Date:         Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:19:07 -0400
Reply-To:     Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
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From:         Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Throttle Valve Switch
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Hi Marlan or John
well i got to wondering if i had a throttle body of that style or not and i do. i pulled it off of the air distributor and wiped it out ( a little dusty ). checked the
switch with a ohm meter and it looks to be in very good condition. Both of my Vanagons use the dual switch style so if you need it i can sell it off list if you
like. Just contact me direct and put my name in the subject line and we can take it from there. I would recommend cleaning it out with carb cleaner and a
lint free rag then just bolt it up and plug it in and you should be golden. this unit came off of a 85 vanagon if that matters. let me know. thanks Jonce

>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.
>>



Jonce Fancher

57 Single Cab
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75 911S Sunroof
84 Vanagon "Godfried"
85 Vanagon Westi
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