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• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 06:45:59 -0600
  Hi Volks, I feel solder is better. I also feel if one has no soldering experience that a crimp splice joint is probably better...
• Re: redoing ground connections on left cylinder head ('84 1.9L engine)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 13:43:20 -0500
  At 11:31 PM 1/4/2012, John Anderson wrote: >Well having owned scores of 1.9's all of mine get soldered >connections...
• LED solder gauge
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:56:47 -0700
  ...what gauge solder do you recommend when replacing vanagon LED's? Thankyou, Mike --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Shop for Back-to-School deals on Yahoo...
• Re: wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 09:09:59 +0800
  ...Ideally the wires would conduct current and hold together without the solder - the solder's job is to hold the wires in place and...
• Re: wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 20:05:55 -0800
  I love the absolute elegant way you solder, especially the way you tape the joints without cutting the tape until done. Beautiful. Thank you...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 18:16:29 -0800
  ...Soldered Connections >Hi Volks, > I feel solder is better. I also feel if one has no soldering experience >that a crimp splice joint is...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:01:42 -0500
  ...If >> you are using an active flux in the solder wire, make sure you wash off the >> flux after soldering, active flux will continue...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Fix: 10 Volt Capacitor OK?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:31:48 -0400
  ...The solder is going to wet (only) bright shiny copper or tin with no oxide or nonmetallics on it, and if it doesn't...
• Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:27:03 -0800
  ...If you have the option between solderless connectors and solder, go the latter route with heat shrink tube. I've never regretted soldering any...
• Addendum Re: 2.1l ECU - Solder Fatigue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 16:51:22 -0400
  ...The tiny amount in the bit of solder can be enough, but it's often useful to dip the end of the solder in...
• Re: Crimp vs splice
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:57:27 -0800
  VW does not recommend soldering. Something about the heat weakening the solder over time. VW Dealers use heat shrink butt connectors. First crimp, then...
• Re: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:48:03 -0400
  At 08:36 AM 7/27/2013, Larry Alofs wrote: >could be repaired by soldering a piece of copper wire across the break. By...
• Re: soldering AC
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 May 2002 21:44:30 -0500
  The solder they use on A/C copper fittings is a very low grade of silver solder. Any A/C repair company should have...
• Re: some vanagon applicable products from lee valley
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 13:32:38 -0400
  At 12:31 PM 9/7/2011, Alistair Bell wrote: >You know, I have never had good long term luck with gas powered >soldering...
• Digitool building and group entertainment.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 20:27:04 -0600
  ...I tried soldering some ribbon cable onto a junk circuit board I had laying around. I was using a 30 watt Radio Shack soldering...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 23:25:40 -0800
  >I do not agree with your logic, a crimp connection is far more likely to >vibrate apart than a properly soldered connection. Put me...
• Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 10:48:37 -0600
  ...I would think either crimping or soldering done correctly and with the proper materials for the job would be satisfactory. Larry [text/html]
• Re: Heat shrink connectors with solder ring in the middle. Tried 'em
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 19 May 2019 23:03:16 -0400
  Try https://www.amazon.com/Solder-Seal-Sopoby-Shrink-Connector/dp/B01LXYM03A <https://www.amazon.com/Solder-Seal-Sopoby-Shrink-Connector/dp/B01LXYM03A> > On...
• Re: Solder cracked steel coolant pipe?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:19:22 -0400
  At 12:53 PM 3/23/2010, Robert Keezer wrote: >Ok- So I have a friend who came over yesterday and soldered a one...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 00:17:37 -0800
  At 11:38 PM -0800 1/30/99, David Marshall wrote: >I think you are missing the point with soldering - or you have never...
• Re: Headlight improvements ?
  Historical mailing list - Duncan Cameron
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 11:01:57 -0600
  For what it's worth, they (the FAA) do not generally permit solder type repairs in the aircraft wiring, I believe due to vibration...
• Re: cluster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 11:28:55 -0500
  ...If one of the lights goes, I'll have to solder a new bulb in. The consolation is that since I used LED bulbs...
• Re: Solder cracked steel coolant pipe?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:57:59 -0800
  ...And running a torch? IF done this way, I'd question a solder job repair. Like I can just see someone sticking a propane...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:18:07 -0700
  ...I didn’t use heat sink, and I didn’t solder suck the joint. I just reflowed and added a tad more solder. I...
• Re: A question about grounds...
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 15:54:30 -0500
  ...Use SOLDER type. > > Two precautions when using solder type terminals on engines: > > - Use heat-shrink tubing over the end of the wire as a...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:36:28 -0500
  ...But it can make a "hard spot" that might cause the wire to fatigue just outside the solder joint. Mind you, a good solder...
• Re: Digitool diagnostics
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 19:24:12 EST
  ...You need to have a pencil tip soldering iron. The points to solder to in the ECU are small and close together. Make a...
• Re: insulating connectors (was: dying battery/alternator)
  Historical mailing list - John Fleming
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:25:19 -0400
  ...We also crimp and solder connections. A note of caution: 1) use a minimal amount of solder to prevent it from wicking up the...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 7 May 2012 21:37:45 -0500
  ...this > is a bit messy. > > I imagine that someone should make a quick disconnect that has some solder > inside the sleeve where you insert...
• Re: How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:59:40 -0800
  ...Any tips on soldering the ends on that big a wire without melting > > half the insulation off? > >Hotter and more power/flame is better...
• EV fuel/temp gauge revisited.
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  Wed, 13 Nov 1996 09:26:39 -0800
  ...Since there were any number of solder joints that qualified for the descriptions given, I just went ahead and soldered all the component solder...
• Re: Heat shrink connectors with solder ring in the middle. Tried 'em
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 20 May 2019 10:52:32 -0500
  ...The heat shrinks the tubing and melts the solder more or >> less simultaneously. >> >> I ordered a small set to see if they actually worked...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 May 2012 06:04:58 -0400
  ...They are heat shrink covered terminal ends and butt connectors with solder imbedded in the terminal end where the wire goes. All activated with...
• soldering AC
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sat, 25 May 2002 22:23:25 -0400
  Hello to all soldering/brazing experts. I am trying to add an AC unit into my 1982 diesel Westy by using the roof mount...
• Unbelievable, was Re: Spare ECU
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:26:22 -0500
  >Look at these, read the captions... >https://picasaweb.google.com/dbeierl/SolderFatigue# All eight of my images are on the first four pages of...
• Re: Crimp vs splice
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 00:00:20 -0800
  ...At what temperature does solder melt ? What engine area temperatures should we expect? Heat shrink definitely. Tim O > So, I finally took my van...
• Re: SOLDERED CONNECTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 18:56:58 -0600
  > >> "Flux" is NEVER necessary in typical electrical wiring soldering!!! >> Rosin is NOT "corrosive", in any way! I have some home-brew & radio >> kits I...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Nov 2012 20:36:02 -0500
  At 06:08 PM 11/6/2012, neil n wrote: >Will the XLPE not take well to soldering? Any other reasons to not use...
• Re: Silver solder
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 95 18:21:46 EDT
  Thanks for everyone's comments, actually the silver solder was not the problem but as someone told me the flux was. I was working...
• Re: Crimp vs splice
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:31:01 -0800
  ...Slip shrink wrap over the wire, crimp, solder, slip wrap over joint and shrink. -Dana- Blake Thornton wrote: > > So, I finally took my van...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:14:55 -0700
  ...My test solder went "ok" and I can improve it. https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/InstrumentCluster14PinTraceRepair# And your point on securing the wires against...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:23:07 -0500
  ...The radiator hose clamp-method works perfectly though it's probably more prone to corrosion problems than soldering. I don't think you'd...
• Re: 73 Safare update - curtains/cabinets/carpet/CB/cool!
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 16 May 1995 18:47:15 -0700 (PDT)
  ...You hold the soldering iron on the connector at the point where the wire joins it for maybe 20 seconds, then add the solder...
• Re: cylinder head sensor location
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 19:09:45 -0700
  ...make solder connections. ------------- reply ---------- I wouldn't solder them. If your sender is a thermocouple (K type) the soldered joint will create another junction...
• Re: Replacing driver's door wiring
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 03:43:30 EST
  In a message dated 3/18/05 8:26:19 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes: << why replace all the wires??? just solder the broken...
• Re: Installing Radio-------has anyone tried cold heat?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:44:46 -0700
  I haven't used one, but I saw the cold heat soldering gun at Home Depot last time I was in San Diego for...
• in need of cooling system parts
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:54:28 -0600
  ...In need of cooling system parts > > Yup, and you could solder some galvanized wire around the > circumference of > the pipe to form a lip...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - Steve Green
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 22:43:53 GMT
  ...If solder sticks to it, it probably isn't aluminum. Steve Green -- Folsom, CA Zefram -- 1984 Wolfsburg Westfalia
• Re: Engine cuts/drops out while accelerating - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:44:33 -0400
  James, The ECU develops fatigue cracks around the solder pads of some of the larger components. Rapping on the side ,at idle, should cause...
• Re: Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 21:39:19 -0700
  ...If you have the option between solderless connectors and solder, go the latter route with heat shrink tube. I've never regretted soldering any...
• Re: OT - Toyota unintended acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:51:43 -0800
  ...But it's becoming a real problem with lead free solder and the "experts" in solder chemistry don't know why yet. Part of...
• Re: Ultimate Fix #1
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 09:36:45 -0700
  ...Flux is what is used when soldering copper pipes and is nice to use when soldering circuits. A lot of solder is 'flux-core...
• Volksubaru plumbing question
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 11:43:32 -0400
  ...Will conventional plumbing techniques (soldering, etc) survive coolant pressures and coolant itself? Can 1 1/4" copper tubing be bent, if I decide I...
• Re: ECU fixed! was: spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:26:57 -0600
  Mark, did you vaccum out the old solder? I'm curious because I have a small stack of ECUs in the gai-rage. Miguel...
• Re: cylinder head sensor location
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:57:11 -0600
  ...make solder connections. > > ------------- reply ---------- > > I wouldn't solder them. If your sender is a thermocouple (K type) > the > soldered joint will create another junction...
• Re: Digital Clocks: 12/24 Hours
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 08:47:19 -0400
  ...With rosin-core solder and a small (15-25 watt) iron and some solder-removal wick (Soder-wick or Chemwick) or a vacuum desoldering...
• Re: Finding and repairing small radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 06:13:57 -0700
  ...If I could see a small hole, is there a > reason that it couldn't > be soldered? That's why I was pulling off...
• ECU fixed! was: spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:11:53 -0700
  ...I could see some heat damaged solder joints where a big resistor was soldered into the main board. With my ohm meter I determined...
• Instrument lights (late model vanagons)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 May 1996 14:47:50 -0500
  ...Solder the new lamp to the metal tabs, be careful not to put much solder on the tabs. Too much solder makes it almost...
• AFM capacitor fix
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 21:58:22 -0700
  You may find it much easier to just tack solder the capacitor inside the AFM box. Pop off the top black cover, solder the...