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Windshield trim question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 27 Dec 2013 19:43:18 -0500
...The only issue is that on the windshield trim there is a larger then usual gap at the bottom and no trim connector. Now...
Thermo switch or resistor?
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:29:15 -0500
...thermo switch connector.  Only got fan running on high on outside connectors.  No responce when using middle connector.</FONT></DIV><DIV...
Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:51:55 -0800
...I'm not completely opposed to putting another electrical connector through the side wall of the van, but would prefer something I can mount...
Re: cluster troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 6 Jun 2012 07:19:44 -0700
...The resistor connects the single oil switch wire of the 14 pin connector directly to the oil warning led. On dynamic dual clusters the...
Re: Strange dash light failure?
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Sat, 8 Oct 2005 16:50:08 -0400
...where can I get a replacement bulb? Thanks! Wes Michael Vickey wrote: >The instrument cluster lights' are powered from the long 14-point >connector...
Re: Hall effect sender
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Thu, 28 Oct 1999 15:33:45 -0700
...This elbow is a connector socket as well and so there are three spade connector type things in the elbow. It just so happens...
Re: o2 sensor resistance
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 07:47:55 -0600
...The discussion threads talk about whether to pay full money for one with the factory connector or to buy the universal unit and "splice...
Re: '82 starter wiring
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:44:31 -0600
...connectors that connect to the two male spade style electrical connectors on the back of the solenoid, but which wire to which connector? >One...
Rough idle or misfiring during partial load
Historical mailing list - Subject: Rough idle or misfiring during partial load
July 15, 1987
A rough idle or misfire during partial load could be caused by ignition sparks jumping from the plug wire connector to the noise suppresion...
Rough idle or misfiring during partial load
Historical mailing list - Subject: Rough idle or misfiring during partial load
July 15, 1987
A rough idle or misfire during partial load could be caused by ignition sparks jumping from the plug wire connector to the noise suppresion...
any particular brand of connectors?
Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
Sun, 11 Jul 1999 12:44:37 -0400
I'm going to replace the ground connectors on the left head next week and was wondering if any particular brand was better than...
Syncro fuel sender ...
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:26:55 -0700
...The little plastic connector piece broke off, otherwise the whole unit is fine. Anyone would know how to fix it? Is there a similar...
Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:49:06 +0000
Check out Anderson Powerpole Connectors on google, amazon, etc. I and many others use them for remote trickle charging and battery maintenance, jump starting...
Re: <syncro> starter differences
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Tue, 26 May 1998 19:29:16 -0400
...I'm not sure that the big connector was unique to the syncro, my '84 2wd had the same arrangement before it got lopped...
Rear light assitance needed
Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
Sat, 18 Jul 1998 09:11:42 -0400
...Bentleys shows the colors of the wires and what they go to but not the connector and how they are arranged. After some trial...
Re: Wire crimp tool, find
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:58:42 -0700
...They do get adjusted or they need to be matched to > the wire and connectors being used. More importantly the quality of the > connector...
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: No Start Scenario
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:45:16 -0700
...That page shows which pin is > #15 of that connector. Unplug that connector and look at that pin. > > Mark > > John Goubeaux wrote: >> >> I replaced...
Re: 87 2.1 loss power
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:35:34 -0400
...I did check the o2 connector and when the black rubber cover is over the connector is shows a light ground. There is no...
Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:12:07 -0800
...They have 2 brown wires coming from 2 pins on the 14 pin connector. For these, cut both browns leaving a just few inches...
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...
Re: Can anyone identify this plug?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:34:47 -0700
...Originally thought maybe it > was the cluster connector. > > So that connector normally resides near the bottom of the dash? > > The Bentley wiring diagram for...
Re: Cheap mechanics
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:58:05 -0700
...There is a small bundle with 2 brown wires ending in a ring connector. One of the 2 browns is the ground for the...
Re: running problems, 2.1
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Sun, 5 Feb 2006 00:06:58 -0500
...the truth on these connectors in vanagons is that they usually fail in three ways in my neck of the woods. 1)the plastic...
Re: Extra tailight in spare socket?
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Mon, 9 Apr 2007 22:46:47 -0500
...The wires won't have connectors on them; you have to splice them in or add your own connectors. Go to http://www.dormanproducts...
Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:00:22 -0400
...This can lead to corrosion of the copper wires (noticed as green at the connectors) and increased resistance at the connectors (resulting heat will...
Re: A/C Trouble shooting - 1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 6 Sep 2016 17:24:59 -0700
...one day check all the connectors at the rear pillar and suddenly the compressor engages again.. I cleaned up that connector, make it tight...
# ECU / Digifant tool connector questions
Historical mailing list - d t
Sun, 2 Jan 2000 22:23:07 MST
...isn't the ECU connector a standard one (DB25?) so that a Y splitter can be installed externally? cheers, T-man Cheers, T-man...
Re: New engine - Oil lite is red
Historical mailing list - Austin
Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:21:38 -0800
...Needless to >say my frustration level is quite high at the moment. > >Thanks > >John Rodgers *Carefully* check the electrical connectors starting at the senders...
Re: Speedo cable interchange
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:51:23 -0500
...But the 82 has five connectors and the 83 has the three connectors. I have no idea why but I'll just bet one...
Re: Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 6 Jun 2014 11:37:15 -0700
...The pump wire goes through a grommet in the top of the tank, which is why is has no connectors on it. The connections...
Re: type of connector?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:56:48 -0400
...I want to retrofit a connector for a 2.1 o2 sensor heater (FLAPS had a good deal on the sensor so why not...
Fuel leaks fixed - EZ job
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:29:03 -0800
...I trimmed back the plastic VW fuel line, used the appropriate length of F*RD line and the connectors. I had to use a...
Re: Battery Light
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:50:15 -0500
The connectors can be different ... but other than that they are electrically the same. The red ones are B+ ... the blue one is D...
Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
Historical mailing list - Stuart
Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:20:26 +0000
You may wish to look at using Anderson Power Pole connectors. These are used in many applications and are often used by towing companies...
87 2.1 loss power
Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:44:34 -0400
...I did check the o2 connector and when the black rubber cover is over the connector is shows a light ground. There is no...
Re: intermittent running rich issue
Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
Wed, 7 Dec 2016 08:39:37 -0800
...Patrick Spragge > On Dec 6, 2016, at 10:00 AM, John Goubeaux <john@UCSB.EDU> wrote: > > Yes, that connector IS on and tight and...
Re: Water Pump Project - Again
Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
Sun, 11 Oct 2015 15:03:59 -0700
Did a quick check on mine and found the green and white going into the yellow connector on the ac pump. The wire exiting...
A Current Question
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:10:50 -0500
Hi Group, I'm conspiring to set up both batteries (standard lead acid starting) with Anderson Power Pole connectors mounted just outside the battery...
Re: upgrading 86-up headlights
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 23 Jul 1996 15:04:28 PDT
...I ran a relay, along with 14g wire to ground & battery, and fried two more connectors. Then I tried 3 separate spade connectors carefully...
Re: Infamous Big Green Resistor! Help!
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 23:21:49 +0200
...One piece ceramic resistor (251 971 284H, three pin connectors) and 400(?) Watt fan, two relais... 1,9 with A/C don�t have...
Re: AC electrical connectors
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:32:47 -0700
...remove my inop AC compressor but cannot get the two wire > connectors apart. They are factory originals. Don't want to break them or...
Re: Tools
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:48:20 -0500
At 09:01 PM 1/10/2011, Rob wrote: >What's missing is my zip lock bag with the electrical connectors, >rings & splices... I...
CIGARETTE LIGHTER REMOVAL
Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
Mon, 6 Dec 1999 13:16:40 EST
...I've tried in vain to pull the connector off by reaching inside the dash but it doesn't pull straight off. Using a...
81 Fuel Injection Thermo time switch and Cold Start Valve...
Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 20:13:38 -0500
Hello from Atlanta--in doing some checking in my engine compartment I noted that both the above-named push-on connectors ( the parts that...
Re: catalytic converter failure question - Bentley Error
Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
Mon, 18 Apr 2005 13:49:07 -0500
...On Bentley 24.53, in figure 24-175, this connector is mislabeled. I was referring to this diagram when diagnosing my problem. As it...
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...
Re: Extra connector in the area of the Radio
Historical mailing list - Bill H.
Tue, 7 Dec 2004 16:27:14 -0800
...Oh, I forgot to mention that the connector is white plastic and slightly longer than wide. Any other ideas? Bill H. Bill, I'm...
Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 4 Jun 2014 19:27:25 -0400
...Two more wires then leave the connector on the other side. The replacement pump wires simply end with stripped ends. I'm suspecting I...
Re: Wiring harness to distributor plug
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:22:27 -0700
The 3 pin plastic connector on the harness is VW 211 905 327, Dealer still available $6.70ea (Approximate) The Boot for the plastic...
Re: Random wire... Ugh.
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:51:08 -0700
...While I had the fuse panel pulled, I noticed a grey/white strip wire attached to a yellow connector (male plug) just dangling back...
Re: Troubleshooting Westy water level indicator
Historical mailing list - Leon
Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:51:33 -0700
...To the spade connectors are four mating connectors that come > off the wiring harness. Obviously the respective circuits created among > the conductive lumps on...
Re: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:13:51 -0800
The simple way is to compare the wire colors in each hole of both 14 pin connectors. Move the wires on the clock dash...
Re: ignition switch shenanigans
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 20 Sep 2004 07:24:12 -0700
...Voila, the van > started with no fuss. > > I am guessing that in the ignition switch side of the connector, one of > the connectors was...
here's How to Wire Headlights with Relays for Higher Wattage Bulbs
Historical mailing list
Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:41:16 EST
...2- 40 Amp Relays 4- Rolls of Different Colored 14 gauge wiring Box of Female Spade connectors (blue) 2- Fuse Holders for 16 amp...
Re: Headlight wiring for 80/100 bulbs
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 15 May 2010 12:53:17 -0400
...I think that I might get some new connectors as Frank Condelli suggested to handle a bit more heat. Anyone on the list ever...
Re: Solved, buzzer stays on when key removed
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 11 May 2021 14:25:50 -0600
...lower steering column, unplug Igni’ Switch Connector from Installed Igni’ Switch, Connect New Igni’ Switch to the Connector & Turn New Igni’ Switch with a...
Re: How to remove wires from headlight switch plug?
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Mon, 6 Aug 2012 19:44:08 -0500
...I have poked and prodded but can't get the wires out of the connector. Anyone know what the trick is? > > > > Thanks! > > tabe_johnson...
Re: what is it
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:42:33 -0400
...Found three potential problems with the >grounds and two loose connectors on the thing below the alternator to the >right when you face the...
Re: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
Historical mailing list - John
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 15:08:24 -0400
Philip Menchions wrote: > > The wire to the oil pressure sender near the water pump comes with > special "L"-shaped connector to keep the wire...