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• Re: Radiator Rodding
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 04:07:18 -0500
  ...Cost about $70 due to having to use new crimper instead of using the old one. They'd never seen another rad like this...
• Re: ? on AFM Mod.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:51:52 -0800
  ...ll see 2 bolt holes (un-used) in the housing (6mm???). Crimp a "eye-loop" connector on your wire and find a metric bolt...
• Look Ma, no (gas) smell!
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:17:13 -0700
  ...There were a lot of crimped-on clamps to be removed, so have some good diagonal pliers or other cutting tool. You need leverage...
• Relays
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sat, 4 Apr 2015 10:28:58 -0400
  ...Yesterday while the weather was warmer I took a look, and the pin to the lights wire was melting at the crimp in the...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 20:27:26 -0400
  ...Once installed, I squeezed it slightly with pliers taking care not to damage the weatherstrip, to get it to crimp on. It has metal...
• Clutch cables
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 15:13:27 -0700
  ...it seems that where the >end of the clutch cable is crimped on the end of the cable was to wide. >And all of...
• heater core questions
  Historical mailing list - David Luddy
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 17:23:34 -0500
  ...they both appear the original units, the rear is extremely corroded at the bottom both sides at the steel crimp that holds them together...
• Cleaning headlights
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 13:20:02 -0800
  ...Then take a coat hanger and wrap a clean piece of cloth around the end and crimp it. Bend the Q-tip end about...
• Re: Shift bar seperation and part # question
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:29:22 -0800
  ...Because of the c-shaped clamp that holds the two pieces together, it crimps the outer bar onto the lower bar. So a little...
• Re: SA trailer hitch and odometer fix question
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:33:54 -0400
  ...Just be sure to LIGHTLY crimp the pot metal gear, too much and it won't go back on the shaft... -- Don in Reidsville...
• Re: propane filling question ... do it at home?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Mon, 16 May 2005 17:04:08 +0000
  ...You then attached those to special high pressure hose with a special crimp tool. Then you could fill your tank whenever you could get...
• Re: More shakedown fun: sink pump
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:09:29 -0400
  ...I crimped on a new ring, and have been trouble free since (no trouble with the faucet, anyway :-). At 01:56 PM 6/22...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:18:23 -0500
  ...m talking about the kind that's thin steel bonded or crimped > > to > > a composite material. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jim > > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy...
• Re: EV Problems
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 22:50:48 -0700
  ...didn't come with the long wire and you > had to crimp the connection,[.Well that took about 3minutes and saved appr > $80. Good...
• Brake line flaring tool?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:28:37 -0800
  ...Since the line looked pretty rough, I just cut it off and crimped the end to stop the fluid. I see in EKTA that...
• Re: Wiring a 3rd brake light
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:27:12 -0700
  ...right rear tail light and then under the light housing to crimp splice it to the tail light wire harness. Not the cleanest but...
• Re: van 'stutters' and runs rich
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:17:40 -0700
  ...Not > only do you need to check the connections where the terminals are screwed > to > the chassis, but the crimps themselves. New crimp terminals...
• Repairing my strange electrical
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 13 Jun 2020 11:15:39 -0700
  ...new tube The most likely splice connection will be the standard crimp type ….. is there any reason toe soldier the connection instead ? Use shrink...
• Electrical connection prep.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:49:26 -0700
  ...Not crimps, or solder, just the terminal to terminal. I’ll start ball rolling. Obvious first thing is the parts shiny clean On male...
• Re: Fuel Line Question
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 17:10:15 -0400
  ...One is a crimp fitting (almost looks factory)and the other a screw adjustable type. Since this line is pressurized, what type of line...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:56:21 -0800
  ...I crimped eyelets on > these and secured to chassis for less loss. > -- > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: Coolant leak. Rear heater control valve?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 07:58:16 -0700
  ...cover from the heater > core? It looks it is crimped on It is crimped on, and if you have a leak there it is...
• Re: Reverse lights going crazy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 07:47:35 -0600
  ...A friend suggested I replace the crimp connectors that > connect > to the two contacts on the switch. Did that. No change. What gives? > Anybody...
• Re: best way to remove original hose clamps?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:25:44 -0500
  ...are you talking about the "Crimped" on types of clamps? If so, I just use side cutting pliers and cut off the part that...
• Re: camper water pump question 2
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:18:33 -0400
  ...I spliced mine (I used a small bilge pump I had lying around) into the existing line (*outside* the tank) with crimp butt connectors...
• Terminal cracking, was engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:14:33 -0400
  ...The stress is built in when they stomp out the terminal and crimp it to the wire. Next time I feel like resetting the...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 11:50:47 -0500
  ...don't remember who, but they advised to use good copper crimp on connectors. I replied, yes but they all look like aluminum to...
• Re: [vanagon] electric window switches
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:14:44 EST
  ...You would need to either soldier the wiring on from your old switches or just use crimp type female spade connectors and plug the...
• Wurth Contact OL
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 22:28:32 -0500
  ...For any loose connectors I gently crimped the female end until it fit snug on the spade terminal. Bill 83.5 Westy
• Fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Niall Mac Caughey
  Thu, 25 May 2006 22:10:28 +0100
  ...Checked the pump yesterday on my 86 Westy and found it leaking badly at the front of the case where it's crimped closed...
• Re: Screens and Wiper Fluid Pump
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Fri, 07 Oct 94 13:38:48 CDT
  ...also check to see if the plastic tubing going up to the squirter nozzles has not become crimped and closed off. that happened to...
• Re: ? Power Window Switches?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:25:20 -0400
  ...So you could either soldier your old wiring onto these new switches or just crimp female spade connectors onto your old wiring ends and...
• Re: Strange Idle
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:25:17 -0500
  ...and also the crimps on ground wires should be inspected. i had an 8 >ohm resistance between the wire and lug on the engine...
• Re: Are My Curtains on Correct? - black cord thingie
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:33:41 -0700
  ...If using a different type of cable, I guess I could just loop it back on itself and crimp it together, but that's...
• 91 Westfalia aux battery wiring problem?
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:04:57 -0600
  ...http://s1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/onsight2003/? action=view&current=DSCN6786.jpg What I'm suspicious about is the fact the blue joining-crimp...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:55:18 -0700
  ...ca> wrote: >> >> Cut back the old wires to coil and re crimp new connectors. Just in case you are getting the situation of bad...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:42:10 -0400
  ...Adjustable wrench Mallet (rubber) Side cutting pliers Vice grips in large, medium and small sizes crimping tool with an assortment of spade and ring...
• Re: Old fuel rails Ok or Disaster waiting to happen?
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 20:47:21 -0800
  ...If the end crimp is not rusting you are > > probably OK. There is an o-ring in there which I have never seen > > fail...
• Re: minimal tools - was things you should have with you on a long trip
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:58:36 -0700
  ...regular pliers > > multimeter > > wire cutters > > wire cut-strip-crimp pliers > > electrical tape > > an assortment of crimp on electrical connectors > > mechanics wire > > small wire brush...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:00:12 -0800
  ...green O2 coax type cable. That shielding foil is pretty thin. Crimping a terminal to that would be akin to pulling hair off a...
• Re: Pipe Bumpers in San Diego
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 12:56:23 -0700
  Those are nice bumpers! Can you tell from looking at them how the tubing was bent (i.e., does it show signs of crimping...
• Re: can spliced AC lines possibly work?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:16:17 -0400
  ...there are of course > 'real' crimp fittings that look factory, but the tool to do that > with requires the hose be out of the...
• Re: Can someone tell me how to remove the window washer jets?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 22:04:32 -0400
  ...Some one pointed out to me that the hose can be crimped or squeezed by the tank/reservoir as it is installed. I haven...
• Re: High Cost of O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Thu, 22 May 2003 13:47:24 -0400
  ...splice the existing connector to > the new sensor, find some good crimp-type splices and > fill them with grease to keep out corrosion. > > Good...
• Re: Digifant mysteries...
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 13:00:15 -0400
  ...Even > though the crimp was still tight, tight, TIGHT! no current or voltage was > available to the ECU and FI harness. I uncrimped, cut...
• Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:42:17 +0000
  ...Radiator Fan Resistor Question > > > > > > > > Hey Mark, > > > > You're right - had to crimp up a jumper wire, but using a > > parallel ground > > turned the fan...
• Re: AFM wire harness...
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Dec 2016 11:06:10 -0800
  ...Or, your FLAPS or VW specific parts shop may stock ~ 8" wires with the proper terminal already crimped on. Removing the wires from the...
• Re: 87 Synchro CV Boots
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 14:50:09 +0100
  ...I wonder if it is some kind of polyuretane? I also bought the special pliers to crimp on the steel clips on the both...
• Re: Does anyone have this part for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 20:06:04 -0400
  ...The metal contacts are sold separately, with a wire crimped on. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: about the westy silver socket
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 16:41:46 -0400
  ...I kept the original wiring and used one of those crimp-on quick-connects to wire it to the cig lighter wiring. Ed in...
• in need of cooling system parts
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:54:28 -0600
  ...Home Depot. (45 and 90 degree angles etc.) These have a crimped ridge about a half inch in from each end to hold the...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:53:44 -0700
  ...ca> wrote: >> >> Cut back the old wires to coil and re crimp new connectors. Just in case you are getting the situation of bad...
• Re: Third brake light
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 17:41:39 -0700
  ...connector in the plug, it's not heavy duty enough, and crimping doesn't work at all. I did make it work by soldering...
• Re: Headlight Mystery (2 lamp/Halogen)
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:41:57 -0700
  ...I crimped on a new one, now BOTH HI BEAMS WORK. I have 100% improvement :). But I want more. I want all four filaments...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 21:40:49 -0500
  ...If the crimp of that >connector to the wire is a little corroded, the resistance will >produce a lot of heat. If anyone else...
• Re: Help, removing fuel lines on expansion tanks
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 15:36:18 -0500
  ...tanks. >How do those factory clamps come off?? They are surely crimped, but there >is not place obvious to 'uncrimp' them. Too much pulling...
• Re: Front hose and alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:50:44 -0600
  ...to clear the tire and not rub against it or get crimped by it when raised. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity...
• Replacing Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:56:22 -0400
  ...The fuel lines in the engine compartment look to be ORIGINALS (except for one piece), with the crimped on clamps. I began replacing them...
• Re: Extreme high idle
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 22:52:55 -0700
  ...wire that gets mistaken for a single wire when it's crimped near the computer. These were the symptoms and the fix for my...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 19:00:57 -0500
  ...regular pliers > multimeter > wire cutters > wire cut-strip-crimp pliers > electrical tape > an assortment of crimp on electrical �connectors > mechanics wire > small wire brush...