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• Re: '84 Vanagon Valve problem?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:56:26 +0000
  ...with ignition wires, and oil > additives won't help, either. My guess is that there's something loose in > your exhaust system and when...
• Re: Proper gap for spark plug 85 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 10 Jul 2004 02:21:34 -0400
  ...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: Start-Stop Syndrome Returns
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:44:57 -0400
  ...Ignition coil? Ignition control module? Idle stab module (low-power but in the engine room where temperature changes with load)? Not likely? Distributor - same...
• Re: '90 MV running lean at 2500rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:20:21 -0500
  ...cycling the ignition switch. If the problem goes away for some period then the problem is related to the O2 sensor system. The most...
• Re: [vanagon] TIICO. Exhaust solved, now timing.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 11:09:51 -0700
  ...How is this done, well, I am not sure on the SA ignition system, but on the North American Motronic systems, it is set...
• Re: 1.9ltr vanagon timing help needed.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:43:56 -0400
  ...plug them into each other (ignition off) before making the measurement. On the 1.9l the idle stab system works by advancing and retarding...
• Re: Our beloved digifant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 19:46:47 EDT
  ...Seems that the collective wisdom is to put the digifant system back to totally stock, everything at stock spec>>> Only the settings not the...
• Headlight relay scheme - good or bad or just OK?
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 18:50:23 -0500
  ...Does this mean that the headlight switch receives its power directly from the battery via the ignition switch and the starter cut-out relay...
• Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 09:29:54 -0800
  ...hardest bit will be changing over all the 2.1 cooling system plumbing bits into your engine bay. >I am contemplating swapping in a...
• Re: New symptoms (still not running right)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:53:05 -0700
  ...Since the tach is ignition system driven......work on that system thoroughly. Personally, I'd just pop on another known-good distributor ...as a...
• Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 19:51:51 -0400
  ...Replacing an ignition system costs over a :::grand! ::: :::Nobody asked *me* if I wanted a $200 keychain with my latest company :::car.(2005 Malibu...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:18:18 -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: [Having difficulty with the archives...but..my westy won't start...]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 14:36:22 MDT
  ...Sounds like an ignition switch problem. There are several circuits in the switch. Sometimes some systems will work and some won't. 2. Battery...
• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 22:52:48 -0700
  Jeff, That is a very good point about declaring the EVAP system non-testable. However if they smell or see leaking gas, the test...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 23:42:04 -0600
  ...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: The alternator issue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:16:22 -0400
  ...This is how the old Kettering (points-type) ignition system works, and why the points burn up rapidly if the capacitor fails open or...
• Hot Engines for Swapping!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:35:32 EST
  ...Comes with ignition system (distributor, cap, rotor, wires, etc) and fuel injection setup. No wiring harness or ECU. $1995 The other is complete (See...
• Re: 160 HP waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:37:25 -0700
  Four cylinder, horizontally opposed engine, with liquid cooled cylinderheads, electronic fuel injection and dual ignition system, automatic altitude compensation, wet sump pressure lubrication. On...
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  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 11 May 2013 18:19:48 -0400
  ...Time to go shopping again but it will give me time to check and recheck the ignition timing. I like your way of checking...
• Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:36:34 -0800
  ...install new switch and dedicated circuit, (no added relays), bypass ignition switch, use stock hi/low relay, connect supply of circuit in at stock...
• Wet starting problem update
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:37:47 -0500
  ...I ordered replacement parts for much of my ignition system and then experimented by installing the new parts in phases. It looks like the...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:29:18 -0400
  There is a way to test the O2 sensor system for response. With the engnine warm and running, short the O2 sensor lead to...
• Spring comes to Minnesota
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 20:37:32 -0500
  ...this morning when we prepared to leave, i put the key in the ignition and heard a faint "dee dee dee" of the door...
• Re: hard starrting when warm
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 10:41:40 -0700
  ...No fire then go through the ignition system. Lots of spark then you will have to work your way through the fuel system, from...
• Re: Starting From Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 16:31:56 -0500 (EST)
  ...go there..today has been as real bad day with my ignition systemm...:( <read the post i will eventually make onthe t2 list to...
• Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 07:43:40 -0700
  ...Ignition parts all replaced (tune up kit from van cafe) To do: Fuel lines (have you done yours lately?) Double check cooling system, including...
• Re: Engine cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 2 Apr 1997 11:37:36 +0000
  ...I keep water away from the ignition system, and electricals in general. Even the engine lid comes out nicely. If you have a greasy...
• Re: Diesel: "Tach" to replace clock?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:27:35 -0800
  ...have a tach in the normal sense since there is no > ignition system, but some sort of RPM sensor. If so, where and how...
• Brakelight switch system
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 20:38:42 -0500
  ...When the vehicle is parked, & the ignition is off, they stay on, and will run the battery down. Symptoms & observations: When the van sits...
• Re: Subaru 2.2L Conversion and Vanagon Evap Canister Integration
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 21:22:28 -0400
  ...The EVAP system has nothing to do with it. The Waterboxer used a combination of low compression and conservative ignition timing along with the...
• Re: no fuse for fuel pump? Adding fuses.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Mar 2023 13:26:36 -0500
  ...For > most VWs not having the ignition and fuel systems fused is normal, going > Back to even the very first Beetles. Likely the plan...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 18:45:34 -0500
  ...I guess it's possible that this could be from the ignition switch (and you ought to carry a spare regardless, as it's...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:00:57 -0800
  ...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: No start, no codes ... usual stuff doesn't help.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:11:04 -0500
  ...advice of my Ins Co, I had an alarm system installed > that has an ignition disable feature. The details are that the solenoid > drive...
• Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
  Historical mailing list - jeff ensing
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:49:41 -0400
  ...This relay is controlled by a wire from the ignition and the wire is > also switched (that supply wire from the ignition to the...
• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:51:51 -0400
  ...They were nice enough to pretest > without charging me. > > Failed on the EVAP test, this is where they pressurize the fuel system and > test...
• Re: 1984 Emissions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:48:49 -0400
  ...systems? How can I tell if the owner doesn't know? I sold There's a sticker on the relay box over the ignition...
• Re: Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 19:01:12 -0800
  Hey Jeff, check out the pertronix electronic ignition setup. replaces the points and condenser, fits entirely inside the distributor, costs about $75. You'll...
• Re: Question about a VW FOX
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 5 May 2007 22:27:06 -0700
  ...Has a > digifant 2 ignition system. Not too bad a ping, > but enough to want it fixed.Maybe a bit better > gas mileage.The...
• Re: no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:47:42 EDT
  ...switch, ignition switch, headlight grounds or a combination of the three. In any case you should install relays in the headlight system along with...
• Re: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:30:22 +0200
  ...I had problemes with ignition noise in the stereo system on my previous 88 Syncro. I put on additional ground strap to the alternator...
• Re: Car thieves have my Westy key
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 21:26:12 +1200
  ...fix other than a locksmith short of having a car alarm system installed? I live in NZ, where things ain't cheap. Had a...
• Re: Won't start when hot OR cold
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:17:02 -0600
  ...Then, I was > only able to start the van when I tapped on the starter solenoid while my > wife turned the ignition key. That...
• Re: Misfire when coasting?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 18:39:44 -0500
  ...it still applies. > > first ..engine condition - compression, vac leaks, etc. > second...ignition system ..everything about it, coil, wires, igniter , hall > sender etc. etc. etc...
• Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 18:17:26 -0800
  ...These cars had a very simple ignition system. The hall sender > style distributor was attached to a little black box in the rain tray...
• My get up and go, Got up and Went!
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:04:01 -0800
  ...I don't suspect the ignition system as it had enough spark to idle home. Thanks, Walter Evens 2-85GLs
• RE: VANAGON digest 1087
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
  Mon, 2 Sep 1996 09:22:35 -0400
  ...The problem went away for about 10,000 = miles.=20 The second time the power loss happened, I again checked the ignition = system. This...
• Fuel Supply? was: Yesterday's Engine Fire
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 23:56:17 -0700
  ...But, the system is under so much pressure that the amount of fuel that makes it onto hot engine parts/spark/ignition, then air...
• Re: close call
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 09:10:28 -0700
  ...posted about an electrical problem that seemed to be > in my ignition system. My coolant light would flash and my stereo would > turn off...
• 83 Westy - Sick......Ill......or Dead?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Noble
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 20:12:33 +0000
  ...Late tonight or tomorrow night I'll have time to do exporatory surgery....1st compression check........2nd check ignition systems....... Any ideas or suggestions...
• Digifant problem update
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 17:09:00 -0400
  ...switched cap and rotor and ignition wires............same result. Swapped idle stabilizer relays...same result. Swapped throttle bodies............similar result. When it starts, it...
• Need used 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Anderson
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:07:20 -0500
  ...After replacing the brakes, ignition system, afm, massive rewiring, a new rear main seal and tons of other incidental things, the rod connector bearings...
• Re: speaking of lowering ...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:51:36 -0500
  ...Water in your ignition system will inconvenience you, water in the cylinders can be very expensive. Also, consider the height of the vent on...
• Re: 88 GLstarts, stalls immediately
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:15:05 -0500
  ...First, think fuel system. Think about how the fuel gets to the cylinders. Next think what controls the fuel getting to the cylinders and...
• Re: How to get the tumbler out of a lock mechanism?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:05:41 -0800
  ...Take the top and bottom covers from the ignition switch. Once you see the naked ignition lock system, it will be more apparent. Unless...
• Recall of 1991 Vanagon - Fire danger
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sat, 11 Jan 1997 13:54:15 -0800 (PST)
  ...SOURCE OF IGNITION. REPLACE THE FUEL HOSE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL RAIL AND INSTALL A NEW SPRING TYPE SELF-TIGHTENING CLAMP. SYSTEM: FUEL LINES...
• FI weirdness
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 23:35:13 -0800
  ...Figured that it was the FI system pumping gas at a sea level default until the O2 sensor kicked in. If I kept the...
• Flat 4 towing 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 20:01:58 -0600
  ...there were no auxiliary brakes.I have since purchased a Braking system that sits in the cab of the Vanagon and applies the brakes...
• Re: Now my van won't start...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:00:19 -0800
  ...You really need a voltmeter to check the battery and especially if you're going to do any trouble shooting with the electrical system...
• Re: '56 kombi - new security system
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 14:35:43 -0700
  ...Othertimes it died when I turned off the lights. (Kind of a cool way to kill the ignition) I could never figure it out...