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• RE...electrical problems
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Bartnicki
  Mon, 28 May 2001 23:22:55 -0400
  ...I'm assuming you had the battery checked and alternator check too??? Have you tried taking the negative terminal off the battery and connecting...
• Re: #8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:57:24 -0400
  ...That cautionary example he shows is a scandalously bad terminal. I wonder whether it would even withstand a pull test, there's so little...
• Vanagon ala Coca Cola
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 10:25:30 -0500
  ...To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. 3. To loosen...
• Re: leaky injectors / Maintaining Conductivity
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:57:17 EST
  In a message dated 2/26/04 7:35:44 PM, rick@TEUTONIX.COM writes: << Just make sure to coat the ground terminal with...
• Re: oh, yeah ... Whatshisname is coming back this weekend.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Aug 1994 10:02:14 -0400 (EDT)
  I vote we short-sheet his terminal, and send him junk e-mail!! Put him in an endless send loop! ;-) Ric
• Re: Relays
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Apr 2015 10:04:04 -0700
  ...On 4/4/15, Robert Clemmer <n51219@comcast.net> wrote: > Does it matter which way a relay is wired? Terminal 85 ground, terminal 86...
• Re: Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 19:07:17 -0400
  ...It's the reason why the transmission 3-4 slider fails, the reason why the old Zenith terminal CRTs used to break off their...
• Re: wiring for a 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 11:00:55 -0700
  ...You should verify the voltages with the engine running, first at the main battery positive terminal and then at the red wire of the...
• Ignition switch -- construction
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:06:22 -0500
  ...Thus it makes wiping contact with the brass terminal ends before the chunk of silver in the middle is lowered onto the silver 30...
• Re: headlights with relay setup are inop
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 16:36:43 -0700
  ...The dimmer switch has to supply +12 to > the relay 86 terminals, and the 85 terminals have to be grounded (or > vise versa). > > The...
• Re: OXS & Batt. Lights just came on
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:10:18 -0700
  ...Check the battery terminal connections and alternator connections that meet at the starter terminal. Check the battery ground. Check the transmission engine ground. jimt...
• Re: Fuel pump circuit information to file away
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 23:16:28 -0400
  ...Fuel pump double relay terminal 88c and 88d are connected as shown in the drawing; but the connection running from terminal 85 to the...
• Re: Starter Solonoid Blues
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 18:23:54 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Rolled under the Bus (been doing it for about a week) with the claw hammer, arced across the terminals and damn near ran over...
• What should Airflow sensor read?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 14 May 97 21:27:37 -0400
  ...Unfortunately terminals 3 and 4 give 100 ohms resistance (Bentley says 500-1000) so I am assuming that something is bad. The problem is...
• Re: 85 GL No Spark-No Start
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:42:47 +0100
  [snip] >The only test that seemed to fail is that there is no voltage at >terminal 86 of the power supply relay. 87 and...
• Re: Headlights not working (?) --> FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 00:46:41 -0500
  ...or if you're mistaken about them both being ground Well, if two wires are crimped together at a ground terminal they had *better...
• Re: bosch/amp crimp terminals
  Historical mailing list - Larry Edson
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:49:24 -0700
  ...Not the latest design (more like a pair of vice grips) but makes the proper crimps for all sizes of terminals. I used this...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 13:11:46 -0700
  ...I usually keep the stock plastic vw type positive terminal cap too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: alternator upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 06:36:50 -0800
  When my 85 Westy was having charging problems the shop ran two 10 gauge wires from each of the battery terminals directly to the...
• Re: Hall Sender question
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 4 May 2007 16:10:32 -0400
  By "center terminal," you mean the center one of the three that connect to the Hall sender, but on the controller side? And you...
• Re: OOPS Re: HELP HELP HELP Big Headlight Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:30:46 -0800
  ...Z --- David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > Sorry, should have said X terminal, not 50 terminal. > Brain-fart... > > It should be the switch and...
• Re: right side headlight wont power up ..new relay kit 2 mths ago ...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 27 May 2007 13:14:22 -0700
  ...from both relay terminals #85 with uninsulated spade > connector goes to ground > 12 gauge yellow wires from both relay terminals #30 goes to position...
• 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...
• Amateur questions: Wrong spark plugs? Coolant corrosion?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Dann
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 01:08:42 -0800
  ...So I took a look at those numbers again and noticed that not only are the numbers different but the terminal looks different. On...
• Re: Electric Problem Solved - I Hope
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 18:36:13 -0800
  Kevin, What did the battery terminals look like before you brushed them off? Intermittent electrical issues are the worst thing in my book. Make...
• Re: Rear Window Defroster Strips Pretty Much Fugeddaboutit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:45:56 -0400
  ...Replacing a terminal onto the glass, probably not so common. Given that it was soldered on in the first place, though, it ought to...
• Re: Help needed troubleshooting VDO oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 22:47:47 -0700
  ...the VDO dual sender: > 1 terminal with connection to stock wire for idiot light on dash > 1 terminal with new wire heading to the...
• Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:43:22 -0800
  ...Installed a new terminal and my issue was solved. > > Gregory Smith > > Smith Design Studio > Small Building Company > Olympia, WA > 360-239-0429 > gregoryfsmith.com > > >
• Vanagon equipment level definitions
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:40:36 -0400
  List members, Please help me resolve a debate regarding Vanagon terminalogy. What do the following Vanagon/Westy terms mean (regarding equipment level) ? Full camper...
• second battery relay
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:16:54 GMT
  ...it doesn't really have a the terminals for attaching to the second battery.. so what do you do?
• Re: adding a 2nd Battery; which relay terminal should I connect to?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 10:04:15 -0700
  RE: Relay Wiring You should be able to find the answer here: http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/dualbattery.htm
• Diesel Vanagon battery tray fits BCI 41,34,78, some 27, what others?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:46:40 +0000
  ...A cover on the + terminal is a good idea. Does not clamp as well w. original bottom clamp. A 78 has side terminals, so...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:57:31 -0700
  ...This terminal does not have +12V there. The #1 and #15 terminals are the two leads of the primary winding of the ignition coil...
• Re: heater switch failure prone?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 19:40:15 -0500
  ...Run a small wire from the switch to the 85 terminal and from the 86 terminal to ground. That relieves both switch and circuit...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:14:08 -0400
  ...Start by measuring directly across the pump terminals (if possible the actual spade terminals of the pump, not the females that are plugged into...
• help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Demarest
  Sun, 1 May 2005 12:31:06 -0700
  ...Regardless of the positon of the ignition key, I get around 12.4 volts at the long terminal screw on the starter that is...
• Extra accessory Fuse Block.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 16:44:59 EDT
  ...The input terminal is a #10-32 stud input rated at 150 amps max. It fits very nicely on the vertical seat support near...
• Re: Electrical checks
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 18:37:13 -0700
  ...Edition (Hall sender) it boldy > states (Pg 28.8) Do not connect any test instrument on terminal 15 (+) of > igniton coil, this could damage...
• Re: Sink pump not working
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 18:22:43 -0400
  ...He had a bad pump, a broken wire going to the faucet, > and a bad connection from the ring terminal at the faucet to...
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2005 23:17:43 -0400
  When you say, "With the key turned in the ignition, I get .7 volts at the shorter terminal screw, With out the key on...
• Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 10:43:48 -0400
  ...The other terminal is ground, thus supplying a fixed voltage to tie the active terminal to. That's based on the older discrete-components...
• No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:17:19 -0700
  ...Check terminal No. 30 and terminal No. 86 of fuel pump relay for battery voltage. If battery voltage is not present, check circuit for...
• Re: shur power 1315 wiring question
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 15:39:22 -0600
  ...It is so simple, I don't know how I >>messed it up. >>I hooked up main battery + to one terminal, Aux batter + to...
• Re: Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 23:34:16 -0600
  All of this stuff and more is available at: http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/home/homepage.php -- Alan Felder Austin TX...
• Re: another spade terminal question - syncro temp gauge sender
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:34:03 -0700
  > Has anyone come up with a better way of making the wire to sender = > connection in this situation? A 2.5 Subaru conversion.... Richard
• Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:29:07 -0400
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• Re: new to list and '84 rich running solution (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 14:14:05 -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: Starter not working - problem solved
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 23:01:36 -0800
  ...The red/black line to the starter goes to terminal 86, terminal 85 goes to ground, 87 goes to the starter solenoid and 30...
• Re: VW relay #53, 141 951 253B
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 19:01:37 +0000
  ...The ECU controls the negative ground side of the fuel pump relay at terminal #85.However, the only load that the #87 ECU relay...
• Re: St. Muir Solenoid Trick
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 13:34:59 +0600
  ...I would check the resistance between the mounting bracket of the soleinoid and the negitive terminal on your battery. You said that you have...
• Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:40:45 -0700
  if you are talking about that multi-ground point with push-on spade terminals........... way mo betta to convert them to screw and eye...
• Re: T4 grounding crown
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:09:55 -1000
  I don't even try to use those grounding crowns, as a push-on spade terminal is just a weak way to make a...
• wiring for a 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 20:38:07 -0700
  ...Now following 6 steps in the directions on vanagon.com for setting up a second battery it says ( in step 4 ) to connect terminal...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 12:12:35 -1000
  ...but it's not via a small red wire at the solenoid terminal. My 86 has that small wire too. I'm just leaving...
• Headlight Turn Signal wiring weirdness
  Historical mailing list - john
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:25:42 -0400
  ...When I got my meter out, I was getting 12volts to both terminals 1 and 6 of rear lens assembly, should only be power...
• Re: What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:28:58 -0400
  ...When you turn the key to crank, the X terminal disconnects, relay opens, accessories (and lights, but that's direct and not through the...
• Re: Aux battery charging
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 09:07:31 -0500
  ...The 86 terminal goes to alternator D+ (the idiot light circuit, pin 11 on the panel connector) and 85 goes to ignition switch terminal...
• Re: Relay powers up when battery connected
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 18:37:44 -0400
  ...As soon as I touch that terminal the test light lights, the relay closes and supplies power to the fridge and the other relay...
• Re: 76bus
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:46:19 -0800
  ...Yours should be an 11 terminal relay. VW 071 906 059, Bosch 0332 514 120 Calif 79-83 Models used a 13 terminal relay...
• Original positive battery terminal bolt with side bolt for red wires
  Historical mailing list - Tom Neal
  Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:35:06 -0700
  Am on a probably quixotic quest for an original positive battery cable bolt with the little side bolt for the red wires. Tom