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• Re: Rewiring bell/ringer, 90 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 16:25:11 -0400
  ...That allows me to leave a key in the ignition while camped, without the bother of hearing the chime whenever the door is opened...
• 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...
• Re: Wiring 2nd Battery Into Non-Westy (sorry)
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:30:40 -0800
  ...wire the black > wire to that wire So, is this an "ignition-on" power supply? One of the links (Hella Kit instructions, I think...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 20 Dec 2013 05:07:18 -0800
  My *guess* would be that you melted the ignition switch. That�s the one piece that�s common to all the power consuming devices...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:38:12 -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...
• Van Not Starting - 88 Automatic with New Starter and Alternerator
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 01:17:28 -0400
  ...I then opened up the plastic shroud around the ignition removed the plastic and exposing the steering column and the lead wires to the...
• Re: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:39:15 -0700
  ...If not, he says starter, if yes, he > says ignition switch. He states that the steering column ignition switch > looks fine (not discolored as...
• Re: Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:56:12 -0800
  ...Is this true? > > Ignition switch-pg 94.2....Is this the only way to go about this? > Fig 2 > needs a special tool. (I...
• 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...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 11 May 2009 18:52:18 -0700
  ...but its a fast test. > > So I set up and turned on the ignition, the fuel pump runs continuously and > doesn't turn off...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 11 May 2009 19:19:18 -0700
  ...The procedure is to fit the pressure gauge into the fuel system, turn on the ignition to pressurize the system (pump should shut off...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 21:14:24 -1000
  ...ie. 'the ignition switch has to carry all of the starting current to the solenoid' What is true .....the ignition switch has to carry...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:19:24 -0500
  ...Bosch 0 237 022 054 >>>> ignition timing: 10 +/- 1 BTDC @ 800 RPM without vacuum (see note) >>>> ignition advance checks: 0 - 2 @ 1050 RPM w...
• Idle Stabliser Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Ken Turner
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:58:15 +0200
  ...Am I likely to do any harm by leaving the wires permanently bridged and the Idle Stabilizer right out of the ignition circuit? (I...
• Re: Moosey Question for Electronics Weenies
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 08:11:16 -0400
  ...1) do not leave your ignition in the open position >while trying to jump start your vehicle with the jumper cables hooked-up to...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:28:59 -0400
  ...Stop, turn key and remove. >>>> My radio stays on until I open my door. >>>> Did my ignition switch organically grow a new feature? >>
• Re: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 14:43:11 -0500
  ...We'll see how that goes. > > But what does not bode well is the fact that the week before that, I > installed an ignition...
• Re: Not running out of gas. was:Re: Cheap emergency gas can
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 02:58:37 -0500
  ...And while we're at it, maybe a warning that the >lights have been left on when the ignition is turned off. I would...
• Re: Headlight question (ignition "lock")
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:48:40 +1200
  ...I've used these a few times, but now when I lock the door & see the key in the ignition I can grin! Using...
• Re: how to HOT-WIRE a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:03:20 -0600
  ...What he ended up doing > was pulling out the ignition switch and taking it to the dealer and had them > make a key from...
• Re: no STArt!!
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:15:54 +0100
  ...If that worked, try the same again with the ignition switched on - it should start. If this helps, simply fit a direct connection to...
• ignition lock installation
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:39:01 +0000
  Laura, without seeing it, I don't know what is up. As we discussed on the phone, it should just slide in. If you...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 19:17:42 -0700
  ...hear at least one relay coming on when I turn the ignition to the on position (regardless of whether the pump is going on...
• Re: No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Thu, 6 Aug 2015 19:33:06 -0500
  All of this technical language is why I go to Ted Stevens ("The internet is a series of tubes.") for all of my Vanagon...
• Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:38:30 -0400
  ...Carefully clean distributor cap inside and outside, all HV ignition wires, end of coil where the wires attach. Reconnect wires properly :-) Larry A.
• Re: Another Vanagon Stolen In Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Aug 2014 09:50:17 -0700
  ...Maybe there is a hidden ignition switch. I hope so. Most VW shops around here park their customer's rigs in unsecure lots or...
• Re: diagnosis--blown piston ring?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:42:49 -0400
  ...valve cover, turn the engine over > by hand (or with starter & ignition disconnected) and see if the valve > train is working, maybe you have...
• Re: Stop the Urban Folk Myth: The IGNITION LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 8 May 1998 16:59:23 -0500
  Malcolm Holser wrote: > > Pretty soon you'll find the damned things parked all over > your yard. You'll even start feeling sorry for those...
• Re: Which wire is stereo's power?
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 7 Mar 1998 22:16:34 EST
  ...rear window defrost which gets hot when you turn on the ignition, but without a test light you are in the dark. Ken Wilford...
• auxiliary battery relay wiring
  Historical mailing list - John Rossi
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 20:06:53 -0700
  ...fridge/light wire, and a few other wires (possibly one from the dash alternator light and 'ignition on')?? Thanks much for the help! -john
• strange white wire...
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:31:07 EDT
  There is a white wire which is spliced into the wire coming off the 15 terminal of my ignition coil. It leaves the engine...
• Re: Fuel Pump won't turn on.
  Historical mailing list - sudhir desai
  Fri, 3 May 2002 13:28:45 -0700
  --- Chris Winesette <Chriswinesette@AOL.COM> wrote: > I turn on the ignition and the fuel pump won't buzz. > Any ideas? have you looked at...
• Re: No spark, help, working again mysteriously
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:55:19 -0600
  ...I will get a spare ignition switch though, since that seems to be the problem by majority consensus. Alfred 85 Westy
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:16:22 -0600
  ...hen it would catch and go again It was a total ignition break - nothing firing. If it were a fuel problem, I think it...
• Re: The "syndrome" solutions
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:54:42 -0700
  Larry, I could be wrong as the ignition on my 89 Vanagon never gave me problem so I am not too up to speed...
• electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:43:16 -0800
  ...I wondered about the ignition switch itself, so when I got home I fussed with it some without turning the engine off but no...
• [Fwd: Re: help interpreting starter problem]
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 1 May 2005 16:18:40 -0400
  ...one can "jump" the terminals with the starter installed which will eliminate the ignition switch and its wiring. Mike C. Doug Demarest wrote: > Hello...
• Re: Dieing problem driving me nuts
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:21:26 -0700
  ...Dieing problem driving me nuts > >Replace the ignition switch. > >You don't even need to do the hard part now, just pop off the...
• Re: No Start: Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:10:30 -0700
  ...It was the fuel filter. > > I was confused why Niel suspected the ignition switch, but then Stuart > explained. However, I would expect that the...
• Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 May 2017 20:48:46 -0700
  ...13:20 David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> > napisał(a): > >> So...is the ignition cutting off, or the fuel? Seems like a good place to...
• Re: What component causes the fuel pump to come on for a second or two when I turn on the ignition to the first position (no cranking)?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 23:20:24 -0700
  ...One of the 2 relays clicks on when the key switch has sent power to the ignition coil. This relay powers up the ECU...
• Re: Looking for good used or rebuilt Air Flow Meter for 81 AC California Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Jun 2015 11:58:18 -0400
  ...I see so many folks try to fix fuel injection of ignition problems when the heads are falling off, gaskets blown, valve seats loose...
• Re: Headlight question (ignition "lock")
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 12:05:33 -0500
  ...driver's door switch, killing the "Your key is in the ignition, stupid" buzzer, tapped a motorcycle battery charger and a three hole cigar...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:09:38 -0400
  ...These lights are > > also not affected by the ignition switch. > > Situation #2 is much more common, because when I > > turn into the parking spot...
• 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: Electrical Failures
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 14 May 2011 19:44:51 +0200
  Except the blower motors (which only need "X"), all other features you listed won�t work without the KL15 circuit from the ignition switch...
• Re: Is it the ignition switch, or something else?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:59:07 -0800
  ...Is it the ignition switch, or something else? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 1:34 PM They do on...
• Re: Drove off a 9'' curb, and she just died
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 09:37:48 -0800
  ...You should be able to hear the fuel pump spin for a second or two when you turn the ignition switch to "on." Good...
• Re: Friday: The Priius.....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:51:35 -0600
  ...There is no mechanical ignition > > lock, just the slot to insert the electronic "key" if one prefers to use > > that rather than the "keyless...
• Re: '85 Defroster Switch Mojo
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:16:07 -0500
  ...Right now, I am back to ignition power only. On a successful note, I ran four new rear speaker wires underneath the van to...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 11:56:00 -0800
  ...Here is where I am with it now. > > New starter (engine turns - won't start - not even sputter) > New ignition switch > Fuel pump runs...
• LOW POWER 84GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Apr 1997 04:18:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I have swapped out every component in the fuel and ignition system including fuel rails. The only thing I haven't changed is the...
• Re: New Ig Switch, Still no Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 20:33:47 -0500
  ...I did notice that the headlight wire insulation was a little melted there near the ignition switch. <P>Darrell loaned me another ECU and...
• High RPM Misfire
  Historical mailing list - Gary Basey
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 22:26:28 -0500
  Hello all, For about a month I've been trying to diagnose a misfire in my '80 Vanagon with California emissions (electronic ignition). The...
• Re: Strange No Start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:58:45 -0600
  ...Seems like the > failure is somewhere between the coil wire and the end of the individual > ignition wires. > > Could the ignition wires be bad...
• no STArt!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:39:06 -0400
  ...I did this in thinking that the ignition switch was bad......turn key to ignition up and seems normal!!! Relay wise, I know one...
• Re: [vanagon] 87 vangon tune up
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 27 May 2004 16:31:59 -0700
  ...Re: [vanagon] 87 vangon tune up Go here for all the ignition tech data you want to know: http://www.vanagonparts.com/ignition_specs...
• Re: Lost keys
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:31:15 -0400
  While I'm thinking about it, both my '84 and my '85 use the same gas cap key which is NOT the ignition key...
• BATTERY INFO NEEDED PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:06:12 -0800
  HI Need to put a new battery under the drivers seat to run all the other stuff non ignition there was a lot of...
• Re: What did I destroy now? (Ignition fail)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:52:59 -0500
  At 02:11 PM 2/11/2010, Bob Stevens wrote: >I'm pretty sure that was David Beierle. I may be the most recent...