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• electrical thoughts & suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Werner Kenneth Hellmer
  Tue, 12 Apr 1994 12:56:19 -0500
  ...So anyway, I replaced the alt/voltage regulator/ and all of the appropriate wiring and the sucker still didn't work. Several weeks pass...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 09:14:52 -1000
  ...On 06/01/2016 05:52 AM, email99@bellsouth.net wrote: > I have a question about starter solenoid wiring on an '86 AT full...
• Re: `66 electrical problems!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 17:41:46 -0300
  ...Sounds like a bad ground(s) somewhere, the signals only get grounded via the brake wiring, my '72 had this problem, usually after a...
• Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Pham
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 13:43:15 -0400
  ...Has anyone had a trailer installed? At your convenience, please recommend the type of trailer and electrical wiring that I should buy and where...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:30:12 -1000
  ...I don't recall ever, ever doing an electrical install where there was enough space. I look forward to the day when the wiring...
• electrical troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Ellringer
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 12:25:03 -0500
  ...A few weeks before nostart, there were random occurrences of an electrical clicking sound from beneath or near the drivers seat. The e-brake...
• Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 19:34:17 -0800
  ...I > find the electrical wiring diagrams in the Bentley pretty much childs > play compared to the computer system wiring diagrams I worked with for...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:44:07 -0700
  ...At this point I would break out the volt meter and look at the voltage right at the heating element wiring. There should be...
• Re: Idle (Air?) Control Valve VW part #035133455F
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:07:26 -0800
  ...Should have asked first Did you have to alter the wiring and/or electrical connector on the Jetta to allow the Vanagon control valve...
• 93 EuroVan wiring
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 10:27:05 -0700 (PDT)
  Hi, I have a 93 Eurovan with an intermitent electrical problem. It seems that occasionally the fuel level and temperature gauge stop responding and...
• limiting subscription to those with a valid drivers license
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 15:10:00 -0400
  ...to begin to understand the electrical mayhem and confusion that is the vw vanagon :-) i hooked up the wiring yesterday, and when i hit...
• Re: High Output Alternators
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:14:58 -0400
  ...side of the van, unless you are into electrical fires. The stock van charging wiring from the alternator is a single 10 gauge wire...
• Automotive Electrical Components Supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Naylor II
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 12:19:49 -0700
  Dear Volks, Has anyone found an exceptional supplier for professional grade automobile electrical components? More specifically, the components that can't be purchased at...
• Re: wiring harness restoration
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 09:13:46 -0700
  ...i don't know too much about > electrical stuff, so i was wondering...is the wiring > the same as stuff i could get at...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 12:17:53 -0400
  ...a local jumper than it does using the key? If yes, then either fixing the wiring or adding a relay is indicated. Yrs, d
• Re: Electrical Connector dust boots
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:38:33 -0700
  ...Electrical Connector dust boots > > > I am trying to fix up the most egregious problems in my engine > compartment, > and some of the electrical connections...
• Re: Electrical Fire and wiring help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 07:30:07 -0800
  ...Look at the wiring nut on the back of the alternator and trace the red wires from it. One will go across the top...
• electrical systems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 May 94 14:10:58 PDT
  ...system? extra batteries, battery selector switches, uprgraded wiring etc. oh and btw, am i the only one who when seening another van, wonders if...
• Re-wiring after a fire
  Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:59:58 -0700
  ...I had a short at the heater controls that lead to a small electrical fire. This has left me without dash lights. Not sure...
• Re: bemused by wiring
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:13:15 -0500
  ...wiring > > I'm no genius when it comes to wiring diagrams - I think it's somehow > related to math aversion. I have an electrical...
• Wiring Products, Save 10%
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:55:49 -0700
  ...I checked, they carry a host of�wiring products, connectors, looms, relays, etc. to make your electrical dreams become a high-current and well...
• Re: Typical wiring for Vanagon > trailer?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 12:59:47 -0700
  ...The wiring needs to be replaced, along with the rear lights. > I reckon West Marine can provide those, along with fiberglass patch kits > and...
• Re: Getting to the interior light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 17 May 2005 15:08:08 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR
• Re: Puzzled by thesamba instructions: Convert 82D fan wiring to '86 fan.
  Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:14:39 -0700
  ...I have some questions on (1) Wiring the fan. (2) Making an upper mount. >> >> 1. Wiring the fan. I read the swap instruction on...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Sun, 24 Oct 2021 08:08:24 -0700
  > I develop automotive wiring for a living, so I had many little helpers > at hand. ........ I'm fairly certain this is one type of...
• FW: Heads up Problem micalg=sha1; boundary="------------msFC33FD617683A3912A89128A"
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Fri, 15 May 1998 09:52:54 -0700
  ...The coil wire was fused to the wiring harness. So bottom line wrap the coil wire several times with electrical tape where it touches...
• Re: Jetta fires and Mexico specials
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 20 May 2008 09:19:40 -0700
  ...was the engine swapped?) miles/km's on it AND has an amateur "rodder" been messing with the wiring? Check out vwvortex. There may...
• How many , Have installed Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's?
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 22:20:32 -0800
  ...s using the stock wiring under the drivers seat (silver or black cube about 1"x1"x1" with several electrical terminals) & with what results...
• Re: '85 Camper fridge relay wiring
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 12:02:35 -0700
  ...Friday, June 09, 2000 11:03 AM Subject: '85 Camper fridge relay wiring > Hi! > My '85 Westy needs a relay under the drivers > seat...
• Re: SOS: 87 GL All Electrical Died
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 13:54:40 -0500
  ...87 GL All Electrical Died > Volks, > Driving 87GL last night and headlights flashed twice and then ALL died. > Van towed home w/zero working...
• Re: Typical wiring for Vanagon > trailer?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 04:01:37 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR On 6/17/2006 12:59 PM mark drillock wrote: > Most trailer lights use the same bulb filament...
• Re: Help! Electrical issue I need to solve in <3 hours!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:54:32 -0400
  ...lock cylinder and IIRC there's an electrical plug connector to connect it to the wiring harness on the van. If that connection is...
• Re: Liquid electrical tape????
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 06:04:58 EDT
  ...Does a product exist that acts like liquid electrical tape for resealing cracks in wiring insulation? I've come across so many places where...
• Re: +24v electrical system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:54:19 -0800
  ...Re: +24v electrical system > In any wiring system, current is the main limiting > factor to the wire itself. Having problems with this > in the...
• AC Wiring Photo Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 12:22:53 -0700
  DPO,after an electrical related fire in the rear AC housing on my 90 GL, seems to have cut the wires and gutted the...
• Re: Wiring/electrical connections discussiions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:41:47 -0800
  ...the quality of the electrical connections, after all these years, likely was the heat- > producing culprit that was the demise of this second resistor...
• WTB: Round white plug from wiring harness.
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 16:28:31 -0700
  Anyone parting out out a later VANAGON? I'm looking for the cylindrical white electrical plug, commonly found in the engine bay, inside the...
• 6. The Real Starter Problem Found. Now I Need a Wiring Harness (2)
  Historical mailing list - Paul van Dyck
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 09:36:26 -0400
  ...install a new wiring harness after having had enough of "a little thing here and a little issue there", type electrical problems. Now if...
• Re: Air conditioning electrical questions
  Historical mailing list - Rob Scott
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 09:29:35 -0700
  ...1990 Westie MV, US model > > >Anyone have any reputable wiring diagrams for the AC system? The Bentley >doesn't cover the AC system on...
• Re: Needed: Power Mirror Switch Connector
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 07:30:40 -0600
  ...I > want to build a wiring harness to put them in my van. I need to buy the > electrical connector that plugs into the...
• Re: Trailer wiring [SVC]
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 19:51:01 -0400
  If you buy the $30 kit at FLAPS for a 4 wire system it will include the wiring kit. There will be two options...
• Re: Wire connectors for relay blocks
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Mon, 9 May 2016 13:15:20 -0700
  ...I have some relay blocks scavenged from early > Vanagons but I would like to replace the connectors to eliminate wiring > splices. Using the relay...
• Re: Another Bentley Manual FS. Good Deal?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:58:48 -0700
  ...Dark image, but maybe a good deal? > > > > The book goes thru '84, not going to be much help with an '87 > electrical wiring question...
• Re: question about electrical inlet
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:43:20 -0800
  ...The ground-fault protection is nice, but > losing the breaker puts your wiring at the mercy of the breaker on > the other end of...
• Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:28:28 -0700
  ...After I used it for a while, I decided to permanently mount the 3 cells on the roof and ran the wiring internally so...
• Re: Spitfres and Joe Lucas
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:19:32 -0500
  ...I have a Vanagon westy that I'm still building the wiring harness on for a Subie conversion. It was the victim of an...
• Re: Refrigerator wiring
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 11:08:43 -0600
  ...Refrigerator wiring What year is your van? Neil. On 7/4/07, Paul Chubbuck <paul@takingflight.net> wrote: > In my attempts to improve the...
• Re: 84 Electrical-Fusible Link?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 19:38:40 -0300 (ADT)
  ...I track the "ignition" portion of the wiring >diagram. I see connections to fuses in the fuse panel, but no >fusible link. I trust...
• Looking for some Vanagon Radiator Parts
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 21:06:57 -0400
  ...I am looking for the upper radiator mount, lower two radiator mounts, and electrical plug with pig tail wiring for the fan switch. If...
• '76 Bus Fuel Injection Question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Apr 1996 23:48:51
  ...Tried reversing the 3 & 4 injector wiring, just for the heck of it. Also checked the standard stuff (points, plugs, compression, etc.), which is...
• Re: Is there a way to test the heater fan>
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:53:52 -0400
  At 01:19 PM 10/24/2010 -0600, Bob Stevens wrote: >overloading the >electrical wires running to the fan motor. I think I might...
• Zip Tie Tricks anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:22:28 +0000
  ...I've misplaced the little metal clip that holds the wiring connection to the Hall Sender unit on the distributor. Does anyone have any...
• Re: Overhead Westy light - aux battery wiring
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:33:02 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Re: [Syncro] Electrical issue - 1987 Syncro GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:35:28 -0400
  ...electrical diagrams on line for this? I am an electrician, but without the diagrams I'm just guessing...hand over handing the wiring harness...
• 84 Electrical-Fusible Link?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jul 96 13:18 CDT
  ...I have reviewed the Bentley wiring diagram again and still no sign of where to look for a fusible link. The engine compartment wiring...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus. Wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 18:39:56 -0700
  ...I was totally on the wrong track with wiring I was doing. I have been set straight on a track of correct and simple...
• Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  July 31, 1987
  ...Electrical connections on gauge. * Check coolant level, top up if necessary. * Check coolant level sensor for continuity. * Check for loose connection of wiring at...
• Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  July 31, 1987
  ...Electrical connections on gauge. * Check coolant level, top up if necessary. * Check coolant level sensor for continuity. * Check for loose connection of wiring at...
• Re: AC cutting out momentarily
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:41:20 -0700
  ...That's more indicative of a electrical issue. 3 possibilities occur to me. Thermostat switch (that which turns on the AC and sets the...
• Re: Wiring trouble- 1985
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:38:44 -0700
  ...Was the black wire the one that cooked? Mark Geneva Saint-Amour wrote: > I have an electrical > problem that I hope you can help...