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Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:22:02 -0400
Sorry to disagree with you but I have a ISV from a 1990 Jetta in my hands, and It has 3 wires. Production date...
Re: Replacing the antenna
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:44:30 -0600
...Pull out the antenna wire, thereby pulling in the pull wire. Do the reverse when installing the new wire. Make sure you tie it...
Re: Starter Wires 91 Automatic
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Sat, 5 May 2007 21:12:32 -0400
...The replacement starter only has one spade terminal, what do I do with the other wire? Also, strange thing, when I removed the wires...
Re: head lamp relay upgrade
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 28 Mar 2004 15:28:05 EST
...In the directions on Franks web site he says to cut the white wire and the yellow wire comming off the multi function switch...
Re: AEG alternator L connection. Was: Re: Wbx 90 Amp alternator fit Jetta ABA engine?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:16:41 -0800
...The AEG engine alternator fit but the L wire didn't seem to work when connected to the vehicle D+ My battery isolators clacked...
coolant temp send wire
Historical mailing list - S_J_ WACKER
Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:56:30 -0700
...The problem is I cannot find any place to plug this wire in, and without it, of course, I have no coolant temp. gauge...
A (propane) Fridge footnote
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Mon, 6 Oct 2003 13:09:34 -0700
...When I moved the wire, it would fire several times and fire up the propane. When I put my fingers on the wire, it...
Re: Which wire to connect? (second battery installation)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 4 Oct 2012 04:38:12 -0400
At 02:16 AM 10/4/2012, HotelWestfalia wrote: >This is a ‘91 Westfalia. >I am looking at the relay’s wires and somehow...
Re: missing van/plug wire question/tri sport camp
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 07:56:23 -0500
Mike, Why not just put Bosch wires back in it? The new one's are guaranteed for life (who's I don't know...
Re: ADBQ
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 4 May 2003 12:33:14 -0400
<snip> I like being able to use both batteries for starting so I use bigass wires too. <snip> Mark, I thought the whole idea...
Re: Update on AFM testing procedure
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 5 Jul 2014 15:15:01 -0400
...In use it would maintain the wire at a specific temperature and monitor how much current was required at that moment to do so...
Re: 87 Westy needs new power locks
Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
Wed, 14 May 1997 13:57:59 -0700
...After I found the problem, I replaced the broken wire and put several additional wires into the loom for future problems. Other wires were...
Wasserboxer Distributor into A/C 2.0
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Mon, 27 Apr 1998 18:27:24 -0700
...Hook white wire from ECU to hall brain white wire, hook green wire from hall brain to coil, hook black wire from 12v to...
Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:17:35 -0400
...There are tables on the net that display the relationship between wire gauge, run length, and the max current that the wire can handle...
Re: Fried wiring harness from dash to 84 Westy camper relay
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 1 Jun 2015 12:42:13 -0700
Is this camper wiring still wired as per OEM? e.g. the red wire not repurposed to supply power TO dash fuse box? Is...
Re: New Starter - Works, but no start
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:21:44 -0700
If this happened right when the starter was changed then he probably left a wire off the starter. The fuel injection gets power from...
Re: Where on the radiator is the coolant temp sender
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 4 Mar 2004 23:12:18 -0500
...The single wire sensor is for the gauge, the blue two wire sensor is for the ECU. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
Re: Wiring warning: corrosion on AC main feed wire
Historical mailing list - Jack
Mon, 5 Aug 2002 09:26:57 -0700
...I tinned the wire > prior to crimping, and heated the wire until the solder flowed after > I crimped the connector in place. Even when...
Re: 2nd Battery setup questions
Historical mailing list - Doug F
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:10:33 -0800
You could wire the relay to the "x" circuit if you want the second batt to not connect when cranking. (same as the headlamps...
Re: wiring for a 2nd battery
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 07:26:00 -0700
Yes, use terminal 30 to connect a wire to the AUX battery. Be sure to put a fuse in the wire. 20 amp should...
Re: O2 Sensor Wire
Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
Thu, 13 Jan 2005 20:46:33 -0500
...Thursday, January 13, 2005 9:16 AM Subject: [VANAGON] O2 Sensor Wire > Anybody got the VW part number for the shielded green wire for...
Re: minimal tools - was things you should have with you on a long trip
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:58:36 -0700
dear wire this is a roll of wire also commonly called hay wire from the binder -thrasher days or re-bar wire - or tie...
Re: Gas heater wiring
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:46:05 -0700
...IIRC, there were at least 3 brown wires going to that point. Most likely they're ground points for wires coming out of the...
Re: Dash wiring help needed
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Wed, 8 Aug 2007 23:53:42 -0600
...What most > concerns me > is trio of wires which were taped together. One wire is obviously > Brown for > ground. Another wire is Blue/Grey...
Re: Headlight wiring harnesses and voltage drops
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 21 Oct 1999 07:08:02 -0700
...How much would you want to be willing to pay to a "cut >> no wires" "plug and play" wiring harness like this? One wire...
Step up the idle
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:45:43 -0700
More data on the idle floating when the A/C signal is on to the green and white "step up the idle" wire. Today...
Re: Wiring for tach and later instruments, what wire to use
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 22 Oct 2003 06:53:10 -0700
><snip> >My questions are about the wire I should use to get the signal from coil >to the wiring connector behind the fuse box...
connecting aux battery to radio
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Wed, 8 Nov 2006 08:49:44 -0500
...The GoWesty instructions say to connect the positive terminal of the auxillary battery to the red and white striped wire on the top of...
Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:41:08 -0700
...Some people try to use a selector switch to let either the alternator blue wire control it or select battery voltage to force it...
Re: Engine electrical problem
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:49:34 -0500
...Alternator is good, battery >is good. >Is it time to remove the wire loom covering and start tracing wires or am I >missing something...
New Style Spark Plug Wires
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Tue, 9 Sep 1997 09:57:13 -0400
Has anyone replaced their spark plug wires with ones having the new style connectors which require the distributor cap to have the little studs...
Re: Hammock thread
Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 18:06:04 +0000
...Somebody made the mistake of drilling the wires. Proper procedure was drilling a small hole then putting a guide wire in to hold the...
Re: installing other horns on a vanagon... BTDT's?
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 19:02:31 -0500
I've been thinking about installing another horn as well...I think you could just wire them in parallel of the main two wire...
Re: Fridge wireing?
Historical mailing list - John Jensen
Sat, 26 Jul 2003 12:13:25 -0400
...In any case it did work when I wired it up that way. John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery mudbug@toadhouse.com , http://www.toadhouse.com...
O2 Sensor Wire
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Thu, 13 Jan 2005 08:16:16 -0600
Anybody got the VW part number for the shielded green wire for a 1.9L Digijet O2 sensor? Lately I've been getting some...
Re: High beam dash bulb
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 1 May 2015 08:18:05 -0400
...The 2 wires leads are way longer > than they need to be so I guess I have to shorten them up. Has anyone else...
Speaker Wire Polarity?
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:22:06 EST
...How do I know which wire is (+) ? Is the (-) a ground wire? Will you burn something out if you get it wrong? PS - Will...
Re: Satellite Radio Antenna Wire
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:28:19 -0700
...For permanent installation idea, search the archives. >Where's the easiest place to run a satellite radio antenna wire to the >outside (at least...
O2 Sensor - 1 Wire
Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:56:05 -0400
Hi I'd like to install a 1 wire O2 sensor on my '86 vanagon b/c it's a lot cheaper. Will this...
Re: Carat fluorescent fixture causes battery drain...
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:09:20 -0500
Must have been built and wired prior to lunch. My Van has no inline fuse to that lamp. It's wired to the fuse...
Re: firing on 3 cylinders.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:50:37 -0600
If you have an induction type strobe timing light, just clip the pick-up to the suspected wire and you will see immediately if...
Re: ECU Wire Corrosion relative to Length and Load (and?)
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:39:13 -0800
...Managed to get the wire out but finding a replacement may be tricky or at least time consuming. FWIW, image showing tools and more...
Re: coolant temp send wire
Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:03:51 +0200
...The problem is I cannot find any place to plug this > wire in, and without it, of course, I have no coolant temp. gauge...
How a simple replacement of cap, rotor and plug wires becomes a challenge
Historical mailing list - Marshall
Mon, 18 Mar 2002 23:55:14 -0600
...Can I use either one if I change the cap and wires to complement it - or will there be a problem somehow with other...
Re: Towing with an '89 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
Mon, 2 Dec 2002 22:54:45 EST
...The device is a small black epoxied box with a bunch of wired coming out of it. Get a dozen wire splicers at U...
Re: HELP- Oil light blinking
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sat, 7 Feb 2004 14:26:43 -0800
...My wire was hard brittle and broken around there. I just replaced the two wires in the engine compartiment. The water temp wire is...
Re: AFM wire harness...
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 1 Dec 2016 11:06:10 -0800
You may find another VW connector, with better condition wires, that will fit. Or, your FLAPS or VW specific parts shop may stock ~ 8...
Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:14:34 -0400
...Reduce the length of the wire run and the resulting voltage drop. Denis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
Re: Stray wires around the fuse block Help!!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:44:13 -0400
...It has three wires, at the three outer corners -- the other three are empty (97.216, 146-151). So if that wire comes from...
Sub woofer installation 87 GL
Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
Sun, 9 Nov 1997 23:44:41 -0800
...Now the problem, unless I can find a wire on the radio to operate the switch to turn the sub/w on and off...
Cable to top ventilation lever breaks
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 5 May 2005 22:35:37 -0700
...After some inspection I found that the wire cable that connects to the lever had broken off at the point where it bends and...
Re: THANKS! --- Was: Elec. Questions. yes... Aux Batt...
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:16:18 -0700
The white wire controls the fridge 12 volt relay. If you hook the white wire to the aux battery positive the relay will always...
Re: Instrument cluster light issues
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 18 May 2021 08:40:09 -0400
...I just replaced the two wires. No fuses are popping and no >>>> wires are melting luckily. A couple wires were ever so slightly damaged...
Re: Tiico Conversion
Historical mailing list
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:10:09 EST
Here is what I found doing the conversion on a '85 that doesn't have the three wire oxygen sensor setup. I wanted to...
Instrument cluster light issues
Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Mon, 17 May 2021 21:02:31 -0400
Hey everybody, The blue grey wire going from the light switch instrument cluster adjuster to the blue grey wire that connects near the rear...
Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Wed, 27 Jan 2016 10:17:24 -0800
This usually happens because one of the 2 wires to the power steering pump pressure switch gets shorted to engine metal. If the belt...
Re: Black wire by water tank...
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:33:42 -0400
...The first 2 go into the water pump connections, >the 3rd is a black wire that comes of the big wire set a few...
Re: Wire size question.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:01:02 -0700
...I'll refer to the table you linked to for future reference on wire gauge. And I'll re-read your post again. So...
Re: Short Wave Radio
Historical mailing list
Wed, 02 Apr 1997 09:13:55 +0300
...When it was installed, it was necessary to run two more >wires back to the rear speakers because the VW radio was grounded >differently...
Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 4 Oct 2002 21:10:06 -0400
At 08:22 PM 10/4/2002, Brent Christensen wrote: >Maybe this is a bigger reason to use 10 awg wire to the brights...