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Wurth Contact OL
Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
Sun, 4 Jan 2004 22:28:32 -0500
...I use it now on all my cars any time I work with electrical connections. It was very effective in solving the Vanagon turn...
Vanagon Power loss Misfiring or Hesitation testing
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:29:33 -0800
...all the other fuel system components connections. Are the connectors in good shape, with a solid crimp on the wires? Are they the union...
Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:30:10 -0400
...The connections are crimped, and the exposed copper is open to the elements. Failure of this wire is common on both ends. Part of...
Re: Cause of weak spark?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:55:18 -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: fuel tank update
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:34:04 -0400
...Awsome for coolant hose connections but thay are one time as they hae to be cut off. Dennis >From: Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM...
Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:41:14 -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: Glow Plug Warning Light
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
18 Jul 1995 10:05:07 -0700
...Make sure all connections are properly insulated. It would be good to use solderless connectors that crimp to make connections unless you can solder...
Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
Historical mailing list - Bill M
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:57:35 -0400
...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: Cause of weak spark?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:53:44 -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: Third brake light
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 15 Mar 2015 17:41:39 -0700
...The left side feeds the right side, so you have a bad connection at the left tail light. Dive back in! Stuart -----Original Message...
Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:59:51 EST
...or a healthy dose of dumb luck! The longevity of the crimped connection is directly governed by the ability to mash two or more...
Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:41:32 -0400
...The connection to the rubber hose, yes, and VW addressed this problem in late model vans. They installed a brass insert in the end...
Re: Common AC leaks?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:04:43 -0400
Check the hose crimp connections near the compressor, where the hose goes to metal. When I put in my new engine, I heard a...
Re: Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 23:07:05 -0400
...I say connection because wires don't get tired, but crimps and connections do when left out in the weather the way VAG did...
Re: Removing printed circuit from instrument cluster
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 6 Apr 2009 21:25:56 -0300
...The conductors are more fragile, being thin copper foil; and connections to the outside tend to be more delicate yet, involving tiny crimps and...
Re: OIL warning light up
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:11:58 -0400
...The 2 wire connection can look good but corroision or the wires breaking near the crimp is a common problem. Dennis >From: Allan Streib...
Re: Looking for parts
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:41:13 -0500
...I carefully ground down the line a little bit until it fit perfectly inside the union then tightened and crimped as normal. It worked...
Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:09:37 -0800
...Find that one wire, clean the end or crimp on a new .250 female spade connector. That is all that is needed. It has...
Re: Fuel Line Vent Hose Clamps
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:08:14 -0700
...The issue of extra connections (read POSSIBILITY OF LEAK) versus ease of assembly ususaly comes down on the ease of assembly side. For those...
Re: What makes a pyrometer's cable so special? PT-II
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:02:09 -0800
...The thermocouple end of the 12' that came with the VDO gauge is simply some inexpensive looking 18-22 ga 'eye' connectors crimped on...
Re: Air Conditioning - 1991 Carat - HELP!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 18 May 2017 00:26:04 +0000
...If is is connected it could be the crimp connections are burned out. If the wire does need to be replaced use a #8...
Re: Intermittent miss on one cylinder
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Fri, 9 Apr 2004 19:20:07 -0400
...Continuity yes/no > > The negative wires from each of the injectors are crimped together to one. > This connection is in the main wiring harness...
Need help with leak at fitting on AC condenser
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 15:47:40 EDT
...All is well until the freon leaks out at the larger of the two connections where the hose connects to the condenser. I have...
Re: Temp II sensor followup
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:24:29 -0800
Solder makes a better electrical connection but doesn't do well in the vibrating, dirty environment of the engine compartment. SFAIK. Mike > From: s...
Re: Headlights not working (?) --> FIXED!
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Mon, 11 Dec 2000 09:24:06 -0500
...So if the two headlight grounds go to a y then to the ground the first thing that happened was a poor connection got...
Fwd: [Syncro] Big Amp Headlamp Relays
Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 23:21:23 -0500
...to mount, with a sheet of directions for mounting----only 4 crimps connections to make--insatallation time no more that 20 mimutes----to ultra...
Re: cold start
Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:06:36 +1100
...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: Can sender unit cause it?
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:03:14 -0500
...shining up ground connections without an appropriate diagnosis, and the failure to understand that if the contact at the crimp is poor, it doesn...
Re: coolant leak oil cooler to water pump
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:10:08 -0700
...I also like to use Loctight Grey > RTV sealant on the hose > to aluminum nipple connections and hose to metal > nipple connections which may...
Re: Copious Fuel Leak at Both Manifolds-Crimp clamps
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:48:05 -0500
Squeeze or crimp clamps are used for a number of reasons including cost. There are also many variations available including gapless and lined. They...
Re: Vanagon Dirvability
Historical mailing list - bob tickle
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 20:23:46 -0400
...all the other fuel system components connections. Are the connectors in good shape, with a solid crimp on the wires? Are they the union...
Re: AC System Leak
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 17 Jun 2002 09:48:34 -0400
One thing I would check--I noticed this when I put in my new engine--is the crimped hose connections at the compressor. When...
Re: What is a Hard Start Relay Kit? Who sells them?
Historical mailing list - Mad and Ed
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:05:24 -0700
...It used a long length of barely adequate wire with open crimp terminals, not exactly aircraft quality. The voltage drop can and does go...
Re: High Idle on 87
Historical mailing list
Thu, 22 May 1997 06:44:40 -0400
...The lines = >>were not cracked and the connections are good. So what is this canister = >>what does it do, and how can I check...
Re: AC Electrical
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 16:54:45 -0500
...Most likely the failure began at the wire > terminal crimp connections. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf...
Re: Wiring/electrical connections discussiions
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:41:47 -0800
...the quality of the electrical connections, after all these years, likely was the heat- > producing culprit that was the demise of this second resistor...
Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - archives
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:20:56 -0500
...or a healthy >dose of dumb luck! > >The longevity of the crimped connection is directly governed by the ability >to mash two or more...
Re: Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 16 Jun 2018 10:42:48 -0600
...I say connection because wires don't get tired, > but crimps and connections do when left out in the weather the way VAG did...
Re: oxy sensor ??
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 6 Mar 2004 06:36:23 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: odd headlight issue?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:29:32 -0400
...Both lights share the same ground connection at a cluster above the fuse box. It iwll be corroded or melted. Separate, use new crimps...
Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:40:26 -0700
...The real > fix may have been simply removing and reinstalling the connections, and > possibly cleaning the connections "as long as I am in there...
Re: lighting harness for trailer question
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 20 May 2002 10:58:17 -0700
...I then crimped some mail spade connectors to the end of the 15cm wire coming from this plug with some additional wires 'Y'ing...
Re: Engine Temp Gauge has stopped working, what do I do to fix this?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:43:41 -0400
...If the gauge works, you have a dirty connection or bad sensor. If not, drive a common pin or sewing needle through the wire...
here's How to Wire Headlights with Relays for Higher Wattage Bulbs
Historical mailing list
Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:41:16 EST
...Ring connectors for battery connection Run two 14 gauge feed wires from your battery to the fuse panel area. �Crimp a spade connector to...
Re: 1991 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile water faucet fail
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:28:21 -0700
...to the pump.� I used a short wires with spade connectors crimped on but a bent paper clip would likely suffice.� You just want...
Re: Piece on Water pump!!
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:31:20 -0600
...its blue and its an electrical > connection.. What is it? where can I get it and do you have any you can > spare guys...
emerg. repairs/solutions
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 17:51:28 -0300
...rotting electrical connections: usual selection of crimp on terminals, mostly female spade lugs, but enough to splice in whatever is needed (plus a couple...
Re: Re-occuring problem
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:01:23 -0400
...The connection was marginal. I cleaned the wire ends, crimped and soldered a new connector on each, and now at least the starter motor...
Re: Fuel Mileage and Upholstry
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:35:34 -0500
...The crimped on collar that splices the shielding to ground corroded . I disassembled the connection, cleaned it and soldered the connection. With this done...
Re: Fuel/Temp Gauge Problem
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:13:23 -0700
...This procedure isolates the instrument cluster ground from other dash grounds and creates a redundant ground connection on the 14 pin connector. This applies...
Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:04:24 -0500
...A bad or intermittent connection to the Temp2 could cause the ECU to run in cold mode and I believe that will be a...
Re: Vanagon airconditioning hoses
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Fri, 8 Aug 1997 22:02:59 -0500 (CDT)
...I haven't figured out a way to keep those connections tight. >Over time, engine vibration and motion seems to loose the connections. >Then...
Re: How do you replace the hose from the coolant overflow tank?!!
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 20:43:07 EDT
...I'm afraid I'd damage the >plastic nipple in trying to uncrimp this connection. Any ideas?? >I'm >hoping you dont have to...
Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:05:53 -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: High beams not working
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:37:59 -0500
May have just been a bad crimp connection. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of JRodgers...
Re: OIL warning light up
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:04:56 EDT
...wire connection is most times bad, so now's the time to cut off the terminal end, strip back the wire and crimp on...
Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
Historical mailing list - Ry
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:52:26 -0500
...I crimped on some copper closed loop connectors and may solder them soon. My cost was roughly 20$ for the connectors and 8 feet...
Re: Cause of weak spark?
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 18:21:50 -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: What is a Hard Start Relay Kit? Who sells them?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:31:08 -0500
...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: O2 sensor
Historical mailing list
Sun, 8 Dec 1996 18:18:12 -0500
...Comes with crimps and shrink tube to make reliable connections. Dennis