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• Re: replacing water tank pump
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:45:02 -0400
  ...You should see the wires that go back to the water tank and pump. You have to pull the old pump wires in through...
• Re: Trip Report - Jackson, WY to Moab, UT (and Questions)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 11:11:41 -0400
  ...This will be tough to describe, but I will try. >On my passenger side door, the hose (?) that the wires run through >is connected...
• Re: Hooking up interior lights to Aux. Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:52:07 -0400
  ...The reason I ran 2 wires from the aux battery instead of one with a jumper behind the fuse panel is (even though I...
• Re: Driver's side "A" pillar wiring
  Historical mailing list - reiderikson
  Thu, 26 May 2011 08:20:07 -0700
  ...Not sure how it'll go trying to get the four wires (16 ga) back up. I did see on mcmaster.com that they...
• Wiring Harness Plug Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:14:07 -0700
  ...Even after removing the little silicone plugs 3 wires didn't come out. As a LAST RESORT, with wires snipped flush, I inserted my...
• Bringing outside wires in (Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 06:45:18 -0700
  ...I would like to fish a few wires from the roof to the inside, ending up near the front: a cable to the GPS...
• A tale of lights (not taillights)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 22 Jan 1970 00:40:02 -0500
  ...Go back to previous brand and finish cleaning up the area around those wires. Okay. Clean wires. Check voltage. Hmm. No 12...no wait...
• Re: So whose souping up there van?? (LONG: but worth reading)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 21:55:44 -0400
  ...One thing that caught my attention was your mention of Nology spark plug wires. Not trying to be an a##hole, but I have...
• Re: Power mirror conversion
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:37:42 -0500
  ...for the wires. i know the wires have to go through the door, but i can't remember how i got them through there...
• Re: Intermittent miss on one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 22:35:38 EST
  ...You also mentioned new plug wires.Did you use Bosch Wires or did you use chain store junk store lifetime Junk ???? Bosch fails at...
• HELP needed: Converting to Auto Trans... need neutral switch wiring
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 14:27:11 -0700
  ...Anyway, as far as I can see, there are only 4 wires in the harness. One pair was for the shift console lights. The...
• Re: Headlight Relay
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:56:08 -0500
  ...Using flat bladed male and female connector's splice into these two wires. Other than connecting the grounds and the power wires this is...
• Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:53:54 -0400
  Actually, squirrels aren't usually the culprit for chewed car wires. Groundhogs are the bad boys. There are hunting seasons for a lot of...
• OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:44:04 -0400
  ...He noticed that a couple of the wires that lead to the box had been clipped by somebody (some previous mechanic, I assume). I...
• Re: Post-waterpump replacement - wires and noises
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 24 May 2007 21:49:36 -0500
  ...The PO somehow damaged the O2 > sensor-to-green wire connector so almost all the wires are broken on > the harness side if the...
• Re: Headlight relays and wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:49:39 -0700
  ...It made a perfect place to run the new headlight wires. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Marshall" <Willolyn99@AOL.COM> > > Hey Steve, for what...
• New topic on the list
  Historical mailing list - =?Windows-1252?Q?Jos=E9_Rafael_Moscoso?=
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 22:22:14 -0400
  ...right now there are four wires on the battery postivie post: the gross cable to the starter, two wires going to the alternator (tandem...
• Re: Speaker wire repair and impressions of Vanagon door wiring in gen eral
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 22 May 2000 13:24:21 -0700
  ...Replace all wires. Wrap them in electrical tape, or use some sort of flexible conduit. Everything works fine now. If your boot is anything...
• Trailer light wires don't match up...old vs new replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 30 May 2019 18:02:34 -0500
  ...I discovered that the new connector has four wires, like this: White (ground) Brown Yellow Green just like the new connector I put on...
• Re: [Fwd: Radio Removal]
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 10 Jun 97 08:50:21 CDT
  ...you stick the wires into the holes until they go past the resistance. THEN you can pull the radio out. the wires release some...
• Re: It Begins!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 14:25:17 EDT
  ...What is the > easiest way to remove the power mirrors without cutting the wires. It seems > that there is a mount inside the door...
• New Shurflo faucet
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 20:30:25 -0400
  ...From the back of the drivers seat are three wires - one red and two white. P= .O. spliced into the red and one of...
• Picture or description of the rear seat heater box connections?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 5 Sep 2016 13:25:25 -0500
  ...I have a replacement, but I need to know how to reconnect the wires. Can anyone either take a picture or tell me which...
• Re: Wiring rear speakers on the Westy>
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 3 Jun 2003 06:54:12 -0500
  Tom, Drop the head liner up front and the vent duct above the sliding door, Run the wires from the radio to the right...
• Re: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 11 May 2006 12:00:28 -0400
  ...loose wires, touching > wires, etc. > > I've cleaned the flasher switch contacts and reconnected; didn't see any > bad > wires back there either. > > Any...
• Re: 3rd brake light?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:43:18 -0700
  ...I ran the > wires behind my curtain bars and through the grommet for the rear > defroster > wires. Once inside the van body I ran...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 16:21:26 -0800
  ...Unplug wires at cylinder #3 - idles much rougher, plug back in Unplug wires at cylinder #4 - no change to idle, plug back in Unplug...
• Re: cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 22:44:29 EDT
  ...I did a continuity(ohm) check on the (3) wires that run from the "brain" under the rear seat left side to the hall...
• Re: The rear speaker ground.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 08:29:35 -0500
  ...Get some 4 conductor telephone cable and run a set of four wires. Same labor involved and it gives you some spare wires at...
• Re: Plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 02:06:29 -0000
  ...Plug wires > > > >Could be recontamination. If you put a new plug wire on a plug that has > >corrosive residue, it comes back due to...
• Re: Looking for an 86-up instrument cluster w/tach
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Feb 2014 07:00:36 -0800
  The wires only need to be moved around in 84 and older vans, to add a tach cluster. The 14 pin connector is easy...
• Re: How do you hook up a stereo in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 10:05:33 -0700
  ...My problem is that there are only three > wires > running to the rear speakers and I have four wires > comming > out of my stereo...
• Re: Another Dometic Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:01:40 -0700
  As I recall, the 2 black wires that come out of the middle together should go both go to a crimped on ring terminal...
• Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 7 Mar 2023 13:17:55 -0800
  ...Would using 2 wires from the toggle switch and attaching them on the 2 wires on the sensor at the bottom of the radiator...
• Re: Copy of: Front speaker replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 21:17:02 +0000
  > Check the wires right at the hinges. Lots of times the wire breaks inside > the insulation, looks OK but don't connect. Thanks - turns...
• Re: rain-starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 07:38:04 EST
  My friend always suspects the plug wires first in this situation, and then the cap and rotor. Check these out (simple and easy to...
• Plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 05:17:49 -0800
  ...Having had many cars in the past, there only seems to be one that corrodes the ends of the plug wires. The leaker. Assuming...
• Vanagon Syndrome Factory Cable - ??
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:21:21 -0700
  ...than just a resistor between 2 wires, there's a rather complicated little box that all five wires run into and out of. I...
• Re: mice
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:04:47 +0000
  ...Some reason > they like spark plug wires. This is a good reason why they are not fun and games. There seems to be a...
• Re: The wire harness becomes brittle
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 11:37:58 -0800
  > You want to keep all those ground wires on the body, not the engine. hmm that would change how vw had it I mean...
• Re: HOWTO: Installing aftermarket power door locks in an '85 vanagon westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Audin Malmin
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:37:44 -0700
  ...Any tricks for running the > wires to the sliding door? I tried to run speaker wires to the rear > speakers through there with no...
• Accident problems - melted wiring?
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:58:34 -0700
  ...So, I'm thinking that even though the heat did not melt the wires completely through, I think the wires have some shorts in...
• Re: Power steering pump ground?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 14:09:46 -0700
  ...You need some wires connected to them... matthew Aaron Reams wrote: > > Hi Volks, > > I'm in the process of replacing my power steering pump...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:14:03 -0800
  ...On a soobie it's about 7 wires, or signals , if you're a talking about the connections from the engine/ecu system to...
• Re: [Fwd: common speaker wire to rear Vanagon speakers]
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:09:23 -0700
  Early ones do, later have two wires. I don't know the break point year, you will have to see how many wire there...
• 02 Wire Resistance Questions
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:56:42 -0600
  ...since I had to solder and heat shrink extensions on the original, I cut those wires off the old sensor in hopes of having...
• Re: Gas heater wiring
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:33:45 -0700
  ...The wires on the back of the control box on the dash are off and I cannot find the plan in the Bentley that...
• Re: 100W/80W bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:19:03 -0800
  It's not just the wires, it's the headlight switch and the bulb holder contacts too. I STRONGLY suggest you read about this...
• Re: Q's re: radio wires
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:21:06 -0800
  ...Good luck, Tim --- Marla Stelk <mjstelk@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Is there some kind of > adaptor I need to attach the single wires I have...
• Re: Fridge wiring?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:55:48 -0600
  ...What year is your fridge? If it is '82 onward, then the fridge should have three wires (two red and a black) coming from...
• Re: missing van/plug wire question/tri sport camp
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 07:56:23 -0500
  Mike, Why not just put Bosch wires back in it? The new one's are guaranteed for life (who's I don't know...
• Re: Q's re: radio wires
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 15:57:43 -0700
  ...The wires in your van are marked as well, so you can use that to know which is which even when you can't...
• Re: electrical inlet
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:41:57 -0800
  ...Putting a standard >> plug/socket there would be both expensive and a hidden fire hazard. > > > Mine is Romex, not individual wires. Well... individual wires...
• Re: 1.9L spark plug wires; Bosch/Beru content
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:55:31 -0800
  FWIW, I've been running the Mexican made Bosch wires (09272) with post style connections on both the coil and distributor cap in my...
• Re: Hall sffect sender/ engine in '90 Vanagon cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 19:37:05 -0700
  ...of course, if it's just the elbow that has cracked and the uninsulated wires running thru it are what are grounding out (which...
• Re: 1986 dash/speedo/housing in a 1983?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 20:12:51 -0700
  ...You need to relocate most of the wires if using an 86 cluster in a 83. The white 14 pin housing can be opened...
• Re: Antenna wires
  Historical mailing list - Tim New
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 18:00:00 -0800
  ...Antenna wires >Date: Mon, Jan 29, 2001, 5:30 PM > > In a message dated 1/29/01 5:49:33 PM Eastern Standard Time...
• Re: IT is still bucking ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:12:45 -0800
  ...SO check your ground wires and the wires around the tempII that is close to the wheel well where the snow gets slushed around...
• Re: High beam dash bulb
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 1 May 2015 08:18:05 -0400
  ...The 2 wires leads are way longer > than they need to be so I guess I have to shorten them up. Has anyone else...
• Mystery wires/connector Canadian 83.5 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:58:06 -0600
  ...is a T2 (two prong connector, female) with white and yellow wires going to it. This branches off the harness on the section that...