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• Re: Help! 1.9 idle/ stalling problem !!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:44:06 -0400
  ...I cut the old crimp clamps off and replaced with stainless worm-gear type, but you could probably go clamp-free. They really fit...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:07:33 -0500
  ...All cables made from 2/0 purchased from welding supply and crimp connected to closed ring connectors found in the same supply store. My...
• Re: Vanagon Front Heater Cores Almost Ready
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:34:39 -0400
  construction of heater core soldered or crimped? plastic tank ends or metal? what type of cooling tubing? brass? aluminum? jonathan On Fri, 17 Apr...
• Learnings from replacing the fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 20:55:35 -0700
  ...2.The easiest way to get off the crimp clamps is to twist them into metal fatigue with some pliars, while supporting the line...
• Re: Vanagon Dirvability
  Historical mailing list - bob tickle
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 20:23:46 -0400
  ...Are the connectors in good shape, with a solid crimp on the wires? Are they the union power timer connectors? Power timer terminal can...
• Re: Factory Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 20:47:03 -0400
  ...Search for "oetiker pliers" for the tool to crimp them on. ~$25. >The Knipex ones are the best.
• Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 19:27:47 EDT
  ...bench seat. (Before, the >tubes were >connected straight on and were crimping thus allowing very little >coolant to >flow.) > >Does anybody know if this...
• Re: broken gasket on WBX engine
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:17:52 -0700
  ...on one of the bolts or used the wrong gasket or crimped the gasket when they first put it in. If the gasket was...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:36:55 -0400
  ...I can > see where you would have to crimp around with pliers after hammering it on > and spreading the sides apart. It would be...
• Thought my Engine was a gonner!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
  Thu, 29 Jun 95 12:31 PDT
  ...Or was this a case of someone not paying attention and perhaps crimping the seal to tight? not on straight? All's o.k...
• Re: Cleaning corroded connectors
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 06:11:25 EDT
  ...it off strip back the wire to fresh clean copper and crimp on a new connector. You can obtain most of the terminal ends...
• Re: Propane Tank
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 19:25:06 -0500
  ...Be careful not to crimp them if so... NB -- You *must* (as in a- legally required and b- works better) use a two-stage...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 08:09:09 -0800
  ...stepe up the line > size to the pump had a small crimp in it. I didn't think it was a big deal. > Could...
• Re: occasionally won't start.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 14:48:50 -0400
  ...It turned out to be a bad (undersized, under-crimped and old) splice in the smaller wire leading from the starter. This wire feeds...
• Re: fuel injector hoses
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 04:36:56 -0400
  ...The short hoses appear to be crimped onto the fuel injecors. There is no adjustable clamp like is found on every other junction in...
• Re: Dual-Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 18:18:33 -0700
  ...wire, with crimped-on terminals at both ends. This effectively turns the two batteries into one LARGE battery. What's critically important is to...
• Re: Headlight Failure-Check the ground connection!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:06:20 -0400
  ...Both sides are grounded at a single connection, (2 wires, one crimp terminal) cluster located above the fuse box. A good fix is the...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:57:14 -0700
  ...to the valve. �Cable works fine, doesn't bind, isn't crimped. �Valve appears to turn from external view when the lever is shifted...
• Re: Heater core repair
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:30:04 -0400
  ...The heat exchangers are aluminum with plastic end caps with tangs that are crimped around the end caps to seal them together. There is...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:28:16 -0700
  ...Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore! > > Hi, > > The big difference is the type of clamps. > > Go-Westy uses: > Twenty-six (26) special crimp-style ear...
• Gas Tank Removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
  Mon, 22 Sep 1997 18:10:15 -0400
  ...The best technique for me was to grip the clamp by the seam (opposite from the crimp) and twist it, breaking the clamp at...
• nuthin's easy anymore..
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:16:39 -0800
  ...There's a crimp fitting from one type of hose to the one feeding into the motor (or so it appears). I can see...
• Re: 110VAC Wire Re-Routing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 19:35:11 -0800
  ...bare ground wire on the 2 conductor to forward outlet was crimped on to the ground from the breaker. (these were, of course, attached...
• Re: looking for a source for temp 2/temperature gauge sending unit connectors
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:02:57 -0800
  For certain connectors, a VW specific shop might have replacement leads with the metal terminal already crimped on. This is what i found for...
• Re: Radiator question?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:58:26 -0600
  ...best shops will do >it because these radiators are aluminum with crimped on plastic side >covers. It will cost $150 or more to do...
• No start, no codes ... usual stuff doesn't help.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:39:50 -0700
  ...Visually following the red/black behind the relay panel we come upon a curious CRIMP connector. Now Hans and Fritz and Dieter dont use...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:41:17 -0700
  ...engineer's (ball-peen) hammer 4" long nose & 8" standard Vise-grips� wire cutter/crimper 6 fuses (2 ea, red, blue, white) 3/8...
• Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 May 1999 13:14:48 -0400
  ...They appear to have been made on the same machinery, right down to the profile of the case-crimp. Both have four D-shaped...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:56:25 -0500
  ...likely) a wire no longer making good contact to it's crimped-on terminal. These connections should definitely be taken apart and cleaned at...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:03:12 EDT
  ...m talking about the kind that's thin steel bonded or crimped to a composite material. Jim, the full gasket sets I use & sell...
• Re: Cable for Pop Top Assist DONE. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:00:54 -0700
  ...Ferrule loose, sized new cable on wood strip, secured cable length with duct tape below ferrule, checked length again, crimped. Trimmed excess. Safely supported...
• Wire size question.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:27:01 -0700
  ...I plan on crimping the supply line with a butt splice. My question(s) are: What size wire should I run up to the...
• Re: Solenoid-to-starter wire replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:35:48 -0400
  ...It will have to be disassembled to replace that wore and the connection to the coils is not a simple crimp or soft soldered...
• Re: Weber Progressive and Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:20:17 -0500
  ...For the thermostat, beetle stats are still available and I use a cable crimp to connect the cable to the threaded top in place...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:48:07 -0400
  ...compartment look to be ORIGINALS (except for > one piece), with the crimped on clamps. I began replacing them, and came > upon a problem. The...
• Re: Headlight upgrade questions
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:04:45 -0400
  ...The crimp connection was bad (high resistance) and was heating. > Ifirc, it was getting close to where it could have started a fire. The...
• Re: 88 fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:36:39 -0700
  ...Are these SS clamps supplied by Ken the oem crimp style? What size do I need? I found a source for the correct 7mm...
• Re: 84, rich running, help request...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:08:51 -0400
  ...didn't realize it was a co-ax wire - I just crimped on a new one. Fixing that improved things somewhat, with good idle...
• Re: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 20:30:50 -0500
  ...imho proper solder connections will have less or no more loss than a factory crimp. Use a western union type wire splice before you...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 08:11:55 -0600
  ...wife) digital muliti-meter continuity probe 12V glow probe wire stripper/crimper soldering iron spare tips thin razor knife w/spare blades in ammo...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 09:21:13 -0800
  ...cleaned them up with contact cleaner, cut the old 9004 connector of and used crimp connector & soldered & sealed water tight with 'liquid electric tape...
• Solved! Re: Rich Running....Vanagon Syndrome? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 23:11:14 +0000
  ...So no problem, I stripped the insulation and crimped in a male spade connector. What I didn't realize, until your post, that that...
• Re: Hose clamps..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:19:39 -0500
  ...first, is the screw also SS? Second, is the clamp housing folded/crimped onto the band, or spot welded? Spot welding destroys the rust...
• Re: How are people wiring their high-performance lights?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 20:10:39 -0500
  ...All terminals are soldered, no crimp on. Yes, the relays are triggered by the original wiring harness; hence the original wiring harness remains. When...
• Re: Radiator is loaded ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 May 2006 18:41:27 -0400
  ...Now a days, most radiators will wear through or blow off the crimped on side tanks and for most vehicles that only go 100...
• Re: Fridge on 12V [thread drifted a bit]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 06:49:09 -0700
  What I like about the Powerpoles is that the crimped connection between the appliance wire and the connector is buried inside the connector's...
• Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:40:26 -0700
  ...Simply wiping the contacts or moving the wires where crimped in those connector terminals did the fix. > >
• Re: Reverse lights going crazy
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 13:18:00 -0500
  ...A friend suggested I replace the > > crimp connectors that connect to the two contacts on the switch. Did > > that. No change. What gives? > > Anybody...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:42:45 -0700
  ...volt meter 6 feet of #12 red wire 6 feet of #12 black wire 4 each of crimp on insulated ends, blue color, 1...
• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 22 May 2009 17:33:42 -0400
  ...Just cut the normal plug off of the end and crimp a new female spade end on the wire that is yellow with the...
• Re: 85gl gas leak near starter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:16:26 -0800
  Where a fuel hose is crimp-clamed onto the plastic firewall fuel fitting ..........on the forward side, the starter ( non-engine ) side of the...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:58:31 -0700
  ...into this big mess). > >Thanks! >Paul > > > > > >>Could you possibly have a crimped hose or tube somewhere that's causing >>undo pressure in the system...
• Re: 1987 Oxygen Sensor Wiring 2.1 liter Digifant MV engine
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 17:30:54 -0500
  ...Now you have. <g> >Anyway, this fat green "double" wire has a connector crimped onto the middle >"core" wire, which is at present, rather...
• Re: lighting harness for trailer question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 20 May 2002 10:58:17 -0700
  ...I then crimped some mail spade connectors to the end of the 15cm wire coming from this plug with some additional wires 'Y'ing...
• Re: Help Wiring O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 06:27:46 EDT
  ...the connections are either well soldered or use a good nude crimp connector. The joint needs to be covered with heat shrink tubing so...
• Fw: Engine dies update
  Historical mailing list - Stephen M Canapp
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 18:01:35 -0500
  ...So I crimped and soldered an new connector and for good measure I even applied a bit of silicone dielectric grease to prevent corrosion...
• Hella Driving lights and High Powered headlights
  Historical mailing list - Bob Freeman
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 01:44:07 -0800
  ...Oh, and you do have to cut the two wires that go to the headlights and crimp a different wire to one of them...
• Re: occasionally won't start.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 12:38:01 -0700
  ...It would crank > like a champ, but wouldn't kick over. > > It turned out to be a bad (undersized, under-crimped and old) splice...
• Re: 2.1 engine pull: which coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 10:48:46 -0700
  ...re not worm-drive hose clamps, they look like they're crimped together. > Is there a special tool for these? > > Many thanks, > d. > 1990...
• Re: fuel tank vent lines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:50:43 -0700
  ...Mine had a crimp clamp holding it on. (the only clamp seen on all 4 hoses!) A mechanics mirror, penetrating fluid, and mega cursing...