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• Headlight Upgrade - troubles
  Historical mailing list - J \"Westy\"
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 11:54:47 -0600
  ...This direct connection from the battery had a fine white powder inside the crimping - is this oxidation, or whatever - normal? I reconnected the power...
• Re: Dual A/C in Westies
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Oct 1996 14:09:44 -0400
  ...crimp the ferrules on the hose connections to get a good pro job,( a good a/c shop can crimp all the connections once...
• Re: Three Items-O2 sensor running rich.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:42:24 -0500
  ...The plastic tower makes for a bad connection and corrosion at the crimp terminal makes things even worse. Repair this connection with a good...
• Re: Advice on Power Mirror removal (agai
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 03 Jan 1997 11:22:06 +0200
  ...Than you will see a small metal plate from the top which gives the electrical connection between the wires. Try to pull that plate...
• insulating connectors (was: dying battery/alternator)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 18:01:01 -0700
  ...Heat shrink tubing >adds some weather proofing, but also stiffens up the connection and prevents >flexing at the lug. > >HTH, Tim > Ref the last...
• Re: Vanagon Gas Tank R&R.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 14 Aug 1996 11:50:54 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Some of the > connections I had to break had those factory-installed clamps that you > can't get off without side-cutters and can...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:40:56 -0700
  ...wires to coil and re crimp new connectors. Just in case you are getting the situation of bad connection causing voltage and current drop...
• Re: Syncro stutter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:21:28 -0500
  ...The plastic tower does not make a good connection. Replace the ring terminal crimp connector if there is any sign of corrosion and relocate...
• Re: A/C panel melted
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:52:39 -0400
  ...a very small contact resistance, such as that due a marginal crimp, to get hot, increase still more in resistance, and eventually either melt...
• #8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:26:03 -0700
  ...This is for the + connection at alternator. Wire will be strapped properly. Thanks! Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http...
• Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:38:11 -0500
  ...check also for star washers and tight, clean, crimps and > connections at all grounds. > > the wire at the alternator output may a bit short...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:55:20 -1000
  ...but yeah...Connections ..it's very often connections. I swear, counting all vehicles and electronic and house devices...I work on and fix 'connections...
• Re: Van dies while coming to a stop
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 17 May 2010 19:34:02 -0500
  ...Crimping connectors is ok, but crimp followed by solder is better. After screwing the new lug in place spray with Bullfrog cleaner if you...
• Re: http://members.aol.com/jmdavi/Headlights.html
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 18:55:03 -0800
  ...NEVER NEVER use crimps to fasten the wire as they will corrode. Always solder the connections, apply a small amount of lithium greese for...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:21:21 -0500
  ...If the female spade is corroded then it's likely that there is corrosion where it crimps to the wire, too. That's certainly...
• dieing battery/alternator
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 11:30:04 -0300
  ...Heat shrink tubing adds some weather proofing, but also stiffens up the connection and prevents flexing at the lug. HTH, Tim
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 22:54:58 -0800
  ...I don't remember who, but they advised to use good copper crimp on connectors. I replied, yes but they all look like aluminum...
• Re: Cold start 3 cylinder stalling and bucking idle insanity!!!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 14:55:29 -0500
  ...there was a big contact resistance on the engine side crimp of the copper braid (8 ohm !!!!), and so i crimped and soldered a...
• Re: Intermittent miss on one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 22:00:19 -0500
  ...Continuity yes/no The negative wires from each of the injectors are crimped together to one. This connection is in the main wiring harness...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 10:59:03 -0700
  ...If a bad > connection is thought than the fix is to repair the harnesses with new crimp > terminals for the female contacts. > > Dennis > > -- Neil...
• Re: Ground for o2 sensor and ECU
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:14:30 -0400
  ...Also, carefully check the crimp connection. it can look good but those corroded wires do not make a good connection. Replace it with a...
• Re: cylinder head sensor location
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 13:43:54 -0600
  ...make solder connections. Stan Wilder On Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:50:18 -0500 Tim & Kim Dayton <5days@PRODIGY.NET> writes: > I now have...
• Re: Q's re: radio wires
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:21:06 -0800
  ...You can crimp or solder this harness to the one on your new radio and your new radio will plug into your existing radio...
• Foil Replacement - GW Kit
  Historical mailing list - LarsP
  Thu, 4 Jan 2024 19:01:40 -0700
  ...you cut off the factory connector.  That is a lot of crimp connections, working over, around or through the steering wheel and down in...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:19:22 -0700
  ...It's connected on each end with a short piece of hose and those stupid metal crimp bands that loosen as the rubber hose...
• Re: Cleaning bad grounds
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:25:39 -0600
  ...Bentley for the injection wiring > harness and > be sure that the crimp connections are good at the very least use an > meter > to determine...
• Re: Fridge on 12V [thread drifted a bit]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 06:49:09 -0700
  What I like about the Powerpoles is that the crimped connection between the appliance wire and the connector is buried inside the connector's...
• Re: Dometic Frig Will not stay cold with DC current
  Historical mailing list - Jon Durham
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 17:09:35 -0500
  ...Anything more than a few > millivolts (less than five, say) is a reason to clean up the > connection or re-make the crimp connector...
• Headlight Switch Replacement (Melted Connector)
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 07:00:14 -0700
  ...The obvious solution is to cut the connector plug off the harness and make the connections with individual slip on connectors, crimp-connected (or...
• Re: Temp II sensor followup
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:37:39 -0800
  Better to Solder! Crimping on butt connectors is faster but creates a resistance point which can change the value of the signal input to...
• Re: FORD
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:08:04 -0700
  ...Like the old guys we see > around, you know, the ones wearing both a belt and suspenders, I get > a crimp connection and solder...
• Re: Billy won't run
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:21:27 EST
  ...They must be done in either soldered or good nude crimp connector of the correct size for the bare wire. These connection MUST be...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:23:12 -0400
  Hi Scott, 1/3 Volt is acceptable in a low current situation - but if it's in the ground connection for a starter motor...
• Re: Headlight Failure-Check the ground connection!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:06:20 -0400
  Those symptons indicate the ground connection for the lights has failed. Both sides are grounded at a single connection, (2 wires, one crimp terminal...
• Headlight Upgrade - troubles
  Historical mailing list - J \"Westy\"
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:23:07 -0600
  ...I retraced everything - finding a few loose crimps - including the power source at the 30 spade terminal on one relay itself. This direct connection...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:46:02 -0600
  ...check also for star washers and tight, clean, crimps and >> connections at all grounds. >> >> the wire at the alternator output may a bit short...
• Re: [WetWesties] Great gathering (Re: Brakes)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 19:32:14 -0500
  ...small hoses, replacing the factory crimp on clamps with hose clamps on the 4 short braided hose connections at the intake air distributor, and...
• Re: Strange Idle
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 04:53:38 -0500
  ...and also the crimps on ground wires should be inspected. i had an 8 ohm resistance between the wire and lug on the engine...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 Aug 2017 21:08:25 +0000
  ...If a bad connection is thought than the fix is to repair the harnesses with new crimp terminals for the female contacts. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Clean those ground connections!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:03:06 -0700
  ...Monday, April 09, 2007 12:08 PM > Subject: [VANAGON] Clean those ground connections! > > > > '86 Westy > > > > I've been having troubles with the van lately...
• Re: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:26:22 -0800
  ...a factory type crimp fuel hose ..........that's where they tend to leak. If the original crimp type hose clamp is still there, at...
• Re: Partially burned rear wiper electrical connector. Motor Heat Damaged it?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 19 May 2016 13:36:27 -0700
  ...On Thursday, May 19, 2016, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > This is what happens when a crimp goes bad or the connection between...
• Vanagon airconditioning hoses
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Fri, 8 Aug 1997 09:30:41 -0500
  ...Checked all the connections over and over, and found no problem. Borrowed an electronic leak detector, and found nothing around the connections. Laying under...
• Re: Headlight upgrade questions
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:04:45 -0400
  ...The crimp connection was bad (high resistance) and was heating. > Ifirc, it was getting close to where it could have started a fire. The...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 09:21:13 -0800
  ...but I don't like this solution because (1) there is more resistance in this connection than a soldered connection (2) this connection is...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:41:56 -1000
  ...Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections! >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >> Nice to read this James. >> >> I'm sure you know this brilliant...
• Re: #8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:37:57 -0700
  ...http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/battery_cables Based upon just this one image, I'd say my crimp is a fail: http://www.pbase...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 12:27:25 -0600
  ...If a bad >> connection is thought than the fix is to repair the harnesses with new crimp >> terminals for the female contacts. >> >> Dennis >> >> > > > -- > Neil...
• Re: Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:40:47 -0700
  ...I figured the best place to start was looking at the ground connections on the driver's side of the engine bay. Sure enough...
• Re: What is a Hard Start Relay Kit? Who sells them?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 20:27:35 -0800
  ...I'm sure I wouldn't have my '85 now. - Open crimp contacts. Amazingly reliable, actually. Gas tight connections if crimped properly. Pull one...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:14:08 -0400
  ...then possibly a failing electrical connection. Or maybe the temp 2nd sensor or a leaky fuel injector. Also, this is very hard to diagnose...
• Re: Foil Replacement - GW Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 6 Jan 2024 16:43:10 -0600
  ...That is a lot of crimp connections, working over, around or through the steering wheel and down in the hole in the dash. Then...
• Re: T4 grounding crown
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ellis
  Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:40:49 +0000
  ...A good ground connection for me is like this ( which I discovered and learned about on a 1970 Renailt 16 car's tail light...
• Fwd: Re: Re: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:11:18 -0500
  ...And make > > >> absolutely sure the connections on the stupid plastic firewall > > >> connection are secure and in good condition. There is a short piece of...
• Re: Fuel Hose Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 17:39:24 -0700
  hi Kevin and all, I don't think those crimp type hose clamps can be re-used. I use really nice german screw clamps...
• Re: EV Problems
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 22:50:48 -0700
  ...t come with the long wire and you > had to crimp the connection,[.Well that took about 3minutes and saved appr > $80. Good luck...
• Re: cold start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:25:33 -0400
  ...wires can be broken inside the insulation and the wire-wire crimp connection can be corroded enough to be a problem. The idle speed...
• Re: Main Battery Installation: Grease or Coat Terminals?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 11:03:27 -0700
  ...I'm going to replace them with these." He pulled out a pocketful of crimp connectors filled with a nonconductive protective gel. Not long...
• Re: Cheap O2 sensor - 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:28:30 -0500
  ...By the way, it is true that the connection should be sturdy and waterproof. Among other options, you can buy (at a home center...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 11:50:47 -0500
  ...don't remember who, but they advised to use good copper crimp on connectors. I replied, yes but they all look like aluminum to...