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• Re: for those of you running the 15" South African Alloys...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:28:51 -0400
  ...dont put wheel weights on the inside lip (typical crimp on rim style) of the front wheels....they come incredibly close to the control...
• Re: Spare Parts List - Input
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:41:42 -0400
  ...With crimp-on connectors and 16-gauge wire you can fix most VW electrical failures. ;) Fluids, of course -- coolant, oil, brake fluid, ATF, maybe...
• Re: 88 GL: Changing coolant distributor- Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:14:12 -0800
  You can get hose clamping pliers from Snap-On that will crimp the hoses flat without damage - they have a cam thingy that holds...
• Re: Bus CV boot life- the fix-
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 07:27:15 -0500
  ...Eric David and Shirin wrote: >I just installed 4 new boots on my Vanagon and crimped the boots on on top of the Ridges...
• Re: Think I have sprung a leak in my powersteering lines! Need some guidance please.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:56:17 -0400
  ...Parker part 10691N-6-6 HP crimp swivel nut $5.50 each Hose Size and Pressure Rating needed for the High Pressure & Low Pressure...
• Re: Old fuel rails Ok or Disaster waiting to happen?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 07:36:28 -0800
  ...If the end crimp is not rusting you are > > probably OK. There is an o-ring in there which I have never seen fail...
• Re: Fuel Hose Replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:57:56 -0700
  ...I plan to re-use the > exisiting crimped-edge hose clamps. Any other recommendations while > I'm breaking, er, fixing things? Don't re...
• Engine ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 17:53:13 -0700
  ...I was surprised that the replacement connectors installed by the VW dealer with the rebuilt engine (5 years ago) were the cheap crimp on...
• Re: Surging Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 15 May 2002 23:36:48 -0400
  ...air regulator be working correctly, but also that all the vacuum lines and fittings are leak tight and not crimped. John Lauterbach Macon, GA...
• Re: Replaced Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:01:26 -0400
  ...FWIW, there was a VW TSB that directed the use of spring clamps to replace crimp or screw-type clamps, the idea being that...
• Re: Foil Replacement - GW Kit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 Jan 2024 19:04:53 -0800
  ...That is a lot of crimp connections, working over, around or through the steering wheel and down in the hole in the dash. Then...
• Re: oxy sensor ??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 06:36:23 EST
  ...They must be done in either soldered or good nude crimp connector of the correct size for the bare wire. These connection MUST be...
• Re: Male connector
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:32:49 -0800
  ...http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Results.aspx?Ntt=crimp+connectors|male&Ntk= Keyword|Keyword&N=0 d
• Re: cold start skipping
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:09:19 -0500
  ...If they're originals they'll have crimp-type clamps on them; don't put any bending stress on the plastic tubes while removing...
• Re: 83 pop-top seal
  Historical mailing list - len alcamo
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 14:27:22 -0500
  ...Don't know set-up on '83, but on my '78 I removed the seal and then cleaned out all the crimping metal and...
• Re: Oxygen sensor wiring question.
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 09:28:07 -0400
  ...oxygen sensor, I've seen that connector incorrectly replaced before, by crimping both the sensor wire AND the shielding in the connector, effectively shorting...
• Re: Propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:28:19 -0800
  That's what I did when I crimped one of my lines. I sawed off the offending part and then put on a short...
• Re: splicing wires (was: van still dying)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 22:50:32 -0800
  ...Stick the stripped wires in each end and crimp them. Everything you need (wire, splices, stripper/crimper) is stock Home Depot stuff. BTW, the...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:12:20 -0500
  ...The >crimp on the alternator wire does indeed look worn, but not at all >loose. There are two wires going into the crimp. What...
• Re: Electric lock operator - replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:02:02 -0700
  ...AM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > How about using this crimp connector? (appropriate size of course). > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 10...
• Re: Replaced Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:12:23 -0400
  ...of the hoses , where the hose clamps are. > > the original style 'crimp' hose clamps ...I don't trust those too much. > and ...'where they...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 10:31:53 -0700
  ...No problem...easy as hell right....Well, the wires are barely long enough for me to crimp on the connectors needed to combine the...
• Re: ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Tue, 14 May 2013 16:37:06 +0000
  ...And I use the ferrules and rubber seals (noodles) with great professional feeling results For crimps the cheapest are for Snare traps quite small...
• Re: Another fuel line question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:49:59 -0400
  ...The big plastic part is called a fuel rail; they don't generally give trouble until the metal crimped around one end rusts away...
• fuel tank update
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:30:54 -0400
  ...Does anyone know of a source for the crimp-type hose clamps that are the original style? Are they worth using or should I...
• Re: WTB: Passenger power window switch
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:35:38 -0700
  ...If you don't mind a little soldering (or crimping), buy a brand new switch for a late 80's, early 90's Jetta...
• Re: Partially burned rear wiper electrical connector. Motor Heat Damaged it?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 May 2016 13:17:16 -0400
  This is what happens when a crimp goes bad or the connection between male and female terminal gets high resistance. Total power used in...
• Re: Fuse Block Connectors
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 13:11:21 +0200
  ...It's full of the nifty little >connectors and crimping tools for making a harness look like it's from the >factory. HTH One...
• Re: extractor exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 21:46:02 -0500
  ...Thunderbirds, are of relatively thin metal > and in many cases are crimped rather than welded on the ends. Yes, I've gone through several...
• Re: Substitute for air-cooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:16:29 -0500
  ...Just use a screw and an electrical ring crimp terminal to attach the cable to the top of the type 1 t-stat. Dennis...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:20:47 -0800
  ...Once the engine turns over it will run continuously. > > It's possible that the fuel line clamps weren't crimped tight enough. Check > to...
• Re: Dual A/C in Westies
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Oct 1996 14:09:44 -0400
  ...tool to crimp the ferrules on the hose connections to get a good pro job,( a good a/c shop can crimp all the...
• Re: Anyone have a write up for making a 86-91 door wiring diagram
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:00:47 -0500
  ...I used sealed (shrink/adhesive) crimp connectors from Fastenal. First, the wires were clipped where they enter the rubber tube that crosses the hinge...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 09:20:44 -0400
  ...The end is sealed with a plug cap having an o-ring, and then a metal ring is crimped over it. If the ring...
• Re: battery cable contact problem
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Partin
  Tue, 18 May 1999 16:14:51 -0600
  ...I've almost always had poor luck with reusing a crimp-type connection. The best bet is to solder the connector on. Charlie
• sporadic high beam prob on 85
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 13:02:30 -0400
  ...I used those crimp on taps to the high beam lead to get power for the driving lights (55w) as well untill I can...
• OE Spark Plug Wire Sets
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:52:45 -0400
  ...mostly due to bad crimps, after I had > the wire pull out of the connectors on a couple of sets I started > inspecting crimps...
• Re: Throttle cable repair-any ideas before replacement?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:04:20 -0500
  ...frayed and rusted the rest of the way), folded over and crimped, with a piece of random piano wire going the rest of the...
• Defroster repair success
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:34:51 -0400
  ...I don’t trust my wiring skills, but they have improved from the time when David Beierl taught me how to use a crimping...
• Re: Gas tank hard plastic line replacements ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 01:48:00 -0400
  ...hard plastic lines that run from the evaporation/overflow tanks are crimped to the point of needing replaced. Anyone know where I can get...
• Re: Advice on Power Mirror removal (agai
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 03 Jan 1997 11:22:06 +0200
  ...I don't like this style of cable connectors, it is better to use the crimped flat metal connectors Joel and I described in...
• insulating connectors (was: dying battery/alternator)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 18:01:01 -0700
  ...wire back a >few inches and splice in a fresh length. Crimped connectors don't work as >well, and won't work at all...
• Re: '86 Vanagon GL?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 17:22:31 -0400
  ...I ended up crimping eyelets to the headlight grounds and attaching them under the large screws holding the fuse box. If your so inclined...
• Re: Leaking Vanagon fuel pump case?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:49:06 -0600
  Yes, I had a "rebuilt" pump from unknown manufacturer leak at the crimp while on vacation last summer. Wasn't noisiy, just horrible gas...
• Re: Part numbers request
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 22:12:32 -0400
  ...The pressure side just started to leak > at the crimp. Thanx again... > > Danno > 89 Jetta > 86 Vanagon Danno, Suction Hose, 251 422 877 E...
• Why am I not surprised? (charging wires)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 08:42:27 -0400
  ...and found that where the two wires from the alternator are crimped to a single ring connector there was corrosion and the wires showed...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:37:39 -0500
  ...I can see where you would have to crimp around with pliers after hammering it on and spreading the sides apart. It would be...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:40:56 -0700
  ...ca> wrote: > > Cut back the old wires to coil and re crimp new connectors. Just in case you are getting the situation of bad...
• Re: stud size on ignition coil?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 19:50:45 -0700
  ...If you're > making up a regular crimp-type terminal you'd have to use two > separate ones. Last ignition coil I saw with...
• Re: which pliers for GoWesty Fuel line clamps?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:20:34 -0400
  ...Be sure the clamps are where you want them, once you crimp them they are not re-usable and have to be cut off...
• Re: A/C panel melted
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:52:39 -0400
  ...a very small contact resistance, such as that due a marginal crimp, to get hot, increase still more in resistance, and eventually either melt...
• New fuel line disintegrates
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:49:24 -0400
  ...I even used OEM-type crimp (Oettinger) clamps. Gawd what a frustration.... Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• emerg. repairs/solutions
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 17:51:28 -0300
  ...usual selection of crimp on terminals, mostly female spade lugs, but enough to splice in whatever is needed (plus a couple of coils of...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017 23:33:42 -0600
  ...Twenty-six (26) special crimp-style ear clamps (two large and 24 small) Other's use screw type, which is my preference, but it...
• #8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:26:03 -0700
  Hi all Cut a nut in half, smoothed threads off (mostly). Shaped a cold chisel. Tinned terminal, punched, (a few times), soldered. Images: https...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:01:13 -0700
  ...m talking about the kind that's thin steel bonded or crimped > to > a composite material. > > Thanks, > > Jim > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy...
• RE Power Steering Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 10:45:46 PDT
  ...As was explained to me, there are many types of fittings and the machine used to crimp the fittings to the hose is different...
• power steering
  Historical mailing list - jeff crane
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:53:07 -0400
  ...The steel line can be crimped or the rubber hose can be collapsed as brake hoses often fail this way. Good luck with it...
• Re: whats the quick fix for the starter cable?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:03:37 -0800
  ...goes to the battery) tore at the ferrule- > right below the crimp where apparently it was a tiny bit short and had some > strain...
• Re: [84GL cutting out]
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 00:28:31 EDT
  ...All Vanagon owners know how to crimp-off a hose (that is "crimp-off" as a pipefitter would use the term which means to...