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• Did I receive the correct ignition coil?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:02:22 -0400
  I am dubious of the coil I received today for my 86 Transporter. It is bright red and reads "use only with ballast". the...
• Re: Making keys
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 06:18:43 -0700
  ...from the VIN or do I have to change > out the ignition cylinders door lock cylinders? The latter could be > expensive. > > Anybody with experinece...
• Re: Mysterious short circuit
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 17:01:38 -0700
  ...It only happens when the > key is in the ignition and when I depress the clutch. > > Any advice will be appreciated. It is driving...
• Re: Don't Buy Gas In Lynchburg, VA! Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:08:48 -0400
  ...Maybe you're running on 3 cylinders? (fouled plug, bad ignition wire, bad valve, head leak, ???)
• Re: Weird cutting out still happening... mechanical switch?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:48:59 -0500
  ...Could be the ignition switch or any number of other connections. I had a similar problem a few months ago and it turned out...
• Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:53:55 -0700
  ...with the ignition switch on, if you remove the wire that goes to the sensor and ground it the gauge should swing over to...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:43:04 -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: front headlights not working.... (long winded again)
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:04:36 -0500
  ...The late model Vanagons have a history of burning out headlight switches, ignition switches and (occasionally) load reduction ("X") relays because of this. Side...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:45:09 -0500
  Following the sage advice of our esteemed list members, I began tracing the black wire from the ignition switch to the to the connectors...
• Re: STRANDED
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 2 Apr 2014 09:19:20 -0600
  ...Relay 21 on the panel cycles about every 10 > seconds with the ignition off and not at all with the key turned. Any > hidden...
• won't start
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:00:34 -0600
  ...I got everything packed up and ready to roll (in a driving rain, no less), but when I hit the ignition switch, all I...
• Re: Unknown Battery drain!!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:29:20 -0700
  ...and, when you get around to it, connect your gauge power to "switched > on" power, perhaps at the ignition switch wire, under the plastic...
• Re: Busted ignition lock
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Wed, 1 Mar 1995 15:11:50 -0500
  ...to carry 2 keys (1 for steering column lock, 1 for ignition). --------------------------------------------------------------- * 59 Dbl Dr Walk-Thru Panel Dave Easterwood * * 61 Single Cab Pickup...
• Re: engine misses at low rpm's
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:50:45 -0500
  ...The engine has a twitch that I can't pinpoint.Just had new Bosch plugs, rotor, cap, new Bosch ignition harness (plug wires all...
• Continuing saga of symptoms imitating vanagon syndrome--85 westy
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:04:18 -0700
  ...afm,swapped ecu,swapped coil,swapped hall control,wiggeled wires,wiggeled ignition switch,checked all over for vacuumn leaks, gapped throttel switch,put a...
• Re: Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:06:04 +0000
  Hi Larry, Because we have a Wolfsburg Westy (hence no Westy stove), we use a coleman 2-burner propane stove with electric ignition and...
• Re: NEW mystery - Subaru Conversion
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 28 Aug 2022 22:42:11 -0600
  ...mph, the engine shuts off as if someone turned off the > ignition. Foot held on the gas pedal and vehicle slows on down as...
• Re: Help....stuck....dead Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 22:20:38 -0400
  If you're not getting +12 on the coil positive side, then ignition switch is likely reason. But before you said you *do* have...
• Re: What spare parts to carry with on trips
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 2 May 2017 15:21:25 -0400
  A water pump, belts & an ignition switch, maybe a cv joint? Rob vwrobb@gmail.com On May 2, 2017 2:48 PM, "steve meassick...
• Re: VAN STALLED AND WON'T START ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 1 Aug 2016 18:02:53 -0700
  ...ASK HERE FOR ANY IDEAS BEFORE I TRY TO PULL AN IGNITION > SWITCH FROM A DONER VAN AND SEE IF IT WORKS. ALSO DOES...
• Re: oxygen sensor input wire
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:43:11 -0400
  ...I think it's significant that they shielded the part that's a few inches away from the ignition secondary circuit. -- David Beierl - Providence...
• Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Oct 1996 14:09:55 -0400
  ...resistor, or is this an old fashioned method? >> The VW vanagon ignition system does not use a ballast resistor...which is usually present for...
• Re: ignition key sticks/humor...maybe
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Sep 1996 19:46:33 -0400
  In a message dated 96-09-27 04:23:02 EDT, you write: << This happened to me by using a rebuilt key.>> Now we...
• Battery Leakage
  Historical mailing list - Sylvie Scott
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 23:12:33 -0500
  ...Troubleshooting revealed a leakage of 30-40 mA from the battery with ignition switched off and all fuses removed (maximum allowable is 3mA). No...
• Re: Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:27:04 -0700
  Sorry, you need to pull the wheel AND use a puller to remove the lock housing. After that it is easy and the part...
• Re: Engine Refusing to Start or Dying
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 07:54:31 -0800
  ...The ignition switch is new. Any help would be greatly > appreciated. Thanks, > > Rico Dagastino > Munford, TN > 84 GL "Thing 1" > 87 GL "Thing 2...
• NO HORN
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 09:34:25 EST
  ...I took off my steering wheel to work on the ignition switch and light switch. Put everything back together and the horn does not...
• Re: Re; Keys Locked in Van
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:14:23 -0500
  ...I've done it in other vehicles---as the door is closing I look and see the keys in the ignition as the latch...
• A/C wiring diagram wanted
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 18:37:21 +0100
  ...switch, it seems) and two different ways of getting power to the controls ("power-when-ignition-on" with yellow/black?)... Thanks a lot! Raimund
• Re: State Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 12:13:44 -0800
  ...net *********** **Need to find the right dizzy? http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm OR http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ovhignbo.htm **Upgrade your 83.5...
• Re: Spark Coil Failure
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 03:29:33 +0000
  Hi List, I've seen more than one 2.1L ignition coil leak all the internal cooling oil. The oil residue made a real...
• Re-key
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Sun, 12 May 2002 15:48:14 -0400
  Does anyone sell a kit to re-key an early Vanagon? The DPO of my Diesel Westy snapped off the key in the ignition...
• Really Really Rich
  Historical mailing list - William Copich
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 19:50:50 -0400
  ...When running driving the performance is very poor sputtering and spitting until I turn the ignition switch off and then immediately back on. It...
• Re: Horn, why won't it stop blowing?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:34:32 -0800
  ...On Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 08:59 AM, george reynolds wrote: > 1985 westy turn on ignition and horn blows. any help out there...
• Plug for Tail Light & Sliding Door Handle on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 18:26:42 -0500
  ...For those with the Subaru EJ22 motor, I've got one ignition coil that hasn't been spoken for. It's $20.00, shipped...
• Ignition Coils
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:47:41 -0700
  Seems there are 2 coils on offer for 1984 Vanagons with the change point around July of 84. 211905115B for the pre-July and...
• Re: Ignition wiring plug shield Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:03:11 -0700
  Grab and twist as you pull hard. They are sticky! On 9/27/06, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > > Anyone know of any...
• Drowning 85' vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:40:49 -0800
  ...It is literally drowning itself with fuel ~ ignition in start / run position puts all four injectors full on. I've swapped out the ECU...
• Re: Reliability of AutoZone (Duralast) alternators
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:00:42 -0400
  "J Stewart" <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> said: > And it was a generic no name ignition coil from Autozone that saved my > a** on the way...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:05:08 -0700
  ...but no kidding....the ground contact inside the relay somehow reached ignition on power ..and all the wires on that circuit started to melt...
• Re: towing a van?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:20:37 -0400
  ...Turning the ignition on, then off and leaving the key in place will keep the wheel un locked. Dennis >From: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO...
• Re: Horn Ring Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:24:46 -0500
  ...Adjust the brass fingers so they DON'T make contact, Turn on ignition and see what happens. You can always bend them back. Hopefully...
• Re: Wipers suddenly not working, trip tomorrow
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 00:46:59 -0500
  ...How can I test if power is coming off that terminal? >> > > If the headlights work (key on) then the ignition switch X contact is...
• Re: Replacing my cheap Chinese starter after one year
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Oct 2018 03:55:02 +0000
  ...It's not the ignition switch or a battery problem, there is a short in the solenoid. I have a Bosch rebuilt I'm...
• Re: Cooling Fan - '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Sep 2014 00:14:00 -0400
  Cooling fan turning on with the ignition is an air conditioning issue. Check that it is fully turned off. Otherwise look for a bad...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Gas in Oil?]
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Fri, 2 May 1997 00:50:06 -0700 (PDT)
  ...air-cooled Vanagons also have electronic ignition while the > federal models have standard points-and-condenser ignition. > > When they switched to the wasserboxer, I...
• Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:29:16 -0700
  ...Here are the symptoms: (1) With ignition ON and headlight switch on, low beams do not work, but high beams do. (2) All fuses...
• If it's not one thing, it's another...
  Historical mailing list - Seth C. Bruggeman
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:36:29 -0500
  ...Next, ignition. I've checked all obvious ignition components from plugs to coil, though not including the coil. All seems fine. Could the coil...
• Re: How do anti-ping additives work?
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Thu, 20 May 1999 20:29:38 EDT
  ...When there is pre-ignition long before the piston has risen towards the top of its stroke, the piston has to fight its way...
• FW: '85 Defroster Switch Mojo
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:10:46 -0400
  ...Right now, I am back to ignition power only. On a successful note, I ran four new rear speaker wires underneath the van to...
• Re: Introductions and electrical questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:45:58 -0800
  ...So you can listen without having the ignition on. My dashboard clock, radio and 12 vokt socket (cig. lighter) are all wired together and...
• Re: 1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 01:01:57 -0400
  ...the ignition is generated directly by by the signal from the hall sender in the distributor and the coil driver circuit, with ignition advance...
• Re: Towing a Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 17:03:00 -0500
  ...Do NOT rely on the steering column / ignition switch lock. No speed or distance recommendation is mentioned in Bentley. 2. Towing with only REAR...
• Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 11 May 2008 16:22:12 -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: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:46:57 -0400
  ...Unfortunately, part of the harness from that ignition box with the relays branches off carrying the wiring for the Idle stabilizer, the power steering...
• 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 - Fuzzy :philippe
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 23:40:11 -0700
  ...When I turn on the ignition switch, the left (power) relay does click on, but not the right (fuel) one. And the fuel pump...
• 1986 ignition problem
  Historical mailing list - Brigstocke John
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 21:28:58 -0500
  ...The problem is a total failure of the ignition that oocurs while driving, just as if the igniton key had been turned off. The...
• Re: No turn over
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 16 Mar 2019 00:10:20 -0700
  ...If you bridge the starter (bypass ignition) does it > crank? > Check you grounds. > > >> On 15-Mar-2019, at 20:59, Cunegonde <cunegonde.van.westfalia...
• Re:Tach was The Berg and springs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 10:06:24 +0600
  ...back creates significant resistance and if so does this disrupt the >ignition system? DC > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >David Carment >School of International Affairs >Carleton University I don...
• Re: "stella" no sound,no start
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 08:40:25 -0800
  ...steering column) and push up on all the connectors to the ignition system (and all those others on the circle that surrounds the steering...