Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:23:43 -0500
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject: Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability
issues
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If you have battery voltage at the throttle switch connection, you
simply swapped the connectors with the auxiliary air regulator. Nothing
in the dash goes there.
The larger throttle bore I mentioned begins with the 2.1L. The larger
bore is for more power.
As for the newer switch style being hidden, I have found that once they
are adjusted they never need to be touched unless they fail.
Good luck.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Roger Sisler
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:15 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability
issues
Dennis, I think you hit the nailon the head,again. I am doing electrical
checks and am getting 13.5 V at the throttle switch.Sposed to be 5
volt.
Thought it was connected with anearlier problem where my dash o2 and alt
lights wont stay on after the engine is started.Tookthe dash cluster off
and looked for mixed up wires there.What you say makes perfect sence.I
did
remove those connectors recently.have zapped two(2) throttle switches.I
was
stumpped as I sat down at this computer.
I will switch the 2 switchwiresand probably get what I am looking
for.Cant
do it soon enough.
As for replacing the cam and retainer when changing the switch, these
two
items are included with the new switch.Yes, the cam did have a tad bit
of
wear.Just has to make an old post 86 switch interesting to adjust.
I was able to adjust the switch from above with the allen wrenchs,and
couldnt figure out why I was having a problem.I like the 83.5 throttle
switch configuration better. I can adjust it without dragging out a drop
light,and dont need 2,3mm wrenches to adjust it,and the switches are ez
to
replace wherener I screw the connections up again.The 83.5 set up does
look
flimsy,but itis not. Just strange looking.
You say the bore is smaller? Was the bore on the switch I used to have
larger? Does this affect gas mileage or acceleration? Oh yeah, dont have
any acceleration to worry about anyway.
As for hooking up this switch and throttle, I didnt cut any wiring from
the
harness. I added a connector from an old switch to the piece of harness
I
cut form the doner vehicle.This will plug directly into the place where
the
old switch did.
Ill let ya all know what happens.
Thanks Dennis
