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Re: O2 Sensor wire connection (wiring harness end - 2.1)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:40:04 -0700
...O2 Sensor wire connection (wiring harness end - 2.1) > At 11:59 AM 9/10/2009, Jeff Lincoln wrote: >>Greg - Yes knowing which wire...
Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 7 Sep 2006 17:24:31 -0700
Lyle - Vanagons didn't go to a heated, 3 Wire O2 sensor until 1986 when Digifant FI was introduced. Your 85 is a Digijet...
camper wiring questions/theorys
Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:02:13 -0800
...My only issues is that I might not have the black wire wired to the load reduction relay correctly. But we used a wire...
Re: Stray wires around the fuse block Help!!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:51:28 -0700
...Those 1 and 2 wire connectors tie the front cooling system to the A/C system in the rear of the van, if so...
Re: Water Pump Project - Again
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 11 Oct 2015 18:27:19 -0500
...One is a > green > > and white striped wire, the other a black and white striped wire. The > black > > and white wire comes from the...
Rear Foglight Wiring
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Thu, 8 Feb 2001 09:25:21 -0800
Hi Volks, Does the net.wisdom/vanagon know if there is a rear foglight wire in the loom to the rear lights. There is...
Re: High beam dash bulb
Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
Fri, 1 May 2015 08:08:50 -0400
...The 2 wires leads are way longer than they need to be so I guess I have to shorten them up. Has anyone else...
Re: inside/outside thermometer installation
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:51:07 -0800
I have a wireless one with the remote inside my refrigerator, the readout/inside temp is mounted in back with velcro. I can't...
1985 Digijet misfire
Historical mailing list - Ignace Speybrouck
Thu, 30 May 2002 00:06:09 -0400
...To do so, I disconnected the plug wires. Those wires are about a year old. The rubber insert in the metal shiel on the...
Re: Rough running, black smoke, running rich, no idle
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 5 Feb 2014 00:30:20 -0500
...The green wire for the sensor is actually a coaxial wire. There is the inner signal wire and the outer shield which is connected...
Re: Engine died up date
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:26:26 -0700
...I mis spoke earlier about what wires fo to ecu, it is of course the fatter green wire. >> >> Confirm alternator light stays on during...
Re: Mega-fuse? (between batteries)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:25:41 -0800
...If that wire shorts out the > auxiliary > battery will have no problem smoking it. Only real protection for the wire > is to fuse both...
CA VW Electronic Ignition questions
Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
Tue, 29 Oct 2002 10:40:48 -0500
...I have some questions about the ignition wires, rotor and coil to use. Currently I have the Bosch 09171 wire set on my point...
Fridge Wiring question
Historical mailing list - Troy
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:22:17 -0800
...Lastly, there appears to be a separate heater wire. Looks like a gray wire goes back to the high temp wire (which has no...
Re: Radiator fan issue - where's the ground?
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sat, 14 Oct 2017 17:16:53 -0700
The brown ground wire from the fan motor goes to the common ground star under the dash, where most ground wires plug in. If...
weird backup light problem
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 4 Aug 2015 16:56:54 -0700
...This is an automatic, so I pulled the blue black wire at the shifter switch and measured 5.2v at the wire where there...
Re: What next? ... GREMLINS STILL OCCUPY 80 CA VANAGON
Historical mailing list
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 17:47:42 -0800
>| > This weekend I'm going to remove the distributor and take a look at >| > the hall control unit wire that reside in the black...
that is a good fog light
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:42:16 -0500
...the rubber > boot on the parking light easily covers the new wire and connector. > > at the switch, i connected that wire to the 83a...
Re: Aux Oil temp gauge wiring
Historical mailing list - mike boland
Mon, 1 Sep 2003 05:16:37 -0500
...Putting them on the dash over the ash tray hole. >I've got everything > > ready to go but after routing one of the wires...
Re: Trying to install headlight relays but wire colors don't match
Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:31:54 -0500
...The right wires are inside a black > sleeve and are thicker wires of the exact right color. > > Mark > > > > Mark A Kippert wrote: >> I purchased...
Re: Operating on all three
Historical mailing list
Thu, 19 Sep 1996 11:47:37 -0400
...It is slightly possible you,or the PO shorted the wire to the CPU, but this would mean 2 injectors would fail as the...
Re: Was: Won't Idle When Hot
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:49:24 EST
In a message dated 2/4/04 12:18:31 PM, conradk@MAC.COM writes: << My longstanding complaint with VW is that the wires...
Re: Temp 2 sender connectors
Historical mailing list - David Hally
Wed, 2 May 2007 12:52:28 -0700
...I found a source for just the terminals, but they have them with wires, spare plugs, boots and color coded wire. I can't...
Re: Trying to install headlight relays but wire colors don't match
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:31:00 -0800
...The wires you want are part of the loom that goes to the ignition switch, up the far side of the steering column. On...
Re: Headlight buzzer
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sun, 10 Sep 2000 07:37:04 -0700
...but if that is not a requirement you could also wire the Piezo between the headlight wire (or parking light wire) and the ignition...
Wiring tach triggered oil pressure alarm - more info
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Sun, 25 Apr 2004 20:00:24 -0400
...I hooked it into a 4 wire connector right behind the fuse panel that has the green wire from the tach that is before...
Re: orphan wire behind fuse panel
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:49:49 -0700
...It comes out of a small bundle with red/gray, brown/blue and gray/black wires, and those wires go into some as yet...
Mystery connector...I'm getting close
Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:23:40 -0500
...After taking a closer look at my harness I spotted where the wire should reenter the harness. I found a frayed, broken wire barely...
Re: Trailer light wires don't match up...old vs new replacement
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Thu, 30 May 2019 17:33:44 -0700
...I > discovered that the new connector has four wires, like this: > White (ground) > Brown > Yellow > Green > > just like the new connector I put on...
Re: Questions about wires, relay, H2 lamps, etc.
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Thu, 2 May 2013 16:23:44 -0400
...Yes the ground wires need to be the at least the same size as the largest positive wires you use. Steve On May 2...
Re: Stereo wires don't match up
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:42:38 -0700
Seems like the most important wires you want to locate, are the speaker wires. You could pull each speaker and take note of what...
Re: Hot A/C Wire
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:37:04 -0400
At 10:59 AM 8/22/2010, Michael Sullivan wrote: >on the C pillar of my 91? When a/c is off, wire is...
Re: Tach project wiring tip
Historical mailing list - Vanagaudi
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:54:56 +0200
...For automotive use you need to install special wires which keeps specifications for this application. This single wires are specified as "FLY" or "FLRY...
Re: Melted ground wire
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:44:25 -0700
On 9/30/20, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Wires are labelled with different temp ratings. Or, the temp rating is on the...
Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Thu, 1 Nov 2012 15:16:18 -0400
...How about these for genuine VW wires at $64.95? http://www.busdepot.com/025998031 Harold __________ Harold Teer 1991 Westy Harrisonburg, VA
Re: alternators
Historical mailing list
Sat, 09 Jul 94 23:14:32 EDT
the reason your alternator voltage drops so low with all those accessories on is that the wire from the alternator to the fuse box...
Ignition Wire Set Inquiry
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Sun, 3 May 1998 08:26:55 -0700
Listees, From the results off an Auto Club Mobile Engine Diagnosis, my 84 Westy may need spark plug wires. I have found a source...
Re: custom side turn signals?
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 1 Nov 2002 09:26:10 -0800
...Simply wire the side marker ground wire to the rear turn-signal wire. >
Fuse box wire
Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:47:44 -0600
...I noticed a grey and white wire with a yellow end just hanging there. I don't know if this fell off when I...
Re: Hall Sender question
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Sat, 5 May 2007 19:53:06 -0400
...It's worth adding for future readers that you have to test the spark on the coil wire, not the spark plug wires, as...
Re: Speaker Wire Polarity?
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Fri, 29 Mar 2002 00:14:07 -0800
Hi Brian, As far as which one is + and - it really doesn't matter except that all the speakers should be wired the same...
Re: Never mind! (Was Re: HELP! (mystery wire under cabinet))
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:55:03 -0700
Did the wire you connected have a long, soft (comparably), clear shell about 1/4" by 1/4" by 1.5" give or take...
Re: Dometic 182B wiring
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Sat, 24 Aug 2013 09:23:22 -0500
...I wired the new fridge fan (inside)<BR>> switch to the black (+) wire and grounded the other fan wire end to the<BR...
Re: Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:46:32 -0700
...Yah a small pain ;) So adding shrink wrap would keep the original wire near connector from bending as much, thus hastening the stock wire...
Re: What coil part number for my van?)
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:56:48 EDT
...The newer style cap and wires are preferable as the wire to cap and wire to coil connections are more secure. They can be...
oxygen sensor replacement
Historical mailing list - s w
Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:48:48 -0800
i just got a new oxygen sensor and i have a question, the new one i have has about three inches of wire leading...
Re: Sputtering still... new wires or dielectric grease or...
Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
Mon, 1 Sep 2003 11:36:28 -0400
About a year after I had replaced the spark plug wires on my 89 Syncro because one of the actually broke near the plug...
Re: Wire Wheels..
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 21:18:20 EST
...I know weight might be a consideration but my 67 Caddy Coupe deVille has wires and I think it is heavier than the vanagon...
Re: Think I have an electrical problem here.
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 3 Nov 2005 15:45:46 -0800
...Perhaps you mis-wired the relay and it's connection to the blue wire. How did you connect up the relay? Mark Roger Sisler...
Re: Advice on Power Mirror removal (again)
Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
Thu, 02 Jan 1997 21:48:09 -0500
...Is there any way I can remove the wires from the plastic wire > connectors (the're sort of in there permanently) or do I...
Re: headlight relay installation problems...
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:58:11 -0800
...Indeed, the white wire was what I wanted. I was > >>quite confused. Neither this, nor the yellow-and-black wire, go to the > >>dimmer...
Re: Ampacity was Re: Headlight Upgrade Double Check (fuses)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:56:33 -0700
...On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 7:22 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > >> >> Wire Gauge and Ampacity of Automotive & Marine Primary Wire...
Automatic Starter Issues
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:46:07 -0400
...What does this wire do? Are these two spades interconnected and interchangeable for putting the thick red wire on? Thanks! -Craig '87 Sunroof Syncro...
Re: Pushrod tube wires
Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 20:20:59 -0700
...The ends of the wires should rest in the slot of the block that mounts the rocker shafts. Make sure that the wire does...
Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rear speakers
Historical mailing list - Tim Beidel
Fri, 3 Oct 2003 12:32:47 -0400
...Both seem to be required to run the wires through the post. Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: David Brodbeck [mailto:gull@gull.us] > Sent: Friday...
Re: Testing some components
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 10:48:31 -0800
...Near the bottom, in current track 16, there is a single wire branched off from the A/C compressor clutch control wire. This wire...
Re: Electrical Help nEEDED - 90' Carat
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Fri, 18 May 2007 12:30:36 -0500
...S20 provides the power for the license plate lights and the dash lights. >> Also, I have a red wire and a blue gray wire...
On going Oxygen sensor issues...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:53:55 -0700
...This time around, I thought to replace the whole wire between the Oxygen sensor and the ECU with some shielded wire I sourced from...
Re: A/C HOT wires!!
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Sat, 17 Apr 1999 09:39:36 -0700
...Over time, due to corrosion, a small resistance builds up in the wire link between the electronic components of the all the electrical systems...
Re: Solenoid-to-starter wire replacement?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:35:48 -0400
Matt, Sure the repair can be done, but if the starter is old enough for the wire to disappear, it most likely is ready...