Date:         Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:45:07 -0500
Reply-To:     "Marc W. Theune" <mtheune@EMORY.EDU>
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From:         "Marc W. Theune" <mtheune@EMORY.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
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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/