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• Re: poor running 84 1.9 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 19:36:36 -0400
  ...Crimp and SOLDER on a new connector for each (some are in groups) wire, this is a bit obnoxious as it's hard to...
• Re: Bigger Problem than Coolent Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 14:25:09 -0700
  ...Head (burned valve), both coolant sensors, > "Flapper box", plugs, wires, cap, rotor, ground connections,O2 sensor, Cat. > Timing and CO where set by a...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 09:14:51 -0500
  ...the connection terminal a bit, even though the wire may look ok it may be frayed under the protective nylon covering the crimped portion...
• Re: fuel tank update
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:39:23 -0700
  ...Awsome for coolant hose connections but thay are one time as they hae to be cut off. Dennis >From: Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM...
• 4-wire O2 sensor swap...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:58:33 -0700
  ...Since the OEM one is rather expensive I figured I'd go with one of the "universal" replacements with no plug (and some crimp...
• Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:33:11 -0700
  ...use crimp connectors just make sure that you use a very good crisper tool that really gets a major bite on the connections, not...
• Re: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:07:59 -0700
  ...Check not only the connection at the *push-on-term* but *INSIDE* the term also. The crimp-on connectors can corrode inside and you...
• Re: Fright Night!!!
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 03:03:54 -0600
  ...Since i have all ofthe original factory crimps(unless the recall was done using factory crimp connectors as well, A call to VW said...
• Re: Fire Suppression Systems
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 09:03:07 -0800
  ...The 'rubber bits' or rubber hose connections have to potential to fail. Even a new hose can fail if it is not crimped properly...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:29:07 -0400
  ...Some worm gear hose clamps, some original crimp on, and one that was the same as the ones I got from Bus Depot. It...
• Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 10:52:33 EDT
  It is not necessary to "crimp" the connectors together. But it is necessary to check the connectors to ensure a tight fit. The low...
• Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:31:24 -0500
  ...The connection is still loose and continuous cycle loading will still wear something out or break the bolt. If the connection is doing its...
• Re: Third brake light
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 23:27:41 -0700
  ...Much easier. > > The left side feeds the right side, so you have a bad connection at the left tail light. Dive back in! > > Stuart...
• Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 09:48:25 -0400
  ...So he removed it and didn't do a very good job gerry rigging the two coolant hose connections together. So, I undid his...
• Vanagon Temp Warning Light Flashing
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 18:04:08 -0700
  ...Very commonly, a FALSE indication of the #2 condition can happen if the connection to the coolant sensor is not sufficient. This seems to...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:14:28 -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: What makes a pyrometer's cable so special? - conclusion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:02:50 -0800
  ...yellow) + 12V - GND 2 If the connections are so important, why did they not give me any crimpable female spade connectors for the back...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 15:39:40 -0400
  ...If a bad >>> connection is thought than the fix is to repair the harnesses with new crimp >>> terminals for the female contacts. >>> >>> Dennis >> >> >> -- >> Neil...
• Re: Temp II sensor followup
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 06:20:35 -0800
  i am needing to splice the wire leading to the temp II sensor as well, was wondering if you could use a crimp instead...
• Re: Copious Fuel Leak at Both Manifolds
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:33:01 -0500
  ...Ah, crimp clamps. Very inexpensive and can be very effective if you have the application tool. VW used them on a number of small...
• Re: license plate lights
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 23:45:03 -0500
  ...the connections are corroded to bits. They're not well sealed at all. Go out and get some new connectors and crimp them on...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome, et al
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:59:26 -0800
  ...It's better to always make a good mechanical connection, e.g. by crimping with needle nose pliers, then flow solder over the connection...
• Re: Need help with leak at fitting on AC condenser
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 15:43:35 -0500
  ...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: Help! Pwr. Mirrors PITA!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 02 Jan 97 21:23:55 CST
  ...Mirrors???? >I took off the glass, and that little motor, I took off the doorpanel, and >unplugged the wire connection, But The stupid wire...
• vanagon passes emissions, YES!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 96 08:26:44 EST
  ...last few crimp on clamps that where on the FI hoses with #24 hose clamps, and cleaned the engine's ground connection (just to...
• Re: '86 F.I. probs continued.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 08:11:41 -0400
  ...Keep in mind that there is 2 wires that are making connection at the temp. sensor in one crimp connector. One goes to the...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:39:53 -0400
  ...The plastic does not make a good connection. Move it and if the wire in the crimp is brown replace a crimp ring terminal...
• Solved; OIL warning light up
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:51:04 -0700
  ...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: syncro wierd idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 07:06:08 -0400
  ...replace the crimp connector and relocate it to a place with metal on both sides. The plastic tower makes a lousy connection. I usually...
• Re: [Re: Oxygen sensor: is a shielded wire necessary?]
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 01:15:03 MST
  Well, the O2 sensor wire on my '85 has a common-looking metal crimp splicing the wire about 2-3 inches from the sensor...
• Re: Thermo switch or resistor?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:33:13 -0400
  ...In my case, that one wire had high resistance at the ring terminal crimp, and that fan would not operate. Conversely, the high speed...
• Bad injector wire = stuttering
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Oct 1996 23:45:10 -0300 (ADT)
  ...The message is that our vans are aging, hardening of the insulation or corrosion of the crimped connections is happening to most of the...
• Re: Headlight relay kits
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 22 Jan 2016 07:46:53 -0500
  ...tend to solder other connections when possible but I understand that there other philosophies and that there are crimp connections that are very good...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 09:16:24 -0500
  ...all the way to a connection point above the fuse box. Both wires are actually on the same crimp. From heat and corrosion this...
• Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Sep 2015 23:35:39 -0400
  More likely there is a bad connection somewhere. The wire may be broken near that crimp connector, even inside the insulation. Dennis -----Original Message...
• @%^%$@ Dansk Exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Jun 1997 23:15:17 +0000
  ...The German box side seams are rolled together and crimped close to the box (stick out no more than 3/16") the Dansk is...
• Re: AC Electrical
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 4 Aug 2023 18:03:33 -0400
  ...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: 7-passenger curtain rods?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:26:06 -0700
  ...Imagine a cord with a small loop held together with a crude, old-fashioned copper crimp designed for electrical wire connections. A short sheet...
• Alt and OXS Lites On
  Historical mailing list - Tom Scott
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 08:56:11 -0700
  ...darn) 7) I finally got around to re-crimping the push-on connector on the end of the blue wire that goes to the...
• Re: Smog test help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Oct 2012 21:01:27 -0400
  ...Carefully inspect the crimp connection. Replace it one of the shrink sealed connectors to stop the continuing wire corrosion. As a test, the green...
• Re: Starter Solonoid Blues
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 11:01:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Solenoid replacement is a cheap repair, kids! Oh, and don't forget to clean up the connections, crimp 'em a bit so they stick...
• Re: Headlight upgrade questions
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:15:49 -0700
  ...The crimp connection was bad (high resistance) and was heating. Ifirc, it was getting close to where it could have started a fire. The...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 15:11:30 -0500
  ...I think the strong likelihood is that you had a bad crimp connection at the terminal, but whether or no, the terminal is ruined...
• Re: Voltage Drop - Less than 3% - 15 feet, 2/0,
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:40:36 -0500
  ...Only thing is, crimping >the connection with a wrench seems kind of iffy, and doesn't give a >me the "dimple" I see on...
• Re: Voltage Drop - Less than 3% - 15 feet, 2/0,
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:15:02 -0500
  ...Only thing is, crimping >the connection with a wrench seems kind of iffy, and doesn't give a >me the "dimple" I see on...
• Engine dies update
  Historical mailing list - Stephen M Canapp
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 13:15:01 -0500
  ...When you pull the connection apart you will see one male and one female connector, but I got curious and peeled the boot back...
• Engine dies update
  Historical mailing list - Stephen M Canapp
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 13:15:01 -0500
  ...When you pull the connection apart you will see one male and one female connector, but I got curious and peeled the boot back...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:47:51 -0400
  ...for a simple 1 wire connection (signal wire only), it makes no difference if, say, a crimp or soldered joint is wet. with a...
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM **SOLVED**
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 07:36:15 -0400
  ...Crimped a spade connector on the positive wire and connected it to the negative connection on the pump - and I left the end of...
• Re: '85 Westy Wiring question about the S9 fuse
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:30:20 -0500
  Hi Mike -- At 08:25 PM 11/8/2009, Mike South wrote: >in my car the connection at the top of fuse 9 has...
• Re: Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 09:56:58 -0400
  ...The wires are now reaching a point that the corrosion can be so bad at the crimp for the connection to be bad and...
• Re: Ultimate Fix #1
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:07:09 -0500
  ...Most crimp on are copper or cheap alloy with a zink / lead electronic plating on them. There isn't anything wrong with crimp ons...
• Re: Heatshrink wire connectors
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:55:59 -0700
  ...These are the kind that the wires slip in at each end you crimp them on and then heat-shrink the covering. Well all...
• Re: Vanagon airconditioning hoses
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Fri, 08 Aug 1997 11:25:18 -0400
  ...I haven't figured out a way to keep those connections tight. > Over time, engine vibration and motion seems to loose the connections. > Then...
• Add tie wraps to strain relieve connections to Starter Motor
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 29 Jan 2020 01:50:23 +0000
  ...critical connection.  All it took was one minor bump in the road to break it.  Moral of the story?  Replace old crimp Ring Terminals...
• Various repair reportings
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:45:05 -0600
  ...On top of that, my poking around managed to finally disconnect some of these poorly made connections, giving birth to yet more electrical gremlins...
• Re: ECU Wire Corrosion relative to Length and Load (and?)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 12 Feb 2018 19:00:33 -0800
  ...I have been using double wall type heat shrink crimp connectors but have soldered some connections on repaired wires. (with heat shrink wrap and...
• Re: Starter Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 8 May 2003 11:59:08 -0400
  ...bedded home and just for fun(!) cleaned every ground and >component connection (trans, heads, harness, body, inside the LH junction >box and so on...
• FORD
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:06:36 -0400
  ...Like the old guys we see around, you know, the ones wearing both a belt and suspenders, I get a crimp connection and solder...
• Second battery install instructions
  Historical mailing list - Ron & Marianne Mighton
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:44:03 -0500
  ...on the relay. (Crimp on a ring connecter to one end of the wire for the positive terminal connection and crimp on the female...