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• Re: 1.9l 85gl water pump weep hole
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:11:10 -0400
  There are 5769 pluming connections on the 1.9 waterpump. Are you positive this leak is from the weep hole?
• sunroof Syncro...Uhmmm...I mean greenhouse roof!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:25:55 -0700
  http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/1645331682.html Wow! The PO must have been a shipwright. NOT mine, No connection. Andrew
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:01:36 -0500
  ...the stuff coming out the exit connection ...at that point I > take the hose off the suck connection and put it into whatever container...
• Re: Exhaust Question
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 11:25:45 -0500
  ...When I redid my exhaust in June, I ordered new donut gaskets for the connections between the j-pipe and cat, and j-pipe...
• Plug for heidelberg radio.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 20:05:32 EST
  ...It is a factory VW radio with three slots, one for power connections, one for speakers and one for a power amp(I think...
• Blinkers not working???
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Sat, 1 Mar 2008 11:16:52 -0500
  ...I check the connections on the steering column and they all seem to be OK. I have cruise control on that same stalk and...
• Parts and or help needed
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 05:43:45 -0700
  ...If the wire pulls out and loses connection, the engine dies. It did this once already, during tests... So, if someone has a van...
• Re: 86 Camper Engine Elect Problem..Help
  Historical mailing list - Psychic Trucker
  Fri, 09 Feb 1996 15:51:29 +0500
  ...i have a similar problem, im guessing that i should check the electrical connections, but here is the symptoms.. occasionally the van will start...
• Re: horn whacky again
  Historical mailing list - Marc
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 17:01:19 -0400
  ...When the horn button is pressed, it establishes a connection to ground causing the horn to sound. I know there's supposed to be...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 10:35:16 -0800
  ...Aux battery & isolator > > Matthew, > > Battery isolators (solid state and relay) require a connection to the > alternator to supply the charging current to the battery...
• Re: Coolant hose tap
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:57:42 -0500
  ...There was a brass cap on the hose > connection. In the storage area under the back seat was a six foot > piece of garden...
• European connections
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 17 May 2020 23:56:25 +0200
  ...the List knows enough to let me know about any European connection to the Vanagon or Transporter or Joker community here. Or any supplier...
• Re: Send in the Grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:13:29 -0700
  ...Schwenk said: >Where are the main ground connections that if loose may >affect FI performance? >I need a little help due to time. >Thanks...
• Re: burning smell under dash
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 18:39:17 -0400
  Bad connection either btw the male and female parts, or more likely where the terminal is crimped on the wire. Gotta fix it. Those...
• Re: (F) Looking for a Vanagon kind of wife (Vanagon Love Connection)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 22:21:23 -0700
  ...Re: (F) Looking for a Vanagon kind of wife (Vanagon Love Connection) > > Brian, > > I was thinking more along the lines of a Vanagon Mazolla...
• Re: Van won't start with strong gas smell...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:07:44 -0800
  ...I would > check every connection. Especially where the factory seals have been > removed and clamps put in place. > > Also, make sure that it is...
• 1985 VW Vanagon Westphalia Camper conversion. - $22995 (Athens, GA)
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 23:09:41 -0500
  Just ran across this. Jetta powered. I've no connection with it. http://athensga.craigslist.org/cto/4039287999.html John
• Need Digest 1059
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Aug 1996 14:52:01 -0500
  Hi gang - Our internet connection was down all day yesterday. Could someone please send me a copy of digest 1059? Thanks, Dave Maguiness 1986...
• Re: Stange Malady
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:57:06 -0400
  John, Check the blue wire behind the alternator for secure connection. Otherwise I would inspect the brushes and commutators (sp?). Ken Lewis http://neksiwel...
• Re: Motive Power Bleeder (from digest)
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 22:03:07 -0400
  Don, you can change your connection to the swivel/spin type. Here you go. Good luck. Miguel http://www.motiveproducts.com/03adapters.html
• Re: Butterfly hunting vehicle
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:42:48 -0700
  ...Have not watched it so don't know if there is any connection yet. http://www.borderstories.org/ Thanks, Miguel
• Re: STRANDED
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 18:24:43 -0400
  ...Check the battery connections to be sure they are good, then check the ground connections behind the fuse panel. Sorry to hear about your...
• Re: Electrical Connections/ Silicone Sprays/ Pipe cleaners
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 12:53:58 EST
  ...electrical connections > > Is it a good/bad idea to apply dielectric (non-conductive) grease on all > your engine wiring harness connections to help prohibit...
• Re: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:17:44 -0500
  Or, the main headlight ground connection is loose or disconnected at the grounding star. This is a brown wire connection directly above the fuse...
• Re: Intermittent no start problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 18 May 2014 13:52:23 -0600
  ...I checked the connections, black wires, > that feed the coil, idle system heater, and ecu relay. The wiring to the > connections was hard and...
• Re: VW relay #53, 141 951 253B
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 12:22:34 -0700
  ...97.89 shows a "26" junction which is a "plus connection in Digifant harness". That junction also feeds fuel injector +, FP relay 86. The...
• 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:40:24 -0500
  ...I also have cleaned all ground connections and cable connections at the ECU, AFM, idle stabilizer, etc. I have not dealt with the last...
• Re: help!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Nov 1995 11:46:48 -0600 (CST)
  ...A plastic sleeve protects the connection to the harness, so I couldn't really see whether the connection was good. However, when pushing the...
• Re: (headsup) wasserboxer cooling system failure dujour
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Aug 1996 06:44:33 -0400
  ...The heater hose connection was "loose" and upon wiggling it, broke off in my hand. It's bloody obvious that a piece of plastic...
• Re: What's the connection between the temp and fuel gauges? Why the voltage stabilizer of course!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:52:34 -0700
  ...What's the connection between the temp and fuel gauges? Why the voltage stabilizer of course! > Not sure if you've solved the problem...
• RE: short in headlight wiring ... somewhere
  Historical mailing list - Tom Ervolina
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 13:26:38 -0400
  ...In particular, Dennis Haynes, who called it perfectly ... >The ground wire for the headlights has lost it's connection. Probably burned >at the connection...
• Re: switched power to radio
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 23:53:38 -0800
  ...you break' switches and there are those that break the connection 1st before connection to the second pole is made. In a car radio...
• Do I have to rewire for programmable intermittent wipers?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 18 May 2002 17:03:13 -0400
  ...I pulled out the old relay and found that the programmable one has a couple of more male connections than the original one. I...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:18:04 -0500
  Drain wire is what you need to make shield connections when the shield is made of foil instead of braid. Yrs, d
• Re: Van/squid connection...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 19 May 2001 16:19:13 EDT
  I am an ex-squid. USS America (Aircraft carrier) 1965-67. Have had VW vans since '69. Tom '71 Westy, '85 Westy, '91 Carat...
• Would Aussie w/ experience w/ 80's Toyota Vans pls pmail
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 16:57:26 -0700
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• Free Westy in No Cal
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:35:05 -0500
  No connection--saw this on CL SF Bay Area. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/pts/260132623.html Looks like a beater but who knows...
• Re: Will not start question
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:19:47 -0400
  I forgot, on 85- be carefull about the + connection at starter, make sure it's clean and solid. That 13mm nuts on the starter...
• Re: A/C O-rings
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:20:25 -0500
  ...The connection that is bad is not on the back of the comp. but between the lo press. return hose and curved pipe that...
• Re: Wiper motor does not auto park
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 22:04:01 -0600
  ...53a > never connected to ground. > > Has anyone ever opened up the unit to fix the internal auto park > connections in the wiper motor? What...
• Re: Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 08:02:05 EST
  ...The film of grease is displaced by metal to metal contacts and helps keep those connections gas tight. //Jack Apology to all. Seems I...
• Stranded in my driveway as I try to leave on a 10 day trip :(
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams (Contractor)
  Sun, 9 Jul 2023 10:47:43 -0600
  ...The only thing I did this morning was to troubleshoot some trailer wiring by opening up the "Wire distribution box" and checking the connections...
• Re: Carver P4 installation Question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 13:41:01 -0800
  ...a top side and bottom side? The drawings show the electrical connections and green LEDs along the bottom edge, but can the unit be...
• SyncroBeast - update, still not starting
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 18:22:23 -0600
  ...Still to check: * Run wire from Battery to Alternator to bypass connection at the starter. Apparently this connection can get corroded. * Install ground wire...
• Re: two wire connectors...Proper polarity?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:18:58 -0700
  ...which ever type of connection youre using, be sure the "hot" post > that always has power is using the shielded/protected part of the...
• Re: Headlights not working (?) --> FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 00:46:41 -0500
  ...Strongly recommend you check for overheating at the B+ terminal from the alternator, the connections (if any) inside the black box on the firewall...
• Re: oil cooler set up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 20:52:24 -0400
  I use the Aeroquip socketless hose with the push on fittings and use flare fittings with pipe threads for the hose to copper connections...
• hose connections @ front heater core
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 10:21:34 -0700
  I'm getting ready to drop the fuel tank and ( along with resealing its connections/grommets ) am going to replace the long plastic coolant...
• a/c compressor
  Historical mailing list - .
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 15:15:15
  Looking for a SD 510 a/c compressor with front connections for 86 syncro. tia Sherwin Sherwin Kaufman Spring Valley, New York 86 Westfalia...
• Re: Gas Mileage and Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 11 May 2001 15:20:05 -0400
  The Temp I sensor is in the AFM air inlet--you're thinking of the single connection coolant sensor next to the Temp II.
• Re: new propane tank - question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:51:03 -0700
  Maggie, if the new tank was installed by someone else (professional shop) they should have put propane into it and then tested the connections...
• westy on Seattle (Olympia) CL - something different?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:01:54 -0700
  http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/888569468.html Looks like it may be a right hand drive. No interest or connection, just curious. Andrew
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:05:20 -0700
  ...I suspect the leak may be at the >> hose connection on the front of the right head. This connection is above >> the exhaust outlet...
• Re: VW relay #53, 141 951 253B
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 20:16:13 +0000
  ...On page 97.124 it also shows the 86 also has a connection with the injectors and O2 sensor. Seems strange that 87 and...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:47:22 -0800
  Neil The diagram is quite legible and confirms that we've correctly identified the connections to the ICU. Thank you! Brett On Thu, Nov...
• Re: [NVC] Free Satellite TV
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:49:33 -0800
  ...Also, I don't know if satellite radio works just everywhere, but friends of mine on satellite internet connection are also saying it's...
• Fuel gauge sender on 60's split
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Thu, 28 Mar 96 16:04:04 UT
  ...There only appears to be one connection to the sender. Should I disconnect the ground and attach the gauge wire? Or is a ground...
• Re: Engine cutting out
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 20:34:29 -0500
  ...A weakened relay or a poor electrical connection can cause the relay to break connection to the fuel pump. > 2. Fuel pump. If the...
• Re: VDO Dual Sensor Oil Pressure Connections
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:36:44 -0400
  A follow up to this dual sensor connections. When I installed my TD into me aircooled 1980 I hooked the dash light up and...
• Re: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:41:01 -0700
  ...I found a loose connection under the sink that solved all 4 of those particular problems. Does this mean that someone monkeyed with the...