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  • Re: Electrical Connector dust boots
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:43:39 -0400
    ...http://www.eagleday.com/ampconnectors.html http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/connectors/housings.php
  • Re: Alternator with "W" connector
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:13:51 -0700
    A W connector is used by Diesel engines with tachometers. To the best of my knowledge that is what it's for. Next most...
  • Re: Brown Wire..reply
    Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
    Tue, 23 Mar 1999 02:29:31 EST
    ...VW did not use that style of crimp connector. Install a good replacement and make sure the grounding point is clean with no oxidation...
  • Re: Fuse Block Connectors
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 24 Mar 1997 13:11:21 +0200
    >>I'm looking for a source for the round socket/pin type connectors used in >>Vanagon wiring harness's that connect to the fuse...
  • Re: dumb question dept
    Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
    Mon, 3 Jan 2000 21:05:01 -0500
    ...Disconnect connector from ECU along with connectors from Temp Sensor II and Ignition Control module (pinouts are marked on that connector). On my '84...
  • Re: What Is This Type Of Connector Called?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:07:16 -0800
    On 3/19/10, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > Can anyone tell me what this type of connector is called? > http://picasaweb.google...
  • vanagon electrical connectors - no Ebay content
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:23:03 -0700
    A couple of weeks ago a list member enquired about rubber boots for electrical connectors, sorry I can't recall name :0 anyhoo, this...
  • Re: coolant level sensor
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 20 Aug 2000 22:40:02 -0700
    ...unless the coolant follows the metal prongs up through the plastic to the connector part... Being that the contacts are wet inside the connector...
  • Re: Gas heater wiring
    Historical mailing list - John Samuel
    Sat, 31 Oct 2015 01:05:43 -0400
    Is that the temperature regulating switch (411-963-107) ? multi connector plug is 8 prongs (1 X .250inch et 7 X .110 inch : connector...
  • Re: solderless connectors
    Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
    Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:24:15 -0500
    ...does anyone know of a source for the OEM connectors > mentioned? Vintage connectors is a good source for metric and service is > good. I...
  • ECU Connector Compatibility
    Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
    Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:47:54 -0400
    Hi, Does anyone know which ECUs have the same connector as the Digifant (2.1L) ECU? I'm trying to make a plug-in...
  • Re: cheap source for 12V SAE connectors for solar panels?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Sun, 9 Dec 2012 12:10:56 -0700
    ...2 pin SAE connectors DuckDuckgo finds these: http://www.sae2pin.com <http://www.ebay.com/sch/items/?_nkw=sae+2+pin+connector&_sacat=&_ex...
  • Re: Headlight improvements ?
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Thu, 2 Nov 2000 10:15:48 EST
    In a message dated 11/2/00 2:13:05 AM, tberk@MINDSPRING.COM writes: << The crimp connectors, . . . fill them with some type of...
  • Re: Electrical connectors
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:37:56 +0100
    ...They might not lock into position, or the connector lid won´t close (which holds the terminal in place). I haven´t compared your...
  • Re: loose blade conncectors
    Historical mailing list - W Monk
    Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:57:43 -0400
    ...Dave Mc > > Keep in mind that making things more snug this way eventually leads to the connector failing. The metal can only take being...
  • Re: Testing a Fuel Injection harness??
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:57:22 -0700
    ...However, the Bentley says the terminals for the FI connectors away from the big black ECU connector are 88e, 88b and 88f, which are...
  • Re: Fuel/Temp Gauge Problem
    Historical mailing list - mdrillock
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:13:23 -0700
    ...Cut both wires about 2 inches from the connector and set the connector aside for now. Take the 2 longer cutoff ends and splice...
  • Re: Heaters, parts, Plastic sleeving, rare connectors ,
    Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
    Wed, 27 Jan 1999 08:13:08 -0800
    ...Original German nylon connectors: > Blade connectors male - 50 cents/ea. > Blade connecors female - 50 cents/ea. > > Original German blade connector housings (these one will...
  • Re: Testing a Fuel Injection harness??
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Thu, 5 Oct 2006 18:55:48 -0400
    ...Looking at the wiring diagram, one of the two wires at each > fuel injector connector runs to a terminal in the ECU connector and...
  • Re: What's this wire for?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:22:35 -0700
    Sounds like the wire/connector used for the AC compressor signal that tells the idle controller when the AC is on so it can...
  • open barrel connectors
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
    Wed, 12 May 2021 13:03:59 -0400
    Hello People, Anyone know where I can source the female 2.8mm connectors that plug into the back of the light switch? I got...
  • Re: ignition coil: mystery connector
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:26:18 -0400
    ...mystery connector Dear All: I'm replacing the ignition coil on my 2.1L. Like an idiot, I detached the wires attached to the...
  • ignition coil: mystery connector
    Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
    Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:30:23 -0400
    ...There's a big plastic female spade connector block (green wire) that was attached to two of the negative terminals. There's a non...
  • Tiico/OBDII connector
    Historical mailing list - Data Services
    Sat, 24 Aug 2002 17:22:08 -0400
    ...I'm changing the diagnostic connector that came with the Tiico to an OBDII (supplied by Peter). Is there any easy way to take...
  • Re: more dumb questions
    Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
    Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:35:13 -0500
    ...It has a seven-wire connector leading into it. Trick here is to find which pin of the connector to the ECU is pin...
  • Re: Soldered Connections
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Sun, 7 Feb 1999 22:54:58 -0800
    ...He replied back, that most connectors these days are copper coated with tin; not aluminum. Well..... I have a selection of connectors picked up...
  • Re: Connector contact intermittant--Digitool to the rescue
    Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
    Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:12:58 -0700
    ...Coils, AFM, throttle >switches, others. > >One PREVENTATIVE measure is to clean connector contacts by >1)pushing connector on and off or >2)clean contact...
  • Re: Electrical connectors
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:18:18 +0100
    ...Regards Raimund Am 11.03.2022 um 18:48 schrieb Tom C: > Does anyone know where to get the electrical connectors that go into...
  • Re: Ground connector part number?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:57:33 -0400
    ...If i'm not mistaken >they are, among others things, ground connectors for the headlamp. > >I also heard that the same ground connectors are...
  • another spade terminal question - syncro temp gauge sender
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:28:16 -0800
    ...Rather than a rubber booted plastic connector (as in the temp II connector), the gauge sender has a disk shaped end and a spade...
  • Re: orphan wire behind fuse panel
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:49:49 -0700
    ...K5, according to wiring diagram, is linked (within fuse box) to connector B14, which is another round prong connector in a connector block on...
  • Re: Cause of corroded fuel injection electrical connectors
    Historical mailing list - shawn luft
    Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:06:38 -0400
    Yes, I do mean the connectors for the FI itself. There is serious corrosion inside the plastic connector on each side of the car...
  • Re: Trailer light wires don't match up...old vs new replacement
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Thu, 30 May 2019 17:33:44 -0700
    ...I > discovered that the new connector has four wires, like this: > White (ground) > Brown > Yellow > Green > > just like the new connector I put on...
  • Re: help powered trailer converter
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sat, 11 Jul 2015 10:32:45 -0700
    ...http://www.rapidonline.com/Cables-Connectors/Snap-on-and-Midway-Wire-Connectors-72345 it's working for me....
  • Re: Advice on Power Mirror removal (again)
    Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
    Thu, 02 Jan 1997 21:48:09 -0500
    ...Each connector is held in by a clip that's part of the connector. You should be able to see the clip by looking...
  • Re: HIGH POWERED HEADLIGHT
    Historical mailing list - Mudd Sparrow
    Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:28:10 -0800
    ...Don't know what to believe. > On Jan 26, 2015, at 10:52 AM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > > The connectors are designed...
  • Re: 'green glow'
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:36:31 -0700
    hi, I'd suggest you to check the ignition switch and the harness/connectors going into it. It's under the steering column near...
  • Instrument Cluster Overhaul and Connector Replacement
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:13:13 -0400
    ...My greatest accomplishment was completely replacing the troublesome 14 conductor connector where the wiring harness connects to the cluster. I did a retrofit of...
  • Re: Water & Oil idiot lights fixed? Or at least getting better...
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
    Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:38:10 -0500
    Dang! Those little connectors are expensive! How neccessary is that special too to take out the metal crimps? Does it make it a lot...
  • Re: Mystery connector...I'm getting close
    Historical mailing list - mdrillock
    Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:49:57 -0800
    ...Does anybody know what this connector is for? > <http://kippert.com/vanagon/misc/mystery-connector.jpg> > > After studying Bentley as much as possible, I...
  • HIGH POWERED HEADLIGHT
    Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
    Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:15:06 -0500
    My 80/100 hi/low bulbs have been cooking the plastic connectors that plug on the back of the bulbs. Is there a source...
  • Re: Quick, cheap and easy headlight relay
    Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
    Fri, 14 Dec 2001 15:31:45 -0500
    ...I made a second small 18 gauge jumper with female .250" connectors on each end. One connector plugs into the multiple ground connector behind...
  • Re: Wiring Harness Differences
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:09:37 +0000
    ...Since the resistor packs are inside the ECU on the California versions the wiring harness doesn't have these connectors, but the ECU connector...
  • Digifant Hall Sender Question
    Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
    Wed, 3 Jun 1998 00:04:56 EDT
    Vanagoneers, I have broken the plastic connector on the Hall Sender unit on my '87 Vanagon (don't ask how - I'll never admit...
  • "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Sat, 17 Apr 1999 16:54:47 -0500
    ...However, the flap is still held onto the body, through a blind connector of some kind, along it's side. The bottom connector is...
  • Re: What Is This Type Of Connector Called?
    Historical mailing list - RiffOil
    Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:15:02 -0700
    ...On Mar 19, 2010, at 9:36 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Can anyone tell me what this type of connector is...
  • Re: o2 sensor wire
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
    Tue, 9 Apr 2002 00:39:02 EDT
    ...In fact, someone had replaced the connector and joined the shield and sgnal wire together. This had the effect of grounding the signal voltage...
  • Re: Electrical connectors
    Historical mailing list - Tom C
    Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:07:34 -0500
    ...but resend it for you all... > > > > See page 7 on bottom right (TERM481) is the closest > > > > https://connectorexperts.com/c-1458515.7-terminals.html...
  • Dielectric grease
    Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
    Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:58:23 -0600
    Anyone have any thoughts about whether or not it is ok to put dielectric grease on the T14 connector or other connectors at the...
  • Re: Need a used temp sender plug
    Historical mailing list - VW Doka
    Thu, 17 May 2007 15:31:17 -0700
    ...The easiest fix would be to replace the sender with the style that uses the common connector, and then replace the bad connector with...
  • Re: ECU and connector wire request.
    Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
    Tue, 5 Dec 1995 19:59:39 -0600 (CST)
    ...to do this i need a spare, fried is fine, >ECU for the connector and a spare, Fried is Fine, wiring harness or >just...
  • Re: Is there such a tool?
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:03:47 -0500
    While cleaning the connectors seems (at first) to be the easiest idea. It may not be the best idea. You can get very fine...
  • Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Fri, 1 Jul 2011 07:14:06 -0700
    On Thu, 2011-06-30 at 21:44 -0800, Troy wrote: > I don't believe their connectors are > waterproof. I may opt to use...
  • Re: 2.1 distributor (check yours)
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
    Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:19:12 EDT
    ...On 2.1L that plastic part is attach to the distributor body wih a platic pin, ralely still in place, so that connector move...
  • Re: Testing a Fuel Injection harness??
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Thu, 5 Oct 2006 21:31:55 -0400
    ...However, the Bentley says the terminals for the FI connectors away from > the big black ECU connector are 88e, 88b and 88f, which are...
  • Re: coolant level sensor
    Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
    Fri, 18 Aug 2000 21:08:25 -0400
    ...unless the coolant follows the metal > prongs up through the plastic to the connector part... > > Being that the contacts are wet inside the connector...
  • Auxilliary Light in Engine Bay
    Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
    Mon, 4 Dec 1995 09:27:41 +1100 (EST)
    ...In the middle of the array of connections are two wide 'female' connectors which would appear to take a 9mm+ 'male' spade connector. From...
  • ECU and connector wire request.
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Tue, 5 Dec 1995 09:08:08 CST6CDT
    ...to do this i need a spare, fried is fine, ECU for the connector and a spare, Fried is Fine, wiring harness or just...
  • Big problem with engine not running - please help now!
    Historical mailing list - Marshall
    Mon, 27 May 2002 18:59:33 -0500
    ...I pressed the connector on tightly - no joy. I removed the connector and cleaned the connector contacts on the AFM side with sandpaper. No...
  • Another D15 connector failure example
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:58:27 -0800
    ...Anyway, I pulled the fuse panel the other week and found a good or is it bad? example of the notorious D15 connector burn...