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• Re: Electrical Consumption & Battery Recharge Calculations
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 05:27:39 -0500
  ...You can satisfy the requirement by manually controlling the alternator field, or by getting a smart regulator. You're going to need a regulator...
• Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sun, 16 Feb 2020 10:28:45 -0800
  ...But it’s workable . > >>> > >>> But no joy for us with old engines and engine management systems > >>> > >>> Alistair > >>> > >>>>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 6:35...
• Maintainance: Good Advice
  Historical mailing list - Howard G. Bernier
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 17:21:57 -0500
  ...With electronic ignition and fuel injection came computers that took over control of engine settings. Early versions allowed for some tinkering, but today's...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Tue, 1 Nov 2011 06:22:51 -0500
  ...that did not check out is the test for "Ground >>> connection/control unit", 7 and 25 pins (should be 0 ohms). I tested >>> 22...
• Re: Norcold refrigerator + modest solar rig, a report [LVC]
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 17:43:47 -0700
  ...Under good conditions, the controller can > eke 6 to 7 amps out of the pair of panels. The output of the controller is > high...
• Re: Syncro Diff Is Weird One Without Viscous Coupling!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 20:52:43 -0700
  ...front engine ) looks suspiciously like the Vanagon's front differential... perhaps this might be a source of parts for your ADK unit. With any...
• Re: My van is HOME!!!!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:43:13 -1000
  ...also, if 2.1 ...those Idle Control Units, ..behind the right tail light.........let's say it's handy to have a few to...
• Re: Friday flammables-Flammables vs. combustibles.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:33:50 -0700
  ...up the modern insurance company mandated engine-in-front energy absorbing crush zone, ABS, air bags, traction control, etc. (and power) to get a...
• Re: Advice on when to buy propane heater
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Sun, 12 Apr 2020 19:57:29 -0500
  ...about any water cooled engine. I have them both in the LT and in the Jetta wagon. >> >> The control units work on a timer...
• Re: Antifreeze smell when you turn on Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 May 2008 16:37:17 -0400
  ...An easy test is checking if the coolant hoses get hard as the engine warms up. If not or squezzing ahose pushes colant out...
• Re: To waterboxer or not to waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 23:03:01 EST
  ...New hoses and plastic cooling parts to prevent possible > breaks and engine loss. Complete race balance of all rotating engine parts > as a unit...
• Re: Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:27:18 -0700
  ...think it has anything to do with Idle Air Valve or control unit for > it. > > I know it's not a clogged or restircted...
• Re: Danfoss VS Sawafuji Compressor. Which is Electrically More Efficient?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:47:00 -0400
  ...Both units will do a great job. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of neil n...
• Re: Advice on when to buy propane heater
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:44:08 -0300
  ...about any water cooled engine. I have them both in the LT and in the Jetta wagon. > > The control units work on a timer...
• Cheers to Steve!, was: Detlev Hanschke DBA The Vanagon Projekt
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 07:01:51 -0400
  ...In > > addition, the air conditioning compressor, idle control unit, alternator, and > > various belts and pulleys along with all parts not used in your attempt...
• Second battery, the story on relays.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:06:40 -0600
  ...used to control the Sure Power unit. I forget > which colour does what but one becmes 12 v positive when the engine > starts > and...
• Re: It works AND it's a scam Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:02:19 -0700
  ...when one runs an engine lean? Knock. Knock is when the > fuel/air mixture in the chamber explodes, normal controlled combustion > is not an...
• 95 Eurovan Camper
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 27 Feb 95 15:13:36 CST
  ...As the only VW van sold in the United States, the EuroVan bears a serious responsibility. It alone carries the legacy of the Microbus...
• Re: hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 17 May 2008 12:56:22 -0400
  ...Either good cat or > straight pipe to replace it. > > Once running down the road, mixture control is all ECU from inputs, and > oxygen sensor...
• Re: Update on Waterboxer vs Transplant Power Options
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:45:45 EDT
  ...Inefficient engine, more fuel per pound foot of torque delivered. As you might expect, successful engines deliver more part throttle torque per unit fuel...
• Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:48:12 -0700
  ...I was told that I need a new Idle Control Unit because my idle is unstable and it goes way up when the A...
• Re: Idle question
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 27 Sep 2020 10:52:47 -0700
  ...I replaced the control unit about 2 years ago after having a > > > fluctuating idle that would slowly begin to increase to 1800 to 2500...
• Inside the Air Flow Meter / AFM
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:54:24 -0800
  ...While working through a wire issue this fall, (Hall Control Unit thread), I learned all I could about the AFM and installed the capacitor...
• Re: '80 Calif. Flooding Problems
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 15:26:36 -0400
  ...There is a Hall control unit, but no idle stabilizer. > Anyone seen anything like this? I assume I should time the engine (once > its...
• Re: Advice request; 1986 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:53:23 -0800
  ...and I just realized........I have this subaru legacy 2.2 engine .. and I was going to put that engine into a manual trans...
• return to ol' blue - the diesel to gas conversion
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 17:36:28 -0700
  ...the Bentley shows a KA Jetronic control unit which I don't have and don't remember seeing. If anyone has any advice about...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 18:31:30 -0800
  ...proper mixture control. > > > Also, if the engine temperature is falling at highway speed you > > > may be going into open loop control or even worse...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 19:52:46 -0500
  ...proper mixture control. > > > Also, if the engine temperature is falling at highway speed you > > > may be going into open loop control or even worse...
• Re: Introductions
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:48:12 -0800
  ...fuel pump/injector unit. Right now this means >> that >> a small amount of fuel is being spilled on the engine. For obvious >> reasons >> I...
• another edition of the dictionary ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 04 Jan 95 16:18:08 CST
  ...ECU Electronic Control Unit. generally refers to the 'computer' that controls the fuel injection system. EFI Electronic Fuel Injection. computerized metering and squirting of...
• Re: Cheers to Steve!, was: Detlev Hanschke DBA The Vanagon Projekt
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:40:51 -0700
  ...In > > > addition, the air conditioning compressor, idle control unit, alternator, and > > > various belts and pulleys along with all parts not used in your attempt...
• Re: Uncle... '91 won't catch
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:30:25 -0500
  ...They put the coil driver's in the ECU (makes the ECU hotter) then they moved the ECU from the engine compartment (plenty of...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 18:57:23 -0700
  ...module from the truck , sometimes with the jet engine screaming and the pilot at the controls....but that's what we had, dozens and...
• Re: Funky temp gauge - update
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 16:43:17 -1000
  ...be aware that there are two kinds of Coolant Level Warning Control Units .. early ones like up to 84 .. and on those ..if the...
• '91 Westfalia Hunt Succeeds - Kinda Long posting
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 May 1997 15:21 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Cruise control seemed to be engendering a surge in the engine, so we quit using it first day out. It's getting plent warm...
• Selling our California Subie Westy in the Northeast for $14k
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:04:36 -0400
  ...Even the engine compartment is exceptionally clean. With the Subaru engine, this van has excellent acceleration (better than most Vanagons). The engine runs very...
• Re: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - clerkin
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 22:58:00 -0500
  ...Does anyone know the part >number >of the circuitry? In the Bentley manual it lists a dynamic oil pressure >system control unit and a...
• Re: It works AND it's a scam Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:58:15 -0400
  ...when one runs an engine lean? Knock. Knock is when the > fuel/air mixture in the chamber explodes, normal controlled combustion > is not an...
• Re: Advice on when to buy propane heater
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 12 Apr 2020 22:10:53 +0000
  ...about any water cooled engine.  I have them both in the LT and in the Jetta wagon. > > The control units work on a timer...
• Re: RedTek and the Sight Glass
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:13:55 -0400
  ...After going down the road for a while, it gets caught up and we > start backing off on the fan and the temp control...
• LiMBO Want Ads ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 13 Oct 95 12:07:12 CDT
  ...interior EC, engine leaks coolant, body rust. Ed (312) 267-7365 **** parting out 8 buses from 1970 to 1978, A/C unit, gas heater...
• Re: 2nd battery...an alternative??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 19:37:42 -0400
  ...Incidentally, in the marine world there are a number of systems available which 1) control charging voltage much more intelligently than the standard automotive...
• Re: Off topic: Proud (long semi-rant)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:32:01 -0600
  ...The Arab nations now control several foreign, Swiss, German, Belgian oil field machinery companies and our Cameron Oil Valve, Otis Engineering, Brown Oil Tool...
• Re: Overfilling the oil issues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 26 May 2011 12:25:47 -0700
  ...Is it a simple oil leak, or an engine oil control issue or what . I can't remember right at the moment what an...
• Re: Propane Conversion for Vanagon--head north!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 10:08:33 -0800
  ...clean engine oil. > >>4: Smoother running engine. > >> > >>Points against. > >>1: cost of conversion. (In my case with twin tanks-£1200) > >>2: Weight. > >>3: Space...
• Re: Fuel gauge sender ground location
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 22:14:11 EST
  ...So P 97.127 in Bentley shows the fuel sender ground at "29" which is "near Digifant control unit". A misprint? Or is my...
• Re: LVC/ Re: Why Americans Are the Jerks of the World!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 11:00:36 -0700
  ...We who control and use it aren't even as smart as > a virus, which knows that if you don't control your ability...
• Re: Propane Conversion for Vanagon--head north!
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 18:12:58 -0800
  ...clean engine oil. >>>4: Smoother running engine. >>> >>>Points against. >>>1: cost of conversion. (In my case with twin tanks-£1200) >>>2: Weight. >>>3: Space...
• Re: Update on stalling '87
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 10:44:58 +0000
  ...temp II sensor and idle control valve. I have also > >tested the van with a good idle stabilizer unit and have disconnected the oxs...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 23 Jun 2016 to 24 Jun 2016 (#2016-207)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Robinson
  Sun, 26 Jun 2016 13:03:35 +0200
  ...Shut everything down >> reconnected O2. >>> With engine warn went for a short trip on our dirt road accelerated=20 >>> engine it started to miss...
• Re: Bosch Service Media
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:22:10 -0800
  ...injection pump(Bosch 0460 464 003, VE4/9F2500R16P), >actually under the control lever (throttle shaft) attached accelerator cable, I guess. >The fuel drop directly...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (second update)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:06:42 -0800
  ...It primarily is needed to tell the ECU and idle >> control unit that you foot is off the gas. Unless the switch is >> sticking...
• Re: CA Smog Failed - 1985 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:25:13 -0700
  ...the Cat as NOx >>> control. Most other cars use Exhaust Gas Recircultation, (EGR). >>> It is alo why the engine is geared to spin so...
• Don Lancaster's Intermittents
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 11:28:58 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I hit the computer with my fist and the engine died! Something I should have thought about long before. Something which that mechanic _certainly...
• Re: Propane power...anyone know about that?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:13:56 -0400
  ...In LPG operation, the engine output is still controlled by the throttle. Propane systems respond very well to a turbocharged configuration - difficult to force...
• Re: FW: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 29 May 2020 07:26:21 -0700
  ...the engine especially near the exhaust. Steel or > copper refrigeration tube, flare or yor-lok fittings. Sandwich adapter yo > want a good unit, supported...
• Re: coolants The Dennis perspective!
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 5 Apr 2020 09:47:40 -0700
  ...The radiator has been replaced with a aluminum unit. The > original coolant was a Diesel engine specific that required regular > additive testing and the...
• Re: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 22:37:09 -0700
  ...Does anyone know the part > >number > >of the circuitry? In the Bentley manual it lists a dynamic oil pressure > >system control unit and a...
• FS Lots-o-stuff!! [SVC]
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 20:37:30 +0000
  ...1.8l for A1 (great swap for daily driver) 450$ Includes Engine (80k on clock), ECU wiring harness, fuel rail, airbox, intake boot etc...
• Re: Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:35:19 -0700
  ...Using the oil filter takeoff is ridiculously simpler than removing the stock cooler (unless you're already investigating the collection in your engine fins...