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• Re: Low beam HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Tue, 7 May 2002 09:22:56 -0700
  ...Low beam HELP! > I replaced the ignition key system and turn signals, wasting money and time > trying to figure out why my low beams...
• Inline 4 cylinder conversion part on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stanford
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:25:35 EDT
  ...Got several parts left over from my WBX-->Tiico conversion left over including exhaust, fuel injectors, and some ignition parts. I've also got...
• Re: Intermittent - itermittent wipers with loss of headlights. Huh?
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 14:20:14 -0400
  ...come on and go off at the same time but the ignition stays alive, I'd suspect the load reduction relay, or a loose...
• Re: New Vanagon Owner!
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:11:18 -0700
  ...When this happens try pulling over and shutting off the ignition but only wait a minute or less, then try to restart. If the...
• Help with wet weather cut out problem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Engstrom
  Sun, 9 May 2004 17:31:58 EDT
  ...Turning the ignition off and restarting solves the problem for a few miles and then it cuts out again. This is not a problem...
• Proper gap for spark plug 85 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:26:47 -0500
  ...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: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:37:34 -0400
  ...I just refuse to believe, as someone claimed earlier, that single-electrode plugs will cause the ignition coil to fail, seeing as the system...
• timing.....again
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:15:27 -0400
  ...No knocking or pinging, but at idle I feel there's an odor of pre-ignition. I'd like to trial-n-error it...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:47:32 -0800
  ...The PO had electronic ignition which may have helped, but im back to the points setup now for ease of repair when travelling. (the...
• vanagon radios?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Lund
  Sat, 20 May 2006 15:55:32 -0700
  ...The red ignition wire on the new harness connects to an empty socket in my vans dash harness. I purchased the item for Volkswagen...
• Re: Weird clock behavior
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:28:27 -0700
  ...When I put the > ignition key on accessories the clock works OK. When I start the engine > the clock display slowly fades away. When...
• Re: ICV or ISCU?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:27:53 -0700
  ...The ISV should be humming when the ignition key is ON without the engine running. > > You should try with a good ISCU. > >...............
• Re: Have you worked on a headlight switch?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 21:17:38 -0800
  ...Interestingly enough, they work even with the >ignition off. Previously, when I turned the ignition off, the parking >lights stayed on, but the headlights...
• Re: Head light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 18 Jun 2022 16:37:43 -0400
  ...Only loss will be not having the lamps turn off while cranking or when the ignition is switched off. > > When adding relays to increase...
• Re: Replacing my cheap Chinese starter after one year
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 30 Oct 2018 02:00:31 -0400
  ...with the ring gear, fortunately) and does not stop with the >ignition off! I have to rap on the solenoid or remove the battery...
• Re: hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 5 Nov 2016 11:09:27 -0700
  ...hear and constant fuel pump faint buzz when I turn the ignition ON > > - unplugging the IAC valve doesn't change anything > > - I didn't...
• Re: Cold start valve
  Historical mailing list - Thewestyman
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 10:23:52 -0700
  ...Maybe the ignition switch? Z -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Haynes Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 9:57 AM To: 'Thewestyman' ; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Failure to Start - 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:28:42 -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...
• Help with radio install
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:21:40 -0800
  ...I got it back from my mechanic after a week and a half fixing the passenger door handle/latch and the ignition. He had...
• Cranks, won't start: FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 20:20:42 -0800
  ...I reached under the Vanagon while my wife cranked the ignition. Fuel pump working fine. Good thing too, the damn things run about $250...
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 19:35:44 -0800
  ...and I wondered when was the last time you changed your ignition switch? If you remember my story of 'Mungo, the Blue Moron', that...
• Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:49:20 -0400
  On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:06:01 -0700, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >In general, the Ignition Module (ICU) on 80...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 06:15:12 -0800
  ...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: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning seque to diesel radiator coolant flow direction
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:08:08 -0700
  ...Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning > > ignition switch on? > > > > Thanks for the good brain storming exercise of Vanagon electrical...
• Re: '88 GL ignition miss, stalling
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 11:37:06 -0700
  ...Gregory Smith &lt;<a target="_blank" href="mailto:gfs@GREGORYFSMITH.COM">gfs@GREGORYFSMITH.COM</a>&gt;<br> Subject: '88 GL ignition miss, stalling<br...
• Re: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 19 Oct 2018 22:43:57 -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: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 13:34:30 -0700
  ...Meyle Ignition Switches are GARBAGE. Kostal OEM switches are the best. How to tell? - Original and Kostal Switches are both Black and White plastic...
• Re: VW Radio Into Vanagon (abreviated ....).....
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 18:55:35 -0600
  ...Radios made to run with the ignition turned off may draw less. I've had bad luck with some aftermarket radios in VWs draining...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 14 Jul 2019 15:27:21 -0700
  ...These both accept a shorter key which cannot be keyed to match your ignition/door key. Unfortunately, the Listserv will strip the photo attachments...
• Re: help , video to help diagnose my Westphalia air cool 1993 problem.
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:02:37 -0400
  Bad ignition switch? If you can, pull the wiring harness off the switch and jumper the connector in the appropriate locations. Look for a...
• Re: Questions/Advice Needed 1980 VW Westphalia
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 May 2012 23:25:23 -0400
  ...You > need to determine if your problem is loss of fuel or ignition. I > believe your 80 still uses ignition points and condenser. A...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 23:07:16 -0500
  ...to > move the > ignition pickup from the wire that goes from the coil to the > distributor to > one of the ignition wires from the...
• Re: Ignition Wire Sets
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 11:30:01 -0800
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:13 AM Subject: Ignition Wire Sets > In all fairness I can't say I've had...
• Re: Anyone Tried the Pulstar Spark Plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:49:46 -0800
  Mike - I wouldn't think you could get much better than the factory Bosch Hall Ignition unless you upgrade to a high performance MSD...
• Daylight Driving lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 10:06:26 -0800
  ...is there a way the wire those light to have them ON any time I turn the ignition switch on without using the headlight...
• Re: 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 02:31:39 -0400
  At 11:02 AM 6/15/2015, Keith Hughes wrote: >If you don't have access to A/C gauges, turn the ignition to...
• Re: need key for ghia
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:42:30 -0400
  ...Hey guys-I have pulled the ignition out of my 69 ghia. The switch froze up. While it is out I would love to...
• Re: New member's starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Dec 94 14:20:11 EST
  ...First problem was solved by checking out the idle stabilizer and replacing it; second time the ignition and engine needed to properly grounded AND...
• Starting problems w/ an '87 (ignition switch?)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Sep 1996 13:22:45 -0400
  All, We a starting to have starting problems with our '87. Usually happens only in the morning. You hop in and turn the key...
• Re: Towing suggestions/questions for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alex Dallas
  Sun, 28 Sep 1997 16:31:13 -0400
  ...What we had to do was to disconnect the battery, put the ignition key in to release the steering lock, and put the car...
• Fluke diagnostic tools
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 08:15:09 -0700
  ...Anyone have experience with this unit? Is the scope-like function quick enough to view ignition and FI system events? I would prefer to...
• Re: no start
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 08:18:30 -0800
  I'd guess you have a bad ignition switch if the battery is up to full charge. Very common failure after 10 years in...
• Re: Spark Coil Failure
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 18:57:17 -0500
  ...dropped, bruised damaging case and windings. >d)Too much resistance in ignition system. Stan, Did you check the coil resistance per Bentley? I'm...
• Re: headlights not working after towing???
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:10:59 -0400
  Check your ignition switch. This sounds like one of the standard symptoms of that switch failing (the X circuit in your Bentley, fwiw.) On...
• Re: key code??
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 09:39:12 -0700
  ...My latest acquistion has one key that > works all the door and ignition EXCEPT for the drivers door. Is the > keycode on the other...
• weird engine behavior, stops on downhill coasting, diagnostic help?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:00:10 -0700
  ...oil temp...just no motor...So I cycle the on off ignition and get a few seconds of power than sputter and dies...still...
• Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list - Lee Wood
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 09:30:02 PST
  ...The ignition switch was on. Haynes said to connect the test light between the _uninsulated_ lead to the switch and ground, but both leads...
• It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tinkerman007
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 02:00:52 -0400
  ...Also, for debugging purposes, I need to know if the ISV indeed buzzes with ignition on with motor NOT RUNNING as mentioned by members...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:00:24 -0700
  ...uF (or similar) > cap and installing the push button near the ignition tumbler. (I'd > thought to tie it to the Su circuit but...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:59:19 -0500
  Try cycling the ignition on the fly. If it clears you have an O2 sensor or circuit problem. Start with the ground wire in...
• Re: Coil boil
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:49:28 -0700
  These are the current Bosch replacement coils for the hall ignitions on Bus/Vanagon and their appearance: http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 22:59:30 -0500
  ...from turning the key to on. > > Mark > > mark drillock wrote: >> The "ignition switch" has 4 switches inside that power different things. >> One or more...
• wiring problem update and plea for more help
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:24:03 -0700
  ...key in ignition but not on, turn headlight switch on and it's as if you turned the key on. if the van is...
• Re: tach
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 12:34:14 -0500
  ...you can get the ignition pulse by just laying a lead next > to > one of the ignition wires. for tach it doesnt really matter...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 22:50:58 -0600
  I've been laying out of this because you guys have got the ignition system pretty well down pat. I've had some good...
• Re: Will not start question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:25:30 -0700
  ...Look at one spark plug , if it's wet ...either no ignition is happening, or it's just flooded. I assume you've checked...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:57:19 -0500
  ...A Gasoline, (spark ignition) engine has to run with a controlled fuel-air mixture. In order for the engine to run at a given...
• 83.5 Westy FS
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 02:00:41 EST
  ...Many new parts including muffler and catalytic converter, fuel injection system, ignition system, alternator, front and rear heater cores, waterpump and thermostat w/ long...
• newbie questions '84 digijet
  Historical mailing list - Harry Ruble
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 01:03:31 -0500
  ...Purrs like a kitten..till it uses up the gas, so that rules out ignition. The fuel pump runs for the 3 seconds, I...
• Re: van fix part deux: intermittant hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 23:23:35 -0700
  ...Ignition timing and advance controls, including idle stabilizer. (Sorry, I missed earlier posts and have no time to go hunting - is this an 83...