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• A/C HOT wires!!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 09:22:35 -0700
  ...But the wires get so hot that I can only hold the large red one for about a second before it is too painful...
• Re: Wire connectors for relay blocks
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 9 May 2016 13:23:46 -0700
  ... also, you could buy new relay blocks with wires-terminals already installed. Scavenge wires or use as is. Neil. On 5/9/16, Neil...
• Re: 87 Vanagon hesitation chapter (3)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 21:05:43 -0500
  ...They have the white heater wires and the black just like the 3 wire sensor. They also have a gray wire that is the...
• Re: Wire size question.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:52:50 -0700
  ...The wire pigtail that came with the Unity light is 14 g wire. I was thinking smaller wire = smaller gauge wire...wrong. So if...
• Re: where to buy H4 connectors for lights (was RE: Ecode light report )
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:51:40 -0500
  ...and this is with NO wires! want wires? they are separate and extra cost. 000-979-206. yellow wires about a foot long, with...
• Re: Speaker wires ??
  Historical mailing list - Buese Thomas
  Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:42:45 -0600
  If it is original yes, you need to run another wire back to power the speakers on any real stereo. YMMV, Mr. BZ- monoural...
• Defrost lever/wire Hack fix
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 4 Nov 2017 11:55:04 -0700
  Many people have had pro with the defroster wire kinking, and that's a hard one to fix... I've been messing with mine...
• Re: Soldered Connections...Not!
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:43:01 EST
  ...Your examples of failing solders are not from a wire to wire connection but a wire to a component / circuit board connection. If you...
• Re: Hot A/C Wire
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:23:21 -0400
  If you think that wire gets hot you should try the ones from the alternator to the battery cable with all the accessories on...
• Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 18:06:24 -0400
  ...Make sure only the center wire is connected to the wire on > the sensor. The outer shield is only connected in the harness. > > Dennis...
• Shocking discovery
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sanner
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:28:00 -0800
  ...The wire was coming off the engine. I assumed this to be a grounding wire. The wire had rotten in half, and I could...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:36:09 -0500
  At 04:10 PM 2/16/2013, neil n wrote: >If a 2' section of covered wire is not secured to the body, would...
• Re: Using wire ties on CV joint boots?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 07:52:06 -0700
  Hello John-Reed and everyone, I can't tell whether you mean ties made of wire, or plastic ties made to hold wires. I...
• Stereo Wiring Help
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 16:39:20 -0600
  ...Looking at the stock VW stereo, there are three wires, that I can't quite identify, marked as follows: /--\ |--| (Circle with line through it...
• Re: The rear speaker ground.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 08:29:35 -0500
  You're going to have to run that extra wire. Get some 4 conductor telephone cable and run a set of four wires. Same...
• Power steering pump ground?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 13:54:32 -0700
  Hi Volks, I'm in the process of replacing my power steering pump and I noticed two electrical wires to the pump. However, one...
• Re: [WetWesties] Troubleshooting drinking water pump
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:24:38 -0700
  Roger, My black wire doesn't connect to anything. The end of the wire is just folded back and tucked in to the harness...
• Re: Removing Power mirrors, outside only method
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:56:11 EDT
  ...Pull out wires > from back of motor assembly (color coded). > > Now remove black motor mount base with smaller phillips screws. > > Then pull entire mirror...
• Re: headlight relay installation problems...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:25:51 -0800
  ...Indeed, the white wire was what I wanted. I was > quite confused. Neither this, nor the yellow-and-black wire, go to the > dimmer...
• Re: How do I wire up backup lights?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:52:10 -0400
  ...Is as I outlined just with a relay in between the black/blue wire to the Green wire? Robert On Sep 20, 2009, at...
• Re: How do I wire up backup lights?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:02:30 -0700
  ...How do I wire up backup lights? Are you going to use a the wire in question to trigger a relay powered from some...
• where have all the wires gone?(i mean where do all the wires go)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 16:05:04 -0500
  ...i would keep all the wires that stay up front the same, but i would replace all the wires running the length of the...
• Re: Headlight Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:29:04 -0800
  ...It had > three wires going to it, a > white wire, a white wire with a black stripe, and a > yellow wire with a black...
• Re: Burnt Wires!!-Please look and advise
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:59:52 -0500
  Mark A Kippert wrote: (snip) > It sounds like VW made several color changes to those wires. My '86 had > two white wires. (snip) > I...
• Re: Ultimate Fix #1 (twisted wires?)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 09:10:39 -0500
  ...If you make long runs of wire from the back to the front of your van forinstruments that read mili-amp signals be sure...
• Re: alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:48:30 -0500
  ...The wire connects to the main battery wire. If a factory Westy with the Fridge relay, there should be a 2nd filter connected with...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:59:33 -0500
  At 01:10 AM 2/24/2008, neil N wrote... >It was the track numbers at the end of certain wires at the bottom...
• Re: Aren't all Vanagon spark plug wires the same?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 23:48:21 -0400
  ...Actually, '83-1/2 to '84 used different coil, cap, and wires (the Bosch replacement wire set is part number 09180). '85 up takes...
• Re: Brocken wires
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:06:31 -0400
  ...Or just repair yours with new wires. I think the old wiring was just a little too short so it had the wires under...
• Re: splicing wires (was: van still dying)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 22:50:32 -0800
  ...Stick the stripped wires in each end and crimp them. Everything you need (wire, splices, stripper/crimper) is stock Home Depot stuff. BTW, the...
• Re: Actuator?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Tue, 2 Jul 2019 08:51:13 -0400
  ...A traveler wire of sorts like a 3 way light switch. On my westy many wires were just barely long enough when installed. I...
• Re: ignition wires
  Historical mailing list - bill
  Sun, 23 Feb 1997 18:57:29 -0700
  I just put new wires on my '81 Westie, and I bought the Bosch wires because at $22 or so mail order they were...
• Alternator blue wire
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:35:36 -0700
  87 Wolfsburg Runs fine, but battery & OXS lights on all the time = blue alt wire issue, right? But never mind the wire, there is...
• Re: Wire size question.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:05:02 -0700
  ...The wire pigtail that came with the Unity light is 14 g wire. I > was thinking smaller wire = smaller gauge wire...wrong. So if...
• Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:26:58 -0700
  ...box, a blue wire (20 gauge?) connected to white (10 gauge?) wire. White runs to cabinet area. Red wire which *had* a 20 amp...
• Large Wire from Battery to Starter
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 12:31:36 -0400
  Does the large wire that runs from the battery to the starter have a fusible link built into it, or is it just large...
• Re: Something wrong ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 13:32:34 -0700
  ...The VanCafe wire fix makes sense. Those red wires at your battery go things up front like the dash, they don't go to...
• Re: Tachometer woes continued...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 18:04:40 -0800
  That wire is likely your problem. What year and model do you have? The 86 and newer models all have the tach wire from...
• Re: ECU Wire Corrosion relative to Length and Load (and?)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 12 Feb 2018 19:00:33 -0800
  ...Maybe he had moved the harness and disturbed a crumbling wire? I can see what you mean though. Some of the wire strands I...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:22:33 -0500
  ...The other side of the 2 pin connector should have a yellow wire and a blue/black wire. The brown wire from the oil...
• Starter repair:replace wire to solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Joel Brockman
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 21:51:30 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Has anyone out there ever replaced this wire? I am tempted to solder a new wire in place, but I'm not sure it...
• How to wire new inner lights added to an 84
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:28:26 -0400
  ...all 4 lights on To set up the lights this way how would I wire the new (on my 84) inner lights? I have...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Conversion Wiring
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:41:35 -0800
  > I bought a Bosch 13913 three wire oxygen sensor. I am preparing to cut > the > end off and solder the VW end in its...
• clarification of O2 sensor splicing problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 19:36:30 -0700
  ...This connector in turn connects to a female connector that's wired to the O2 sensor. The wire from the O2 sensor to the...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:16:17 -0700
  ...Thank you, Neil, for mentioning separating the > sensor wires from the spark plug wires. I got some "new" silicone spark > plug wires with the...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 10:59:49 -0700
  the difference in the oxygen sensor is that they are both the same but the cheap one has only a 4" wire- you need...
• Burned off end on coil
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 08:34:12 -0700
  After 6 months of use I noticed the insulated end of my coil where the coil high voltage wire exits was burned off but...
• Re: Random wire... Ugh.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:19:18 -0700
  ...Mark Alistair Bell wrote: > so you can exploit this wire for a signal wire, engine to dash, right? > > alistair > >
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 19:47:20 -0600
  ...That wire is > stock for dual battery vans. Some people with campers try to add a > second battery without adding this wire that theirs...
• Re: Another question about O2 sensors..
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:07:17 -0700
  ...Two were the heating wires, one was a black ground which > I 'capped off' and one was the signal wire, which I crimped with...
• Re: wire was:?? SA Engine Conversion ?? NVC
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 08:33:26 -0700
  ...I >believe that two people rode on the baler to insert and secure the wires as >the compacted hay went past. > >Larry A. (ex...
• Re: rear speaker wires, '83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:37:56 -0500
  ...rear speaker wires, '83 Westy > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I beleive the 83 has only three wires going to the rea speakers, One...
• Re: Tracking down a spare wire..
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 20:07:25 -0700
  The oil pressure switch wire is a solid brown lead. I had a similar problem when I first got my '85 - an unknown wire...
• Re: Wires through the body
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 1 Mar 2022 20:37:27 -0500
  ...The wire goes into the van through the passenger side vent so no holes drilled. Well not for the wires. I’m not sure...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:22:43 -0400
  ...That wire is > stock for dual battery vans. Some people with campers try to add a > second battery without adding this wire that theirs...
• Re: Single brown wire
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Fri, 14 May 2010 06:30:16 -0400
  ...Single brown wire >> >> There is only one wire I don't know where is supposed to connect. It is a >> single brown wire, coming...
• Re: splicing wires (was: van still dying)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 12:42:47 -0500
  I would start checking the wires at the ECU connection with a multimeter. It may only be one wire that is bad. The Bentley...
• Re: What Specific Model Optima Auxiliary Battery Should I Buy? Any Comments on the Hella Kit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 14:54:49 -0400
  ...slower than what??? Slower than using a 6mm wire. >Sure... we know that a 2.5mm wire will supply less juice than the 6mm...
• Re: Fw: Auxillary battery not charging
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 18:18:40 -0400
  ...One 10ga or so red wire from aux battery. One red wire in sheath that comes from front of van...always hot. One blue...
• Resistance of Coil Wire?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:03:07 -0700
  Page 28.31 of Bentley's says that the resistance of the wire between the ignition coil and the distributor should read 2000 ohm...