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• Re: lighting questions
  Historical mailing list - John Becker
  Mon, 23 Dec 1996 06:08:11 -0800
  On the switch there are 4 locations to hook a wire (A-D), 3 of are for around 14-16 gauge (sp?) wire (A...
• Re: 110VAC Wire Re-Routing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 19:35:11 -0800
  Important points! Indeed the Westy ground to frame wire is present. Ironically, in opening up the OEM rear outlet, aside from finding NO way...
• Re: O2 sensors: 1-wire to replace 3-wire?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 16:11:16 -0400
  ...I've asked around for the last few days, and every parts store is telling me that not just any three-wire sensor will...
• Fwd: Wiring Challenge -- Bentley page 97.68 -- Wire H6 (Rad. Cool Fan Thermoswitch)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:51:56 -0400
  ...The connector is a single-wire connector. > The wire is about 8" long. > > Seems this wire should be connected somewhere, no? But I really...
• Re: Melted ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:40:33 -0700
  ...The ground wire from the relay only carries about 200 > milliamps -- a 24-ga wire would be more than enough electrically. I think > your...
• Fwd: Oil buzzer won't stop
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:24:00 -0400
  ...I have renewed most of the > two wires. > The 0.8 bar sender’s wire goes to the yellow/black wire. Both wires have...
• Re: Interior light?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 07:36:12 -0700
  ...there are either two or three wires on them. the three wire variety has one wire that goes directly to the frame for ground...
• a REAL basic electronics question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Jul 1996 15:20:41 -0400
  ...Anyway, I figured this would be a simple hook up of existing wires but I've run into some unidentifiable wires. For example, my...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 May 2013 21:25:18 -0700
  ...hence the two wire temp sensor with dedicated ground wire as part of a two contact temp sensor. in later VW's ..jettas etc...
• Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 13:21:08 -0700
  I get fine results with Bosch spark plug wires. yours are a bit advanced over 'regular' ones.. in all vanagons 85 and up there...
• Wiring warning: corrosion on AC main feed wire
  Historical mailing list - Rob Scott
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 20:39:11 -0700
  ...Today I removed the corroded wire and connector. I replaced it with a stainless steel high-temp ring crimp connector. I tinned the wire...
• digifant wiring discovery
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 15:05:05 -0500
  ...Underneath the rubber boot on this green wire, the insulation on the inner signal wire (this wire is coaxial with a grounded wire around...
• Re: Speaker wiring...
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Fri, 24 Aug 2018 00:23:02 -0400
  ...https://hvccycle.net/18-gauge-wire-solid-with-stripe/ <https://hvccycle.net/18-gauge-wire-solid-with-stripe/> or https://4rcustomswire.com/t/18...
• Re: 88vanagon-missing
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 06:50:26 EDT
  ...It is not as tedious as it sounds and it is a good way to proof the ignition wires. I've had to do...
• Re: wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 21:29:14 -0500
  ...Heat the wire with the iron. Once the wire is HOT, apply the solder to >the wire rather than the iron (really close to...
• Re: Go Westy tune up kit
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:20:56 -0700
  These are the Bosch 09180 wires. Originally for 83.5-84 Wassers, they modified the connectors at the distributor end to work with both...
• Water temp gauge reading/Halmeter install?'s
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 02:51:08 -0600
  ...If the black wire is the trigger wire to the gauge, does it matte which of the white wires gets hooked up to pos...
• Re: Water Pump Project - Again
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Sun, 11 Oct 2015 15:03:59 -0700
  ...One is a green > and white striped wire, the other a black and white striped wire. The black > and white wire comes from the...
• O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:02:17 -0600
  ...So one-wire is 12V, and 3 wire has wire 2,3 for the heater. Again, see Ken Lewis's site for great info...
• Re: Radiator Fan B+ Wire Routing
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:55:27 -0700
  I re thought Staceys comments and decided to route the rad fan B+ wire under the body again. Few folks would consider converting from...
• Re: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:57:52 -0800
  ...The connector opens up at the wire > edge and the pins slide out and in. You will need to combine the 2 brown > wires...
• Re: burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 06:07:26 EST
  ...The interface connection for the lead wires are different. If you install the wire leads for the 1.9 cap & coil in the 2...
• What's this wire.... ('88)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 20:18:31 +0000
  In trying to track down the source of my idle surge & lurching, I found two wires near the coil which appear to go together...
• Re: Lights off when key off (was DRLs)
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 23:54:00 EDT
  ...It has a black box (2"x2"x1") with five wires coming out of it for hookup to ground and wires from battery, ignition...
• Re: Blue wire to aux battery dead
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 7 May 2007 20:08:22 -0400
  ...From what I >can see, wire from D+ of alt goes to T2j which is a two connector >"under instrument panel left". Check there...
• Original Battery Wire Gauge
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:15:56 -0800
  I no longer have this wire, but I remember it being very fat. Called the dealer, and they couldn't tell me, but they...
• All you ever wanted to know about O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 23:39:14 -0500
  ...2 - The two wire. This sensor remains the same as the single wire except the second lead wire is a dedicated ground circuit returning...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:29:34 -0400
  ...This wire is a big green wire because it is actually coaxial. It has a center signal wire surrounded by an insulator and then...
• Re: Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 17:44:01 -0700
  ...it's important that wire flexing takes place in the wire, and not at the end of the wire. If anyone has ever seen...
• Re: Fw: Auxillary battery not charging
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 18:53:53 -0400
  ...Upon further >investigation here is what I have. > >One 10ga or so red wire from aux battery. > >One red wire in sheath that comes...
• Re: Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 20 Sep 2014 10:35:29 -0700
  ...Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal? > > Mobile CB coaxial wire? > My only thought is heat-vibration possibly affecting the coax...
• Re: Light Inside Camper
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 13:03:01 -0400
  >You wired them to 12V? Where did you hide/route the >wires? I installed two 7" stalk lights ($31/each) on the metal panel...
• Re: Wiring 2nd Battery Into Non-Westy (sorry)
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:30:40 -0800
  ...On 3/26/03 6:18, "Tracy Bonin" <icculus22420@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Black wire goes to the front, pull out the fuse panel, if...
• =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_No_headlights_=96_high_beam_indicator_stays?= =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?_on_=96_relay_upgrade_installed?=
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 9 May 2005 23:02:56 -0400
  ...Check for voltage on the Red/Yellow wire and then the White/Black wire. The Red/Yellow wire should always have power, whether the...
• Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 14:13:28 -0400
  ...make sure you have the sensor connected only to the center wire. The two white wires are for the heater in the sensor. Make...
• Re: How a simple replacement of cap,rotor and plug wires becomes a challenge
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:13:14 EST
  Marshall, When I got my '85 the PO had replaced the original new style cap and wires with an old style. When I changed...
• aux batteries and stereos
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:12:57 -0700
  ...The previous owner wired the power lead by pulling a fuse out of the fuse box, jamming the wire into the socket and replacing...
• Ampacity was Re: Headlight Upgrade Double Check (fuses)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:22:14 -0400
  > >Wire Gauge and Ampacity of Automotive & Marine Primary Wire > >Taken from Beldens Catalog - As Specified by ASE >As certified by Underwriters Laboratory > >Wire Gauge...
• Re: How to remove wires from headlight switch plug?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:28:01 +0100
  ...Turns out there are two pins that prevent each wire connector from coming out. You have to push your tools (I used small pieces...
• Re: Large green wire
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:32:57 -0400
  ...Large green wire I have a large green wire in the front left of my engine compartment in my 1980 CA Westy. It exits...
• Re: Hot A/C Wire
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:14:56 -0400
  At 01:02 PM 8/23/2010, Raimund Feussner wrote: >But 60A is the official Ford-rating for 6sqmm wire. I take it they...
• Re: crazy o2 sensor prob
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:00:14 -0500
  ...The wire for this ground comes out of the wire harness sheath that contains the wires for the Hall Sender. Search the recent Archives...
• Spark plug wires
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:42:18 -0400
  OK, I think I did a shell game with my spark plug wires to the distributer. Can someone tell me where each wire goes...
• Mystery fried wire
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 16:40:47 -0400
  wire to the oil pressure sender. mike
• Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 22:11:35 -0600
  ...You either have to crack the heater box > open in the van and undo the wired at the motor, discount the wire at > the...
• Re: Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 15 Feb 2004 01:08:24 -0500
  in addition to generally helping prevent corrosion on electrical contacts, dielectric grease also makes it easier to remove wires from spark plugs, and helps...
• High-beam Indicator Light Fix
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 9 Jun 2006 07:55:49 -0400
  ...This will be your ground wire. Don't worry about covering this piece of wire because its a ground wire, and chance of fire...
• Re: Radio antanna
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:28:15 EST
  ...Get new antenna from me ($12) Tape old wire and new wire end together with something strong (aluminum tape, duct tape) Pull radio out...
• Stray wires around the fuse block Help!!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:02:53 -0500
  I have three unplugged wires around the fuse block and can't figure out where they're spozed to go in a 90 GL...
• Re: ECU 19 location on '88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:16:36 -0400
  The ground wire should terminate on the engine block, under the left side (driver side) intakes. Very hard to see. This wire is brown...
• Re: Q's re: radio wires
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 15:57:43 -0700
  ...striped wire to negative, non-striped to positive on each speaker. The wires in your van are marked as well, so you can use...
• Re: O2 Sensor wire connection (wiring harness end - 2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:57:05 -0400
  ...It would really help me out if someone could verify which wires on the harness go to which wires on the 3-wire sensor...
• Fuel gauge sender on 60's split
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Thu, 28 Mar 96 16:04:04 UT
  ...Lo and behold, was I surprised (not really) to find there was no wire heading from the sender to the gauge! There is just...
• Re: Splicing O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 27 May 1999 10:44:13 -0400
  ...How do I splice the wires on these suckers.... how do i > know which white wire on one sensor goes with which white > wire...
• Re: radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 20:15:34 -0400
  ...One wire to the connector will be hot (nominal 12 volts). The others are for different speeds. Using a piece of wire to jumper...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems-Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 May 2013 01:16:20 -0400
  The temp 2 sensors on the 1.9L Vanagons and many other VWs is a 2 wire screw in sensor. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: '80 vanagon fire!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 11:34:32 -0800
  ...We wired a 10 gauge wire to the back for a tube amp, and the wire got pinched under the rear seat when he...
• Re: Power Mirror no worky....then worky...????
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 00:38:04 EDT
  Have you checked the wires inside the rubber boot from the door to the body? This is where I've seen 99% of mirror...
• Re: 86 Westy cuts out sporadically, now won't start
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:44:46 -0400
  ...I paralleled an eight gauge wire to the existing wire to resolve the problem. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: speaker wires
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 12:14:48 -0500
  >I've got to run some new speaker wires to my rear speakers and I'm wondering >if anyone has ever done this before...