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• FIXED Re: horn not working after replacing ignition switch?
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:05:48 -0800
  ...Two terminals. One has power on it ( all the time I think too, not just with the key on, but full time ) ...you check...
• Re: wiring harness restoration
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:45:01 -0700
  ...type (stranded, not solid) & size wire. (automotive hardware, not home hardware!) Ring terminals & such can be recrimped with the right tools but I don...
• Re: Deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 19:16:21 -0700
  ...laid on > > it's side, terminal to chassis insulation ect. > > Mark > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx > 85 Westphalia GL Albert > 96 Jetta GL...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:27:26 -0600
  ...And when the > motor started, the ring gear would spin the pinion back down the track out > of engagement. It worked a treat, so...
• Re: Boom! Started my day with a little nitric acid
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sat, 2 May 2015 12:57:58 -0700
  ...When the starter was engaged, a spark from anything nearby (loose battery terminal, relay, starter brushes) could have ignited the gas. That's why...
• Re: AAA coverage...worth it?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:41:18 -0800
  ...Once blown out front > > wheel bearings; another time was a snapped ring terminal on big red wire > to > > starter motor. Okay, bummer. So then...
• Re: Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 01:10:29 -0400
  At 09:21 PM 9/4/2012, tom ring wrote: >My fridge works fine on 120 and propane but poorly on 12 volts. I...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 16:15:55 -0500
  ...Breaking rings and bending rods is the next step. Get the meter or test light and check it out as I offered earlier. At...
• Re: Newbie Question Flood - Water Tank
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 23:08:42 -0500
  ...On the inside the studs are sender terminals for the water-level LEDs -- the hole at the bottom appears to be the outlet fitting...
• Re: Rear diff lock
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:55:20 GMT
  ...connector and bridge the terminals. After that check it as needed, maybe a dead LED. There is an O-ring around an aluminium sleeve...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Richard Adams
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 13:56:30 -0700
  ...The wire with the ring terminal gets > grounded at the mounting bolt for the horn spring plates. > > http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix...
• Auto back up switch
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:45:05 -0700
  ...And when the >> motor started, the ring gear would spin the pinion back down the track out >> of engagement. It worked a treat, so...
• Re: Stuck in Needles, need advice
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:08:23 -0800
  ...Also a few ring terminals with hole sizes 1/4" and 5/16". If you can get this stuff you can try bypassing the...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:14:44 -0500
  ...I put a new > terminal on and hooked it back up. In the process, some dumba** > (me) dropped the alternator on my concrete driveway...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:41:56 -0400
  ...gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Check the ground connector spade terminal down near the floor and the >>>>> ring/finger assembly on the back of the steering...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:19:54 -0500
  ...And when the >> motor started, the ring gear would spin the pinion back down the track out >> of engagement. It worked a treat, so...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 15:31:35 -1000
  ...That was a case where turning off the engine AND taking a terminal off the battery would have resulted in the 'normal' only having...
• Re: Heater pipe and a question on mods to it
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:51:25 -0500
  ...Could the stainless steel bolts and the O ring be preventing the pipe from grounding? Obviously the other end is connected via rubber to...
• A/C and radiator fan issues
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 10:27:17 -0700
  ...I was able to use the existing wire to pull the new one through the wiring harness, then I soldered new gold ring terminals...
• Re: Distributor Cleaning, Advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 07:23:35 -0800 (PST)
  ...I'd be sure not to get the parts cleaner on the Hall effect terminal or the vacuum advance. I'm pretty sure this...
• Re: Archives (& Dennis Haynes) solves headlight problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:24:52 -0400
  ...Use a ring terminal under one of the screws that mount the headlight housings to the van. Dennis >From: John Reynolds <kayakjr@COMCAST.NET...
• Re: high oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:57:36 +0000
  ...Just a little bit of corrosion at the ring terminal or crimp will cause higher pressure readings. This gauge uses reverse logic. Disconnecting the...
• Re: Deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 20:17:41 -0500
  ...laid on > it's side, terminal to chassis insulation ect. > Mark > ----------------------------------------- Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx 85 Westphalia GL Albert 96 Jetta GL...
• Re: electric plug in engine block
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:08:34 -0700
  ...a short half inch drive socket will work, but the terminal on the switch sticks out where your half inch drive ratchet would go...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 14:17:17 -0400
  ...The blue wire had no terminal connector of any kind. It was "broke off". Part 2 was a dead battery got replaced. Part 3...
• Re: rattle INSIDE engine
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:10:30 -0400
  ...I put in a set > of rebuilt 1.9 rods, reground the crank, new rings, etc. It runs great, > but the oil pressure was...
• Re: AAA coverage...worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:24:57 -0800
  ...Once blown out front >> > wheel bearings; another time was a snapped ring terminal on big red >> wire to >> > starter motor. Okay, bummer. So then...
• Re: FW: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 21:48:38 -0400
  ...is hooked up. > > >> � The smaller light blue wire should have a ring terminal connector, > it > > >> goes to the small stud on the right on...
• Re: Auto back up switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:29:01 -0800
  ...And when the motor >> started, the ring gear would spin the pinion back down the track out >> of engagement. It worked a treat, so...
• Re: AAA coverage...worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:48:59 -0800
  ...Once blown out front > > > wheel bearings; another time was a snapped ring terminal on big red > wire > > to > > > starter motor. Okay, bummer. So then...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sat, 2 Feb 2013 15:18:56 -0500
  ...I cleaned up some of the ring terminals and replaced the ends of a few others. I put a 4 gauge grounding cable from...
• Re: [vanagon] any particular brand of connectors?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 19:47:37 -0400
  ...copper (or brass, but you probably won't find any brass ring terminals, just the push-on ones). As far as I know there...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:51:57 -0500
  ...I put a new terminal on > and hooked it back up. In the process, some dumba** (me) dropped the > alternator on my concrete driveway...
• FS Type IV Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 21:24:25 -0500
  ...New Brazilian rings were installed in the serviced cylinders. Deck height is set to .028 (should be about 7.4 compression ratio. Crank end...
• Return to the wasserleaker club
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 16:29:17 +1100
  ...has just occurred but I guess it's now reached the terminal stage. Given the AMC heads have relatively low "kilometerage"as it were...
• Re: relay starter solenoid fix=brake warning light!?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 May 2003 00:34:34 -0400
  ...Cut a 4" piece of wire, put a female spade on one end and a ring terminal on the other. 3. Plug the female...
• Re: Auto back up switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:26:48 -0800
  ...And when the motor >> started, the ring gear would spin the pinion back down the track out >> of engagement. It worked a treat, so...
• Re: AAA coverage...worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:14:34 -0500
  ...Once blown out front >>>> wheel bearings; another time was a snapped ring terminal on big red >>> wire to >>>> starter motor. Okay, bummer. So then...
• Re: Leaking Vanagon fuel pump case?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:49:06 -0600
  ...non for leaking cases.There is an o-ring that >seals the end up. Never seen one leak, myself.Roger > > __________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired...
• Re: Oil Relief Plug
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:28:14 -0700
  ...Have the sender pass through a ring terminal and ground the wire somewhere handy. But I’ve found that isn’t necessary. From: Bruce...
• Re: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:41:51 +0000
  ...When checking the ground wires, it is not sufficient to check that the rings are in place the wires connected to the terminals, and...
• Re: '91 Vanagon Multivan - hard to start
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:19:03 -0700
  ...Unbolt, sand, brush, scrub terminal ends, bolts, block surface where the bolts screw in, and wall surface where the originating ends connect to the...
• Re: electric plug in engine block
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:09:10 -0400
  ...It's oil upon closer investigation. >>> >>> So - from what I can tell - that thing has an o-ring - or maybe I'm >>> better >>> off...
• Re: AAA coverage...worth it?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:15:53 -0800
  ...Once blown out front >> > > wheel bearings; another time was a snapped ring terminal on big red >> wire >> > to >> > > starter motor. Okay, bummer. So then...
• Re: back on the road
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 14:45:03 -0700
  ...terminal 15 at the coil ) .. then crank it over for 20 seconds or so .. that will swish the inserted oil around the rings and...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 15:14:24 -0500
  ...I put a new terminal on >> and hooked it back up. In the process, some dumba** (me) dropped the >> alternator on my concrete driveway...
• Re: What makes a pyrometer's cable so special? - conclusion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:02:50 -0800
  ...There are 3 terminals, one terminal at the end that senses the heat (as was noted by others, typically a soldered joint) and 2...
• Re: Boom! Started my day with a little nitric acid
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 2 May 2015 13:47:01 -0700
  ...When the starter was engaged, a spark from anything nearby (loose battery terminal, relay, starter brushes) could have ignited the gas. That's why...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:36:19 -0700
  ...Gotta go >> there tomorrow anyway to get some new ring connectors. >> >> Gregory...BIG THANKS my man. BIG THANKS to all the list members. Y...
• Re: Fixed dash lights, not certain how.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:02:18 -0800
  ........ actually, now I recall hearing a buzzing sound like a cell phone buzz ring while I was re-installing the fuse panel. That may...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 21:20:42 -0400
  ...Hit a bump....a marginal ring terminal which was already cracked and just holding together barely got jostled loose. Happened to me once while...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 20:13:35 -0500
  ...The wire with the ring terminal gets >> grounded at the mounting bolt for the horn spring plates. >> >> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix...
• Re: Syncro tranny whine
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 16 May 1998 11:44:24 -0700
  ...noises/symptoms for (1) transaxle main shaft bearing, (2) ring and pinion, (3) Pinion bearing, (4) 3-4 slider hub, (5) cross-country housing...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:09:11 -0500
  ...keep the old one in place. > > > > the starter main terminal, the alternator main terminal, and battery > > positive post are all in common of course...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:36:30 -0700
  ...circuit connections to the main fuse box along with putting a ring terminal on the ground wire. The fuse box and wiring was under...
• Re: Wiring damage- Pics
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 30 May 2009 18:21:56 -0700
  ...Then I put a ring terminal on it and screw it down to bare metal is a location easily seen with the grill off...
• Re: Cleaning bad grounds
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 10:11:51 -0800
  ...Terminal (ring or spade). Bright & clean. Proper connection to wire assumed (different set of problems). Flat metal washer. Sometimes omitted. Lock washer. Purpose is...
• Re: electric plug in engine block
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:45:49 -0700
  ...It's oil upon closer investigation. >>>> >>>> So - from what I can tell - that thing has an o-ring - or maybe I'm >>>> better >>>> off...
• Re: Fixed dash lights, not certain how.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:07:33 -0500
  ...actually, now I recall hearing a buzzing sound like a cell > phone buzz ring while I was re-installing the fuse panel. That may...
• Re: newbie questions '84 digijet
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 01:22:44 -0400
  The injectors come out easily, ( one 10 mm bolt will remove one pair ), don't have "O" rings as such, but rather round seals...