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Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:35:08 -0700
...that one white wire going to the ignitor had been pushed back out of the plug ........that's the wire that singals the ECU...
Re: Door Lock Harness Info For The Record
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Tue, 6 Mar 2012 08:11:19 -0800
...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: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 9 Sep 2011 07:30:33 -0700
...Part of this requires cutting some > wires and these wires are clearly identified in the instructions. When I > went to do this, and removed...
1981 Westy Slider Door Light Install Pics & Scintillating Comments.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 14 May 2011 20:51:21 -0700
...I used corrugated wire cover to protect the wires through hole near new light. Maybe a grommet is required, but since the wire is...
Re: '85 Westy Wiring question about the S9 fuse
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:25:39 -0600
...Would the .5 red wire coming into the junction below >> that represent the wire that I cut? That wire goes to the radio if...
Hot A/C Wire
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:12:23 -0700
...Hot A/C Wire >Can someone take a look at a couple of pics of this wire in the fuse block >on the C...
Re: Installing Idle stabalizer.
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 21:12:41 -0400
Problem solved! looking closely and burshing the dirt off, (and figuring out my wiring diagram!) I've determined that one wire in fact has...
Re: Engine Miss
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sun, 21 Dec 2003 09:29:04 EST
...The ignition wires still looked like new, but one was leaking. In all cases, I traced the problem by substituting a known good wire...
Re: Altenator, smaller wire is broken.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 10:13:44 -0500
...I will have to open the bundle cover and splice the wire then. You should be able to pick it up inside the distribution...
Question.....putting a new Bosch alternator in my 91 GL...
Historical mailing list - Barb & Scott Stothers
Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:33:02 -0500
...Two red wires obviously hook up to B...... but blue wire hooks up to D... and W left open?? Not driven for a while...
Step up the idle
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Sun, 9 Sep 2007 22:12:56 -0700
Thanks Mark for helping me find the white-green wire for stepping up the idle with the AC on. I connected it yesterday and...
Van stuff for sale...
Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 12:43:16 -0700
...A set of plug wires for vanagon. The wires are not factory OEM, BOSCH wires. They are made by Autolite, a 7mm wire, it...
TruckFridge Wire Gauge?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:01:41 -0700
...Wire stripper will strip this wire at either #12 or #14 Wire doesn't look like #12, but calipers measure it close to 2...
Re: Getting wires to...
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 23 May 2003 16:16:46 -0400
While we're on the subject, what are the best ways to get wires into the center dash area? I know about the speedometer...
Re: Upgrading Digijet to 3-Wire O2 Sensor
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 13 May 2003 20:35:41 -0400
...Upgrading Digijet to 3-Wire O2 Sensor So how do you get the digijet system to fire up the "hot" wires on the 3...
Re: Stray wires around the fuse block Help!!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:47:26 -0700
In case I was not clear, you don't have any use for those 3 wires if you removed the A/C. Just leave...
Re: how did this happen ... ?
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:37:36 EST
Steve; After you get the wires back on in the right order here's a tip: Somehow mark the wires and cap so it...
Re: mice and chewed wiring?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 10 Aug 2002 14:50:56 EDT
In a message dated 8/10/02 2:20:47 PM, vanpire@CITLINK.NET writes: >Do mice chew all the way through a wire...
Central locking system
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 26 May 1998 19:28:19 -0700
...Which wire does what? Red = +12 volts power Brown = Ground White = Unlocked signal Yellow = Locked signal Make a jumper wire and connect the red...
Headlight relays, was: 758227.jpg
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:13:06 -0700
...The best of these kits used wire colors that match the colors you splice into. The hi/lo dimmer switch has a wire coming...
Re: No Start Scenario, burned out pin D15 !
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:58:28 -0700
...Jumper between the black wire on pin A8 and the black wire at D15. Don't cut the wire to pin A8 since it...
Re: bad ground on radiator fan motor
Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:39:15 -0400
...What were the Germans smokingwhen they made the ground > wire smaller than the power wire? To confirm the ground wire problem I > pulledthe resistor...
Re: Vanagon door wiring
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:34:58 -0700
...The other thing is that one could use much more flexible stranded wire to replace the stock wire there. Think about the very fine...
Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:49:34 -0700
...Electrons or whatever are not pushed through a wire, they are pulled; and they are pulled only as fast as the joining wire will...
Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:00:32 -0800
...The three wires coming out of the distributor were the problem. They had flexed enough to fatigue through. The insulation appeared intact, but the...
Re: ?? Power for stereo in my '86 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Wed, 20 Mar 1996 20:23:26 -0500
...On all vaguely recent models of Volkswagens the red wire is supposed to be live, black wires on with ignition, solid brown wires are...
Re: stripping the undercarriage
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Apr 1995 15:53:33 -0300
>Well, with a plastic scraper, a screwdriver, and a wire-brush, it took me >3 hours to clean up, oh say... 10% of the...
Re: Fw: Auxillary battery not charging
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Thu, 21 Sep 2000 09:08:17 -0400
...thick red wire from relay #30 to positive post of aux battry 2 red wires from positive post of aux battery to fridge fuse...
Re: Rear Foglight Wiring
Historical mailing list - mike and shari
Thu, 8 Feb 2001 13:11:18 -0800
I simply wired mine into the reverse wiring, seems to me that's the only time one might use it.. of course if you...
Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
Thu, 7 Sep 2006 19:15:35 -0500
...I'm curious though, mine ( 1985 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX ) the O2 sensor just has one wire... and I guess it plugs into...
Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 1 Nov 2012 15:30:17 -0700
...I think I pay maybe $ 38 for a Bosch plug wire set. scott turbovans On 11/1/2012 12:16 PM, Harold Teer wrote...
Re: VDUB QUESTION
Historical mailing list - IC U of T
Tue, 19 Nov 1996 09:50:15 -0500
...I thought my starter may be getting > too hot and tripping a "breaker" so I ran a wire directly from my > battery to the...
mystery wire(s)
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:13:40 -0400
...I've got a pair of wires (purple and yellow, I think) dangling on the driver's side of the engine bay, leading to...
Re: Battery Light
Historical mailing list - Neptuno
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:40:44 -0800
IIRC correctly the blue wire is an exiter wire for the alternator. When the engine comes up to a certain RPM the ligth goes...
Wire to house battery
Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 20:00:46 +0000
I've installed a house battery under the back seat. I'd like to get a 6g or 8g wire to it from the...
Spark Plug Wire Recs
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:06:04 -0500
Gonna check the continuity on my current wires, but would like an opinion of German wire replacement from list vendors or FLAPS version. Like...
Question re: can i use a universal 1 wire Oxygen sensor?
Historical mailing list - Nick Meyers
Sat, 8 Apr 2000 00:24:33 EDT
I have an 87 Westy, 2.1, I want to replace the O2 sensor, can I buy a Bosch 1 Wire Universal and splice...
crude ascii art of LED bulb
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 6 Dec 2002 12:33:06 -0800
...Wire leading \ | | |\ | | || thru base and attached \\ | | \\ | || to resistor and then | | | | | back up to external wire soldered to legs | ----+--+ | bulb contact one wire bent back...
Stereo wiring harness wire ID
Historical mailing list - Jim & Wilma Quan
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 12:50:10 -0700
Hello, Putting in a new stereo, etc., and discovered the PO has pretty well cut up most of the wires on the original VW...
Re: Battery Light
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:20:21 -0800
NO.The blue wire connects to the alternator lead labeled D+ on the alternator. It is either a very small threaded stud next to...
Re: Power loss still in '85
Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 09:07:44 -0800
I'll have to agree on the importance of plug wires on the VWs. My van actually can with the right plug wires, but...
Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:07:01 -0500
...He said he replaced the plugs, cap and rotor, if memory serves me, but not the wires. I have had a plug wire fail...
Replacing wiring into glow plug relay?
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:17:24 -0700
...How the heck do I pull the connecting wires out of the block the relay plugs in to without destroying the wires and/or...
Go Westy tune up kit
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:08:44 -0400
...The early cap has the wire connection as a plug in as all older style distributor caps and wire set have had for years...
All the wires are brown!
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:14:46 -0700
Was tracing out some wires in the old engine bay and noticed that all the wires were brown. "This wire," I thought, "should be...
Re: Aux Battery Wiring
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 15 May 2004 16:12:43 -0600
...Here is what I have > with engine running: > > 30 - thick red wire, 13.8v > 85 - small black/red wire 0v > 86 - small blue wire...
Re: Starter Wire Connection
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 22 Aug 2005 07:00:01 -0600
The other wire goes up to either the double relay or the start relay up in the engine bay.(depending on year of van...
Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:08:27 -0600
...Closer look at the wiper switch and I saw that it was NOT wired to do it. So in '81 they wired vans for...
Re: RoadHaus - Wireless Internet Report
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:23:43 -0500
On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Rik wrote: > the same stands true for wireless internet access. > what the isp giveth, the isp can but doesn...
Hookup of wire harness from van to trailer
Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:24:59 -0800
...The Westie has separate wires for each turn signal and the brake light, which means a 5 wire connection. The question is: Do I...
Re: External Wireless Amplifier
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:44:14 -0400
On 4/19/07, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > Anyone got a wireless amplifier in thier van? I was thinking of...
Dual Battery Relay Install Instructions (long)
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Sun, 18 Jun 2000 21:16:08 -0700
...In light of the recent discussions, the wire sizes have been reduced slightly. Basically #8 awg wire has been reduced to #10 or #12...
Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:07:47 -0700
...The voltage comes from the yellow/red wire and the gauge. The gauge measures current flow through the wire and sensor. As the sensor...
Re: Voltage Drop, 4 feet extra, 4 gauge wire
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Tue, 9 Dec 2008 21:45:21 -0800
Gee, now I'm thinking of running the wire along the drive side mid area, then across to the passenger side (behind the front...
door chime/seat belt light anomaly
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 14 May 2010 09:14:11 -0700
...Missing black wire from fuse S18. only one grey wire (from door? assume the missing grey is for seat belt switch). Missing grey/red...
Re: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:03:20 -0700
...Squirrel said, if > you should have incautiously clipped the *other* end to the frame, > the wire will demonstrate why you need a fuse in...
Front Speakers Re-wiring - '85 Westy
Historical mailing list - MMunn
Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:40:13 -0800
...I want to keep the grommet and "wire sheaths" that pass through the door and door frame. Can I simple pull news wires through...
Re: what is this wire...?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:03:57 -0500
At 06:45 PM 11/26/2007, Jim Johnston wrote... >process, I found a mystery wire. It has three wires, one regular, and >a...
Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:43:00 -0700
Sounds like a good reason to install a properly sized fuse inline with a wire gauge upgrade. Perhaps an alternator upgrade would also be...
kill switch for pickle
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:36:35 -0500
...I know that there's a wire up front in later year vanagons that affects the coil, which has been discussed on the list...