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Re: trailer and lights
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 13:19:59 -0700
I tapped into the wiring inside the tail-light connectors by soldering the new wiring to the existing spade terminals. You need to run...
Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 1 Mar 2015 15:33:55 -0700
...Someone had mistakenly plugged it into the unused spade > connector on the bottom of the coil because it was just sitting there > unplugged while...
Re: 79 Bus--re unplugging drains and fixing turn signal
Historical mailing list
Wed, 28 Jun 95 14:08:40 PDT
...I replaced the broken spade connector ($0.05) and re-connected the brown wire to ground. The hi-beams work again! Jack '73 Westy
Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:26:34 -0400
...to strand me. > > There's a red wire with female spade lug connector that connects to > the starter. It was disconnected. Duh... It was...
Any Round Light Folks Want To Upgrade To European Rectangular H4 System???
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 19:02:37 +0100
...Two "City Light" units with bulbs and male spade connectors. Two Square H3 High Beam Lamp housings Two 55/60 watt H4 Bulbs Two...
Re: 83 fresh air fan
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sat, 15 Jul 2000 23:17:13 -0400
...the fact that I had to put a new female spade lug connector on my harness to get the new blower motor connected, the...
Re: 2 more fridge Q's
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 27 Jul 2003 18:43:33 -0600
...On the other end of the wire is a spade connector > which is just hanging free. Any ideas what this goes to?? Should it...
Re: Start problems need help on the road
Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:02:40 +0000
...Sometimes, the spade connector going to the #50 terminal on the starter > > wears loose. If it won't crank, "wiggling" this connector can help...
Re: The nature of dielectric grease; was Re: Charging better
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sun, 28 Aug 2005 10:44:00 EDT
...I also tweak stab-on (spade) connectors to increase their contact pressure. I guess using dielectric grease to prevent oxidation is better than nothing...
Re: Random Instant Shutdown
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:27:33 -0700
To add to Mark's comments on the D15 issue, see my blog post about what I found at that connector http://shufti.wordpress...
Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 9 Jun 2012 19:26:00 -0700
...wire, or the low beam wire ) Then, stick a paperclip or spade connector into that hot wire, clip your aligatorclip to it...now your...
RE: RE[2]: BUM STARTING FUN FOR A WHILE BUT...
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Wed, 06 Sep 1995 17:19:00 -0700 (PDT)
...And years of vibration and heat-cycling have oftened loosened it up to the point where it rattles loosely on the spade terminal on...
Re: Friday- Conductivity of a stomach (Some Vanagon Content)
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Fri, 21 May 2010 21:22:55 -0500
...It is connected with a spade connector on the top (just like on a vanagon) and then grounded at the bottom via an eyelet...
Re: No Lo/Hi Beams
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:15:56 -0600
...My cure was the ground under the dash at > the circular gounding connector. The head light grounds went 2 into 1, and > even though...
Re: power source for new "air" horn advice on power source
Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
Sat, 20 Jun 2020 12:56:36 -0700
...wires all attached on the same strip > > and there is one connector spade left not in use I assume I can use this for...
Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:51:36 -0500
...on female > > connector. > > > > pull that wire, get 12 volts to the spade terminal is was on. > > Some starter solenoid have two spade terminals there...
Re: Random Instant Shutdown
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:25:49 -0700
...with >>> Elec' >>> >>> cleaner & replugged many of the connectors in the EngineBay, pulled >>> the FuelControlRelay & sprayed its spades & socket. It seemed as >>> though as >>> >>> time...
Re: Random Instant Shutdown
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:50:48 -0600
...D15 seems to be such an essential yet inadequate connector that it should probably be at, or @Least near, the top of the RoutineThingsToCheck...
Re: What to keep on hand to not be stranded
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:31:49 -0600
...of hose clamps -few sizes/gauges of electrical wire rolls with spade connectors, also various sizes/kinds -assorted nuts/bolts/screws -butane soldering kit...
Oil pressure switch and unidentified black tube
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:37:00 -0800
...The oil pressure switch on the driver's side (between the pushrod tubes) has a wire/spade connector to it, but the wire is...
Re: need digital idle stabilizer transistor pn#/relays ...
Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 01:40:00 EST
...and opening it i found that a transistor ( > bottom board /upper right hand corner with spade connector facing up) burned up > with a hole...
Re: Wipers STILL don't work!! Arrgh!!
Historical mailing list - Joe T.
Fri, 8 Apr 2011 07:17:11 -0600
...2011 04:53 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > >> I usually have the spade connectors. I love'em - so easy to work with. >> Just got caught...
Re: no start no click
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:07:15 -0500
Before you do anything else check that the spade connector to the back of the solenoid is solidly connected. Jim Sent from my iPhone...
Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 21:20:07 -0400
...The #50 terminal on the starter solenoid has two wires connected to its electrically identical twin push on spade connectors. One is a Red...
Re: Vanagon entertainment...
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Wed, 13 Jul 2016 21:10:49 -0400
...The existing wires have different size connectors which match the spade connectors on the speakers. >>> >>> >>> Patrick Spragge >>> >>>> On Jul 12, 2016, at 11:03...
Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:02:03 -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: Low windshield washer pressure
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:05:55 -0400
...I've seen corrosion cause this as well as complete > disintegration of the spade connector. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
Re: Urgent: NEED HELP, Weird Van Thing
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:12:19 -0400
...Tried disconnecting and reconnecting 02 sensor several times (the green single wire with a spade connector) and found the van ran no differently. Idle...
Re: Quiet Horn.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 09:23:29 -0700
...On my '81 there is a spade connector lower down on the steering column. Check to see if that's clean/tight. You connected...
Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Thu, 2 May 2013 23:12:32 -0400
OK I think I have solved my mystery connector issue. Dennis put me on the right track. I have discovered that my engine is...
Re: What makes a pyrometer's cable so special? PT-II
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:02:09 -0800
...As in you have to crimp on your own female spade connectors to this end. To attach the cable to the thermocouple they supply...
Re: Refrigerator lighting
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 1 Sep 2011 11:16:39 -0700
...Check your fridge door for model number) the spade of that wire pushes into a connector near by. Your Bentley will show the wiring...
Re: Running Rich, need help (and wierd fuel pressure)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 28 Jul 2002 15:31:39 -0700
...Put male spade connectors on one end of each of 2 short wires. Plug these into pins 30 and 87 of the fuel pump...
Re: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?
Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 19:26:16 -0500
...cable's connector on my van. Not realizing the wire in the harness was shielded, I just crimped a new spade terminal on and...
Re: Voltage Drop to Fuse Panel
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:15:33 EST
...3>Some hook-up wire, about three feet (and female spade connectors to match that wire).It only has to carry enough current to...
Re: best headlight replacements?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:11:01 -0400
...12# Brown Wire 1 >> 24" 12# Red Wire 1 >> 12# Female Spade Connectors - 16 - $0.15 - $2.40 >> _______________________________________________________ >> TOTAL COST $44.00 > > > > Yes, and...
Re: O2 Sensor Questions
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:08:38 -0700
...This is a spade-lug connector. The other two conductors are connected to a heating element that preheats the sensor. >3. Can you run...
Fw: sputtering on start up..?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:22:51 -0700
...Replaced an "iffy" connector plug that I knew was "hanging by a thread" with the wires inside the 'plug' itself being really brittle and...
Re: 87 Westfalia - Running hot?
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sun, 8 Oct 2023 17:54:02 -0700
...It’s the older round style, so I pulled the spade connectors and sanded them. We’ll see if that makes a difference. > I...
Starting From Engine Bay
Historical mailing list
05 Dec 96 07:10:20 PST
...So with some perusing of the wiring diagram, and the addition of a male spade fitting to terminal 15 on the coil, I can...
Re: Start problems need help on the road
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:33:33 -0500
...Sometimes, the spade connector going to the #50 terminal on the starter > > > wears loose. If it won't crank, "wiggling" this connector can help...
Re: Oil pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Richard Stevens
Tue, 28 Aug 2001 08:36:24 +0100
...Then I made a short jumper with 1/4" spade connectors and connected the 0.9 bar switch back into the circuit. This kept...
Re: Horn problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:39:04 -0400
...7B%7D,'cvml','jim.felder@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Check the ground connector spade terminal down near the floor and the >> ring/finger assembly on...
Re: bad fit brake switches
Historical mailing list - sailingfc dslextreme.com
Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:17:14 -0400
...VC says to gently bend the 2 terminals inward slightly and the 2 terminal connector should slide on. I went an extra step and...
Re: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:55:00 -0700
...if there's on one trigger terminal, get a 'double up' push-in spade connector ( not as easy to find as they were back...
Re: horn not working after replacing ignition switch?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:38:23 -0800
...I've double checked the connections (spade connectors?) at the steering wheel. The assembly after installing the new switch went fine according to the...
Re: Electrical Gurus help needed 88 van.kinda long
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 28 Jul 2002 08:19:08 -0700
...A spare male spade connector works great to get into the contacts. Pin 2 of this relay socket should ALWAYS have +12 volts. Pin...
Re: Fuel & Temp gauge full scale
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 3 May 2016 19:34:17 -0700
...Cut the old spade connector off and replaced it. Everything works. (Except the stereo. But rather than chasing that down, I’ll wait and...
Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM **SOLVED**
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 9 Jun 2012 11:04:21 -0700
...Crimped a spade > connector on the positive wire and connected it to the negative connection > on the pump - and I left the end of...
Re: engine removal/swap questions (update)
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:41:50 -0500
...Mine has two spade > connectors but this thing has a flat round disc shape (about 1/8 inch in > diameter) with a stud holding...
Re: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:52:48 -0700
...Reseating the 14 pin connector may clear this up. First, with the key off try pulling up on the hi-beam lever switch and...
Re: Update and question inline VW Van block swap (in progress)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 18 Sep 2010 13:21:22 -0700
...onto the spade connector on top of the oil filter flange....I > have also tried putting that wire onto a spade connector that comes...
Re: higher power low beams
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 21:09:04 EST
...3>Some wire, about three feet (and female spade connectors to match that wire).It only has to carry enough current to energize the...
Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:13:07 -0800
...If you have an 86 or newer, there is an unused spade connector on the back of the fuse/relay panel. It is labeled...
Re: No Spark '90 2.1 UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:53:34 -0800
...things I > broke several wires at the connectors - so I now have many new spade > connectors in the engine bay. I'm guessing it...
Re: Diagnosing cooling fan
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 28 Mar 1999 18:27:21 -0500
...There's a spade-terminal connector in this wire, somewhere under the dash. Lug 2 of the thermoswitch feeds the low-speed winding by...
Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 9 Sep 2011 07:30:33 -0700
...The PO in his > rewiring, had used all 6 output pins and had put extenders on them, > increasing their ability to carry more connectors...
Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:42:02 -0800
...on female >> connector. >> >> pull that wire, get 12 volts to the spade terminal is was on. >> Some starter solenoid have two spade terminals there...
Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 1 Mar 2015 15:47:47 -0700
...Someone had mistakenly plugged it into the unused spade > connector on the bottom of the coil because it was just sitting there > unplugged while...
Need help with a 78 Bus
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:00:45 -0400
...Where does the air cooled Bus ground to the motor? Right now there is a place on the motor with spade connectors on it...