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• Re: Use for the key left in buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:37:44 -0700
  ...Bentley wiring diagram a good look-at before cutting any wires anyway. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana...
• Re: Electrical Drain
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 18:34:18 -0800
  ...I finally pulled the unit looked at the wiring and said the heck with it. I will be putting something in that I wire...
• Re: Wire connectors for relay blocks
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 9 May 2016 13:22:14 -0700
  ...I have some relay blocks scavenged from early > Vanagons but I would like to replace the connectors to eliminate wiring > splices. Using the relay...
• Re: Blinking Red Light--solved?
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:31:31 -0400
  ...The following applies IN ADDITION to tests listed in the Service Microfiche. . * refer to appropriate wiring diagram * disconnect coolant level sensor electrical connector * check...
• Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:37:52 -0800
  It is refreshing to again see someone getting into the nitty gritty of fridge electrical operation. We used to do more of this kind...
• Re: Heading into hell (up 395) -- any last words of advice?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 15:11:22 -0700
  ...I prefer to splice the switch wiring in at the radiator temp switch wiring, to mimic the triggering of the actual high speed temp...
• Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 07:41:21 -0700
  ...extension cord still in electrical port buzzer >> 8. stall warning buzzer > > In Canadia they've apparently abolished the number '7.' But in > fighter planes...
• Re: Power Window Woes... Can someone help?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 20 May 2004 09:04:10 -0500
  ...I thought I had the classic symptoms of broken >wiring, but like you I can hear a click when the switch is moved (in...
• intermittent electric window
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 09:35:06 -0400
  ...fail concurrently I doubt the switches or their wiring are to blame. Everything else electrical seems to operate during those window failures. However, turning...
• Re: Help! No ground to the fuel injectors???
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 08:53:26 EST
  One thing to do with a 19-year old vehicle is to clean EVERY electrical connection and ground screw you can find. Use a...
• Re: Front Heater wiring - Updated - and Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:49:42 -0500
  ...Front Heater wiring - Updated - and Merry Christmas!!!!!!! I sure wonder what 'this thing' is about WD-40. it is a FINE lubricant .. and it...
• Auto Trans Neutral Safety sw. wiring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:23:34 -0700
  ...does not show the wiring for the 1.9l AT > switch. > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug...
• Re: Wiring/electrical connections discussiions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:02:33 -0800
  Oops. Ok. I see it now. The non AC Vanagon doesn't have that resistor. Neil. On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 11:48...
• "99" Programmable Wiper Relay Into an '81?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:37:18 -0700
  ...53), wiring to/from the wiper relay on '81 and '86 appears the same. Can I swap in the "99" programmable relay into '81...
• Re: Electrical weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Dick & Janette Smith
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:09:57 -0400
  The very first thing I did when I got my Bentley Manual was to copy all the pages of the wiring diagrams for our...
• Fw: Re: Spitfres and Joe Lucas
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:17:02 -0700
  ...classes in electrical design and construction from > the > > British.� The welcome thing, really, though is that > a > > lot of the electrical parts are Bosch...
• Re: Just in Case: where to get a wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:36:57 -0400
  ...where to get a wiring harness Greetings, New dilemma (new to me, anyway). When last we talked, I'd discovered that my brand new...
• Re: My BLUE van is home!!!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 12:44:40 -0800
  ...oil pressure warning wiring et al. My thought was it might've gotten disturbed during the paint job but can't really imagine how...
• Re: Wiring radio to accessory instead of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:23:43 -0700
  ...So, I guess they're counting on the car battery being up to snuff ? Electrical / Stereo wizards please jump in. I'm curious too...
• Re: Adding Interior lights
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 22:52:24 -0800
  ...if electrical, would it be a goods place to tap for power > to the light? > > If not, would you run your wiring forward or...
• Re: bemused by wiring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:39:22 -0800
  ...wiring > > I'm no genius when it comes to wiring diagrams - I think it's somehow > related to math aversion. I have an electrical...
• Re: WARNING: Lighting upgrade hazard
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 13:09:38 -0800
  ...wiring. > > To make a long story short, my engine wiring harness is cooked, and it took > with it several cooling system lines, other electrical...
• Re: How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:54:14 -0400
  ...to find a particular three-way electrical switch. > Hello vanagon crew, > > I'm in the process of wiring up three VDO oil temperature senders...
• Re: WARNING: Lighting upgrade hazard
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 07:56:03 -0600
  ...wiring. > > To make a long story short, my engine wiring harness is cooked, > and it took with it several cooling system lines, other electrical...
• Re: Gauge Mounting Options
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:20:19 -0700
  ...to have those non-electrically powered instruments. What if you had a main fuse go in the "miles of wiring" in your Vampire? :) alistair...
• Re: '86 syncro-seatbelt/door warning buzzer
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:34:04 -0800
  ...Bentley > wiring diagram confirms. > > i thought it odd, my '82 (us model) westy has it. Funny. My Canadian gas '81 had one. Now my...
• How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:33:28 -0700
  Hello vanagon crew, I'm in the process of wiring up three VDO oil temperature senders to one gauge (one on my pan, and...
• Re: '87 Westy running rough
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 09:35:38 -0500
  ...fix electrical noise problems in this. about $100. Popping the black cover and cleaning the contacts sometimes works too. 3. O2 sensor wiring. If...
• European "Vanagon" and Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Marc Wettstein
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 21:43:33 +0200
  ...It's a perfect van except some little electrical problems as built-in Webasto heater doesn't work (lost real-time clock when engine...
• Re: Mrs. Squirrel gets nice floors in Mellow Yellow.(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:58:18 -0700
  ...The Bentley's manual was very helpful for the removing of the bench seat and the water tank cabinet, though my wiring arrangement was...
• Locking rear differential
  Historical mailing list - Steve Smith
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:58:53 +0000
  ...did your work (there's tranny work and maybe alittle electrical work -- switch/wiring, yes?) - Where did you get the parts? -Does your engine...
• fridged removed
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 22:05:00 -0500
  ...never had the fridge installed nor do i have the westy wiring harness yet.</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>follow...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 12:51:43 -0400
  ...Usual buzzer causes are low oil pressure, Intermittent symptoms) faulty pressure switch or wiring connection problem. The electrical part is easy to diagnose if...
• Radio Wiring question
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 07:26:02 -0400
  Electrical gurus, I have just install my stock Hiedelburg radio I bought off the list. I thought while installing, I would be brilliant, and...
• Re: EMT (electrical conduit) for transitions in Vanagon cooling system? (engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:42:10 -0700
  ...It's perfectly good for keeping rain out of your house wiring, but not quite so good as high pressure, high temperature plumbing. EMT...
• RE: '71 Westy On Fire! (what went wrong?)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 09:28:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Yesterday I was continuing with my slow job of replacing the >wiring under the dash that the PO was so proud of - he did...
• Re: EuroVan wiring
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 22:30:30 -0400
  ...thus said: > >>Hi, I have a 93 Eurovan with an intermitent electrical problem. It=20 >>seems that occasionally the fuel level and temperature gauge...
• Re: Conversion to 240 Volt from 110 Volt external Elect hookup
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 May 2004 13:13:19 -0700
  ...The Westy AC electrical outlet wiring is very straight forward. The Westy outside utility hookup has a 3 prong plug. Each prong has a...
• Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:14:43 -0700
  ...Check the starter wiring! If you open the black wiring box on the front corner engine wall you should see some red wires in...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:37:01 -0700
  ...Nah, I've been looking at last week's question about how big the wiring and relay need to be to handle charging current...
• Help - electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Phil Krueger
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 21:14:14 -0800
  ...and is it prone to isolated failure? I suspect that faulty wiring somewhere caused the failure of the sensing circuitry and now the alternator...
• Re: [WetWesties] auxiliary battery wiring, et al
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:30:35 -0700
  ...But then I don't know a whole lot about electrical stuff anyway! I'll have to reassess my house electrical needs. They're...
• Re: Tach goes down, engine cuts out, then back again ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 20:14:16 -0400
  ...the engine is losing it's ignition electrically. It could be the Hall sender or the wiring in or where it exits the distributor...
• Re: Help: the VW morons spilled brake fluid on my electrical wiring...
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 07:18:54 +1100
  ...the VW morons spilled brake fluid on my electrical wiring... Hello Volks, The heading says it all: during a clutch pedal pump replacement, lots...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 09:09:32 -0800
  ...This was to protect the sensitive wiring from spills while adding fluid. I'm sure many are lost or ruined by time but a...
• Re: How to fix the digital clock?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:46:40 -0700
  you might try resetting the main instrument cluster plug...T14 it's called on wiring diagrams.. on the right there, on the instrument cluster...
• Re: help with ig switch replacemt
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 08:31:24 -0800
  I have a new switch in hand and the column exposed, wiring dc'd, wheel out of the way. Now...how do I get...
• Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 06:07:00 -0700
  ...it comes to reading wiring diagrams and making any sense of them...I am trying to get better with electricals, and I've made...
• Re: Rodents chewing your wires from Consumers reports
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 4 Oct 2017 13:52:01 -0700
  ...I plan to do my wiring harness (engine swap) work soon. This is just one opinion, but this Amazon.ca review states that the...
• Wipers and fan go kaput - electrical help please
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:19:44 -0700
  ...I have a bentley, but am worthless at reading wiring diagrams. I checked fuses and they are all fine. Just for kicks, I tried...
• Re: Fried wiring harness from dash to 84 Westy camper relay
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 12:42:13 -0700
  Is this camper wiring still wired as per OEM? e.g. the red wire not repurposed to supply power TO dash fuse box? Is...
• Re: Electrical Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 23:20:07 -0400
  ...diagnose? Sounds like an older >> beast, but a problem in the wiring - but you knew that. . . >> >> >> <http://johntakesgreatpictures.com> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014...
• Re: alternator upgrade
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 19:16:19 -0700
  ...Did VW make any wiring differences between the 45, 65 to --> 90 Amp? Also, If I use the Bosch 90 amp alternator, is there...
• Re: Homemade Wiring Harness Fix - where to find?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 14:23:16 -0400
  ...Use some electrical tape over the solder sites then tuck, everything neatly back inside the rubber boot. The capacitor I used was a 25Volt...
• Re: Electrical question -- NO Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 22:51:45 -0800
  ...You might want to look at a wiring schematic to verify if the brake lights go through the turn signal at any point. Richard...
• Will it never end?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:49:39 -0700
  ...I think I will just sell my batteries and get a dozen squirels on treadwheels to provide my electrical needs. http://www.landiss.com...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 May 2012 10:50:37 -0400
  ...electrical load and at 60 mph probably provides no benefit whatsoever except to burn more fuel and heat up the alternator and wiring. Dennis...
• 86 Vanagon needs more help : ' (
  Historical mailing list - Vance Gist
  Sat, 18 May 1996 19:27:19 +0000
  ...s most likely in the wiring harness. I sure would appreciate recommendations for a GOOD mechanic shop with electrical experience. Also, I am not...
• Re: Electrical Gremlins (all in one post)
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:03:09 -0800
  ...Cc: Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 9:02 PM Subject: Re: Electrical Gremlins (all in one post) Very real concerns. Thus I'm going...
• Re: '87 Vanagon - Digital Clock
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 5 Aug 2012 08:36:22 -0230
  ...After working on some wiring > and battery, which temporarily took out power to the radio, clock, etc. I > am all powered back and now...