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• Re: 85gl acceleration Flat spot until warmed up
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 13:58:27 -0800
  > I like to get the new style sockets and > pre crimped pigtail connectors as these make future repairs or testing > easier. I like the...
• Re: Crimp On Terminals
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 06:45:05 EDT
  ...Does anyone know where to get the crimp on terminals that click into the back of the relay plates, headlight connectors etc.. I need...
• Re: electrical problems with headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 20:58:44 -0500
  ...All the headlights share a single ground crimp. As an alternate fix, make a new ground connection near each light. Ring crimp and a...
• Re: 1987 Syncro-replace fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:45:35 -0600
  ...They > have a > typical clamp on the end away from the injector, but appear to have some > kind of crimp clamp at the injector...
• Fuel Hose Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 19:53:07 -0400
  ...I plan to re-use the exisiting crimped-edge hose clamps. Any other recommendations while I'm breaking, er, fixing things? Thanks! Kevin
• Re: O2 sensor wiring
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 15:58:55 -0800
  > I am preparing to crimp in the oxygen sensor. Question is: what white wire > goes to what white wire? Or, does it matter? Doesn...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 6 May 2012 16:54:24 -0500
  ...source for solder-on quick disconnects? Whenever wiring electrical things (gauges, whatever) I always solder on crimp-style quick disconnects as I don't...
• [derivative} vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:38:43 -0500
  ...I was using some old-style cheap crimpers and strippers I've had for 30+ years. When I got to use the company's...
• Re: Male connector
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:31:28 -0500
  ...http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Results.aspx?Ntt=crimp+connectors|male&Ntk=Keyword|Keyword&N=0 d
• Re: A/C woes....
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 06:35:39 -0400
  ...Ford used a crimp system for connecting A/C components (cheaper than screw fittings) that was very likely to leak and failed under pressure...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:27:36 -0700
  ...At the forward end of that hose, where it is clamped by a crimp type small hose clamp originally, that is The Spot that...
• Re: 2.1 Fuel Pump Spewing Gas
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:17:06 -0400
  ...The crimp had to be opened and re-sealed to rebuild the pump. Is it possible that at some point you ran low on...
• Re: Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:58:05 -0400
  ...leaks on them. The big brown wires are the headlight grounds. Crimp on a ring terminal and attach them to the chassis. I used...
• Re: SOLDERED CONNECTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 20:53:41 -0500
  ...Mechanical strength vs electrical connections as to the use of "crimp" terminals vs the use of same + soldering! Also, where did this idea of...
• pop-up seal installation
  Historical mailing list - Paul Albert
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 09:47:58 -0700
  Jun 7, 1999 9:44 AM PDT Buon Giorno folks, Is the installation difficult? Merely crimping? Interested in BusD epot part- as easy as...
• Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 17:34:41 -0800
  ...Had I known of these I wouldn't have bothered salvaging the VW parts from a headlight socket. (I cleaned them then re-crimped...
• Attn: Mike Finkbiner
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 06:14:47 -0500
  ...As was explained to me, there are many types of fittings and the machine used to crimp the fittings to the hose is different...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 01:57:06 -0600
  ...However, IMHO if you can't solder them, they are not tin-coated copper crimps, but aluminum. As they obviously are, as you have...
• Re: Westy stove grate grills
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 21:23:56 -0600
  ...length, slip it over the opposing round rod and center it. Crimp the tube slightly with a pair of pliers. I've never noticed...
• Re: Intermittent miss on one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 22:00:19 -0500
  ...Continuity yes/no The negative wires from each of the injectors are crimped together to one. This connection is in the main wiring harness...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 06:45:59 -0600
  ...I also feel if one has no soldering experience that a crimp splice joint is probably better, but I don't like them or...
• Re: Fuel Line Clamps
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 15:48:43 EDT
  ...The clamps I sell are not worm drive, but are a band style clamp (like the crimp clamps) that is merely tightened with a...
• Re: Primary Battery Removal: How to?
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  23 Oct 96 19:49:03 EDT
  ...plastic strap about 12" long with a flat piece of steel crimped on each end with holes just a little larger than the battery...
• Re: loose dipstick
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:38:12 EDT
  ...In the process of replacing the seal, if you ruin the crimped clamp which holds the dipstick tube to its bracket, replace it with...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:05:53 -0500
  ...The >crimp on the alternator wire does indeed look worn, but not at all >loose. There are two wires going into the crimp. What...
• Re: Sears tool bag on sale.....
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:05:10 -0500
  ...on getting a Duluth trading tool bag, I figure > these are cheap enough for a separate Electrical bag with meter, > wire, crimpers, etc. > >> John
• Re: nuthin's easy anymore..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:24:07 EST
  ...Reach behind the firewall and get to the crimp where the fuel hose meets the plastic line. Cut this crimp with a pair of...
• Alternative to Prestone Flush Kit
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 14 May 1999 16:54:35 EDT
  ...They sell a newfangled water line plumbing that is clear reinforced plastic hose, into which fit barbed brass fittings plug in and get crimped...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 02:30:16 -0600
  ...Crimp on connectors and crimping tool, 8 oz ball peen hammer with handle shortened to fit in the 30 cal GI ammo box. Shop...
• Re: How do you replace the hose from the coolant overflow ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 19:40:52 EDT
  Get some wire cutters and cut the metal crimp ring and bend it open. Then the hose will slide off. The key is not...
• Re: Copious Fuel Leak at Both Manifolds-Crimp clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:48:05 -0500
  Squeeze or crimp clamps are used for a number of reasons including cost. There are also many variations available including gapless and lined. They...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Aug 2018 13:38:11 -0700
  ...Just use a crimp butt connector. Stuart > On Aug 8, 2018, at 6:25 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Pat, I change...
• Re: Fuel Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:11:45 -0500
  ...Anyone have a > good (easy) way of removing the original steel crimp clamps? there is a special tool, and I believe that both Bus...
• 1.9 l bad gound
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 21:12:36 -0400
  ...instead, >there was an 8 ohm contact resistance where the "engine side" connector >was crimped onto the copper braid. obviously, the bonding strap was...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:48:48 -0400
  ...The pros and cons of soldered vs crimped connections, and the correct technique for soldering a wire that will be used under vibrating conditions...
• Re: <syncro> starter differences
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Wed, 27 May 1998 01:20:37 -0400
  ...This feature caught my eye, as my scirroco and pickup use cheapy crimp-ons and short posts. -----Original Message----- From: Mark Rokus <marokus@VOYAGER...
• Re: Lights on '82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:47:47 -0500
  ...I had to crimp new ones on.
• Re: poptop canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 23:44:13 EDT
  ...vendors? >> most of the '84 and newer potpies i've eaten had a aluminum crimping edge around the top of the pie pan..... ;<) chris
• Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses)
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:52:07 -0700
  ...has a small metal washer looking thing that seems to be crimped to the injector. I read instructions on replacing the lines and they...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 May 2012 06:04:58 -0400
  ...On 2012-05-06, at 7:53 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Whenever wiring electrical things (gauges, whatever) I always solder on > crimp-style...
• Re: Pipe Bumpers in San Diego
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 17:54:53 -0800
  ...No, there are no signs of crimping or deformation. The tubing 3" diameter and perhaps .1" thick. > > p.s. For a moment I didn...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:40:33 -0700
  ...quality fi connectors weather tight neoprane seal then grab the rachet crimper from here http://vintageconnections.com/ $35 the local hoser head vw STEELER...
• Re: Billy won't run
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:21:27 EST
  ...I crimped the wires, and taped them independently with 3M electrical tape. Did you not read the message I just sent a few days...
• Reverse lights going crazy
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 01:16:13 -0500
  ...A friend suggested I replace the crimp connectors that connect to the two contacts on the switch. Did that. No change. What gives? Anybody...
• Re: Headlight improvements ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 10:10:38 -0700
  "Filcoff, David M." wrote: > I used the > standard crimp connectors, removed the plastic casing, soldered the joint, > *cleaned* the joint and covered the conn...
• Re: � � How to test the Temp I Sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:51:09 EDT
  ...I snipped off the old connector and crimped on a ew one. I'll see if this works for now. Thanks, Ed > Jonathon is...
• Re: Bus CV boot life
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:02:40 -0500
  I just installed 4 new boots on my Vanagon and crimped the boots on on top of the Ridges, Where are they soposed to...
• Re: Passenger side window inop
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 8 May 1999 18:49:52 -0400
  ...If the regulator cable died and the motor is still OK (often with VW winders) 1/16" aircraft cable and crimp ferrules from your...
• Fuel hose clamp tool
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:21:08 -0700
  Does someone know what the proper clamp tool is to remove install the small blue ( crimp style) clamps on fuel hose/injector connections? Sorry...
• Re: Need referral to replacing short FI hose (between injectors and fuel rail)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:49:05 -0700
  ...A good set of Klein diagonal cutters cuts those crimp-on hose clamps quite well also.
• Re: How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Messick
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:58:43 -0800
  ...the insulation off? Ask your Napa folks if they have a crimper. The one near me has a bench mounted one that makes cables...
• Re: SPECIAL TOOLS
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 22:44:46 -0500
  ...They > must be crimp clamps. > > On Sat, Jun 5, 2021 at 7:53 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Hey John >> >> Are You referring...
• Re: Fridge=Beer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:21:40 -0800
  ...Then start changing the crimped on ends along the path. The wire itself should be fine unless when you prepare the end for crimping...
• Re: fuel tank update
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:25:32 -0400
  At 12:39 AM 7/25/2008, Allan Streib wrote... >I've found one vendor for the crimp-type. In Canada, anyone know of...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:46:07 -0500
  ...The special ratcheting crimping tool costs just under $40.00 but the result is fantastic. Mike Zoltan Kuthy wrote: > I am about to clean...
• Re: Wire size question.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:53:51 -0700
  ...If crimping connectors to larger than #10 wire, (i.e. #8) you will likely need a different crimping tool (the 2 crimp tools I...
• Re: Broken down travelers need help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 01:36:45 -0400
  ...Regular nylon-sleeved butt-crimp connectors fitted over the shrunken ends of these, joining them to ten inches or so of new wire leading...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 15:22:35 -0700
  ...regular pliers multimeter wire cutters wire cut-strip-crimp pliers electrical tape an assortment of crimp on electrical connectors mechanics wire small wire brush...
• Re: 73 Safare update - curtains/cabinets/carpet/CB/cool!
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 16 May 1995 18:47:15 -0700 (PDT)
  ...you might make it an electrical service > > weekend and pull every crimp connector and solder it onto the wire as > > well, gauranteed nearly as...
• Re: Curtain snaps
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 20:38:13 -0400
  ...You need a snap crimping tool also, but they are cheap, about $12. Pretty snappy. G. Matthew Bulley Principal Bulley-Hewlett & Associates Communications for...