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• Re: Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 Jul 2014 16:06:39 -0700
  ...Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version Hi, My starter problem from last week all boiled down to a melted wiring harness...
• Re: higher power low beams
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 22:14:30 -0500
  ...a voltage drop of .42 - .75 volts for the stock Vanagon wiring. This has convinced me to also upgrade the stock wiring when I...
• Re: Auxilary battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Thu, 7 May 1998 23:39:48 -0700
  ...The wiring of the aux battery is just as I described - I copied the wiring from a Bentley manual when I did it! There...
• Re: Something wrong ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 17:41:17 -0700
  ...These go to the engine compartment wiring box where they attach to a threaded stud with a couple other red wires. From there a...
• AC 3rd speed fan wiring
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:53:51 -0500
  Does anyone on the list have experience adding the factory AC wiring to a non-AC van. The only part I'm interested in...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:23:42 -0400
  ...This is original wiring and is routed inside the rubber sheath that contains the wire to the ignition switch. I don't think it...
• Re: Installing AMP in Vanagon..wiring SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 14:56:13 -0400
  ...http://www.intercom.net/~boatshop/VW-Wiring.jpg to see a picture. I found that (I think) the head unit as well as some...
• Westfalia Kitchen Cabinet Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:39:46 -0700
  1982 VW Westfalia Restoration I'm hoping one of the fine mailing list members might offer guidance on the wiring loam under the sink...
• Re: [vanagon] electric window switches
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:14:44 EST
  ...I also have the same switch without the wiring. You would need to either soldier the wiring on from your old switches or just...
• Removing BA6 - completely
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 14:43:02 -0400
  Anybody out there ever *completely* removed a BA6 including all the ductwork, fans, wiring? How much work is involved? I would like to remove...
• Re: ? Power Window Switches?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:25:20 -0400
  ...So you could either soldier your old wiring onto these new switches or just crimp female spade connectors onto your old wiring ends and...
• Re: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:41:39 -0700
  ...worth the effort.. - a battery (more weight) - wiring for charging and the such - solar panel and wiring that and a good marine cooler with...
• How it install capaciter for Wiring Harness fix
  Historical mailing list - BM2AM
  Sat, 9 May 1998 23:47:37 EDT
  ...If someone could pmail on this fix for the wiring harness. I don't want to by VW $100.00 part. Thanks, Bill M...
• AC wiring...
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:19:07 -0800
  I never got a single reply on the ac wiring question, I guess it was a bit too much to ask. Anyway, my overpriced...
• dash wiring
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Schmidt
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 20:08:09 -0500
  ...my wiring harness (the ribbon) to the dash is partially fried. so i was wondering if any one knew where i could get a...
• Re: HELP needed: Converting to Auto Trans... need neutral switch wiring
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 15:32:23 -0700
  ...There > is > no wiring on the tranny itself. > > Dennis That's great, Dennis. Thanks. Where do the wires from the safety switch go? BenT
• Wiring Problem - Air Cooled Porsche
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:37:10 -0500
  ...They got as far as unplugging the entire ignition switch so I'm sitting here with no wiring diagram and either a five hour...
• Puzzled by thesamba instructions: Convert 82D fan wiring to '86 fan.
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:42:51 +0000
  ...I have some questions on (1) Wiring the fan. (2) Making an upper mount. 1. Wiring the fan. I read the swap instruction on...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:05:23 -0700
  ...The wiring diagrams are always challenging, but looks to me like that red wire in the box, and also the feed from the Alternator...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:00:17 EDT
  ...Its the wiring to the lights that is > causing the dim lighting. > Eric > > its the headlights as well as the wiring thickness and weather...
• Re: Pass. van to pop top conversion? Cut at pillars?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:21:59 EST
  ...Wiring in the front pillars? AC wiring in the rear panel? Wiring is mostly what I can think of. You have to be a...
• Re: Trailer Hitches
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:39:34 -0800
  > Along the same lines, does anyone make a trailer wiring kit for the Vanagon? I picked up a universal wiring kit in my FLAPS...
• Wiring diagrams. ... online ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 15:32:30 -0800
  Hello, I am in need of a wiring diragram for a 84, vanagon 1.9 Cant find a manual here have to order it...
• Re: 3rd Brake Light
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:39:10 -0800
  ...I have it wired to the brake light circuit and it works fine Any tips for running the wiring John? I have one of...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:22:52 -0800
  Not on an 84, that is the mid 86 and later wiring. In 84 models both smallish red wires go from the alternator to...
• Re: wiring problems 90 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:09:19 -0400
  ...It runs from the coil into the wiring harness and at some point back to the relay. I would like to fix it, rather...
• Re: Rear Wiper Relay: Use 171 955 529? Pre '90 Headlight SW Change; Handle more Amps? (1988 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 27 May 2012 10:36:10 -0700
  ...To see if your dash harness needs the later T version switch you would have to look at the wiring going to the switch...
• Re: Vanagon door wiring
  Historical mailing list - Van O Rama
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:48:51 -0700
  ...Is there such a thing as a type of wiring that will not fail (will > remain ductile) over time as the wire is repeatedly...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 23:09:53 -0500
  The Diesel alternator harness is a plug in with undersized wiring. Over time the slide on connectors loose tier fit and with corrosion become...
• Re: Fiat
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:38:51 -0600
  ...The local mechanic pulled a lot of the wiring loose working on the airconditioning and couldn't remember how to hook them back up...
• Wiring a second battery?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Gordon
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:27:45 +0000
  ...Using wiring already under the driver seat. 2. Running a hot wire from the starter. Does anyone have experience and if so, I would...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagrams
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 12:07:57 -0400
  ...Bentley wiring diagrams In the beginning of the chapter on the wiring diagrams in my Bentley manual It says it uses the AWG American...
• Re: Why is there an additional signal marker dash lamp on European vans?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 16:45:31 -0400
  ...And there are only two wires to the front turn signals, not the three in US (NA?) wiring. Another European wiring difference I figure...
• Re: tachometers
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 08:32:44 -0800
  That's right, 86s should have the tach wiring in place. You can check easily by looking closely at the ignition coil. There will...
• Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:22:00 -0800
  ...Also common are a few wiring possibilities. It could even be a real problem in the engine mechanicals. Stop on level ground, wait a...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 11 Jul 2021 01:34:01 -0700
  You are right that the idle control to A/C wiring connection is not well covered in the Bentley. I can try to cover...
• A/C Hand Drawn Wiring Diagram
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:36:44 -0400
  Try this again - anyone want to peak at this? Here is the wiring diagram he made for the 84 Vanagon A/C. > > The fan...
• help, remvng/instlng speedo wiring
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 08:03:50 MST
  I am curious if anyone has removed the wiring ribbon and lights from a old speedo mount and put it in a new one...
• Re: A/C wiring diagram wanted
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 15:06:09 -0800
  --- Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE> wrote: > Could anybody please pmail me the wiring diagram of > the Vanagon A/C with the <SNIP!> try http...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 17:36:57 -0500
  ...harness, wrecks the relay wiring, melts the relay box, tries to ruin the other harness going to the wiring box. "Wire damage" is a...
• Turning kills engine--??
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 11 May 2007 12:33:35 -0400
  ...The wiring diagrams only start to show this switch with the Digifant. I just replaced the wiring harness and am thinking I didn't...
• Wire connectors for relay blocks
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 May 2016 16:00:01 -0400
  ...I have some relay blocks scavenged from early Vanagons but I would like to replace the connectors to eliminate wiring splices. Using the relay...
• Re: wiringharness and relay supliers
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:28:16 -0400
  ...wiringharness and relay supliers > Need contact info for supplier(s) of headlight wiring harnesses and > relays, high watt bulbs, heavy duty toggle switches, accessory...
• Re: Power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 02:50:52 +0200
  ...the wiring harnesses are the same for the power mirrors, > power windows, power door locks. that is, if you have one of > those, the...
• Re: wiring problems 90 2WD
  Historical mailing list - --------------------
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 07:44:47 -0400
  ...It runs from the coil into the wiring harness >and at some point back to the relay. I would like to fix it, rather...
• Re: Jetta fires and Mexico specials
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 20 May 2008 09:19:40 -0700
  ...was the engine swapped?) miles/km's on it AND has an amateur "rodder" been messing with the wiring? Check out vwvortex. There may...
• wiring diagram
  Historical mailing list - joe lucca
  Tue, 11 May 2004 13:40:16 -0400
  hi all, i need a wiring diagram for all of the sensors and what not around the engine. i have wires hanging down melting...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 21:20:07 -0400
  ...Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT I have a question about starter solenoid wiring on an '86 AT full Westy. This has air conditioning...
• Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:44:53 -0500
  ...Engine Bay Wiring Harness > > I have found my wiring harness is fried. Wires throughout are burned > making for shorts all over. Second time this...
• HORNS!!! wiring diagram
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 12:07:35 -0500
  Dear List, I have copied the stock VW Vanagon dual-horn wiring diagram to: http://www.hsdesign.com/vanagon/dual_horns_wiring_diagram.gif...
• bentley manual
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 12:19:45 -0700
  Hi, upon still searching for wiring diagrams for the kitchenette, I was wondering if these are included in the bentley manual. I dont own...
• 88-89 Bentley wiring diagram error
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 19 May 2006 14:15:15 -0700
  While helping friends with Digifant issues, I have been spending more time looking at the Bentley wiring diagrams for the newer models than I...
• How do I locate the differential lock wiring?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:59:26 -0400
  ...Apparently the wiring is NOT present in my current vehicle so I need to pull it from the donor van. The vans are miles...
• Re: Question about Mass Air Flow Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:35:15 -0800
  ...The wiring harness is from a 97 > Jetta with the 2.0l > ABA engine. Anyway the wiring harness has a four > wire plug on...
• I4 conversion; engine bay wiring; oil leaks
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 10:05:32 -0700
  ...1) I'm wondering how other inline 4 (I4?) people have coped with engine bay wiring connections. The PO did the conversion on my...
• '71 wiring harness sources?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 May 94 12:29:36 EST
  I'm thinking of replacing the wiring harness in my '71 Westy as previous owners have really hacked it up, including the ignition switch...
• Re: Hella Lights
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 17:35:19 -0500
  ...You can check out my wiring diagram at: http://www.hsdesign.com/vanagon/foglight_wiring.html Cheers, MJS At 02:33 PM 2/29...
• NVC-Anyone that can help me with a ATV charging/wiring question
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 5 Jul 2013 07:59:46 -0400
  Is there anyone on the list that has some knowledge of wiring for a regulator/rectifier on a 2000 Suzuki 300 King Quad? Please...
• wiring for water pump and level indicator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:34:08 -0400
  ...What I need to know is the proper wiring connections for the pump and indicator for an '82 Westy. For the pump I have...
• 85 Heidelberg radio harness wanted
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 23:01:01 -0400
  Hello, I'm looking for a scrapped out vanagon that has the wiring harness for a Heidelberg radio (cassette) so I can get the...