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• Re: Dometic wiring, now gas line
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:07:50 -0700
  Are you asking about the propane connection to back of fridge? On 3 different fridges I've owned, (182A 182B), all 3 appeared to...
• Re: plumbing
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 18:18:42 -0500
  Hi Nathaniel, Inside the van, the city water line goes from the city water hook-up directly to the city water faucet connection on...
• distributor connection on 90 westy
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:11:56 -0800
  On my 90 Westy my distributor has the 3 wire connection on one side which I think is attached to the hall sender. On...
• Re: Voltage Drop - Less than 3% - 15 feet, 2/0,
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:55:56 -0800
  I have copper connections, could also get marine grade copper connectors which are lined with tin I think. Only thing is, crimping the connection...
• leaky hose connection to rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 16:22:56 -0500
  I replaced my rear heater core, but now it has a very slow leak at the bottom hose to core connection. Before I replace...
• Electrical connection prep.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:49:26 -0700
  Thought I’d start another subject just to keep things tidy :-) Lots of opinions and lots of info about electrical connection treatments. Not crimps...
• Re: Problems problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 07:30:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Finally tracked it down to a loose connection in the LT circuit of the ignition system. It was one of those spade connections that...
• Re: Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:14:22 -0800
  ...The film of grease is displaced by metal to metal contacts and helps keep those connections gas tight. //Jack > Dielectric grease is a conductor...
• Re: Fuel System or Electronic?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 13 Nov 2018 21:36:56 -0500
  ...So...I > > will unplug, one at a time, every connection I can see. (Will first > > disconnect the battery.) Clean up the terminals and connections...
• Hesitation cured...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 12:27:54 -0700
  ...I poked (with a tester I don't know how to use) and prodded all the wire connections, and got interesting readings that made...
• Re: Valve on Propane tank leaking
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:59:42 -0700
  ...The connection seals like the rest of the gas connections by a conical fit of one side of the connection to the other. If...
• CrewCab Fix....
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 16:01:17 -0500
  ...http://www.tristar-connection.de/index.php?lang=en Check out these shells: http://www.tristar-connection.de/crewcabaccessories/crewcabaccessories.php Ken Lewis http...
• Conductive grease for connections???
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:17:45 -0400
  Is there an optimal way to put together ground wires to the chassis, that delays corrosion? What about the engine harness, do those connections...
• Re: Propane smell diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:12:39 -0700
  ...Check tank parts/connections and appliance connections. If there's no leaks there, then it may be a part on the appliances themselves. You...
• Re: Wipers STILL don't work!! Arrgh!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 12:22:52 -0500
  ...Am I all wet, or don't those things like "dielectric grease" squeeze out of the connection when it is tightened up, and don...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Won't Illuminate
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:16:02 -0500
  ...Loose connection to the headlight switch. Bad wire. Bad bulbs, bad ground. Loose connection on the instrument cluster wiring connector.
• electrical connections
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 23:17:50 -0700
  Is it a good/bad idea to apply dielectric (non-conductive) grease on all your engine wiring harness connections to help prohibit corrosion and...
• Re: Wipers STILL don't work!! Arrgh!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:28:20 -0500
  ...I asked the question to be sure I could optimize the electrical connection. John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver...
• City Water Connection Leak
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 23:01:46 -0500
  Since recently replacing the city water connection fitting on the outside of my '87 Westfalia, water leaks out of it whenever I turn on...
• stalls in the rain
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:04:29 -0400
  Check the splice and/or connection to the O2 sensor. I had this problem. If that connection gets wet it will have those symtoms...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 12 Jan 2019 23:25:07 +0000
  ...Same with stuff like Headphone 1/8" connector, or a camera connection...that kind of stuff....you want to make the connection glide together...
• Re: redoing ground connections on left cylinder head ('84 1.9L engine)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 13:43:20 -0500
  At 11:31 PM 1/4/2012, John Anderson wrote: >Well having owned scores of 1.9's all of mine get soldered >connections...
• '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burning gas in Mexico
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 07:56:05 -0500
  ...In the end I just noodled it out, thinking about random connections that come and go. I opened the "brain" connector and sprayed a...
• Re: Won't start--Dew Point?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:37:47 -0400
  ...If the connections are dirty, you can get same or similar problems. Clean with top quality contact cleaner and make sure all contacts on...
• Re: Westy faucet question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 26 May 2009 08:38:09 -0700
  ...Connections at the top of the tank, switch at the faucet and it's connections, then the pump itself.
• Fuel Gauge sender Ground Connection (Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 23:18:58 -0400
  Trying to locate the ground connection for the fuel gauge sender on my 90 Syncro DoubleCab Truck. Gauge is not working, so I want...
• re starting woes - whir whi
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  22 May 1997 18:08:30 -0600
  ...The same holds true for connections to the starter, and connections to ground. (Solenoid may still work at the lower voltage) 2. How old...
• Re: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 20:16:18 -0700
  ...trouble is, i didn't think there were 9 connections at the air flow meter, much less 22 connections. :( hope it helps. joel
• Re: Electrical connections to injectors
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:21:17 -0700
  ...Electrical connections to injectors I need a temporary fix to keep the electrical connections to the fuel injectors from bouncing off. In the long...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 13 Jan 2019 09:53:55 -0500
  ...Same with stuff like Headphone 1/8" connector, or a camera > connection...that kind of stuff....you want to make the connection glide > together...
• Re: Turn signals Blinking Too fast?--bad connection probably
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:57:40 -0500
  ...I know that the middle spade connection on that turn signal is corroded and partially broken (I think that this is ground connection). My...
• Re: The nature of dielectric grease; was Re: Charging better
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 10:44:00 EDT
  ...barrier outside of a connection that in itself would not conduct the juice in that connection to something else. >> That's about it in...
• Re: Soldered Connections...Not!
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:43:01 EST
  David Writes: <<<<<<< Subject:Soldered Connections I think you are missing the point with soldering - or you have never seen it done correctly. Your examples...
• Re: 90 Syncro engine power probs
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 07:59:47 -0700
  Possibly a bad AFM connection. Standing behind vehicle, it's at the far right corner (passenger side), attached to the air filter. Has a...
• Electrical connection fix idea
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:42:31 -0400
  ...Problem is that the connections of course are aluminimun and oxidize. I've fixed so many "problems" just by pulling the connections apart and...
• Re: Runs great--for a minute or two ??
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:19:57 -0500
  That brown wire is the low oil pressure sender wire.... (pretty sure) Check the AFM connection, lately, 1 one of the 4 wires did...
• Horn not working
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:20:32 -0800
  ...Since the steering wheel is a moving part the connection is made with a spring loaded type mechanism. Apparently the connection is not being...
• Re: Soldered Connections...Not!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 09:58:38 -0800
  ...Soldered Connections...Not! >David Writes: ><<<<<<< >Subject:Soldered Connections >I think you are missing the point with soldering - or you have never seen >it done...
• vacuum hose connections
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 1 May 2010 08:06:21 -0400
  Can someone take a look at my video from last week and let me know if my vacuum hose connections are correct? http://www...
• Re: Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:54:43 -0500
  ...The sensor is a universal type and reuses the single wire from the factory.Im thinking the actual blade connection , or connection area proper...
• Engine craqnks too slowly or won't crank - battery cable
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Engine craqnks too slowly or won't crank - battery cable
  July 31, 1987
  ...this gives the starter a direct connection to the battery without having to go through the welds of the chassis. it WILL improve your...
• Re: Balky starter
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jan 1996 12:03:09 -0500
  ...This most likely would be caused by corrosion at solenoid connection on starter. Try cleaning connection. Weak connection saps solenoid of necessary current to...
• Re: Finding a short
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Sat, 13 Jul 2019 01:10:38 -0400
  Hi Dave, Rather than a short, it seems you may have a broken connection from the accessory battery negative to the chassis. Without this...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:57:22 -0400
  ...mcneely Get underneath and look a little farther forward...that's the third connection Stuart is talking about, direct hose to hose. Yours, David
• Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 13:03:11 -0700
  ...That sounds to me like a loose connection, With the most likely culprit being the connection to the AFM, though admittedly it could be...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 May 2012 18:57:02 -0400
  At 12:45 AM 5/5/2012, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >that is sorta a glitch almost in later vanagons. >That one connection at...
• fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 08:12:05 -0800
  Can anyone tell me what is the size thread is the connection on the fuel pressure test T? I'd like to buy the...
• Re: Soldered Connections...Not!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 23:17:29 -0500
  ...Me, I always solder my connections - been let down too many times by connections that weren't. Frank Miller At 12:43 PM 1...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:23:12 -0400
  Hi Scott, 1/3 Volt is acceptable in a low current situation - but if it's in the ground connection for a starter motor...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:58:35 -0400
  Clean the connections on the coolant temp sender AND especially the connection to the oxygen sensor. After a thorough cleaning AND drying, coat the...
• Re: REPAIR FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL RIBBON CONNECTION
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:55:38 -0500
  ...kgg On Jan 7, 2009, at 11:24 AM, David Clarkson wrote: > Has anyone ever successfully repaired the ribbon connection for the > instrument panel...
• Re: Soldered Connections...Not!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 18:43:52 -0800
  ...Soldered Connections...Not! > > >>David Writes: >><<<<<<< >>Subject:Soldered Connections >>I think you are missing the point with soldering - or you have never seen >>it done...
• Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 13:19:21 -0700
  ...It is harder to see since the wire is inside the two stator connections, as opposed to the other connections where the wire is...
• Re: New Info RE: Can't Search Archives: 1.9 stalled at speed, won't restart...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 00:25:23 -0600
  Dave, The early ECU plugs have a preponerance of shaking loose from the connection point at the ECU. Check that connection, make sure it...
• Re: Heater question
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:54:30 -0400
  ...Bill On Aug 28, 2012, at 10:40 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: > The key is the large hose connections on both...
• Re: Electrical connection prep.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:07:04 -0700
  ...Electrical connection prep. > > Thought I’d start another subject just to keep things tidy :-) > > Lots of opinions and lots of info about electrical connection...
• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 May 2011 12:02:27 -0400
  ...A standard* NPT pipe thread connection *must* have some kind of thread tape or pipe dope because the thread geometry results in an unsealed...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:28:58 -0500
  ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > "Mine is done with a grommet and a direct fuel hose, no connections > > at all at...
• Re: alternator
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Nov 1996 09:27:22 PST
  Greg; Do you access to a volt meter? The first thing I would do is check/clean all associated electrical connections. With engine off...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:24:29 -0800
  ...If so, did you try that connection? BTW, I have such a 'battery charging' connection for my Honda and it works fine tied directly...