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• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:57:13 -0700
  "Mine is done with a grommet and a direct fuel hose, no connections > at all at that position." mcneely "Get underneath and look a...
• Re: Timing light connections
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:54:23 -0600
  ...Also the location of the other connections >would be helpful also. >TIA, >Paul Rogers >85 Westy > > >
• Any info on Ken Morgan at Vanagon Connection in Colorado
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 10:53:50 EDT
  I am looking for anyone who knows or has dealt with Ken Morgan at Vanagon Connection in Colorado. I would like to find out...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:46:10 -0500
  Shawn Could you give some more detail? Which connection? Thanks. tom On 11 Aug 2011 at 22:20, Shawn Luft wrote: > I had a...
• Re: Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:00:24 +0000
  ...If you need to access the connection, just cut the tubing off. (I find this works well for connections subject to road spray.) Todd...
• SOLDERED CONNECTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 16:37:55 -0500
  ...Probably the best advice I received from my mentor was that mechanical connections = crimping, twisting, hooking AND electrical connections = lots of mechanical contact and...
• Re: 88 Westy fuel connection
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 08:02:40 -0400
  ...I wonder is that the correct way to make the connection or is that a > PO set up. What is the correct way to...
• Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:57:19 -0700
  ...In the stock configuration the regulator sees the charging voltage at a point internal to the alternator so a loss of the connection to...
• Re: Charging system...
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 13:53:46 -0700
  Alan, The suggestion about the bad connection is a good one, but the bad connection could be in the battery itself. Here are some...
• bye bye
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 May 1995 21:34:17 +0600
  alas, i am almost out of school, and that means no internet connection, if i can get a connection at home, i shall re...
• Re: water tank question
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 12:11:40 -0700
  > Something else to think about: > after inspecting the city water plumbing connections which run behind the > fridge and cabinets, I decided to never use...
• Re: Light switches
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:04:56 -0600
  Sometimes, (happened to me) these same symptoms were caused by the x-relay having dodgy connections. I removed the relay, slightly splayed the terminals...
• Re: ECU Lifespan?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:29:56 -0600
  Hi Darrell Johnson, Most defective digifant ecus I repair have bad solder connections. These seem to happen because of the heat. The vanagon digifant...
• Re: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 14:15:42 -0700
  Actually there is a connection from the A/C compressor clutch wiring to the fuel injection harness to let the ISCM know that the...
• Disconnect 12V System?
  Historical mailing list - frank & susan malinowski
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 17:29:13 -0700
  Is there an easy way to disconnect the 12V connection to the refrigerator and maybe the whole 12V system? Like just pulling a plug...
• gas tank overflow/vent line question
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Tue, 15 May 2001 13:15:00 -0500
  ...If the connection on the top of the fuel expansion tank (that goes to the charcoal filter) was not sealed would it cause the...
• Re: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 18:38:14 -0700
  ...AFM > the vw service diagnosis book i have says this about the Digijet > (83-85 watercooled) air flow sensor: > > connections at > air flow sensor...
• Got new starter - strange connections
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:05:55 -0400
  Well, after various starter problems and not being able to find a problem with any bad connections, I decided to check out new starters...
• Need brake light warning unit
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 22 May 2017 14:16:48 +0000
  I had a 3rd party review the van and they concluded the same thing, all the connections to the break light warning are good...
• BA 6 Heater Elec. connection
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:25:15 -0800
  BA 6 Heater Elec. connection Getting closer to ignition. Much closer,finally! If these photos are wanted,better down load them soon. Yahoo only...
• Re: Oil Light
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:53:57 -0400
  Paul, The majority of the time this is caused by a bad connection BUT don't ignore it, that could cause disastrous results. Trace...
• Re: Notes on traveling, internet access and rv parks
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Wilsher
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:00:00 -0700
  There is mapping software for smartphones that let you preload the maps, so you don't need an internet connection. All the Nokia smartphones...
• Re: Tach-side PC connection?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 May 2004 08:48:40 -0500
  ...Tach-side PC connection? > Hey listees, I accidently disconnected the long skinny plug in connector > while having the dash frame out the other day...
• Re: redoing ground connections on left cylinder head ('84 1.9L engine)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 20:31:41 -0800
  Well having owned scores of 1.9's all of mine get soldered connections and heat shrink for strain relief (in 2 stacked layers...
• Re: Cleaning bad grounds
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:35:56 -0800
  ...To make the best ground connection using a bolt, I count on the mating of flat conductive surfaces to each other. Clean the surface...
• Re: D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Nov 2011 18:09:58 -0700
  I don't think anything went to ground, rather it is due to too much load on the connection, "normal" load, and any resistance...
• Re: re on re of 88 problems 88 gl
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 19:38:26 -0500
  ...better than a bad connection. Last you plug it in and get a good connection, so the the ECU controls the FI correctly: better...
• Cable Link
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Tue, 04 Feb 1997 01:57:25 -0800
  ...My cable company (Time Warner) just released a super-fast internet connection that runs through the cable connection. I don't have it yet...
• Re: Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 14 May 2003 10:02:01 EDT
  Did you check and clean ALL electrical connections, including all ground points (especially the one on the left head)? Always the first place to...
• Tach-side PC connection?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 9 May 2004 03:08:09 -0500
  ...Where did I screw up? I can't find a photo of this connection anywhere in Bentley. TIA DM&FS
• Headlight relays FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:50:49 -0700
  ...Then without the pressure very poor connection. Found it by pulling each and every connection and checking it physically as well as electrically. Many...
• Re: Battery cable question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:07:09 -0500
  Max Wellhouse wrote: > Anybody put di-electric grease on these nice shinny cleaned > connections, or is that not proper? I didn't when I...
• [NVC] Wireless Internet Advise Needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:48:52 -0500
  ...The first doesn't work for me because of the land line connection issue. The second is so expensive as to be prohibitive. I...
• Re: leaky hose connection to rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:52:39 -0800
  I sometimes use permatex gasket sealer on hose connections. I use the red 'hi tack' .........i don't' know what number it is. ( # 2...
• A Westy "Utility" question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 26 May 2003 18:47:14 -0700
  ...One of the black plastic covers for the utility connections has a broken spring. When I travel down the freeway I can see this...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:55:55 -0700
  ...makes a very good electrical connection 3. easy to do A solder connection is good in that it excludes moisture at the joint, something...
• Re: City water connection leak
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 6 May 2000 09:59:30 -0600
  Riley Kettner wrote: > Last night I took apart the city water connection to check for > leaks.Since the system was under high pressure any...
• Re: Fifth connection on relay
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:03:14 -0800
  ...It refers to it as a "ground connection", which I find a little confusing, but the fridge relay does show the same "thin line...
• Re: Notes on traveling, internet access and rv parks
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:39:21 -0700
  ...The cell phone requires data connection for the GPS applications (most of them that is, at least one does not) to work. The answer...
• syncro fuel line replacement ques
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 14:07:44 -0400
  ...my leak is from the connection of one of the gas lines coming out of tank and going to a 2 inch metal connection...
• Re: electrical woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Sat, 31 May 1997 22:48:32 +0000
  ...the #14 pin is the >ground connection, and if it's dirty or not making good connection, >you can get all sorts of strange...
• Re: Cleaning corroded connectors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 23:16:16 -0400
  Greg Marshall said: > I don't understand Stan. > > Why is it a bad idea to use dialectric grease on electrical connections? > > Doesn't that...
• Re: Rich running incident puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:20:35 -0500
  ...Clean up the larger current carrying connections on engine, alternator and battery. Rework the connections at the ground clusters behind the fuse box. I...
• Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:27:41 -0700
  ...This connection at cross over tube: http://tinyurl.com/yzff5ew and other end at expansion tank, show signs of fuel weeping (stains) when tank...
• Re: Tachometer woes
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 02:51:56 EST
  ...If it does chances are the electrical connection at this plug is bad. Unplug the connector and look at number 9 connection. (there are...
• Re: liquid electrical tape for your newly cleaned ground connections
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 May 2001 00:40:12 -0400
  Don't do it...great stuff for sealing off crimp connections from salt air and such, but the thought of having to clean that...
• Re: Notes on traveling, internet access and rv parks
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:46:36 -0700
  ...No cell or data connections mean they don't work. That's where the dedicated GPS receiver beats them (not counting much better software...
• Re: Friday quiz- '53 le Mans
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:07:46 -0800
  Connection to the Syncro? Hmmm...well, one third of the vehicles in that picture are waiting for a tow truck... Angus Gordon Bainbridge Island...
• Re: 3 Questions
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 23:26:50 -0800
  ...Could it have just been a bad connection on the transmission ground strap? (The tranny was removed to install the new clutch) A coincidence...
• Dielectric Grease
  Historical mailing list - John Collins
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 12:00:04 -0500
  I have used a grease loaded with copper powder on radio antenna connections topside on my cruising sailboat. It blocked all corrosion about six...
• poltergeist grounding
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 10:04 -0600 (MDT)
  ...the #14 pin is the ground connection, and if it's dirty or not making good connection, you can get all sorts of strange...
• Re: Fw: AFM Tuning... Re: Me and our '88 are glad to be back
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 11:05:47 -0400
  Wottheheck is a power timer connection? d At 13:09 6/8/2000, Gary Stearns wrote: >the AFM had very poor wire attachments. It...
• Fixing 86 horn
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 21:02:07 -0400
  ...More often than not, the problem is not the horn itself, but a corroded ground connection inside the vehicle. The culprit ground connection is...
• Re: well its time to call for help !
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 16:00:45 GMT
  Dave; Check the connections that handle high current, i.e battery terminals battery ground connection to body etc.. Can you start it with a...
• Re: Cleaning corroded connectors
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 06:11:25 EDT
  ...Does > anyone have good tricks for keeping these connections as clean as > possible? > Shawn, use Dielectric Grease for keeping electrical connections from corroding. It...
• Re: wireless Internet connection from Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 07:25:42 -0400
  ...wireless Internet connection from Westy >Date: Sat, Oct 21, 2000, 3:17 AM >SNIP > For back to the woods types... carrier pigeons. Only they...
• Re: Cleaning corroded connectors
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 07:00:29 -0400
  ...At home in the driveway,however, it might be best for a full-swap out of badly corroded connections! Thanks again, Shawn. shawn luft...
• Re: cellphones on the road (was RE: Road Haus Two (LONG . NVC!)
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Fri, 7 May 2004 21:36:05 -0700
  ...I haven't used the laptop connection very much, but did run into this roadblock. The Verizon internet connection ONLY works if you can...
• Re: Door Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:36:53 -0700
  ...Look at the connections at the switch in the door frame. The drivers door has a special switch, with two connections, one for the...
• FW: AC and rad fan connection
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:17:22 -0400
  ...AC and rad fan connection '87 Syncro Westy. My radiator fan has always come on "low" when the AC was turned on. Now, looking...