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• Re: Bigger Problem than Coolent Sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 22:21:29 -0400
  ...Is this right? how should >it be wired........Thanks again.........Rex The coax braid should stop clear of the connector. If the center wire...
• Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 22:11:35 -0600
  ...The power wire from the fuse > panel to the fan switch connector can be released from the connector > shell with a jewelers flat blade...
• Re: identifying wires at the fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Christensen
  Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:56:28 -0700
  ...Now what to do about that 10/12 ga red pigtail with the daisy chained M & F spade connectors�. (And my cold start, or...
• Re: Desperate For Immediate Wiring Help
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:06:05 -0700
  ...Most > of them go to a white round connector. However, there are two other wires > that we can't figure out what they do...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 6 May 2012 21:55:24 -0400
  I agree with Michael but find that the barrel type connector, for which I have the tool, makes an adequate mechanical connection. Solder does...
• Re: Testing some components
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 10:48:31 -0800
  ...It comes from the idle control unit (ICU) and ends at empty connector T1k. Page 97.103 lists the position of connector T1k as...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:19:53 -0700
  re When both halves on connector are joined, voltage is about 0.45 volts." does this mean .. when the two wires of the for...
• Re: Power mirror conversion how to??
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 03:58:59 EST
  ...The spade connectors will pop back into the plastic connector housings after you install the mirrors. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8...
• Male connector
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:04:20 -0800
  ...I'm looking for the male spade connector that slides into the plastic housing and won't come out when you pull on it...
• Re: Cleaning corroded connectors
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 19:40:52 -0700
  ...William > Lots of my various electrical connectors are rusting up or gathering > gunk inside. The male end is easy to sand down for cleaning...
• Re: Fridge on 12V [thread drifted a bit]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 06:49:09 -0700
  What I like about the Powerpoles is that the crimped connection between the appliance wire and the connector is buried inside the connector's...
• Having Vanagon electrical problems?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:18:57 EDT
  ...I removed it, and saw that the 4 gauge battery cable end connector was rusted. Rusted? But these are always made of brass, aren...
• Re: Fuel pump question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 28 Sep 2022 22:50:22 +0000
  I sourced a pump from one of our vendors more than a decade ago and it did not have the spade connectors.  I bent...
• Re: What's this broken connector?
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:58:25 +0000
  ...What's this broken connector? > CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > At 02:23 PM 4/17/2012, brett rueff wrote: > >and "cold" side of...
• Re: Electrical Crimp Connectors - How-to Video
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:00:45 -0400
  ...Electrical Crimp Connectors - How-to Video > Angus, > > Thanks for sending this link to this great video and site. While I know > I > should use...
• Re: Headlight Switch Replacement (Melted Connector)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 05:55:32 EDT
  ...The easiest way to fix your connector problem is to get a connector from another harness in a wrecking yard and splice it in...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 14:04:32 -0800
  ...Nice things are added like a custom ECU, knock sensor, crank position sensor, MAP (manifold absolute pressure) sensor, new waterproof connectors, and sealed relays...
• Connector contact intermittant--Digitool to the rescue
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:19:41 -0700
  ...One PREVENTATIVE measure is to clean connector contacts by 1)pushing connector on and off or 2)clean contact by scraping with something like...
• Re: Cheap O2 sensor - 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:28:30 -0500
  ...I know TBD says to splice the connector, but how would I do > this, and does it affect how it works in my van...
• Re: A question about grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 20:57:13 -0500
  ...The wire at the connector > seems to have been > flexed a bit and does not inspire confidence. Problem is > reaching that bolt > is nigh...
• Re: Question about turn signal indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:14:07 -0500
  John or anyone, It would be helpful to know which terminal on the long connector into the right side of the instrument cluster operates...
• Re: calling all Headlight plugs
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Tue, 13 Dec 2016 18:09:58 -0700
  ...www.headlightplugs.com The quality of the ceramic and the connectors are both significantly better than anything being shipped in from overseas. For small...
• Re: syncro fuel gauge issue fixed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 22:01:54 -0700
  ...in any case, the problem was fixed by cleaning the connector. alistair On 2012-09-09, at 7:32 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > You...
• Vanagon Hall Effect Sensor alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 4 Sep 2011 08:35:19 -0500
  ...and connector, which if true makes it going NLA not a big deal at all." So, if you concocted your own connector and a...
• Re: Dash Noise - Buzzing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:45:38 -0400
  ...There's a two-pin connector that connects both oil senders into the electrical harness in the engine room. IIRC wire colors are yellow...
• Re: Wiring questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:51:06 -0400
  That's the thing Roger - the wires to the sensors themselves are not hooked to anything the wires on the connector int he picture...
• Re: Coolant hose tape
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:10:49 -0700
  ...Just as an update, last month (still running with my repaired plastic H-connector), I suffered a loss of coolant. Of course I figured...
• Re: 82 fi electrical question
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 15:29:12 -0600 (MDT)
  ...To check this, just pull the connector to the cold start valve and start the engine. If it purrs like a kitten then the...
• Re: Vanagon Stereo Install
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 05:44:37 -0700
  ...If you have a Vanagon manual with a wiring diagram for the radio ('86 or newer), the pinouts for the connectors will be the...
• Re: D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 00:00:04 -0500
  ...D15 connector revealed > > >> On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Kenneth Lewis >> <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote: >> >>> Picked this up at Harbor Freight...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:09:33 -0800
  ...When clusters cross > that dividing line, wires in the 14 pin connector have to be repositioned. > > If someone has already redone your connector, you...
• Re: Need a little, bitty part...
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:36:30 -0700
  You might try a brake light switch wiring connector from an early 80s VW. On Vanagons at least it was that 3 female pin...
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 19 Feb 2022 20:46:43 +0100
  ...The corresponding white connector on the wiring loom was really badly burned. Appeared to me to be chronic heat via bad contact . >> >> Alistair
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:22:33 -0500
  ...It comes up and meets with another brown wire from the other oil switch at a 2 pin connector by the thermostat housing. It...
• Re: Hard plastic fuel line between fuel pump and firewall connector
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:56:10 -0500
  At 01:10 PM 12/18/2010, John Lauterbach wrote: >rubber fuel line to join it with the firewall connector. Does anyone >else have...
• Propex install-Help!!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 23:37:20 -0600
  This is for you guys who have done this number-you know who you are! 80} What sort of connector did you use to...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Conversion Wiring
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:41:35 -0800
  ...Two white wires on the sensor go to the two whites on the two pin connector, black wire to the black wire on the...
• Re: What's this broken connector?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:06:54 -0500
  ...What's this broken connector? > Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:58:25 +0000 > > > > > > Hmmm. Im at work now, but I cant wait to...
• Re: Mystification
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sat, 3 Sep 2011 19:52:59 -0500
  ...It comes out of > the bundle just before the connector for the >> Hall sender. This wire has no connector on it. > > What colour is...
• Re: Heat shrink connectors with solder ring in the middle. Tried 'em
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 19 May 2019 19:58:14 -0700
  ...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > I think by now everyone has seen online ads for those clear, heat shrink > connectors that have a...
• lower grill on 84/non-stock radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Root, Tim
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 11:55:00 -0500
  ...It turns out that the connectors are some kind of non-screw holding throw-away connectors that I got tired of messing with and...
• Re: 2.1 distributor (check yours)
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:00:09 -0700
  ...On 2.1L that > plastic part is attach to the distributor body wih a platic pin, ralely > still in place, so that connector move...
• Re: Big problem with engine not running - please help now!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Tue, 28 May 2002 16:48:50 -0500
  ...Today, I replaced the heater unit, and reconnected the power > connector to it. I can't see how this affected anything, but it's...
• Re: no power to auxiliary air valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:15:18 -0400
  If you are only getting power with the starter engaged, then you swapped connectors with the thermo switch or the cold start valve. Cold...
• Re: 2.1 distributor (check yours)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:58:28 -0400
  ...On 2.1L that > plastic part is attach to the distributor body wih a platic pin, ralely > still in place, so that connector move...
• Re: I-4 coversion developing power troubles
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 27 May 2009 11:13:44 -0700
  On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 11:06 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: .... > Is the OBD connector present and working? If not...
• Re: part number needed
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 15:22:35 -0700
  ...The 6 pin edge connector for the indicator panel has a VW part number molded into it. 321 971 998A Let us know if...
• Re: Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 00:13:34 -0700
  ...Even if you slide it back/forth on the connector at starter, this might help. It can come loose (re "pinch" comment) and get...
• backup light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:23:12 -0600
  ...Now I'm looking for connector T1b where the wires split for each tail light. Bentley says "single, in wiring dist., engine compart" but...
• Re: Electrical Crimp Connectors - How-to Video
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:45:41 -0400
  ...6:57 PM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote: > Electrical crimp connectors seem to be a common discussion topic. > Here's a good video...
• Windshield washer motor not working
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 15:21:59 -0500
  ...If I pull the electrical connector from the pump, the wipers work as they're supposed to when I pull the wiper switch forward...
• 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...
• Rear heater core question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 3 Nov 2021 11:56:29 -0400
  ...To my best knowledge it is between the metal GW valve and the plastic core connector. Being blind I’m using touch. But my...
• Re: Oil Pressure = 0
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:56:21 -0800
  ...If blinking and doing so with the engine running, unplug the 2 wire plastic connector near by the thermostat housing. This is where the...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 19:40:01 -0800
  ...Seems I jumped to a conclusion in assuming I was dealing with a stock connector and (if applicable) stock cabling. Hope the info I...
• Re: Drive thru puddle, engine quits.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:59:04 +0100
  I had this problem too! It was the connectors on the fuel pump getting wet, the rubber boot was shot. If you didn't...
• Re: Turn signals Blinking Too fast???????
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:06:11 -0400
  Try reseting the push on connectors (female spades) at the bottom of the flasher relay socket. I've also had some weird problems when...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:56:21 -0800
  ...for grounds, besides putting eye connectors on the ends of the wires........ and screwing them to clean metal, is to get those 'star lock...
• Starter wiring question
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:09:03 -0800
  1980 Vanagon air cooled 2.0L, type 22 no options like A/C or BA-6 heater The starter has three connector points, the...
• 1.9 loss of 1/3 power- Boggy Please HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 12:38:51 -0700
  So I decided to pull all the electrical connectors, spray them with electric cleaner and then�apply some dielectric silicone and put�them back...