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• Re: A/C panel melted
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 06:20:36 -0500
  ...a very small contact resistance, such as that due a > marginal crimp, to get hot, increase still more in resistance, and > eventually either melt...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:14:13 -0500
  ...You should be able to remove a couple of screws and drop the panel down and you will see the ground connections to the...
• Re: Need help with leak at fitting on AC condenser
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 10:14:29 -0400
  ...All is well until the freon leaks out at the larger of the two connections where the hose connects to the condenser. I have...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up - how to make the system better?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:29:06 -0800
  ...The toughest part is making the connection from the Syncro tank to the new fuel line. I couldn't find braided stainless to match...
• gowesty aux battery problems
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:38:44 -0500
  ...when the van is on, all the aux connections work fine, the aux battery charges fine. understand that the only things tapped into the...
• Re: Shopping list or kit for Molotov fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 3 Dec 2014 13:51:32 -0800
  ...I think the most dangerous connection is the slip connection between the hard plastic fuel line and the hose under the vehicle. It can...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:20:15 -0400
  ...not make a good connection. Move it and if the wire in the > > crimp is brown > > replace a crimp ring terminal. For wire testing...
• Re: 2.1 exhaust fastener question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:13:53 -0400
  ...High-temp, crimped-type locknuts are the right hardware for the this job. Nylon plastic softens or melts at a fairly low temp, which...
• Re: Fuel Line and Clamp Prices
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 23:55:34 -0500
  ...req) $1.20ea >N 10258201 Mini Clamp For all other FI Connections $1.25ea > >Why are these better? Aftermarket worm-drive clamps can cut...
• Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 19:27:47 EDT
  ...So he removed it and didn't do a very good job gerry rigging the >two >coolant hose connections together. So, I undid his...
• Re: HELP! Instrument Cluster Gremlins!
  Historical mailing list - Mary Creasy
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:08:57 -0400
  ...It doesn't hurt to crimp the metal pins in the plug slightly to also ensure a tight connection. Good Luck however you decide...
• Re: Headlight upgrade questions
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 20:58:14 -0700
  ...The crimp connection was bad (high resistance) and was heating. > > Ifirc, it was getting close to where it could have started a fire. The...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 16:09:36 -0400
  ...If a bad >>> connection is thought than the fix is to repair the harnesses with new crimp >>> terminals for the female contacts. >>> >>> Dennis >> >> >> -- >> Neil...
• Re: Shopping list or kit for Molotov fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 22:52:02 -0500
  ...Even the crimp style clamps have the advantage that they can give with hose expansion if crimped with the correct tool. Pinchers are not...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 09:52:59 -0400
  ...I say connection because wires don't get tired, > but crimps and connections do when left out in the weather the way VAG did...
• Diagnosis of Intermittent Power Loss or Misfire
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:50:05 -0700
  ...all the other fuel system components connections. ARe the connectors in good shape, with a solid crimp on the wires? 4. Are they the...
• Re: Bus Depot AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:00:19 -0400
  ...Typical wiring problem is a bad ground connection for the O2 sensor reference, (the brown wire in the distributor harness) or the sensor connection...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:56:25 -0500
  ...wire no longer making good contact to it's crimped-on terminal. These connections should definitely be taken apart and cleaned at least once...
• Re: Solenoid-to-starter wire replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:35:48 -0400
  ...It will have to be disassembled to replace that wore and the connection to the coils is not a simple crimp or soft soldered...
• Re: Need help with leak at fitting on AC condenser
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 17:09:13 -0700
  ...All is well until the freon leaks out at the larger of the two connections where the hose connects to the condenser. I have...
• Re: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 20:30:50 -0500
  ...imho proper solder connections will have less or no more loss than a factory crimp. Use a western union type wire splice before you...
• Solved! Re: Rich Running....Vanagon Syndrome? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 23:11:14 +0000
  ...connector, the wiring harness connection was also a female connector. So no problem, I stripped the insulation and crimped in a male spade connector...
• Re: O2 Sensor - Low Prices 3-wire in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:05:30 -0700
  ...universal" >replacements with no plug (and some crimp >connectors). >I really don't like to use crimp connectors >on such critical (and low voltage...
• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 22 May 2009 17:33:42 -0400
  ...Just cut the normal plug off of the end and crimp a new female spade end on the wire that is yellow with the...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:05:37 -0700
  ...not make a good connection. Move it and if the wire in the > crimp is brown > replace a crimp ring terminal. For wire testing...
• Re: Help Wiring O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 06:27:46 EDT
  ...suspect your doing make sure the connections are either well soldered or use a good nude crimp connector. The joint needs to be covered...
• Re: loss of power, stumped
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 02:55:27 -0500
  ...Make sure the crimp connection is only connected to the center wire. Many 87's had the O2 sensor ground circuit grounded at the...
• Re: Alternator light and A/C update
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:55:22 -0700
  ...said that the connection on the right kind of had a melt down. They replaced it with a generic crimp connector and I'm...
• Fw: Engine dies update
  Historical mailing list - Stephen M Canapp
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 18:01:35 -0500
  ...When you pull the connection apart you will see one male and one female connector, but I got curious and peeled the boot back...
• Re: occasionally won't start.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 12:38:01 -0700
  ...The stud in question is the connection point for all the +12 volts used by the ECU, injectors, and fuel pump, namely all the...
• Re: Cold idle mystery
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:41:08 -0400
  ...well crimped into the connector. - There's also the Temp Sensor I (air temp sensor, inside the AFM), make sure the connections to the...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:22:09 -0700
  ...done to wires, intermittent follows, look for unplugged connections behind fuse/relay panel, bad crimps, wires broken inside insulation. > > >> Cunegonde's only working headlight...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:59:53 -0700
  This is for the large wire? Disconnect battery, solder on a piece of wire, shrink wrap, tape it well, crimp on a new connector...
• Vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 May 2021 01:18:20 +0000
  ...If needed carefully replace with quality stuff, sealed connections to stop further corrosion of the wire and good crimping tools. While probably not the...
• Re: Installing Propane Tank on a non Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 20:52:15 -0400
  ...most fillers will need to stick straight out from the fill connection. Keep this in mind and make sure that there is room for...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:56:53 -0400
  ...deterioration of wire-to-terminal crimp, evidenced by melted insulation at crimp. Same can be caused by poor connection of push-on terminal, but...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:13:15 -0800
  ...A bad or intermittent connection to the Temp2 could cause the ECU to run in cold mode and I believe that will be a...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:31:29 -0500
  ...by the ground connection for the distributor. Follow that brawn wire coming out of the distributor harness. A bad crimp or if it is...
• Re: LED solder gauge
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:24:15 -0500
  ...LED solder gauge > A note to all: > when you use rosin (or any other core filled) solder, you should always > "crimp" the ends to...
• Re: Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:27:18 -0700
  ...The wires are now reaching a point that the corrosion > can be so bad at the crimp for the connection to be bad and...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 16:55:49 -0600
  ...I think the > strong likelihood is that you had a bad crimp connection at the terminal, > but whether or no, the terminal is ruined...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:07:13 -0500
  ...connection, at 100 amps you have a handy little 50-watt soldering iron, which is why the insulation melts when your crimp connections go...
• Re: Flasher Relay Mystery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 07:48:10 -0800
  ...Ground 81 is just a hidden point in the dash wiring harness where 6 brown wires are crimped together with one of them leading...
• Re: Maybe some VC
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:04:01 -0500
  ...Carefully check the connections before replacing it. Corrosion and broken wires at the crimps will also cause it to miss read and fail. Dennis...
• Re: alternator blues
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 04 Feb 1997 21:34:35 -0800
  ...Kind souls have pointed out that it could just be a corroded > connection (I hope!) > > Thanks so much everyone for all your help! > Tonya...
• Re: intermittent rich running problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 May 2009 22:59:37 -0400
  ...The crimp can look good but that corroded wire makes for a lousy connection. New ring terminals with the heat shrinks ends will work...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:39:48 -0700
  ...The > connections are solid as far as I can tell, with no corrosion or anything. > > As far as I know, it's not a...
• RE: RE[2]: BUM STARTING FUN FOR A WHILE BUT...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 06 Sep 1995 17:19:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Pull it off, clean it up, crimp it just a LITTLE bit tighter (it's fragile), and push it back on. Will clear up...
• Re: What is a Hard Start Relay Kit? Who sells them?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:22:38 -0700
  ...I'm sure I > > wouldn't have my '85 now. > > > > - Open crimp contacts. > > Amazingly reliable, actually. Gas tight connections if crimped properly. > > Pull one...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:51:06 -0700
  ...There is a crimp type clamp there... that is 'the spot' that leaks and burns up vans. if you just cut that crimp clamp...
• Re: No Lo/Hi Beams
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:15:56 -0600
  ...uncertain cell connection but plenty of BLM land to camp on over there. An aside: I left my campsite in a hurry this morning...
• Re: aux battery installation info for 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 02 Sep 1996 09:59:22 -0700
  ...battery, a ground strap, and a bit of wire and crimp-on connections. If you have this setup, email me and I'll detail...
• Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 09:45:35 -0500
  ...So he removed it and didn't do a very good job gerry rigging the two >coolant hose connections together. So, I undid his...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:45:43 -0600
  ...wire no longer making good contact to it's crimped-on terminal. >> >> These connections should definitely be taken apart and cleaned at >> least >> once...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:55:45 -1000
  ...wires to coil and re crimp new connectors. Just in case you are getting the situation of bad connection causing voltage and current drop...
• Re: ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 09:36:25 +0200
  ...If you buy the gold plated connectors, then you can crimp the heck out of them, and then solder to finalize the connection. I...
• Re: Shopping list or kit for Molotov fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 3 Dec 2014 13:01:05 -0800
  ...Even the crimp style clamps > have the advantage that they can give with hose expansion if crimped > with the correct tool. Pinchers are not...
• Re: looking to buy good power steering hose from reservoir to pump, p/n
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:35:45 EST
  ...The extra length of hose would not add much to the cost, it's the ends and the crimping that costs. Thanks for the...
• Re: Fuel line sheath / casing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:30:43 -0400
  ...For connections that should last the life of the hose I like the crimp type. For the others I use the smooth bore stainless...
• Re: Melted ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Toomey
  Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:56:37 +0000
  ...I redid the mating using a hydraulic wire crimping tool to make sure that the connection was top notch and that solved the problem...