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Re: Brocken wires
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:10:58 -0400
Checked the fuses? On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 1:30 AM, Arkady Mirvis wrote: > Fellow listees, > > How common is the problem with wires...
Re: Stereo wires don't match up
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:00:00 -0400
...Stereo wires don't match up Yes indeed. .This is the process I've been working with. However, it would be nice to have...
Dome circuit wiring
Historical mailing list - reiderikson
Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:59:46 -0700
...I have replaced the wires from the fuse panel up through the "A" pillar and over the drivers door back to the galley lights...
Re: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes
Historical mailing list - John Wallace
Thu, 11 May 2006 13:14:43 -0400
...loose wires, touching >wires, etc. > >I've cleaned the flasher switch contacts and reconnected; didn't see any >bad >wires back there either. > >Any...
Re: Driver's side "A" pillar wiring
Historical mailing list - Rob
Wed, 25 May 2011 23:19:56 -0700
How hard is it to get wires to go up or down that pillar? Any tricks to the job? Rob becida@comcast.net At...
Re: speaker wires
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:23:10 -0800
Get the $50 ground isolator from Crutchfield, it's worth it, especially in a Westy where running wires is a PITA! Works fine with...
Re: Removing Power mirrors, outside only method
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:10:57 -0700
>thanks paul..but trying to feed the wires thru the mirror neck is >far more difficult than removing the doorpanel..... lol I guess it...
Re: Tune-up
Historical mailing list
Thu, 17 Jul 1997 09:37 -0600 (MDT)
Scott- believe it or not - use original German parts! Bosch plugs Bosch cap and rotor Mahle oil filter OEM plug wires (yes, they're...
Re: Help identifying part (image provided)
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Sun, 6 May 2007 02:06:44 -0500
...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: Driver's side "A" pillar wiring
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 26 May 2011 11:51:45 -0700
...It's located where one of the vents was (which had messed up vanes) Had to run new wires from driver side. In hindsight...
Re: Installing AMP in Vanagon..wiring SNAFU
Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 14:56:13 -0400
...are these VW brown wires supposed to be ground-wires for the various accessories? People, please don't hack your stereo systems for the...
Re: Ignition wires
Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
Mon, 24 Feb 1997 21:16:57 -0800
...Ignition wires > I've been informed that a set of Bosch wires costs only 22 dollars. I had > been told one person paid $80...
RE: Vanagon Alternator Wires
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 25 Mar 97 00:10:07 UT
...Vanagon Alternator Wires Hello, Perhaps someone can tell me why there are two wires going from the alternator to the starter (and main battery...
Re: HOWTO: Installing aftermarket power door locks in an '85 vanagon westfalia
Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:49:01 -0700
The stock route for the wires is up the pillar, over the passenger door, then down to behind the glove box. That is the...
MSW plug wires
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:26:04 CST6CDT
...i just bought a set of MSW wires for my '87. $20. those of you familiar with MSW wires may recall they are a...
re-wiring harness
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Sun, 1 Jul 2001 16:54:08 -0400
Has anyone replaced faulty wires in their wiring harness? I found that the end-to-end resistance of one of the fual injector wires...
Re: Electric door lock problems with '90 Carat
Historical mailing list - mykarmann
Tue, 7 Jan 2003 08:57:59 -0500
...Find the bundle of wires which run into the door at the hinge location. The wires are usually all contained in a rubber sleeve...
Re: Headlight relay setup not working in 89 Westy
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Fri, 7 May 2004 13:06:49 -0400
...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: Cyl 1 and 3 not getting gas.
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:05:43 -0700
Does this problem not sound like a ground wire is broken or disconnected, try swapping 2&4 wires to 1&3 and see if...
patching coolant temp sensor wires
Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
Tue, 5 Apr 2005 13:10:19 -0500
...I found out a wire on my coolant temp sensor frayed and I spliced it by twisting the wires and soldering them. Will this...
Re: Strange switch near sink
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 9 Aug 2007 18:36:14 -0700
...Tracing wires and cabinet top Paul, based on the location of the switch you should be able to find the wires without removing anything...
Re: Brocken wires
Historical mailing list - Mike
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:22:32 -0400
...All the wires were OK from this point of view. The reason I took it off was that some of the wires had been...
Re: stereo speaker wire colors?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:46:16 -0700
...4 speakers = 8 wires. If the rear uses a common > > ground, that is 7 wires. But there are 6 wires not including the loose...
Re: headlight relay installation problems...
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:58:11 -0800
...If I run just the high beam wires through one of the > >>>relays, but twist the low-beam (yellow-and-black) wires together, > >>>everything...
Re: Pushrod tube wires
Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 20:20:59 -0700
...The ends of the wires should rest in the slot of the block that mounts the rocker shafts. Make sure that the wire does...
Re: Bosch or NGK plugs?
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 19:59:21 -0600
...In reality, most (all?) modern vehicles specify resistor wires, and resistor plugs. Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net
Re: o2 sensor troubles
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 3 Aug 2006 05:56:52 -0700
...The two white wires are for the heating element, and they splice to the 2-pin connector (polarity doesn't matter). The black wire...
Re: O2 sensor splicing (was Re: Water-cooled VW parts?)
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 09:54:02 -0700
...If so you must have spliced the wires, what is the go with it?. From what I understand there are three wires going into...
Re: Hall Sender question
Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
Fri, 4 May 2007 13:57:40 EDT
...I took out and disassembled the dist., tried to repair the three wires, put it back in, and no start. There's no spark...
Re: 84 Still dying!
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Sun, 2 Dec 2001 13:41:04 -0700
Why wouldn't wiggling and tugging on the wires make the short show up? If you're right, then I've got to get...
C Pillar Wiring - is this possible?
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:09:42 -0700
...Perhaps I can push wires from the speaker area, and then out the interior light by the C pillar, and then tape these wires...
5 amp fuse?
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:23:11 -0800
...Additionally, I discovered 3 wires attached to one end of a plastic connector also tucked away in the black box - but no other half...
2.1 WBX Ignition System
Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:09:32 -0300
...I believe the plug wires are solid core and the RF suppression is done through a metal shielded resistor/shroud that connects to the...
Re: '86 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Tue, 11 Nov 1997 12:34:53 -0800
...Sure beat 325 for a new >| distributor. >| >| >| dave >| >| CAREFUL! >| >| Fooling with the distributor wires while the engine is running can result >| in electrical shock...
Lights
Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 20:55:48 +0100
...To fix this, I might run separate wires from the battery to a separate relay for every filament (I have six of them, the...
86 westy syncro , wires, and locking diff.
Historical mailing list
Sun, 7 Apr 1996 13:43:25 -0400
...I need to find a good set of after market wires for my van. Does any one have any suggestions. 2. I also help...
Re: Replacing driver's door wiring
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sat, 19 Mar 2005 03:43:30 EST
In a message dated 3/18/05 8:26:19 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes: << why replace all the wires??? just solder the broken...
Re: Vanagon Syndrome in Digijet?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 20 Jun 2005 18:12:26 -0400
...It was the wires going to the distributor. Remove the plug(carefully!)that attaches these 3 wires and check that they are pushed all...
Shorts in Wires
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 21:21:07 -0800
...wetwesties@yahoogroups.com Subject: [WetWesties] Shorts in Wires Hi All, I have a few questions. I don't have any extra $$$ right now to...
Re: stereo speaker wire colors?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:42:33 -0400
...4 speakers = 8 wires. If the rear uses a > common > ground, that is 7 wires. But there are 6 wires not including the loose...
Re: ALTERNATIVE SPARK PLUG WIRES
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:17:21 -0400
...The local Bosch distributor refuses to honor the manufacturer's lifetime warranty, so I haven't seen the plug wires in a while. Bought...
Re: Engine Miss
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 21 Dec 2003 14:09:26 -0500
The only thing about the Bosch wires is the name. The wire itself is not special and the resistor ends must be factory seconds...
Re: Spark plug wires
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:55:32 -0400
...the wires cross only on the right side. Mike BJ Feddish wrote: > OK, I think I did a shell game with my spark plug...
Radio Speakers
Historical mailing list - Ed Goodrow
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 01:13:30 EDT
Not as cool as pulling motors and repairing trannies with duct tape but.....does anyone have a clue in regards to speaker wires? I...
O2 sensor testing the wires...
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 17:29:22 +0000
...How does one check these wires? VOM from the connector on the O2 out to the connector on the ECU? Seems odd to me...
Oil pressure light/buzzer problem SOLVED: Thanks everyone!
Historical mailing list - WARREN WOODS
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:26:48 -0800
...I cut all the wires, threw the connector our and crimp connected the wires together. Sha-daa!!!!!!! I'm really grateful for the rapid...
Re: mouse profing
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Wed, 8 Aug 2012 11:10:49 -0600
I havn't had mice since eliminating the entry I created by running a couple wires from the main battery box over to the...
Blue sparks afire
Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
Fri, 7 Apr 1995 22:26:34 -0500
...Anyway, I pop the hatch and much to my chagrin, see the little blue sparks jumping out of my wires :( I grabbed hold of...
Exposed wiring
Historical mailing list - John Andersen
Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:35:19 -0700
A couple of weeks ago someone posted about a problem with the plastic breaking on their distributor and exposing the wires from their hall...
Re: Wire connectors for relay blocks
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 9 May 2016 13:23:46 -0700
... also, you could buy new relay blocks with wires-terminals already installed. Scavenge wires or use as is. Neil. On 5/9/16, Neil...
Re: Headlight Mystery (2 lamp/Halogen)
Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:41:57 -0700
...There's no voltage in the yellow or yellow/black wires at the sockets. Jumping the ground wires to the body makes no difference...
Re: 84 Still dying!
Historical mailing list - Mike & Shari
Sun, 2 Dec 2001 12:35:35 -0800
...In both cases, wiggling these wires did nothing. So, I figured > that the wires are probably fine in this location. > > I also put in...
Van stuff for sale...
Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 12:43:16 -0700
...A set of plug wires for vanagon. The wires are not factory OEM, BOSCH wires. They are made by Autolite, a 7mm wire, it...
Re: Power mirror and lock maintenance?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:10:47 -0700
On 8/12/07, Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@yahoo.com> wrote: > Chris, > > There have been many posts discussing the likelihood of broken wires in > the...
Digifant Electrical Experts: New Harness + 4 Pin Hella 53 Relay for ECU?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 28 May 2012 17:46:28 -0700
...Two brown wires. Confirmed ground to frame. 30: two red wires. Confirmed from B+ One goes to FP relay 30 87: Red/White, White...
Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 16 Jul 2015 06:31:44 -0500
...did you cut the wires into individual wires? Sounds like the designer of the kit doesn't want the headlight grounds served by double...
Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Thu, 1 Nov 2012 14:46:58 -0400
?Hey listees, I am in need of a new set of spark plug and coil wires for my 1990 2.1 engine. I am...
Re: Speaker or rear brake light cables?
Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:02:13 -0700
Ok, that makes sense, because the bridge (splicing it to the left) of the gray wires is on the right side! I found the...
Re: VWs, Boats and fishing
Historical mailing list - Rich Burdick
Wed, 10 Mar 1999 18:07:32 -0700
...It's a black box with a group of wires going in, and a group going out. You can use Scotch-Locks (squeeze-on...
Re: Engine died, ecu quick look
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:54:18 -0400
> > I'm amazed by all the Wires with No Solder > I'm also somewhat astonished. Alistair, can you show us the other side where...