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• Re: Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Wed, 14 May 2003 16:48:05 -0500
  ...Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX > Did you check and clean ALL electrical connections, including all ground > points (especially the one on the left...
• Re: Wire gauge: smaller to larger ok?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:27:01 -0400
  ...Relay terminal 86 to ground 85 to #16 wire 87 to battery connection on starter via #12 wire (best with an inline 8A fuse...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:57:47 -0800
  ...If so, did you try that connection? > BTW, I have such a 'battery charging' connection for my Honda and it works > fine tied directly...
• Re: Fuel gauge system test
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:13:41 -0400
  ...1) continuity to all components, Yes, except maybe bad connection at the plug (which was my problem, cured by cycling the plug a couple...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:34:11 -0700
  ...I would keep t-connections under the van. Good idea about the solenoid. Jeff / San Anselmo On Aug 29, 2008, at 3:53 PM...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 19:47:12 -0700
  ...Can’t find any iffy connections though. Have the fuse panel down but the d15 connection seems goid, plus the relays work as I...
• Re: Questions, questions, questions...
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 23 Sep 1997 07:47:28 8
  ...I turned off the pressure > on the hose connection and the dripping stopped almost immediately. I > turned it back on and the dripping resumed...
• Re: Wonky temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 3 May 2015 17:21:45 -0500
  ...There is no normal failure that would result in it pegging by itself, it needs to have something loading down the sender connection. > > The...
• Honey I shrunk the coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 17:19:52 -0600
  ...Both times I have loosened the connection, slid the hose back to its previous position on the pipe, and tightened the clamp again with...
• Bus Depot Security Certificate
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:52:32 -0500
  ...Domain Name Mismatch You have attempted to establish a connection with "www.busdepot.com". However, the security certificate presented belongs to "busdepot.com". It...
• Spark plug failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 23:36:00 -0700
  ...The threaded end, the electrical connection, of one of my NGK three electrode plugs broke off. It seems to have been the reason my...
• Re: Massachusetts Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Pete Owsianowski
  Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:39:00 -0400
  Pretty nice looking Westy! Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2013, at 9:55, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > No connection to...
• Re: Friday quiz- '53 le Mans
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:34:34 -0800
  ...53 le Mans > question about a picture of the 1953 le Mans race... > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/whats-the-connection/ > > > alistair
• Re: f/ Burma Shave
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 15:47:41 -0400 (EDT)
  ...You check your guages direction, hope it's a bad electric connection. but you grab the blu goo... and start "pourin' in". Cheers, SStones...
• Re: headlight switch failure and dash lights
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 11:17:09 -0800
  ...Regardless, you might also try to tighten the socket connections using a jewlers screw driver or the like. Dick
• Re: The Dying 86 Vanagon - engine cuts out
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 08:00:35 EDT
  ...that just plugs right in? The O2 sender has a coaxial connection that can give you troubles if it is not spliced properly. Ken...
• found it (was speaker wires)
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 15:05:25 -0600
  My frantic quest to find the bad spot in the wires lead me to a connection just to the right of the rear heater...
• starter problems / i'm a novice
  Historical mailing list - moonwoodfreeze
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:17:25 -0500
  ...the connections are all green and cruddy. seeing that it's like 20 degrees here tonight i won't be able to get underneath...
• whackin with hammer ....starter
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:59:07 EDT
  ...i have bad connections off alternator would this cause it not to crank any other way of checkin do you guys also know what...
• need AC switch
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 11:14:59 -0400
  ...It has the fan control and thermostat combined in one switch, 5 tab connections plus two small leads sodered to the thermostat. If anyone...
• Re: conclusion of thrid stage only radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:42:53 -0400
  ...the resistor spent the $20 (nice to work at dealer) installed > connection very coredded. it was not the therno switch for one reson > the...
• Re: Braided Flexible Tiico Exhaust Connection
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 12:56:00 -0700
  Whitney sells them. Dana > I was wondering if any of the tiico owners can help me out. I was at a VW > show this...
• 2.1L connections
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:29:02 +0000
  Hi Marc, The distributor body ground point is for an RF shield that fits around the dist cap. The grn/wht ISV system wire...
• Wanted: Dead WBX2.1 ECU and cable
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 12:00:23 -0800
  ...Basically, I need it for the connector, enclosure, and the circuit board for soldering connection. Also would like the connector end of the harnass...
• propane hose adaptder
  Historical mailing list - Ken & Sue
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:57:37 -0400
  ...A question I have, is the connection the new style or old style for connecting the hose to the large gas propane tank? In...
• Re: Wiring warning: corrosion on AC main feed wire
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 09:26:57 -0700
  ...A properly crimped connection relies upon the high metal/metal pressure to maintain airtight connections and can do this better than solder. I think...
• Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:43:03 -0500
  ...You also need rosin-core (electronics) solder - acid-core (plumbing) solder will appear to work, but the acid will eventually eat the connection. The...
• Re: Replacing fiberglass insulation...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 18:14:02 -0500
  ...I understand that the aged foam seal around the utility connections lets in lots of water and is largely responsible for a lot of...
• Re: That Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:04:05 -0700
  ...arm with the ball connection on the throttle connection upside down so it is directly above the throttle cable connection and snapped them together...
• Re: Fuel pressure anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:44:13 -0700
  ...This connection is > also the ground reference for the O2 sensor. The plastic tower makes for a > lousy connection. Relocate this ground and also...
• '84 Westy 1.9L mysterious failure of starter motor
  Historical mailing list - lakersalex
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:57:02 -0700
  ...2 different AAA techs said the wire connecting the starter motor has a bad connection. It happened again today, and AAA got it started...
• Re: Metal can around distributor cap...do you need it?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 23:35:46 -0400
  ...For whatever reason, my "style" of >distributor cap is the kind that has male studs, and my spark plug >wires have the female connection...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:27:57 -0600
  ...If so, did you try that connection? > > Why should the output of a rotating generator be anything but a sine > wave? Does the generator...
• Re: Anyone use the electronic cleaner I suggected?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:51:27 -0500
  ...Used Permatex dielectric gel on AFM connection, and all plug - coil - distributer connections. Much easier to remove 'em now, nothing else I can determine...
• Van/squid connection...
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Fri, 18 May 2001 22:17:11 -0400
  ...Is there some connection >between Westfalias and ex-squids? Maybe it's wanderlust...or the constant >maintenance...or maybe just living in a confined...
• Re: Changing the Westfalia Submersible
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 07:23:53 -0500
  ...One turns on the pump (the > connection > is under the knob) AND lets the water flow. The other position opens the way > for the...
• Re: Speedo to tach (?)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 21 May 2007 15:15:57 -0400
  ...The tach meter has 4 pins > but the connector has only 3 connections. There is one that has no connection. > > I have wanted to...
• Re: Wasserboxer stalling
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:53:16 -0400
  ...Bad splice connection at O2 sensor wires, rain would infiltrate bad solder connection causing stalling and low power. 7. Broken power steering switch wires...
• Re: Electric mayhem part 2
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:55:44 -0400
  ...disconnect your battery and use the POS connections as > your starting point. Progressively isolate circuits until you find short. > -If you disconnect the battery...
• electrical problems...
  Historical mailing list - johnny89
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 17:09:20 -0300
  ...I made sure all connections on the harness were ok with a battery /n buzzer hookup. Everything I have rewired on Lola so far...
• Re: Problem w/temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clayton
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 20:23:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The extra ground connection is worth testing, I will try it. For the oil temp. I've got a porsche friend checking his catalogs...
• Re: Temperature Gauge Going Crazy...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jul 1996 17:12:57 PST
  ...I suggest checking the cleanliness/secureness of a few connections in the engine compartment.Two things can cause the light to flash: 1>Loss...
• Re: Stuck Defrost Fan
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 10:25:40 -0400
  ...Probably culprit would be a weak connection inside the switch itself (weak connection=higher resistance=heat). Tim At 06:53 AM 8/22/2003...
• Re: No water--faulty submersible pump?
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:24:29 -0500
  ...Is it a faulty submersible water pump or an > bad electrical connection at the faucet? How does one trouble shoot the > problem or are...
• Re: HELP!! No Headlights - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:25:01 -0400
  ...You have lost the ground connection to the lamps. You can connect the grounds directly to sheet metal behind the the light assemblies, (best...
• Re: Clean those ground connections!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:34:44 -0400
  ...Monday, April 09, 2007 12:08 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Clean those ground connections! > '86 Westy > > I've been having troubles with the van lately...
• Re: Big battery installed
  Historical mailing list - Mudd 'Not Jack' Sparrow
  Mon, 25 May 2015 10:32:07 -0700
  ...Location may raise eyebrows. > > https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/vanagon-big-battery-installed/ > > More on the electrical connection part of the install...
• Re: ~2mpg reduction in fuel economy: confirmed when sporting a roof rack.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 23:02:30 -0500
  ...until the left rear suspension decided to no longer have any connection to the body. 1987 Syncro Westy TDI, 700,000 km. FULL Syncro...
• Re: Friday quiz- '53 le Mans
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:47:07 -0800
  ...Mans race� http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/whats-the-connection/ alistair ------------------- Early in their racing careers, the Jag's head-gaskets failed...
• Re: Hot A/C Wire
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:16:57 -0400
  ...The fusible link has been replaced with a 12 volt 50amp circuit breaker, connections appear clean and the insulation shows no indication of breaking...
• Yellow striped modulator
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 May 1996 10:24:57 -0700
  ...This is the vacuum connection on the transmission. The part number as relayed to me by local VW dealer is 003-325-391. This...
• Re: cold start strategies
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 12:58:16 -0500 (EST)
  ...I left it plugged in all the time and when it was time to leave, I simply unplugged the charger (left the connections on...
• Re: 87syncro relays going crazy need help!! please?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 09:11:43 EST
  Sounds like either both relays are bad (which I doubt), some wire is either corroded or shorting out (check all the connections especially the...
• speeding tickets?
  Historical mailing list - daniel lawson
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 15:19:19 -0700
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• Re: Fuel Smell on Fill up
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 11:57:14 -0800
  Hoses/connections leaking on top of gas tank. Been there, fixed that, eventually. On 11/29/02 9:24 AM, "Steve Mozurkewich" <steve@WERIGI...
• Re: Headlight relay setup not working in 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Fri, 7 May 2004 14:28:00 -0400
  ...I found the wires and made the new connections -- and it works. Had I more carefully read the instructions, I might have found the...
• Re: shocks
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 15:06:18 -0700
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• Fuel pump stops.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:24:21 -0500
  ...Any idea where to start looking for a bad component or bad connection?
• Steering Wheel Rasp
  Historical mailing list - Channell, Ralph
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:28:21 -0800
  ...It sounds like it is near the connection between the steering wheel itself and the steering wheel shaft. Sounds like the bearings need grease...
• Re: 1.9L Hiccup Remedy?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 23 May 2006 23:05:32 -0400
  ...Wiggle the bigger pieces while looking at the solder joint or, just re-flow suspicious connections. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/