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• O2 sensor testing the wires...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 17:29:22 +0000
  I've seen bad ground and shorted sensor wire mentioned in the references to the O2 sensor. How does one check these wires? VOM...
• Re: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:12:10 -0800
  Make sure the jumper is getting power from the white/black wire NOT the red/yellow, otherwise your conclusions may not hold up. With...
• Easy headlight warning buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:35:56 -0700
  ...A buzzer, a length of wire to extend the red wire, a butt crimp connector and a couple of Scotch lock wire taps. Took...
• New topic on the list
  Historical mailing list - =?Windows-1252?Q?Jos=E9_Rafael_Moscoso?=
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 22:22:14 -0400
  ...right now there are four wires on the battery postivie post: the gross cable to the starter, two wires going to the alternator (tandem...
• Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 10 Jan 2014 01:14:18 -0800
  ...The thin wire off that connection is the tach > wire I'm pretty certain. But with both wires made to fit that one > connection...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:52:01 -0800
  ...Looking again in daylight, I see the section of covered wire won't be that long. The socket location looks useful. At the very...
• Re: Starter Wires 91 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:23:12 -0400
  ...The replacement starter only has one spade terminal, what do I do with the other wire? Also, strange thing, when I removed the wires...
• Need advice rapidly! Engine running rough
  Historical mailing list - S. Hajasz
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 11:42:00 -0400
  ...After checking it all over this morning the reason it was running rough was (Drum roll please...) a bad spark plug wire on the...
• 88 to 92 engine
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 13:46:48 -0400
  ...with just a green wire coming from it.Does anyone know how to wire the digifiant and fuel relays into this system? I will...
• Re: Radio recommendations for '88 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:46:04 -0800
  > So, what is the best way to run new wires back to the og > speakers in the > Westy cabinet above the rear seat??? Start...
• Re: coil wire on AC vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:55:41 -0700
  ...Air Cooled Vanagons whether equipped with points (Federal) or Hall (California) Ignition utilize the SAME Ignition Wire Sets, which includes the Coil Wire. From...
• '87 Westy Weekender owner needs help!!!!!! 2.1L wbx running rich???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 05:57:21 -0700
  ...It is essentially a wire inside a wire, and it is visibly larger than the other wires. There is a spot where this cable...
• Re: Update on AFM testing procedure
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 19:29:18 -0400
  Th resistance of the wire is determined by its temperature, so the information is equivalent, however you want to express it. On Sat, Jul...
• Re: Aux Oil temp gauge wiring
  Historical mailing list - tp
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 09:10:34 +0100
  ...This bundle of wires is sheathed in a black PVC tube. I don't imagine it would be possible to run your wires inside...
• Stereo Installation question: 83 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 19:15:30 -0700
  ...The new unit has the following wires for the speaker system: A +, front right B -, front right C +, f left D -, f left E...
• Re: How do you hook up a stereo in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 13:52:11 -0400
  ...My problem is that there are only three wires >running to the rear speakers and I have four wires comming >out of my stereo...
• Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 8 Sep 2011 15:56:31 -0500
  ...Part of this requires cutting some wires and these wires are clearly identified in the instructions. When I went to do this, and removed...
• Sad...oh so sad....electrical woes. Please help -- :^\ ( a little long)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:52:12 -0700
  ...I installed aux battery, 30 amp relay and fuse and wired it all up. Used #10 wire from starter battery to relay. I wired...
• Re: Switiching accessorys from main battery to auxilary battery?
  Historical mailing list - John Laux
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:12:29 -0400
  ...One > of the2 largest red wires will have 12 volts even with the engine off. > This is the other end of the wire described...
• Re: Coolant Temp Sensor Test. Generic vs VW.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:18:15 -0700
  Hey Neil My Temp II sensor wires were all cracked and breaking, the connection from wire to plug was poor, and the wires were...
• Digifant Electrical Experts: New Harness + 4 Pin Hella 53 Relay for ECU?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 28 May 2012 17:46:28 -0700
  ...Two brown wires. Confirmed ground to frame. 30: two red wires. Confirmed from B+ One goes to FP relay 30 87: Red/White, White...
• Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 14:46:58 -0400
  ?Hey listees, I am in need of a new set of spark plug and coil wires for my 1990 2.1 engine. I am...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 17:36:57 -0500
  > > Some Vanagon owners have recently posted on the samba forum about wire > damage due to the positive wire at power steering pump switch having...
• Black wire by water tank...
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:45:13 -0400
  ...The first 2 go into the water pump connections, the 3rd is a black wire that comes of the big wire set a few...
• Gree O2 Wire replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 17:03:29 -0600 (MDT)
  Hi all, According to my Bentley the green signal wire leading from the O2 sensor to the ECU is available seperately from VW. Has...
• Where do the Big Wires Go?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 01:31:14 -0500
  Can anyone tell me from memory the routing of the big + wire that comes off the battery? I want to put in some lights...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:12:07 -0800
  ...Then they combined that single ground wire with a >> bunch of other dash ground wires all into one final wire which then runs >> to...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:56:05 -0500
  ...The other side of the 2 pin connector should have a yellow wire and a blue/black wire. The brown wire from the oil...
• Re: Stranded in Texas
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 14:31:15 -0500
  Jack, Make sure you have a good ground wire for the green coax O2 sensor. The green O2 coax wire has an outer sheath...
• 1982 westy voltage drop fix
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 18:14:20 -0500
  ...Tonight after checking all the power wires from the alternator to the battery and verifying that all the connections were clean and the wires...
• Re: Stereo Installation question: 83 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 13:15:42 -0700
  ...83 Westfalia >can I connect my wires F and H to the grey ground wire for >both of the rear speakers? >Would this cause...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:23:05 -0800
  Here's some close up shots of the green coaxial O2 wire on my '88 2.1 I'm not certain it was causing...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:03:05 -0500
  ...When I actually soldered the wires, I used a couple pairs of surgical forceps to hold the wire in place. Double check your wire...
• Re: Oxygen sensor: is a shielded wire necessary?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 21:08:55 -0500
  Shielded wire is to prevent electrical noise from interfering with the original voltage in the wire. VW didn't put a shield wire in...
• Re: Wiring Harness Help
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 21:01:20 EST
  Dave, I found out when I had a problem a couple of years ago, that the hot wire for the Aux Air Regulator is...
• cruise question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:34:43 -0500
  ...I don't know which wires in the black box go to the brakelites. Color of wires might help. Thanks
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:04:23 -0500
  ...I started the engine and touched the bare > >>>blue wire to the nut that the D+ red wires connect to. Sucess the red > >>>charging...
• Re: AC idle enrichment circuit
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:12:06 -0700
  If you look at the FI harness in the area under the ignition coil you should find a single wire with yellow connector that...
• black wires from ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 11:48:33 -0500
  I was installing an el cheapo starter kill alarm yesterday that hooks into "the black wire from the ignition switch to the fuse box...
• Re: Blue wire to aux battery dead
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Mon, 7 May 2007 08:48:08 -0600
  yes I have 0 volts at the blue wire to the isolator. I have a volt meter. Thanks Gregor On 6-May-07, at...
• FW: The dreaded mystery wire.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:59:46 -0400
  ...I have a broken brown wire with a blue tracer coming out the same harness as the three wires to the Hall Sensor on...
• Re: identifying wires at the fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:57:53 -0800
  The gray/red wire is the right front parking light wire. It is supposed to come from fuse S2. The info above is shown...
• Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 7 Aug 2017 19:29:30 -0700
  ...The marine application wire size calculator I saw could be set to a 10% voltage drop for "non critical" loads so on the wire...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:50:15 -0500
  ...I started the engine and touched the bare >>>blue wire to the nut that the D+ red wires connect to. Sucess the red >>>charging...
• Re: Idle Relay - Idle Valve match?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:08:10 -0700
  > The connection to my AC Compressor is a White wire with a Green stripe, and > that color wire is not on your list. > > Have...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:30:17 -0800
  ...The other side of the 2 pin connector should have a yellow wire and a blue/black wire. The brown wire from the oil...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:14:59 -0500
  ...From #87 on the relay, I ran a new wire to the RW wire on B. I ran a new wire from the ground...
• Re: wiring and fuses for 80/100w bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:38:12 -0400
  ...Then from the battery positive post there are two wires going up near the fuse panel. The skinny same size as alternator wire described...
• Post-waterpump replacement - wires and noises
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Thu, 24 May 2007 17:35:21 -0700
  ...Do I connect the black wire to the wires running free inside the green wire in the harness, or to the inner green wire...
• Re: Post-waterpump replacement - wires and noises
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Thu, 24 May 2007 19:39:13 -0700
  ...Yes, one black wire from the O2 sensor. But the green harness wire the PO fudged the black wire to has *two* sets of...
• Re: A/C Maintenance & drain
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 09:31:18 -0700
  ...Some of my wires were so hot I could not hold them without burning my fingers!!! For the wires/areas that had excess heat...
• Re: O2 sensor coax (sic) wire terminating
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:32:31 -0500
  Do all O2 sensors have this braided wire? I have an 82 california van with an O2 sensor, the single wire type. If i...
• Troubleshooting drinking water pump
  Historical mailing list - Roger Donahe
  Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:02:02 -0700
  ...This black box has green, white, yellow & black wires coming out. The green, white & yellow wires are all connected to water level sensors. The...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:02:16 -0500
  ...There are two tan wires, I understand they are ground but where should they ground to? Anyone in London Ontario able to swing by...
• Re: cruise question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:03:08 -0500
  Black wire with a red tracer; running all the way from both of the brake light switches at the master cylinder to the brake...
• Re: Tracking down a spare wire..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:28:32 -0400
  ...Tracking down a spare wire.. >Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:01:30 -0700 > >Just completed changing out the exhaust system (all pipes, converter...
• Door wiring on '91 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Sun, 2 May 2010 13:28:10 -0600
  ...Is there any inherent problem with using speaker wire in this type of application? The wire insulation is more flexible and the copper must...
• Help with speaker wiring needed
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 11:13:19 -0600
  ...The radio has seperate wires for each of the four speakers. It looks like the Vanagon wiring has one hot wire for each rear...
• Re: driving lights
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 02:07:57 EDT
  ...Perhaps just wire them direct to the power wire so there is a > signal indicating that I can in fact turn them on, or...
• Re: O2 Sensor 85 motor to 87 motor compatibility Question.
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Tue, 31 May 2005 09:47:00 -0500
  ...But the single wire O2 sensor can't be used with 86 and above, right? Three wire universal is needed I think... best I...