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• Re: What Specific Model Optima Auxiliary Battery Should I Buy? Any Comments on the Hella Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:07:03 -0700
  ...the original 2.5mm wire and the Hella kit; not changing to 6mm wire. I have heard that the Hella wire is even smaller...
• Re: batt cable
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:26:52 -0500
  ...If so i can get this wire molded into the batt lug and upsize that wire too. I would guesstimate this wire as about...
• Re: Tach project wiring tip
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:12:57 -0700
  ...It has three usable wires that are coated well and one is green, the same color as the original tach wire. > > So, I’m...
• Re: The buzzer goes, oil sensor wires fixed ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Jan 2015 09:23:07 -0500
  ...The buzzer goes, oil sensor wires fixed ... The buzzer started going. Looked at the wires and found the high pressure sensor’s wire unhooked...
• Re: 91 Camper - Factory Default Aux battery install help
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:54:43 -0700
  Either way works for the blue wire relay trigger hookup with 2 small relays. I prefer to let the blue wire control just the...
• Re: Replacement engine running rich, FILTHY RICH!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:24:34 -0400
  TJ, The green wire you mention is likely the connection in the harness for the O2 sensor. Once you resolve the issue with the...
• Re: Go Westy tune up kit
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:40:38 -0400
  ...Wire Sets: <http://busdepot.com/view.jsp?model=58&prodgroup=632&sort=3&page=> Tune Up Kits (everything but wires): <http://busdepot.com/view...
• Re: Wiring a 3rd brake light
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:27:12 -0700
  I found some twined wire (ie,. wire two wires twisted together and placed the third brake light in the rear ovehead cabinet tray. The...
• Re: cruise question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:43:54 -0500
  When I installed my cruise control, I removed the instrument cluster and attached to the brake light wires from above. It didn't take...
• Re: Trailer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:18:40 -0800
  ...Go Westy sent me documentation telling me what color wire does what, so I'm more concerned about the routing of the wires and...
• Re: I could use a little help
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 10:16:12 -0700
  Srsly? By what indirect path did they route the wire? mark drillock wrote: > The stock wbx starter to battery cable is 12 feet long...
• Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 20:53:47 -0400
  ...all 4 lights on To set up the lights this way how would I wire the new (on my 84) inner lights? I have...
• Loose coil wire
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 09:18:38 -0800
  Seems this weekend I found my " new " plug wires took a dive. well my coil wire is just way loose at the coil end...
• SPARK PLUG WIRE PLACEMENT?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Thu, 2 May 2002 18:55:59 EDT
  which spark plug wire goes to which cylinder.
• Re: 1987 Oxygen Sensor Wiring 2.1 liter Digifant MV engine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 00:12:36 +0100
  ...The female connector is present on the ECU to O2 sensor (harness) wire... but it appears that the O2 sensor wire was just cut...
• Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Fri, 14 May 2010 20:56:45 +0000
  ...I removed the RH door switch, and noted only one purple/white wire going to it (Bentley indicates there should be two wires: brown...
• Re: Question about battery light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 16:20:04 -0700
  The blue wire does 2 important and related things. When the key is turned on it sends 12 volts from the cluster to the...
• Re: external temperature guage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:10:53 -0600
  ...If you shorten or lengthen the wire appreciably, the circuit's resistance will definitely be different. Technically, any change in wire length will change...
• Re: Coolant Temp Sensor Test. Generic vs VW.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:16:16 -0700
  On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Neil > My Temp II sensor wires were all...
• Re: GoWesty aux battery kit?? Bentley manual VS. blue factory repair manual??
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 21 May 2007 13:44:26 -0400
  ...Further, the kit uses 10 gauge >wire, which technically can only handle 30 amps, not 50. It would take >eight gauge wire for the...
• Re: non-starting vanagon
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 14:23:28 -0800
  That extra wire is the one that supplies +12 volts to the ECU and fuel pump. This is done by a roundabout manner. A...
• Re: Getting wires to...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 May 2003 13:50:07 -0700
  ...I usually run wires along the heater hoses as these come up in this same area. Run one #8 red wire to a 4...
• Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 07:53:32 -0800
  While investigating why my 85 runs poorly, I was making sure the spark plug wires were all seated properly, and I noticed that when...
• FI harness help needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:57:28 -0400
  ...Under the electrical tape covering the splices it looks like none of the wires were actually connected. Alongside the wires leading to the 3...
• Need turn signal wiring info for '63
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 03 Jul 1996 20:49:40
  ...Now I have obtained a lever and want to wire it up. Problem is, I can't find a wiring diagram that indicates which...
• Re: Light Inside Camper/cockpit lighting
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 18:58:08 -0700
  > > BTW - the area in the door post where the switch is mounted is easy to get to in > order to route wires - if you...
• Re: 2 more fridge Q's
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 16:14:35 -0700
  See my post yesterday regarding the one lone wire. Do NOT ground this wire or the fridge will never stay lit. Tape it off...
• Re: Blue wire to aux battery dead
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 7 May 2007 09:38:08 -0700
  Although I drive an 81 Westfalia, I have learned that the blue wire comes up to connection at instrument cluster, then goes through to...
• Re: Instrument cluster light issues
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 18 May 2021 07:05:35 -0400
  ...I just replaced the two wires. No fuses are popping and no >> wires are melting luckily. A couple wires were ever so slightly damaged...
• Re: '85 Westy rear Speaker Re-wiring
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 21:41:48 -0800
  ...I thought I might try to simply "tie" the new wire to the ends of the old wire (in dash) and pull the old...
• Re: Rearview Camera Cable Routing
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 12 Apr 2019 11:03:39 -0700
  I have a Garmin DriveAssist GPS that has a wireless backup camera and it works great. It's powered from backup light wire in...
• Is my aux battery draining my primary?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 28 May 2002 21:38:09 -0400
  ...The rear part has a red wire (with an inline fuse) and a white wire. The front part has a blue and a red...
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:03:00 -0700
  I've used the Grey/black wire from the key switch for radio ACC power. It's +12V whenever you INSERT A KEY into...
• wires for gauges
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 08:36:52 -0800
  While I've got the interior of my vanagon taken apart, I thought I would run some wires from the engine compartment to the...
• Re: Mysterious loose ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 24 May 2011 11:46:59 -0700
  I've seen ground wires in that general location on Digijet systems attached to the AFM. Jim -----Original Message----- From: neil n Sent: Tuesday...
• Re: Anyone ever replace Vanagon antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 14:53:10 -0500
  I have done it in such a fashion, when i removed the antenna from the car, i cut the wire, attached my new wire...
• Extra dome lights, new rear speaker wires
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 17:03:23 -0800
  ...I was installing new rear speaker wires and decided to wire up the extra dome lights since I would have about the same places...
• Re: Q's re: radio wires
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 19:08:35 -0500
  As Ben has indicated, yes, on the speakers, one of the wires is "technically" ground. Essentially, the speakers are a differential circuit. The difference...
• Re: Wiring Challenge -- Bentley page 97.68 -- Wire H6 (Rad. Cool Fan Thermoswitch)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:21:53 -0600
  Hey Gab That Wire sounds Quite familiar ~ Color wise I don't remember for sure But do know that My 90Westy Does have an...
• Re: backup light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:06:21 -0400
  I have had exactly this happen where reversing the wires made it work. No idea why. Glad it works! -craig On Jul 26, 2012...
• Re: Intermittent ignition delay when turning key
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 13:13:13 -0500
  Now may be a good time to check the electrical connections and condition of the wires in the starting circuit. Start with the battery...
• Re: unexplained power loss - help!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:19:38 -0400
  John Lauterbach wrote: > Has anyone checked the connector at the end of the sparkplug wire for > corrosion where it goes over #3 plug? A...
• Re: Tach wire on an 86
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 07:04:14 -0700
  Is this a North American model? If so, an 86 should already have the tach wire run to the dash, even if it came...
• rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:04:54 -0700
  ...as i examined the heater i noticed a loose wire-a big wire with 4 smaller wires in it. it had been freshly cut...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:12:50 -0700
  ...The fuse for the dash lights is after the headlight switch, before the wires fan out to various spots. The headlight switch can't...
• Re: Alternator blue wire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 15:30:00 -0700
  ...I never check for voltage at that blue wire. I believe you year van can have a simple bad connection in the main 12...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 09:25:39 -0400
  ...The single wire lights the test light constant >with brakes on or off. The other side (2 wires together) does nothing. >Brake pedal has...
• Re: 91 Camper - Factory Default Aux battery install help
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:23:30 -0600
  Mark, yup, a big wire from the main battery was the plan. Thanks! Miguel I have not failed. I've just found 10,000...
• Re: "headlights on" warning chime success
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 15 May 2010 19:03:37 -0500
  ...Missing black wire from fuse S18. only one grey wire from door > switch the missing grey is for seat belt switch. Missing grey/red...
• Upgrading Digijet to 3-Wire O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 13 May 2003 10:49:37 -0400
  Anyone have a feel for the difference in warm-up time required for both the 1-wire versus the 3-wire O2 sensors? I...
• BROKE DOWN: starter wires...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 08:43:59 -0400
  ...BUT the 1 going to the air meter is is a harness with another wire with a 'sleeve'. this second wire is actually 2...
• Re: Help with new 1985 Westy engine wiring
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:15:43 -0600
  ...Depending upon which of the 2 wires that should be connected to this sensor this 1 is, it may or may not be a...
• Re: Intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 20:21:13 -0400
  ...Following the wires and determining the cause of the drop revealed 'a little every where': some connectors, key switch, long wires to back etc...
• Broken wires
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 13:46:49 -0500
  ...My question is how are these wires supposed to hook up? Hopefully you can see in the picture that the small green wire is...
• 2nd battery info, not quite there yet
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Dec 2003 11:37:02 -0600
  ...What does this do? Into that relay, coming from the front of the car, is a blue wire, a red wire and a red...
• Electrical ?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Jun 2019 19:17:19 -0600
  ...Yel wire @ Slider Connect' Plate to Grnd & Both White & Black/Red wires ~ With the Fronts Locked there is 0v on the Yel wire @ Slider...
• Re: Something wrong ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 20:45:37 -0400
  ...Often (due to the wire gauge being a bit small) that wire will show evidence of overheating and the ring connector could be corroded...
• Heated rear window on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sat, 19 Oct 1996 19:25:13 +0100
  ...The PO has left a heated rear window with one wire attached to the heating elements. This wire disappears into the rear hatch. Would...
• Re: AC help (1987 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:58:59 -0500
  The evaporator fans have a clutch? Look for a wire on the driver's side with two wires on it. The original set up...
• Re: Interior light switch
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 23:18:52 -0700
  One of the wires is for the door buzzer. The others are for the interior light switch. It should not be a fire hazard...