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• Re: Data Connection In The Desert!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 23:44:58 -0500
  ...I do have a one bar > voice connection, haven't even tried to use that.
• Re: domestic water pump not pumping '89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:09:24 -0700
  Agreed, even I did it! :-) Hardest part was fishing the wires through to the connection in the "secret" cabinet (and that was easy). You...
• Cheap pressure gauges
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 09:51:27 -0500
  ...Pressure ranges 60/100/160 psi, bottom or back connection, either 1.5" dial with 1/8" NPT or 2" dial with 1/4...
• Re: Need Electrical Help with a Dim Turn Signal Bulb
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:58:00 -0400
  Likely the problem is one of the ground connections mounted at the left front, up under the dash on the forward wall. It will...
• Air-cooled question
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 19:51:14 -0700
  ...I wonder what is the reason why it won't go on its own without the direct connection to the battery. It must be...
• Ground Straps
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:01:27 -0400
  ...I would like to make sure I have inspected all of the connections. Can someone provide a diagram or description of all of the...
• Re: Crimp vs splice
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:34:48 -0800
  ...Crimp vs splice > > Crimped connections are expedient. My two cents: Slip shrink wrap over the > wire, crimp, solder, slip wrap over joint and shrink...
• Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 06:56:46 -0800
  ...The only permanent connection I can think of is to solder a lead to the outer housing, but I am afraid that even the...
• Re: 3 Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 05:38:44 EST
  ...Bruggeman" <scbrug@MAIL.WM.EDU> on Sun, 6 Dec 1998 14:43:05 -0500 From Bentley, p97.6 -- "Poor ground connections may cause speedometer...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:59:30 -0800
  ...If ground speed is known with a GPS and the ratios of the engine bone connection to the transmission bone connection to the differential...
• Re: 4th vanagon camper hookup - summer cooling
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 4 Oct 2010 21:09:03 -0700
  ...Vent Fan From Behind the Refrigerator Instead of curring more holes/adding a vent several people have used the shore water connection for that...
• Re: Bus towing bus connection
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jun 1996 17:18:44 -0400
  ...I'm thinking about towing my Westy with my Bluebird bus, but don't want to risk a weak connection, nor leave cosmetic defects...
• Re: Fifth connection on relay
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:54:58 -0700
  ...and interior lights. > That relay under the driver seat has five connections and the book only gives four. > Question; what should that be for...
• Re: digijet tool testing
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 08:36:41 -0700
  Hi Darrell, Unca Joel and I were disgusting your tool and were interested in making the main wiring harness connection with a spiced in...
• line attachments on Sandin compressor
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:31:10 -0500
  two connections on the sandin 508. The one on the top is labeled SUC. Two line come into the engine compartment. One comes from...
• Speedometer/Odometer connections
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:00:15 -0700
  ...My '86 package has a connection for a ribbon cable with 6 terminals. Others I've seen, do not have these terminals. Would someone...
• Re: Propex and getting gas tight fittings
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 06:09:07 EDT
  ...Absolutely correct ! HOWEVER, the connection he's trying to make is NOT behind the fridge but to one of the supply lines to the...
• Re: water tank question
  Historical mailing list - David Griffin
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 15:44:26 -0400
  >, I decided to never use the city water connections. I am concerned that one day the pressure on these whimpy connections will cause a...
• LEEANN, 85 will not start
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 28 May 2001 15:11:05 -0700
  ...As it turned out, it was the connection between the battery and the body that was not up to standard. Even the auto electricians...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:59:50 -0400
  ...When reconnecting the hoses 9with new o-rings),don't overtighten the connections.Good and snug is all. Let the o-ring do its...
• Re: Air lift best rear spring bags
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 09:42:51 -0400
  It appears to moi that the bags air connections may leak right out of the package, mine did, but were easily fixed w/ another...
• Re: WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 16:28:06 -0400
  ...A test light is better since it puts some load on the connection. But the only way to measure quality of these connections beyond...
• Re: Super fast idle
  Historical mailing list - KD
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:31:51 -0600
  Hi, Check the Temp II wire connections for corrosion or breakage, especially near the connector. (actually check all the connections you can while you...
• Re: 88 Temp gauge problems
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 18 May 2003 02:16:39 -0400
  ...Otherwise, maybe the sensor is failing when it gets to a certain temperature (a cracked connection + thermal expansion?) or maybe it's losing its...
• Re: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 20 Oct 2018 15:02:53 -0300
  ...Also check for loose connections. > > Todd > '88 Westy > > >> On October 19, 2018 at 10:37 AM Alex MeVay <alex@MEVAY.ORG> wrote: >> >> >> I had...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:34:43 -0800
  ...That would work for a test, a temporary set-up, but I mean for a permanent connection. Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: I...
• Re: My horn doesn't always work.......
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 17:07:05 -0500
  ...Diaphragm snaps back and re-makes the connection; lather, rinse, repeat. If the connection isn't breaking you'll get no sound and a...
• Re: SOLDERED CONNECTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 20:53:41 -0500
  ...Mechanical strength vs electrical connections as to the use of "crimp" terminals vs the use of same + soldering! Also, where did this idea of...
• info on Dielectric gel ....A MUST!!!
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:11:53 -0700
  ...It is required to prevent voltage loss from arcing, suppress radio freguency interference, dissipate heat, insulate connections and seal out moisture. Use on modules...
• Re: Need quick answer... how many connections to 2.1 alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:14:14 -0700
  The big red one is the direct to battery connection. Its always hot. Put your meter between there and ground and you'll read...
• Re: Fifth connection on relay
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:12:23 -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: 86 Camper Engine Elect Problem..Help
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 17:37:56 -0500
  ...Turned out to be a poor connection at the solenoid. Check that you have good, clean, tight connections throughout the ignition system. Other posibilities...
• internet service (no V content)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 16:35:34 -0700
  Up until about two months ago my connection speed had been around 44K, up to occasional 49K. Almost never less than 31.2K. Suddenly...
• rich running condition-still searching for problem
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 19:26:53 EDT
  ...I applied some di-electric grease to this connection, the O2 wire connection to the computer, and several ground connections. I also checked for...
• Re: Followup to last month's "Thar I was"
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:47:00 -0800
  I'd put my money on a soaked coil rather than a wet ECU connection. High voltages are far more likely than low to...
• two wire connectors...Proper polarity?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:17:54 -0700
  ...Some of my 'on the spot' connections were done one way, some the other....I wanna fix that and go over all my stuff...
• Re: rad fan with hose fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:20:07 -0400
  ...The electrical connection is for the front differential lock sensor. In one of the few cases of VW, not customizing wiring harnesses, all Syncros...
• Leaky rear heater revisited
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 18:29:56 -0500
  ...Neither were the connections of the hoses to the heater. The leak is where the plastic valve connects to the plastic housing at the...
• Re: leaky hose connection to rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 16:59:21 -0500
  ...Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > I sometimes use permatex gasket sealer on hose connections. > I use the red 'hi tack' .........i don't' know what...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 11:02:27 -0800
  ...But I still relied on a plain Jane spade connection to the solenoid. > > I'm wondering if I should solder the spade connection on...
• Re: VDO wiring help needed!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:50:41 -0700
  ...Need help with the > connections, and haven't been able to decipher the letter designations. > The seller kindly left out the VDO manual. > The...
• Re: gm stops reclamation program at same time as CAC Program delivers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:23:19 -0400
  At 02:08 PM 8/14/2009, Allan Streib wrote: >Have I missed some connection between General Motors and Vanagons? The *rather tenuous* connection...
• Re: question about Macs and VW relation
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 18:28:33 -0600 (CST)
  Gary E Thaxter wrote: > I'm just wondering if there is a connection between VW owners and > Macintosh users? I've been wondering the...
• potable water hose
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Aug 1997 12:17:11 -0600
  Hi All, You know the hose that connects from a water source to the Westy? What kind of connections need to be on it...
• Re: A Westy "Utility" question
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Mon, 26 May 2003 20:59:51 -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...
• propane in europe
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 10:59:12 -0800
  ...propane connections for westies. which ought to bring a happy ending to that thread, for anyone interested. cheers, art, '82 westy
• Coolant pipe connection
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:26:34 -0600
  ...The connection is way too loose. Both ends of the hose are sized to fit the bleeder valve, but the steel pipe has a...
• Need quick answer... how many connections to 2.1 alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:41:40 -0500
  ...I'd like to confirm that there are two points of connection: one larger stud where the two red wires come together from the...
• another spade terminal question - syncro temp gauge sender
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:28:16 -0800
  One of the things that bugs me about VW engineering choices is the connection to the temp sender on the syncro. The sender is...
• question on temperature gauge wiring-gauge now working
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:51:34 -0500
  ...The gauge is now working and the problem was a simple issue of an incomplete connection from the terminals not being completely seated in...
• Re: [NVC] Wireless Internet Advise Needed
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 18:15:42 -0400
  ...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: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:23:56 -0300
  ...This can happen with apparently solid connections. After having disconnected battery ground, disconnect the starter cables, give a good cleaning with wire brush, contact...
• Crimp vs splice
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:55:14 -0700
  ...In any case, I told him that I cut apart my wiring harness and he crimped the connections. I told him that I would...
• Re: New westfalia concept bus computer generated
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 19:08:56 -0800
  Hi volks I contacted my friend and he had corrected the connection problem on his web site today at around 10:00AM wednesday. If...
• Picture or description of the rear seat heater box connections?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 5 Sep 2016 13:25:25 -0500
  ...Can anyone either take a picture or tell me which connection is which on the diagram on 97.194 in the Bentley? I have...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:58:59 -0400
  ...It was used by VW on the electrical connections at the factory. Unfortunately it's not cheap, but it has the interesting property of...
• Digifant hand-held tach connections
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 17:40:35 -0500
  ...However the Bentley shows a connection modification for AFC electronic ignition that allows a hand-held tach to read accurately. Does anyone know how...
• Re: HELP - Need Fridge help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 17:13:20 -0700
  Just for reference purposes, where was the intermittent connection? My fridge is working on propane and 120V right now, but nothing's happening on...
• SA Headlight Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Wolfburger
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 14:03:37 -0800
  ...Do I have to make the connections from scratch? Yikes! Any help appreciated. Thanks, Josh
• Re: Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:28:40 +0000
  I use Detoxit to clean connections. http://www.deoxit.com/ For connections subject to corrosive environments, after reconnecting, I coat them with a thin...