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• Re: Dr. Z - (vague volkswagen content)
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 07:31:14 -0700
  ...Easy to do with the ignition key. "The finely crafted parts falling off this car are of the highest quality British manufacture" Al Owned...
• Re: Fuel pump relays?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:46:36 -0700
  Check your ignition switch first. On 7/11/07, Anthony Kimmons <akimmons@gmail.com> wrote: > > 87 GL Vanagon > > Just got through putting a new...
• Re: Starter Engages When Revving Engine
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:35:25 -0400
  ...I did remove the red/blk wire which comes from the ignition switch, while the engine was running, from the starter solenoid, put a...
• Re: New to van ownership?..do the fuel lines..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 13 May 2008 10:18:35 -0400
  ...Something to consider, in a similar situation, is that you can turn off the ignition while moving, which will stop the fuel flow, and...
• Re: door key cut from code?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:35:01 +0000
  ...Who can do it? Where's the > code? (My door and ignition keys are different. My door key is worn down > pretty bad.) > > Thanks...
• '80 air-cooled power loss
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:45:55 -0700
  I don't think that anything can beat methodically checking out the fuel injection and ignition system per the Bentley. It is easy to...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 13:54:43 -0500
  ...My guess is that in the idle stabilizer they are >triggered by the sender unit to send the actual ignition pulses to the Hall...
• Re: troubleshooting intermittency
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:41:26 -0800
  ...Turn the key and NOTHING happens, the reason I bought the ignition switch part as advised by some listmembers, and 2) turn the key...
• Starter ?'s in '64 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Oct 94 13:37 PDT
  ...Then I ground the starter/solonoid unit, then run a wire from the (+) end of the soloniod to the (+) side of the ignition coil...
• Re: Eurospec problems
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 08:17:36 -0700
  ...This only happens when you switch the ignition on, not while the engine is running. When the engine is running, pin 86 is low...
• Water temp gauge reading/Halmeter install?'s
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 02:51:08 -0600
  ...boiling a big pot of water and then turning on the ignition circuit so power went to the gauge cluster and then dip the...
• The Mystery Machine saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 08:40:42 -0500
  ...I've got new (<2,000 miles) sparks, rotor, cap, coil, ignition wires. I've had the engine ground wire replaced.... other ground connections...
• Re: SIRIUS install in Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 17:48:19 -0500
  ...are wired to get power when the key is in the ignition. I took the cover off of the steering wheel column and taped...
• Re: Electrical question (non-starting)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 24 May 2009 14:07:18 -0400
  ...I had to jiggle the key a bit but it starts. > Since both ignition switches are over 20 years old I'm going to...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 May 1999 14:19:48 -0400
  ...Can the mechanic hear an audible "click" from all four injectors when the ignition is turned on/off? If not, is it possible that...
• Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:47:39 -0500
  ...But if you turn the ignition off and then back on again while driving down the road the van will start to run good...
• Re: Won't start - no, wait, there it goes!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:42:58 +0000
  ...Subject line says it all.=20 Restarting a warm engine, often there is no immediate action when the = ignition key is turned, then, suddenly...
• Re: I'm stumped! (misfire)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 23 May 1998 14:38:04 -0700
  ...add the California ECU without the California ignition -- which *I* would have added -- it is the same as the early waterboxer ignition). Malcolm Holser
• Re: Van Not Starting - 88 Automatic with New Starter and Alternerator
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 23:00:51 -0700
  ...I then opened up the > plastic shroud around the ignition removed the plastic and exposing > the steering column and the lead wires to the...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 14 Jul 2019 14:10:56 -0700
  ...That’s means you cannot key them to match your ignition. I can still get the 2WD version in South Africa but the Syncro...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 08:21:02 -0700
  ...This is my first electrical problem to solve besides changing light bulbs, ignition switch and headlight switch as preventive service.. David, I would think...
• Re: Trouble starting
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:03:02 -0600
  Try a Spare Ignition Switch ~ Which I'm hoping You have, as We All Should ~ On 23 Oct , 2015, at 8:46 AM, B...
• Re: Coil boil
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:48:39 -0700
  ...May have changed over the years�? The alternative part numbers for ignition coils are long and full of errors. Coils DO run hot to...
• Re: 88 GL - manual tranny - fail to start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 17:05:09 -0700
  ...On the waterboxer, I have a starter switch in front of the license plate, so I can crank from there (with the ignition switch...
• Re: cooling system leak
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:44:30 -0700
  ...sure. > more displacement. > fatter torque ....4 valves per cylinder, > knock sensor ignition.. > though an ABA has that, at least in some versions. .. > no distributor...
• Re: Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:30:57 -0700
  I didn't. Worked fine, especially with stiff 2ga wire. It's a bit difficult to find space in the battery box for wire...
• RE: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 16:20:58 -0700
  ...Uses the ignition for speed sensing, and clutch sensing. Single module for electronics and vacuum motor. 2) Cost. (Low.) 3) Reliability. I have done...
• Re: EV ignition is Bosch no more.
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Prescott
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 18:29:08 EDT
  In a message dated 10/21/1999 9:53:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, KENWILFY@AOL.COM writes: << I know there is a picture...
• Re: fan switch fix
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 19:04:05 +0100
  ...David, Before the fuse, the current comes from the X relay! And before that, it comes from the ignition switch. PerL 87 Syncro 112i
• Re: Digi-whatever question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 09:02:59 -0400
  ...operation? Nope, it doesn't know or care about the starter. Ignition switch, starter solenoid, wiring... David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net...
• Bad cap & rotor '84
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 11:28:57 -0500
  ...In any case, I remember something about if the cap is heavily carbon-tracked, it means that the high tension wires and the ignition...
• Re: Aux 12V Socket
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:36:04 -0400
  ...One in behind the glove box to keep your hand-held spot light plugged in to, charging with a hot with ignition connection. One...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 18 Oct 2002 - Special issue (#2002-1252)
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 12:12:13 -0700
  ...with Type 3 & Type 4 Dizzy Listings! http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm OR http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ovhignbo.htm **Upgrade your 83.5...
• FS 1981 Camperized Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry and Avery Johnson
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:31:21 -0400
  ...battery, ignition wires, plugs, points and such) Camperized (not Westfalia conversion) posted by Larry for Ben in Ottawa
• Does anyone have a good used or rebuilt AFM for Air Cooled California Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 May 2016 09:49:44 -0400
  ...His van is an 82 Air Cooled Vanagon with the California emissions (electronic ignition). Can anyone help with either a good used unit or...
• Re: type of connector?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 May 2012 11:37:23 -0400
  ...But you can splice into the 15 circuit right at the ignition coil, and I'd recommend that as a more conservative method. Yrs...
• Jerky Van continued
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 27 May 2007 17:34:51 -0400
  ...Can anyone suggest where to start with with this? The ignition system is mostly new, and the double relay is new. Any thoughts would...
• Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:42:00 -0400
  ...If I shut the ignition and turn it back on, the problem clears....and then comes back until I've driven for 5 to...
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 27 Feb 2022 17:24:56 -0600
  ...For the Vanagon while > > most every light bulb has fuse protection to the bulb or even filament > > level the ignition and fuel system is...
• Re: Vanagon Stranded near Tawas, MI
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 08:14:48 -0400
  With that I would Hold the ignition key in the start position like your cranking it and then move the gear shift (wiggle) it...
• Re: How To Disable Steering Wheel Lock
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:29:36 -0600
  ...I have pulled connector >> from ignition swith and installed another, so starting van is no >> problem. Now need to disable Steering Wheel Lock............Thanks...
• Re: More horse power from the 2.1??
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 05:14:36 -0400
  ...The lower compression ratio is used to prevent knocking (premature ignition). as the turbo stuffs more air into the cylinder (so that you get...
• Re: Test Only Center BS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 21:18:30 -0400
  ...Any unburned HC indicates a problem such as leaking valve, lean miss fire, ignition miss, incorrect ignition timing etc. Excessive carbon monoxide (CO) is...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:43:35 -0500
  ...Going back to 1971 the headlights are powered off >> the >>> X contact on the ignition switch. On the Vanagon the high lever is >> powered...
• Re: Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ?-The bypass button.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:37:27 -0700
  ...The starter motor is activated by the button, but not the ignition unless the key is on. Same answer, or different? mcneely > > ---- Dennis Haynes...
• Re: Start problems need help on the road
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:33:33 -0500
  ...it's very easy to remove the lower steering column cover, pull the > > connector plug of the ignition switch that's currently in use...
• Re: ECU Digital
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 May 2022 08:00:54 -0500
  ...wants to try out on > the 84 running the 1.9 ignition > > What do you know about the ECU digitool has the name Darrel...
• Re: Idle stabilizer question--1.9
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:57:24 -0700
  ...Does it watch the time interval between between ignition > pulses and use some absolute standard to decide if the idle is too > fast or...
• Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:37:41 -0700
  So one day you try to light the fire using the good ol' ignition key and the starter makes strange cranking sounds... Very strange...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:01:50 -0700
  ...I wonder how long it can power the engine?" That would be the ECU, fuel pump, ignition bits (coil und so weiter), various senders...
• Re: Vanagon Syncro Delayed Start
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:13:35 -0500
  ...Sometimes, >especially worse in colder weather, I have to turn and hold the ignition >key for several seconds before the starter motor turns over...
• Re: '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 20:58:39 -0600
  ...Most > members here suggested replacing the ignition switch. > > Since I last wrote a note the following has been replaced: > > Ignition Switch > Plugs > Cap > Rotor...
• quick question - running rough after 2 minutes
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:26:34 -0700
  ...Major symptoms were that the van ran rough as soon as it warmed up (temp needle to the bulb) and that turning the ignition...
• How do we remove ignition key assembly..?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:36:50 -0800
  ...My Ignition switch replacement experience > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > It was a pleasant job. It took about 45 minutes (not counting a trip...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:59:13 +0000
  ...suggested the ECU (I've ruled out fuel pump relay and > ignition switch). > > For those of you who are good at reading the circuit...
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 7 Mar 2018 18:42:28 -0400
  ...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: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:14:24 -0700
  ...On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > The fuel pump, ignition system, and the ECU are...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 10:21:50 -0400
  ...When I bought it, the ignition coil was wired to one of the taillights. To run, you turned on the lights, to stop the...
• Unknown Battery drain!!
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:49:01 -0600
  ...None of my lights were left on, key was not in the ignition, Fridge not on, etc... Don't know where to start to...
• Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:41:28 -0400
  From my experience, it is only the Syncro that had the ignition key operate the gas cap. Both my Syncros were that way, but...