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• Re: gas saving strategies without touching a wrench
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 16:08:33 EDT
  ...sheet out of someone on a corner by coasting with the ignition off then hitting it again at the precise moment you passed them...
• Syncro starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:38:20 -0700
  ...starter on my '87 Syncro? I have battery power, I believe ignition switch works because lights go off when switched to "start", but it...
• Re: Power mirror theft attempts in San Francisco area
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 10:02:04 -0700
  ...I even left the keys in the ignition! BenT
• Re: electrical question - ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:30:40 -0700
  > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ign.jpg/ign-full;init:.jpg > > Or are you referring to the actual tumbler inside the part on the right...
• 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 23:53:40 -0700
  ...The ECU also switches on a ground for the ignition coil whenever it thinks it is time for a spark. The ECU won't...
• AFM and idle issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 23 Sep 2023 09:05:40 -0400
  ...Where are you located? >> >> Your van engine and ignition is one I actually really like. >> Despite everything I’m a fan of a 2...
• Today's PUZZLER... SLWR-VAN won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 14:19:34 -0400
  ...the solenoid - checked the ignition switch (by hooking a new switch up to the wires going to the current ignition switch) - checked the coil...
• Bad distributor (was: Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L))
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:22:37 -0500
  ...I have determined that it wasn't the coil at fault, nor the ignition control unit. Nor the distributor cap, or the idle control...
• Fw: Scraping steering wheel - not screws
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:24:28 -0400
  ...I've adjusted the ignition switch housing > up > and down multiple times. Nothing doing. The latest swheel is from an > '86. > Since I'm...
• Re: Vanagon key rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 18:43:55 -0800
  ...it a vanny with key in ignition that > fit all doors so I > > got all locks and ignition/ wiper/turn assembly's for > $25...
• Electrical Woes
  Historical mailing list - Harmon F Seaver
  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 15:02:18 -0500 (CDT)
  ...It runs fine when you turn the switch on and have the ignition switch turned to "on" (so the warninglights are on) but by...
• '86 GL electrical (sound system) question
  Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:58:41 -0500
  ...I would like to be able to use my stereo without the ignition being on, like at the drive in theatre where they broadcast...
• Re: Wire gauge: smaller to larger ok?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:42:52 -0700
  ...That will also take a lot of > load off of your ignition switch. > > Relay terminal > 86 to ground > 85 to #16 wire > 87 to...
• 86 Westy cuts out sporadically, now won't start
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:05:08 -0700
  ...So I recharged and reconditioned and still got no ignition (better cranking now though). I inspected the ignition cables (which look bad, am waiting...
• Re: 87 Vanagon fuse problem
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 20:49:14 -0600
  ...Kimmons" wrote: > > > > Wow!! I'm having this same problem... (see Headlight Help!!) > > > > I just replaced the ignition switch (electric part only), but then... > > > > REALLY...
• Wiring/testing of VDO oil pressure gauge (dual sender)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:24:22 -0700
  ...Which the ignition on and the sender wire attached (but the engine off), the needle rises to exactly "0". With the ignition on and...
• Re: 84 Ignition Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 8 May 1998 20:37:37 -0700
  ...I tried poking at the ignition switch, and got all excited thinking I'd induced it to happen, then realized I was actually just...
• Re: Uncle... '91 won't catch
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 09:20:53 -0500
  ...1.) SPARK Remove an ignition wire from one of the plugs and insert a spare spark plug into it. Ground the plug and crank...
• Re: Headlight Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:44:37 -0700
  ...off when the driver door is > open and key is in ignition? > > > Rocket J Squirrel<camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> No need? Horse hockey...
• Electrical Failures
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 May 2011 11:00:06 -0500
  ...The ignition switch is new, and I have power to the "X" circuit when in the "on" position. I have headlights, and can feel...
• Re:Tach was The Berg and springs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 07:37:33 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I'm guessing that the wire from the coil to the tach got grounded and imucked up the ignition. I'm sorry to say...
• Re: unexplained power loss - help
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:14:05 -0600
  Distributor cap? Fuel pressure? Did it quit completely? Sudden engine quitting usually indicates ignition. Sputtering or slowly bogging can be ignition or fuel supply...
• Re: Loose steering wheel at top off steering column.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:55:36 -0700
  ...Suspect the bearing is at the top of the cast aluminum > ignition switch housing. Is that bearing replaceable? Must a whole new > casting with...
• Re: 'green glow'
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 07:20:55 -0400
  ...also coming from my 85 Westy dash turn > signal lamp, when ignition on. Went and discovered corroded bulbs and > contacts, installed new sockets/bulbs...
• Re: Coil changed, still no spark and spray
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 29 May 2012 10:01:43 -0400
  ...84, if there is no power on wire that runs between Ignition Control Module ("ICM") and ECU, nothing happens. Is your ICM good? John
• Re: Lost all power; regained engine, but no headlights, wipers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 13:34:19 -0400
  ...I think your X-contact on the ignition switch has failed. It feeds the headlights and the load reduction relay, which feeds wipers, fans...
• Re: Locks
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 11:55:48 -0700
  ...He then cut a key that works on all the locks except the ignition. So I now have a 2 key car. Oh well...
• Re: Engine cranks but NO JUICE to coil...poor thirsty coil : (
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 19:38:32 EDT
  ...Gotta luv the list. >> Hmm, on my Syncro, the PO put in a cut off switch on the ignition circuit. The engine will turn...
• WHAT IS THE iGNITION TIMING PROCEDURE FOR 84 WATERBOXER (DIGIJET).
  Historical mailing list - Chuck
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 12:15:00 -0400
  I have been unsuccesfull in locating this info. in the archives. I used a tining light to set up for CA. smog test and...
• Re: Light switches
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 01:08:20 +0100
  Typical tell tales when the X connection in the ignition switch dies: #The lights go out, both low and high, but not the high...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip and rockers
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:21:21 EST
  ...more hea the chip in my porsche changes everything, from the ignition curve, to the injetion to the rev limiter -- or at least thats...
• Re: [Syncro] Help! Igintion Won't shut off!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 16:07:31 -0700
  ...I still suspect the ignition switch and have a spare, which i plan to swap out. I'll let everyone knowe what I find...
• Re: SIRIUS install in Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 08:48:06 -0500
  ...The accessory position is the "Keys in ignition" position. Very nice circuit to have available for extraneous electronics.
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:45:19 +0200
  On 9/17/07, Bob Donalds <donalds1@verizon.net> wrote: > >Yup, it added ignition control to the Digijet Fuel injection only. But > >why didn...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 15:12:16 -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: Starter solenoid powered by fuel pump circuit....arrrrgg...long...help!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Jun 2014 02:29:37 -0400
  ...Put in a new ignition switch...same problem... Put old starter back...same problem... Undid accessory battery and relay...same problem. The switch power...
• Re: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 16:24:47 -0400
  ...what things control the spark? (This is > me being clueless again.) > > 1) Battery -- replaced this morning. > 2) Ignition coil > 3) ECU > 4) Ignition Control...
• Re: My son inherited my van ...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 4 Sep 2021 16:45:15 -0700
  Here's a short lit for him - Distributor cap and rotor - Spark plugs - Spark plugs wire - Ignition coil - Ignition switch On Sat, Sep 4...
• Re: Stereo weirdness, electrical gremlins...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 11 Jun 2017 01:39:57 -0400
  Actually our ignition switch was first used in the 1974 Beetle... Yrs, d On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 1:38 AM, David Beierl...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 13 May 2015 00:22:35 -0700
  ...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: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:45:05 -0500
  Most likley your ignition switch, get one. Not bad to have a spare. The neutral safety switch may also be worn through or just...
• Troubleshooting Opinions Wanted (was: WTB or borrow ECU)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:14:01 -0400
  ...When the engine is under load, it's as if someone has briefly switched off the ignition key -- the van lurches and _sometimes_, the...
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:28:52 -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: Ignition problem?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 12:27:09 -0500
  ...So it looks to me that the ignition is cut off randomly. This problem comes and goes but when it acts up its no...
• Re: Two Questions - headlight improvements / automatic tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 16:22:33 -0700
  ...The added electrical load smoked my ignition switch circuit handling headlight loads as well as my headlight dimmer switch. I am not abandoning the...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 10:23:34 -0600
  ...replaced the ignition switch. Still same problem. >>> >>> >>> 2. made a jumper for the ignition switch plug with 4 male >>> terminals. One terminal to the...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 02:29:43 +0000
  ...The problem probably comes from the >ignition > > > > switch or the wires. I've heard about hard start relay bosch kit. >I'm > > > > wondering if...
• Re: Vanagon minds lend me your ears?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 17 May 2009 12:00:48 -0400
  ...Also on the ignition system there is a switch which you can see when you take the plastic collar off of the steering system...
• Re: No headlights
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:54:47 -0800
  ...install GoWesty instrument foil replacement kit. >> >> I’ve done no troubleshooting so far. (Other that cycle headlight, dimmer >> and ignition switches a few times...
• Re: Fridge, keeps blowing out and backfires durring ignition
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:07:22 -0700
  ...Fridge, keeps blowing out and backfires durring ignition Hey guys, someone mentioned they were having similar issues to mine about a week ago.. My...
• Re: Emissions testing Failed **%%%##$@!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Mar 1996 01:45:29 -0500
  ...Dijifant has improved idle control,(throttle bypas vs ignition timing), ignition timing and coil control provided by brain, not separate module. # wire O2 sensor...
• dying '86 automatic
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Elia
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 16:36:37 -0500
  ...The symptoms: -A loss of power especially on hills, after the vehicle has warmed up; -turning ignition off then on again seems to (very...
• Re: Power steering boost valve?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 04:44:40 CDT
  ...I traced and it is now hot from terminal 16 on back of the starter (hot with ignition on ). Then it appears to be...
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:34:56 -0500
  ...Wierd (Ignition?) Problem... > > > That sounds like a problem with the Hall Sender. It could be as simple > as a wire in the system losing...
• Re: Jerky Van continued
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 19:59:20 -0500
  ...I'm not sure that the electronic ignition models have this, but: does your distributor have any kind of vacuum advance/ retard on it...
• Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:38:15 -0700
  ...I want to > measure engine RPM without a strobe light, by connecting a frequency > counter to the Hall control unit ignition coil drive output...
• Re: 85 won't start
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 9 May 2022 23:43:17 -0600
  ...The voltage while turning the > starter might not be enough to power the ignition system. I've had that > happen on my '86. > > It...
• Re: Solved, buzzer stays on when key removed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 11 May 2021 12:05:47 -0400
  ...is the easier way to change it? Talking electrical part of ignition switch. Eric Caron 85 GL Auto > On May 10, 2021, at 11...
• Re: Help in salt lake
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 22:29:33 +0000
  ...I just broke down off of hwy 15 in Ogden.  Smoke came from the ignition and the engine quit.  Any advice where to tow...
• Re: Spare Ignition
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 4 Sep 2010 18:12:19 -0500
  You got that right, Scott. I will check on the spare. I know not to hang alot of stuff off the key ring and...