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• coolant leak oil cooler to water pump
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:22:19 -0700
  Dear listees, has anyone found a good solution for the connection from the oil cooler to the top of the water pump? My syncro...
• Re: Intermittent low instrument reading?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 4 Sep 2018 10:40:58 -0700
  ...those are connections of gauges and and ground to the blue foil... take them off and clean them real good..
• Massachusetts Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:55:48 -0400
  No connection to me...dealer has been advised that five-speed auto Westys don't exist and will be fixing listing. http://www.cars...
• Re: California catalytic converter needed
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:07:28 -0400
  ...Be sure to check all connections, hoses, flanges, etc. Walter
• FS: '82 Diesel van - $250 - Sacramento CA
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 09:36:58 -0800
  ...I have no connection with this ad.
• vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 10:01:24 -0500
  ...If it's a poor connection or is exposed to the elements it can cause problems. good luck. John 90 vanagon 2.1
• Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 10:45:28 -0600
  Please explain this connection? >I used a 1 wire bosch unit same as what was on the van. just cut the connector from old...
• [NVC] Connection
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:47:44 -0600
  Mark in Alaska ...... please e-mail me off list!! Sorry everyone, for the NVC use of banbdwidth. E-mail program crash got my address...
• Re: Anyone know of a vw rabbit email ring? or other good rabbit connections? Pmail me
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 19:42:20 -0500
  Try http://www.scirocco.org/ The Scirocco and Rabbit are very similar, and there are actually a lot of Rabbit/Cabriolet folks on that...
• Re: Strange Blinking Light on my battery light indicator - seems erratic
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:25:20 -0400
  ...I >checked all the connections on the alternator itself and they were >all on tight. All the wires are new since I just had...
• Re: Wonky temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 May 2015 23:47:57 -0400
  ...There is no normal failure that would result in it pegging by itself, it needs to have something loading down the sender connection. The...
• Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:06:13 -0400
  ...repost - basic a/c hose connection question. I posted this question yesterday. I apologize for the repost of this but I am squeezed for...
• Re: Dash printed circuit
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:56:11 -0800
  ...It's not a good thing to seal bare copper connections with. I've seen connections sealed in RTV that were totally green and...
• Re: Fuse #3 on auxilliary battery
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 18:42:35 -0700
  This is how I did it http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/aux-battery-connection-to-fuse-panel/ Mark D express some concern...
• Re: Suggestions for internet access on the road? (Sort-of Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Wed, 31 May 2000 12:11:24 +0300
  ...But you may connect to regular ISPs as well, the GSM network converts the link into an analogue 9600 b/s connection to any...
• temp gauge ques
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 08:26:27 -0500
  ...what is going on here? my wire going into the temp sender, not the temp II, is not the best connection, but it is...
• Re: wireless Internet connection from Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 10:05:05 -0700
  Short of a satellite connection you're not going to get wireless internet from a remote camp site. I have had some luck getting...
• CC speed pickup, stock
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 22:35:30 -0500
  ...Take off the instrument cluster to see the connection. It's separate from other connections. It's a two wire connection at the back...
• bad gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 09:11:27 -0400
  ...Maybe my AC is one of those drawing 50 amps through bad connections. Can someone tell me where those high resistance connections are that...
• Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 11:38:18 -0700
  ...Actually, they are both fed from the same source, the speedometer cable.� But the odometer is a direct physical connection to the cable.� The...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:40:39 -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: No turn over
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 16 Mar 2019 00:10:20 -0700
  Yes, looking at the connections is one thing. But it can be the starter switch too. If you buy one and just pull off...
• Re: '87 Vanagon turns and turns but won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 12 May 2012 23:58:26 -0400
  ...wire connections, checking plugs, etc. > >> All fuses checked and good. >> AFM connections good. >> Removed and cleaned (replacing two corroded ones) all coil connections. >> Spark...
• Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:46:38 -0500
  ...My car has no corrosion on any if the >connections, but I still checked each current path across the junctions >for any voltage drop...
• Re: Engine Heaters
  Historical mailing list - LA & Glen
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 19:20:23 -0000
  ...Engine Heaters >A few weeks ago someone mentioned connecting an external engine water heater >to the water connections at the oil cooler. Are there...
• Re: gm stops reclamation program at same time as CAC Program delivers
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:08:56 -0400
  Have I missed some connection between General Motors and Vanagons? On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:03 -0700, "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
• Radio connections
  Historical mailing list - Rob McGee
  Sat, 11 Jan 1997 14:40:36 -0700
  Anyone able to tell me sources/uses for four wires going into stock radio of '85 Westy? These seem to be in power harness...
• Re: Vanagon problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:43:11 EST
  ...Please check all the grounds for good connection, and corrosion. Let me know what you find out. Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16
• Re: Oil Pressure Light
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 01:45:14 -0400
  ...http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/oil_pressure_sender.htm No connection with the alternator!!! Regards, Ben
• Re: Rear Window Defroster Strips Pretty Much Fugeddaboutit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:12:49 -0700
  ...I did brave a light rain shower to inspect the connections to the window and found that the ground side connector was real loose...
• Re: Rear A/C fuse overheat!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 23:26:43 -0400
  It has been found (on the list) that the crimp connection is the problem here. Cut off the lug and install new ones. They...
• CL vanagon missed connections - syncro doka in Pburg NJ
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:19:15 EDT
  CL "vanagon missed connections" under personals, phillipsburg NJ, sunday july 15. you: in a '86 Syncro Doka, crappy dark green respray with homemade tilt...
• Re: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:07:59 -0700
  ...Check the connection of the large wires at your starter. 1 should go to your battery (the largest). 1 goes to the gen set...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:31:02 -0800
  I haven't seen anyone say anything about ground connections... or any connections. whenever there is total weirdness going on .. like all this gauge...
• Re: Rebuilding sink
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 17:29:32 -0500
  ...Since the Shurflo does not have a outside water connection, I disconnected the hose from the old faucet to the outside water connection and...
• FW: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Mon, 7 May 2012 06:23:34 -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: Wipers STILL don't work!! Arrgh!!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 7 Apr 2011 12:41:29 -0700
  ...In that case, I discovered the > new horn contact wire came with a different connector on the end of > the > connection wire. The connection...
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 14:18:27 -0600
  I'd vote Temp I and II sensors, or the connections thereof. Disconnect the O2 sensor just to see if there is any change...
• Re: Rebuilt blocks from "Fast German Auto"
  Historical mailing list - Bob Marshburn
  Thu, 05 Jun 1997 23:11:11 -0700
  ...I have no connection with them, just a satisfied customer... Take care...Bob Marshburn '85 Westfalia
• Re: Think I have an electrical problem here.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 15:45:46 -0800
  ...That wire must have a good connection all the way. You mentioned having installed a aux battery relay as when the problem started. Perhaps...
• Re: [NVC] Wireless Internet Advise Needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:30:26 -0600
  ...understand all this, But what >> about the wireless part - the internet connection and the wireless >> service for such a set up. >> What is needed...
• coolant temp sender connection and another broken coolant hose
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:25:24 -0700
  my van is being a little fussy these days, trying to tell me something I think. http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/vanagon...
• Re(2): Re(2): Re(2): Rough running when Hot
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 11:02:00 -0500
  Eric, I think you are right about the O2 sensor, and the connection to the coolant temp sensor. I am going to check these...
• Re: Campground near Leavenworth
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:12:31 -0700
  ...http://www.ultimatecampgrounds.com/uc/index.php And for a nominal subscription fee you can download so you don't need Internet connection!
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:52:47 -0500
  At 07:29 PM 11/22/2007, Zoltan Kuthy wrote... >I am about to clean up some of the corroded connections of male and...
• Fwd: Re: Re: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:11:18 -0500
  ...And make > > >> absolutely sure the connections on the stupid plastic firewall > > >> connection are secure and in good condition. There is a short piece of...
• Rebuilding of FI components
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Sun, 29 Jun 1997 20:14:57 -0400
  ...Also, if you guys are using stabilant on your connections, then you should also be concerned with the condition of the contacts that you...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:10:58 -0600
  ...My diesel was like that,I noticed my battery cable was getting hot!!! I had good connections and cables after ruling that out I...
• Van/squid connection...
  Historical mailing list - Pedersen, Michael
  Fri, 18 May 2001 11:26:09 -0700
  ...Is there some connection between Westfalias and ex-squids? Maybe it's wanderlust...or the constant maintenance...or maybe just living in a confined...
• Fwd: - To the list - Thanks again!
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 20:48:42 -0600
  ...I always figured it was due to a bad component or connection. Or maybe a half dozen. After fixing most things that could be...
• Re: Can sender unit cause it?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:03:14 -0500
  ...in any case, a pet peave of mine is all the talk about cleaning and shining up ground connections without an appropriate diagnosis, and...
• Re: Intermittent no start problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 18 May 2014 12:06:48 -0700
  ...I checked the connections, black wires, that feed the > coil, idle system heater, and ecu relay. The wiring to the connections was > hard and...
• Re: Help! Electrical issue I need to solve in <3 hours!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:39:53 -0500
  This seems like a loose connection issue as opposed to a ground issue. What do you mean by "bad electrical sounds at the battery...
• Re: subject Re: bURNINGvAN
  Historical mailing list - Tieitup
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:49:41 -0600
  ...On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@gmail.com>wrote: > Check the connection to the ECU. You would...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:27:31 -0400
  ...I guess that >connection was factory. Maybe mine had already been replaced with a >continuous hose, but the firestarter connector was still in >place...
• Re: speeding tickets?
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 15:51:42 -0700
  ...Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals...
• Re: Rough Running 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 15:29:09 -0400
  ...That way you include the wire-to-terminal, terminal-to-terminal connections on both sides of sender, plus the ground connection. If all is...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 6 Dec 2016 09:53:10 -0800
  ...could that connector be worn and not giving a tight connection?
• Re: While the dash is off...top priorities?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:23:02 -0500
  Clean all electrical contacts/connections you can find, especially the grounding "crowns" on drivers side. Grease windshield wiper joints/shafts Good time to replace...
• more info on '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - - Jeff & Kim Prudhoe
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 23:57:45 EDT
  ...I will check the connection. Thanks again. Jeff