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• Re: Lights off when key off (was DRLs)
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 23:54:00 EDT
  ...It has a black box (2"x2"x1") with five wires coming out of it for hookup to ground and wires from battery, ignition...
• what is the ignition timing procedure for 83 1/2 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Chuck
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:03:27 -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...
• AFM Tuning was: Me and our '88 are glad to be back
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 17:04:11 -0700
  ...snip--- Welcome back! ---snip--- >Spring on AFM advanced 4 notches (richer), ignition timing advanced 4-5 deg. Can you comment more on tweeking the...
• Convert 85 auto to 4sp? And HP increases please
  Historical mailing list - Radish
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:29:48 +0000
  ...I was thinking about was header and freeflow exhaust, MDS type ignition, KN filter stuff, does this stuff make a big difference? Any other...
• Re: AFM how to set ?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 17:47:10 -0700
  ...The specs are to be found on the yellow sticker left side front of motor compartment in front of the ignition module, or on...
• Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Suzy Wojcik
  Sat, 2 Mar 2013 07:52:00 -0800
  ...Put the key into the ignition and turned her on and the horn started blaring away. Turned her off and it stopped. Then back...
• Re: no spark - Solved
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 02:16:56 -0400
  ...out, it started. > >*ugh* > >ok, maybe it is time to convert to electronic ignition. =) > >> >> >> > > >-- >Chris >'81 (AC) Vanagon Westfalia 'Rocky' >nor*cal > >frontleftspeakerposse.com
• Re: how to make your locking gas cap accept the same key as your doors/ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:02:26 EST
  In a message dated 1/27/07 12:58:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, groups@WESTYVENTURES.COM writes: > Don't forget that NOW the...
• Re: Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:34:28 -0500
  I >don't have a dwell meter but if points are gapped .016, that should be okay >shouldn't it? In my experience, after...
• Lowbeams blink off when hittting hard bumps - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:39:05 -0400
  ...I replaced the ignition switch thingy due to headlight problems recently. Mike 87 Westy _________________________________________________________________ 5.5%* 30 year fixed mortgage rate. Good credit refinance...
• Re: some notes from counterman mag
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 09:03:07 -0500
  Years back when I worked for Borg Warner Ignition Division we had annual obsolescence returns from each distributors stock. Since this was in the...
• Re: The "syndrome" solutions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 21:47:34 -0500
  ...Vince S wrote: > Larry, > > I could be wrong as the ignition on my 89 Vanagon never gave me problem > so I am not too...
• air cooled ignition distributor questions
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:13:25 -0400
  ...I also will probably move to electronic ignition when I replace or rebuild this distributor so input on that topic is also appreciated. I...
• Re: "Muir solenoid trick, and resistance!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Jul 94 10:13:46 CDT
  ...the starter *and* the ignition switch, I discovered that the problem was dirty connectors in the wire from the ignition switch and the starter...
• Re: 84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 14:17:07 -0700
  ...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: Stumbling after fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:45:16 -0600
  ...the former, you have a temporary loss of ignition. ( The tach is triggered by ignition circuit pulses.) Look for damaged wires, grounding points etc...
• Starter Engages When Revving Engine
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:00:39 -0400
  ...Immediately I think that it is the Ignition Switch, but.......... It may matter that it is equipped with a battery isolator and until today...
• Re: Starter solenoid current
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:38:40 -0500
  ...Starter, starter solenoid, fuel pump and injectors and some other stuff, ignition coil, etc. The solenoid usually pulls ~9 amps measured but you will...
• Re: Snake Oil or Legit?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Sat, 24 May 2008 18:46:21 -0700
  ...an electrical ignitioni source ! ( not counting the glow plugs ) . Shame an engine has to get buy with just 'compression that depends on engine condtion...
• The Dying 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hammerdorfer
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 11:02:07 -0600
  ...I can bring it back to life -at any speed- by simply switching the ignition switch off and on. It does not seem to...
• Re: 88 GLstarts, stalls immediately
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:15:05 -0500
  ...Next think what controls the fuel getting to the cylinders and how it controls the fuel, thirdly, think how ignition comes about. Albert Einstein...
• Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 11 May 2008 16:31:53 -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: Loose steering wheel at top off steering column.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 22:43:35 -0500
  ...Most likely at some ignition switch failure or other reason > the remove the housing the sleeve disappears and is not noticed as missing > if...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:34:06 -0700
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23528&category_id=&category_parent_id= The current through the ignition switch isn't all...
• Re: New 1,9 TDI from VW
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:52:55 -0700
  ...One of the problems was that the injector has to "leak" a small amount of fuel before the main injection to initiate the ignition...
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 7 Mar 2018 12:18:55 -0800
  ...Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Everything is wrong with this new engine--opposed piston, combustion > ignition, two-cycle. But check out the video...
• Re: Stranded in Kentucky, USA
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:15:23 -0400
  At 02:04 PM 8/18/2012, george jannini wrote: >suspecting the ignition switch. We had the wiring harness in the steering That one...
• Re: Was: Engine.. Wiring... Heat. Now: Installed fuse B+ In Junction Box.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:43:20 -0700
  ...both ignition and fuel injection are very 'un'-fused in a waterboxer vanagon.
• Re: need key for ghia
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:18:21 -0600
  On Apr 14, 2012, at 5:31 PM, Geneva Saint-Amour wrote: > Hey guys-I have pulled the ignition out of my 69 ghia...
• Re: Red and black wire
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 2 Jan 2011 18:32:13 -0800
  ...The red and black wire is missing. >> Does >> it come from the starter? Or from the ignition switch? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Mark >>
• Re: Ignition switch -- P terminal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:22:03 -0500
  At 11:52 AM 11/14/2010 -0800, Jake de Villiers wrote: >Talk about your non sequitur... Might make a good B+ terminal for...
• Re: Dometic 182 Fridge Igniter Dimensions Image (my drawing)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:43:16 -0700
  ...http://www.ecvv.com/product_directory/ignition-electrode.html Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google...
• Re: Locking Gas Cap
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:11:58 -0700
  ...that, with the > help of a locksmith, would work with the ignition key, as with stock. > There was mention of a vendor. I've...
• Re: Advice on Spare 2.1
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 6 May 2010 18:48:36 -0400
  Grab everything, get the idle stabilizer, ignition control unit, coolant bottles if he's not using them, etc. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Multi-spark discharge (MSD) ignition for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 May 1997 11:31:39 +0100
  I hear promising reports for Multi-Spark Discharge (MSD) systems - seems one of the few simple performance enhancers that doesn't fall into the...
• Fwd: 1990 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Mon, 3 May 1999 22:23:56 -0800
  Can anyone help this person? Email then directly at enbwolfe@email.msn.com Do you have any bulletins on replacing an ignition sensor? Occasionally...
• Re: Refrigerator Problems
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:56:59 -0400
  ...I have no idea why >this should work, as I can't see the 12V heating element being hot enough >to cause ignition, but...
• Re: Battery 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 12:06:41 EDT
  ...Now you have a very explosive condition that doesn't need much of an ignition source for you to suffer a Hindenberg episode. A...
• Re: Digifant & Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 07:44:15 -0600
  ...The digifant has maps (software arrays) to control the ignition advance. It also has an internal coil driver. The former is good, the latter...
• Re: windshield washer don't work
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 12:44:43 EST
  ...Use an ignition points file or fine emory to clean the contacts. Re-install. This should fix the problem. If not check that the...
• Re: 89 Westy - coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 16:09:45 -0500
  ...It's supposed to blink a couple of times when you switch on the ignition, regardless of the temperature of the engine. Dave in...
• Do I Need A New Battery?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 15:30:00 -0700
  ...Is this symtomatic of a worn out battery? (I had a new starter installed eighteen months ago, & six months ago a new ignitions switch...
• Re: WTB: Sliding Door handle
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 22:36:02 -0400
  ...your new handles > to and he can match them to your ignition key. i looked around for the info, > thought i had it in...
• Re: 5 clyinder Audi 5000 Turbo to Vanagon engine swap........ MIS -
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:02:57 +0100
  ...Those swaps with flywheel controlled ignition are not very common over here. Regards Helmut '80 Vanagaudi
• Re: Coil killer found! vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:25:00 -0700
  ...and a I used a Crane Red coil and various electronic ignition systems and the coil has lasted over TWELVE (12) years and was...
• Re: New Vanagon Owner!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 07:46:12 -0500
  ...Do the LED lights for temperature blink when you first turn on the ignition? Chris S. '85 Wolfsburg Westy "Camel" http://www.knology.net...
• 88vanagon/snug?
  Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 08:58:51 -0700
  ...on my motor i check to make sure that all my ignition contections were all tight, not loose, or what i called "snug". so...
• Re: on locking gas caps..
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:12:37 EDT
  ...locking gas caps? > > A friend with an '87 Westy uses his ignition key to open the gas cap. > > On my '84 and my '85...
• Re: 2.1L ignition/FI woes!!
  Historical mailing list - Mountaineer
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:08:49 -0500
  <<< Coil and FI pulse are triggered by the hall sensor on the distributor. I'd give that a looking-at. Failure there would definitely...
• Re: digital clock in stop-watch mode...???
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:46:58 -0700
  ...it > counts time when the ignition is on. help? insight? > thank > mp > lots of busses Matthew, Check to see if one of your time...
• Re: First Really Cold Day - Starter Dead
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:05:01 -0700
  ...If you turn the key "on" and do not get dash lights, fuel pump run, etc, look at your battery, ignition switch, etc. If...
• "84 westy stalling problem
  Historical mailing list - ila gandy
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:51:43 -0700
  ...I did change the ignition switch, but it did not keep. Does anyone have any ideas for me to try? Thanks, Ila "84 Westy
• Re: Ignition Failures
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 08:51:12 -0600
  ...The immediate fix is to turn the ignition to off and remove the key from the switch. If you suspect this could have been...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:43:08 -0800
  ...Back on topic, I would think a strategically placed diode somewhere would keep the relay from staying on with the ignition off. If that...
• Well, it runs...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 16:50:21 -0600 (CST)
  ...I tried last night, only to find that my ignition problem had returned. I ran a jump wire from the voltage regulator to the...
• FW: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:29:29 -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...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:34:12 -0700
  ...the sparky ends. But I could not get them to budge. Ignition > wires not being inexpensive, I didn't apply full force, but instead...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:26:20 -0700
  ...One of the red wires goes over to > the fuel injection and powers everything but the coil and ignition > module. Also in that box...
• Electric confusion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Maginel
  Wed, 05 Feb 1997 10:02:53 -0600
  ...I feel that it would be beneficial to use one battery for ignition purposes only, and run everything else off the second battery? or...
• Re: What cruise control system should I buy/
  Historical mailing list - Paul Anderson
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 03:31:55 -0500
  ...That ended up being the beginnings of a electical problem in the ignition (brain box wiring). The sudden change in ignition tempo when the...