In 1985 the switch configuration was changed. Instead of two switches on top of the throttle body there is now a single switch activated by a cam hiding under the TB. If you lean over the engine and look down in the hole just to the right and behind the TB (back of bus is behind the front, right) you'll see a plate with two 3mm allen head bolts heads sticking up through it. If you engine is dirty, this might be hard to se, and you may need a flashlight. One of these is a eccentric and the other is used to lock the eccentric in position. Check the Bentley for adjustment info. Marc - If you don't have a Bentley, get back to me after you've looked and found the switch. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc W. Theune" <mtheune@EMORY.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 8:45 AM Subject: Re: Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
> I don't think I have one. It's one of the things that was suggested > to check in my current problem, and I couldn't find anything like it > on mine (85 GL). Again, I am new to DIY Vanagon repairs so it could > be that I am not knowledgeable enough to recognize it, but there is > nothing whatsoever electrical on my throttle valve. > > Marc Theune > 85 GL > Atlanta, GA > > >Volks, > > > >At the PA Vanagon breakfast last weekend, I ended up staying around for lunch > >(he bought...thanks) with one fellow from New York City who had driven down in > >his '85 Westy. We popped engine hatches to check stuff out here and there, of > >course. > > > >Anyway, this 1.9 didn't have throttle switches. Now, I'm used to the buried > >system under the throttle on the 2.1, but I'm pretty sure (and we confirmed in > >Bentley) that the 1.9 has two switches (one for idle and one for > >WOT), but this > >van had neither. It seemed to purr just fine at idle and generally had a good > >sound for a WBX with over 150K. > > > >Anyone know if the 1.9 ever came without throttle switches? > > > >-Karl > > > >Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA > >'87 Westfalia Weekender "Beverley" - 195K miles > >http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/ > >PA/NJ Vanagon owner's mailing list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/pavanagon/ > |
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