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• my radiator fan running without a fuse!
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Fri, 4 May 2007 11:01:00 -0700
  ...now after I turned the engine off, it comes back on only when I turn the ignition on. Ideas? Please reply directly to me...
• Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 8 Sep 2016 01:43:44 +0000
  ...So....I first thought this must be ignition switch problem.  Bought one at Napa, the only game in town.  Was happy, got me back...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Tue, 1 Nov 2011 06:22:51 -0500
  ...I am getting >>> voltage at the black wire on the ignition coil and I am getting voltage >>> at 85 pin, which means a signal...
• Re: intermittent nostart/stalling disease
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 22 May 1998 09:22:31 -0500
  ...IMHO if you get a short in the hego, fuel pump, ignition coil, ecu, any fuel injector to ground you will get some warm...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 00:43:52 -0600
  ...replaced the ignition switch. Still same problem. > > > 2. made a jumper for the ignition switch plug with 4 male > terminals. One terminal to the...
• Electrical Gremlin Back
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 24 Jun 2018 22:39:47 +0000
  ...Checked X contact with ignition on and it has no power. Seems that the ignition switch is the culprit. Also seems that poor grounds...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:30:23 -0700
  ...AND....that is 'running' ..with ignition key on and during 'normal headlights.' Perhaps what was meant was that the "High Bean Flash Function" does...
• Re: "Headlights On" Warning Chimes?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 14:52:38 -0400
  ...Better yet, use that "key in the ignition switch" wire from the ignition switch to turn on and off a relay that powers the...
• Re: Ignition Switch Mystery Continues...anybody out there????
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:00:10 -0500
  kevin obrien wrote: > Hello All: > > I haven't gotten any replies to last nights post about > my 1990 Carats' Ignition Switch problem...in the...
• Re: 86 Westy cuts out sporadically, now won't start
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:23:54 -0700
  Thanks for all the input so far! Putting in a new ignition switch did the trick, at least as far as the starting is...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:43:33 -0800
  ...Van Dies while in motion Tony, Sounds like the ignition switch as Jim has stated.� Or it could be an alternator/battery issue or...
• Re: Curious no swas teh same tart issue
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 25 May 2012 18:29:20 -0400
  ...This > >was the same symptoms I hade before replacing > >the ignition swtich. It starts fine now. Is it > >possible it’s the ignition switch...
• Re: [WetWesties] Crane XR700 ignition system question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:27:28 -0800
  ...Monday, November 14, 2011 1:15 PM Subject: [WetWesties] Crane XR700 ignition system question Does anyone who is running one of these know what...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:03:55 -0700
  ...problem with this van through several starters, engines, transmissions, ignition switches, and sets of ignition wires.� I know it will start after it's...
• Re: Wont start in park?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:11:58 -0700
  ...one can also follow the circuit in a Bentley wiring diagram to find out that there is a neutral safety switch between the ignition...
• 91 dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 22:46:20 EST
  ...Could it be an ignition relay of some kind? Thanks so much in advance, John C. SLC, UT 91 Westy,,,
• Electrical Problem on '85 westfalia
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 13:46:53 -0500
  ...I also measured the voltage at the green wire going to the + side of the coil, the voltage was about 8V (ignition on). Am...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:59:30 -0700
  ...07, Don Spence <dkspence@telus.net> wrote: > > 83.5 wbx, > > New ignition system, (yes I have spark), fires when I inject fuel > into intake...
• Re: '85 (Digijet) Hall Sensor Symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 03:23:26 +0100
  ...I > changed > the ignition switch and have not had the problem again. > > Thanks to the group for helping with the ignition diagnostic. > > It is...
• Re: how to HOT-WIRE a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 18:28:28 -0800
  ...how to HOT-WIRE a Vanagon? The simple answer is to buy an ignition switch. They are about $15. Remove the 2 screws that...
• Re: The "syndrome" solutions
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:50:21 -0700
  ...Noting your Golf is 94 that it must use the TDC to derive the limp-home ignition timing. I am sure my 89 Vanagon...
• Re: Proper Headlight Configuration
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:35:34 -0700
  re So if the ignition is off, the headlight switch on, lifting the lever will allow a back feed that will operate the wipers...
• Uncle... '91 won't catch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:17:31 -0800
  ...The only remaining tests on the ignition system listed in Bentley that I haven't done involve the ECU, which I'm not comfortable...
• Re: What is happening?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 21:35:21 -0700
  ...i'd suspect the ignition switch first. unless you've got a California version. they had a Hall Generator with transistorized ignition. and that...
• Re: Hmm. Headlights don't ...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:06:48 -0600
  ...Probably the ignition switch. If I remember correctly, power for that circuit comes from the ignition switch. JB On 11/14/10 5:50...
• Re: Help me! I've just purchased a pit to throw money into!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 94 21:25:07 EST
  ...it does require removing the FI and electronic ignition and the top most tin - at most a 2 hour job- once you know what...
• Re: 87 possible ignition problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 16:09:17 -0800
  ...One thing that could cause the problems you describe is a intermittently-bad ignition switch. They're not too expensive, and not too hard...
• 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...
• Wierd Electrical Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Jason Stevenson
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 08:24:41 -0600
  ...electrics went dead (even the radio, which isn't on the ignition circuit). Naturally, this killed the spark to the engine as well, so...
• ECU reset, O2 voltage stability
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:20:11 -0800
  ...contents on power-down)? Does the computer reset completely when the ignition is turned off? Some things I have read talk about entering 'service...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 27 Aug 2017 08:35:16 -0700
  ...I'd suggest the followings: - check and clean the AFM connector - clean all the grounds in the engine bay - the ignition switch could be...
• Puzzle - strange
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 23:32:32 -0800
  ...Not even if I have ignition on. And the galley monitor is also only come up when it’s running only. I can not...
• Re: Stranded in Kentucky, USA
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:43:20 -0400
  > At 02:04 PM 8/18/2012, george jannini wrote: > >> >> She said that when she turns the key in the ignition, nothing happens. >> > David...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 04:43:16 -0500
  ...My wife is threatening not to drive it until I get the worn ignition lock fixed!! Thanks Mark
• Re: Stop the Urban Folk Myth: The IGNITION LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Sat, 9 May 1998 21:49:17 -0400
  Tonya Pope wrote: > time to get psyched > up. I mean really. Does a weight lifter just non-challantly walk up to > a 500 lb...
• Battery cutout relay wiring question
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 05:52:15 -0500
  ...I've also been told to wire #85 to the "starter/ignition post." And Bentley shows it being spliced to a R/BK wire...
• Re: If it's not one thing, it's another...
  Historical mailing list - George Hahn
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 15:51:52 -0700
  ...I keep a spare plug for checking ignition, stick it in the lead and rest the plug body against the block. Seems less likely...
• info on Dielectric gel ....A MUST!!!
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:11:53 -0700
  ...or $3.00 if I remember right) it's for electronic ignitions. It is required to prevent voltage loss from arcing, suppress radio freguency...
• Re: 1984 Vanagon 1.9L watercooled
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 02:25:05 +0100
  ...This is easy, probably the ignition switch. It's the same as in Rabbits. Golfs and Jettas (-> 92) so pick one up at your...
• Battery Under Back Seat
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 13:07:47 -0400
  ...this will only give me additional power when cranking or with ignition switch on. This setup seems too easy--am I missing something? Jay
• Re: fog lights
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 11:37:01 -0500
  ...they shut off with the high-beams and shut off >when ignition is off. I have a factory fog light switch in the previously...
• Fuel Pump - How to disable
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:41:45 -0600
  ...my fuel pump so it does not turn on when the ignition switch turns on. I am assuming there is a fuse that controls...
• digital clock in stop-watch mode...???
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:22:26 -0700
  ...it counts time when the ignition is on. help? insight? thank mp lots of busses "Racing with the wind and flirting with death So...
• Re: testing Hall sender
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:28:49 -0500
  Raymond, With the ignition ON I hold the distributors center wire near the block while turning the engine over by hand. You should get...
• Re: Is it the ignition switch, or something else?
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:34:05 -0600
  ...Is it the ignition switch, or something else? > > > I'm looking out for the possibility that it is the mechanical part. I have > a...
• Re: Early 84 sliding door mechanism - need a part!
  Historical mailing list - Skip Laubach
  Sun, 17 Sep 2023 12:16:35 -0500
  ...Where are you located? > > Your van engine and ignition is one I actually really like. > Despite everything I’m a fan of a 2...
• FW: 84 Vanagon GL does not like the rain
  Historical mailing list - Duncan Cameron
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 11:03:52 -0600
  ...I remembered the PO saying turn off the ignition an it would come back. I did, it did, started and ran normally, for 10...
• Re: Wanted: Factory(?) Dual Carb setup for '81 2.0 + FI system FT/S
  Historical mailing list - ok artguy
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 21:46:27 -0600
  ...with points ignition and now oxygen sensor, > >or the California version....which makes a heck of a lot more sense... >electronic ignition and oxygen...
• Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:17:21 -0500
  ...if tests at coil +/- > check out ok, then, since no spark, coil secondary probably shorted (bad > coil). > > it is hard on ignition module to...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 09:57:39 -1000
  ...replaced the ignition switch. Still same problem. >>> >>> >>> 2. made a jumper for the ignition switch plug with 4 male >>> terminals. One terminal to the...
• Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 25 Apr 2021 20:03:14 -0400
  ...Happens with ignition key on and happens when engine running. I just changed out the parking brake switch and now that part works correctly...
• Re: Key/Lock issues
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 11:52:52 -0400
  ...The ignition key cannot be used to open the glovebox. Is this a feature for late model Vanagons?? Z Alan Bosch <arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:52:39 -0600
  ...Another symptom of this condition would be very hard starting and run-on after you turned the ignition off making your gas engine into...
• Re: What do folks do when replacing Calforina Air Cooled Vanagon Exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 24 May 2003 14:47:17 -0700
  ...What do folks do when replacing Calforina Air Cooled > Vanagon > Exhaust? > > > > The upside to the CA exhaust system is that the electronic > ignition works...
• Re: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 22:44:14 -0700
  ...VW did not integrate the ignition -- Bosch did and VW took this. It is an improvement. There is no vacuum advance, no silly electrical...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:58:29 -0500
  ...If NO: - repair open circuit between terminal 1 of ignition coil and terminal 17 of idle stabilization control unit plug. If you have no...
• Re: Ignition Timing Procedure 1986+ Vanagon 2.1L Digifant
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 19:57:05 -0800
  ...23, 2005 7:45 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Ignition Timing Procedure 1986+ Vanagon 2.1L Digifant Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005...
• Re: Sorta Scary Event
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:26:44 -0800
  ...I suppose it could be Vanagon > Syndrome - but I suspect it is more than likely the ignition switch - > and I had the fore sight...
• 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...
• Re: Intermittent stall while underway...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 02:51:00 +0000
  Dave it sounds like ignition is cutting out. Check the wiring at the coil. I have had the end of the wire that plugs...