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• Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:43:20 -0500
  ...wire connector and a single wire connector.  The '83 only has a 3 wire connector.  What is the single wire and...
• Re: OIL LIGHT wire protection...A better way 1200 degrees of protection W/no BURN
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 02:49:44 -0500
  ...I have put them on many of the exposed wires >and also over the spark plug wires. I have also put them over some...
• Re: Where can this wire be found?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 26 May 2011 12:48:24 -0700
  ...Where can this wire be found? > On the watercooled 1.9L ('83, 84) vanagon, can the oil pressure switch > wire (blue with black stripe...
• Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 11:28:28 -0400
  Yes, four wire is better. I've already grounded my one-wire sensor using a radiator hose clamp and a length of wire for...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:27:20 -0800
  pre-wired hard start relay is not that expensive with all protection sleeves on the wires... but if you want to make your own...
• O2 sensor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Maginel
  Mon, 12 May 1997 10:04:36 -0500
  The current O2 sensor in my '85 has one wire--can it be replaced with a 3-wire, and if so, what do I...
• fuel sender ground wire location?
  Historical mailing list - Ken S
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 17:47:47 -0700
  Can anyone please tell me the location of the ground wire for the fuel sender. A physical location would be great as opposed to...
• FW: How is the fog light switch supposed to be wired?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 15:25:14 -0400
  ...Here is how I ran the wires and the end result was > that I blew a fuse. > > * I connected the wire bringing power from...
• WAS: OBD Reader.... NOW: High and Low Voltage Wires. Problem Solved??
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:15:29 -0700
  ...coil high tension lead (Pic: *http://tinyurl.com/3xse3mj ) *allowing interference from high voltage leads to leak into these wires. Repositioned wires, wrapped new...
• Re: third rear tail light?
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:52:50 -0400
  ...I threaded a wire from the driver-side taillight wire cluster, up into the lateral air vent. Drilled a hole from the vent into...
• Re: Location of Electrical Connector T7
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:09:51 -0500
  Tim, The wire compartment is that black box, driver's side, just above the thermostat housing. The T7 connection is in there. I would...
• Re: ENGINE STIL WON"T START
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Fri, 3 May 2002 09:49:35 -0400
  Is the battery good? Ground wires to check (on aircooled anyhow) - Ground strap in the battery box - Transmission to body ground, look for a...
• Re: 91 instrument cluster, oil pressure led
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:43:43 -0400
  ...If you touch the wire to ground, the light should come on. You have apparently created a +12 V-powered wire that previously was...
• Re: thermostat housings now being made
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:24:01 -0800
  ...The 2.1 2wd has 2 wires to the gauge sender while the 2.1 Sycro only has one wire. This is because the...
• Seat belt wire?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:36:13 -0400
  ...The wire connects to a plastic connector. What does the wire do? Is it really needed? Any tips on getting that stubborn connector apart...
• '85 Westy AC question - gray wire with red end
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 13:42:31 -0700
  ...I've discovered a gray wire pair about a foot long, with a plastic coating over the last inch or so, and a plug...
• Ignition wires
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Mon, 5 May 1997 20:35:12 -0230 (NDT)
  Do any of the Canadian listees have any experience using the Canadian Tire brand ignition wires for the '86 van and later? The brand...
• Re: Intermittent ignition delay when turning key
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 12:01:11 -0700
  ...It may be a solenoid, but > > make sure the wires are good! > > > > Do not forget to check the ignition switch! It is as likely...
• Re: Syncro Differential Lock Switch Wire - MYSTERY SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 17:57:55 -0500
  I jumped the two mystery wires at the connector, and my dash green indicator light for the differential lock shone again after a two...
• need bad ECU/wire harness for 81
  Historical mailing list - Blue Ridge CycleWorks
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 08:43:11 -0500
  ...Anyone out there got a bad ECU and wire harness so I could tear into that, make an adapter with the old harness that...
• What is a ECS-Malfunction indicator light and switch from an 88?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 5 May 2003 12:32:20 EDT
  ...In the engine compartment is a wire inside the left side wire distribution box and a plug that is hanging from the wiring harness...
• Re: Wiring radio to accessory instead of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:16:58 -0800
  I have hooked up Vanagon radios to the key buzzer wire from ign switch under the steering column. I think it is the grey...
• 89 vanagon pwr mirror troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:14:42 -0900
  ...I'm trying to avoid having to cut all the wires. As I mentioned previously, the wires inside the mirror are fine.I checked...
• Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 10 Jan 2014 00:50:38 -0800
  in any case John, find out if the green tack wire is electrically connected to terminal "1" of the coil. On 1/9/2014...
• Hella Driving lights and High Powered headlights
  Historical mailing list - Bob Freeman
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 01:44:07 -0800
  ...How did you feed the wires in from the outside? I will wire them separately to their own switch in the dash. The Bus...
• Re: Help identifying part (image provided)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 6 May 2007 22:11:31 -0500
  ...The side marker light wire will always be thinner than the headlight wire, which will always be thinner than the alternator output wire, which...
• Re: High resistance causing no spark?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 18:03:56 -0700
  Thank you everybody for your replies!! You don't know how much I appreciate the help :) I remeasured the wire and found it at...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:39:20 -0500
  ...It isn't shielded but there may be other shielded wire from the auto sound system installers that would be appropriate for this specific...
• Installing an alarm/keyless entry (91 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:35:40 -0400
  ...1.) The brown/white wire for the interior dome light. I've found one to access on the passenger side behind the glove box...
• The dreaded mystery wire.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:42:28 -0400
  ...I have a broken brown wire with a blue tracer coming out the same harness as the three wires to the Hall Sensor on...
• Dying in the rain 2
  Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 12:37:25 -0400
  >I might just change the plug wires, and the coil wire, but the cap has n= o cracks and was just replaced, I still...
• Re: RADIO/CD PLAYER QUESTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:41:27 EST
  ...Did you wire the rear speakers yourself? Some vanagons that had factory speaker wires installed used a common ground wire for both speakers, and...
• BUMP: Blue wire from alternator, what happens when grounded
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Tue, 22 May 2007 14:52:16 -0500
  ...no voltage at blue wire for aux battery. 2: > Engine cutting out (tach going to zero, major bucking) when hitting a > bump. > > I fixed...
• Re: [review] JVC cd/mp3 player for van
  Historical mailing list - Roy Randall
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 09:06:00 -0700
  ...The JVC unit has a wire that goes directly to +12v to provide power to keep its settings, and a separate wire that should...
• Re: She's Home! (Was: '87 Vanagon turns and turns but won't start)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:23:56 -0700
  With the Westy cabinets out on my '88, noticed that the screw to frame for all the "kitchen" DC negative wires was loose, cockeyed...
• Re: blue wire
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:36:58 -0700
  ...On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 9:31 AM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > It sounds like the wire that should be...
• Aux. battery questions
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 17:43:44 EDT
  ...However, I still have a couple of questions: (1) By what route have people run the wire from the starting battery to the auxiliary...
• Re: Cabin Lights, Sink et al
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 17:48:20 -0700
  ...Does anyone know the routing of these wires (especially > the cabin lights)? Do they go anywhere near the sink cabinets, or do they > go...
• Re: 2nd battery question
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 06:05:29 -0800
  ...We used a wire tester and tested the blue/red wire to see if it was recieving power when the bus was on, and...
• Re: Wiring rear speakers - 86 Weekender - long
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:58:59 -0700
  When I re-wired the rear speakers on Dixie, in conjunction with a sub and amp under the back seat etc, I just pulled...
• Re: Trip Report - Jackson, WY to Moab, UT (and Questions)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 11:11:41 -0400
  ...I have had multiple electical failures in my driver side door. >I fixed them by running new wire, but I think I have found...
• Re: Auxillary battery alternative
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 08:57:22 -0700
  ...The Weekender was supplied with 6.0mm wire to the auxiliary battery (about #10). Even this wire size (and the stock 30 amp relay...
• Re: Original Battery Wire Gauge
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:08:06 -0800
  ...so with a wire longer than stock, and with a Subaru, it would be good move to get a fatter than stock wire, it...
• Re: High Pressure Oil Switch Wire; Tethered to Switch. OEM? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 May 2012 23:34:31 -0700
  ...Ignoring the fact that the wire obviously connects electrically to this high pressure switch, did the VW factory (Hanover or wherever) attach the wire...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 06:45:59 -0600
  ...Your examples of failing solders are not from a wire to >>wire connection but a wire to a component / circuit board connection. If >>you...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:43:22 -0700
  ...Use your VOM to check continuity of wires in question. Disconnect wires (one at a time is best) in question from the system. Connect...
• Re: 88 Vanagon with Power Windows, No Power to Switches - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:25:14 -0700
  ...How do I locate this wire that is supplying the power that is broken? >> - I do have a volt meter and wire tester but...
• Re: Question about Mass Air Flow Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:51:23 -0500
  Mark, do you know what this wire does? It is supplying power to the MAF but for what purpose? I guess I need a...
• Re: Link to 12v DC outhouse exhaust fan?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:27:47 -0500
  ...There are various color codes but often the black wire is ground, the red wire is +12 V, and the other wire is the...
• Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - DeCristoforo
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 08:11:00 -0800
  ...I ran a separate wire because I was pressed for time, so I'm not sure that a wire exists in the harness. If...
• Re: Trailer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Raul Rivera
  Sun, 21 Jun 2020 21:04:11 -0400
  ...I quadruple checked > everything as far as wire to wire that’s all good. I’m guessing the splice > connectors aren’t working or...
• Re: bad ground on radiator fan motor
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:12:52 -0400
  ...Can I just >> attach >> > the wire to the body of the fan with a carefully placed screw? If not >> what >> > would be the best...
• Re: Something wrong ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 14:25:21 -0700
  ...For WBX vans it never is a direct wire, it always makes a few stops or detours, depending on the year. At the battery...
• Re: Hall effect sender
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 15:33:45 -0700
  ...A positive 10 or 12 volt wire, a ground, and a signal wire. These three wires come out of the distro thru a plastic...
• Re: Voltage Drop, 4 feet extra, 4 gauge wire
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 19:15:05 -0500
  ...Since this is DC, is that going to make a terrible >difference? Will I need to use heavier gauge wire? I suppose I could...
• Re: Starting motor connector? Was loose tranny bolts.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 10:56:43 -0700
  > While tightening up some tranny bolts I noticed a dangling black > electrical > connector at the end of a red and white wire. This wire...
• Re: bad ground on radiator fan motor
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:47:42 -0700
  ...Another option would be to follow the original ground wire away from the fan to a spot far enough away to cut it off...
• Rear window defogger, '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Tue, 3 Dec 1996 18:34:59 -0800 (PST)
  ...Has anyone ever looked tried looking at the defroster to see how it's wired? Is the grid one long line of resistive wire...
• Using O2 sensor for fuel mix adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 20:27:13 +0100
  ...Which kind should I use? I can easily get one-wire, three-wire and four-wire sensors. I suppose the ones with three or...
• [Fwd: Re: 88 Syncro / cold start surging]
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 00:34:30 -0700
  ...Also the O2 sensor wire is clean too. Good connection there. Also tested the Gray wire from the coolant sensor to the ICM, via...