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• FW: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Matt Heydon
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:37:15 -0700
  ...kit" that sends power directly from battery to starter bypassing the ignition switch. Has anyone had experience trying one or both of the above...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 20:25:29 -0500
  ...Seems like a reasonable way to see if the > ignition wires are causing my troubles. Not really. If you have a misfiring cylinder before...
• Re: 82 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 08:27:37 -0500
  ...Problem was the ignition switch Greg. 82 westy David Higginbotham wrote: > Our 82 westy will not start. Nothing. The battery is fully charged but...
• Looking for information on installing a 85 instrument panel into an 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:39:54 -0800
  ...The temp warning light, however does blink continuously even with the ignition turned off. I would be very grateful for information on how to...
• Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:21:20 -0600
  ...Since ignition doesn't occur until the diesel is sprayed it's simply a matter of keeping the gas mixture lean enough to prevent...
• Thanks for the blue LED tip!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:55:16 -0700
  ...the LED is visible just a second or 2 after flame ignition. The blue looks real cool too... I'd say it was $1...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:11:23 -0500
  ...Ah ha! And you don't get a metal arc? Are the contacts tungsten or some such? But getting back to IC ignition, how...
• Re: I need advice/help - Elecrical
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 15:35:16 -0500
  ...According to the Bentley, power should come from the ignition switch. Swapped out ign. switch with a known good one, no good. All fuses...
• o2 sensor didn't solve it
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:14:18 EST
  ...It has all the old symptoms of power loss, plus now flipping the ignition on and off doesn't help, I need to crank...
• Re: extra precautions on fuelin up.
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 07:32:58 -0500
  ...The ignition occurs around the handle of the > nozzle when the static charge on the woman is grounded and sparks in the > midst of...
• Radiator fan won't go off
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 02:41:14 +0000
  ...The radiator fan comes on low speed when I turn the ignition switch. It runs continuously regardless of temperature (even if sitting overnight). It...
• Dometic Recall
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:07:18 -0700
  ...flammable coolant solution to be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present. This could result in a fire." Almost...
• Re: Mechanics Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:57:37 -0800
  see I thought I was on the right track! glow plug relay (can't remember correct part name) stuck "on"? ignition switch stuck in...
• Re: Beside myself!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:14:33 -0800
  ...A couple of years ago the ignition switch/key assembly in my daily driver had to be replaced. The mechanic that did the work...
• Re: Radio stays on
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:32:42 -0500
  ...radio is always hot, so you have to remember to shut it off when you cut the ignition. George/ATL '89 WestABA '67 Kombi
• Re: Radio stays on
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:48:30 -0800
  ...put the key in so just having the key in the ignition is enough for the radio. Rob becida@comcast.net Western Washington State...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:43:22 -0700
  ...Doing this also gives you a chance to visually inspect stuff at the plug to ignition switch and fuse/relay panel etc. Cheers, Neil...
• Now: Jetta ECU-Coil Amp Draw Was: Ignition Switch "Su"...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:32:31 -0800
  ...I also ran the test with the new relay UN-installed; DMM in series between 30 and coil/ECU wire, effectively bypassing the ignition...
• Re: no start no click
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:59:45 -0400
  ...Is that indicating the ignition switch died on me? On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 11:56 AM <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > First tap...
• Re: Poll: Favorite anti-theft device?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:38:26 -0700
  ...I use it and an alarm with ignition interlock. I also added power door locks at the same time. The alarm is primarily for...
• Re: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:08:04 -0700
  A new or good used ignition switch can be temporarily installed for testing or emergency (failed switch) purposes. This is a useful spare part...
• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 May 2011 10:47:18 -0700
  ...6,8 cylinder application engines with standard > > coil ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions > > with tachometer output terminal, and alternators with "w" > > tachometer...
• Re: Swap Update 2
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Mon, 11 May 1998 16:04:01 -0700
  ...Of course I also used points ignition and very simple(canadian schematic in Haynes)vacuum line setup. We don't have emissions testing in...
• Re: Where can I find parts for my TiiCo engine ?
  Historical mailing list - James Adams
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 00:16:47 -0400
  ...Perhaps I got a lemon ECU or wiring set up ? Also someone has suggested that I replace the cap, rotor and ignition wires with...
• NVC; Thanks everyone!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 10:11:08 EST
  ...Thanks to everyone that helped in my ignition repair. From helping me tow it home, to helping answer some of my dumb & obvious questions...
• Re: dead ignition, need help
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:47:41 -0700
  ...Turn on lights, get parking lights only. > > I suspect the ignition switch (I had to replace the starter function > of switch with a starter...
• Re: Scary happening plus fuel injectors/catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:23:24 -0700
  To me this just smacks of intermittent wiring connection which could be anywhere in the ignition path or perhaps the electrical controls to the...
• Re: ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:52:10 -0500
  ...Don't do this or other connect/disconnect operations with ignition on, electronics can fail abruptly or a while down the road...Bentley specifies...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 15:09:42 -0700
  ...The root of this problem is likely the relay you added to power the ignition coil. The added relay's coil takes so little...
• Re: Wiring in a new Stereo Unit
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:29:35 -0600
  ...I wired mine to the > ignition switch so when I removed the key, the radio turned off. I have > never had a dead battery...
• Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 06:39:34 -0700
  ...ISV (Transistor Collector?) > ST2 4 Output2 to ISV > 1 17 Ignition pulses from Ignition coil driver > LS 8 Throttle valve switch input > T 13...
• Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:44:44 -0800
  ...So with the ignition switch turned off none of the injector leads is grounded. With the ignition on but engine not running all 8...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:34:43 -0500
  ...Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch Hi .. I just use a good wheel bearing grease on...
• Re: Cold start valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 14:17:59 -0400
  ...Maybe the ignition switch? Z -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Haynes Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 9:57 AM To: 'Thewestyman' ; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: 84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - David F.
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:03:55 -0400
  ...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: Reverse light madness
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:41:16 -0400
  ...16 Ohms, 0 Volts Ignition on: AB: 12 Volts (didn't want to measure ohms and blow my voltmeter) Transmission in reverse: CD: 0...
• Re: Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:56:09 -0500
  ...Sometimes an old ignition switch or the wire from the ignition to the solenoid is the culprit. 4. It could be that your solenoid...
• Head lamp mystery (real questions this time)
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:26:21 -0800
  ...keeps going out...typically has been going out a week before the ignition switch goes out. (just put in 2nd ignition in 2.5...
• Re: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:45:42 -0500
  ...I recently hooked the switched power wire on my new panasonic unit via a vampire connector directly to the key-in-ignition signal wire...
• Re: Cigarette lighter wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:56:48 -0500
  ...It will turn off during cranking, and it will not put any additional load on the ignition switch. Put a ten amp fuse in...
• Blinking alternator light...?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 12 Sep 2020 10:53:54 -0700
  hi all, When I turn the ignition key ON, the alternator light used to blinks along with the coolant light and then stops when...
• Re: Oil in Coolant Morphed to "Power at Altitude"
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:36:37 -0700
  ...Do we dwellers-at-altitude still need to advance the ignition timing of our wasserboxers with the "1 degree per 1000ft above 4000ft" rule...
• Vanagon Minds Thank you!
  Historical mailing list - Bernie
  Mon, 18 May 2009 13:10:01 -0700
  ...Neil and Jake were right on the money as it was the ignition switch. Thanks Jake for spending the time with me on the...
• Haunted Westy? AKA: Revenge of the Reverse Lights.
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shane
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 13:58:25 -0500
  ...The only way to turn them off is to pull the reverse light fuse. (Fuse # 15) Or remove the ignition key. Has anyone out...
• Oil pressure LED update
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 05:54:36 -0800
  ...For those of you with the flashing LED and you have not been able to find the problem, you might check out your ignition...
• Re: piston installation tool help
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 09:49:32 -0500
  ...your engine until you get oil pressure before you enable the ignition. Stan Wilder On Sun, 21 Jul 2002 07:36:13 -0700 Steven...
• Re: Wonderful Paint Job - No Start
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:27:23 -0400
  ...It could be the dust is forming a conductive coating and shorting out the ignition. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic...
• Fuel Supply? was Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Cente...
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:57:12 -0800
  ...In the case of a Vanagon fire, such as the one in NY, and where the ignition is switched off quickly, is there a...
• Re: wiring harness for 84?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:00:32 -0400
  ...I have an '84, too, and my harness has been patched and the cable from the distributor to the ignition control module came from...
• Re: Reduced Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:23:08 -0800
  ...factors to blame as I haven't replaced any of the ignition components or the O2 sensor since I got the van last April...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:12:15 -0800
  ...with >> ignition off + headlight switch on, three LEDs in the dashboard glow. >> With engine running + headlight switch off - normal. Engine running >> + headlight switch on...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:19:22 -0500
  ...the sparky ends. But I could not get them to budge. Ignition > > wires not being inexpensive, I didn't apply full force, but instead...
• Chime gone AWOL (86 2.1, AT)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:32:14 -0700
  At the end of our road trip last year, our ignition switch went out (I think I diagnosed that from posting on the list...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 10:33:09 -0800
  ...would be required :) I've always been impressed at the whump of ignition when using gasoline to light brush piles (we seem to generate...
• Re: Hard/no start story, '86 2.1, AT, mostly removed AC
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Dec 2015 23:52:20 -0500
  To begin with the fuel pump and fuel injection relays are mounted in a box above the ignition coil. There are no relays up...
• Re: Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 02:10:49 -0400
  ...Ok, still getting some kind of ignition pulse at the coil >turning ignition switch off an on brings back normal engine performance for >a...
• 2nd Battery Solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:49:27 -0400
  ...I found a vacant plug on the back of the fuse panel that connects to the ignition switch and only gets power when the...
• Re: Random Instant Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:37:02 -0400
  ...Are the dash warning lights on as the engine dies? If so ignition switch is still on. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Engine Dies
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  11 Jun 1996 12:52:06 -0700
  ...The VW engine management (fuel injection and ignition) is Bosch based - and there are great similarities between the various Bosch systems used on VWs...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 13:46:03 -0400
  ...If it runs OK when you turn the ignition back on, you have temporarily solved the problem by restarting the ECU. This would indicate...