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• Re: Trailer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Raul Rivera
  Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:34:45 -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...
• Installed add on back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:48:55 -0400
  ...In the black box on the forward firewall is a connector for the back-up lights (yellow plastic covering spade connectors). One side has...
• Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 25 Dec 2017 16:12:13 -0500
  ...For about twice the price, Van-Again and Bus Depot have a Bosch oxygen sensor with the connector. Has Bosch started making the sensors...
• Re: Hard plastic fuel line between fuel pump and firewall connector
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:53:03 -0600
  When I ran new fuel lines, I removed that silly plastic connector through the firewall, and ran the new fuel line under the firewall...
• Fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:05:00 -0400
  ...Plugged in connector but did not know where to attach black ground wire with spade connector. Found on back of fridge a green wire...
• Re: cheap source for 12V SAE connectors for solar panels?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 9 Dec 2012 17:03:48 -0500
  I have done a few solar installs on boats and vanagons, and used to use those 2 pin GM connectors for smaller panels, exactly...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:54:56 -0700
  ...I decided to just >get the van running and drive it home to where I could work on it in >peace. > >The connector is...
• Re: One more %^$ part...now O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:03:42 -0400
  ...I took an extra vanagon sensor I had in my parts stash, cut the > connectors off, grafted on the Subaru connectors then the Subaru...
• Re: Problem with insturment pannel
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:04:38 -0700
  ...The card > connector to the panel seems very corroded. Every time I open up the panel > and take it out to get to the...
• Re: It Begins!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 14:25:17 EDT
  ...It seems > that there is a mount inside the door that is blocking the wire connectors > from coming through. do i remove this? or...
• Re: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:43:22 -0400
  That connector only affects the LED panel and sink pump, doesn't affect fridge operation. The flame detector is handy but the fridge will...
• =?windows-1252?Q?OK=2C_wiring_guys=97heater_blower_test_question=2E?=
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:14:11 -0600
  ...The blower has the stock connector on it. What do I do to see if the thing operates before I put it in the...
• Re: Electrical Connector dust boots
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:13:53 -0700
  ...Alistair Bell wrote: > Also, I smear silicon grease in the connectors when I can. I think it /SiliCONE,/ dagnabit, not siliCON! One's a...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:58:59 -0400
  ...Unfortunately it's not cheap, but it has the interesting property of both enhancing conductivity of connectors but being non-conductive between adjacent connections...
• Headlight Relay Install
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:43:14 +0000
  ...The spade connector was cracked and fell to pieces. Jay must anticipate things like this as he includes a couple of spade connectors in...
• Re: TIICO/OBD2 - Parts
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 14:21:57 -0500
  ...I took the the 12V in part of the scan-tool and tapped off the wire with a male and female spade connector. Then...
• Idle Stabilizer. How does it work? and Did I fix it?
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 08:58:13 -0700
  ...On a whim I pulled off the rubber connector between the idle stabilizer unit and the intake manifold. This connector also has a tiny...
• Re: � � How to test the Temp I Sender?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:21:36 -0400
  ...If the temp gauge went right up when you grounded the connector, the connector was working fine. That result would say there is something...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Aug 2018 13:38:11 -0700
  You could cut it a couple inches from the connector and run a wire to any convenient spot on the chassis. Just use a...
• WTB: 1986-91 wire harness
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:49:22 -0400
  I need the harness so I can use the connectors to troubleshoot my Digifant system, doesn't have to be in great condition since...
• Tiico - wiring question
  Historical mailing list - marty guinn
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 14:25:07 -0400
  ...It was regarding the leftover wire (grey or black i can't remember) in the connector box at the front left of the engine...
• Re: Please Help! Starting problems 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:50:37 -0400
  ...clean the connection, visually inspect the connection and the wire, then check the tightness with which the connector fits on the spade. this connection...
• Re: Coolant leak update
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:26:11 -0500
  I believe the pressure tester you have borrowed from auto zone wont work.The standard connector provided is a bayonet mount. You need a...
• Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 09:35:57 -0700
  ...Then fiddle with getting the connector off the old one while it is in your hand. If the connector doesn't have the raised...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 20:39:46 -0500
  ...A little WD40 makes it easy to slide back the rubber >boot at the connector. Yes, the place it shorts is under the connector...
• Re: What was that robust 12v connector?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:56:51 -0600
  ...Jim On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Dick Wong <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote: > That would be an Anderson connector. > > -Dick- > 78...
• mystery connector coming off rear heater circuit on my '84
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:06:36 -0500
  Hello there, Still wondering what this connector is for. Anyone with an '84 (or maybe it's on other years too) know or willing...
• Re: Help Locating T4 Connection: Power Door Lock Problem
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 02:15:20 EST
  ...Would they be suggesting its behind the fuse panel? Anyone able to give me a few more pointers on this? >> The connector on the...
• Re: Insturment Cluster
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:24:46 -0700
  You're welcome, but you're looking at the connector in your van? A quick look at my various decrepit clusters, I see copper...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:12:15 -0800
  ...There are a bunch and they are clustered > together on a grounding "star" connector. Check each ground on these > two connectors and clean them...
• Re: <syncro> starter differences
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Wed, 27 May 1998 01:20:37 -0400
  ...My traction-impaired 85 has the thick starter wire connector and extended soleniod post. This feature caught my eye, as my scirroco and pickup...
• Re: Mystery connector
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 22:35:44 EST
  ...Squirrels chewed through the connector to the center locking light. Must taste good. I'll take their word for it. In a message dated...
• Re: heavy duty starter cables - UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:59:07 -0800
  ...The > crux of the situation was getting good connectors on the ends. I ended up > having to machine a connector and soldering it in...
• Aux battery relay???
  Historical mailing list - Matt Heydon
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 14:35:18 -0600
  ...My old alternator had a "W" connector with a light blue wire running from it up to the relay next to the aux. battery...
• Re: Do I drain coolant B$ removing sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:51:21 -0400
  ...If the blinking does NOT stop and stay stopped, you have bad ground to the connector or bad wiring from the connector to the...
• Wipers STILL don't work!! Arrgh!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Apr 2011 14:31:12 -0500
  ...In that case, I discovered the new horn contact wire came with a different connector on the end of the connection wire. The connection...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 14:17:31 -0400
  ...That's what I meant when I said "y connector". >That will work in the old fuse box anyway. I've got an 1990...
• Re: 67 generator
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 01:18:00 -0400
  ...any ideas or problems with changing the wires, or do I have the wrong generator? - - - - - 66 and 67 buses came with push on connectors...
• Help Locating T4 Connection: Power Door Lock Problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:01:38 -0800
  ...Its those connectors I can't find. The Bentley says they are "behind the instrument panel" on drivers and passenger side, respectively. I pulled...
• Re: Mystification
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Sep 2011 15:51:01 -0700
  ...It comes out of the bundle just before the connector for the > Hall sender. This wire has no connector on it. What colour is...
• Re: Hall Sender Connector "Loose"
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 13:12:12 -0700
  >| Unfortunately, I don't have a source for just the Black connector ON the >| distributor without having to order the whole Hall Unit If...
• Re: Headlight grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:36:11 -0700
  ...I should redo all the grounds with new spade connectors but... Thanks for the information. Mike On 9/18/02 8:38 PM, "Michael...
• Inner Dia. for long A/C hose - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 4 May 2003 13:17:49 -0400
  ...I need to find one of those metal splice connectors to repair the leak. Anyone know the inside diameter of the A/C hose...
• Re: 86 syncro doesnt start
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:21:03 -0400
  ...Clean that connection with the sandpaper / solvent / whatever of your choice, slide the connector back on the post, and then try starting the bus...
• Re: Anyone pulled a Wiring Harness?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:36:43 -0600
  ...Disconnect ECU, beneath back seat, and disconnect ground, which is attached to multi pin connector. Push multi pin connector out of van and work...
• instrument panel short =?UTF-8?Q?=3D=20no=20start=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 13:16:01 -0500
  ...After pulling the instrument panel, I can report the following symptoms: (1) when instrument panel multi-pin connector below the tach is plugged in...
• Re: rear defroster
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 15:59:44 -0500
  Isn't there a connector on both sides for the defroster? Did you check both of them? That's what I recall seeing there...
• Re: How to remove male and female connector from it's housing
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 21:20:06 -0400
  Pictures of the proper tool for removing wires from plastic connectors can be found on the Yahoo SubaruVanagon website in the file "Tool to...
• Re: How to turn the van over from the back?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:40:36 EDT
  ...The "Muldoon" way (For ref to Muldoon, see Muir's Idiot Manual) crimp a female spade connector (The kind that fits the flat blade...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:37:30 -0700
  ...Glow Plug Light Wiring > Confirm Please? > Some time ago, I replaced the OEM T14 blue ribbon male connector with a > different set of connectors...
• Westy Tent Poles - roll yer own
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 09:50:41 CST6CDT
  ...4 angled connectors for the corners with one leg canted to form a peak. $4.99 each 2 ridge pole connectors, angled to match...
• Re: Rear Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 08:24:30 -0500
  ...It's possible there was just a poor connection causing the connector to get hot. Also make sure the blower turns freely and lube...
• Re: Urgent help: fried head light switch and connector
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 21:15:25 -0400
  ...Does anyone know where I might find a used > > switch and a connector? My Vanagon is a 1991 model. > >
• Re: Replacement engine running rich, FILTHY RICH!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:26:42 -0400
  ...Their is a heavy (14 gauge) solid bright green wire that comes out of >the harness that I have no open connectors to plug...
• syncro fuel gauge issue fixed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 17:25:51 -0700
  ...We were able to get the electrical connector off the sender, and boy was it a tight fit. Discovered that the ground connection in...
• Re: solderless connectors
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:27:02 -0500
  ...for AWG. > > > Troy > Ooops! - the link I gave is for metric connectors, but they are all metric now as far as I know. The...
• Flashing oil light and buzzer problem SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:20:46 -0600
  ...Problem was solved by cleaning the terminals on the double connector (near the thermostat housing) that connects the two sets of brown wires from...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Fix: 10 Volt Capacitor OK?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:55:34 -0700
  ...Tricky so end result not 100% I'll either remove the connector terminals, piggy back cap to them or use a wire stripper to...
• Re: Differences between 82 and 83 turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:09:30 -0700
  In 80-84 the grounding signal for the turn indicator is on pin 14 of the 14 pin connector. Being an end pin it...
• Re: Alternator with "W" connector
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 11:21:11 -0400
  ...My mechanic (who is >trustworthy & knowledgeable) has a replacement for me BUT without the "W" >connector. My current alternator has this "W" connector with...