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• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 21:39:03 EST
  ...So the question becomes "Where do I buy a really good crimper for my >occasional automotive needs?" > >Luke > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy...
• Repairing my strange electrical
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 13 Jun 2020 11:15:39 -0700
  ...connection will be the standard crimp type ….. is there any reason toe soldier the connection instead ? Use shrink tube on the 10 splices /.connections...
• How to make an OEM Spark PLug Wire set
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:42:21 -0400
  ...wire crimp, boot, spark plug connector. DISASSEBBLY Just hold the wire and twist the lead end counter-clockwise while pulling gently, The connection end...
• Re: Foil Replacement - GW Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 4 Jan 2024 21:21:49 -0600
  ...That is a lot of crimp connections, working over, around or through the steering wheel and down in the hole in the dash. Then...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:38:13 -0400
  ...amp variety, and crimped mine (I have a crimper of just the > proper size.) Designed for high current, high quality connections. You can > get...
• Re: Rear A/C fuse overheat!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 21:15:47 -0700
  ...Rear A/C fuse overheat! > It has been found (on the list) that the crimp connection is >the problem here. Cut off the lug...
• Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:46:38 -0500
  ...I'm guessing that your problem is a deteriorated crimp connection(s) to the wire(s). To check that you need a needle to...
• Re: Hypothetical wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:58:22 -0400
  There has been discussion on the list about using Dilectric (spelling?) grease (does not conduct electricity - I've been told) on all connections. I...
• Re: Vanagon Electric Door Lock Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:53:59 +0200
  ...357972754 Ready to cut out, crimp new Vanagon blade terminals, and good to go. I just cut out my second last week, and the...
• redoing ground connections on left cylinder head ('84 1.9L engine)
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:55:44 -0500
  ...I plan on soldering connectors to wires instead of relying just on the crimp to hold each wire to its connector. Have plenty of...
• 1.9 l bad gound
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 21:12:36 -0400
  the lesson here is that simply cleaning a ground connection may not fix the problem. a number of posts mentioned cleaning off ground contacts...
• Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 18:11:48 -0400
  ...Then crimp and solder a > ground wire. Screw all back in an ground to common spot on head. That would be very neat. I...
• Check your grounds
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 09:41:00 -0700
  ...Make it a habit to be looking at/checking crimps (on _all_ electrical connections...not just grounds) and such when you happen to have...
• Re: SPECIAL TOOLS
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 21:41:14 -0600
  Crimp Clamps are used on the OEM Fuel Hose Connects as well as other places,, Which connections are You needing to deal with ~ > On...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 10:07:58 -0700
  ...to crimp on the female connectors I must have pulled something > loose. For the life of me I cannot figure out which connection I...
• Re: Tools
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:42:52 -0600
  ...Personally I like crimp connections to work the way they're supposed to, which means that both connector and tool are going to cost...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 19:02:25 -0500
  ...to crimp on the female connectors I must have pulled something loose. For the life of me I cannot figure out which connection I...
• 87 Syncro - Vanagon-type Syndrome and Questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:52:31 -0500
  Donna, I had a similar engine problem which turned out to be a partially broken wire at the connection on the back of the...
• Fuel hoses-getting the "right stuff"
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 19:55:06 -0500
  ...all 7mm fuel connections. The protection sleeve # N-18-015-4. The correct clamps will be either smooth inside lined, crimps, or the self...
• Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:37:57 -0700
  ...The real fix may have been simply removing and reinstalling the connections, and possibly cleaning the connections "as long as I am in there...
• Re-Sealing Gas Tank again
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:23:39 -0400
  ...That eliminated 8 connections and hose clamps from the system which I think is a good thing. Especially since those connections are not accessible...
• Re: vanagon passes emissions, YES!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 06:02:52 -0500
  ...last few crimp on clamps that >where on the FI hoses with #24 hose clamps, and cleaned the >engine's ground connection (just to...
• Re: Another Vanagon Stall?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Jan 95 14:42:42 PST
  ...garage when all >that had to do was clean and crimp a loose connection. I guess the >tradition gets handed down. > Yeah, that was...
• Re: Vanagon airconditioning hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Aug 1997 03:29:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I haven't figured out a way to keep those connections tight. Over time, engine vibration and motion seems to loose the connections. Then...
• Re: High beam dash bulb
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:39:08 -0400
  Edward, if he has a plated-over bulb and you have a bad connection where the series resistor is crimped into the flexible circuit...
• Re: Wire crimp tool, find
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:58:42 -0700
  ...More importantly the quality of the > connector and wire is what often determines the success of the connections. > For the most part, if you...
• Re: Ignition Switch Mystery gets weirder...but thanks for all suggestions!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 17:44:02 -0400
  ...connection, plain and simple. If it's getting to the wire end but not to the female connector, it's a bad crimp. And...
• How do you replace the hose from the coolant overflow tank?!!
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 12:51:17 -0600
  ...I'm afraid I'd damage the plastic nipple in trying to uncrimp this connection. Any ideas?? I'm hoping you dont have to...
• Re: No water--faulty submersible pump?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:27:26 -0400
  ...I had a break at one of the crimp-on connectros, and the hardest part was whittling down a new crimp connector small enough...
• Re: Stuck in Council Bluffs IA
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:16:56 -0400
  Check the connector crimp on the alternator end of the larger gauge wire from the alternator to the starter. Once I had corrosion here...
• Re: LED solder gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:05:59 -0800
  ...Thanks for the tip. //Jack > > A note to all: > > when you use rosin (or any other core filled) solder, you should always > > "crimp" the...
• Re: van 'stutters' and runs rich
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:02:01 -0400
  ...Not only do you need to check the connections where the terminals are screwed to the chassis, but the crimps themselves. New crimp terminals...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 12:09:29 -0500
  ...to crimp on the female connectors I must have pulled something > > loose. For the life of me I cannot figure out which connection I...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:21:03 -0700
  Cut back the old wires to coil and re crimp new connectors. Just in case you are getting the situation of bad connection causing...
• Horn strangeness ('82 diesel)
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 17:06:56 -0500
  ...the crimp/push-on connectors, probably as a result of road salt. This was both on the horn and on the connections to the...
• Re: Which O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:30:10 -0500
  ...I used a proper crimping tool to crimp the connector onto the wires. Nothing like the right tool for the right job. I slipped...
• Re: Cleaning bad grounds
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:08:58 -0500
  I would do the pin test in the Bentley for the injection wiring harness and be sure that the crimp connections are good at...
• Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:02:34 -0500
  ...check also for star washers and tight, clean, crimps and connections at all grounds. the wire at the alternator output may a bit short...
• fuel line leak, '87 Syncro GL
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Sat, 25 May 1996 14:58:03 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...Have you any experience with a leaky connection in a fuel line, where the line crosses the top front of the engine before plunging...
• Re: EV Problems
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Quijano
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 23:19:10 -0400
  ...t come with the long wire and you had to crimp the connection,[.Well that took about 3minutes and saved appr $80. Good luck...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 May 2012 06:04:58 -0400
  ...gauges, whatever) I always solder on > crimp-style quick disconnects as I don't trust the crimp connection. this > is a bit messy. > > I...
• Re: Cleaning corroded connectors
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 06:11:25 EDT
  ...connection to the wire is corroded it may be best to cut it off strip back the wire to fresh clean copper and crimp...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 15:05:29 -0500
  ...My habit when working in salt water was to seal the ends of crimp connections with multiple coats of "Liquid Electrical Tape" which is...
• Re: lighting harness for trailer question
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 20 May 2002 12:09:40 -0400
  ...The wiring is simple if you get those little crimpon doo dads (technical term) from the auto parts store. They let you connect into...
• Does anyone know how to replace the accelerator cable??!!
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 13:16:37 -0600
  ...to the crimped end that is normally attached, that broke off) and screw down the screw that clamps it to the connection at the...
• Re: Temp II sensor followup,and then some
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:03:00 -0800
  so keeping this in mind, i just put in a new oxygen sensor, and it came with the crimp connector...so i cut the...
• Re: Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:36:03 -0700
  ...Fortunately, like most fancy connectors, creative use of needle-nose pliers and a regular crimp tool (for the red/blue/yellow crimp terminals) can...
• Re: Starting woes again
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:34:22 -0500
  ...If you did all that, then it's got to be the connections between the wires and the terminals. If you've got any...
• Re: Another Vanagon Stall?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 5 Jan 95 14:24:58 PST
  ...garage when all that had to do was clean and crimp a loose connection. I guess the tradition gets handed down. Steven sjohnson@pcocd2...
• Re: Dometic Frig Will not stay cold with DC current
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 13:27:49 -0400
  ...Anything more than a few millivolts (less than five, say) is a reason to clean up the connection or re-make the crimp connector...
• Odometer/Speedometer Question 88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Sun, 20 Apr 1997 00:55:03 -0400
  ...The connections to the harness seem to be crimped. Maybe I could get to the part mentioned in the archives if I could get...
• Wiring warning: corrosion on AC main feed wire
  Historical mailing list - Rob Scott
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 20:39:11 -0700
  ...I replaced it with a stainless steel high-temp ring crimp connector. I tinned the wire prior to crimping, and heated the wire until...
• 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...
• Engine fire and replacing fuel line.
  Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:42:12 -0400
  ...short 1" connection between the actual injector and the injector manifold (i don't know what to call it) needs special crimping. I'd...
• Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Brown
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:11:06 -0700
  ...So he removed it and didn't do a very good job gerry rigging the two coolant hose connections together. So, I undid his...
• Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 18:56:00 -0400
  ...single wire connection at the front of the thermostat housing. It is common for the wire to break at the crimped connector. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: T4 grounding crown
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:09:55 -1000
  ...A good ground connection for me is like this ( which I discovered and learned about on a 1970 Renailt 16 car's tail light...
• Re: Foil Replacement - GW Kit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 Jan 2024 19:04:53 -0800
  ...That is a lot of crimp connections, working over, around or through the steering wheel and down in the hole in the dash. Then...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 10:31:53 -0700
  ...to crimp on the female connectors I must have pulled something loose. For the life of me I cannot figure out which connection I...
• Re: van 'stutters' and runs rich
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:17:40 -0700
  ...Not > only do you need to check the connections where the terminals are screwed > to > the chassis, but the crimps themselves. New crimp terminals...