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Re: Instrument Cluster Printed Cirucit repair
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:57:21 -0700
...As long as you keep > physical stress of the wires where they solder to the individual foils on > the flexible circuit your connector troubles...
Rich running condition-RESOLVED!(long)
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 17:24:37 EDT
...This should be on every vanagon owners annual checklist, Check the conditions of all wires, ground points and wire connectors everywhere that you can...
Re: Blinking coolant light woes
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 19 Feb 2017 01:20:43 +0000
...Cleaned all the terminals and finessed the connectors on the foil. > > 4. Made sure grounds were in fact grounds. > > 5. Made sure the coolant...
Re: Contact in, contact out
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:10:35 -0700
...Not a pretty place for a delicate sensor connector. Design changed in subsequent years, thankfully. > > The worst problem my van has now is the...
Re: flashing LED
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:55:14 -0700
...You can reach up under the dash, on the passenger side of the steering column, and reach the connector. If you continue to have...
Re: oil pressure warning alarm
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Fri, 5 Jun 1998 02:17:10 EDT
...I beleive the connector has a yellow wire on the other side. Dissconneced that connector. Start the car. Hold the RPM at 3000 and...
Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:59:19 -0700
...The light continued to flash, but it quits much more often now. > > Another suggested that I "crimp" the connector to the sensor contacts. > > Finally...
Re: Aux battery relay???
Historical mailing list - Stevie Havoc
Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:30:45 -0600
...My old alternator had a > "W" > connector with a light blue wire running from it up to the relay next > to the > aux. battery...
alternator questions/ just bought a reman.alt..
Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:20:58 -0400
...I plugged my blue wire to the blade connector to the farthest side blade on the alt, but the dummy light came on bright...
Re: parts source?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:17:10 -0700
You replaced a three-connector relay with a two-connector? And your flashers don't work? On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 2:06...
Re: What is this connector for?
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:01:48 -0700
...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: Radiator fan dead?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:23:27 -0400
...If the fuse is good, then pull the connector off the back of your thermo-switch and check that one of the leads definately...
Re: Van dies while coming to a stop
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Mon, 17 May 2010 19:34:02 -0500
...And when I said clean all the connectors, I mean clean every one that you can find in the engine compartment. And then let...
Re: Dielectric grease
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 12 Jan 2019 23:17:21 +0000
...On widely spaced terminals (like ground connections), you are good with something like white lithium grease for the connector to contact; and then an...
Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 24 May 2012 14:30:56 -0400
Make sure you are connecting it to the proper connector. It can be swapped with the connector for the crankcase vent heater. Instant blown...
Re: Coolant warning light trouble
Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
Fri, 29 Aug 1997 18:11:42 +1000
...The fact that wiggling the wires at the connector changes the circuit's behaviour also indicates that the problem is a bad connector (I...
Re: Curious location change of water, electric vents 85 to 86
Historical mailing list - TC
Mon, 1 May 2006 10:07:10 -0700
...parts 1) shore water supply side cover & internal connector 2) water tank side cover & internal connector 3) electrical cover & mount for the cable I...
Auxiliary Air Regulator - Testing - Digijet
Historical mailing list - Skip
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:05:03 +0000
...It's so darn hard to reach the AAR connector without taking out half the right side of the engine ancillaries. So I have...
Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:20:05 -0400
...But it can make a "hard spot" In the last ten years or so there are marine-grade crimp connectors with shrink tubing and...
Re: Importing US vanagon to Europe.
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Jun 1996 16:48:56 -0700 (PDT)
...US-campers are equipped for 110V/60Hz external power (and the US connectors), this would have to be changed to german system (220V/50Hz...
Re: Alternator not charging/ solenoid meltdown
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 21 Feb 2000 19:23:57 -0500
...According to Bentley, a thin black wire runs from the D+ terminal on the alternator to a connector in the wiring box on the...
Re: Alternator Wire
Historical mailing list - Greg
Sun, 29 Apr 2001 13:54:48 -0700
...Their > is a 3 prong connector pointing upwards, held in place by a fastener > attached to the Alternator. Does anyone Know what this connector...
84 1.9 coolant plastic H-piece
Historical mailing list - Bob Bolton
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 06:44:09 +1030
...delaying it because I couldn't get the above plastic coolant connector gadget (from just by the expansion tank). I've sourced a send...
Re: Radio DIN for 1982 camper
Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:18:09 -0400
Here's the pin chart for the connector if it is still there. I picked up a clearance refurb radio from the VW parts...
2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 6 Dec 2015 16:03:55 -0600
...Deep well socket to long, wom't fit in the space availabe; standard socket to short , the blade/male connector of the switch is...
Needed: Idle Step-up Valve for Air Conditioner
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:45:05 -0700
...I also need the tubing connectors. Does anyone have one of these or know where I can get them? Blake Heinlein http://blakeheinlein.googlepages...
Re: electrical systems
Historical mailing list
Thu, 19 May 94 17:57:15 EDT
...Has relays, connectors, sleving, soldering and crimping tools, heavy gague welding wire, etc. Also, get the catalog from Ample Power Products of, I think...
Re: Vanagon Eng Wire Harness needed
Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
Mon, 20 Jan 1997 14:55:00 -0800
...If all of your connectors are physically in good shape, couldn't you just buy appropriate wire with appropriate insulation and make a new...
Re: Rough idle, then stalling and now the solution
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 22:29:08 -0700
...The coil wire disintegrated (or burned ?) at the metal connector... OLTECO Ari Ollikainen P.O. BOX 3688 Networking Technology and Architecture Stanford, CA Ari...
http://members.aol.com/jmdavi/Headlights.html
Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 19:18:55 -0700
...It looks like there is a potential problem here because the connector is open to moisture. An old rubber bicycle tube could be adapted...
Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:46:10 -0500
...changing an electric connection to the fuel injectors.Took a used connector from an `86 Jetta and it was the same fit. > > Good luck >
Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
Sun, 11 Oct 1998 13:49:24 -0500
...To follow the prescribed procedure, I need to disconnect the "Idle Stabilizer Control Valve Connector". I know this would disable the solenoid , allowing for...
Rapid left blinker after fix
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 19 Feb 2017 00:59:49 +0000
...the bulb socket was corroded and one of the three wire connectors had rusted away. I had a spare socket from a junkyard turn...
Re: Partially burned rear wiper electrical connector. Motor Heat Damaged it?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 18 May 2016 10:18:29 -0700
...Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >> Image of rear window wiper connector: http://tinyurl.com/jd2q4w3 -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil...
1988 Vanagon GL tintop
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 13 Feb 2016 00:32:39 -0600
...Shut it down, pulled the O2 connector, and the ISV connector, and started again. Engine idled nicely at 850 rpm! What to do with...
Re: Weird "idle" problem
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:01:44 -0700
...What I found tricky with that part, is actually getting connector off. The female terminals are very "grippy"; if I recall, they have an...
Re: 89 vanagon: Something missing from the alternator?
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
Mon, 8 Jun 1998 09:37:33 -0700
...Do not worry about the connector (I have it too) because it is not used for the normal operations of the engine. cheers, Bj...
Re: Power Steering Pump Wiring Question?
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 10:34:04 -0700
...using blade connectors mounted on the pressure >side of the power steering pump. > >I am concerned because it appears that the connectors may have...
Re: A/C HOT wires!!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 19:16:21 -0400
...The one solution that I found >there suggested replacing the wire connectors on the theory that a small >amount of corrosion inside the connectors...
Re: Help with coolant light flashing randomly - no leaks
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:08:53 -0700
...of course every wire, plug connector, relay have been > replace/check. From the engine bay to the cluster. Even the 2 plug going to...
Re: What is this connector for?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:47:08 -0400
...What is this connector for? Ground wire goes from shield to one of the nuts on the breather tower IIRC. Are you thinking of...
Re: Cruise Control Sensors
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Tue, 20 Oct 1998 10:31:25 -0700
...Small connector with two wires. b. Control unit. Lives in dash, under and to the right of instrument cluster. c. Vacuum Pump. d. Switch...
Re: Window Regualtor Saga Continued
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Mon, 26 May 2003 21:25:47 EDT
...Instead, I chose to spend an evening pulling new conductors through the existing harness from the connectors beneath the dash to the connectors in...
Re: Random wire... Ugh.
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:23:04 -0400
...over >>>> to >>>> aux battery power). �While I had the fuse panel pulled, I noticed a >>>> grey/white strip wire attached to a yellow connector...
Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:07:14 -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...
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Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:40:50 -0600
...The blower has the stock connector on it. > > What do I do to see if the thing operates before I put it in the...
Re: Hesitation again
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Sun, 30 Apr 1995 12:59:52 -0600 (MDT)
...Turned out that one of connectors to the Mass Flow Sensor had gotten pushed back into the plug, causing intermittent contact. The problem appeared...
Re: My Own Private FAQ
Historical mailing list
Sun, 3 Nov 1996 07:30:13 PST
...The gauge sender has a ONE wire slide on connector where the computer's sensor has a TWO wire push-on connector. The sensor...
Weird damage to a/c Compressor
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 23:30:29 -0500
...Long and short of it is, the "threaded sleeve" that the "a/c hose connector threads onto" is sort of dented, and some of...
Re: Mystery Hose
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 19:07:36 +0200
...I was able to find where it went, but the > connector is broken. It connects to a rubber plug on the transaxle end of...
Re: Bosch generic 02 sensor #
Historical mailing list - Various
Fri, 24 May 2002 09:46:09 -0300
...Bosch number for generic one-wire sensor, without connector (just a crimp and shrink wrap): 11027 Other numbers found on sensor casing: 0 258...
Re: Swapping Cluster (84-86) Will it Work?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:14:08 EST
...with swapping certain wire pins in the 14pt multi connector plug (check the archives for specifics) and running a wire from the coil up...
Re: temp gauge not working right...
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 12 Aug 2018 10:56:05 -0700
...hi David, I will measure the voltage at the wide/white instrument cluster connector on pin #6 and ground.... what voltage should I expect...
Re(2): Re(2): Rough running when Hot
Historical mailing list
Tue, 7 Jan 1997 15:28:55 -0500
...Corrosion on the connectors might cause behavior like this, I would think, but I wondering if this would depend on engine temperature, since it...
wiring for water pump and level indicator
Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:34:08 -0400
...For the pump I have it disconnected at the double wire connector and for the indicator at the tank. TIA, Scott
Re: help, headlights not working
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Thu, 1 Mar 2001 10:27:47 -0500
...The connector on the back of the headlight switch had worked loose. I just plugged it back in and the lights worked fine. Bill
Need an instrument console for an 85 Vanagon.
Historical mailing list - Peter Brandt
Sat, 13 Apr 2002 09:17:07 -0400
...While working on my 85 Vanagon, I broke some of the extremely brittle connectors in the instrument console. I did attempt soldering, but it...
85 Heidelberg radio harness wanted
Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 23:01:01 -0400
...harness for a Heidelberg radio (cassette) so I can get the connectors (3) and about a foot of wiring on each. Tried the local...
Year specific tach/cluster question
Historical mailing list - Brian T.
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 12:03:10 -0700
...a 90' into my 85' will require anything more than the signal wire to pin14 on the guage pod connector. Thanks! Brian from Salem
Re: Relay socket spade connectors
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:51:19 -0800
Here is a link to the exact ones I buy at Pepboys and Kragen. The wire size is wrong for crimping but works fine...