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• Re: o2 sensor wire
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 00:43:50 EDT
  ...the O2 sensor has one wire that goes to a connector (about a foot from the sensor) That wire on mine is black. The...
• 2.1L Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 18:44:52 -0500
  Hello All, I'm looking for the AMP part number for the crimp on contact pins that are inside of the connectors for the...
• Re: Trip report + 1.9 Throttle body needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 21:52:19 -0500
  ...the early ones have four spade connections while the later ones have a two pin connector. i have a two pin connector style if...
• Re: Trouble with '85 1.9l wasserboxer in Europe
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 22 May 2008 12:47:58 -0600
  ...Also, pull all connectors, spray with non-flammable electrical cleaner and reconnect. This last one will help you to find any connectors that have...
• AND THE WINNER IS [WAS: 85 GL No Spark/Start]
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:46:44 -0400
  ...I'd get out & jiggle > the connector while Lynda cranked it over. *Vrooom*. Eventually, I > re-wired the sensor & replaced the outside connector. No...
• Re: electrical boots
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:46:21 -0400
  ...Find the boot you need, take it off the donor connector, disassemble your old connector (mark those wires or make appropriate notes), run the...
• Re: http://members.aol.com/jmdavi/Headlights.html
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 18:55:03 -0800
  Another potential problem is the 9004 connectors are very small and cannot transfer much current - thus you will not find any brand name bulbs...
• Re: Hall effect sender question and stuttering
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 07:29:09 -0700
  ...Cheers, Tom Neal On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rn?= Ratjen wrote: > The black connector on the distributor housing needs...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:29:28 -0700
  Keep it off the connector & you don't have to worry about that at all, just put it on after it's connected. Or...
• Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 May 2012 12:39:30 -0400
  ...said, IF a small puddle of coolant at the >male connector is shorting connector out at that point, would this affect >the controller thus...
• Re: 3 prong connector on alternator
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 22:39:54 -0300
  ...3 prong connector on alternator > > > Volks: > > That connector is one of the points where your friendly VW technician will > plug one of the leads...
• Re: 5 amp fuse?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:44:13 -0800
  You can see the 5 amp fuse on Bentley diagram page 97.167 I think the connector is likely T3 on page 97.175...
• starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 17:25:39 -0700
  ...The stud is so long in order to take the very fat connector on the battery cable, a hollow slug about 1/2" thick...
• 84 and 85 engine differences?
  Historical mailing list - Ely Kumli
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 20:25:04 -0700
  I have an 85 (per vin #) and the plug wires and distributor use the old-style connectors (old as shown in Bentley). I am...
• Re: o2 sensor wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:44:38 +0100
  >Can I solder O2 sensor lead wires? Or should I use solderless crimp >connectors? >I know my pyrometer wire needs to be joined mechanically...
• Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 19:51:12 -0700
  ...I have =battery voltage(12v) at the + injector connector(to ground) on the wiring harness, key on, but no signal (using LED voltage tester...
• Re: '90 Carat Runs Rough...the epic continues...help??!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 14:09:40 -0400
  MMMmmmmm� For sure you have an electrical intermittent problem!!!! (The worse one) I had my share last year, including corroded wire / connector in the...
• Re: Differences between 82 and 83 turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:55:35 -0500
  ...With the instrument cluster in the car, I reached behind the 14-pin connector and shifted it while the key was on and the...
• Solved! Re: Rich Running....Vanagon Syndrome? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 23:11:14 +0000
  ...The new O2 sensor had a female connector, the wiring harness connection was also a female connector. So no problem, I stripped the insulation...
• Re: Injector Plug Rubber Boot Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 10:14:06 +0000
  ...I am thinking for now clean them up, be sure the metal connector inside is good and clean, shrink wrap and install. Hopefully with...
• Re: sources for small vacuum tubing and fittings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 May 2011 19:55:05 -0400
  ...Where can I get the connector? I had dummied up a connector many years ago and I think it has sprung a leak Engine...
• Re: Headlight Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:15:13 -0700
  ...Ack, I have the connectors for the H4/Dot "equivalent" and I know that the H4s have a different connector than the 9004 ;) I...
• Re: Extra connector in the area of the Radio
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:48:32 -0500
  ...I'm now down to just the Radio and found I have 3 connectors and only 2 that go to the Radio. I recognize...
• hall sender connector replacement
  Historical mailing list - UWannaDeaL2
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:10:58 -0500
  Anyone have a replacement or source for the electrical connector(jack) on a hall sender.. the little rubber jack slips onto the side of...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:26:58 -0500
  Another typical 1.9 problem is a bad connection at starter (the big + connector)... Basicaly, the starter serve also as a connection between the...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:39:05 -0700
  ...As for the Anderson Power Connectors, the easiest to use online ordering for these itmes that I have found is here: http://store.solar...
• Re: 88 GL - Resolved: Tach Inop after new coil install
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:13:59 -0400
  ...I did note that the connector seemed kind of loose, and in fact it fell off one day when I was driving over a...
• Heat shrink connectors with solder ring in the middle. Tried 'em
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 19 May 2019 20:58:57 -0500
  I think by now everyone has seen online ads for those clear, heat shrink connectors that have a ring of low temperature solder in...
• Re: Yet another turn signal L.E.D. data point...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:19:00 -0700
  Yes, the edge connector at the passenger end of the cluster is the 14 pin connector. Bentley 90.8 shows the early 14 pin...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:07:21 -0500
  ...When clusters cross > that dividing line, wires in the 14 pin connector have to be repositioned. > > If someone has already redone your connector, you...
• Re: Hard plastic fuel line between fuel pump and firewall connector
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:34:04 -0500
  At 02:11 PM 12/18/2010, John Lauterbach wrote: > I have a Van-Cafe replacement connector ready to replace it. >The experimentalist in...
• Re: '84 rough running, backfire
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:26:15 -0700
  ...check the oxygen sensor connector and temp2 connector. Then check the fuel pressure regulator pressure. i'll wager a gin and tonic on it...
• Si Muova
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:03:14 -0600
  ...Today I took advantage of the last nice day for a time to patch up the wiring and restore the idle switch connector and...
• Re: Behind the reefer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 May 2005 23:54:26 -0400
  The rust behind my reefer was caused (during it's previous ownership) by a broken city water connector. It soaked the fiberglass behind the...
• hall unit needed for 81 California Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 17:19:55 -0600
  ...He also needs the connectors. Does anyone out there have a good hall unit and connectors they are willing to part with? If so...
• Re: cheap source for 12V SAE connectors for solar panels?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 9 Dec 2012 16:42:22 -0500
  ...At 02:38 PM 12/9/2012, Loren Busch wrote: >� RE: Connectors for Solar Etc. >I'm using these: ><<http://www.allelectronics.com/make...
• Re: Herky-jerky slowdown -- '87 Wolfs
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 01:55:55 EDT
  ...It should be reletivaly close to the 430 m.amps if you don't have the m.amp meter or the special VW connector...
• Re: I Instrument cluster wiring... Help Needed... late model
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 00:55:48 -0500
  ...It doesn't matter which way that connector is plugged in. I'm now enjoying a functional clock.... John John Meeks wrote: Hello listees...
• Re: Tach rewiring
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:23:43 -0500
  ...The connector is in the area of the fusebox. You could attach your own wire to the other side of this 4-pin connector...
• TOTALLY RESOLVED: Big problem with engine not running - please help now!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 27 May 2002 19:25:13 -0500
  ...No change in the AFM voltage output as I vary the throttle. > > I pressed the connector on tightly - no joy. > > I removed the connector...
• Re: Bentley Wiring Diagrams, was other stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:43:54 -0700
  ...The wiring diagram was >completely wrong, and finally I found the spade connector had fallen >off the fuse panel, which is what I should...
• Re: On the road again!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 11:42:30 -0500
  ...The boot can then be rolled back up over the cap and onto the connector. Releasing the connector contacts is done by inserting a...
• Re: 85 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 8 May 2022 16:53:43 -0700
  ...I removed the battery connectors, cleaned the posts and connectors and the engine fired right up. So I'd advise you to do the...
• Re: Urgent help: fried head light switch and connector
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 10:37:09 -0500
  ...fried head light switch and connector James, I'll bet that the headlight relay upgrade has never been installed in your van <www.frankcondelli...
• two wire connectors...Proper polarity?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:17:54 -0700
  ...accepted way to wire those two wire universal connector plugs? The ones are bullet connectors that are configured to only plug together one way...
• source for solder-on quick disconnects
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sun, 6 May 2012 21:34:58 -0400
  Take a good look at the original vw crimp on connectors they are different than the garbage they sell today. these are called "open...
• LP fill in Berkeley?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:50:37 -0700
  ...filled either don't have the right connector, think they don't have the right connector, or the guy/gal can't seem to...
• Re: Trailer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Sun, 21 Jun 2020 19:26:32 -0400
  ...I’m guessing the splice >> connectors aren’t working or am I missing something? Before I go using >> regular butt connectors and cutting wires...
• Re: Will bus run without insturment pod connected?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 09:03:05 -0500
  ...problem with the "live" tach wire running to plug connector, if that > plug/pin > connector is attached to nothing. > > Could the "spark" or current...
• identifying wires at the fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Christensen
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 15:51:12 -0700
  ...Maybe to the connectors behind fuse 1 & 2 for a marker light? nothing turns on if I plug it in. and I have a...
• Re: High Power Headlight Kit (SA): melting connector
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:37:33 -0600
  ...grounding problem - the melting is only on the two > relay block connectors transmitting the 400W from the positive supply to the > wires going to...
• Re: Hall Sender Connector "Loose"
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:53:55 -0700
  I drove many years and many miles with the sender connector loose, so it doesn't seem to be too sensitive. At some point...
• Sorry missed thread, LP LEAK, use sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 15 May 2000 09:06:30 MST
  ...But now I have gas leaks at the flamebox connector and main connector on top of fridge. I managed to crank that fitting hard...
• Re: 3 prong connector on alternator
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:09:55 -0500
  ...That connector is one of the points where your friendly VW technician will plug one of the leads on their very expensive ($2,800...
• Re: O2 Sensor - situation 90' 2.1 (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:07:27 -0400
  ...If you have no O2 sensor connected (and its connector isn't grounded) then it shouldn't run differently at the point that it...
• Headlight low beam failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 10:31:22 -0800
  I was a bit hesitant posting this in my blog, might be that I was pushing too many electrons through a connector pin. Or...
• Re: Power-door luck
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 01:44:11 EDT
  ...On my van, there are four > pins/ connectors but 3 wires only...(no red wire). Is it normal ? How > many wires do you have...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 21:15:04 -0500
  ...The light shells, the weather boots, >park light holders, 55/60W Hella UV Free H4 bulbs, 5W park light, H4 >connector and installation instructions...
• Intake manifold connectors 2.1l
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:29:48 -0700
  Hi, I've noticed that the intake manifold connectors are pretty dried out and have a lot of cracks in them. Before I reinstall...
• Re: FI Connectors
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 04:09:19 EST
  ...FI wiring harness and would be willing to part with two connectors and as much of their wiring as possible? The van is an...