Date:         Tue, 29 Jun 2004 16:21:40 -0400
Reply-To:     Kyle Hamilton <winged@TIGERDEN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kyle Hamilton <winged@TIGERDEN.COM>
Subject:      85 Digijet throttle switches -- information please
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Hey, I was trying to figure out why my Vanagon has suddenly decided to
start idling at approximately 2100 RPM.  I /really/ wish the Bentley book
was better about giving a diagnostic troubleshooting tree... but I've been
going through the fuel injection system.

I found that the full-throttle enrichment and idle switches aren't making
contact, and I can't get them to make contact at all.  So, I'm looking at
possibly/probably replacing the entire throttle assembly... but I'm not
sure if I'm going to need that or just a couple smaller parts.

So.  My question is this: What do I need to do to get the switches to make
contact?  (This is the "combined switch in single housing" version, not
the "separate switches in multiple housings" version.)  If I need to
change the throttle assembly, where can I get one?  How much do they run?
And are there any gotchas I need to be aware of in the replacement?  (Are
there any gotchas I should know about during this entire
trying-to-get-it-to-run phase so I don't spend money that I don't have
to?)

Thank you for your time and help!

-Kyle Hamilton
'85 Vanagon, "Morgan" -- when she runs well, she's like a Morgan horse,
and when she doesn't, she's like Morgaine le Fey.