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• Re: tach quit, help with printed foil circuit board
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:40:50 -0400
  At 08:28 PM 4/15/2009, Leo Lipert wrote: > Can anyone tell me which connector is for the tach? I thought I read...
• Re: tachometers
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 08:32:44 -0800
  ...There will be a whitish plastic connector plugged in to it. It should have either 1 or 2 green wires. If it has 2...
• Re: what is it
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:31:48 -0700
  ...Found three potential problems with the > grounds and two loose connectors on the thing below the alternator to the > right when you face the...
• Routing of rubber fuel line from engine back to fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:39:47 -0500
  I have now replaced both the original hard plastic fuel and the plastic firewall connector. I still have to "tie" the fuel line to...
• How does the Idle Stabilizer Work?
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 10:09:50 -0700
  ...There was couple of rubber connectors that had developed cracks. I replaced them with jury rigged connectors which look ugly but work properly. John...
• Re: Wiring Challenge -- Bentley page 97.68 -- Wire H6 (Rad. Cool Fan Thermoswitch)
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:21:31 -0400
  ...The connector is a single-wire connector. > > The wire is about 8" long. > > > > Seems this wire should be connected somewhere, no? But I really...
• tee between the warm up (auxiliary) air regulator and manifold the small connection had a restrictor in it
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 31 May 2011 09:02:06 -0400
  ...Where can I get the connector? I had dummied up a connector many years ago and I think it has sprung a leak > > Engine...
• Orphan Wire Needs Help
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 14:07:31 -0600
  ...I cannot see any place for it to connect, but I think I can barely feel a male connector way under the throttle valve...
• Re: Second Battery Installation
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 11:29:34 -0400
  Russel I bought one of those connectors that fasten to the +ve post. I put this connector on the +ve of my starter battery...
• Re: Will post 86 fuse panels fit pre 86 vans?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 8 May 2008 09:28:49 -0400
  ...The many different-colored plug-in harness connectors on the back of the fusebox are different. The pinouts are different on each connector. So...
• Re: Power Steering Pump 2 Prong Connectors, Nothing is connected to it, can't find anything to connect it to.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:09:50 -0400
  ...Power Steering Pump 2 Prong Connectors, Nothing is > connected to it, can't find anything to connect it to. > > My 88 Automatic has a...
• Re: Tachometer woes
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 02:51:56 EST
  ...Having found that, start the bus and wiggle the connector and see if the tach works at all. If it does chances are the...
• Re: 3 prong connector on alternator
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:05:52 -0400
  ...3 prong connector on alternator Volks: That connector is one of the points where your friendly VW technician will plug one of the leads...
• Re: Wet Running Issues.....again :(
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 14:58:05 -0400
  ...Dirt on the pins/sockets within this connector can cause problems you are having. John
• Re: aftermarket tach
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 20:02:58 -0400
  ...So the breakpoints are under the dash (connector should have red/black, green, blue/black, violet/black on it) and in the firewall box...
• Hall Sender Connector "Loose"
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 14:58:34 -0400
  Hello all, I noticed that in my '87 syncro wesfalia the hall sender connector sticking out of the distributor is loose. One of it...
• What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - Pernice, Vincent
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:34:44 -0400
  ...appears to be a "prong" that would accept a spade type connector. This is on my '85 1.9L. Any ideas? Another grounding site...
• 83.5/84 connector to 85+ panel checklist
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 17:16:21 -0400
  ...The connector folds open (from the rear? senior moment here). Pin numbers are on the end of the connector; but pin one is empty...
• Re: identifying wires at the fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:57:53 -0800
  ...Maybe to the connectors behind > fuse 1 & 2 for a marker light? nothing turns on if I plug it in. > > and I have a...
• fuel lines, clamps
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Sat, 2 Jan 1999 14:31:20 -0800
  ...Not wanting to tempt fate I got a straight connector and some clamps before I attempted the repair. I thought that the connector was...
• Re: Dead Vanagon....please help!
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 11:43:00 -0700
  ...They're kinda thin .. - Spade connector 'farm' behind fuse board. The connectors can get oxidised and can work loose. - Another spade connector 'colony' on...
• Re: Wiring VDO Cylinder Head temp.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 22:13:31 -0400
  The wire going to the connector on the spark plug are two dissimilar metals. When heated, they will create a small voltage. This voltage...
• Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 29 May 2012 09:21:46 -0700
  ...During further inspection of ground wiring condition etc., pulled the connector at expansion bottle. Noticed coolant puddle in male connector on bottle. Not good...
• Re: Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 7 Jun 2014 15:11:07 -0400
  ...I ended up not pulling the spade connectors out of the original connector. Instead I cut the two wires near the tank. I then...
• Re: cluster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 10:53:01 -0400
  ...The resistor connects the single oil switch wire > of the 14 pin connector directly to the oil warning led. On dynamic dual > clusters the...
• Re: Leaking starting battery
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:24:37 -0700
  ...First I've disconnected the negative connector. Then I'm > trying to measure the leak by putting an ammeter between to positive > post of...
• Re: Fuel Pressure T fitting busted!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 18 Jul 2015 10:42:35 -0700
  If pressure tester came with a T connector, install proper sized brass barbed connector in place of OEM T? When checking pressure, remove new...
• What was that robust 12v connector?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:13:55 -0600
  ...If anyone remembers the connectors--there was a really nice one at Wet Marine, I think, but I can't find it--I would...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:13:42 -0500
  ...Does the Carat - particularly the '91 Carat - use a pair of >> three connector brake light switches - or 2 connector brake light >> switches. >> >> > >
• Re: 85 instrument cluster into 84
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:25:17 EST
  ...its the 80-84's that require swapping of the pins in the connector and youll have to run a wire up to your...
• Re: Engine died, ecu quick look
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 21:42:08 -0400
  > > You mean the hall sensor connector on dist? Yes d > >
• Re: High Power Headlight Kit (SA): melting connector
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:26:59 -0600
  ...Running the high beams, the wires and connector block got very > hot (& it was only 70F today) within a few minutes use. Just as...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:54:23 -0500
  ...So here is what I did, I was leaning toward the D+ connector as there was already a spade connector on the B+ that...
• Re: Random wire... Ugh.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:06:45 -0700
  ...While I had the > fuse panel pulled, I noticed a grey/white strip wire attached to a > yellow connector (male plug) just dangling back...
• Re: Random wire... Ugh.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:27:36 -0400
  ...over to >> aux battery power). �While I had the fuse panel pulled, I noticed a >> grey/white strip wire attached to a yellow connector...
• Re: cooling switch probs, the correct way to diagnose
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 20 May 1998 02:15:16 EDT
  ...At least here in Canada, California engines may go hotter? >> With that fan switch connector dissconn ected, look at the connector so that the...
• Re: A/C compressors
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 02:29:31 EDT
  ...I suppose caus it just has two "pads" where the connectors rest and no threaded connectors. > The replacement pump has threaded > fittings, both equally...
• Re: Differences between 82 and 83 turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:56:11 -0700
  ...Now touch a jumper wire from metal ground to the metal where the black/white/green wires attach in the connector on the back...
• Wiring VDO Cylinder Head temp.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 18:31:32 -0500
  ...There are two wires coning out of the sender into a connector, there is a connector that plugs into the sender connector and two...
• Re: 85gl acceleration Flat spot until warmed up
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:39:35 -0800
  OK I think I found a match here it down to 1 of 2 can anyone help id the right connectors http://www.eagleday...
• fuel pump insulation??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 10:22:41 -0700
  ...The previous owner had to bastardize the connectors to get it work. I replaced the connectors with females to match the males on my...
• Re: No, not the silver socket
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:26:08 -0700
  ...What is this >> thing? > > Diagnostic connector. It pulses as some pins on the flywheel pass by a > sensor. > > http://www.ratwell.com/technical/TDCMarker...
• Blinking coolant light woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 18 Feb 2017 23:08:34 +0000
  ...Cleaned all the terminals and finessed the connectors on the foil. 4. Made sure grounds were in fact grounds. 5. Made sure the coolant...
• Re: Syncro fuel tank issues
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:55:43 -0400
  ...This appears to be on one of the non-replaceable > connectors (I believe the one the fuel pump connects to, as opposed to the...
• Re: New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:31:12 -0700
  The simplest explanation is that when you push the white connector onto the coil you are not really getting the female spades for both...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
  Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:14:34 -0400
  ...I can still use the cables normally to start other vehicles AND use them on the Power Pole connector in the Syncro. Shawn 87...
• Re: Hanging wire...
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:18:48 +0200
  Seems to be connector for the rear fog light... Raimund -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: James Shinosky <JMSHINOSKY@AOL.COM> An: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Strip Joint
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 23 May 2001 15:16:06 -0700
  ...i got my connectors at volkscafe, about 85 cents each. bill '87 syncro westfalia http://www.scruznet.com/~kasper/pics/westy/
• Re: Another Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 May 2004 20:32:51 -0500
  ...Another Fridge question > Hi all: > > I have my fridge pulled, and noticed a little terminal/wire connector > on the top. I did not see...
• Re: O2 sensor testing the wires...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 12:43:23 -0500
  ...does one check these wires? > > VOM from the connector on the O2 out to the connector on the ECU? > > Seems odd to me that...
• Re: Brighter headlights - 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 14:42:48 -0700
  I use dielectric grease on all of electrics contacts, connectors etc..etc
• Re: '85GL ORIGINAL PARTS!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 12:02:15 -0400
  Robert - Amen. Heck, my van has four "jugs" & numerous "male/female" connectors! BOB
• Re: ECU Wire Corrosion relative to Length and Load (and?)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 12 Feb 2018 19:00:33 -0800
  ...I have been using double wall type heat shrink crimp connectors but have soldered some connections on repaired wires. (with heat shrink wrap and...
• Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 23:53:21 -0500
  ...The bottom connector is removed, just the side >>connectors I'm having trouble with. >> >>How is this removed? I cannot get to the other...
• Vanagon Power loss Misfiring or Hesitation testing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:29:33 -0800
  ...2) Pull back the boot on the connector for the air flow sensor. 3) Remove connectors 2 and 4 from the hardshell connector for...
• Re: Results - Tach installation & more questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 15:11:18 -0700
  The 2 prong connector is a speed sensor used by factory cruise control. Just leave it alone. The oil pressure alarm is a 8...
• Wire crimp tool, find
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 28 Jun 2024 05:48:39 -0400
  ...So I went to get my connectors, and He said Oh! I have something to show you. I’ve always struggled with crimp connectors...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:46:44 -0700
  ...mangled failing copper traces where 14 pin connector slides on. > > Plan A: re-align traces, cut OEM connector, install it "permanently", > check connections, rewire...
• On being well grounded
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 20:32:56 -0400
  ...When I go through the tests which can be performed at the brain connector a la Bentley, I get a couple of bad readings...
• Fwd: Headlight relays install grounding questions,
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:19:16 -0500
  ...Your local electronics or automotive electric supplier should stock "piggyback" spade connectors. These little critters work just like regular spade connectors except they allow...