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• Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 01:42:23 -0400
  ...it came down to the infamous IGNITION SWITCH. 70 bucks replaced by the dealer, BTW they diagnosed it. No problems since. As they say...
• Re: Help!!!!Key WON"T WORK
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:52:33 EST
  Chad; If you turn the steering wheel, on most cars, while the key is out of the ignition; you will encounter a spot where...
• Q's re: radio wires
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 14:56:08 -0500
  ...Is there some kind of adaptor I need to attach the single wires I have for battery, ignition, and ground to the pair that...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:31:09 -0700
  ...1986-92 Volkswagen Vanagon Cruise Control Wiring Information Constant 12V+ Red Ignition Switch Harness or Use Hot Side of Brake Switched 12V+ Black Ignition...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - James Bradley
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:26:06 -0400
  ...Does ECU see ignition is turning or AFM is taking in air??? Where is the signal sent to the ECU from distributer??? I dont...
• Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 8 Sep 2016 09:33:37 -0400
  ...Wait 10 minutes---starts and runs perfectly. > So....I first thought this must be ignition switch problem. Bought one at > Napa, the only game...
• Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 16:02:38 -0800
  ...So, yeah, I could have done that myself, but at least I got more comfortable digging around in the ignition. And Now I have...
• Re: Need Help diagnosing a Non-starting '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:27:24 -0600
  ...On most vans the black wire goes to the ignition coil to >> power it and to turn on the ECU power relay as well...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 13:31:49 -0800
  The fuel pump should go on/off briefly once key is turned to ignition on; it doesn't run after that until engine has...
• Euro-Drive-OBD2: 97 Volkswagen Jetta, No-start/Cuts-out/Misfire
  Historical mailing list - "Don Kerr (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 08:08:01 -0500
  ...Fuel Injection / sefi Ignition: Distributor-Breakerless / tz Trans: 4-speed Automatic Transaxle (Electronic) Mileage: 047,283 miles Emissions: OBD-II Compliant VIN: 3VWSA81H6VM114059 Misc...
• Drove off a 9'' curb, and she just died
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 20:11:17 -0800
  ...I'll open the engine compartment and look for anything obvious knocked loose. (In Days of Olde, When Knights were Bold, Before Electronic Ignition...
• Re: Headlight Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:20:34 -0700
  Whatever floats your boat or gives ya dial-tone Rocky :) I've been damn good about checking my lights before turning off the ignition...
• Re: HELP 1985 Westy Losing Power
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 01:32:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Lost > ignition in Arizona, replaced Hall sender in distributor and Hall generator > (control unit) Power problem reapeared in Nevada running north on 95. Seems...
• Re: spark plugs, etc
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 22:21:53 +0000
  ...is specifically engineered into the secondary igition system to cause the ignition coil to "grunt" as the primary circuit is broken and the coil...
• Re: Headlamp Switch or Key Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Wed, 4 May 2005 21:15:01 -0400
  Eric, If your ignition switch is bad, there will be no power to the "X" relay. This means that you will have other dead...
• Another Crank but No Start/No Spark
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:47:47 -0600
  ...good) Dizzy. (1 used & 1 New) ECU (2 used, supposed good) Ignition Switch (New) Probably forgetting to mention something ~ Have only had it here...
• Re: No headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Wed, 31 Aug 2016 07:15:21 -0400
  how old is your ignition switch...? a bad one can cause headlight wonkiness Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 11:25...
• Strange vacuum leaks 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Wed, 20 Apr 2016 21:07:23 -0500
  ...Is it possible to have vacuum leaks at the base of ignition distributor and the crankshaft pulley bolt key way? My mechanic did a...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 04:37:52 -0700
  ...The best comparison is if you turned the ignition after the engine is already running, but enough that I felt it under my foot...
• Re: Oregon gasoline- was Steve Sandlin keys win again
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 20 Jun 2014 09:58:26 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > Oh Boy, does that mean I can start using the ignition key in my '87 for the...
• New Beetle question - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:55:48 -0600
  ...Pulled over, turned off ignition, restarted, and everything fine. Was wondering if it was an electronic issue maybe connected to the ESP feature? I...
• Re: Push button switch
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:37:56 -0700
  ...to do the job http://www.jcwhitney.com/garage-pro-universal-ignition-switch/p3085959.jcwx?filterid=c1628d14387u0j1 On 29 Nov , 2012, at 12:32...
• Re: New radio= dead battery?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Wed, 30 May 2012 09:29:21 -0700
  ...Why is my new radio always "lit up" even when turned off and ignition is off also? If it's a Sony, you can...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:31:23 -0700
  ...fuel injection system problems/failure on a 1980 > Westy with electronic ignition system? > > Blue injectors on 1980 westy > The above part number is a...
• Re: Help? test fuel injector, 78 Westy.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 10:39:22, -0500
  The Muir Idiot book says to pressurize the ring main (with injectors out) by just running fuel pump (few seconds of ignition on, turn...
• Re: Syncros(fording)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 1996 18:10:05 -0500
  ...Aren't the air intakes >approximately 5 feet off the ground? Does ignition get flooded out 1st? > >Russ The exhaust would be under before...
• Re: to rebuild or not to rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 20 Jul 95 18:10:54 PDT
  ...about $1100. $890 went for the long block and the rest was clutch parts, fuel pump, seals and ignition parts. Dave Kautz '74 Westfalia
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 17:26:29 +0200
  I wrote: >I guess, the computer shifts the point of ignition forwards on >high octane gas and you will take full advantages of the...
• Radiator fan won t turn off '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - gregory ramirez
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 07:24:55 -0700
  ...as soon as the ignition key is turned the fan starts. to make things interesting, i unplugged the thermal switch on the radiator (3...
• Re: strange loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 02:05:59 -0600
  ...But here is the wierd part, if you shift to >nuetral, turn the ignition off and restart it, it runs fine. Lil' help? >thanks...
• Refrigerator air supply mod
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Howard
  Tue, 16 May 2000 22:55:16 -0400
  ...Took it out, cleaned the gas jet with alcohol, blew out the pipes and ignition chamber with compressed air and still no luck. I...
• Re: BUcking List ...More Ideas
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 07:18:17 -0800
  ...New ignition switch Any more ideas? Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zoltan" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005...
• Ignition lock fail - Update
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:44:22 -0700
  Talked to the knowledgeable and generous Scott of Turbovans, and he said "look for bad grounds in the starter circuit" and lo & behold, there...
• Water in the oil update, again
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 16:42:10 -0500
  ...full throttle, but I think there's a problem with the full throttle switch and I need to re-check the ignition timing. Bill
• Re: Bogging 1.9
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:32:18 -0600
  ...All new ignition components.. The engine idles fine, even when very hot outside (+32 C here today). when you try to accelerate from a...
• Dash removal section (simplified)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 01:04:44 -0500
  It include an ignition switch section, clutch and brake master cylinder (just some picture of how easy it is to replace those, not how...
• Re: Hypermilers...
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:47:20 -0400
  This is a conflict I have every time I turn the ignition key in my van. I and my family love this van unlike...
• Re: Help, fan wont shut off
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 18:38:04 -0800
  ...long has fan been running? The fan is wired so that it comes on even if engine off, key out of ignition switch. Neil.
• Re: 1986 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 09:30:34 -0400
  ...I've tried a "search > ignition switch in vanagon" in the archives, but I don't get anything > that says "here's the idiot...
• Re: Engine Shudders -2.1L WBX.
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:56:31 -0400
  ...Or maybe a bad mount? CV joint? If it feels like the engine drops a cylinder under load, I would suspect an ignition problem...
• Re: Removing & replacing front door key tumbler?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 5 Apr 2014 15:27:02 -0400
  ...Which is easier to do-remove the > > existing key tumbler from both old & new handles, & exchange them so my > > ignition key works in new...
• Re: Loss of head lights, wipers and rear heater blower
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Dec 2013 05:25:57 -0800
  That set of symptoms points to the ignition switch and nothing else. It has happened on countless Vanagons. The replacement switches fit just about...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:24:57 -0500
  ...seem to find in Bentley how to get the&nbsp;other ignition switch out/off of the steering column in my spare bus.</FONT...
• NVC (but VW) '95 Cabrio intermittent no start - no spark
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:03:27 -0700
  ...When cranking, drops to around 11.2, so should be more than sufficient for ignition. When it starts, it fires up instantly. Runs well...
• Re: Wiring in 2nd battery on Westy..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:31:57 -0800
  ...the ignition off > but > I have yet to test my theory that some of the 12v items run separate from > the standard ignition circuit...
• Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:47:54 -0800
  ...There is only one wire coming to the engine from the front, the black power wire to the coil from the ignition switch. You...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:04:02 -0700
  ...The electronic pointless ignition found in the Vanagon has a sensor in the distributor called the Hall sensor. There are four apertures on the...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:33:03 -0400
  ...The current path is from the ignition switch, to the fuse box, back out of the fuse box, to splices in the little black...
• Re: Right turn into driveway kills engine (1.9L '84 2-WD)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:18:51 -0700
  ...but if you do observe if tach drops to zero during power loss...if it does, points to ignition. bypass your idle stabilizer as...
• f/ cars = computers?!?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 May 1995 11:28:58 -0700
  ...Did you put the key in the ignition slot and turn it?" Customer: "What's an ignition?" HelpLine: "It's a starter motor that...
• Re: timing the 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:39:31 -0800
  ...http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm#V8384 > > 1985: http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm#V1985 > > One more thing to keep in mind when timing...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:37:40 -0400
  ...There is some adjustment for ignition timing based on temperature but that is very limited. > > Besides the spark plugs bad ignition wires, the resisters...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:21:34 -0800
  ...The center ignition wire also had some white junk inside both ends, which might be corrosion. Maybe I can get a set of replacement...
• Re: Idle stabilizer question--1.9
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:26:16 -0400
  ...Does it watch the time interval between between ignition >pulses and use some absolute standard to decide if the idle is too >fast or...
• Re: Trouble starting
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:49:00 -0400
  ...Trouble starting         Try a Spare Ignition Switch ~ Which I'm hoping You have, as We All Should ~
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 22:29:22 -0400
  Doesn't the ECM control the dwell? Would bad solder joints affect the "on-time" of ignition driver? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 03:41:06 -0700
  There's got to be a way to isolate the dern switch? Relay? On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Kim Springer...
• Subject: Re: Was: dead cat kills van- What About Bad Gas
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:33:38 -0600
  ...Upon ignition, Crazy Ed swears, we could see the skeletons of those standing between us and the ensuing explosion. I was driving my vanagon...
• Re: Relay question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:53:47 -0600
  ...buzzes > when you leave your lights on or key in the ignition. David, Go to the junkyard and get one out of an 80...
• starter woe...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 21:57:08 EST
  ...I tried wiggling the key in the ignition switch and the auto tranny selector lever and no luck. Does it mean a new starter...