -0400
  ...I have not seen the specs on the solenoid and ignition switch {I have not found them yet}, but I am certain the system...
• Re: I'm stumped! (misfire)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 23 May 1998 14:38:04 -0700
  ...fuel- injection only system -- the ingition is totally separate (and why you can add the California ECU without the California ignition -- which *I* would...
• Re: Van Not Starting - 88 Automatic with New Starter and Alternerator
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 23:00:51 -0700
  ...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: Nice thing about vanagon keys
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:23:55 -0400
  ...Even if the entire ignition system is electronic, a mechanical key and lock could be used, in lieu of the electronic key and button...
• 2.1 exhaust flex, litter box
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 21:49:41 -0400
  Hi, Working on my '86 vanagon, trying to decide if I can salvage any of my exhaust system. Both of the header pipes are...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 2 May 2004 23:53:04 EDT
  ...you will know whether the problem is in the ignition system or the fuel system. Also, during the tune up, a conductor or connector...
• Re: '91 Carat AC Inoperative.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 27 Apr 2017 00:31:12 +0000
  ...If a system goes to zero pressure, you will have to jumper the compressor to make it start to get a certain amount of...
• Re: Vanagon 2.1 Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 03:20:26 EST
  ...Note that I say "monitoring system" because some of the conditions describe an abnormally low oil pressure condition. A. Ignition ON, engine NOT running...
• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:03:32 -0700
  ...I checked all the circuits with the a) > ingnition off, b) ignition on, and c) with the engine > running. I don't have power...
• =?US-ASCII?Q?RE:_Bluestar_project.no_start_yet?=
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 11 May 2013 18:59:10 -0400
  A few days ago I mentioned how many Vanagon engines get ruined by support systems and other outside influences. I have seen many engines...
• Re: Fuel Pump Wos.......
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:04:18 -0400
  The fuel pump only runs while the engine is turning, (ignition pulses) or the starter is cranking. The +12 volt is switched by the...
• Re: Battery Relay for Aux. Battery.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Nov 1996 10:09:37 +0000
  >But there are two problems (at least on my camper): >The relay is powered by turning the ignition key. So the AUX. battery >is...
• Re: Diesel "stumbling"
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 03 Dec 1996 17:24:19 -0500
  ...Fix the thermostat, diesel ignition is caused from heat. The heat from the compression being at 23 to 1 is all it needs. Diesels...
• 84 - 86 Vanagon interchangeability
  Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 06:48:03 EST
  ...I have to use the '86 digijet ignition/injection or can I use the '84 digifant system with the '86 engine? 2) The owner...
• 85 Vanagon with intermittent engine stopping
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 17:35:35 -0500
  ...After replacing most of the ignition system to no avail, I disassembled the distributor. There is a roll pin that you need to work...
• Carver P4 won't start when very cold
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 14:21:05 -0700
  ...Below freezing and down to about 25 degrees F, it takes about 2 cycles (2 trys per cycle) before ignition occurs. Now, with temps...
• Re: Vanagon Stranded near Tawas, MI
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 08:14:48 -0400
  ...You connect it to the starter with gator clips bypassing the ignition system, Make sure the trans is in N or Park. Jonce >IF...
• Re: BA-6 Eberspacher Gas Heater Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 07:15:22 -0600
  ...If anyone is looking for a complete system you can get in between the two of us. Let me know if anyone is looking...
• Re: high beams not working, 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 19:41:59 -0600
  ...Head light current goes through the ignition switch, light switch, bright / dim switch to the fuse panel and out to the head lights. Your...
• Re: Fw: Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:38:27 -0400
  ...called for octane does nothing for you unless you >have an ignition system that can adjust timing on the fly based on knock >sensors...
• Re: Vanagon Syncro Delayed Start
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:13:35 -0500
  ...Sometimes, >especially worse in colder weather, I have to turn and hold the ignition >key for several seconds before the starter motor turns over...
• Re: How to get the tumbler out of a lock mechanism?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:19:00 -0600
  ...Take the top and bottom covers from the ignition switch. Once you see the naked ignition lock system, it will be more apparent. Unless...
• Re: Sound system upgrade for Eurobago
  Historical mailing list - Joe Hubert
  Sun, 28 Sep 1997 22:05:33 -0700
  ...Disconnect the battery during installation so you don't fry the ignition switch accessory contacts like I did! Here's the Pioneer radio page...
• Re: AFM intermittancy result?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:57:29 -0700
  ...pump relay energized because it sees the engine turning from the ignition system. ) Scott turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike "Rocket J Squirrel"" <camping...