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• Re: Troubleshooting Westy water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:51:33 -0700
  ...To the spade connectors are four mating connectors that come > off the wiring harness. Obviously the respective circuits created among > the conductive lumps on...
• Fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:05:00 -0400
  ...Plugged in connector but did not know where to attach black ground wire with spade connector. Found on back of fridge a green wire...
• Wurth Contact OL
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 22:28:32 -0500
  ...One female spade connector on a ground wire was broken and just hanging on by one side so I replaced it while there. I...
• Re: Only 5V at Temp II sensor?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 May 2017 17:31:24 -0400
  ...how to get that orphaned spade out of the > connector, or replace the connector. The back of the spade is completely > corroded away. > > Anyhow...
• Re: Bentley Wiring Diagrams, was other stuff.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:54:16 -0400
  ...The wiring diagram was completely >wrong, and finally I found the spade connector had fallen off the fuse >panel, which is what I should...
• 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: finding switch able power
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:59:24 -0700
  ...Mark mark drillock wrote: > On the back of the 86-91 fuse panel is a section of 2 rows of male spade > connectors, labeled...
• Re: Male connector
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:31:28 -0500
  At 11:04 PM 1/10/2011, Zolly wrote: >I'm looking for the male spade connector that slides into the plastic >housing and...
• Re: New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:13:01 -0600
  ...those Spades to the Post they are supposed to be nutted onto & also from Spade to Spade ~ Or possibly 1 of the Spades is...
• Re: Questions about wires, relay, H2 lamps, etc.
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Fri, 3 May 2013 05:57:18 -0500
  Frank, What about the width of the spade connectors on these? I have a bunch of 000 979 206 which look like the same...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:04:23 -0500
  ...The D+ connector has a spade connector on it, that doesn"t really look like it used to be home to the blue wire...
• Re: New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:33:07 -0700
  ...white connector onto > the coil you are not really getting the female spades for both green > wires to engage the 2 male spades! > > Mark...
• water tank pump and freezing
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:36:59 -0700
  ...Turned out to be less than tight spade connector (black wire?) at bottom. I had gone over the entire water supply system last summer...
• Re: Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:00:24 +0000
  ...connect the spade connectors, slide the tube over the connectors, Heat and seal. If you need to access the connection, just cut the tubing...
• Re: Burnt Wires!!-Please look and advise
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:27:11 -0600
  ...Replacement spade connectors don't "Have" to be 90� types of >>> course. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Michael in San Antonio >> 91GL AT 'Gringo' >> > > -- Michael in San Antonio...
• inner headlight socket connectors
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:08:01 -0400
  ...driving light) sockets? The connector attached to the back of the lights is 2 prong where the prongs (male spades) are perpendicular to each...
• Re: loose blade conncectors
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:23:26 +1300
  To tighten a femals spade connector in a connector-block: The connector has a tab which springs out of the bottom of the connector...
• Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 11 Oct 2014 11:23:50 -0700
  ...Being careful to not set fire to the thing, I then wiggled the spade connectors at the #8 fuse in the box, and the...
• Re: Relay socket spade connectors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:41:16 -0500
  Many thanks to all who have replied. The information and help has really been appreciated. It looks like I have located exactly what I...
• Re: Relay socket spade connectors
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:01:08 -0500
  Just an interestion observation of vanagon relays. 2 of 4 posts are copper , and the other two are copper coated steel. Why is this...
• Electric door look actuators.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 2 Aug 2022 18:45:00 -0500
  It appears these can be had all over the place, but getting the female connector to couple withe male spade connector is a problem...
• re: '86 on driving lights - 100w
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Mar 1996 10:18:08 +0000
  ...I now have replaced the stock connectors with insulated spade-type terminals on each wire, which are tricky to plug in but seem to...
• Re: Only 5V at Temp II sensor?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sat, 27 May 2017 17:15:45 -0400
  ...Now I've gotta figure out how to get that orphaned spade out of the connector, or replace the connector. The back of the...
• Re: 88 GL - Resolved: Tach Inop after new coil install
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:13:59 -0400
  ...the slots on the connector. When I lined it up on the spade closest to the wall, the inner spade went up into the...
• Update on new coil and tachometer problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:21:48 -0700
  ...be aware that's a difference in size of the 2 spade connectors. On the new coil it's shorter (10mm vs 18mm) so...
• Re: Windows and struts
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 04 May 1997 10:18:04 -0700
  ...spare spade connectors on one side for pre-ignition switch use; spare spades on the other side for post-ignition switch use. Larry '96...
• Re: D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 00:00:04 -0500
  ...On Nov 7, 2011, at 7:51 PM, Courtney Hook wrote: > Do vanagons have spade type fuses?? I have a baywindow, so am wondering...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:25:46 -0500
  ...D+ connector. > > So here is what I did, I was leaning toward the D+ connector as there > was already a spade connector on the...
• Re: Battery cable question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:04:36 -0500
  ...female spade connector on the wire from the ignition switch to the starter solenoid as well as cleaning the male spade connector on the...
• Re: New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:43:48 -0600
  ...those Spades to the Post they are supposed to be nutted onto & also from Spade to Spade ~ Or possibly 1 of the Spades is...
• Re: another spade terminal question - syncro temp gauge sender
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:54:09 -0800
  ...what about a neoprene (?) boot over the connection ? as with the fuel pump and starter motor connectors. splash guard and a little wire/crimp...
• Re: Burnt Wires!!-Please look and advise
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:03:47 -0500
  ...Replacement spade connectors don't "Have" to be 90� types of >> course. >> >> Mike >>
• Water Tank wiring
  Historical mailing list - Steve Young
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 22:43:26 -0700
  ...There's five wires that I need to connect to the appropriate spade connector on the tank. A larger green wire, thinner green wire...
• O2 sensor wire replacement, '85
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 1 May 2008 16:16:24 -0400
  ...spade connector? Wouldn't that alone default it to ground? If not....how do i keep the two parts seperated through a spade connector...
• Re: shielded wire for oxygen sensor?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 22 May 2008 14:18:37 -0400
  ...The black wire from the >>> sensor itself, up to the spade connector, isn't shielded. The green >>> wire, from the spade connector to the...
• Re: Poll: Favorite anti-theft device?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 08:43:44 -0400
  ...Use male and female spade wire connectors and its just unplug and plug in.
• Re: Bosch starter relay numbers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Oct 94 12:53:09 CDT
  ...Under the rear seat was an inline spade connector, so convenient to test! Hooked up a hot waite from the very conveniently accessable battery...
• Little successes
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:07:48 -0400
  ...The spade connectors were rusted together. I cleaned them up, tightened and reinstalled. Now the prepaired light is slightly brighter then the other. After...
• Re: Starter Wire Connection
  Historical mailing list - Otmar
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:45:09 -0700
  ...a >>thicker gauge one with a black plastic female spade connector and a >>thinner one with a white connector. On top of the solenoid...
• Re: Relay socket spade connectors
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:45:25 -0800
  ...Or just remove the connectors you need, un crimp and attach to the wires in question. Don't forget a suitable fuse, often the...
• Re: Hi-torque starter installation
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 13:30:19 -0800
  > > There's a spot on the starter for the female spade connector, got > that. Then, I asssumed, the threaded/bolt connector next to it...
• Re: Trip report + 1.9 Throttle body needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 21:52:19 -0500
  ...the early ones have four spade connections while the later ones have a two pin connector. i have a two pin connector style if...
• Re: FW: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 11:51:36 -0700
  ...Once the ground spades were cleaned up, the two wires separated with new female spade connectors, and reattached, the low beams and other lights...
• Weird, Funny, Electrical and Brake Light Switch Connector Failure; Questions and Pics
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:57:29 -0700
  ...spade connector 82a on front brake light switch failed (pic): * http://tinyurl.com/3d5unt3 * It had fallen out of front brake switch plug, randomly...
• Re: Starter Help
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:28:22 -0400
  ...posibility 2) The solenoid (small cylinder next to starter with small spade connectors) may be bad or (more commonly) is gunked up and needs...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:50:15 -0500
  ...D+ connector. >>> >>>So here is what I did, I was leaning toward the D+ connector as there >>>was already a spade connector on the...
• Engine dies update
  Historical mailing list - Stephen M Canapp
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 13:15:01 -0500
  ...spade connector, and going to the ECU is also a female flat spade connector, they are joined by a double ended male connector. When...
• Engine dies update
  Historical mailing list - Stephen M Canapp
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 13:15:01 -0500
  ...spade connector, and going to the ECU is also a female flat spade connector, they are joined by a double ended male connector. When...
• Re: was: 91 Carat..... now: Fast Turn Signal Issues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:12:48 -0700
  It is just 3 wires with 3 female spade ends on them. The bulb socket has 3 male spades. The brown wire is ground...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:40:09 -0500
  ...D+ connector. > > > > So here is what I did, I was leaning toward the D+ connector as there > > was already a spade connector on the...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 15:25:37 -0500
  ...The wired is broken off right at the connector are these things available? Or should I just replace it with a conventional spade connector...
• Got new starter - strange connections
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:05:55 -0400
  ...This new starter has that same double connector, but also has another spade connector at the bottom-front of the solenoid. Starter is identified...
• Wire connectors for relay blocks
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 May 2016 16:00:01 -0400
  I'm looking original type wire spade type connectors that crimp onto wires and then securely snap into VW relay blocks. I'm working...
• Battery posts (no appledos content)
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 10:29:52 -0700
  ...saw em off and use a screw to attach a spade lug connector to the base. You're not going to be pulling much...
• Re: Headlight grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:36:11 -0700
  ...I should redo all the grounds with new spade connectors but... Thanks for the information. Mike On 9/18/02 8:38 PM, "Michael...
• Re: 86 syncro doesnt start
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:21:03 -0400
  ...with a push-on spade connector. Clean that connection with the sandpaper / solvent / whatever of your choice, slide the connector back on the post...
• Re: D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 7 Nov 2011 23:30:37 -0700
  ...D15 connector revealed >> >> >>> On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Kenneth Lewis >>> <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote: >>> >>>> Picked this up at Harbor Freight...
• Re: ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 22:35:44 -0300
  ...The connector is different - it is an asymmetric plug rather than two spades. Within the plug would be spades, but I think their are...
• Oil pressure sensor wire ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:09:57 -0400
  ...Originally there was a brown wire connected to the sensor that terminated in a male spade connector that was enclosed in a yellow plastic...
• Re: 89 vanagon pwr mirror troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:32:52 +0800
  ...wrote: > > Hello, The two wire connector is for the heated mirror,I believe.Follow > the wide spade connectors and see if they go to...