Dave, I don't think I fully understand what happened here. Are you talking about the wires between the plug and the switch? If you jumpered the switch side pins nothing should have happened because there is no power source on that side. If you plugged into a similar plug (auxiliary air valve?) the wires may have gotten more than their prescribed 5 volts. I can remember trying to test the aux air plug by mistake when I meant to check the throttle switch but I never managed to get the two together. Chuck '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo' on 1/6/03 2:02 PM, Automatic digest processor at LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM wrote: > Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:32:15 -0600 > From: Dave Baker <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM> > Subject: Second Request for Help - Throttle Valve Switch > > I'm still hoping someone out there can help me understand how I smoked the > wires on my throttle valve idle switch circuit by shorting together the pins > on that plug. > > The plug I'm referring to is the one that plugs into the throttle valve > switch connector which is mounted on top of the right side of the engine, > fastened to the bracket that holds the metal coolant pipe which runs > transversly across the top of the engine. > > According to my understanding, the throttle valve idle switch does nothing > more than close a set of contacts when the throttle is at idle. This would, > in effect, put a short across those wires, just as I did when I jumpered the > plug. > > TIA. > > Dave in KC > 85 Westy |
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