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Thermo switch or resistor?
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:29:15 -0500
...thermo switch connector.  Only got fan running on high on outside connectors.  No responce when using middle connector.</FONT></DIV><DIV...
Re: Oil pressure warning light suddenly not working
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:08:24 -0700
...Make sure that the connector at the oil pressure sensor is clean and securely attached when you plug it back in. That should cover...
Re: Fuel Level
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:45:22 -0400
...97.56 track 31 - check the voltage on the violet/black wire at T2d. If you have ten volts there then your panel connector...
Re: Thermostat housing differences, syncro and non-Temp 2 sensor plug
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:35:28 -0400
...Save the 2WD 2.1 waterboxer connector plug and a few inches of wiring ... if someone needs one, there's no easy way to...
Dashboard removal electrical problem.
Historical mailing list - Saulius Berzinskas
Fri, 9 Mar 2001 18:00:37 -0500
...Was there a short somewhere? All wires look ok from what I can see, the switch connectors are not corroded. Any ideas or advise...
Re: Help....stuck....dead Vanagon.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 5 Aug 2017 20:50:36 -0400
...Cleaned the plugs and put them back in. > > Got power to the coil, but no spark of I ground out the coil wire. Got...
tach cluster into older clock dash, wiring
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 9 Jan 2003 11:01:41 -0800
From the olden days, here are details of the wires that must be moved on the 14 pin connector to use a tach instrument...
Re: I broke my tach
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:08:27 -0400
...wires > that runs the tach as it no longer functions. The other gauges on the > tach face function normally. The big white connector still...
Re: Results - Tach installation & more questions
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 6 Sep 2003 15:11:18 -0700
...Cut the exiting green wire several inches from the 14 pin connector and attach the new wire there to the now short lead to...
Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 2 Feb 2015 15:46:06 -0800
...a bit hard to believe that style of plug was used for an outside > connector. You want molded weather resistant cord sets. It also...
Re: Winch for Westy
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Sat, 20 Nov 2021 03:28:37 -0600
...I used connector potting compound, but silicon sealer would work just as well. Keep it plugged into the connectors on the front and rear...
Re: Instrument Cluster Printed Cirucit repair
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:57:21 -0700
...As long as you keep > physical stress of the wires where they solder to the individual foils on > the flexible circuit your connector troubles...
Re: Who wants to be the guinea pig?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:09:29 -0400
...wires that plug into the IAT sensor." My bet is, it's a $0.03 resistor with $0.25 worth of wire/connectors, which...
Re: Dash multi-pin wiring
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:28:09 -0400
...First column is where the wire used to be in >the >connector. Second is where it goes. Third is where the displaced wire >needs...
Re: Coolant temp gauge not working
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:33:12 +0000
Check connectivity at the ribbon on the cluster. Use a DMM to test it from the plug connector to the back of the cluster...
Re: Wet weather power loss
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 22:55:44 -0400
...die-electric grease on all the plugs, of said components. ( > including plug wires at the cap and plugs ) > Spray some LPS, or WD-40...
Splicing O2 sensor?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 26 May 1999 16:32:48 -0700
...connector, shaped like a ciggarette lighter, like a plug (sorry for crappy details, dont have sensors with me). Both sensors have 3 wires each...
Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:32:37 -0500
...For lack of better terminology, the connector has two parts --- > A plugs into B. From A, I ran a new wire from the RW...
Re: Hall Sender Connector "Loose"
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 18:31:54 -0400
...It is still connected to the distributor and to the > wire/plug; and it is functioning. But, is is supposed to be like this...
Re: Power mirror tips (long)...
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Sat, 21 Jul 2001 16:05:04 EDT
...the assembly line, but it seems they must have installed the plug connectors from inside the door after the wiring was threaded through the...
Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Fri, 4 Jul 2014 19:26:22 -0400
...Sent from my iPad > On Jul 4, 2014, at 18:33, "mark drillock" <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > > On those 2 wires plugging into the...
Re: Vanagon stops and won't start
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 21 Jun 2002 23:38:08 -0700
...A quick keyword search of my list archives came up with numerous people who fixed a similar problem by repairing the Hall connector/wires...
Bad injector wire = stuttering
Historical mailing list
Fri, 11 Oct 1996 23:45:10 -0300 (ADT)
...moving) seemed like spark prob on one cyl, but wires were new Bosch, plugs Bosch Supers, coil/cap newish, all by DPO, and giving...
Re: was: 91 Carat..... now: Fast Turn Signal Issues
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:44:16 -0700
...The 2 outer wires on the front socket may be > plugged in reversed and this reverses which filament is for the blinkers. -- Neil n...
Vanagon Double Relay wiring confusion
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 09:38:09 -0700
...the left side plug (colored wires) had a black wire that came out of one of the connectors on the plug with the other...
Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:47:17 -0400
...cap did not >> ! Using Dielectric grease on both ends of the plug wires make them >> a breeze to remove later on down the road...
Re: Audio help: 3.5MM to RCA pinouts/cabling (new stereo is in)
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:54:25 -0500
...garage with 2 male connectors to plug into the AUX/adaptor cable, and to > get > access to the wires to connect to the jack...
Re: 87 2.1 loss power
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:32:31 -0700
...and taped the >> connector for now. With the cover off the ground goes away. Checked the >> wire >> from the plug at the afm and...
Re: Coolant Temp Sensor Test. Generic vs VW.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:18:15 -0700
Hey Neil My Temp II sensor wires were all cracked and breaking, the connection from wire to plug was poor, and the wires were...
Re: "Muir solenoid trick, and resistance!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Jul 94 10:13:46 CDT
...wire that had connectors, the damned thing worked fine! All I probably would have had to have done was to have unplugged and plugged...
Re: 84 and 85 engine differences?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 20:48:21 -0700
...have an 85 (per vin #) and the plug wires and distributor use the >old-style connectors (old as shown in Bentley). >I am assuming...
Re: Spark Plug Wire Shock
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sun, 17 May 2020 19:30:21 -0700
...Spark Plug Wire Shock > > Removing a spark plug wire while the engine is running is a very long > standing practice to determine if a...
Re: 87 2.1 loss power
Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:58:04 -0400
...and taped the >>> connector for now. With the cover off the ground goes away. Checked the >>> wire >>> from the plug at the afm and...
Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:46:53 -0500
...own multi-pin connector. The housings come in different colors for color-coding purposes, but any single-pin housing will plug into any other...
Re: What's this broken connector?
Historical mailing list - brett rueff
Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:58:25 +0000
...One set of hot/cold wires run > >to the main fuse panel area. The other set run to a connector that > >appears to be...
Re: calling all Headlight plugs
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:52:51 -0700
...H5 connectors are still fairly common. I found these > which apparent to be high quality. and high temp. > > What minimum gauge wire should I...
One Step Forward, One Backward
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Sun, 29 Dec 2002 16:40:48 -0600
...I removed the short on the plug and the smoke went away almost instantly. I think (I hope) the wire is still serviceable. So...
Re: ring around the dizzy and other questions
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 03:12:27 EDT
...That wire plugs into that connector on the side of the distributor. Bye, Michael Modl. 87 syncro.
Re: Is this wire/socket any good?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:43:27 -0800
...it's for dealer diagnostic equipment to plug into. often that wire and connector are just removed from the engine, since it's never...
Re: <syncro/all> hesitation/miss after fording?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:37:33 -0700
...I ended up removing the wires from the plug housing and soldering the ends. I then sealed the plug with RTV. I screwed up...
VW part# 025919101
Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
Sun, 4 Jul 2004 12:21:44 -0400
...connector on the topright of the engine, near the alternator, unplugged- typical elec hood aprx. 1cm dia (circular), with 3 pins inside- followed wire...
Re: was: 91 Carat..... now: Fast Turn Signal Issues
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:21:22 -0500
...The 2 outer wires on the front socket may be >>> plugged in reversed and this reverses which filament is for the >>> blinkers. >> >
Re: Thermostat housing differences, syncro and non-Temp 2 sensor plug
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:39:00 -0700
...t hurt or help actually. > > Save the 2WD 2.1 waterboxer connector plug and a few inches of wiring ... > if someone needs one, there...
Re: 89 vanagon: Something missing from the alternator?
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
Mon, 8 Jun 1998 09:37:33 -0700
...to this or is it a plug for >> diagnostics? I would tell you what color the wires were but I forgot to note >> it...
Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:43:03 -0500
...harness wire a few inches back from the multi-pin connector, put a mating push-on connector on the harness wire, and plug it...
Re: 86 Syncro dies again
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Tue, 25 Apr 2000 13:21:11 EDT
...The plug is yellow in color (block # C ) & I think the wire is red, and 10 guage. Pin numbers 16, 17 or 18, Im...
Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Thu, 2 May 2013 23:12:32 -0400
...converter cable have plugs with same color wires (red/yellow and brown) as well as the same kind of connector. Only the length of...
Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 9 Jan 2014 15:36:21 -0600
...mean the spade connectors are the same. Did you check the > connection numbers on the tach or just put the wires in the same...
WTB: Healight connector (2) (they burned???)
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 21 Mar 2003 07:02:47 EST
...You will need to change those melted headlight plugs and this is not easy. If you can get the wire terminals removed from the...
Re: Dash Power outlet..?
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:40:16 -0400
...Has a nice cover and it holds all 12 plugs nicely. Plus on the back it has two normal size spade connectors. I try...
Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:27:05 -0800
...You can pull the 2.1 engine and it's FI harness as a unit by unplugging a few connectors. The green wire from...
Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 20:57:56 -0600
...the plugs at the end of the wiring harness since the H4 bulb has different >connector spade pattern... cut and splice 3 wires for...
melted plastic in fuse panel area during relay install
Historical mailing list - tolga
Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:43:07 -0500
...power wires (red, 10 or 12g) that plugs into the male connector above fuse #8. The plastic shielding was melted to the wire really...
Re: REQ: "Idiot's Guide to Changing Spark Plugs"
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 29 Aug 2001 22:13:04 -0500
...find the spark plug wire and connector. wiggle and twist and pull the connector off the spark plug. pay attention to where the spark...
Results - Tach installation & more questions
Historical mailing list - David Maurio
Sat, 6 Sep 2003 16:55:27 -0400
...There will be a whitish plastic connector plugged in to it. It should have either 1 or 2 green wires. If it has 2...
Re: Left head ground
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Tue, 17 Feb 2004 23:50:25 -0500
...the ECU plug? If so I can > just use a > continuity > tester on ECU plug number and just check each wire > individually. Is this...
Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:14:59 -0500
...For lack of better terminology, the connector has two parts --- A plugs into B. From A, I ran a new wire from the RW...
Re: solderless connectors
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:30:51 -0700
regarding crimp wire connectors .. in the marine world, you can get them with shrinkable tubing built right onto them. in other words, 'waterproof crimp...
Re: Vanagon entertainment...
Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
Wed, 13 Jul 2016 08:25:37 -0700
...The existing wires have different size connectors which match the spade connectors on the speakers. Patrick Spragge > On Jul 12, 2016, at 11:03...
I4 conversion -- wiring diagram/help
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Sat, 31 Jul 2004 00:51:06 -0400
...is for on the Digifant II ecu connector? Before it'll run I'll need to plug everything back in! Any help is appreciated...