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Re: Sad story
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:56:37 -0700
...He'd been working under his car and his wedding ring got caught between the hot terminal of the starter and ground. By the...
Re: dual battery isolator / Optima Batteries
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:47:55 -0700
...There was a very small gap between the core and the outer ring. And I now had ZERO voltage at the screw-in terminals...
Re: Q: Battery Disconnect Sequence?
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:12:28 -0500
...I have heard stories of mechanics even having their >>rings (ie. wedding rings) getting "welded" between a positive and negative >>connection. >> >>If you take...
Re: More shakedown fun: sink pump
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:09:29 -0400
...It's a pretty simple arrangement in there, I had intermittent operation on mine due to a broke wire on a ring terminal that...
Re: Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:27:14 -0700
...It coats the > terminals with a purplish plastic like substance that also blocks condensate > and air from the terminals but in no way prevents...
Re: Just when you think...
Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:02:33 -0500
...My cable broke near the throttle last fall, and I fixed it with a ring terminal and some 14 ga. wire. I slipped the...
Re: Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:50:29 -0500
...It coats the terminals with a purplish plastic like substance that also blocks condensate and air from the terminals but in no way prevents...
Alternator question
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Wed, 3 Feb 1999 00:04:06 -0800
...The slip rings on the other hand, I am not sure about. Is replacement of those rings something best left to an alternator rebuild...
Re: Positive Vendor report - second weddle
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:04:49 -0700
...Good stuff. (btw, they just clipped the oem terminal and attached a nice, beefy ring terminal). Kudos to weddle. -damon --- Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING...
Re: A/C Fuse Bentley pg 87.4
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:04:40 -0500
...My problem ended up being increased resistance from > corrosion on the ring terminals on some of the wiring back there. After > replacing the ring...
Subject: Help! I've got Vanagon Gremlins!!!
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:54:25 -0700
...I finally traced it to a crispy ring terminal on the large red wires at the alternator, not enough juice getting to the ECU...
Re: Alternator question
Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
Wed, 3 Feb 1999 16:32:43 -0500
Dave, Indeed, the slip rings can be worn to the point that new brushes don't help. I had this problem once...could have...
Re: Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery?
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:09:36 -0400
...It coats the > > terminals with a purplish plastic like substance that also blocks > condensate > > and air from the terminals but in no way prevents...
Re: Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sun, 14 Aug 2016 05:25:15 -0700
...Try putting a new ring terminal on the end and examine the condition of the brown wire itself. Mark Scott - IMAP wrote: > The Presenting...
Re: Starter Engages When Revving Engine
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:27:13 -0700
...Put a female spade on one end of the new wire and a ring terminal on the other. Plug the female end into the...
Re: Aux Battery
Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:33:12 -0400
...This will provide a short wiring run and can be connected easily and securely with a 5/16" ring terminal. Jay Brown '85 Zetec...
Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 6 May 2012 21:19:33 -0700
I was just crimping new ring terminals onto negative connections in WBX engine bay just tonight. Didn't know that these terminals could crimped...
Re: Low compression results accurate?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:59:51 -0700
...Each time I wanted to crank > the engine, I held the terminal onto my positive battery terminal. > > I got readings of between 80 and...
Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 3 Feb 2013 16:41:16 -0800
...I cleaned up some of the ring terminals and replaced the ends of a few others. I put a 4 gauge grounding cable from...
Re: NEW mystery - Subaru Conversion
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:17:04 +0000
...shut down motor....no restart. Turns out, it was a broken Ring terminal on the big red wire to starter. Apparently it was just...
Re: dual battery isolator / Optima Batteries
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:40:08 -0700
...There was a very small gap between the core and the outer > ring. And I now had ZERO voltage at the screw-in terminals...
Second battery install instructions
Historical mailing list - Ron & Marianne Mighton
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:44:03 -0500
...Run a 10 gage wire from the + terminal on the aux battery to terminal #30 on the relay. (Crimp on a ring connecter to...
troubleshooting intermittency
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:44:15 -0700
...Wires from the alternator were overheated, poor connection.  Soldered new ring terminals on, and the result is brighter lights, reliable starting, better battery...
electrical testing proceedure question..Not van specific, but..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:16:14 -0700
...So, the battery is 7 years old..Probably time for a new one, yes? After cleaning all the ground points and the terminals and...
Re: leaky injectors
Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod
Thu, 26 Feb 2004 19:28:06 -0500
...The coating will prevent oxygen from reacting with the ring terminal to prevent future corrosion. Eastwoodco.com sells a Cosmoline spray that I love...
Re: No headlights.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:16:32 -0400
...Ring terminals under the bucket mounting screws work well. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
Add tie wraps to strain relieve connections to Starter Motor
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 29 Jan 2020 01:50:23 +0000
...My mechanic figured it all out in like 5 minutes. Replaced the Ring Terminal. I still have it pasted on my cork bulletin board...
battery isolator installed
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 7 Jun 1999 10:24:35 PDT
...Total cost was approximately $50 for the isloator, circuit breaker, and some crimp-on ring terminals. Anyone having questions should pmail me as this...
Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Sun, 6 May 2012 18:40:37 -0400
When I'm feeling like soldering on something like a ring terminal, I take regular crimp on terminals and cut away the plastic. I...
Re: Another Crank but No Start/No Spark
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:59:19 -0600
...way far into its plastic shield & had become disconnected from Its Ring Terminal ~ When I removed the Larger Wire from Alt’+ & attempted to straighten...
Re: OEM rubber covered waterproof crimpon connectors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 12 May 2015 23:08:27 -0400
...There are very good push on/ring terminals available aftermarket. Some have shrink tube seals on them. Check out some of the offerings from...
Re: Headlights
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:30:34 -0400
...I cut the spade terminals off, replaced with ring connector and attached under the fuse block screws. Fourth: Buy some H-4 replacements, now...
Re: Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:23:30 -0700
...Try putting a new ring terminal on the > end and examine the condition of the brown wire itself. > > Mark > > Scott - IMAP wrote: >> The Presenting...
Re: Subject: Help! I've got Vanagon Gremlins!!!
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:01:32 -0500
...I > finally traced it to a crispy ring terminal on the large red wires at > the alternator, not enough juice getting to the ECU...
Re: H4 European Headlight report
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 13 May 2009 22:20:52 +1200
...Ring 65/100s in my 75 Bay, and the bulbs ran so hot the bases burned. The bulbs still worked, but the terminals were...
Re: Vanagon Fuel Pump Questions
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Fri, 12 Sep 1997 16:01:07 EDT
...Another Pierburg difference is that it uses "ring-type" terminals instead of push-ons like the Bosch, but it comes with the terminals and...
Re: stereo wiring
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:15:20 -0400
...one for the "terminal always supplied > with power regardless of ignition position" and one for the "terminal > controlled by the ignition switch." I figured...
Re: Need help - will not crank
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 10 Mar 2005 07:09:22 -0500
...This new cable will be 6 gauge with the proper 8mm ring terminal on each end. I think, I can make these up as...
Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:51:20 -0500
...I cleaned the battery posts and connectors, the battery ground where it attaches to the body, the ring terminals at the starter, the push...
Re: Ox Sensor and Battery Light on.
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Sun, 2 May 1999 09:46:17 -0700
...I replaced the ring terminal on the end of the large red wire that connects to the 50 amp fuse with a new crimped...
Re: Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:21:14 -0700
...It coats > the terminals with a purplish plastic like substance that also blocks > condensate and air from the terminals but in no way prevents...
Re: Battery and alternator - generic auto electric
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:33:55 -0700
...The battery is strong with > no > indication of weak cells. > > I replaced one of the large ring terminals on a red lead, not the...
Re: Just when you think...
Historical mailing list - Aaron
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:12:42 -0800
...I slipped the ring terminal over the solid piece near the end of the cable, and put the attached wire under the screw where...
Re: loose blade conncectors
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:11:09 -0700
...ring connectors with the better quality AMP versions we use in the aircraft. Here's one source: http://www.bandc.biz/electrical-terminals-splices...
Re: Substitute for air-cooled thermostat
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:16:29 -0500
...Just use a screw and an electrical ring crimp terminal to attach the cable to the top of the type 1 t-stat. Dennis...
Why am I not surprised? (charging wires)
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 2 Sep 2006 08:42:27 -0400
...and found that where the two wires from the alternator are crimped to a single ring connector there was corrosion and the wires showed...
Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sun, 6 May 2012 19:10:22 -0400
...m feeling like soldering on something like a ring terminal, I take > regular crimp on terminals and cut away the plastic. I slide a...
Re: NEW mystery - Subaru Conversion
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:23:48 -0500
...Turns out, it was a broken Ring terminal on the big red wire to > starter. Apparently it was just hanging on by a thread...
Re: Subject: Help! I've got Vanagon Gremlins!!!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:54:23 -0600
...I >> finally traced it to a crispy ring terminal on the large red wires at >> the alternator, not enough juice getting to the ECU...
Re: Diesel alternator
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:15:15 -0500
...Snip the wires off the big plastic connector that you use now on the alternator, and install ring terminals on the red wires, and...
Re: electrical testing proceedure question..Not van specific, but..
Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:41:18 -0400
...I get a low voltage reading across those like about .4 or somesuch.. > There is one larger wire on a ring connector that is...
Re: 87 syncro water temperature sender
Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
Wed, 28 Jul 2004 22:23:47 -0400
...The Temperature Sender to the Gauge has 2 wires (Yellow/Red, Brown) with two terminals and the Temp II Sender has 3 wires (2...
Thanks list, $0 repair: battery running down, low voltage, bad connection
Historical mailing list - Roland
Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:52:08 -0700
...Very odd, the nut holding those ring terminals on the terminal was loose, I could wiggle those connectors back and forth a bit. The...
Re: Low compression results accurate?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:50:49 -0700
...Each time I wanted to > crank > the engine, I held the terminal onto my positive battery terminal. > > I got readings of between 80 and...
Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 20 Feb 2001 02:43:48 EST
...It is unimportant which one is connected to the 12 Volt terminal on the harness and which is connected to the ground terminal. This...
Re: Electrical connection prep.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:07:04 -0700
...Not crimps, or solder, just the terminal to terminal. > > I’ll start ball rolling. > > Obvious first thing is the parts shiny clean > > On male...
Dual Battery Relay - Part 2 (long)
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:41:51 -0800
...4)Use the ring terminals to connect the #8 wire. As the wire enters the aux. batt. box, first connect it to one terminal...
Re: Dielectric grease
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 13 Jan 2019 00:39:51 +0000
...On widely spaced terminals (like ground connections), you are good with something like white lithium grease for the connector to contact; and then an...
Re: '87 Westy Weekender owner needs help!!!!!! 2.1L wbx running rich??? ideas??
Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
Sun, 17 Jul 2005 00:54:57 -0400
...It is the lone brown wire in the small bundle that goes to the distributor connector but split off to a ring connector that...
Dual Battery Relay Install Instructions (long)
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Sun, 18 Jun 2000 21:16:08 -0700
...4) at least 4 ring terminals, for the #12 or #10 wire, to connect the wire to the relay and the fuse or breaker...