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• Re: Cold idle mystery
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:41:08 -0400
  ...Making sure the main connector to the ECU is nice and tight can't hurt either, since all the sensor wires come together right...
• Re: Puzzled by thesamba instructions: Convert 82D fan wiring to '86 fan.
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:25:14 +0000
  ...three prong temp sensor connector onto your existing wiring: >> The wiring will require a voltmeter or test light. There should be 4 >> wires, 2...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 15:30:58 -0800
  ...three wires involved > are power, ground, and signal. I doubt the idle stabilizer itself knows > much about what the temp senders or O2 sensor...
• Re: The Vanille Shake Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 10:20:31 -0800
  ...fast sending of the necessary "bits". > > Replaced 02 sensor with new Bosch sensor with three lead attached - made > no difference. > > Replaced the very red...
• Re: AFM failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:56:57 -0700
  ...The O2 sensor system switches between rich and lean rapidly so these three reactions can happen. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Dennis >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon...
• Re: the case of the curious blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:27:56 -0400
  ...I am wondering >if a bad aux fan sensor would cause it to do this, or if I have it >wired up incorrectly because...
• Re: Tiico: stuttering when i step on the gas
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 16:35:30 -0700
  ...The > oxygen sensor was old from the transplant w/ unknown miles on it! Three > wire jobbie too. > > Prescription? I can log the oxygen sensor...
• Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 21:57:47 -0400
  ...showing where some numbers were erased from the mold) that is less than five years old, possibly only three. I'm impressed, but not...
• Re: Bad has milleage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:18:52 -0400
  ...15-16.5 mpg > in three camping trips. The compression is good, spark plugs, > rotor, timing, air cleaner, wire connection, vacuum are all fine...
• Re: Intermittent power loss UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 21:16:30 -0400
  ...I went into the engine compartment and traced the three wires (there are three right?) that come out of the o2 wire that leads...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer 2nd check (regulator)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 07:17:27 -0600
  ...be sure to change the > oil more frequently til you get this figured out. > > also check the wires going to the oxygen sensor. see...
• Re: Low power 1 min after start?
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 20:36:10 -0700
  ...My next step is to test the O2 sensor and temp2 sensor. Todd '88 Westy Bob Norman wrote: > my mothers '88 westy does this...
• What should I hear if I pressurize my intake manifold?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:18:16 -0700
  ...the fuel pressure reg, new spark plugs, new wires, three different coils, three different coolant sensors, two different distributors, and checked the timing everywhichway...
• Idle Selonid repair/Vent window
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 1996 15:41:27 -0500
  ...The O2 sensor had gone. Step One - got underneath and pushed the covering wire back on. Okay that solved one problem. But now... the...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:18:03 -0700
  ...accelerometers in a small quarter sized sensor pod deal that you put in your shoe, and a small plug in deal that talks wirelessly...
• Re: Thoughts on unsmoggable 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 14:04:35 -0700
  ...the wires > > My thinking at this point is to change the head temp sensor, since I > believe the output of the sensor to be...
• Re: digifant issues ruining our trip!
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:14:45 -0400
  ...Put in a new O2 sensor 3. Bought and installed the VW dealer wire harness designed to cure this intermittent problem r On Oct...
• Re: Advice needed: engine speed jumping abruptly
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:36:15 -0500
  ...I fixed three things. 1.) did the capacitor fix, and replaced the O2 sensor 2.) found that the plastic/rubber gasket between the throttle...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 09:26:10 -0700
  ...three wires coming out of the fan, you have a 2-speed fan; 2 > wires means a 1-speed fan. Same for the sensor...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 20:49:19 +0200
  Ignition coil (no spark at all) or hall sensor inside the distributor (spark only here and then, often enough depending on temperature). Had a...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:53:31 -0700
  I'm sure you must realize the two wire connector is just for the oxygen sensor heat element. Normally not a lot of need...
• FIXED runs well for a minute or two
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:27:36 -0600
  ...Making sure the main connector to the ECU > is > nice and tight can't hurt either, since all the sensor wires come > together > right...
• Re: AFM ADJUSTING
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:17:05 -0800
  ...Bad grounds, wrong >>fuel pressure,wrong timing (not too likely), vacuum leaks, bad wireing >>harness, wires and or connectors. Faulty sensors. Poor contacts of...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:58:59 -0400
  The temp 2 sensor has nothing to do with gauge reading. The single wire sensor near it is the gauge sensor. By any chance...
• re: lambadas??
  Historical mailing list
  14 Sep 95 12:20:00 PDT
  ...exhaust nice and hot...or, if you have a three wire sensor (2 of the wires are heater wires....to quickly warm the sensor...
• Re: bucking/ what fix
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 21:19:55 -0400
  ...The Oxygen Sensor has only one signal wire and that signal is in the 0-1 volt range. But that 0-1 volt is...
• Oil Light Update - To Mordor and Back
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 09:35 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Pulled all three V-belts and got them out of the way. Disconnected the wire from the sensor. The deep socket won't get...
• Frank G.'s TDI instrument cluster - Details and Comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:56:57 EST
  ...I cut up a GTi speedo cluster to get the Hall effect sensor wheel and mount shell. Added a VW three wire VSS sensor...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 02:32:01 +0000
  ...For all the vans I have worked on I have only actually fixed three with an air flow meter. And those three had the...
• Re: Black Smoke and Poor Performance Intermitent
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 04:46:55 -0700
  ...O2 sensor. I later had a slightly different rough running / poor milage problem that I tried EVERYTHING to fix - new distributor, cap, wires, rotor...
• Re: Water level/temp warning flasher
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 08:37:37 -0500
  ...Put the wire back. > > If (since) it's the gauge, you have three choices: a) replace it, b) remove > the faceplate (rivets) and internal...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:02:20 -0700
  ...I'm just checking for resistance values, yes? I replaced the temp sensor II about three weeks ago. "The ECU has to see the...
• Re: AFM ADJUSTING
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:31:02 -0800
  ...Bad grounds, wrong >>>>fuel pressure,wrong timing (not too likely), vacuum leaks, bad wireing >>>>harness, wires and or connectors. Faulty sensors. Poor contacts of...
• Re: What is this connector??
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 18:54:09 -0400
  Yes, it's the mysterious TDC sensor hook-up. Took me a while to figure that one out too. I forget if it's...
• Re: The Vanille Shake Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:36:11 -0500
  ...fast sending of the necessary "bits". > > > > Replaced 02 sensor with new Bosch sensor with three lead attached - made > > no difference. > > > > Replaced the very red...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:34:30 -0400
  ...two wire connector is just for the oxygen > sensor heat element. > Normally not a lot of need to check that. > > the single wire is...
• Re: two red lights aren't on at start
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 19:54:30 -0800
  Given your explanation below (thanks) and that I haven't check anything yet, could the oxygen sensor be responsible for the symptoms? While checking...
• Re: Request for Help - Overheating Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 21:07:26 -0600
  ...Pull the wires loose from the coolant level sensor and unscrew the sensor. Top off the tank with a 50-50 mix of water...
• Trip Report (Boulder SVX motor purchase)
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 13 May 2011 09:57:36 -0600
  ...One was the sheathed wires coming from the O2 sensor were laying right on top of the exhaust. I zip tied this away, then...
• Re: FRIDGE connection question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:20:29 -0700
  ...on the fridge. �One that with three male connector and one that comes from the heat sensor, a single one. > Now, I would like...
• Re: FW: running problems, 2.1
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:27:04 -0500
  Unhooking all three wires from the 02 solved my issue with hesitation and backfires after warming! Runs like a champ! New 02 is ordered...
• Re: Funky Idle Issues and a note on the shipping issue (long)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 23:25:45 -0500
  ...7) The oxygen sensor was replaced shortly before I got the van, but I didn't get a chance to check the wires yet...
• Re: No Start after alternator failure and replacement.. Help requested
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 10:19:02 -0700
  ...LCDs, "Temp 1," "Temp 2," "Power," "AFM" and "Oxy Sensor" are > blank/unlighted.. > > In three "tries" there was a "slight" sound of what appeared...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:19:28 -0800
  ...thumb you should go down three AWG numbers (or > double > > the number if you're using mm^2 wire). > > > > Changing the *location* of a...
• Can't adjust idle (was High RPM miss)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Basey
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 02:47:50 -0500
  ...I've been trying to diagnose a high RPM misfire for about three months. Everything that you have suggested has made the van run...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:31:16 -0800
  ...Before I found the head gasket leak, I was able to run it to warm >> and then drive it for three or four miles...
• Re: Bad has milleage
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:17:11 -0700
  ...15-16.5 mpg > in three camping trips. The compression is good, spark plugs, > rotor, timing, air cleaner, wire connection, vacuum are all fine...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:19:00 -0400
  ...no wire attached... The fact of it running differently when hot and cold sure is nagging at me and screaming Temp II sensor . . . Tonight...
• Re: fan switch or sensor
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 13:12:49 -0400
  ...wanting to replace the switch or sensor that >> turns the radiator fan on at various temperature. >> The three speed fan on my 87 vanagon...
• Re: What is this connector??
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 18:23:45 -0400
  ...It is the TDC sensor, a vestigial tail of sorts from a Rube Goldberg "diagnosis" center that VW had back in the 1970's...
• Re: Trip Report (Boulder SVX motor purchase)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 15 May 2011 10:20:43 -0400
  ...I found two things of note. > One was the sheathed wires coming from the O2 sensor were laying right on > top of the exhaust...
• Re: Help! Still hesitating and gasping for air
  Historical mailing list - David Jaffe
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 19:15:51 -0800
  Joel, I have three things to suggest, each of which was a culprit for me in somewhat similar situations: First, renew your grounds in...
• 84 digijet misfiring!?
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Elia
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 20:47:14 -0400
  ...I've replaced O2 sensor, cap&rotor, ig.wires, fuel filter, lots of stuff but the problem WON'T GO AWAY. Do you sense...
• Odd bits of list wisdom and/was: RE: 91 Carat has the highway hick ups
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 12 May 2010 16:45:29 -0700
  ...station canopy, pulled under it, got out, disconnected the O2 sensor (three wire, no shield) and drove the rest of the way to Laughlin...
• Re: AFM ADJUSTING
  Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 19:41:51 -0500
  ...Bad grounds, wrong >>>fuel pressure,wrong timing (not too likely), vacuum leaks, bad wireing >>>harness, wires and or connectors. Faulty sensors. Poor contacts of...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:56:57 -0700
  ...How Hot is To Hott? The temp 2 sensor has nothing to do with gauge reading. The single wire sensor near it is the...
• Re: 1.9 low power problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:14:40 -0500
  ...Unplug the sensor wire, and try the same > driving course, to try to duplicate the problem... > > Brendan Slevin > wrote: Well, Totoro has been > running...
• Re: What about us?: H2O tank senders solved!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 16:11:20 -0500
  ...sods like me who have the older, "solid state" sensor >set up, with the three probes up the side of the tank? Does anyone...
• Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:37:32 +0000
  ...Also the Oxygen2 sensor on the exhaust manifold can cause some issues but should start and run, just run rich. Check the ground wires...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:32:59 -0600
  Could be the Temp2 sensor. Starts cold but not hot means its temperature related. Before replacing any other expensive part, replace the Temp2 sensor...