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• Re: EV Problems
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Quijano
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 23:19:10 -0400
  ...didn't come with the long wire and you had to crimp the connection,[.Well that took about 3minutes and saved appr $80. Good...
• Re: Westy stove grate grills
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 21:13:35 -0500
  Do you just slip the tubing over the ends of the rods to span the gap? Crimp them in place or what? Sounds like...
• fuel injector hoses
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:36:56 -0400
  ...The short hoses appear to be crimped onto the fuel injecors. There is no adjustable clamp like is found on every other junction in...
• Re: OT Hurricanes--really an accident? A fryeday tale- not
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:13:04 -0700
  Not to mention the burnable rope plant, which can really put a crimp in your logical thinking ability! ;) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:08:15 -0800
  ...It's where that short hose is crimp style clamped to the hard plastic fuel line coming from the fuel pump .. that one spot...
• Replacing AFM connector
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:31:38 -0800
  ...I plan to replace the AFM connector - so my questions are... - Do I have to cut the old one one out and crimp the...
• Re: Fuel Hose Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 18:13:48 -0700
  ...I plan to re-use the >exisiting crimped-edge hose clamps. Any other recommendations while >I'm breaking, er, fixing things? > >Thanks! > >Kevin
• Re: lighting harness for trailer question
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 20 May 2002 12:09:40 -0400
  ...The wiring is simple if you get those little crimpon doo dads (technical term) from the auto parts store. They let you connect into...
• Re: Connector contact intermittant--Digitool to the rescue
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:12:58 -0700
  ...Here's another tip (from experience 8-( ); The vanagon is loaded with those multi-point ground studs with crimp-type push on connectors attached...
• Re: Joe's 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:42:12 -0700
  ...hoses are crimped onto both ends of it. I've seen them leak on the 'other' side of the firewall...........away from the engine...
• Re: speaker wiring
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:50:27 -0400
  ...In my case it went easily with only the need to crimp on two new connectors. I used the existing speaker wires. Eric Caron...
• Heatshrink wire connectors
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:23:42 -0700
  ...These are the kind that the wires slip in at each end you crimp them on and then heat-shrink the covering. Well all...
• Re: GoWesty! Headlight upgrade Kit.... instructions from 3 years ago?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:53:30 -0700
  ...Ok, some folk may not have crimpers :0 cheers alistair On 24-Jun-10, at 3:31 PM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" wrote: BenT...
• Re: Vanagon choking when feeding gas
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 16:04:16 CDT
  ...in that i suspect it might be crimped or clogged somehow. but i don't have much experience with 83-85 buses, so it...
• Oil filler tube leaking
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 17 May 2001 17:48:24 -0700
  ...I know it had a slight crack before, where the crimps are in the bend, but wasn't leaking. I think what may have...
• Re: Installing AMP in Vanagon..wiring SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:40:21 -0400
  ...Perhaps there was a ground wire at one point and it pulled out of the crimp connector. You may find it dangling up under...
• Re: Coolant Hose
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 02:36:54 -0500
  ...just the right places in the car, and not cause a crimp in the hose (which among other things can mean reduced coolant flow...
• Re: How do I remove these clamps???
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 21:21:41 -0400
  ...They can then be re-used by crimping them with end nippers (or the proper tool). Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Collum" <collum...
• Re: redoing ground connections on left cylinder head ('84 1.9L engine)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 20:31:41 -0800
  ...2 stacked layers usually.)� And I have a real AMP crimper for proper crimping for an oxygen free aerospace grade connection.� I still solder...
• Re: minimal tools - was things you should have with you on a long trip
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:43:50 -0700
  ...regular pliers multimeter wire cutters wire cut-strip-crimp pliers electrical tape an assortment of crimp on electrical connectors mechanics wire small wire brush...
• Re: Fuel Line Vent Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:08:14 -0700
  ...that then crimps to 5mm rubber hose at the y plastic t-connector That seems like a shit load of crimps waiting for trouble...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:49:52 -0700
  ...The big ones require either a monster crimper or soldering. I soldered mine. And everything is buried in the connector, noting exposed.
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:48:50 -0700
  ...the only thing that could go wrong is the tech fails to tighten it, which a tech could do with a vanagon crimp nut...
• Re: gas fuel tank sealant repair needed
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
  Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:01:44 -0400
  ...The bottom seam of the barrel is leaking at the seam where its crimped. There is a large grove in on the inside that...
• Re: Another Vanagon Stall?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 5 Jan 95 14:24:58 PST
  ...the garage when all that had to do was clean and crimp a loose connection. I guess the tradition gets handed down. Steven sjohnson...
• R12 Overharging is NOT a solution!
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 03:21:53 -0400
  ...If the evaporator was restricted (not blocked or perforated)like a crimp in the evaporator "tailpipe" or outlet, the following might occur: 1) The...
• Re: Power window switches
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 12:44:33 EDT
  ...So all you have to do is swap the wiring from your old switch over via soldering or crimping on some female spade connectors...
• Re: Fuel line clamps-how to remove?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 08:09:59 -0400
  ...How do I remove the crimp style clamps that secure it? The one where the hose attaches to the main tank is in a...
• Re: Fuel line clamps-how to remove?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 21:51:18 -0700
  ...the left expansion tank is leaking. > How do I remove the crimp style clamps that secure it? The one where the > hose attaches to...
• Re: High altitude power loss
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 16:33:57 -0400
  ...And if that were your problem, a hank of wire, few crimp fittings and a pair of crimp pliers would fix you right up...
• Re: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:18:24 -0800
  ...It was the factory crimped clamp that was the issue.� I was trying to cut/saw/release this clamp holding the fuel hose to...
• Re: Wanted--radiator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 14:32:22 -0400
  ...VW's crimped aluminum and plastic construction.... I've replaced the radiator on my '90, as well as my old '82 Rabbit Pick-up...
• Re: High Cost of O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 22 May 2003 10:29:30 -0700
  ...You have to cut and splice the existing connector to the new sensor, find some good crimp-type splices and fill them with grease...
• Re: Installing adapter for TDI Starter on Auto trans Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:23:01 -0400
  ...Quality crimp terminal will function just fine. Why VW used such a thick terminal end on the Vanagon charge wire is baffling. I usually...
• Re: Source for propane "regulator" for propane tank...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:25 -0400
  ...is a bit longer -- you can just barely bend the lines going to the van enough to fit without crimping them badly. Yrs, d
• Odometer/Speedometer Question 88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Sun, 20 Apr 1997 00:55:03 -0400
  ...The connections to the harness seem to be crimped. Maybe I could get to the part mentioned in the archives if I could get...
• Re: Bosch generic 02 sensor #
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 00:28:52 -0400
  > Does anyone have a part number for the Bosch generic 02 sensor? > Bosch number for generic one-wire sensor, without connector > (just a crimp...
• Re: Power Steering Boots - hose clamp attachment
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:37:25 EST
  ...and it would take some real doing to perish the locking crimp so that the tie rod could be wrung off. Once the means...
• Engine fire and replacing fuel line.
  Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:42:12 -0400
  ...manifold (i don't know what to call it) needs special crimping. I'd like to replace ALL the fuel line if possible. Any...
• Helpful item to keep in van
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 10:55:52 -0800
  ...It turns out that a fuel line had worked itself loose from the crimp-on hose clamp and the van spewed all of the...
• Re: I-4 conversion Questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 08:32:13 +0000
  ...I connected the cables using zinc plated, copper oval sleeves, the kind used in marine applications (standing rigging, lifelines etc) crimped on using a...
• Re: Inner diameter of A/C hose
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 18:36:33 -0400
  ...This hose should be crimped. R-134a like to leak and it is normal for this hose to operate between 200 and 300 psi...
• Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Brown
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:11:06 -0700
  ...bench seat. (Before, the tubes were connected straight on and were crimping thus allowing very little coolant to flow.) Does anybody know if this...
• Re: Random temp gauge failures
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 11:47:52 -0500
  ...Installing a new crimp on connector to the wire and cleaning where the connector attaches to the sender solved this problem completely. Check this...
• Re: Kinda Stumped
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 4 May 95 10:27:45 PDT
  ...To fix it, I brushed on some acid flux to clean it up, soldered the crimp and rinsed of the excess flux with water...
• Re: Coolant leak. Rear heater control valve?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 22:13:14 -0400
  ...The cost would be roughly $120 for the parts plus whatever the radiator place will charge to crimp the pieces together plus do a...
• Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 18:56:00 -0400
  ...It is common for the wire to break at the crimped connector. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Small UPS SLA batteries...deep cycle substitute?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:59:21 -0800
  ...Nothing that a couple of hours with some wire and crimpers and zip ties couldn't fix. On Jan 11, 2012, at 4:49...
• Re: liquid electrical tape for your newly cleaned ground connections
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 May 2001 00:40:12 -0400
  Don't do it...great stuff for sealing off crimp connections from salt air and such, but the thought of having to clean that...
• Re: fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 20:59:15 -0400
  ...Basically a direct fit (you got to change terminals to screw lugs (provided) from spade, just you crimp). Ron sells the same part for...
• EV Fire Update
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:33:31 -0400
  ...This is the area where the fuel lines are held together with crimp fittings, and the area where others (on the list as well...
• Re: Bosch or Hella Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:03:20 EST
  ...So it comes down to if you feel that saving $30 is worth a little more work on your part (crimping on new end...
• AC line fittings
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:12:33 -0500
  ...Can anyone on the list tell me if the metal ends need to be crimped on before or can I do it afterwards. It...
• Re: High Idle on 87
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 May 1997 06:44:40 -0400
  ...With the guage attached use a pair of needle >nose pliers to one by one momentarily crimp the major branchs of the >vacuum system...
• Re: Water in Oxy sensor
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:12:13 -0600
  ...nut you will notice the cap of the O2 > is just crimp at four or six places > I should explain more deeply but my...
• Re: O2 sensor coax (sic) wire terminating
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 12:39:54 EST
  ...braid back far enough that it can't short to the crimp terminal. >> Terminating the shielded O2 sensor wire this way replicates the factory...
• Re: Ultimate Fix #1
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:07:09 -0500
  ...Most crimp on are copper or cheap alloy with a zink / lead electronic plating on them. There isn't anything wrong with crimp ons...
• Re: Carpet and Flooring Repair - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 14:06:57 -0400
  ...The side tanks can also suddenly fail at the gasket-crimp. This occurs from small leaks there that destroy the crimps to any overpressure...
• Re: coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:06:10 -0700
  ...The original crimp type clamp there allows a small leak eventually. And the plastic fitting should be removed and bypassed.. and a clamp the...
• Re: Luggage Rack Cargo Net?
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:13:57 +0000
  ...I was a bit > underwhelmed by the stock hooks, so replaced them with > stronger S-hooks from the hardware store, crimping one > end down...