Marlan: The VIN for my '84 ends in 0252EH082801 with a build date of 02/84. It has the two throttle switches. If you are going to keep the van, plan on replacing everything that is involved with fuel, air, vacuum, coolant and electrons. Do the work yourself and you will learn much about your van. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlan Blair" <marlanblair@ALLTEL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 7:26 PM Subject: Throttle Valve Switch
> I'm hoping I phrase this properly. I have an 84 Vanagon, 1.9 > I bought it running very poorly, exhaust hanging off it, etc etc > > over the last month or so, I have rebuilt the exhaust, plugged in every > hose > and > switch, with the exeption of one. There is a yellow connector (two slots > in > it) hanging out of the > wiring harness, on the right side of the motor,(if you are standing there > working on it) > its low down the side of the engine , it only comes out of the harness > about 3 inches, and its below the airfilter. > There is nothing close to it that I can see to connect it to. After > hours > of pouring thru > the bently manual, I deduced that the square plastic switches that ride > next > to the throttle > body, and clearly shown in the Bently guide are missing. That didnt help > me > with the wire. > There is no way that the wire that i have hanging could reach that far. > Then, after looking > for the hundredth time at the image in the Bently manual, I see a > reference > for later in the model year > versions that were produced with a single switch. That switch is at the > very > bottom of the throttle body > and looks like a flat washer with a lead coming off of it. Im guessing > that > the guy I bought my vanagon from > removed it, or, maybe in working on the throttle body at one time, just > didnt see a need to replace it. > > If there is a way to tell from the serial number of my vanagon whether it > was built late enough in the model year > that It may incorporate that one switch setup, and you can help me tell, > it > would maybe send me in the right > direction. The serial number is VW2YB0253EH023109 > > The old girl is running much better, Timed a little better, idles a little > better, has a bit more power, but the gas milage > sucks. 12 maybe. I'm thinking this switch has something to do with it. > |
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