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• Re: Speaker wire polarity
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:45:39 -0600
  The wires run up through the windshield pillar and along where the rear headliner fabric contacts the steel around the windows, my Westy was...
• Re: Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 10:18:53 EDT
  ...The thing about the OE wires is that they are set up to go on pins that stick up in the centers of the...
• flex plate... end play .. spark plug wires... jack adapters .... and other questions...
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Wed, 5 May 2004 18:05:50 -0400
  ...is there anything special i need to know in order to set crankshaft end play? What spark plug wires do the seasoned vanagon vets...
• Brocken wires
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:30:35 +0100
  Fellow listees, How common is the problem with wires breacking between the driver side door and the body? In my 1987 Westy the left...
• Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 17:27:10 -0600
  OK - two wires got to a combination plug. No way to get that plug wrong - won't fit but one way on the blades...
• Temp 2 sender connectors
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:22:55 -0700
  ...Mine, the wires are like un-cooked angelhair pasta..real brittle. So about every week, the van starts popping on drop throttle, doesn't...
• Wiring for gas heater
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 6 Sep 1994 12:40:33 -0700 (PDT)
  ...So all the wires on the heater lead back to other components on the except for two blue wires with contacts attached to them...
• Re: Power loss still in '85
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 09:07:44 -0800
  I'll have to agree on the importance of plug wires on the VWs. My van actually can with the right plug wires, but...
• All 25 wire cable not created equal (digitool)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 17 May 2001 21:27:06 -0500
  ...Some cables are made with the wires not straight through. The one I got hold of has wires 18 through 25 all connected together...
• Re: wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 18:41:10 -0800
  ...Ideally the wires would conduct current and hold together without the >solder - the solder's job is to hold the wires in place and...
• Re: Trying to install headlight relays but wire colors don't match
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:31:00 -0800
  ...The wires you want are part of the loom that goes to the ignition switch, up the far side of the steering column. On...
• Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:20:28 -0500
  ...Carefully clean distributor cap inside and outside, all HV ignition wires, end of coil where the wires attach. Reconnect wires properly :-) Larry A.
• Wiring Diagram - Dashboard
  Historical mailing list - TieDye
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 01:20:07 -0400
  ...idea what colored wires ran to the radio, and from radio to the speakers? I'm pretty sure of the wires running to the...
• Interior light switch
  Historical mailing list - chrisadubs
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 15:54:50 -0800
  ...Removed the screw and the switch basically fell out with three wires cut off. I'd like to fix this but can't seem...
• Battery Fireworks after starter install!! Help!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gordon
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:10:03 -0500
  ...Installation exactly the same as removal, all the same wires. I reconnect the battery and FIREWORKS from each post! looks like it melted one...
• How to Trace Rear Speaker Wires?
  Historical mailing list - Vicki Derrer
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 17:27:26 EST
  ...pop-top but no stove, etc.) How do people trace these wires to the back without removing chunks of the van itself? Thanks for...
• Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:58:12 -0800
  I did my father's '91 and used a trailer connector soldered and heatshrinked after I cut the wires. If it ever has to...
• Re: Q's re: radio wires
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 19:08:35 -0500
  As Ben has indicated, yes, on the speakers, one of the wires is "technically" ground. Essentially, the speakers are a differential circuit. The difference...
• [second battery] Now what?
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 11:57:46 -0700
  ...I see a relay wit a metal exterior, with 2 red wires connected to it. Those two wires go to a small fuse box...
• Re: fuel cutout
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:45:11 -0800
  ...high tension wires from coil to distributor and from distributor to plugs. Seated properly? Are connections clean? wires/connectors from any engine sensors wires...
• Re: Headlight relay setup not working in 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 7 May 2004 07:15:51 EDT
  ...I followed the instructions without problems until I got to the part where I have to access wires exiting the ignition. Both the kit...
• Re: Trouble starting
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 20:32:10 -0500
  In a message dated 96-12-16 12:38:38 EST, emz@pgh.nauticom.net (ERIC ZENO) writes: << Check the spark plug wires first...
• Re: how did this happen ... ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:41:18 EST
  Sounds like maybe either your spark plug wires are not in the proper order on the cap or you may have inadvertantly pulled another...
• Re: rear speaker wires, '83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:45:08 -0700
  ...Can anyone describe the routing for these wires, so I can > minimize interior disassembly? Thx much, David > Something to keep in mind. My understanding...
• Re: speaker wires
  Historical mailing list - John Langowski
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 16:04:36 -0600
  speaker wires I've got to run some new speaker wires to my rear speakers and I'm wondering if anyone has ever done...
• speaker wires
  Historical mailing list - Tim New
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 08:42:39 -0800
  I've got to run some new speaker wires to my rear speakers and I'm wondering if anyone has ever done this before...
• Re: reverse lights not working,
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 19:16:57 -0500
  ...You'll see two wires connected to it. Remove the wires and unscrew the switch to remove it. Mike
• Spark plug wires
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:42:18 -0400
  OK, I think I did a shell game with my spark plug wires to the distributer. Can someone tell me where each wire goes...
• Re: Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:20:54 -0500
  ...a good experiment would be to park somewhere realy dark, and look for a blue glow, or possibly arcing, around wires/boots, including near...
• red&white wires, green&black wires, refer madness!
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 17:09:47 -0700
  Howdy folks, I'm stickin in this here westy kit and I'm down to a few wires with no place to go. A...
• rear spkr wires
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:51:40 -0700
  "My '83 Westy has a short in one of the rear speaker wires. I want to replace both. Can anyone describe the routing for...
• Re: Bentley Wiring Diagrams, was other stuff.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:05:08 -0400
  ...Both the wires on S1 should be Gray/Black, and both wires on S2 should be Gray/Red. I bet you a nickel they...
• Re:Running wires.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 08:49:40 -0400
  I solved the running of wires problem a long time ago. I ran a shielded, armor plated length of 25 conductor serial cable from...
• Re: Driver's side "A" pillar wiring
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 26 May 2011 11:02:00 -0700
  ...If you have a lighted vanity mirror on the passenger side sun visor you can use the existing wires to pull your fish wire...
• need help with wiring interior on 1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - steve
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:59:29 -0700
  Ok so i bought this 84 Westy (which i LOVE) but - the interior wires (Fridg-Water tank) �had been chewed - so what I'm...
• Re: Engine Died, got it running, but rough under load...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 21:59:56 -0500
  Assuming you have fuel, and if things shape up in the dry, try a cap, rotor and ignition wires. My 90, when first purchased...
• Spark plug wire order
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Thu, 16 May 2013 16:52:39 -0200
  ...Bought new spark plugs at a local supplier, it turned out they did not fit snugly in the boots of the spark plug wires...
• Re: Puzzled by thesamba instructions: Convert 82D fan wiring to '86 fan.
  Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:14:39 -0700
  ...There should be 4 >> wires, 2 of a larger gauge and 2 of a smaller gauge. >> With all 4 wires unplugged, test them each...
• Re: New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:51:57 -0700
  ...if the pair of >> wires in >> > the large white plastic connector (at the 2 prongs post) are reversed, >> the >> > van cranks but won't...
• Re: Wiring questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:51:06 -0400
  That's the thing Roger - the wires to the sensors themselves are not hooked to anything the wires on the connector int he picture...
• How a simple replacement of cap, rotor and plug wires becomes a challenge
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 23:55:14 -0600
  ...Can I use either one if I change the cap and wires to complement it - or will there be a problem somehow with other...
• 77 Engine Wiring Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 18:08:03 -0700
  Well the engine is back in, everything's pretty much hooked up except for a couple of wires...I know, I know, I really...
• Re: Power Mirrors not working
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 08:17:05 -0700
  Thanks all! As per everyone's excellent advice, I peeled back the rubber boot to the door and found....TA-DA! 3 broken wires...
• Re: Strange electric problem!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:29:30 -0800
  The wires at the front left turn/park light socket. There are 3 wires there, plugged onto 3 separate prongs. Parking light, left turn...
• Re: Fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 11:00:15 -0800
  ...the wires at the power steering pump switch - I had the same short but luckily escape damage... please redo and seal those wires real...
• How do you hook up a stereo in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 09:56:28 -0700
  the po had removed the radio from my '86 Syncro and left a nest of taped up wires. I have unraveled this mess and...
• mystery wire(s)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:13:40 -0400
  ...I've got a pair of wires (purple and yellow, I think) dangling on the driver's side of the engine bay, leading to...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:38:05 -0400
  ...but where the wires pushed on at the rear of the relay socket. Unplugging the wires and cleaning things up cured the intermittent problem...
• Re: temp light blinking
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 1 Feb 2022 15:03:17 -0500
  ...Also, corrosion of the sensor wires on the cap can cause strange problems. I've tried cleaning the sensor wires without success. Replacing the...
• Re: Help identifying part (image provided)
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Sun, 6 May 2007 09:23:11 -0700
  ...They come in various flavors - some are a box with wires on both the "car" and "trailer" ends; some have wires on the "car...
• Re: Ground wires, was- Dash wierdness, was- Aux Battery.....
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 27 May 2006 19:18:20 -0700
  ...Which leads me to the question, 'does anyone know of an easy way to get access to that cluster of ground wires behind the...
• Re: splicing wires (was: van still dying)
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 14:26:52 -0800
  ...i would duplicate whatever wire gauge that the wires you are connecting together are made of. if the wire is touching/near hot parts...
• Re: Window tinting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 2 Feb 95 16:02:00 PST
  > > It's really easy to break those little defrost wires. One pass with a > razor blade can wipe out all of them. I once...
• ravenous insulation munchers
  Historical mailing list - ---------------------
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:29:54 -0400
  I've seen mice chew everything from ignition wires to plastic. I've seen skunk or maybe it was oposum chew brake lines, but...
• Re: I think my curtains are smarter than me...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 21:16:06 -0700
  ...I don't worry much about the appearance, since the wires help to keep them from flapping in the wind, and we drive mostly...
• Re: [Fwd: common speaker wire to rear Vanagon speakers]
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:56:09 -0700
  ...Different wires and different color stripes. Was this a change that was made during production? regards, Todd '88 Westy Kent Tunks wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: common...
• 2nd request, where's my fuel pump relay?
  Historical mailing list - Steve E
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 14:22:29 -0500
  84 vanagon Where is my fuel pump relay located? I lose the wires coming off the injectors when they mix with a bunch of...
• those mysterious wires
  Historical mailing list - EARL J SMITH
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 20:57:46 -0800
  Had a look at a Mitchell's schematic wiring diagram today and have a horrible suspicion that the wires in the instrument panel area...
• Re: HOWTO: Installing aftermarket power door locks in an '85 vanagon westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:12:10 -0400
  ...Any tricks for running the wires to the sliding door? I tried to run speaker wires to the rear speakers through there with no...
• Starter wiring access. 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:15:39 -0500
  ...I'd like to remove the wires and clean, but I cannot imagine removing the wires without first removing the starter. Is that the...