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• Re: popseal installation tips
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:36:53 -0400
  ...to allow the shears to work their way between the aluminum crimps in the seal. This way when you do finally make the cut...
• Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:40:45 -0700
  ...Radiator Fan Resistor Question > Hey Mark, > > You're right - had to crimp up a jumper wire, but using a parallel ground > turned the fan...
• Re: camper water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:26:51 -0500
  ...with friends. > And, even though you personally showed me how to crimp wires, I’m still a > poor student! > But, I can now strip...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 10:42:48 -0600
  ...I say connection because wires don't get tired, > but crimps and connections do when left out in the weather the way VAG did...
• Re: Tools
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:16:54 -0600
  ...And in the case of crimp connectors, they have gone so far as to make them unreliable. Tom www.towercooler.com -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Odometer Repair-Migrating Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 17:02:57 -0800
  ...I then took a pair of side-cutters and put a slight crimp in > the shaft. The gear no longer walked off the shaft...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:32:49 -0700
  ...Suck by mouth (slowly) till >>> the >>> oil well out of the engine, but not yet close to your mouth, crimp the >>> tubing ss it...
• Re: Fire! Comprehensive insurance.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:56:38 -0800
  ...and secured with a crimp type hose clamp from the factory .. *that spot* is The One that leaks and causes fires. the minimum upgrade...
• Re: 84 Vanagon shutting off. Cranks right back up? V-Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 19:00:27 -0500
  ...Reconnected with crimps and haven't experienced a shut down since:) On Dec 20, 2014 10:17 AM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote...
• Re: noob already in trouble
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:42:17 -0500
  ...or the cat) was replaced > the wires were just cut and crimped with butt connectors and left > dangling. So for now I have dried...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:47:49 -0400
  ...This cap is pressed into the aluminum cup which >forms the rest of the housing and the lip of the cup is crimped around...
• Re: Fuel hose size
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 23:37:05 +0000
  ...On other vehicles that use this type of tube a >> sleeve goes inside to support the tube from collapsing. >> >> Spring or crimp clamps are...
• wasserboxer tune-up report, part 1
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 08:56:44 CST6CDT
  ...on my '85 i replaced all the crimp on clamps with #24 hose clamps and that solved that problem. i have the 8 #24s...
• Re: Dual-Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 17:14:59 -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: Bus Depot AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:00:19 -0400
  ...Yes that green wire is a coaxial and I see many times someone replaces the crimp connector not knowing the inner signal wire and...
• Re: gowesty aux battery problems
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:47:41 -0500
  ...not an automotive electrician, but i know how to strip and >crimp and run a dmm. > >any thoughts??? > >aaron >'87 syncro westy ej22 > >_________________________________________________________________ >FREE...
• Re: Melted ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:28:47 -0700
  ...Douglas - good point, I have this crimper: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0069TRKJ0/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:14:49 -0700
  ...m talking about the kind that's thin steel bonded or > > >> > crimped > > >> > to > > >> > a composite material. > > >> > > > >> > Thanks, > > >> > > > >> > Jim > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Jake > > >> 1984 Vanagon GL > > >> 1986 Westy...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:28:56 -0700
  ...I can > > see where you would have to crimp around with pliers after hammering it > on > > and spreading the sides apart. It would be...
• Re: No fuel pressure options?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:17:46 -0700
  ...my spare used pump when installed leaked fuel out of > the crimp at the top, so that wasn't an optio. Before I spend...
• Re: Tiico / Vagcom / Mileage - Kinda long
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:23:47 -0700
  ...10�BTDC, CO, Basic >setting), and redid the O2 sensor connections (crimped & soldered). >Also traced down all the O2 sensor wires from plug to...
• Re: gowesty aux battery problems
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:05:03 -0700
  ...not an automotive electrician, but i know how to strip and > crimp and run a dmm. > > any thoughts??? > > aaron > '87 syncro westy ej22 > > _________________________________________________________________ > FREE...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 20:37:15 -0400
  ...Also, the wires break inside the insulation or fail at the crimp. Most true AFM issues are in fact contact issues. When lucky changing...
• Re: Low windshield washer pressure
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:59:42 -0700
  ...shouldn't affect the pump, I noticed that the tubing was crimped...spent a few minutes massaging it back into a 'tubular' shape and...
• Re: A/C refrigerant oil quantities
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 22 May 2000 16:11:13 EDT
  ...I found a local shop to crimp the old hose ends onto new rubber for about $1/foot. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis...
• Re: Power Steering Whine from New Hose
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:37:28 -0800
  ...A shop in San Jose, CA made the repair for me (cutting the two end fittings off, brazing on two standard crimp connectors and...
• Re: Oil/gas leak from passenger cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:22:56 -0700
  ...the forward end of that hose is just 'crimped' with a metal band where that hose goes onto the black plastic line coming from...
• love my 87 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 12:22:18 -0400
  ...body! noticed gas lines in engine compartmnent leaking at crimped clamps....could just re crimp to stop . a/c hasnt worked in a few...
• Re: Third brake light
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:40:53 -0700
  ...connector in the plug, it's not heavy duty enough, and crimping doesn't work at all. I did make it work by soldering...
• Re: Electrical Math Check Please? (Westy Solar Panel)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 8 Aug 2013 12:17:56 -0700
  ...drop of 0.03 Volts? > > My panel wires have MC4 connectors crimped on. I've emailed the vendor > for info, but hesitate to open...
• Speedo Saga
  Historical mailing list - Denys Mueller
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 21:06:29 -0800
  ...Now the clincher - when you turned it from the wheel bearing cap end the fitting spun on the cable - in other words the crimping...
• Re: Brake line flaring tool?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:41:40 -0500
  ...Since the line looked pretty >rough, I just cut it off and crimped the end to stop the fluid. >I see in EKTA that...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:51:03 -0700
  ...There's one rebuilt ( empi brandI think, made in you-know-where ) and they changed the design of where the metal crimps onto the...
• Re: dipstick tube on 2.1 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:58:20 -0400
  ...A small hose clamp or crimp-ring is used to fix the tube to a bracket that runs between the block and the Alternator...
• Trip to Glacier & Banff
  Historical mailing list - Larry Himli
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 09:50:52 -0500
  ...I quickly crimped the line with vise grips and we pushed it back to the campsite (down hill). Investigated and discovered the ridgid line...
• Re: Need help with leak at fitting on AC condenser
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 17:09:13 -0700
  ...where it connects to the condenser or from where the hose crimp is. How much force should I use when tightening this? Am I...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:09:28 -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 Dirvability
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 02:50:28 -0300 (ADT)
  ...wire and the "-" side of the > capacitor to the #4 wire. Crimp on new > power timer connectors on the #2 and #4 > wires and...
• Re: Skylight flex arm
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 06:18:52 EST
  ...I have unsuccessfully tried to 'superglue' a couple of shirt buttons to the metal rivet holding the rollers in place, and tried crimping a...
• Re: Best Wire Selector -- Voltage Drop Charts Mayhem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:16:15 +0000
  ...copper; the difference is in maintenance.  If you ever need to crimp on a new terminal, or splice something in, you may find untinned...
• Re: idle and black tower
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 4 May 2006 03:06:07 -0400
  ...with a high blow-by situation, being very conservative, i slightly crimped the pintle end of the pcv metal housing to provide a stop...
• Wrecked 84 GL in Mesa, AZ Interested?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Fisher
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 10:24:19 -0700
  ...Now has front end damage and major rear end -- the bumper was crimped in half and the whole assembly was pushed against the flywheel...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 21:50:39 -0500
  ...stranded 10 guage > wire at the local Lowe's and misc crimp on connectors at the local auto > parts store. I ran the wire...
• Re: loss of power, stumped
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 02:55:27 -0500
  ...Make sure the crimp connection is only connected to the center wire. Many 87's had the O2 sensor ground circuit grounded at the...
• Re: Alternator light and A/C update
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:55:22 -0700
  ...They replaced it with a generic crimp connector and I'm not sure this is the way to go. Can someone post a picture...
• Re: [T2] RE: Gene Berg Dipstick Sender
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
  Thu, 3 Sep 1998 22:05:35 -0400
  ...It isn't fully assembled, you > have to crimp the red wire on both sides. Its more of some kind of > thermo switch if...
• Re: rear heater location (was Battery placement alternatives)
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:15:04 -0700
  ...For most folks, that is because the cable that opens > and closes the heater valve is jammed in the sheath or crimped where it...
• Re: A question about grounds...
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 01:15:47 -0500
  ...Do not use crimp terminals. Use SOLDER type. Clean the contact point on the block with sandpaper or a "dremel" type tool. Use some...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:22:09 -0700
  ...intermittent follows, look for unplugged connections behind fuse/relay panel, bad crimps, wires broken inside insulation. > > >> Cunegonde's only working headlight circuit is driver...
• Re: Puzzling water drip
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:36:29 -0700
  Or just put a crimp in the hose to shut it off. Or use one of these: http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp...
• Re: Tips on running Speaker Wire to the Back speakers of a 86 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 23:46:33 -0800
  ...After removing the vent/curtain holder I crimped the new wires to the old ones & with help pulled them through. I also thought about...
• Vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 May 2021 01:18:20 +0000
  ...If needed carefully replace with quality stuff, sealed connections to stop further corrosion of the wire and good crimping tools. While probably not the...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:23:54 -0500
  ...Use > good clamps, spring or crimp. For the hose that connects to the oil cooler > feed you will find that it is likely the...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:41:11 -0400
  ...This cap is pressed into the aluminum cup which forms the rest of the housing and the lip of the cup is crimped around...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:17:37 -0700
  ...Instead of putting in a single beefy wire from the alternator to the starter, they put in two(!) on a single crimp, then run...
• Re: No start, no codes ... usual stuff doesn't help.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:39:42 -0700
  ...Now Hans and Fritz and Dieter dont use yellow >> crimp connectors so it must be aftermarket, but why the no start. >> >> 11 years ago...
• Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 16:02:38 -0800
  ...It's a heavier hose and uses screw clamps as opposed to GW's crimp clamps, which are fine, but require a special tool...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:55:58 -0700
  ...Suck by mouth (slowly) till >>> >>>> the >>>> oil well out of the engine, but not yet close to your mouth, crimp the >>>> tubing ss it...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 12:48:21 -0800
  ...clogged with construction debris, including > corrugated or the outlet tube gets crimped at the bend to the filter. I > have used a heavy wire...
• Re: Another fuel line question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:46:12 -0700
  ...fit all parts together with clamps on loose and crimp in place /... use 5/8 heater hose or something with heat resistance built in...