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• Re: Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 03:49:31 -0500
  ...These Tyco/AMP terminals are just like what the factory used. The part numbers I reference are the Tyco/AMP part #. You should be...
• Re: Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 20:27:55 -0800
  ...Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question > > Thanks Dennis. > > Point taken. Will NOT mismatch. I had shrink wrapped the terminals but for > various reasons, (including my...
• Starting Fix!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 04 Nov 1995 17:22:14 -0500
  ...Then I discovered that there are two unused terminals on the solenoid -- one right next to the terminal for the wire from the ignition...
• Re: Spade terminal on Distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:36:06 -0700
  ...On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 10:03 PM, David Vickery <david_vickery@yahoo.com>wrote: > Does anyone know what the male terminal is...
• Optima Battery in Vanagon: Height Clearance Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Magee
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 06:51:47 -0600
  ...The height of the batter appears to be a problem as it is 7 & 13/16 to the top of the top terminal. From...
• oem style ground crimp on fitting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:48:43 -0500
  anyone know where to get the original style ring terminals that are on the engine grounds <brown wires> mike
• Re: Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86 FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Wed, 28 May 2008 15:47:31 +0000
  ...IIRC, the factory ground for the headlamps merges both> high and low beam ground wires into a single spade terminal at the> grounding post...
• Re: Which battery terminal off first?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 16 May 2017 11:36:20 -0700
  ...Which battery terminal off first? OK listers, Even the most basic question can be asked here, right? I was taught which battery terminal to...
• Re: How do I wire up backup lights?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:15:36 -0700
  ...five terminals. we'll call them A-B, C-D-E Terminals A-B go to the electro-magnet that closes the C-D...
• Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:09:12 -0700
  ...outer > terminals, ~ 4.3 ohms across the two terminals "closest" to each other and > ~ > 1.3 ohms across the "spaced apart" terminals. > > Just wanted...
• Re: Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:54:36 -0500
  ...It coats the terminals with a purplish plastic like substance that also blocks condensate and air from the terminals but in no way prevents...
• Re: Tail light woes
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:39:03 -0700
  ...Another issue could be the wire terminals are corroded or broken - look at the ends where the terminals attach - see if there is power...
• Connecting a 2nd battery & fridge questions
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 21:51:34 -0500 ()
  ...Run an 8 or 10 ga wire from the + terminal on the aux battery to terminal #30 on the relay. This terminal supplies current...
• Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:27:36 -0300
  ...I have a new alternator which deliver 14V > > When the van idle I read 13.71V at the battery terminal. When I start lights...
• Re: Wire connectors for relay blocks
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 9 May 2016 13:23:46 -0700
  ... also, you could buy new relay blocks with wires-terminals already installed. Scavenge wires or use as is. Neil. On 5/9/16, Neil...
• Re: Optima Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Mon, 15 May 2006 16:10:22 EDT
  ...Also top and side terminals. I recently paid $170 for the same thing at my FLAPS. Tom Salicos I paid $140 at a local...
• Re: Crimp On Terminals
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:54:45 -0600
  Mike, you will find them right after you buy a new set and open the package. NEVER FAILS! John Aircooled.Net Inc.
• Re: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 1 Jul 2014 12:43:00 -0400
  If the ground is poor from the starter thru the engine to the frame to the negative terminal of the battery, you could still...
• Re: Schematic needed, starter issue, Old school stuff
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:56:00 -0500
  ...Hook the wire from ignition switch to the small terminal (if there are two ground one of them). Hook one of the big honkers...
• Re: hardwire jumping a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:01:29 -0600
  ...is there a > safe > way to hardwire a proper gauge wire from the positive terminal of my > Aux. > batt. to the pos. terminal of...
• Re: Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:31:07 -0500
  ...repair open circuit between terminal 87 of power supply relay and >> terminal 14 of the idle stabilization control unit plug. >> >> Part II: > > >
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:58:35 -0700
  ...readings > > At vehicle battery, across terminals, no load > 13.73-75 vdc (.42 drop) > Vehicle battery, across terminals, loaded, > 12.82-85 vdc (1...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:42:20 -0400
  ...The >old-style terminals are easy to come by and FLAPS-type wire crimpers >can crimp them. Modern silicone-covered ignition wires are >electrically...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sun, 6 May 2012 21:05:00 -0400
  ...source for solder-on quick disconnects? When I'm feeling like soldering on something like a ring terminal, I take regular crimp on terminals...
• Re: tach connection
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 23:29:35 -0700
  I am sure this was done a few times just need to find out what coil terminal to use for tach signal TIA Leon
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:08:15 -0400
  OK! I got the terminal # reversed. The point I was trying to make was that full battery voltage is supplied to the coil. The...
• Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:13:08 -0700
  ...5mm blue trigger > wire to terminal 86 on the fridge relay, which causes the relay to close > (terminal 85 is grounded by means of...
• A/C 50 amp term fix
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 22:09:45 -0700
  ...The plastic wasn't completely melted, but neither would the brass terminal fit in it. I put the screw in the block and aligned...
• Re: that little light behind the heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:26:15 EST
  ...The leads of the bulb are welded to the terminal ends in the socket. You have to forcefully remove that bulb so that your...
• Re: Low compression results accurate?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:02:53 -0700
  ...Each time I > wanted to crank > the engine, I held the terminal onto my positive battery > terminal. > > I got readings of between 80 and...
• Re: Alternator Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:50:29 -0500
  ...with the engine running, I put my positive lead on terminal B and >>>> the negative lead on terminal D. The voltage was 7.1V...
• Looking at the silver cube in a '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:31:39 -0400
  ...Now, I have the wire from the 3 o'clock position wired to the + terminal and a 10ga wire leading to the same terminal...
• Re: Reinstalling FI in Vanagon***
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 20:06:23 -0400
  ...Clean all wire terminals on wires and relays, and make sure slide terminals are tight and not cracked. Hope this helps!! Regards, Mike and...
• Re: Possible Solar Charge Controller Warning ?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 7 May 2015 07:55:52 -0700
  ...Insert the battery wiring to the BATTERY terminals on the front of the charge controller and tighten the terminals from the top of the...
• High Output Regulators
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 28 Apr 97 10:20:32 PDT
  ...Of course clean the battery terminals with one of those terminal cleaning brushes that will shine up both the inside of the cable connector...
• Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 17:34:41 -0800
  ...if a #12 wire crimps properly onto the #14 (max) Pico terminal, is there any reason not do do this? Thanks, Neil. -- Neil n...
• Re: Yikes, Crosswired Battery!
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:02:21 -0500
  ...ds At 02:39 PM 6/26/2002 -0700, developtrust wrote: >Buy some red electrical tape and tape the appropriate terminal wire with the...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:51:13 -0700
  Hi Coil terminal 15 of course is the 'ignition on' 12volts DC , terminal of course. On a coil system terminal # 1 is connected to...
• Re: FW: Light Bulb Replacements and Relay Kits
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:25:55 -0700
  ...I also found that the difference in voltage potential between the (+) battery terminal post and the 'P' terminal on the fuse block was small...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:51:30 -0400
  If you go with the fact that electrons are actually flowing from the negative terminal of the battery to the positive, then you are...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part III
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:21:58 -0500
  ...tester between terminals 2 and 5 of connector plug for stabilization control unit. Start engine and switch A/C on and off. L.E...
• Switched power source for Stereo install
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 17:36:01 -0800
  ...Not wanting to splice into any wires or have the stereo on with just the key in the ignition I located an empty terminal...
• Re: Optima Battery Question (cutting terminal posts?)
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 09:12:07 -0400
  ...You can saw the top terminals down. This will screw up your warranty according to Optima. The other problem that I have only heard...
• Re: Which battery terminal off first?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 16 May 2017 12:55:55 -0700
  ...Which battery terminal off first? > > OK listers, > > Even the most basic question can be asked here, right? > > I was taught which battery terminal to...
• Re: how to find a short
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Sat, 26 Jul 1997 14:19:32 +1000
  ...Disconnect the battery at the ground (negative) terminal and then run a wire from the negative terminal to outside the van. Touch the end...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:16:03 -0400
  ...This has air conditioning but does not have an auxiliary battery. > > The #50 terminal on the starter solenoid has two wires connected to its...
• Which battery terminal off first?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 16 May 2017 14:09:05 -0400
  OK listers, Even the most basic question can be asked here, right? I was taught which battery terminal to take off first either when...
• Re: tachometers
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:25:25 -0700
  ...The + coil terminal will be the one that goes to the distributor. I ran my wire on the inside of the van, but it...
• Re: Electrical connectors
  Historical mailing list - Chris Cary
  Sat, 12 Mar 2022 21:11:26 +0000
  ...but resend it for you all... >> > > >> > > See page 7 on bottom right (TERM481) is the closest >> > > >> > > https://connectorexperts.com/c-1458515.7-terminals.html...
• Re: Fuel pump dead? Help!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:30:38 -0400
  ...Remove ground terminal and run wires direct from battery to both pump terminals. If pump behaves the same, sounds like bad pump. If pump...
• Re: new to list and '84 rich running solution (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 20:13:10 -0800
  ...Upon closer inspection I could > see they had been getting so hot as to blister the > insulation closest to the ring terminals. A VOM...
• Re: Testing a Fuel Injection harness??
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 18:55:48 -0400
  ...In each case I registered continuity between one terminal of > the connector and the appropriate terminal in the ECU connector. But, when > I went...
• Re: '87 Westy, electrical stuff, hazard lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:24:45 -0400
  ...Cycle the connnector and inspect the terminals, but odds are high it's internal. You can disassemble the switch if you're handy that...
• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 1 May 2011 19:33:16 -0400
  ...square wave electronic control ignitions >with tachometer output terminal, and alternators with "w" >tachometer terminal. > >333 365 is 4,000 RPM (400�1300Hz)* >333...
• Re: dying wires
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 13:37:46 EST
  ...I replaced a bunch of corroded push-on terminals here. I went ahead and separated the wires that were doubled up i.e. gave...
• Re: bus depot
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 09:32:35 -0600
  ...s >> >> > >it...he loves negative posts! :-) >> >> > > >> >> > >..as opposed to...what? Positive terminals...? >> >> > >> >> > >Exactly....that's why this is such a highly "charged" topic!! >> >> > <<<snip...
• Re: Mostly successful manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:00:01 -0700
  ...Old one had bare > terminals, and a "normal/large" size. New one had plastic surrounding > smaller terminals, which the old wires/terminals wouldn't...
• Re: Question about VDO oil pressure sender?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:23:13 -0500
  ...terminal labeled "G" connect to the VDO gauge or to the wire > > that used to go to the original pressure sender? > > > > The other terminal...
• RE: deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 06 May 1996 10:15:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...If that battery had side terminals instead of the top terminals it has, it would fit fine. Unfortunately, the mental state I was in...
• 2nd Optima Installed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:32:52 -0700
  ...And he curt the terminals on my optima, and then melted the lead at the ends to reseal the terminal. When I told him...