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  • Re: Electrical question (non-starting)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sun, 24 May 2009 11:49:31 -0700
    ...I noticed on the 'D' plug that one of the wires had some scorching around the connector. I also have the thing where the...
  • Re: 87 2.1 loss power
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:38:20 -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: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:20:18 -0700
    ...an injector signal at an injector plug is to plug a Noid Light into the wire connector, then crank the engine. If it flashes...
  • Re: Rad fan testing
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:17:40 -0700
    ...and get a clicking noise from the relay when jumping the plug connector. > > The AC on this van is not connected because it is...
  • Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
    Historical mailing list - James Ballen
    Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:56:04 -0800
    ...Just cut the brown wire to pin 3 of the 14 pin connector, leaving a few inches. Splice some more wire to the cut...
  • Re: Relay socket spade connectors
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:33:20 -0500
    ...on the >>larger wires I want to >>use, but I'd rather have the sockets for the relays >>to plug into. >> >>My search (Radio...
  • Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    Historical mailing list - Subject: Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    April 30, 1992
    ...This harness provides improved signal voltage stablization. * remove electrical connector from air flow sensor * install wire harness, Part No. 025 906 302, between main...
  • Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    Historical mailing list - Subject: Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    April 30, 1992
    ...This harness provides improved signal voltage stablization. * remove electrical connector from air flow sensor * install wire harness, Part No. 025 906 302, between main...
  • Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    Historical mailing list - Subject: Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    April 30, 1992
    ...This harness provides improved signal voltage stablization. * remove electrical connector from air flow sensor * install wire harness, Part No. 025 906 302, between main...
  • troubleshooting a starting problem
    Historical mailing list - Ben S
    Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:05:48 -0800
    ...my ignition wires are the good bosch ones with oem connectors and have 51k miles on them. spark plugs have about 15k miles. i...
  • Re: fuel gauge troubleshooting
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 6 Dec 2010 09:30:17 -0500
    ...The connector contact at the sensor often corrode or the wires fail at the crimp. As quick test you can disconnect the sensor plug...
  • Re: 87 2.1 loss power
    Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
    Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:59:22 -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: Instrument cluster interchange
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 19 Jun 1998 01:13:13 EDT
    ...you'll need to run a wire from coil to 14point multi-pin connector for the tach, and do a bit of pin swapping...
  • Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 8 Sep 2011 15:56:31 -0500
    ...Four wires, no cutting, plug and play - Right? Wrong!!! The first three wires to the relay were a snap. But the fourth - the one...
  • Re: 3 prong connector on alternator
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:25:42 -0500
    ...The three wire connector is connected to a hall sensor that is powered through the three wire connector, it blinks a light at TDC...
  • Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Thu, 4 Jan 2018 11:17:59 -0800
    ...Pump Wires [Uses Original Fuel Pump] >> System Relays >> Chassis Ground >> Fuel Injector Connectors [Uses Original Fuel Injectors] >> New Coils [Coil On Plug Design] >> Tachometer...
  • Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:43:21 -0700
    ...spark > > plug wires and ground (might see sparks outright, > or glow around wires, at > > night), or, even if not root cause, fouled plugs. > > > > O2...
  • Re: Bluestar project progress-another syncro anomaly
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Fri, 3 May 2013 20:47:40 -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: Vanagon Bucking - A Proactive Approach?
    Historical mailing list - Johnson, Darrell
    Thu, 10 Feb 2000 14:54:34 -0800
    ...remove electrical connector from air flow sensor. Install wire harness,Part no.025 906 302,between main harness connector and air flow sensor connector...
  • Bus Depot - What Kind of Policy is This?
    Historical mailing list - karen d
    Sat, 10 Jul 2004 08:35:20 -0700
    I sent Bus Depot a message asking who made their $39.95 spark plug wires for my 84 westy. Got message back that they...
  • Re: REQ: "Idiot's Guide to Changing Spark Plugs"
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Thu, 30 Aug 2001 03:04:40 -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...
  • Re: coolant light stays flashing
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Thu, 16 Oct 2003 17:59:52 +0000
    ...similar deposit) at the connector plug on top of > the coolant overflow tank. This is the electrical plug that plugs to what must > be...
  • Re: Houston, we have a problem.......!
    Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
    Fri, 17 Jul 2015 21:08:25 -0500
    ...ever since adjusting the TB switch, and putting in new plugs, plug > > wires, dist. Cap and rotor finger, the van has run like sewing...
  • Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:51:52 -0700
    ...ribbon male connector with a different set of connectors. At that time I'd ruled out using the diesel glow plug light for my...
  • Re: FW: Michael the VW Dealer
    Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
    Thu, 22 Jun 2000 02:26:21 EDT
    ...The plug DOESN'T even match the 1552 diagnostic connector. The SA connector has 3 wires going to it. One red, brown and grey...
  • Re: needed:rear wiper motor '87
    Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
    Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:52:23 -0700
    ...is the plug (like usual). I pulled a length of wire with the motor from a golf, snipped the old connectors off the old...
  • Re: Lighting Upgrades - Relayed?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 4 Jun 2003 16:58:41 -0700
    ...This model uses a 3 pin connector that plugs into the alt so adding another wire to the alt is not practical. It could...
  • fridge questions
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Tue, 4 Mar 97 23:00:44 EST
    ...then a blue wire runs from the fan motor back out (this is ground), then plugs into a 3-point connector which is visible...
  • Re: Help with coolant light flashing randomly - no leaks
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:15:20 -0700
    ...of course every wire, plug connector, relay have been > replace/check. From the engine bay to the cluster. Even the 2 plug going to...
  • Replacement engine running rich, FILTHY RICH!
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
    Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:55:13 -0400
    ...Their is a heavy (14 gauge) solid bright green wire that comes out of the harness that I have no open connectors to plug...
  • Re: tach quit, help with printed foil circuit board
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:40:50 -0400
    ...Check continuity from upper terminal on ignition coil (green wire) to pin 9 of connector. Plug in connector and check continuity from coil to...
  • Re: Need Help with South African Light Kit.
    Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
    Fri, 8 Jul 2011 17:58:39 -0400
    ...bulbs and connectors for the inner bulbs, but they will need to be spliced into the high beam wires (the white wires) from the...
  • Re: Houston, we have a problem.......!
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:02:04 -0700
    First things first, did you plug in the AFM connector? I've missed that more than once. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
  • Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Mon, 8 Aug 2005 13:43:47 -0400
    ...All of them were disconnected. > > > > Two of the wires, both white, were disconnected at the plug. The plug > > was very difficult to reconnect. I...
  • Re: making a little headway but need advice
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Sat, 7 Dec 2013 17:19:49 -0500
    ...I think when I went looking for the B+, I found them on both connections of the l/h plugs. At that time I...
  • Re: unexplained power loss - help! & My EB Breakdown
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
    Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:19:56 -0400
    ...Bentley shows on plug and coil wires a "new" and an "old" style connector. When I put in the 2.1 engine last fall...
  • Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 3 Feb 2015 23:34:41 -0500
    ...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: What is the wire path for the tach signal?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:43:40 -0800
    ...The 2 pin connector plugs onto the 2 male spades. > > Mark > > > > Robert Fisher wrote: > >> This is for the '87 2.1 Auto: Replaced the...
  • Have relays, will be brighter lights (experience and helpful tip)
    Historical mailing list - John Tomljenovic
    Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:28:16 -0400
    ...I did not want to cut the original wires, after much unsuccess, it dawned on me, why not use a the wires and connector...
  • Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
    Fri, 10 Jan 2014 00:50:38 -0800
    ...wire is electrically connected to terminal "1" of the coil. On 1/9/2014 1:36 PM, JRodgers wrote: > There are three connectors. One...
  • I4 conversion; engine bay wiring; oil leaks
    Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
    Tue, 8 Oct 2002 10:05:32 -0700
    ...wire from + battery to the fuse block....originally to the glow plug fuse & fuse block - difficult to find wiring connectors for this size wire...
  • Re: Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:24:04 -0400
    ...2: ? Scott, it's a male plug connected to a female plug, with one of the wires between left open so you can put...
  • Audio help: 3.5MM to RCA pinouts/cabling (new stereo is in)
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:15:04 -0800
    ...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: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:14:37 -0700
    ...ANYway, at present I hang the connectors to the charge controller out the driver's side door. The wires here are short so I...
  • Re: $10.49 headlight relay kit from banggood.com
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 7 Jul 2018 20:31:25 -0700
    ...wire from > Chinese suppliers fail twice. > > Edward > > https://www.banggood.com/12V-7inch-H4-Headlight-2-Headlamp-Relay-Wiring-Harness-Light-Socket-Plug-Connector...
  • Re: 88 GL Distributor Woes Continue - on and on --
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:00:34 -0700
    ...sender plug disconnected - the ignition key on - I ground the > center pin connection on the connector - and checked the coil to > distributor wire against...
  • Re: good news, I think
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:22:20 -0800
    ...also .........the connector wire and plug needs to be inserted down pretty deeply into the plug on the side of the distributor. there's...
  • Re: Tach Conversion
    Historical mailing list - pensioner
    Sun, 29 Jul 2001 11:13:57 -0700
    ...The wiring harness already has the tach wire included. The harness plugs into the cluster. Then just remove the clock system and add the...
  • Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
    Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
    Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:47:51 -0400
    ...with a multi-wire plug, if it was really soaked, there might, in theory, be a low grade short between the signal wire and...
  • Re: help powered trailer converter
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Sun, 12 Jul 2015 12:58:02 -0700
    ...Go to any trailer store and buy a Prewired plug with about 6' of wire and follow the color code and up with a...
  • Re: auxiliary battery
    Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
    Wed, 22 Dec 1999 08:18:50 -0400
    ...wire lead with an in-line fuse (15A) with a spade connector on the end. > -remove 15A fuse until you are finished wiring. > -plug...
  • Won't idle but getting combustion-'88 2.1L
    Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
    Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:39:48 -0700
    ...Can only assume getting spark due to the brief starts plus pulled the plugs and they're not wet and plug wire connectors are...
  • Re: solderless connectors
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:55:31 -0400
    ...It's the normal method for terminals to be inserted in a connector housing. For straight plug-in terminals the closed type is generally...
  • Re: 1.9 wbx aux. air reg and later style throttle switch plug
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Mon, 23 May 2016 16:58:06 -0700
    ...And, the throttle switch plug has a brown-yellow stripped wire. The aux air plug does not. On her bus, that aux air connector...
  • lighting upgrades
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Sun, 2 Jan 2005 22:17:20 -0500
    ...H4 light plugs, relays, relay plugs and connectors, and fuses plus great free instructions on his site. Susquehanna Motor sports also sells the same...
  • Re: Yet another turn signal L.E.D. data point...
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:15:37 -0700
    ...Simply run an additional ground wire to the IC 14 pin connector. Be careful, different models are different. Some have 2 brown wires to...
  • Re: Poll: Favorite anti-theft device?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
    Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:37:26 -0400
    ...Use male and female spade > wire connectors and its just unplug and plug in.
  • Re: Van stopped running
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:31:36 -0400
    If it is an 86 or newer van there is a connector that can cause problems. It is a two wire plug at the...
  • Re: Random wire... Ugh.
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:08:32 -0700
    ...While I had the fuse panel pulled, I noticed a >>> grey/white strip wire attached to a yellow connector (male plug) just >>> dangling back...
  • RE: Dying in the rain 2
    Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
    Thu, 3 Jul 97 18:44:51 UT
    The Bosch Digifant sensor on the '86 up actually does have two wire connectors - one is for the sensor itself, and the other is...