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• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 11:56:07 -0700
  ...After the 4 pin connector at dash, there's another 4 pin connector "in connection". " Since the lights work when I jumper the two...
• Re: Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:25:41 -0700
  ...Some were really bad, tried to clean some and replaced a few connectors. BTW whats a good replacement for better spade connectors, maybe ones...
• Re: Dash lights.
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Thu, 7 Oct 2010 16:46:50 -0500
  ...Bently has the connector identification for your year so you can trace the right ribbon down. I know on my 89 that connector 1...
• Re: What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:40:55 -0400
  ...What is this connector for? Just below distributor cap, on the right side of the distributor itself I have what appears to be a...
• Re: Vanagon jerky, fixed maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:00:57 -0400
  ...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: Blue Wire on alternator - replacement
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 15:31:07 -0700
  ...In later models the wire first passes through the black plastic wiring junction box and may have a connector splice inside the box. All...
• Re: Engine Died
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:54:13 -0400
  ...red/black 50 circuit > wire at round T7a/6 of round connector in engine bay junction box? Love it! Not risky at all. Six...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:23:42 -0400
  ...Both of these wires connect to the twin push connectors on the back of the starter.
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:56:43 -0400
  At 07:24 PM 9/13/2011, Vanagon wrote: >I could make up a mating cord with battery clips on the other end. Please...
• Ignition Switch Replacement-Not Amused-Even More!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:34:02 +0000
  OK, the two connectors are marked "P" and "S", plus I just reread the procedure, I didn't have the key in the ignition...
• Re: Blinking Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 01:46:06 +0100
  ...Also check the wire connectors, that they are tight on the spades of the switch. PerL 87 Syncro 112i
• Need a Propane Tank Regulator Protector Plate
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:00:40 -0400
  I'm having a real tough time finding the steel plate that bolts on the propane tank and protects the regulator and connectors. For...
• FS - Heidelberg radio
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 21:42:05 -0700
  ...Complete with rear connectors. You'll have to graft wires onto them. Cheep - make me an offer. Engine carrier bar from an '87 Free...
• Re: Power Mirrors don't work
  Historical mailing list - Russ Ottey
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 21:17:36 +0000
  Check to see if the mirror switch in your door panel became separated from its connector inside the door. It happens.... > I have a...
• Re: 2.1L ignition/FI woes!!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:29:17 -0800
  ...Makes one think hall sensor or the wiring/connector to it, nicht wahr? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Losing power...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:33:09 -0400
  ...The first time it happened, I pulled over the side of the road, shut the engine off and checked all the connectors at the...
• Re: Everything peachy with vanagon.com foil replacement except...
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:48:32 -0500
  ...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: No "Flicker", what to do?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 9 May 2018 12:52:29 -0600
  ...wrote: > I have also checked ground to both side of that connector and there is > continuity on both side. > Z > > -----Original Message----- > From: thewestyman...
• 83 x-over or collector pipe?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Dec 1996 21:53:00 -0500
  ...Is this the early or late model 83? The pipe comes from the two manifolds and bends 180 degrees to meet the connector for...
• Re: ECU Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 10:15:16 -0700
  ...On mine, the blue connector goes to the cold start valve. Can't really see the connector for the thermo-time switch. :-) On Sat...
• Re: Intermittent no start - fuel pump/relay?
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:36:47 +0100
  Art, and list! I had this behaviour once, and in my case it was the connectors to the DLS that were corroded, which resulted...
• Re: Intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 20:21:13 -0400
  ...some connectors, key switch, long wires to back etc. Cleaning and replacing some connectors made it work for a while, but the problem re...
• Re: Broken wire help
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:32:19 -0400
  ...You should see a white two prong connector. That is the fuel pump power wire connection. Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 http://www...
• Re: Faucet install tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 7 Aug 2013 16:55:06 -0500
  Eric, You can reach into the plastic housing with longnose pliers and gently pull out the connectors from the spade terminals in the housing...
• tach cluster into older clock dash, wiring
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 11:01:41 -0800
  From the olden days, here are details of the wires that must be moved on the 14 pin connector to use a tach instrument...
• Re: 85 GL No Spark-No Start
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:42:47 +0100
  ...I'd get out & jiggle the connector while Lynda cranked it over. *Vrooom*. Eventually, I re-wired the sensor & replaced the outside connector. No...
• Re: Need help with a 78 Bus
  Historical mailing list - jbclem
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:01:55 -0700
  Since no one has mentioned this....how about checking the spark plug wires and spark plug connectors. Look at the connectors real closely for...
• Re: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:32:16 -0400
  ...Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector) I don't get it. Go Westy lists a tank fill and a city...
• Re: Intermittent won't start problem w/ 84-1.9
  Historical mailing list - Tom
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:08:34 -0700
  ...Use conductive grease on spark plug connectors. > Second, the contacts on the big connector between FI cable and ECU > must be clean. I was...
• Re: AC fan switch only works on high
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:18:17 -0400
  ...The other thing to check is the connectors at the back that go up to the blower motor (left rear most pillar). You may...
• Re: Fuel Level
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:45:22 -0400
  ...If you have ten volts there then your panel connector is ok. Short that to ground for a few seconds *max* and the gauge...
• Re: how to fix cracked intrument cluster housings where speedo/tach mount to cluster
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:12:01 -0700
  ...Your photo, 04.htm, shows the good news - that the backing piece (with the connector tab) can be repaired or replaced without a whole...
• Re: What was that robust 12v connector?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:51:19 -0800
  I admire those really big fat ones.. the kind of two post high amperage male-female plugs a tow truck would have on their...
• Re: Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:35:46 -0400
  At 11:43 AM 8/16/2013, David Bjorkman wrote: >The '83 only has a 3 wire connector. What is the single wire and...
• Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:52:50 -0500
  ...all the connector crimps. <g> Yrs, d
• How To Disable Steering Wheel Lock
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 07:14:42 -0700
  ...I have pulled connector from ignition swith and installed another, so starting van is no problem. Now need to disable Steering Wheel Lock............Thanks...
• Eurovan ECU's
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 29 May 97 12:47:00 -0500
  While looking around at the fuse panel on my Eurovan I found two connectors that look like some kind of diagonstic port. They are...
• Re: Brown Wire..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 23:08:17 -0800
  ...what is that brown wire that is connected at the bottom left of > the crank case?? ? ? it has a yellow connector on the end...
• lost front wheel bearing cap!
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:21:29 -0400
  I the process of breaking my sway bar connector rod, and loosing a hub cap, I also lost a front wheel bearing grease cap...
• Re: O2 Sensor 85 motor to 87 motor compatibility Question.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 29 May 2005 09:50:23 EDT
  In a message dated 5/28/05 7:01:16 PM, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes: << A Bosch universal one (you splice the connector on...
• B A 6 heater
  Historical mailing list - Michel Griffiths
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:07:38 -0400
  ...I noticed the relay behind the glove box has a 4 pin connector not connected to anything. My ride is a 87 camper. Thanks...
• Re: Broken down travelers need help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 22:16:54 -0700
  ...wires to the connector had become brittle and broke into many small segments, damaging the + and - wires leading into the connector; and we ended...
• Re: '90 distributor cap
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:19:45 -0500
  ...Also check to see what type of connectors are in the wire holes in the cap. I know that in my Vanagons it's...
• Re: Starter Wire Connection
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 06:41:10 -0700
  ...a >>thicker gauge one with a black plastic female spade connector and a >>thinner one with a white connector. On top of the solenoid...
• Re: off to Yellowstone! And we're back...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 12:50:32 -0700
  ...The temp2 connector (the > wiring harness side) has a cracked connector so i immediatly assumed > it > finially wiggled it's way off so i...
• Re: Microscopic corrosion on electrical contacts
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:46:00 +0000
  ...air.  Consider a simple 1/4" Male blade connector, with a matching 1/4" Female connector.  With some sort of greasy coating, the two...
• Re: engine crank but no start
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 27 Sep 2018 12:48:30 -0700
  ...So we went thru the process of checking fuel pump, ignition switch, > AFM connector, Hall sensor, plugs etc etc... no start.. > > but then out...
• Re: Headlight low beam failure
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 10:48:50 -0800
  ...might be that I was pushing > too many electrons through a connector pin. Or it might just be one of those > self exacerbating connection...
• Re: Electrical issues
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 8 Jan 2016 09:03:00 -0800
  And as long as you are unplugging it just plug the new switch in to the connector to see if that fixes the problem...
• Re[2]: 82 fi electrical question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 16:16:04 -0700
  ...To check this, just pull the connector to the cold start valve and start the engine. If it purrs like a kitten then the...
• Re: AC parts
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 07:22:05 -0400
  ...the evaperator, 2 wires going to a connector close by it, 3 wire going to another connector, close to it also? Eric 86-VW4x4...
• mechanic for 5-cyl vw quantum ?
  Historical mailing list - walter bahm
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 09:08:42 -0700
  ...tried starting car with(out) fan motor connector plugged in and starter still fails to engage. somehow i'd like to get the car...
• Re: are sensor wires polarity specific?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Feb 2006 20:06:49 -0500
  ...The connector is the same as the fuel injectors. Any good auto parts store will have the repair pigtails for GM injectors. Dennis -----Original...
• CENTral locking tip...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:50:59 +0000
  ...Then use a VOM (Volt-Ohm Meter) and check the resistance (or just check for continuity) from the (now) disconnected connectors to the door...
• Re: dead oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:11:34 -0700
  ...single brown wire with connector junction in it. undo that, ground the end going to the van, ( not the wire going to the OP...
• Re: Headlight upgrades
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sat, 16 Jan 2016 12:16:25 -0500
  ...Thus if the NA bulbs are the same as Euro, which I believe is the case, only the connectors need to change. > > Sent from...
• Re: How do I....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:29:58 EDT
  ...In a message dated 4/28/2007 10:39:13 PM Central Daylight Time, airic1@comcast.net writes: > Check the temp sensor connector, not...
• Re: OIL warning light up
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:04:56 EDT
  ...A pair of long angled needle nose pliers is used to remove the spade connector on the end of the wire. Pull on the...
• Re: Power Source in Engine Bay?
  Historical mailing list - blytz
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 06:14:31 -0600
  ...The reverse switch on the tranny is in good working order, so currently I have installed a fuse block that has one connector wired...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:01:53 EST
  ...The connectors are two in number, one a two-terminal connector for the power to the O2 sensor, the other a single terminal which...