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Re: Vanagon stops and won't start
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 21 Jun 2002 23:38:08 -0700
...A positive 10 or 12 volt wire, a ground, and a signal wire. These three wires come out of the distro thru a plastic...
Re: Vanagon Dirvability
Historical mailing list - bob tickle
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 20:23:46 -0400
...Oxygen Sensor Wiring High resistance or a short in the wire for the oxygen sensor (the green wire that would be disconnected during C...
Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:24:09 -0700
...Of the three coming FROM the O2 sensor (two white, one black) the black lead was almost completely broken...or maybe it was and...
Re: 84 Vanagon: Would you fix if it yourself (if you were me?)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 22 Oct 1996 20:46:13 -0700
...Disconnect the O2 sensor and see if it runs better (the single wire if yours gots three!). Fix the fuel leak, too, but this...
Re: flooding digifant
Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
Mon, 9 Nov 1998 08:04:16 -0800
...When this happens I just unplug the wire from the sensor and but it back on with a wiggle and the van will start...
Re: Best chance of passing emissions?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:44:29 -0700
...I also replaced three leaking injectors. They were leaking slowly after the engine was off. Catalytic converters get hot- Oxygen sensors work best when...
Re: Running problem continues
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:16:28 -0400
...sensor again, this time both wires, went for a test drive and saw no change. It runs even worse now actually. Killed three times...
Re: Puzzled by thesamba instructions: Convert 82D fan wiring to '86 fan.
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 04:02:51 +0000
...three prong temp sensor connector onto your existing wiring: The wiring will require a voltmeter or test light. There should be 4 wires, 2...
Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:37:52 -0600
...sensor to the brain and one (grey) > from the harness plug to a ground nearby. > Of the three coming FROM the O2 sensor (two...
Re: Engine Oil Pre-Luber
Historical mailing list
Thu, 28 Dec 1995 12:03:54 -0500
...Right now that's going to the idiot light wire. That used to go down to the other sensor. Derek: Oh...And where is...
More Ignition/ Stabilizer electonics ?'s(way long!)
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 11 Apr 2001 01:15:13 -0500
...Is where I ground this wire critical? Pin three has the vw wire(brown/white) going to idle stabilizer and eventually to hall sender...
Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:33:59 -0700
...As the resistance of the temp sensor drops the current flow through it increases, lowering the voltage across it. The plumbing analogy is the...
Re: audi 3A Swap -- Jetronic LH 2.4 question
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:38:30 -0400
...The >wiring diagrams in Bentley show three wires coming from the Hall sensor in >both the distributor-mounted version and the crank pulley mounted...
Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:11:57 -0700
...the same amount >> of gear, so no data there. >> >>> Bad sensor or wire, thus sending weak signal to your computer? >> The fact that the...
RE: Cold Start Problem
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Wed, 08 May 1996 14:18:00 -0700 (PDT)
...In my case, it was old, oily spark plug wires. Did you replace these in your tune-up? If not, pull off one wire...
Re: another fun 2200 mile road trip in the 84 inline four.. trip report
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:06:24 -0400
...by 'throwing > parts" at electrical problems...$87 for the Denso generic 3 wire O-2 sensor > at Import Auto Parts in St. George, BTW..
Re: TIICO oxy sensor, torque converter, and misc questions
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:02:24 -0400
Yes, we still need to wire the OXS. I haven't connected mine to the ECU yet, so don't know about the multiple...
Re: Blinking Oil Light
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:37:58 -0700
...the 1.9L. > I guessing (hoping?) that it's a loose wire connection or bad pressure > sensor. Which of the two sensors, high or...
Re: 90 Westy Skipping
Historical mailing list
Fri, 2 Aug 1996 06:45:15 -0400
...it's a sort of medium-sized cylinder- shaped gizmo with wires going to it. sort of bronze colored. - O2 sensor dying. can also...
Re: Problem: Oil pressure light/buzzer at over 2KRPM. Help!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:50:12 -0800
...If pressure is achieved the sensor closes and the wire from the engine will be shorted to ground. Above 1800 to 2000 rpm the...
Re: No spark, no hall juice, tech help request.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 23 Oct 2003 22:23:43 -0400
...efect sender wires and I had nothing, now the bentley says "replace ECU" in this instance. NO problem, Done< I have three good ones...
Re: 87 Vanagon Emission failure -No Va
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:39:17 -0800
...I discovered that my coolant temp sensor was fried , and the fourth gray (ground )wire was disconnected. Now I realize that this is not...
Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 6 Sep 2015 23:35:39 -0400
...The wire may be broken near that crimp connector, even inside the insulation. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
Re: Strange no-start problem
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:59:13 -0500
...Lucas gas treatment in gas > three days ago. Techron in gas yesterday. > > Recently replaced thermostat; temp II sensor is good. New AFM, all vacuum...
Re: Couple o' electrical questions ('87 Westy)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 21 Jul 2001 14:41:33 -0400
...The >water level sensors have wires leading into >this module. ANyone know what that module >does? Provides a variable (high) resistance to ground depending...
Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:23:02 -0500
If you quickly reset the ignition does it clear up for a little while? If so the problem is in the o2 sensor wiring...
Re: Aircooled FI Questions
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sat, 24 Jul 2004 12:27:37 -0700
...It's attached to the throttle valve. > How many wires should attach to the cold start valve? Right now there are > three brown wires...
Re: Audiovox cruise control/Subaru engine
Historical mailing list - Mike
Fri, 28 May 2010 08:12:29 -0400
...are only three wires from the speed sensor. A 12 V positive red, a > black negative, and then a blue (signal wire) which presumably...
Re: On the road and need some help
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:24:13 -0800
...41 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: >> >>> one thought is O2 sensor. Try disconnecting it (follow wires up into >>> engine compartment, connection there) >>> van will run...
It runs! and tightening the oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
Wed, 6 Jul 2005 09:19:40 -0700
...My problem with no spark from the coil turned out to be a broken wire in the loom, at the section connecting to the...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - John Clavin
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 11:45:01 -0600
...three wires involved are power, ground, and signal. I doubt the idle stabilizer itself knows much about what the temp senders or O2 sensor...
Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 28 May 2011 19:40:01 -0700
...to to >>determine if the engine is slowing down? Three wires in, three wires >>out. Bypassable. David Beierl -- you're our only hope! > > It...
Re: noob already in trouble
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:42:17 -0500
...with tape from the sensor up > to the old wire sheath that (I assume) covered all three of the wires > (and put a zip...
Re: Puzzled by thesamba instructions: Convert 82D fan wiring to '86 fan.
Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:12:40 -0700
...three prong temp sensor connector onto your existing wiring: > The wiring will require a voltmeter or test light. There should be 4 > wires, 2...
Re: Idle Relay - Idle Valve match?
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:30:36 -0700
...sensor, so that's always a > possible source of trouble. A marginal connection could cause the > trouble you describe. Excess resistance on the wire...
Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:45:28 -0600
...If not then look at temp 2 sensor. > The temps 2 sensor rarely goes bad but the plug connection to it is a real...
Re: Fuel Pump? O2 Sensor?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:41:10 -0500
...Fuel Pump? O2 Sensor? Hello Volks. well after nights and nights and nights of painstaking work and also three engines later i finally got...
Hall Sender Removal Tips
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:19:35 -0700
...O2 sensor (removed my used single wire Rabbit version with a new universal three-spliced-wire setup) I've since disconnected the O2 wire...
Re: Cruise Control Sensors
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Tue, 20 Oct 1998 11:30:55 +0200
...Output is three wired to a vacuum pump in the engine compartment. >Any help is of course appreciated. On my experience, Audi is using...
Re: '87 Westy 2.1L, Running Rough, No Power, Dies at Idle (Long)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 3 Sep 2012 15:30:35 -0400
...If the symptom clears for a short while then the o2 sensor wiring is the problem. What to check? The green wire to the...
Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 06:22:04 -0400
...I'll check out the O2 sensor then will test drive. ( could the temp 2 sensor cause the problem? ) Dennis Jowell Scotch Hollow Farm...
Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:57:05 -0500
...as the pigtail wiring for the temp sensor (get at least 1 ft of the three wires). Alan Felder People > here commonly change to...
Re: 87 Syncro Engine dying & Seattle Mech reference
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:02:57 -0500
...Just undo the three bolts joining the cat and connector pipe. Also disconnect the black single spade connecting the Oxygen Sensor (located just below...
ISV questions, help needed
Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:28:08 EST
...the idle stabilizer control unit, temp II sensor, spark plugs, plug wires, and O2 sensor. I have also: cleaned the AFM, looked for vacuum...
Re: Hall Sender
Historical mailing list - Germain
Mon, 10 May 2004 21:26:16 -0400
...the Hall Sensor clip on the side of the Dist was > loose and broken- but more importantly the wires inside (three of them) > were...
Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:13:36 -0800
...sensors and the ECU and the >> grounds. A poor connection at the plug, a poor connection in a ground, or a >> faulty wire could...
Re: The end of the road (86 westy runnin' rich) - LONG STORY
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 00:25:05 -0400
...the AFM three times (god)!. So I decided that I will replace that "missing" ground by running a new one wire from terminal 19...
Re: Strange no-start problem
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:23:17 -0800
...Lucas gas treatment in gas > three days ago. Techron in gas yesterday. > > Recently replaced thermostat; temp II sensor is good. New AFM, all vacuum...
Re: New AFM, but still rough @ first start
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 6 May 2008 06:48:11 -0400
...To recap, > we've done cap/wires/plugs/rotor, found and fixed a nicked ground > wire to the dizzy, found and fixed two loose...
Re: 1.9L intermittent stalling at random
Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:14:28 -0800
...The O2 wire was also mentioned. Right now, mine is disconnected. I put in a new one three months ago and have been too...
HELP THE VOLKSWAGEN GODS HATE ME!}:(
Historical mailing list
Wed, 5 Feb 1997 00:03:10 -0500
...I've replaced spark plug wires, cap and rotor, fuel filters, that expensive o2 sensor. After replacing the o2 sensor I thought the whole...
Vexing Subtle Misfire Issues
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:17:00 -0700
...Compression good on all cylinders. -O2 sensor. Sensor is new, misfire happens even when ECU is in open loop, and wideband O2 sensor indicates...
Re: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:08:22 -0600
...on all wires) > > new ignition coil > > checked timing and adjusted 5 ATDC > > new fuel pump > > new fuel filter > > unplugged the o2 sensor No Change...
Re: The end of the road (86 westy runnin' rich) - LONG STORY
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:53:40 -0700
...the AFM three times (god)!. So I decided > that I will replace that > > "missing" ground by running a new one wire from > terminal 19...
Re: Curious Hesitation
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:13:21 -0800
...Is the O2 sensor old? Older than, say, three years? Is the Westy driven regularly? Usually this happens on engines that have had custom...
Re: 1.9L intermittent stalling at random
Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:51:30 -0800
...The O2 wire was also mentioned. Right now, mine is disconnected. I put in a new one three months ago and have been too...
Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
Historical mailing list - Kk Al
Sun, 6 Sep 2015 16:46:26 -0400
...So, I cleaned the plug and the post on the sensor and squished the plug so it fit nice and tight on the post...
Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:39:18 -0500
...Ironically, on my currently running > swap, one "sensor" ground wire is shortened by 90% and AFAIK, the sensors > work fine. (yes I corrected a...
Re: Hot Starting (a) vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 10 Aug 94 09:28:15 CDT
...there are one-wire sensors (really cheap) and three-wire sensors (over twice as much). you can't swap the two types. joel
Re: Fuel Pump? O2 Sensor?
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:46:13 -0500
...try driving open loop - i.e., with O2 sensor disconnected. if she runs ok, then replace sensor for sure. also, from your description, associated...