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  • Re: Vanagon Hall Effect Sensor alternatives
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 4 Sep 2011 10:19:53 -0500
    ...and > connector, which if true makes it going NLA not a big deal at all." > > So, if you concocted your own connector and a...
  • rich running van SOLVED! thanks Gerry S.
    Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
    Wed, 3 Jun 1998 21:45:28 -0400
    ...Some long-ago mechanic had replaced the spade connector by simply crimping a new one on, and had both the grounded sheath and the...
  • Re: 87 Vanagon hesitation chapter (3)
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Fri, 14 Aug 1998 21:05:43 -0500
    ...If we soldered a wire to the ECU cable wire that goes to pin 19 and use a ring type connector under a ground...
  • Re: Oxygen sensor-replace or unplug?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
    Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:25:48 -0700
    ...You just have to add your existing connector to the wires. Usually the generic sensors come with splice connectors and insulating shrink tubing. The...
  • Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:47:50 -0700
    "On the 2.1l they used a two-pin housed connector [on the T-II sensor] like the ones on the fuel injectors, and...
  • Re: Digitool Installed, totally Excellent!
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Sun, 16 May 1999 10:15:01 -0500
    ...The other end of the short cable is a 25 pin female >connector. > >This connector mates to a male connector, on the long cable...
  • Re: LED bulbs
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 4 Feb 2023 11:26:05 +0000
    ...The connector on the LED wires is easily removed as they are bared wire push through & fold over style so You just need to...
  • Re: Winch for Westy
    Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
    Sat, 20 Nov 2021 03:28:37 -0600
    ...I used connector potting compound, but silicon sealer would work just as well. Keep it plugged into the connectors on the front and rear...
  • Re: 2.1 Throttle Switch Assmebly on 1.9 with later style switch?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 22 May 2016 10:12:35 -0400
    ...From the factory the blue connector goes to the switch and the black goes to the regulator, If the connectors were changed all bets...
  • Re: Heatshrink wire connectors
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Mon, 7 Oct 2013 18:05:02 -0400
    ...Heatshrink wire connectors > > > To reinstall my headlight I finally found some connectors that would work > (3M ones from Walmart were useless) at Harbor Freight...
  • Re: Everything peachy with vanagon.com foil replacement except...
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:53:41 -0700
    ...No luck. > Pulled the connector and shorted the pins. No luck. > Pulled the cluster, reset ll the T14 connector contacts. No luck. > Checked the...
  • Re: Sink pump question
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:02:59 -0400
    ...Later ones simply have a jumper on the panel side of the connector to supply water pump power. Pop the cap off the faucet...
  • Hall Sender checking--need help!!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
    Thu, 21 Jan 1999 20:55:32 -0600
    ...That helped years ago before the starter switch was replaced. -------I have checked for 10 volts at the Hall sender wire connector with the...
  • Re: dim headlights
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:02:47 EDT
    ...Mine came with factory style driving light with a offset connector .If you look at VW's and AUDI's you will see that...
  • Re: Instrument cluster/tachometer UPDATE
    Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
    Sat, 17 Mar 2001 18:55:19 EST
    ...I would get some green wire from Radio Shack in 25 ft roll, put a spade connector on one end and plug it to...
  • Re: Is my ECU dead?
    Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
    Fri, 6 Apr 2001 19:56:32 -0400
    ...starting from the pump motor, then the relay and finally at the ECU connector. To make a long story short, when I jumper pins...
  • Re: Disable oil pressure warning system
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:27:43 -0700
    ...Unplug that connector, bend the >>> outer most pin of the group of 4 slightly over toward the end, push the >>> connector back into place...
  • Re: Stray wires around the fuse block Help!!
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Sun, 5 Apr 2009 19:52:51 -0500
    ...I will label these NLU connectors as such so I don't ask this question again the next time I Pull the fuse block...
  • Re: Is there such a too?
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:48:45 -0800
    ...Not the double stepped mandrel types for crimping "Open Barrel" connectors. The open barrel connectors have two sets of tangs which are open (the...
  • Re: 83.5/84 connector to 85+ panel checklist
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 2 Jun 2011 22:26:37 -0400
    At 09:24 PM 6/2/2011, Old Volks Home wrote: >In addition to David's post, you can also see my PDF: > >http...
  • Re: '85GL ORIGINAL PARTS!!!
    Historical mailing list - Janet Andersen
    Sat, 24 Oct 1998 09:42:00 -0700
    ...Heck, my van has four "jugs" & numerous "male/female" > connectors! > > BOB
  • WTB: Left side Square Headlight Assembly
    Historical mailing list - Mike Karseboom
    Wed, 22 Dec 1999 08:22:41 -0800
    I am looking for a complete left side head light assembly including lenses, connectors, and mounting bracket for a 90 Vernon. Please e-mail...
  • Re: Another D15 connector failure example
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:36:33 +0000
    ...Re: [VANAGON] Another D15 connector failure example I’ve went round in circles with what caused what..  and I’m not thinking d15 had...
  • 86 Vanagon wiring question
    Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
    Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:34:20 -0500
    ...if you pull the connector and look at the end, two corners of the connector are 90 degree angles and the other two corners...
  • Re: Poll: Favorite anti-theft device?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
    Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:37:26 -0400
    ...Use male and female spade > wire connectors and its just unplug and plug in.
  • Re: Van stopped running
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:31:36 -0400
    If it is an 86 or newer van there is a connector that can cause problems. It is a two wire plug at the...
  • Interesting Problems
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
    Sat, 22 Mar 1997 18:38:10 -0800
    ...The cause of improper behavior is a connector on top of the air filter unit. I knocked a wiring connector off while working in...
  • Re: Reverse Lights not working - 88 GL
    Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
    Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:53:53 -0700
    ...Reverse Lights not working - 88 GL > At 01:05 AM 9/28/2004 -0400, Kim Brennan wrote: >>Replacements no longer use the same connector...
  • Misc: Crank Pulley Bolt Size, ECU, AC Duct Fix, VW insanity...
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:16:23 -0700
    ...Is the multi-pin connector for the Digifant ECU an item unique to the Vanagon, or are there other similar-vintage VW vehicles from...
  • Re: Differences between 82 and 83 turn signals?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:21:33 -0700
    ...With the key on the turn led should come on every >> time you touch the grounded jumper to that lead of the switch connector...
  • 1987 Digifant + Air Conditioner Idle Problem
    Historical mailing list - Luke Plaizier
    Sat, 15 Jul 2000 20:30:04 -0700
    ...It appears that the line going to the clutch has a small connector on it that isn't plugged into anything. This, it would...
  • Re: How do I locate the differential lock wiring?
    Historical mailing list - -------------
    Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:58:52 -0400
    ...One final note the pins in the connector behind the fuse box, had been installed incorrectly. Kim Brennan wrote: > Are you really sure the...
  • Re: Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Mon, 5 Oct 2009 17:03:30 -0700
    ...the wire so that bends near the connector prefer the > more flexible section right at the connector. �You can see this effect in > your...
  • Re: 1.9 ltr WBX O2 sensor question?
    Historical mailing list - Leonard Anthony
    Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:26:10 -0700
    ...I read somewhere that it's good to replace the connectors with soldered-on ones, grouping the wires to 1 or 2 connectors. It...
  • [FIX]Wiring up your SA Grill (or just upgrading your wiring to use relays)
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Thu, 5 Sep 2002 12:02:37 -0700
    ...One option is to cut the wires and splice in additional connectors. BUT I HAVE FOUND A BETTER WAY! There is a male 9004...
  • Re: Solar Power Parts papsolar.ca (MCA Batteries, etc.)
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22:49:47 -0700
    ...Same for controllers, connectors and cables, go to the Internet for what you need. Try allelectronics.com for connectors < http://www.allelectronics.com/make...
  • Fuel flow regulator
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 13 Jun 2021 10:53:23 -0500
    ...Any ideas? (2) in the bundle of four wire that go to the hall sender connector, there are three that go into the connector...
  • Re: Vanagon jerky, fixed maybe?
    Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
    Thu, 4 Oct 2012 09:11:56 -0600
    ...Trying to find the throttle valve switch connector as shown in Bentley manual unsuccessfully (Page 24.35), finally gave up, (where in the dickens...
  • Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:27:31 -0400
    ...Maybe mine had already been replaced with a >continuous hose, but the firestarter connector was still in >place. Or could there be a model...
  • Re: dielectric grease
    Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
    6 Nov 1995 12:36:20 -0800
    ...If you put it on a multi-connector plug it can cause electrical shorts where there were none before. When you apply it, make...
  • Re: O2/ECU Coaxial wire...
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 8 Mar 2001 10:24:00 EST
    You could go to the connector at the ECU, pull the cover off and test the middle green wire and the outter ground wire...
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor Recommendations for 83 WBX
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:03:34 -0400
    ...Not many spring for the Bosch with the connector, for obvious reason$. I haven't sold the Walker long enough to be able to...
  • Re: Temp wire problems
    Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
    Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:08:14 -0400
    The temp signal sender for the gauge in the dash is a one wire setup with a simple female connector that slips over a...
  • Re: 85 Vanagon wont start!
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Fri, 30 Aug 2002 20:37:53 -0400
    ...Check the starter wire, the big red one (if still red!) Check battery connector and ground, this could your problem. Good luck, Ben http...
  • Re: One Step Forward, One Backward
    Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
    Sun, 29 Dec 2002 18:07:01 -0600
    Welp, I was on the wrong connector, all right. In fact, Bentley shows a direct connection from the idle switch to the control unit...
  • recent adventures in '84 electrical bonding:ps
    Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
    Sun, 13 Jul 2003 03:51:51 -0400
    ...shunt around 800 ohm resistance also made operational flashing led for both low coolant level (tested by momemtarily removing connector) and high temperature (tested...
  • Re: O2 Sensor - Low Prices 3-wire in Canada
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:05:30 -0700
    ...replacements with no plug (and some crimp >connectors). >I really don't like to use crimp connectors >on such critical (and low voltage) stuff...
  • Re: Hall effect sender (trivia)
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Nelson
    Thu, 28 Oct 1999 23:41:35 -0600
    ...This elbow is a connector socket as > well and so there are three spade connector type things > in the elbow. It just so happens...
  • Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:47:54 -0700
    ...I had one of my own causing. >> >> When the O2-sensor is connected and I measure the voltage between the >> connector and engine ignition...
  • Re: Dear vendors
    Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
    Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:44:19 EDT
    ...The other 2 contacts (the switching ones I believe) go through 2 plug in connectors. Would this mean that the receiving end of the...
  • Re: Starter Help
    Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
    Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:28:22 -0400
    ...posibility 2) The solenoid (small cylinder next to starter with small spade connectors) may be bad or (more commonly) is gunked up and needs...
  • Re: Electric door locks
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Thu, 4 Aug 2022 17:06:58 +0200
    ...I have the new green lock actuators but have not > been able t56o fi9nd the female electric connectors. I learned the > connectors are for...
  • Re: The Clock is always troublesome
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 20 Dec 2014 11:03:30 -0800
    ...The alternative is to rewire it yourself and use db25 connectors. That solution requires you to modify the wiring harness. GoWesty’s solution doesn...
  • Re: Q's re: radio wires
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:21:06 -0800
    ...radio and your new radio will plug into your existing radio connectors. The harness should cost under $15.00. Good luck, Tim --- Marla Stelk...
  • Re: Relay socket spade connectors
    Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
    Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:28:01 -0800
    ...Tom --- Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > Anyone know of a source for female spade relay > socket connectors? > They're the ones with the...
  • where did that wire go?
    Historical mailing list - steve vitale
    Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:54:19 -0400
    there's a brown wire with yellow connector that hangs right above the thermostat housing that i believe is called a "Idle Stabilizer Control...
  • Re: Fridge wiring?
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:55:48 -0600
    ...black) coming from a 3-prong connector and a single wire (black) from a single prong connector. The single black wire goes to the...
  • Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:27:32 -0700
    ...introduction of solid state devices) was mechanical in nature, bad connectors, corroded connectors, broken pins, poor contact, etc. Now, how many times on this...
  • Re: tachometers
    Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
    Sun, 3 Mar 2002 15:58:02 -0800
    ...You can check > easily by looking closely at the ignition coil. > There will be a whitish > plastic connector plugged in to it. It should...
  • Mudflaps, oil pressure, etc. - medium-long post
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 27 May 1997 08:09 -0600 (MDT)
    ...If I remove the instrument cluster many more times, I'm gonna start wishing it were Velcroed in place! Disconnected the two wire connector...