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• Re: VDO wiring help needed!
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:31:57 -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: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:33:22 -0500
  ...But I think mine must have had that simply run without that connection at some point in time. What is the reason for it...
• Re: Electric utility connection
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019 20:30:06 +0000
  ...Electric utility connection Hi all.  I am replacing my electric utility connection on the side of the bus.  There is some kind of putty...
• Re: Starter wiring access. 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:36:39 -0400
  ...The other connection is a stud/nut under a boot. This is also the main battery connection. If the stud is loose, something is...
• Re-Sealing Gas Tank again
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:23:39 -0400
  ...That eliminated 8 connections and hose clamps from the system which I think is a good thing. Especially since those connections are not accessible...
• Vanagon Electrical Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:34:11 -0600
  ...reading on Temp Gauge but LED Blinks,, Make darn sure that Connection to T’1 Snsr is as good as can be (quite by...
• Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 12 Jan 2019 22:24:55 +0000
  ...I am cleaning ground connections and will be putting on dielectric grease for the first time (at least by me). I read that it...
• Re: Help - engine won't idle
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Sat, 1 May 1999 12:45:15 -0500
  In the world of electronics reseating a connection is one of the most common and effective fixes, particularly in areas that are exposed to...
• Re: Cleaning corroded connectors
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 23:46:19 -0500
  ...Shawn, There is battery terminal cleaner that wiil clean any electrcal connections-- You can get at any parts store. E-mail message Subject: Cleaning...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:28:50 -0700
  ...ECU connection Coolant temp connection AFM connection O2 connection I tried to pull off the distributor connection only to have the plastic disintegrate in...
• Re: Fifth connection on relay
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:18:11 -0800
  ...It refers to it as a "ground connection", which I find a >> little confusing, -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl...
• Re: '85 Vanagon woes...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 7 Aug 1996 07:41:51 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Make sure you have good solid bare metal to metal connections. If all of your connections are right then you'll have to eliminate...
• Coolant hose tap
  Historical mailing list - J. Stefanovich
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 16:52:01 -0700
  ...There was a brass cap on the hose connection. In the storage area under the back seat was a six foot piece of garden...
• Master Cylinder brake light switch....
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 10:05:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...How interchangable/swap-able are the switches in the master cylinder??? I was checking my connection out and one of the push-on stubs...
• Vacuum Advance/retard Dist. connections?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 5 May 2000 09:24:31 -0400
  ...those years, but could anyone tell me where the two vacuum connections go on vacuum advacne? The one facing away from the dist. goes...
• Wiper motor does not auto park
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 23:17:24 -0400
  ...Has anyone ever opened up the unit to fix the internal auto park connections in the wiper motor? What/how do they commonly fail...
• Coolant Pipes
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:59:11 +0000
  ...It seems as though I have one fixed but the connection to the lower hose will not quit dripping. I felt around on the...
• New Subscriber
  Historical mailing list - Charles F. Webb
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 15:29:57 +0000
  ...I found that the PO Installed a relay and did not understand the importance of a good electrical connection. A wire was broken just...
• Re: Fuel gauge sender on 60's split
  Historical mailing list
  29 Mar 96 24:19
  ...There only appears to be one connection to the >sender. Should I disconnect the ground and attach the gauge wire? Or >is a ground...
• Re: 86 syncro doesnt start
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:21:03 -0400
  ...Have you tried cleaning [what I think is] the relay connection at the starter? Crawl under the bus and find the starter. At the...
• Re: Gas Heater Fuel Connection
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jul 2018 01:16:17 +0000
  You need to get an appropriate tee and keep the connection before the pump. The return should work if you stay close to the...
• Re: starter woe...
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 17:15:18 -0700
  ...in the case of a starter relay (like on some fords) it directly makes a high current connection without moving a lever and the...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:17:39 -0400
  oh..fwiw ..in all things car performance related ..I find poor >>> connections being the real cause as much as a good 60 to 70...
• Re: gm stops reclamation program at same time as CAC Program delivers
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:16:10 -0400
  Possibly a lost connection between GM and Friday. :D ~sorry, not trying to be an ass, just have to let off some sarcastic steam...
• Re: Had to cancel trip.....Help!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 15:43:13 -0700
  Ground connections are bad... check the connections to the ECU. At 12:25 10/24/98 -0700, Philip Baird wrote: > My plug wires are...
• Re: redoing ground connections on left cylinder head ('84 1.9L engine)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 22:18:26 -0500
  ...My own opinion is that a properly secured crimp connection is more likely to survive for a long time than a solder connection in...
• stupid, ignorant question
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Sat, 22 Feb 1997 15:46:13 -0800
  ...Connections at the alternator are okay (cleaned them all up anyway), but someone told me that the connections at the starter may be causing...
• 84 Dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schiebel
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:19:19 EDT
  Hi, Well I just took my fridge out to check connections and the 12 volt heater. I had a problem with the Fridge running...
• dash lights problem solved but . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 06:31:06 -0600
  ...It turned out to be a bad connection at the foil connector on the instrument cluster (not sure the exact name of that connector...
• Re: Starter Wire Connection
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 07:00:01 -0600
  ...jimt On 8/21/05 10:15 PM, "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Today while making up the last few remaining wire connections...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 May 2011 23:15:04 -0400
  At 10:39 PM 5/6/2011, neil n wrote: >Did you check the negative coolant sensor connection to chassis? >Double check Bentley, but...
• Re: Disconnect 12V System?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:08:27 -0400
  At 20:29 4/10/2000, frank & susan malinowski wrote: >Is there an easy way to disconnect the 12V connection to the refrigerator There...
• Re: Auto Tranny Gear Shift Housing Lights
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 18:04:53 -0800
  ...Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals...
• Re: 2.1 WBX eating coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:10:54 -0700
  ...It seems as if the connections were ok while the engine was cold and then warmed up, but they appeared to leak slowly as...
• alternator replacement help
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 17:46:28 -0400
  ...I took out the old one and am looking at the new one, but the connections do not appear to be the same. On...
• Fw: Headlight improvements ?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 10:40:34 -0800
  ...Headlight improvements ? > > I can appreciate your desire to make a secure connection, but why would > you > > solder a crimp connector? > > There was an extensive...
• Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:32:44 -0700
  There is no direct connection between the level sensor and the temp gauge. The level sensor just has a wire to the coolant level...
• Re: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 21:39:54 -0500
  ...AFM >the vw service diagnosis book i have says this about the Digijet >(83-85 watercooled) air flow sensor: > >connections at >air flow sensor...
• Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 09:40:41 -0500
  ...repost - basic a/c hose connection question. > Output of the compressor goes to the evaporator. > Input, or SUC goes to the condensor. > Eric > > Owen...
• Re: R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 10:29:03 -0400
  ...rub each connection well and check the sock for the dye. Difficult to reach connections can be reached this way.If you get no...
• Re: This week advice.....
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:56:07 -0700
  ...That is, bad or broken connections, dirty connections, bad or corroded wiring, etc. In the 1950's the US Navy did extensive studies on...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:46:07 -0500
  ...Mike Zoltan Kuthy wrote: > I am about to clean up some of the corroded connections of male and female wire ends. > I was wondering...
• Re: Strange Idle
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:51:01 -0500
  Ari, Common culprits are weak electrical connections or leaky vacuum lines. When you replaced the AFM did you pull the boot between it and...
• Re: question on temperature gauge wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:59:14 -0500
  ...If it doesn't, you have high-resistance connection somewhere in that side. If you don't find +10 at all then you have...
• Re: water tank question
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 09:48:47 -0400
  ...Those little clamps they use to secure the water connections under the sink are just not meant to withstand the pressure of most "city...
• Re: Two silver tabs
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 11:17:42 -0700
  ...the male end of an electrical connection. " David, I would guess it's the speed sensor connection for cruise control. (That's what/where...
• Re: D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 3 Nov 2011 18:44:26 -0700
  ...The heat distorting connection, increasing resistance at connection that then increases heat, and so on. > > I think Mark explained it before, simple case of...
• Re: Crimp vs splice
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 14:02:33 EST
  ...Of course, none of this is done in a haphazard manner, with critical connections requiring documentation and certified tools. For the guy trying to...
• Re: Fifth connection on relay
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:32:41 -0800
  ...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: Headlight improvements ?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 13:20:01 EST
  ...In many ways a crimped connection is superior to a soldered joint; especially if it experiences any amount of current. Also, the solder wicking...
• Re: '88 stalling, lurching problems increasing
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 13:38:38 EST
  Shawn - Another possible area for this problem, (I've had it in the past), is in the O2 sensor connection. If moisture gets in...
• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:26:36 -0600
  ...A square of 100 ohm resistor ink 1cm X 1cm will measure 100 ohms from one connection edge to another. Now put two of...
• Re: THANK YOU! [vanagon] lister needs help on the road - headlight gremlin in 86 wes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:23:16 -0700
  Damned cell phone connections. He spelled my name with a C! I had the same problem just last year - bad connection in the ignition...
• rad fan with hose fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:02:11 -0700
  ...The fan motor has two hose connections (approx 3/4 dia) coaxial to fan shaft, on end of fan. Anyone know what they are...
• Re: Throttle valve positioner
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 12:26:15 -0500
  >It's supposed to hold the throttle open when deceleration, and has two hose >connections to it. One is bigger, I think that this...
• Re: BUcking list --revisited
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:19:23 -0500
  Zoltan, I don't remember this specific one being mentioned before, but there are many instances in the archives where some faulty connection was...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:16:35 -0500
  ...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: Cleaning bad grounds
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 07:44:50 -0500
  ...To make the best ground connection using a bolt, I count on the mating of flat conductive surfaces to each other. Clean the surface...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l gas - starter type ?
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:17:50 -0600
  ...Clean and tighten all connections and grounds. Volkswagens are very prone to voltage drops due to corrosion at cable connections, ground connections, etc. If...
• Re: Blinker Relay
  Historical mailing list - Banks Berk or Brad
  Sun, 16 Jun 1996 11:18:49 -0400 (EDT)
  Thanks everyone for the information on the blinker relay, i opened the bulb housing and cleaned connections and everything is back to normal. That...