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• turn key, wait for turn-over
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:20:42 -0500
  ...I went to my local shop and they said it was the lower ignition switch, very common, 9 dollar part, 1 hour labour! NExt...
• Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 8 Sep 2016 14:04:27 +0000
  ...Wait 10 minutes---starts and runs perfectly. > So....I first thought this must be ignition switch problem.  Bought one at > Napa, the only game...
• Rich Running....Vanagon Syndrome? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 22:05:38 +0000
  ...I could cure it by shutting off the ignition and turn it back on quickly. It would clear the problem for a while. Eventually...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:53:58 -0700
  ...Turn on ignition. Turn on head lights. Probe headlight socket until test light lights. Note wire color feeding that hole in the socket. Turn...
• FW: More PANIC and Das Bot----tests done so far and results
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 21:55:08 -0600
  ...Did I do the ignition wire tests correctly? Shouldn't I have seen a spark arc from the spark plug wire and the coil...
• Re: Hi humidity--won't start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:38:40 -0500
  ...In addition to the wire, cap and rotor, make sure the top of the ignition coil is clean and not cracked. Road dirt likes...
• Re: Will bus run without insturment pod connected?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 09:03:05 -0500
  ...The engine just needs the ignition-on voltage and the starter signal, both of which come directly from the ignition switch. -Hans ----- Original Message...
• Spare pasrt you gotta lug around ..Re: Larry's up and running...Re: S.O.S. Vanagon stuck 20 miles N of Orlando in Maitland, FL
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:54:45 -0700
  ...Used New 1-ECU 40 1-Idle contrrol stablizer 40 1-Ignition Control Module 42 1-Distributor (prefer with New Hall Sender) 45 1...
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:25:57 -0800
  ...So this points to something else than the ignition. Next I unpluged the engine coolant TEMP sensor in the engine. I cranked the engine...
• FI Weirdness -- please help
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 23:31:58 PDT
  ...EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO "OFF" AND EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED from the ignition lock. Note that the pump will...
• Re: Engine Miss
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 14:09:26 -0500
  ...The miss problems I suffered were all rooted in a leaky ignition > wire for cylinder # 3. And, against all odds, this occurred three separate...
• Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 11 May 2008 16:19:42 -0700
  ...and b12 without power. > > if i connect the second battery, with ignition off: > -the fuel gauge comes on > -hand brake light is still stuck...
• Re: [vanagon] lister needs help on the road - headlight gremlin in 86 westy
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:08:28 -0400
  ...You need to replace your ignition switch (just the electrical part, P/N 171905865). I would recommend that you add the headlight relay kits...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 12:35:51 -0700
  ...Waiting a few minutes now with ignition switch off. On Jul 7, 2016 12:34 PM, "Fuzzy :philippe" <fuzzmeister@gmail.com> wrote: > Yep, pointing...
• Re: ?? Power for stereo in my '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 15:51:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...it's not switched with the ignition. >> Part of the problem is that you're correcting a non-existent problem. VW >> radios are designed...
• Re: Damnagon stutter !@#$
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 22:20:11 EDT
  ...it then stalls, >but will >start up if i turn the ignition off and then on again. sometimes >it'll run for >a few...
• Re: Fridge Question - Maybe Aux. Batt. Related
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:45:58 -0400
  ...if the fridge should NOT work w/ the > ignition off, but it is suppose to be the only device connected to the > aux. batt...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 12 May 2015 23:21:52 +0000
  ...bellsouth.net> wrote: > Over the last year I have had 3 ignition/starter switch (111 905 865L) > failures after not having but 3 failures...
• Re: Curious case of no headlights-wipers-blower motors
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:43:20 -0700
  Brian, that sounds remarkably like the ignition switch. Search the archives! You can also go to thesamba.com vanagon forums and search. There you...
• Re: troubleshooting intermittency
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:16:29 -0800
  If your ignition switch is on the way out, the motor will cut out if you turn the key back and forth in its...
• 84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 15:24:21 -0300
  ...Whitney SKU# 13ZX4336R Electonic Ignition Control Module "Replaces original perfectly. For VW with electronic ignition including 84-85 Vanagon 1.9L" $39.95 USD...
• Re: GAUGES
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 16:46:48 -0500
  ...Re: [VANAGON] GAUGES > > > > Scott, > > > > Bosch makes a rev-limiting ignition rotor. At a preset RPM, it disconnects > > the ignition path to the distributor cap...
• Re: Subject: Re: Was: dead cat kills van- What About Bad Gas
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:50:32 -0400
  ...Upon ignition, Crazy Ed swears, we could see the skeletons And that's a good deal less volatile than gasoline, IIRC. Closer to lighter...
• Re: Syncros
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sat, 18 May 1996 12:46:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Aren't the air intakes > approximately 5 feet off the ground? Does ignition get flooded out 1st? > I've had an inch ov water...
• 2nd Battery Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 22:11:30 -0700
  ...What difference, if any, will the two different wiring schemes have: (Assume the relay closes when ignition activates the starting process, the auxiliary battery...
• Re: Electrical problem with new engine
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 10:36:38 EST
  ...Go back over everything that needs to be plugged in (looking closely at both the ignition system and the ground connections on the motor...
• Re: '84 rough running, backfire
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 17:01:56 -0400
  ...In every way but price! What it lacks > is direct ECU control of ignition timing. > Oh, it does less. That explains why it's...
• Not running out of gas. was:Re: Cheap emergency gas can
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 23:11:49 -0600
  ...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: Wipers and Heater Motor Not Working
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:38:49 -0500
  ...Check the headlights first -- if they're also bad, it's the ignition switch. david -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy...
• BN2 not ignitiing?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:18:30 +0100
  ...But no ignition. Yes, I had white smoke out of exhaust for a few seconds, but never after that. Glowplug does glow, though not...
• Re: alternative door handles
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 00:02:13 -0600
  ...That's also the case with the ignition. The key for a Vanagon is not used for any other vehicle. Steve Sandlin, Registered Locksmith...
• GAs tanks
  Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:25:38 -0500
  Hey Volks! Thanks for all of the input on my ignition problem... now the van is purring as it should be. I'm now...
• Re: Fan comes on at startup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 10:19:50 -0400
  ...The AC operation of the fan is the only connection through the ignition switch. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM> Date...
• Re: Just kinda curious
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 14:20:12 -0700
  ...My dad put a set in his '76 MG Midget, and LOVED the change from the "pointless" ignition that Lucas had designed. Evan Mac...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:14:27 EDT
  ...What do you think? > > > > > > Joy hey Joy I am thinking either dizzy or computor as the 89 has the ignition control in the putor...
• Re: 2.1L ignition/FI woes!!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:04:20 -0500
  I dont know the 2.1 I do however,feel your pain,or is it your friends pain I feel? The clicking is interesting...
• Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:01:11 -0500
  ...fuel pump relay and cannot figure out which wire from the ignition switch area will do that. I want to run the lower power...
• $200 Westfalia Detroit - First come first serve
  Historical mailing list - Robert Michael Thompson
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:01:18 -0500
  ...Almost runs, needs some small ignition system work. First person to arrive with 2x$100 bills and a tow truck wins the title! - Canvas...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 20:40:06 -0500
  The ignition switch is a frequent source of the problem you are describing as others have reported. But it is not always the culprit...
• Re: Solved, buzzer stays on when key removed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 7 May 2021 21:44:33 -0400
  OK, Answer is the electrical part of the ignition switch was cracked. So sometimes the button moved to the side. That is what was...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 27 Jul 2019 07:47:23 -0700
  ...If neither relay clicks then ignition switch or wiring from ignition switch to ignition coil. Check voltage on black wires at the coil with...
• Re: Failure to Start - 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:05:32 -0500
  ...Cruzin Services Hot spark > - all spark plugs > > Ignition on > Fuel pump runs > Starter engages > Engine turns > Ignition fires > Engine kicks over as in a...
• Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:21:07 -0500
  ...I immediately put it in neutral, turned off the AC, recycled the ignition switch, but nothing happened. None of the panel lights came on...
• Re: Electrical question (non-starting)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 23 May 2009 18:09:55 -0700
  ...Since both ignition switches are over 20 years old I'm going to get replacements. I have a number of other things to do...
• Fw: Re: Wierd Electrical Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Alan Ruffalo
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 08:25:20 -0800
  ...Wierd Electrical Gremlins Jason,This happened to me,Try pushing the plug to ignition wires going to the Key on the steering column.I...
• Re: Help!! 85 Vanagon Intermittent Problem
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 20:59:26 -0700
  ...Ignition control module (relatively cheap from Bus Depot or Rocky Mountain), idle stabilizer and/or ignition wiring harness. We're beginning to recommend replacement...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Feb 2013 17:05:49 -0800
  ...https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/SteeringBushing#5840520728966903586 Working on the '85 parts, removed Allen bolt and black plastic sleeve, sprayed lube between ignition switch...
• Re: Misfire when coasting?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 14:40:27 -0700
  ...if you convert an points ignition car to electronic ignition.. just that one change can significantly 'wake up' the car. Better stronger starting, better...
• Easy headlight warning buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:35:56 -0700
  ...Red wire to parking light feed from the headlight switch, black wire to ignition switch 15 terminal. Little piece of double-sticky mounting foam...
• Re: Electrical question (non-starting)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 May 2009 22:11:23 -0400
  At 09:00 PM 5/22/2009, Robert Fisher wrote: >Voltage at the red wire into the ignition switch is equal to the battery...
• Re: Bizzare starter problems.
  Historical mailing list - Ron Olsen
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 09:23:44 +1000
  ...Put the wires back where they belonged, > left the ignition on, crawled under the van, jumped the starter, and > boom she started. > When I...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 13:14:54 +1200
  ...As to lights wired through the ignition, well, sometimes we want the lights without the key. Nissan had automatic lights back in 1984! No...
• Re: Adding a Deep Cycle Battery and heavy duty relay
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 06:43:40 -0800
  ...Using a "hot while ignition on" wire to control the relay is a bad idea because of this but Matsuwesty says that he used...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:46:36 -0700
  ...if you had a remote starter switch, or a helper .....but the remote starter switch is better, you could watch for ignition ( the ole...
• Re: troubleshooting a starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:53:40 -0500
  ...primary and secondary dc resistance > were also in spec on the ignition coil. > > my engine has 175k on the clock. my ignition wires are...
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:14:12 -0800
  ...Alistair > On Feb 19, 2022, at 8:35 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Create a jumper from A8 (wire from the ignition...
• Re: 82 ex-Diesel Starter Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:25:48 EST
  ...If you are not getting juice to the starter, you probably have a bum ignition switch. I don't know if the diesel would...
• Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 18:32:50 -0400
  ...I am trying to understand the relationship between the tachometer display and the loss of power and the physical devices in the ignition system...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Jun 2023 22:44:30 -0500
  ...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 - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 17:32:18 -0600
  ...We'll see how that goes. >> >> But what does not bode well is the fact that the week before that, I >> installed an ignition...