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Re: Ignition Switch - now another problem there
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:06:10 -0600
...Perhaps a connection came undone in some way while you had the stuff apart? But, I hope the above might help me. I have...
Odometer/Speedometer come and go together
Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:34:57 -0400
...There was lots of corrosion on the ground connections behind the fuse panel. Once I cleaned that up, the dash lights came back. But...
NE Syncro for sale
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:48:47 -0500
...newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/3405386822.html http://southcoast.craigslist.org/ctd/3440675610.html No connection to me... Yrs, d -- David Beierl -- dbeierl@attglobal.net
Re: Engine swaps-prefer to keep VW
Historical mailing list - JordanVw
Fri, 13 Mar 1998 11:34:29 EST
In a message dated 98-03-13 08:07:38 EST, gstearns@SPRINTMAIL.COM writes: << How about the South Africa connection. What are they...
trailer and lights
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 08:07:23 -0400
how do people with trailers hook up the lights to the trailer? Are the connections (plug-outlet) standardized? I am thinking to get a...
Premier Casette/Radio
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:25:30 -0700
I have this nice VW Radio/Casette, but I can't install it, the antenna connection is not like the usual. This is from...
Re: Coolant hoses?
Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:29:33 EST
...In the manifold are connections for the transmission cooler. Also, two other connections on the supply and return pipes serve to bleed the air...
Re: Access to westy water tank
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:01:54 -0500
...When I replaced the tank, I got a small hose leak from the connection to the outside fill port at the water tank. I...
Re: Van dies when cold
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:29:42 -0400
...I'm thinking it's an electrical connection problem, or ground problem. I'll be in the engine Monday night. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4...
Re: Wiring harness to distributor plug
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 23 Sep 2013 07:47:45 -0400
...It's the connection from the coil to the distributor. The > wires in my plug were kinda stiff/hard and of course I was...
Re: insulating connectors (was: dying battery/alternator)
Historical mailing list - Austin
Sun, 7 Jun 1998 22:13:35 -0700
...Soldered the >connection. Brushed with "Scotch-Kote" (the official liquid tape). Covered with >heatshrink, and then coated with Scotch-Kote again. Very permanant. No...
Re: Fw: AFM Tuning... Re: Me and our '88 are glad to be back
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Sun, 6 Aug 2000 10:46:19 -0400
...Me and our '88 are glad to be back > Wottheheck is a power timer connection? > > d > > > At 13:09 6/8/2000, Gary Stearns...
Re: Faucet Question----
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 22 May 2002 11:52:54 -0400
Is it possible that the PO blocked off the city water connection? I think most owners never use that connection -- personally I suspect that...
Re: Billy bones
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Mon, 8 Mar 2004 00:18:49 EST
...It is used to make waterproof electrical connections and to smooth the bumps and corners of high voltage terminations before the many ensuing layers...
Oil Pressure Buzzer? After Tach Wiring.
Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
Mon, 16 May 2005 11:17:59 -0500
...Prior to the connection the oil light would flash at idle or low rpms, then it would stop blinking at the touch of the...
Re: heater boxes
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Wed, 15 Apr 1998 06:06:35 -0700
...The > differences are in the shape of the exhaust ports in the cylinder heads > (Bus=round and Vanagon=square) and in the connection to...
Re: Send in the Grounds...
Historical mailing list - John
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:58:35 -0400
...Schwenk wrote: > > Where are the main ground connections that if loose may > affect FI performance? > I need a little help due to time. > Thanks...
Re: cooling system hose clamps
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:24:47 -0700
...I suspect the leak may be at the hose connection on the front of the right head. This connection is above the exhaust outlet...
Re: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:26:22 -0800
...And make >> absolutely sure the connections on the stupid plastic firewall >> connection are secure and in good condition. There is a short piece of...
Compromised electrical connections, mostly due to time and corrosion
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 9 Apr 2020 23:11:51 +0000
...B. The issue is: the connection points, NOT or extremely very rarely in the wires themselves. Those connection points are so easy to get...
Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:41:32 -0400
...The connection to the rubber hose, yes, and VW addressed this problem in late model vans. They installed a brass insert in the end...
Re: Rear wiper relay story
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:37:11 -0700
...And work the relay to panel connection a couple of times Alistair > On Mar 25, 2022, at 8:29 AM, John A <xstreamcanadian@hotmail...
Re: Dielectric Grease
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Sat, 8 Mar 2014 08:59:10 -0500
...I have sometimes applied it to electrical > connections when it wasn't lost. Now at Idealindustries.com, I learn that > it is designed for...
Re: charging system problem? battery sitting for a while.
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:26:16 -0700
...but first check connections to battery making sure that the terminals and connectors are shiny clean and then check the connection at the starter...
Re: Short Question-SOLVED
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Wed, 19 May 2010 11:27:14 -0600
...false" fuse blow is poor connection at the > fuse. With a high-current fuse like that your connections must be > immaculate or they will...
Re: AC/BAttery indicator lighty
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Fri, 9 Aug 1996 19:41:25 CST6CDT
...I am going to check the connection at the starter terminal and > ground straps just to make sure there are no I squared R...
Re: Cleaning corroded connectors
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sun, 13 Apr 2003 11:21:30 EDT
...use Dielectric Grease for keeping electrical connections from corroding. It also enhances the electrical conductivity of a connection. . . . . . . For cleaning corroded connectors I've...
Re: Finger Sparks
Historical mailing list - Jack
Sat, 14 Feb 2004 17:26:58 -0800
...The film of grease is displaced by metal to metal contacts > and helps keep those connections gas tight. //Jack > -------- > Apology to all. Seems I...
Re: Injectors-What I Now Know
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:14:56 -0800
Hi Jeff, Check your coil connections... the ECU gets the rpm signal from the coil, to know when to fire the injectors. This connection...
"yawn" Another (trivial) Jetta conversion Fuel Pump relay question.... ;^)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:25:07 -0700
...In Bentley, it shows an internal connection doing the same (though there's no "86" shown): http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/FPrelaydiagram.jpg/FPrelaydiagram-full...
Re: Bucking syndrome issue
Historical mailing list - ed donnen
Wed, 24 Aug 2016 07:04:41 -0400
My '81 "did the dance" until I sprayed the brain box and cable connection with WD40, as a Water Dispersal dryer. Then a good...
Big battery installed
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 25 May 2015 08:36:59 -0700
...https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/vanagon-big-battery-installed/ More on the electrical connection part of the install in a future post...
Window Trick Works!
Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
Mon, 15 Sep 1997 10:08:31 -0000
...I had to pull up the bright light switch two times to make the connection. Charles Michaux '91 Westy (50K)
Re: Light switches
Historical mailing list
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 08:49:03 EST
Sounds to me that your ignition switch is actually going bad or has a loose connection. Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com John 3...
Re: For Sale 1982 Turbo Diesel Vanagon( Long) Lower Price $3500
Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
Wed, 24 Oct 2001 09:03:11 -0700
...Who is Ken Wellford? I assume no AC? Thanks. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com
Re: Headlight grounds
Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 23:38:01 -0400
...Several ground connectors are there, and often a corroded connection there is the cause of intermittently working headlights. Good luck. Michael
'84 digijet ecu
Historical mailing list - Harry Ruble
Mon, 4 Nov 2002 13:36:06 -0600
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Re AC idea
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Fri, 25 Oct 2002 07:35:08 EDT
...The tube connection takes about 20 seconds to remove in order to raise the roof. Cheers, Steve Cotsford
idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:25:14 -0500
trying to remove connections from the idle stabilizer,squeeze to release,I can't get them to release. so,before I take channel locks...
Headlight Switches and Electrical Fires
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:10:37 -0700
...Replaced the terminal (crimped and soldered)......like magic I got a cool connection. Did them all this way. Worked wonders.....night and day. _All...
Re: running problems, 2.1
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:06:28 -0600
...BTW, I have a brand new O2 sensor, but as always connections are suspect. But it did work just fine until I put in...
Re: Syncro stutter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:21:28 -0500
...On many 86 and 87s this connection is at the base of the oil breather tower. The plastic tower does not make a good...
Mystery wires/connector Canadian 83.5 wbx
Historical mailing list - Don
Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:28:23 -0600
...Odd thing was, before I found the electrical connection I had performed the function test and it passed. Unable to see the electrical connection...
Re: Puzzling water drip
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:05:55 -0700
...IIRC, my city water hose, or rather the connection of hose to hookup or at faucet, was a leaking somethingerother. I no longer have...
Re: 90 Vanagon Engine Woes
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Tue, 9 Jul 1996 07:53:31 -0700 (PDT)
...I would get those two components checked out and the connections in between. Make sure your grounds (battery especially) are good solid connections. Steven...
Re: horn wiring
Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
Tue, 11 Feb 1997 16:10:59 -0500
...Next I checked the connections in the > steering wheel and found that the connection inside the s/wheel was not > making good contact. So...
Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:34:25 -0500
...the road for the weekend. >> >> Which hose connects to the SUC connection on the compressor? The one >> going up to the evaporator or the...
Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 08:27:13 -0700
...But the odometer is a direct physical connection to the cable. The speedometer dial that you can see is driven/moved by induction through...
Re: Blinkers not working???
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Sun, 2 Mar 2008 10:13:52 -0600
...hehe I have a bad out side front right connection on my van starts blinking fast, broken connection is made. Have a Great Day...
Re: 91 Vanagon will not start..?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Sun, 30 May 2004 14:26:11 EDT
...The second is a bad wiring connection because of corroded or dirty connections or faulty or corroded or just worn out wiring somewhere in...
Re: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 7 May 2012 06:17:29 -0400
...Just plain out of sorts. ;^) In Bentley I see "Ground Connections" 12 "in engine compartment left" and 18 "on engine block" but..... In assuming...
Re: Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 23:07:05 -0400
...If it doesn't, then it's arguably as easy to fix the poor connection as to install a starter relay. I say connection...
Re: Filling the water tank
Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
Fri, 16 Jun 2017 01:10:47 +0000
I had a new tank hose installed and it was leaking at the connection to the tank. I used some silicon and it hasn...
Re: "Rrrr, rrrrr, rrrr..skritch skritch...rrr rrr " (speedo noise?)
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:27:43 -0700
...I've removed that > connection and put a little lube on the cable end and tried to re-insert it > with a little help...
Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 9 Jan 2014 17:55:16 -0600
...The thin wire off that connection is the tach > wire I'm pretty certain. But with both wires made to fit that one > connection...
a/c fittings
Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:31:43 -0400
...I thought that I should have one low-side fitting near the compressor, and a high-side connection somewhere near the evaporator. One line...
Re: Slow throttle response on 90 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
Mon, 24 Mar 1997 19:10:03 -0600
...These lines may LOOK okay, but can have enlarged over the years to where they can cause a slight leak at the connection points...
Re: Temp light on for no apparent reason (90 vanagon)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 18 Nov 1996 07:12:42 -0800
...The sensor looks for a connection across them. If you are getting air (or other gas) into the system, this will cause the sensor...
Re: Running hot/No fan Running
Historical mailing list - t bill
Thu, 4 Jun 1998 20:23:07 -0700
...Disconnect and clean all connections. I found corrosion in all of them. The one I think was the problem was the connection right off...
Re: For Sale Plastic coolant tubes that fit the 83.5 to 85 with a 1.9
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:03:03 -0400
...I used a top radiater hose from a mazda 626 to complete the connection to the engine,on one of the tubes, as the...