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• Re: Speaker wires ??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:10:02 -0500
  ...Speaker wires ?? > > > The gray wire is a common ground to the rear speakers. If you are putting >> in a modern radio, require separate grounds...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:48:37 -0700
  ...Then 85 is wired to the horn button wire and the horn button grounds 85 when pressed. So the button ground is the real...
• Re: Fuel gauge sender on 60's split
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 04:09:11 -0500
  ...Lo and behold, was I surprised (not really) to find there was no wire heading from the sender to the gauge! There is just...
• Re: rear wiper question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 12:43:08 -0400
  ...The Black/Gray wire supplies constant voltage (from the X circuit) so the self-parking feature will work. The Green/Black wire is switched...
• Re: digitool building
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 22:02:21 -0600
  ...Instead, tin the wire before soldering it. After stripping it, heat it with the iron and apply the solder sparingly to the wire, allowing...
• '97 VW Stereo Install
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 08:11:23 -0400
  I am looking at the power wire harness for the '97 VW stereo that is going into my '85 Westy. Is has a large...
• Re: Radiator Fan B+ Wire Routing
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:32:26 -0700
  ...For '83 - '84 Bentley shows a #10 wire supplying positive to the 16 Amp S7 fuse. 1985 shows a metric 4 wire. Neil. On...
• Coil Confusion
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 13:02:43 -0700
  ...Joy! On my old coil, there is a post inside where the wire to the distributor attaches (the "spark plug" type wire). The wire...
• Dome light on 87 MV
  Historical mailing list - Clay Perry
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 16:52:49 EDT
  ...I do not have the wiring diagrams yet, where does the single wire from each switch and the wire from the light connect? I...
• [second battery] Now what?
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 11:57:46 -0700
  ...I see a relay wit a metal exterior, with 2 red wires connected to it. Those two wires go to a small fuse box...
• Re: [NVC] Booster cable wire by the foot?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:51:40 -0700
  ...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6-awg-Marine-SAE-Battery-Cable-Power-Wire-Red-ft_W0QQitemZ4552148660QQcategoryZ26449QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I have purchased a lot of different colored...
• Re: 'green glow'
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:36:31 -0700
  ...There are a thin black wire and a thick black wire on that plug in connector, check that thick black wire and its connector...
• Antenna wires
  Historical mailing list - Tim New
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 14:43:46 -0800
  I've got two wires coming off my Antenna to my radio. Presumably one is the AM and the other FM. Unfortunately my radio...
• Re: electrical experts: what ? -Wire Sizes
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:04:36 EST
  In a message dated 3/6/01 12:30:15 AM, brown6@ALASKA.NET writes: << I thought wire came in sizes such as 20...
• Re: electrical experts: what ? -Wire Sizes
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:04:36 EST
  In a message dated 3/6/01 12:30:15 AM, brown6@ALASKA.NET writes: << I thought wire came in sizes such as 20...
• Ignition wires
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 12:21:21 -0400
  Testing my ignition wires for resistance reveals kOhms of over 6.5. The wire from the coil indicates 7.5. As per Bentley this...
• No spark
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 20:49:54 EDT
  ...No spark from coil, tested coil wire for resistance= total resistance. Substituted another wire, still no spark. I have power to coil. Replaced distributor...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 18:16:29 -0800
  Darrell said: >but I don't like them or wire nuts either for that matter. I have to agree...I learned in Germany (I...
• Door Lock Harness Info For The Record
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 19:42:08 -0500
  ...The red goes to a single conductor wire that goes to a red wire, and the Brown Yellow and White wire go to a...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:11:07 -0800
  ...Near the splices, the insulation was cracked and falling off on all 3 wires. One wire seemed to be down to just a few...
• Re: Digifant Electrical Experts: New Harness + 4 Pin Hella 53 Relay for ECU?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 28 May 2012 18:15:27 -0700
  ...Two brown wires. Confirmed ground to frame. > > 30: two red wires. Confirmed from B+ One goes to FP relay 30 > > 87: Red/White, White...
• Re: '82 starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:44:31 -0600
  ...One wire is significantly thicker than the other and is red with a black stripe. The other wire is thinner and is blue with...
• Re: Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 20 Sep 2014 18:09:01 -0700
  ...Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal? > > > > Mobile CB coaxial wire? > > > My only thought is heat-vibration possibly affecting the coax...
• Re: Third brake lights (tack-free)
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 22:13:10 -0400
  ...Get as close to the window defroster wire coming from the front as you can and feed your brake wire with the defroster on...
• Burnt wires; Was Warning....
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 13:48:47 -0800
  ...This is not likely the result of an "overload" but a direct short to ground in that alternator wire somewhere between the alternator and...
• Re: I am stumped
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 12 May 2001 18:36:31 -0500
  There are two connectors on your coil. + and - the double black wire from the junction box goes to the + side. The wire to your...
• "87 Westy bunch of wires disconnected
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Nanstad
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 19:04:57 -0500
  ...Two other mystery white plastic clips w/ red(thin) wires were dangling as well. Got all reconnected but I had a question before I...
• Re: Wire Gage for Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 May 2002 14:49:59 -0400
  ...I went to Radio Shack to pick some up, >but I noticed that the wire gage is not printed on the wires for the...
• missing wire at distributer? and timing question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:44:17 -0700
  when i was inspecting my spare wiring harness last night i noticed that there was a wire with a female spade right around the...
• O2 sensor grounding?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:18:04 -0500
  ...is it possible to install a 4 wire O2 sensor, with heater and ground wire, in place of the OE single wire sensor? Or...
• Re: Dometic 182B wiring
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:52:25 -0700
  ...I wired the new fridge fan (inside) >> > switch to the black (+) wire and grounded the other fan wire end to the >> > grounding block. Ran...
• Re: Spark plug wire and rubber ring
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 00:37:24 -0400
  ...Spark plug wire and rubber ring hi all, there's a large rubber ring on the spark plug wire... that's that for? Should...
• Re: rear speaker wires, '83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:45:08 -0700
  ...Can anyone describe the routing for these wires, so I can > minimize interior disassembly? Thx much, David > Something to keep in mind. My understanding...
• Re: HELP WTB: Wire Harness for 1987 1.9 (bosch FI harness)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 7 May 2003 07:48:46 -0400
  ...If you have an ohm meter figure out what wire is bad, and run a new wire. Don't try to remove and replace...
• tachometer, cluster swaps, mods
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 03:14:27 -0400
  ...Despite the fact that a green wire for the tach is installed in the instrument cluster wire harness, there is no wire connected to...
• Re: Water Pump Project - Again
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 09:24:31 -0700
  ...One is a > > green > > > and white striped wire, the other a black and white striped wire. The > > black > > > and white wire comes from the...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:12:21 +0000
  Golf/Jetta Digifant does NOT have a 3 wire ISV. It is Digifant. Therefore it has 2 wires. Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.367...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 12:27:38 -0700
  ...I'm assuming the two wire connector in the relay box is the one with a brown and a green/yellow wire. I disconnected...
• Voltage Drop, 4 feet extra, 4 gauge wire
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 15:01:51 -0800
  ...Right now, the batteries I currently use under the rear seat, are wired with 4 gauge wire. I seem to remember the stock wire...
• Re: Setting Timing Gear
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:35:41 -0600
  ...Leave the wire in place and get the other wire to move the spacers around until you are satissfied. Then remove the wires and...
• O2 Sens. Replacement
  Historical mailing list - ZUMBRENNEN JOSEPH CORY
  Sat, 6 Apr 1996 21:41:53 -0700 (MST)
  Hello all, I found in the archives that there are generic 3-wire O2 sensors available as well as some Bosch units that do...
• Re: Speaker Wire Polarity?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:42:19 EST
  ...As stated earlier, if you get a new stereo you should run new wires. This avoids the common ground problem AND you aren't...
• Major light upgrade (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 18:14:29 -0700
  ...I connected these wires to the non-brown wire on the driving lights. I then ran 4 ground wires, one from each light, to...
• Re: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 20:30:50 -0500
  Hi Ken, I have used the 3 wire o2 sensor for 88 3.8 tarus on a 2.1L in a bind and it...
• Re: Spark Plug Wire Shock
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 May 2020 22:32:33 +0000
  ...Spark Plug Wire Shock I've been dealing with a rough idle, cleared most of the problem by adding "Sea foam" to the fuel...
• Re: 1985 Wiring Questions
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:58:14 -1000
  ...on the turn signal socket wires .. the normal and clever way to find out which wire is which is just put a simple 12...
• fuse for fuel injection components
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:41:29 -0600
  ...Roll back the shield and check, or use the hat pin in the wire trick and find the red wire that has plus battery...
• Re: '97 VW Stereo Install Complete
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 10:34:07 -0400
  ...The speaker wires were pretty straight forward, because I had already re-wired the back speakers to get around the common ground set-up...
• Re: head lamp relay upgrade
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:11:56 -0800
  ...The correct wires are inside a black plastic sleeve in the area nearest the dimmer switch. That makes it less obvious which wires to...
• Another no start problem
  Historical mailing list - clark duff
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:34:29 -0400
  ...One of the wires, the larger one, from the ignition switch, is working ok, so I snip off the end of the smaller wire...
• Re: Power Mirror Problem
  Historical mailing list - Madsen
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 15:33:29 -0400
  Hello Roy The probable cause for your inoperable mirror is a broken wire. Over the years, the wire becomes brittle and eventually breaks. I...
• Re: dist cap and plug wires
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:41:31 -0400
  ...Actually, on an '84 you need an 03010 cap and 09180 wires if my memory serves me correctly. The 03212 cap and 09272 wires...
• Starter Wire Connection
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 21:15:14 -0700
  Today while making up the last few remaining wire connections in the engine compartment, I ran into something puzzling. The wire harness feeding the...
• Re: Removing Power mirrors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:18:05 EDT
  ...from the door and then chopped off all the wires alltogether with your handy wire cutter or bowie knife, huh :<P seems like most...
• Re: Puzzled by thesamba instructions: Convert 82D fan wiring to '86 fan.
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:25:14 +0000
  ...There should be 4 >> wires, 2 of a larger gauge and 2 of a smaller gauge. >> With all 4 wires unplugged, test them each...
• Re: Mystery connector...I'm getting close
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:49:57 -0800
  That wire is shown and discussed on Bentley page 24.54. It is used in testing of the OX sensor system described on that...
• Re: Starter Engages When Revving Engine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:27:13 -0700
  ...Then you still need to replace the pulled wire with another short wire. First, tape over the end of the pulled wire so it...
• Bizarre starter problems pt.II
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 22:34:11 -0600
  ...This afternoon, I decided to see if the feed wire to the solenoid, off the neutral safety switch is powering the starter properly. I...
• Re: two red lights aren't on at start
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 23:00:18 -0500
  ...Unless it somehow contributed to breaking or pulling off the wire from the alternator -- I don't remember just how that wire runs but...
• pics needed for help with westy wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 14:23:57 -0400
  hey all, anyone out there have a digi camera that could snap some pics of how their kitchenette stuff wires to the fuse box...