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• Auxilliary Light in Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 09:27:41 +1100 (EST)
  ...In the middle of the array of connections are two wide 'female' connectors which would appear to take a 9mm+ 'male' spade connector. From...
• Re: Kinda Stumped
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 13:25:30 -0700
  ...I recently found that the spade connector that attaches to the selenoid was broken, but didn't look it. Those spade connectors, they aren...
• here's How to Wire Headlights with Relays for Higher Wattage Bulbs
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:41:16 EST
  ...2- 40 Amp Relays 4- Rolls of Different Colored 14 gauge wiring Box of Female Spade connectors (blue) 2- Fuse Holders for 16 amp...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 19:26:22 -0400
  ...connector there is just standard 1/4" spade pins. A short piece of wire with a male spade end and a female spade end...
• Re: Fuel pump question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:32:14 -0400
  ...My main curiosity was, when did Bosh stop making the spade connector fuel pump? I’m wondering how old the pump was. The box...
• Re: O2 sensor - wire repair?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 17:24:33 -0500
  ...On the '84s the green wire has a boot covering a female spade connector -- the sensor also has a female connector with a boot...
• Re: Front Heater Box Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 07:30:18 -0500
  ...And, not exactly related to the heater - How do I remove spade terminals inside electrical plugs, specifically the cylindrical connectors for the climate/ac...
• Re: Wire connectors for relay blocks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 May 2016 22:32:36 -0400
  ...Wire connectors for relay blocks I'm looking original type wire spade type connectors that crimp onto wires and then securely snap into VW...
• Fwd: OE Used Westfalia Faucet/Taken
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 22 May 2012 16:03:32 -0600
  ...I just cut the female spade connectors off to take the rubber wire protector off, to use on my new faucet applilcation. Otherwise in...
• Re: Wipers - Go/No-Go
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:34:36 -0700
  ...The spade connector where the wiper wiring connects to the back of the fuse box was all cruddy and rusted. We replaced it and...
• Re: Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 7 Jun 2014 15:11:07 -0400
  ...I ended up not pulling the spade connectors out of the original connector. Instead I cut the two wires near the tank. I then...
• Re: D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 7 Nov 2011 16:51:00 -0800
  Do vanagons have spade type fuses?? I have a baywindow, so am wondering if this would be useful in my continuing draw problem I...
• Re: What was the outcome of no click, no start?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:27:12 -0400
  The connector had fallen off the spade on the solenoid. It's happened again and is going to require a replacement starter or some...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:27:39 -0700
  ...I doubt you'd see push-on spade connectors for headlight grounds on an older Mercedes for example. After 25+ years of conducting ... push...
• Re: Dometic Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:48:20 -0700
  ...Central Standard Time, >>> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: >>> >>> There was no connection to that spade connector. >>> >>> >>> >>>>>>>>> Well, I'm done with checking out the...
• Re: Dometic Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:47:38 EDT
  ...There was no connection to that spade connector. >>>>>>Well, I'm done with checking out the fridge, runs on propane, ac, and 12v, did...
• Re: alt. & OXS lights freaky
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 21:14:54 -0800
  ...There should be a small double wire with a spade connector near the main alternator wire. Mine was making a bad connection and this...
• Re: oil pressure buzzer-SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:42:40 -0400
  ...Does anyone on the list know how I > can use this 6-way tool to �get the spade out of the plastic connector. I...
• Automatic Starter Issues
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:46:07 -0400
  ...I tightened up the connector a bit with a pair of pliars and in putting it onto the spade, bent the spade. Youch. Anyway...
• Blower fans
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sun, 1 Dec 96 08:09:02 -0500
  ...There is a plug instead of spade connectors on the motor, and the guy who spent an hour+ pulling it in the rain cursed...
• Re: Relay socket spade connectors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 21:07:53 -0500
  Wow, Mark .... real info! Thanks. I really appreciate it. Mike mark drillock wrote: > Here is a link to the exact ones I buy at...
• Re: Question for Gas Heater Gurus
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:01:47 -0800
  ...The spade connector with gray wire goes to a dash on/off switch. The fuse holder goes directly to the battery. As long as...
• Re: Rear Window Defroster Strips Pretty Much Fugeddaboutit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:12:49 -0700
  ...The connector was just sort of rattling around on the end of the spade. I tightened the female end a bit with a pointy...
• Re: Headlight Problem Solved....
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:44:47 -0700
  ...three) and slipping the connector on and off a few times to clean up the inside of the spade female. Punishing, I know, but...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 23:03:30 -0800
  ...end of the wiring harness since the H4 bulb has different connector spade pattern... cut and splice 3 wires for each plug... not a...
• Hi-torque starter installation
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 21:00:07 +0000
  ...There's a spot on the starter for the female spade connector, got that. Then, I asssumed, the threaded/bolt connector next to it...
• Re: What causes the ignition switch to get hot?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:18:02 -0800
  ...d suggest: - one of the spade connectors on new switch got pushed over and contacted a neighbouring connector and is shorting out. - new switch...
• Re: stud size on ignition coil?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 19:50:45 -0700
  ...the ones I've seen have Faston male spade terminals in > pairs, and the connector shells hold two females each. If you're > making...
• Re: http://members.aol.com/jmdavi/Headlights.html
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 19:58:40 -0800
  ...The exposure to moisture may be a problem with Randy's spade connectors at the 9004 plug. Certainly instead of using Randy's spade...
• need digital idle stabilizer transistor pn#/relays going crazy
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 23:08:27 EST
  ...and opening it i found that a transistor (bottom board /upper right hand corner with spade connector facing up) burned up with a hole...
• Sensor connector sources?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 06:37:02 -0500
  ...II sensor connector (blue, two spade spring clip at the thermostat housing) comes with enough wire to reach the hot exhaust pipes when doing...
• Temp 2 sender connectors
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:22:55 -0700
  ...life of me, I can't seem to get the little spade connectors to come out of that plug so I can solder on...
• burned injector connector
  Historical mailing list - Steven G Wacker
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 16:14:46 -0800
  ...found that the male spade connector that is attached to the injector had fused with the female wire connector and was burned off the...
• Re: Stray wires around the fuse block Help!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:47:26 -0700
  ...One pair are set up as male spades in a T-2 type connector at >> right angles to each other. The wires are red...
• Re: Dometic Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:21:42 -0700
  ...Central Standard Time, >> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: >> >> There was no connection to that spade connector. >> >> >> >>>>>>>> Well, I'm done with checking out the...
• Re: No headlights & high beam indicator on means you need to clean the grounds!
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Wed, 11 May 2005 12:42:17 -0700
  ...Once the ground spades were cleaned up, the two wires separated with new female spade connectors, and reattached, the lights worked perfectly. I thought...
• Re: Oil pressure sensor wire ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:54:00 -0400
  ...I would think it would be a female spade recepticle, however I couldn't find one. Also, the AC connectors I'm pretty sure...
• Re: Wire connectors for relay blocks
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 9 May 2016 13:23:46 -0700
  ...email99@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> I'm looking original type wire spade type connectors that crimp onto >> wires and then securely snap into VW relay...
• Re: D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Nov 2011 21:53:25 -0800
  ...D15 connector revealed >I believe early (aircooled 80-81) Vanagons had bus fuses like the >Baywindows, but later ones (with water cooled engines, whether...
• Electrical help please!
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Tue, 19 May 2009 20:06:23 -0700
  ...If I remove the top connector, it has continuity to ground. The bottom spade connector does not have continuity. Once the top spade is...
• Re: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 1 Jul 2014 13:25:39 -0700
  ...would you attached the positive lead of > the voltmeter? The small spade connector or the larger post. or does it > matter? > > Thanks again, > Tony > >
• Source for dashboard lamps?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:42:16 -0400
  ...In a black plastic carrier with small spade connectors. The little twist-lock lamps for the instrument panel are easy to find, but I...
• Re: Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 15:46:53 -0400
  ...You'll need to crimp on two spade > connectors, and you'll have to check whether they are male or female. > Removing the hose...
• Re: Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:28:40 +0000
  ...I suppose that for spade connectors you could try encapsulating them - say painting them with clear nail polish, or a blob of silicone caulk...
• Re: Syncro starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:29:23 -0800
  ...Alistair wrote: > Also make sure the > spade connector from ign to solenoid is on there good and tight. If I > had the chance, i...
• '88 wiring connector identification
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 20:16:31 -0700
  ...I'm guessing this is 12V always on, and 12V with ignition? One single spade black wire, bundled with above. One small double spade...
• Re: Spade terminal on Distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:36:06 -0700
  ...It has a braided strap on it that ends in a female spade connector and bleeds the interference to ground. I don't really...
• Starting motor connector? Was loose tranny bolts.
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 15:07:19 -0230
  Hi volks, While tightening up some tranny bolts I noticed a dangling black electrical connector at the end of a red and white wire...
• Re: Need Alternator P/N's Identitied
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:40:18 -0800
  ...Some had a spade connector there and others had a tiny threaded stud. Mark George Goff wrote: > > I have two alternators one from an...
• Re: Emergency flasher
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 3 May 2006 19:33:05 -0400
  ...mine "Appeared" to be bad and I unplugged and re-plugged the spade connectors at the bottom of the relay socket and it returned...
• Re: Syncro temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:18:32 -0400
  Tom, Most likely there is corrosion on the spade terminal or connector for the temp sensor wire. Location is just forward of the thermostat...
• Faucet install tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 7 Aug 2013 17:18:16 -0400
  ...My first head scratcher is that the wire on the new faucet ends with two spade connectors. the old faucett has two wires leading...
• Re: It Begins!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 14:25:17 EDT
  ...Jason, If you look at the connectors, you will find that the spade ends can be slipped out of the plastic housing with a...
• Re: Harbor Freight Circuit Tester was D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 18:20:24 -0800
  ...wrote: > > the 30 amp model is for 86 and up vanagon spade type fuses. > of course you could always clip jumper wires to the...
• Re: Update Re: MORE info Re: headlights not working after towing? (still not working)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 22:51:01 -0400
  Pull those brown wires with the spade connectors off the ground clusters under the dash, above the fuse box. My experience has been that...
• clarification of O2 sensor splicing problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 19:36:30 -0700
  ...This is a fat green wire that leads to a male spade-lug type connector. This connector in turn connects to a female connector...
• Re: Cough, Choke, Splutter!
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:42:47 -0500
  ...When I look at mine, I see a spade > connector for the signal > wire, and a double connector for the heater wire. > Nothing that...
• Re: Gas heater wiring
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:46:05 -0700
  ...Most likely they're ground points for wires coming out of the larger connector to gas heater but I'm guessing. I also recall...
• mystery connector coming off rear heater circuit on my '84
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:06:36 -0500
  ...connector that I can't recall if was connected to anything or originally alone. It's a black wire with a single male spade...
• Re: Wire connectors for relay blocks
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 01:18:01 -0400
  ...Wire connectors for relay blocks > >I'm looking original type wire spade type connectors that crimp onto >wires and then securely snap into VW...