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• Re: Westy Speaker
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 20:52:07 -0500
  ...This was the case for both speakers, with both of the passenger speaker wires being split. Replacing the speaker wire on the right hand...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:56:36 -0400
  My Digifant '90 Cabriolet has two wires going to the idle stabilizer. My Vanagon is Digijet, so I guess I still can't completely...
• Re: 87 GL Intermittantly Not Starting
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 12 May 2003 15:04:45 -0400
  ...I go under the van and take the red with black stripe wire off the solenoid, and run a new 10g wire from the...
• Re: Urgent: NEED HELP, Weird Van Thing
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:29:58 -0400
  ...Checked 02 sensor wires, look OK, I think when I put the cat back on I kinda smooshed some of the wires coming out...
• Re: Strange electric problem!!!
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:53:06 -0600
  You will also get some feedback thru the other wire if the ground is loose, although it will be at some reduced voltage since...
• Re: 1982 Westy Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:12:29 -0500
  ...The blue wire goes from the D+ terminal to the alternator light circuit in the panel. This circuit is dual-purpose; as well as...
• Re: Oil pressure wire rubbed bare?
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 20:18:32 -0600
  ...I cut the wire at a convenient point and slid some spaghetti tubing down over the wire all the way down to the oil...
• Re: Antenna wires
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 17:58:04 -0500
  At 05:43 PM 1/29/2001, Tim New wrote: >I've got two wires coming off my Antenna to my radio. Presumably one...
• Re: price for a tune-up
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 21:09:50 EST
  ...Rotor ~04170 $ 5.79 Plug Wires ~ 09180 $59.64 Plugs W7CCO $4.17 Ea. x 4 All parts tally $91.10 Plus shipping Appox...
• Welding cable for auxiliary batteries.
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:28:49 -0800
  ...4gauge wire bends super easy! It's almost like an extension cord, but 4 gauge wire, pretty darn impressive. I wish I would have...
• Blue wire from alternator, what happens when grounded
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Sun, 20 May 2007 19:25:21 -0500
  ...I fixed the blue wire, it was broken behind the fuse panel. After that fix the cutting out disappeared. IF this bare wire from...
• Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 14 May 2010 16:21:55 -0500
  ...Wire brushed, and no change at all. > > Still trying to figure out what that purple/white wire is, and where my > brown and gray...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:14:01 -0800
  The true O2 sensor circuit ground point is nowhere near the O2 sensor and does not share any wires with the O2 sensor wiring...
• Re: Dual Batt.'s/The final word - plus a few!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 02:02:10 EDT
  ...Always use soldered connections for terminals connected to heavy wire. Insulate your final exposed connections with Liquid Electrical Tape. With heavier gauge wire you...
• I didn't mark the starter wires
  Historical mailing list - Blue Ridge CycleWorks
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 23:38:00 -0500
  ...With Bentley I figured out where the two small ones go. (Bentley show six wires coming into the starter--I really don't know...
• Re: Wiring loom routing into cab? (82 diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 19:00:43 -0400
  Tobin, when I ran the oil pressure wire for my 85 I ran along the left side as you did. When I got to...
• Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:17:21 -0400
  At 05:50 PM 7/27/2013, neil n wrote: >or put more clearly... > >if the wire gauges in question matched (or the substitute...
• Re: Loose wire behind right rear spring
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 22:28:44 EDT
  Some research on my part has revealed that the wire turned out to be the OLD starter wire. I looked into the battery compartment...
• Re: Middle Seat Graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:58:41 -0700
  ...They morph into wire coat hangers. Haven't you noticed all the wire coat hangers that just appear in your closet? And that's...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 30 May 2010 09:16:32 -0700
  That sounds like the wire meant to connect to the A/C compressor to tell the idle system when to compensate for the A...
• Re: Do I just cut the wire from the O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 May 2009 18:22:58 -0400
  ...If it's a 2.1l engine there are two plugs -- you only need to unplug the one with a single wire. >Thanks > >Bernie
• Re: TIICO wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 08:29:13 -0400
  What color is the wire? I can't see from the picture. Also, are you sure that the black wire is supposed to connect...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:12:25 -0500
  ...Black and grey 18 to 20 guage wire, gets hot (12v+) when you put in the key. Problem is, it's only good for...
• Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 13:17:27 -0400
  ...Check to make sure you have the >correct ground connection by noticing with the ground wire unplugged >that the existing Headlights go out" sounds...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:06:23 -0400
  At 09:43 PM 9/29/2009, Ian Allan wrote: > I wonder about abandoning the foil and running a switched wire > circuit to the...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:46:33 -0400
  ...I'll put cap and wires on my shopping list. The wire that burned up was "Prenco" brand, and says it has a lifetime...
• Re: Blue wire to aux battery dead
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 6 May 2007 21:53:22 -0700
  ...So you have 0 VDC at blue wire to relay (or isolater) for aux battery? Do you have a VOM to check? On 5...
• Re: Wiring in Auxilliary lights?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:56:49 -0600
  I have Hella 550's that I wired into the bright/high beam wire right at the OE lights. I use relays so all...
• Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:10:17 -0700
  ...Connecting another battery with heavy wire directly to the alternator runs the risk that someday that battery will be called on to supply the...
• Westy Refrigerator Relay +12 wiring [For da Archives]
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:17:07 -0700
  ...The diagram shows two wires coming off the load side of Fuse #7, a red wire and a red/black wire, both of which...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:01:47 -0800
  ...Look carefully at those three wires at your distributor. One of these sends the "fire" order (for the injectors) to the ECU. If that...
• wiring and fuses for 80/100w bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:46:22 -0700
  ...Am i overstraining the wires / fuses here? I was considering running two 12awg wires through their a) separate fuses to gain more power or...
• HALF PRICE Ignition Wire Sets!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:20:39 -0400
  As promised last week, I can now happily announce that you no longer have to pay $60 for a set of good ignition wires...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 23:38:58 -0800
  ...Your examples of failing solders are not from a wire to wire connection but a wire to a component / circuit board connection. If you...
• [Fwd: Sender Connectors' Wires]
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 15:22:47 -0400
  ok, here is the question on the wires of the senders, ie.: Temp Sender II (blue) - it has 2 pins and the connector has...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:14:55 -0700
  ...https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/InstrumentCluster14PinTraceRepair# And your point on securing the wires against vibration are well taken. I may use a VGA cable...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 8 Sep 2011 17:34:33 -0400
  ...Part of this requires cutting some > wires and these wires are clearly identified in the instructions. When I > went to do this, and removed...
• Oil Buzzer Problem Solved (I hope!!)!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:03:12 -0400
  ...The two oil sensor wires meet in a connector above cyl. 3. The wires from that connector then meet up in a round connector...
• Re: Wiring a second battery?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:31:48 -0700
  Typically one runs the positive wire from the starter battery to the space under the drivers seat. Shorter run of wire that way. I...
• Re: SPARK PLUG WIRE PLACEMENT?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 4 May 2002 22:02:00 +0200
  ...Spark Plug wire order: Start by looking at your distributor cap, and imagining all the wires going to the cooresponding plugs, that is, drivers...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:47:51 -0400
  ...for a simple 1 wire connection (signal wire only), it makes no difference if, say, a crimp or soldered joint is wet. with a...
• Engine transfered, finally ! - part II
  Historical mailing list - Edward van der Jagt
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 01:14:47 +0100 (MET)
  ...We kept the alternator and connected the wires as follow: - green on blue - all thick red wires (+) together - the two wires which were attached...
• Re: Adding a 2nd Battery; which relay terminal.. Now : ( long)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 17:30:47 -0700
  ...One is of larger gauge (fatter). > Unplug that larger red wire from the relay. > Now there are 2 remaining red wires plugged into the...
• right side headlight wont power up ..new relay kit 2 mths ago ...
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 27 May 2007 11:39:57 -0700
  ...http://members.shaw.ca/trclark/headlightrelay/hd_overview.JPG http://members.shaw.ca/trclark/headlightrelay/hd_closeup.JPG 14 gauge wires from both relay...
• Re: anyone added a tach/digi clock cluster to a '85 Non-GL or Transporter????
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:02:45 -0800
  ...Does it have 2 green wires to it, one larger one smaller? If not, you will need to add one. If not, how about...
• Re: Help with speaker wiring needed
  Historical mailing list - Kim G
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:32:37 -0500
  Finally, something I can help with! You should run new speaker wire. I went to best buy and asked the installers, and they looked...
• Re: Getting to the interior light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 16 May 2005 22:53:09 -0500
  > I'm not SURE this answers your question, but I pulled out the wires that power the over-sink light and ran them down...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 23:46:02 +0000
  ...Actually, it was the first thing I changed.I've got 5.1 VDC at the power wire and a steady .5 Ohms at...
• Re: Radio recommendations for '88 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:40:51 -0700
  >......... > The speaker rear and front wires may need to be upgraded to four wires for > new radios. >............ So, what is the best way to...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:23:07 -0500
  My solution was to use a small radiator hose clamp around the body of the sensor and a piece of copper wire that grounds...
• Re: '84 Oil pressure sender wire routing
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:09:02 -0700
  > When I reinstalled the engine in my '84, I managed to get the wire to the > oil pressure sender tangled up in the exhaust...
• Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:38:30 -0400
  ...Carefully clean distributor cap inside and outside, all HV ignition wires, end of coil where the wires attach. Reconnect wires properly :-) Larry A.
• Re: Vanagon GL 90 2.1L engine unexpectedly stalls while driving
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Thu, 20 May 2004 15:29:44 -0500
  ...I finally tracked down the problem to a faulty wire going to the Hall Sensor - one of the three wires that enters the side...
• Re: No Start Scenario, burned out pin D15 !
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 12:05:15 -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...
• Voltage Drop - Less than 3% - 15 feet, 2/0, 150 Amps is on target
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:58:37 -0800
  ...2/0 wire is more than sufficient even for a battery setup which extends the battery wire length to beyond-stock-original-length (and...
• Fixed dash lights, not certain how.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:32:52 -0800
  ...I originally thought a damaged (exposed copper) piggybacked wire off the 30 wire to the gas heater relay was shorting to the frame causing...
• Second battery install instructions
  Historical mailing list - Ron & Marianne Mighton
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:44:03 -0500
  ...One of these wires will be a larger size 12 gage wire. You can confirm you have the right wire by removing the ash...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 16:09:08 -0400
  ...Look for frayed, pinched, or abnormal wire connections, ie a big wad of electrical taped wires with your tooting wire right in the middle...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Sat, 10 Jul 2021 21:18:15 -0700
  I spent some time studying the wires connected to the compressor, testing them for continuity, and studying the Bentley which I have not found...
• gray/white wire behind fuse box
  Historical mailing list - Brian and Carol Megas
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:43:44 -0700
  ...My Haynes manual doesn't show a loose wire hanging down behind the fusebox in our 86 Westy. The gray/white wire has a...