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Re: Second Request for Help - Throttle Valve Switch
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 15:13:44 -0500
...FI supply wire maybe? >The plug I'm referring to is the one that plugs into the throttle valve >switch connector which is mounted...
Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:46:59 -0400
...I've diagnosed two vans with same symptoms, both Syncros on the trail, >after splashing through puddles the OXS CONNECTOR and wire was soaked...
Re: mystery connector coming off rear heater circuit on my '84
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 13 Jan 2005 14:29:58 -0700
...a black wire with a single male spade in a VW plastic plug/housing > (p/n 161 971 976), the wire come off the...
Re: trailer and lights
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 13:19:59 -0700
...I plan on removing 4 fuses and plugging in the wiring from the connector directly into the fuse block. The auxiliary wire in the...
Re: Power Loss When Wet Problem SOLVED!
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:47:29 -0500
...So I sprayed all the connectors in the engine > compartment, the plug wires, and inside and outside of the > distributor cap a couple of...
Re: 90 instrument cluster into 83 -- wiring help?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sat, 12 Mar 2005 21:22:07 -0800
...The speedo wires would be for the cruise control so just ignore them. The 14 pin connector can be opened on one side and...
Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 3 Oct 2003 09:04:24 -0400
...On the new one you may have to use the little kluge connectors that plug in alongside the fuse (and probably stretch the socket...
Re: Dashboard updates
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Tue, 22 May 2001 21:25:09 -0600
...It is plug and play, and it works better than M$ :-) The connector can be popped open, and the wires swapped according to the...
Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:19:31 -0700
Wow, are all those wires from the cluster connector the same color? You do like to create challenges for yourself! If I were you...
Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 1 Nov 2012 19:43:36 -0600
...I am running a stock ignition system with > the exception of Bosch Platinum plugs. My coil wire is going bad and > it's probably...
Re: mystery connector coming off rear heater circuit on my '84
Historical mailing list - tolga
Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:52:49 -0500
...a black wire with a single male spade in a VW plastic plug/housing >> (p/n 161 971 976), the wire come off the...
Green shielded wire for O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 21:14:16 -0600
...The shielded wire is to prevent spark plug noise, etc from entering the ECU through the sensor circuit. You will notice that the shield...
ECU or Harness or AFM plug Malfuction Question
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:59:06 -0800
...The connectors on the harness point to the ecu, on some models didn't have strong clamping, subsequent harness connector had addition compression rings...
Re: Intermittent miss on one cylinder
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Fri, 9 Apr 2004 19:20:07 -0400
...Intermittent miss on one cylinder > Could be an injector wiring problem. > > Check the continuity of the injector plug wire. > > This is what I did...
Re: another spade terminal question - syncro temp gauge sender
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:59:15 -0800
Yeah, I could solder a pigtail to it and then have the pigtail terminated with a waterproof connector to stock wire. Probably the best...
Re: Will post 86 fuse panels fit pre 86 vans?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 8 May 2008 09:28:49 -0400
...The many different-colored plug-in harness connectors on the back of the fusebox are different. The pinouts are different on each connector. So...
'88 wiring connector identification
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 6 Sep 2005 20:16:31 -0700
...One large double spade plug, with a red and red/bk wire. I'm guessing this is 12V always on, and 12V with ignition...
Re: how did this happen ... ?
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:02:36 -0600
...I crossed the plug wires and for the life of me I couldn't figure it out. I thought I looked at the cylinder...
Re: ford oxygen sensor
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 22:27:50 -0500
...Does anyone have information on the wire connections {two > white,one black) to the plug of the original sensor and/or tips on doing...
Re: Thermo switch or resistor?
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:33:13 -0400
...Only got > fan running on high on outside connectors. No responce when using middle > connector. > So, I think I am looking at the resistor...
Re: Power Loss When Wet Problem SOLVED!
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 7 Nov 2007 11:57:52 -0500
...So I sprayed all the connectors in the engine > compartment, the plug wires, and inside and outside of the > distributor cap a couple of...
Re: stuck o2 sensor and bad gas mileage
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:01:32 -0400
...Where to put the 2 Meter wire? Between chassis and connector? Check my site at the following link and tell me a combination of...
Re: Trailer wiring
Historical mailing list - Raul Rivera
Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:20:27 -0400
...I quadruple >>> checked >>>> everything as far as wire to wire that’s all good. I’m guessing the >>> splice >>>> connectors aren’t working or...
Re: Random wire... Ugh.
Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:23:05 -0700
...While I had the >> fuse panel pulled, I noticed a grey/white strip wire attached to a >> yellow connector (male plug) just dangling back...
Re: '84 Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 15 May 2000 11:21:03 -0400
...Feel around at the forward end and you should find a double spade connector with a wire plugged into one of the lugs. If...
Re: Aren't all Vanagon spark plug wires the same?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 16 Aug 2001 23:48:21 -0400
...Aftermarket plug wires. Not that I have personally run into any problems with the Bosch wires (I sell a ton of them; they carry...
Re: Universal inline plug?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:03:50 -0800
Those are called SAE connectors. Mark Don Hanson wrote: > Those small 2 wire plugs that are found on Battery Tenders? They have 2 > bullet...
Re: What is the wire path for the tach signal?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:28:19 -0800
At the coil, there is a white plastic dual wire connector with 2 green wires. One of those green wires goes to the tach...
Re: Power Mirror Conversion
Historical mailing list - Pat
Wed, 25 Nov 1998 19:06:28 -0500
...just a bunch of damned wires! oh, but WITH the plastic-plug-in connectors!! sheesh!). so that's close to $700. that's what...
Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:47:54 -0800
...You can pull the 2.1 engine and it's FI harness as a unit by unplugging a few connectors. The green wire from...
Re: Idea for removable backup light wiring
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:40:27 -0400
...Wire the *other* end of one pair to a lighter plug, making sure that the negative terminal is exposed on the lighter-plug side...
Re: Which O2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:30:10 -0500
...The connector will pull loose from the wire before the connectors separate from each other. I used a proper crimping tool to crimp the...
Re: Which "surging syndrome" is this one?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:24:16 -0400
...Go wiggle or remove/replace all the electrical connections .Like the hall generator on the fire wall,the AFM connector,coil wires,ECU plug...
Re: Ongoing saga: Dometic and Multimeter . . .
Historical mailing list
Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:23:37 -0700
...1) When I complete the circuit using the black wire that leaves the three-way switch and enter the main screw and plastic connectors...
Re: High Power Headlight Kit (SA): melting connector
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:26:59 -0600
...I've replaced the passenger side plug 2 times since this modification. I made new grounds with larger wires to both grounds and power...
Re: New iginition coil behavior
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:56:44 -0700
thanks Stuart, We thought that we reversed the wires ... but no... if the pair of wires in the large white plastic connector (at the...
Re: Instrument Cluster Printed Cirucit repair
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:56:10 -0400
...As long as you keep physical stress of the wires where they solder to the individual foils on the flexible circuit your connector troubles...
Re: Radio DIN for 1982 camper
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:34:37 -0600
...have a plug in mine and the yay-hoo that had my westy before i bought it did a piss poor wire job and...
Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:02:50 -0500
I find it a bit hard to believe that style of plug was used for an outside connector. You want molded weather resistant cord...
1.9 ltr WBX O2 sensor question?
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:21:48 -0400
Hello Folks, How quickly does the O2 sensor give a signal to the ECU? I notice a split on the green wire connector to...
Re: Bosch or Hella Fuel Pump?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:03:20 EST
...The connectors on the pump are slightly different (Bosch just plugs on, but Pburg you will have to splice in new connectors- provided with...
Re: Fuel pump cutoff switch?
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:48:10 -0400
...For lack of better terminology, the connector has two parts --- A plugs into B. From A, I ran a new wire from the RW...
Re: 86 Vanagon wiring question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:58:36 -0400
...wire plug into? > >Another way of determining this: if you pull the connector and look >at the end, two corners of the connector are...
digifant wiring discovery
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 15:05:05 -0500
...The second thing was the wiring to the plug for the O2 sensor. Underneath the rubber boot on this green wire, the insulation on...
Re: calling all Headlight plugs
Historical mailing list - Kk Al
Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:30:31 -0800
...H5 connectors are still fairly common. I found these which apparent to be high quality. and high temp. What minimum gauge wire should I...
Re: Help with coolant light flashing randomly - no leaks
Historical mailing list - benoit
Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:10:13 -0400
...of course every wire, plug connector, relay have been >> replace/check. From the engine bay to the cluster. Even the 2 plug >> going to...
Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 3 Feb 2015 10:28:31 -0800
...metal blade of the plug and melts the next connector > along! > > Your advice, though, is right - check your connectors, plugs and outlets. > And if...
Re: Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies
Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
Sun, 5 Aug 2012 12:14:09 -0600
...Would I disconnect the black wire from the connector leading to the harness, and then measure between the end of the black wire that...
Re: Rapid left blinker after fix
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:17:18 -0800
...Look at the 3 wires and make sure the brown is plugged into the middle spot. If it already is in the middle just...
Ignition wire slipping off?
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Mon, 7 Dec 1998 21:14:58 -0400
...The ignition wire had slipped off the spade connector. Most U.S. ignition harnesses use loop connectors and have a nut to hold them...
Re: Splicing O2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
Wed, 26 May 1999 22:28:43 -0700
...connector, shaped like a ciggarette lighter, like a plug (sorry for crappy > details, dont have sensors with me). > > Both sensors have 3 wires each...
Re: cluster troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Wed, 6 Jun 2012 10:53:01 -0400
...The resistor connects the single oil switch wire > of the 14 pin connector directly to the oil warning led. On dynamic dual > clusters the...
Re: Trailer wiring
Historical mailing list - Raul Rivera
Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:34:45 -0400
...I quadruple > >>> checked > >>>> everything as far as wire to wire that’s all good. I’m guessing the > >>> splice > >>>> connectors aren’t working or...
Re: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:57:52 -0800
...Plug this spliced green/brown wire into the hole > where the green wire is on the tach dash 14 pin connector. > > VW keeps the...
Re: Electric lock operator - replacement
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:01:13 -0700
...it with a female plug to > match. Can't find them anywhere. I prefer NOT to solder the wires as shown > in the video...
Re: Vanagon Double Relay wiring confusion
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:54:39 -0700
...the left side plug (colored wires) had a black wire that came out of > one of the connectors on the plug with the other...
Re: Looking for a working Odo for my 84
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:53:08 -0700
...main plug on the instrument cluster to put a late cluster working in an earlier van, but ......most conventinetly, the wire connector plug 'opens...
Re: Dashboard updates
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Wed, 23 May 2001 07:20:20 EDT
...It went fairly easily -- I had to move several wires in the big connector. Putting an '85 in an '83 should be even easier...
Re: Go Westy tune up kit
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:20:53 -0400
IIRC, at one point Bosch was making plug wire sets with an end connector that would work with both cap types. It had the...
Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:45:19 -0700
...If that wire slips out of the connector plug, and I've seen that happen, there's no ignition. Hall sender in the distributor...