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• Re: Just Say NO OK Vanagoners, Thanks to everyone who replid
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 23:45:40 -0400
  Stick with the Supers, the Platinums tend to foul and like splitfires are only of real gain on weak ignition systems. The best choice...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 94 9:30:48 EST
  ...If your ignition system is marginal, then platinum plugs will do wonders; but if it is up to snuff and/or a high powered...
• Re: 86 Camper Engine Elect Problem..Help
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 17:37:56 -0500
  ...Check that you have good, clean, tight connections throughout the ignition system. Other posibilities could be the voltage regulator and/or the alternator. -Gregg
• [Fwd: Ignition System Question]
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 22:28:44 -0700
  Hi Dave. How did you make out with the injectors? I'm having the same problem except that I can't get the rpm...
• Re: Poor Ground and Head Problems?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 16:29:22 -0400
  Brian, if the head isn't grounded then all of the current from the ignition system must make its way back to the battery...
• Re: [Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:46:28 MST
  Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA> wrote: > d t > You could systematically remove each spark plug ignition wire one by one > from the...
• Re: Door buzzer - I killed it! -"mexican hat dance"
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 09:58:42 -0500
  With the ignition off, but the lights turned on the system circuitry turns off the head lights but leaves the parking lights on. I...
• Re: Speed sensor
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Wed, 28 May 2003 23:55:35 -0500
  ...But, new automobile have DIS (Distributorless Ignition System). Is good. Give mechanic something to confuse customer with. Good evening, Mr. Jorge Fred
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 09:30:59 -0500
  ...even exist yet when the Vanagon's engine was designed, its ignition system must have been designed to work okay with conventional plugs. ---------------- Clip...
• Re: Weird headlight problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 19:09:18 -0700
  It's common for the ignition switch to cause headlight problems like you describe... order if for about $10 form either Ken Wilfey... www...
• Re: CDIs
  Historical mailing list - Brian M. Miller
  Fri, 1 Mar 96 9:48:40 PST
  ...The capacitor of a CDI ignition discharges into the primary of the ignition coil. The secondary of the coil ignites the spark. The effective...
• Re: Spark plugs: Gap ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 23:18:32 -0500
  How long do you think those spark plugs should last? Center electrode erosion is a normal occurrence for these engines and ignition systems. Most...
• Re: Subject: 86 Vanagon intermittently shuts off at speed
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 10:45:20 -0500
  ...1. Ignition switch ($30 to replace) > 2. Air sensor ($450 for part) > 3. fuel filter > 4. Fuel pump > 5. Water in cooling system > 6...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 May 2002 23:29:25 -0400
  The reduction in combustion temps also lower the head and piston temperatures, helps to reduce pre-ignition and melted pistons. This is particularly important...
• Re: Elec Ig and low revs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 09:12:38 -0700
  ...system provide an even enough spark in that rpm range? >I am thinking an 009 and a tach might be all the ignition I...
• Re: HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 23 Apr 97 20:27:56 EDT
  Chaz, NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER suspect the fuel injection system before doing a THOROUGH diagnostic and replacment session with the ignition system. Then you...
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 12:21:27 -0500
  Hi Dan, Any updates on your situation? Can you remeind me of the year and engine ignition system for your van. Any additional info...
• Re: runs rough in rain
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 13:59:06 +0200
  ...idle stabilizer >out of the system ... This stabilizer is commonly used on carburated engines. It shifts the ignition point for higher rpm if the...
• Re: Vanagon Ignition Timing
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 14:09:07 +0000
  ...Martin Schneider Designed Systems 2643 Rosemead Bl. South El Monte,CA 91733 818-44-TURBO (448-8726) Give him a call. John Welsh, San...
• Re: 1988 Camper Manual Download
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 12:09:38 -0700
  ...Refrigerator model must have changed between > those years. > My understanding is that the 'fridge ignition system was different in 90/91 model years. I...
• Refrigerator Ignition System(s)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:30:45 -0700
  ...I press the ignition button, and there is a single piezo spark. In a couple of posts, one recently, there was a reference to...
• Re: Engine hesitation -- Need Help!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:04:38 -0400
  ...It has to be one or a combination of three things. (A) the ignition system, (2) the fuel injection system, or (III) a bad...
• Re: no start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 00:01:19 -0500
  ...Even though the starter may continue to crank and the ignition system still spark, the fuel injection system may not have enough voltage to...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:20:38 -0700
  ...After > > >'start' ..when the engine is running....yes, then it gets the 'keep the > > >fuel > > >pump relay energized' information from the ignition system. > > >I...
• Re: '84 westy with "MV" engine number, Is it a 2.1L???
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 May 2000 20:49:07 -0400
  ...Most (maybe all?) 1.9 >> 2.1 conversions retain the 1.9 injection/ignition system. >Now I am in a position to speak. So...
• Re: Smacked the steering wheel and the van died
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:12:56 -0600
  Hey, you have a very advanced warning system there.....your horn alerted you of the ignition switch's impending failure. Or, of course, the...
• Re: Damnagon stutter !@#$
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 22:20:11 EDT
  ...you test an ignition coil/related ignition components? > >-isn't there a over-rev limiter built into the digifant system? if >this is >engaging...
• Re: Electrical problem with new engine
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 10:36:38 EST
  ...Go back over everything that needs to be plugged in (looking closely at both the ignition system and the ground connections on the motor...
• $200 Westfalia Detroit - First come first serve
  Historical mailing list - Robert Michael Thompson
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:01:18 -0500
  ...Almost runs, needs some small ignition system work. First person to arrive with 2x$100 bills and a tow truck wins the title! - Canvas...
• Re: Help!! 85 Vanagon Intermittent Problem
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 20:59:26 -0700
  Checked, cleaned ALL engine and FI system grounds, I presume? Other possibilities: Ignition control module (relatively cheap from Bus Depot or Rocky Mountain), idle...
• Re: Running FI engine empty
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Sep 1995 01:55:47 -0400
  ...EFI >system dry, there is NO fuel in the pump ... which can burn up the pump. How long might someone leave the ignition "on...
• Re: air cooled ignition distributor questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:41:32 -0700
  ...I also have installed 83 to 85 vanagon 1.9 waterboxer distributor and ignition system onto an air cooled vanagon where there was a...
• Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 18:32:50 -0400
  ...I am trying to understand the relationship between the tachometer display and the loss of power and the physical devices in the ignition system...
• Re: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:56:17 -0400
  The fuel pump, ignition system, and the ECU are not fused. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:35:08 -0700
  ...I believe it had ignition just fine, but since the ECU couldn't tell the distributor and engine were turning, it wouldn't run...
• Re: Uncle... '91 won't catch
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:30:25 -0500
  ...now that's what I call an ignition > system!), I decided to do the final ignition switching function > test(28.44) and it returned...
• Re: Fuel pump cutoff switch?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:29:27 -0400
  Would grounding the Tach signal wire COIL - side mess up the IGN system? or even interupt it? just thinking out loud.. Dan Greg Potts...
• carb follies, vw content, no van content
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 00:58:46 -0400
  ...as the FI is off when the >ignition is off. Unburned fuel in the exhaust system is what causes the >type of backfire you...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 12 May 2009 07:53:17 -0400
  ...fit the pressure gauge into the fuel system, turn on the > ignition to pressurize the system (pump should shut off after 5 seconds), > note...
• Re: couple of questions
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 17:41:07 -0500
  ...It was still going strong until ignition problem hit this weekend. On cooling system, make sure all the air is bled out. There are...
• Re: sparkless!!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 03:29:26 +0100
  ...As have been said several hundred times before, check the ignition switch!!! This is a well known cause of sudden loss of power in...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:35:14 -0600
  ...If the switch fails - the ignition is lost, everything is lost, can't start the car/van. On airplanes - the electrical system is on...
• Ignition switch and gas tank questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:26:12 EST
  ...the engine (low compression and gases in cooling system). Here we go. 1) My ignition switch some times does not work. I get lights...
• Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:30:37 -0500
  ...Recent maintenace included replacing the ground strap from block to ignition coil, cleaning up contacts on the ignition coil, new rotor, distributor cap, new...
• Re: The Dying 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 18:17:40 -0500
  ...A similar test may be done on the ignition system. If your mechanic didn't think to try something like this, then he doesn...
• update:no power to auxillary air valve
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:43:59 -0500
  ...I did a > full troubleshooting of the ignition and fuel injection system this morning > and > narrowed the problem down to the auxillary air regulator...
• Re: Vanagon keys--the answers
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Mon, 1 May 2000 12:41:56 -0700
  ...Since it's > the ignition/door lock key which is used most often that is "almost" like > having a one key system. > > Garrett Adams...
• Re: Swap Update 2
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Mon, 11 May 1998 16:04:01 -0700
  ...tie the two systems together. > It appears that I am going to need to set up a fuel pump and ignition relay > like is...
• Re: Camper Ventilation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 22:53:51 -0400
  ...But, I don't really like turning on the ignition for this. I want to make the heater blower accessible without the ignition key...
• Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 22:03:15 -0500
  ...the earlier system. I think Per Lindgren has one like this, and has said the performance is great. Not having the ignition mapped on...
• Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 19:41:11 -0400
  ...Replacing an ignition system costs over a grand! Nobody asked *me* if I wanted a $200 keychain with my latest company car.(2005 Malibu...
• Bosch fuel pump history, and: Fuel Primer?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 5 May 2000 10:17:01 -0400
  ...The AFM FI system kicks the fuel pump on when the ignition is in the on or start position, and when the air flow...
• Re: optical distributor
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:02:29 EST
  ...It is similar to crank firing ignition system, but it goes off the distributor rotation. I have been thinking about a system for my...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:54:25 -0400
  ...After >'start' ..when the engine is running....yes, then it gets the 'keep the >fuel >pump relay energized' information from the ignition system. >I...
• Followup to no start, cutting out, fuel system worries
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:56:26 -0600
  ...The first thing I did was replace the ignition switch after Mark Drillock's driveway checklist that ruled out general ignition troubles. A new...
• More stuff I found.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:17:49 -0600
  ...Engine-Lubrication system Engine-Lubrication System Engine-Cooling System Fuel Supply Fuel Injection, AFC System Exhaust System- Emission Controls Ignition System Manual Transmission-Controls...
• Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 11:58:23 -0500
  ...cylinder is not firing externally > d t You could systematically remove each spark plug ignition wire one by one from the distributor cap. The...
• Consolation needed
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 17:08:31 -0600
  My Van is in the shop! 8>( I've had an electrical short somewhere in the system. The engine cut out and I had...
• rewiring '87 foil for an '85 single oil pressure system?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:17:35 -0800
  ...I need to rework the later type OP warning system to work in an '85. There must be a way to jump the plug...
• Re: Mass Airflow Meter Bad - says dealer.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 25 May 2000 15:03:04 -0700
  ...Misfiring is usually an ignition system problem (or a bad injector, less likely). If the ignition system components are okay, then you have a...