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Doesnt the idle switch go to the ecu and not to the knock sensor control =
box?
ECU uses it to control idle air stabilizer valve and for throttle =
kick-down if pedal is lifted and rpm >2000.
Al

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Chris M=20
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
  Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 10:05 PM
  Subject: 16v ignition questions


  Hi all,

    I'm in the process of converting to EFI on my '88 16v and want to =
retain the stock knock box ignition.  I've pretty much got it all =
figured out except whether I need the WOT and idle switches on the =
throttle body.  How do these affect ignition?  Do I really need them =
connected to the knock box anymore? Also, where does the knock box get =
its power from? Is it from the ignition controller?  I'm assuming that =
the ignition controller gets it's power from the hot side of the coil, =
but if I'm wrong, please straighten me out on this.  If anyone has any =
suggestions or websites to help me out on stand-alone knock-box =
ignitions, I'd really appreciate it. =20

  Thanks,

  Chris M.
  82 8v Scirocco
  88 16v Scirocco
  70 MGB (wife's car)
  76 Chevy Laguna
  http://www.geocities.com/vw16vmp3scirocco/
  pb1113@hotmail.com


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Doesnt the idle switch go to the ecu =
and not to the=20
knock sensor control box?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ECU uses it to control idle air =
stabilizer valve=20
and for throttle kick-down if pedal is lifted and rpm =
&gt;2000.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Al</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> 16v ignition =
questions</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp; I'm in the process of =
converting to EFI on=20
  my '88 16v and want to retain the stock knock box ignition.&nbsp; I've =
pretty=20
  much got it all figured out except whether I need the WOT and idle =
switches on=20
  the throttle body.&nbsp; How do these affect ignition?&nbsp; Do I =
really need=20
  them connected to the knock box anymore? Also, where does the knock =
box get=20
  its power from? Is it from the ignition controller?&nbsp; I'm assuming =
that=20
  the ignition controller gets it's power from the hot side of the coil, =
but if=20
  I'm wrong, please straighten me out on this.&nbsp; If anyone has any=20
  suggestions or websites to help me out on stand-alone knock-box =
ignitions, I'd=20
  really appreciate it.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Chris M.<BR>82 8v Scirocco<BR>88 16v=20
  Scirocco<BR>70 MGB (wife's car)<BR>76 Chevy Laguna<BR><A=20
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href=3D"http://www.geocities.com/vw16vmp3scirocco/">http://www.geocities.=
com/vw16vmp3scirocco/</A><BR><A=20
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href=3D"mailto:pb1113@hotmail.com">pb1113@hotmail.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV=
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