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Re: electrical testing proceedure question..Not van specific, but..
Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:41:18 -0400
...ground points and the terminals and putting it on the > charger overnight, it shows 12.57 at the terminals when the truck is > running...
Re: Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 8 Feb 2013 17:57:28 -0800
...if a #12 wire crimps properly onto the #14 (max) Pico > terminal, is there any reason not do do this? > > Thanks, > > Neil. > > > > -- > Neil n...
Re: Is there such a too?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:07:19 -0500
The Harbor Freight crimper is not the double step crimper for use with open barrel terminals but rather is for insulated terminals such as...
Re: Wire Leaked it's smoke
Historical mailing list - Boroko
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 00:51:38 -0700
...From there it goes as a 1.5 to the 30 > terminals of the ECU and fuel pump relays, 97.106 track 31-2...
Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
Historical mailing list - Jerry
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:41:30 -0600
...Terminal #12 at the ECU end of the harness and terminal #87 at the fuel pump relay. I performed this continuity test and the...
Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
Historical mailing list - James
Mon, 2 Feb 2015 22:42:46 -0500
...Your failure is an electrical classic - that right hand terminal was not properly tightened, and the wire that was on it (the white one...
Re: Elec. Questions/Auxiliary Battery/
Historical mailing list - neil
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:24:53 -0700
...Find the 2.5mm red wire leaving the back of the fuse panel that > connects with terminal 87 of the fridge relay under the...
Re: california smog issues and synthetic oil
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 2 May 2005 06:23:47 -0400
...It's > mounted on the passenger side firewall and one wire > runs to the > starter's BIG terminal with the other going to the...
Re: 88 Vanagon alternator light problem
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:51:12 -0700
...Battery 12V--->resistor--->bulb<---terminal (alternator voltage) Well, this is just a simplified diagram. The alternator terminal is connected to the control field winding...
aux bat. install
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 30 May 2007 09:00:48 -0700
...To the third terminal on the switch, the small one, I brought a lead from the Van's fuse panel. I used a terminal...
Re: '88 Westy: House Battery Terminals Exposed - Problem?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:00:04 -0400
...The battery > terminals stick up over the top of the compartment and are covered only by > the flap of carpeting there. Does anyone know...
'87 igniton/starting problem update + a tip
Historical mailing list
Sat, 14 Sep 1996 18:55:24 -0400
...First thing I spotted out of the ordinary was the rubber boot over the electrical terminal on the starter was off. AH HA!! This...
Re: Optima (Not shown Japanese)
Historical mailing list - Yoshi
Sat, 6 Jan 2001 18:13:46 +0900
...I found value in the "battery box upper panel" more than the "Optima top terminals". Therefore, I cut top terminals. I didn't hope...
Re: Better than the Optima really!
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:56:06 -0500
...I like the ability to unscrew the protruding terminals and then just bolt wires into the terminal holes. - Laurence ---------------------------------------- Laurence Smith Hamilton, Ontario, Canada...
Re: Remote starter switch
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:32:16 -0400
...One to the BIG terminal where the wires from the battery and the alternator meet and one to the small "Push on" terminal where...
close call
Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
Mon, 9 Apr 2007 08:49:42 -0700
...Turns out I'd neglected to place the plastic positive terminal cover back on the battery after jumping a friend's car a while...
Re: Negative Terminal (Stupid Question)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:26:13 -0400
...I have seen in my life) say to > disconnect the negative terminal from the batter before performing.. > X, Y, > Z,. etc. Why the negative...
Re: Bosch Relay Solenoid Fix - Help
Historical mailing list - Steve Green
Fri, 1 Jan 1999 04:59:49 GMT
It looks like the camper's "refrigerator 12-volt heater relay" connects the ignition terminal to the alternator D+ terminal through the relay's...
Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:12:17 -0800
...The ABA fuel pump relay has large 30-87 terminals and a small 85 terminal (ECU) so a generic relay block was of no...
Re: AC/BAttery indicator lighty
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Fri, 9 Aug 1996 19:41:25 CST6CDT
On 9 Aug 96, Terry Tan wrote: > One thing the Ground cable on the battery terminal felt quite warm > indicating some heavy load somewhere...
Re: Shiiping costs for a seat
Historical mailing list - Dan Kinsey
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 12:42:27 EDT
...it up to the terminal, the guy/gal on the receiving end has to pick it up at that terminal - no door to door...
Re: Fridge or Battery relay
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 26 Jul 2001 17:21:01 -0400
...relay, energized through the alternator D+ terminal and grounded by way of the starter solenoid (50 terminal on the ign switch). This last bit...
Re: compression test
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Tue, 5 Feb 2002 00:52:15 -0800
Well, a 13mm wrench that accidentally shorts the terminals works as both a remote starter and an arc welder. Not that I'd know...
Re: Radiator Fan Motor Low-Speed Inop
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 5 Jun 2005 11:38:01 -0700
...s positive terminal, and the fan does not >respond, what does this mean? And why is there only one positive >terminal when the Bentley...
Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:32:24 -0800
...On 1/25/2013 5:01 PM, David Beierl wrote: > > SU is the name of the terminal on the ignition switch used for the...
Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:41:28 -0700
That's just silly. No way, no how. Are you sure there wasn't some information misunderstood between the AA guy, your wife, and...
Re: Starting Problems....looking like alternator
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 17:27:21 -0700
...If considerable less check the connections at the starter terminal and clean them. The heavy lug of the starter terminal is where the alternator...
#8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:26:03 -0700
...Tinned terminal, punched, (a few times), soldered. Images: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IuaaB_cDPBY/UUKE9bVA2HI/AAAAAAAAHJo/_NZkXVzevik/s512/%25238%2520Crimp%25201.jpg https://lh6...
Rear wiper - continued
Historical mailing list
Fri, 6 Jun 1997 11:58:05 -0400 (EDT)
...piece of wire with blade connectors at each end and connect terminals 53 and 15 on the relay - figuring that this should send power...
Re: headlight relay installation - problems with fuse block
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 25 May 2004 09:38:08 -0700
...on > my '86 Westy. > > The four un-used spare male spade terminals on the back of my fuse block DO > NOT have 12 volts...
I tuned the 82 and now NO GO, help wanted
Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 19:30:08 -0700
...Did I somehow hurt something when I connected my Dwell meter up? I connected it to Spark Plug wire 1, ground and terminal 1...
Re: Burnt spark plug wire
Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
Fri, 1 Jul 2011 11:21:18 -0500
...These so-called wires > are extremely weak; any sort of pull on the wire casing is liable to > separate them from their terminals. > > Yours...
Re: non-starting vanagon
Historical mailing list - dgk1
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 15:08:20 -0800
...It just didn't look to me like there was a terminal post on the solenoid large enough to accomodate the cable end of...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:20:38 -0700
...Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:11:37 -0700 > >On the Bentley manual the #1 terminal is connected to the ECU's pin #25. >This...
Meep Meep!!
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:43:12 -0400
...And as such, it has one terminal to supply voltage, going to chassis ground. When I got the vanagon back in April, the horn...
Re: Elec. Questions/Auxiliary Battery/
Historical mailing list - neil
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:44:52 -0700
...Find the 2.5mm red wire leaving the back of the fuse panel that > connects with terminal 87 of the fridge relay under the...
Re: Generator to Alternator Conversion....
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 May 1996 22:20:59 -0700
...The rebuild shop can supply a plastic rain plug to block-off the unused (and unneeded) terminals, or if some high temp "silicon goo...
FW: '85 Defroster Switch Mojo
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:10:46 -0400
...I wrongly concluded three of the terminals were common and the fourth switched. Upon further review, there is some internal resistance across some of...
Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:12:18 -0500
...Thanks, Steve On Dec 14, 2013, at 3:53 PM, Scott Daniel wrote: > Basically you want to get 12 volts to the 'trigger terminal...
Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:45:35 -0700
...5mm blue trigger >> wire to terminal 86 on the fridge relay, which causes the relay to close >> (terminal 85 is grounded by means of...
Re: Wire connectors for relay blocks
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 9 May 2016 13:22:14 -0700
...2965580 16-14 AWG 6.3 mm wide So maybe a FLAPS has these? I've sourced similar terminals at my FLAPS. Haven't...
Re: oem style ground crimp on fitting
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:23:48 -0800
...http://www.vintageconnections.com/ On 1/11/08, Mike Riley <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote: > > anyone know where to get the original style ring terminals...
Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
Historical mailing list - James
Tue, 3 Feb 2015 22:15:34 -0500
...But before it came completely loose, it was > > touching the right hand terminal well enough to conduct some electricity - > > but poorly enough that there...
Re: alternator connections
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:28:02 -0500
Two 12-ga red wires go to a connection in the terminal box on the left side of the firewall, and from there a...
Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l gas - starter type ?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 12 Mar 2006 10:01:29 -0600
...If you can check the voltage at the push-on terminal on the solenoid with it connected while you try to start the van...
Re: Battery placement alternatives
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:36:29 -0400
Hi Annie, You can use the 12V positive terminal on the alternator to meet all the needs you list. Connect the negative terminal to...
Optima battery / jumpstart
Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
Mon, 3 Dec 2001 20:28:16 +0000
...Pulled the optima out of my Land Cruiser, shoved it in the Westy and the terminals stick up about an inch! so much for...
Re: Is there such a too?
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:48:45 -0800
How about this? http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Aid-18920-Ratcheting-Terminal/dp/B0002STTTI Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: I checked at Harbor...
Ignition Switch Question
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Mon, 7 Jul 2014 08:59:13 -0400
As I get closer to finally solving the starter problem on my 87 Westy, I have another, hopefully a last question, does terminal 15...
stud size on ignition coil?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:55:24 -0400
...top of their head? I don't have one in front of me and need to order an appropriately sized ring terminal. Thanks! Wes
Re: Water tank
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Tue, 17 May 2011 11:37:01 -0600
I don't know that people make a special trip to the store for coke they intend to use on their battery terminals. Coke...
Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:41:44 -0500
...This relay has 4 prongs, where the westy relay has 5(two 87 terminals, I think).I combined the two 87's into one...
Belated Battery Comments - What Fits!
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sun, 28 May 2000 15:30:07 EDT
...I long ago changed the battery terminals to side clamp style since the older high capacity batteries used the upper terminal are for larger...
Re: help interpreting starter problem
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Sun, 1 May 2005 17:37:56 -0500
...Regardless of the positon of the ignition key, I get around 12.4 volts at the long terminal screw on the starter that is...
Jetta relay questions (Vanagon conversion)
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:31:00 -0700
...The diagram is just showing the internal connections on the relay panel >> - those terminals are probably intended for use with a different vehicle >> and...
Re: Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 8 Feb 2013 18:11:58 -0800
...http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/359917598/Crimping_Pliers_Wire_Crimping_Pliers_Terminal_Crimping.jpg but please tell me more of this "do...
High idle on '89 -- fixed?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:27:32 -0500
...I pulled the idle-stab module and looked at it under the 'scope -- generally it looked very nice but three of the terminals had...
Re: Another nice trip with NO vanagon syndrome
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 22:06:25 -0700
<snip> >Ok, here I used the smaller + terminal, with the blue wire which I believe >goes to the >alternator dash light. Is there a...
Re: trailer wiring to alt
Historical mailing list - jimt
Fri, 3 Jun 2005 15:07:10 -0600
...And yes you definitely want that wiring shielded and fused as close to the terminal as you can. jimt On 6/3/05 12...
Re: Which battery terminal off first?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Tue, 16 May 2017 14:27:39 -0500
...Which battery terminal off first? > > OK listers, > > Even the most basic question can be asked here, right? > > I was taught which battery terminal to...