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Re: Vanagon Double Relay wiring confusion
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 12:34:45 -0700
...The ECM terminal 85 goes to frame ground. The fuel pump ground goes to the ECM , which goes to terminal 28 of the ECM...
Re: Gas heater wiring
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:15:23 -0400
Mark, thanks, but it just shows the control box not what wires go to which terminals. I had already found that page, it is...
Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
Historical mailing list
Sun, 9 Jun 1996 17:48:55 -0700
...This is a std Bosch part and has all the terminals numbered just as you described. Mine was for a Rabbit, I don't...
Re: NO spark 2.1L Digifant
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 17 May 2003 05:49:50 EDT
...The male terminals on the ignition coil were also so corroded I had to remove the ignition coil, remove the male terminals from the...
Re: Radiator/Condensor fan
Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
Mon, 11 Aug 1997 09:16:14 -0400
...The contacts in this relay send 12V from Fuse S1 to the Radiator Cooling Fan Resistor, terminal #1. This will cause the Radiator Cooling...
Re: Second battery
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 8 Jul 2005 08:55:43 -0700
...Basically you can do it using 3 terminals. Their instructions are fairly simple. Connect a positive line from the engine battery to the Main...
Re: Air Conditioning - 1991 Carat - HELP!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 17 May 2017 18:52:02 -0500
...a red wire on the battery "+" terminal connected to Alternator 'B" terminal, thus keeping it hot so windings inside will help generate the fields...
Re: tach quit, help with printed foil circuit board
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:40:50 -0400
...Check continuity from upper terminal on ignition coil (green wire) to pin 9 of connector. Plug in connector and check continuity from coil to...
HOT COIL
Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 15:20:12 -0600
...Coil resistance measurements between terminals 1 and 15 are within specs. I had the ignition switched on while doing the tests for the Hall...
re: auxiliary batteries
Historical mailing list
Tue, 13 Sep 1994 22:59:31 -0800
...They carry these at your FLAPS - they even have the correct numbers to match Bosch electrical terminals on the back. You need a 30...
Re: Electrical question (Coil terminals)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:52:35 -0700
...Electrical question (Coil terminals) > Ok, thanks guys, I found the right signal. The thing I keyed off was > Neils > pic with two wires coming...
Electrical problem with new engine
Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
Sun, 10 Dec 2000 16:30:28 -0500
...Been bridging the terminals on the starter with a socket drive and the engine spins nicely, but no spark. Tested for juice at positive...
Re: Rear Window Defroster Strips Pretty Much Fugeddaboutit?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:39:44 -0400
...Everything super clean, rosin flux, make sure you can (and do) tin the spots where the terminal is going first, likewise tin and remove...
Re: Have you worked on a headlight switch?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 11:58:03 -0500
...d is pin 58b, output to panel lights E is pin X, main input from X terminal on ignition switch. F is pin 56...
Re: Ignition Wiring, 1980 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 3 Aug 2001 15:51:40 -0500
...Thats terminal #15 Tach, Computer, Points to top. Thats Terminal #1 On Fri, 3 Aug 2001 12:02:32 -0700 Bob Babcock <surylake@CANADA...
1985 Vanagon - fuse panel grounds +
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:11:10 -0500
I'm attempting to clean the two VW Grounding terminals underneath the fuse panel at the left side of my driver's compartment (near...
Re: Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into
Historical mailing list - Richard Williams
Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:36:54 -0700
Check the terminals on the coolant gage
Re: Weird "idle" problem
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:01:44 -0700
...The female terminals are very "grippy"; if I recall, they have an extra tang that bites into the male terminal. On my ICU, I...
Re: Will this work for a rear bright light that works only in reverse?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 21:38:05 -0700
...Rather than have the main 12v source to the light running > >> though the other two terminals, these terminals would take a trigger > from > >> the...
Re: Flashing light
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 3 Sep 2003 18:59:07 -0400
...Short the sender terminals -- if gauge stops blinking then may be poor connection or sender electrodes coated or mixture way off. If still blinking...
Re: fuel pump wiring 87 2.1 van a/t
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 2 Jan 2008 13:26:32 -0800
The terminals are marked with barely visible + and - signs, You need a magnifying glass to see them practically. Then mark the positive one with...
Re: Headlights don't work, why?
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 12:06:53 +0200
...I took a bread tie and wired across the large terminals on back of the switch to get home. Junkyards have plenty of switches...
Re: battery compartment
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Thu, 8 Jul 2010 15:50:05 -0400
> > Well, that's why the group 41 batteries come with a terminal cover for >> the positive terminal. Little plastic bridge thing with three or...
Re: WTH!! First it headlights, now wipers
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 4 Feb 2011 16:27:44 -0500
...The 15 terminal carries all switched loads except headlights, IIRC, which are switched directly by the X terminal (which also controls but doesn't...
RE: how do clean it?
Historical mailing list - Dr. Michael J. Rensing
Tue, 3 May 1994 15:09:20 -0700 (PDT)
...The terminals will probably need a good cleaning, then apply a little vaseline to coat the terminals, and slow the buildup of more deposits...
Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:16:13 -0400
...Other than a defective terminal like yours, a wire that's partially plugged in is the easiest way for this to happen, and the...
Re: Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:56:16 -0500
It's corrosion and should only be on the positive terminal. Sometimes you have a leaky seal around a post but this is rare...
Re: VW relay #53, 141 951 253B
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 11:20:58 -0700
...relay. > > When terminal 86 of the relay is energized (key on ), it activates the > computer and sends power to the 86 terminal of the...
Re: stereo wiring
Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:10:27 -0330
...one for the "terminal always supplied > with power regardless of ignition position" and one for the "terminal > controlled by the ignition switch." I figured...
Ok Power Windows Solved I think... Need a power window relay.. Anyone?
Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
Thu, 20 May 2004 20:49:26 -0400
...i only get continuity between terminals 30 and 87 and not on any of the other terminals. From looking at the bentley i should...
Found on cartalk.com (no Vanagon, but VW content)
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Wed, 1 Sep 1999 10:11:23 -0500
...Please move it." The whole terminal cracked up. Kevin Ashley >>>
Re: non-stock relay turnsignal problem... (longer than it should be)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 09:51:04 -0400
...terminal 86 of relay (about >8" from switch) ...and then to where it was going before >-bk/w (18) coming out of terminal 85...
Re: Crimp On Terminals
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:43:18 -0700
...Mike On 10/15/04 10:37 AM, "Tom Sinclair" <neeemo@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Does anyone know where to get the crimp on terminals...
Re: Terminal velocity, was: Re: Friday - hazards to our van (LVC)
Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
Mon, 20 Jan 2003 10:07:24 -0800
The answer is yes, about 120mph.
Re: Testing Vanagon Headlight Switch
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:33:40 -0700
...When testing between > terminal > 30 and 58 I see continuity when I press the switch to its first detent, as > expected. When testing between...
Re: Vibration induced electrical failure
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 14:42:46 -0500
...That relay is driven from the X terminal of the > ignition switch which also feeds the X terminal of the light switch -- > double bk...
Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 21:10:11 -0700
...Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge? > > >> That certainly wouldn't cause a "Short". >> >> I once had a battery clamp that...
Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:32:08 -0400
...I have a new alternator which deliver 14V > > When the van idle I read 13.71V at the battery terminal. When I start lights...
Re: Fw: Auxillary battery not charging
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Wed, 20 Sep 2000 17:58:06 -0700
...the first step is to put a volt meter to the terminals of the auxiliary battery.... should be over 12 v If it is...
Re: Battery Circuit Breaker
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 10:12:55 -0800
...I will >branch off the positive terminal with a fuse rated at about 25% more than >all four lamps draw. Then I will fuse...
Electric mayhem part 2
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
Sat, 9 Sep 2017 10:51:07 -0700
...Since everything is disconnected, meaning the multiple positive connections that were attached to the positive terminal, I thought it may be easier to try...
will jumping the switch light up brake lights on 85?
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:50:00 -0400
...I have no juice to the right rear terminal in the light housing for the brake bulb when the pedal is mashed but all...
Re: Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86
Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
Sun, 25 May 2008 22:10:35 -0400
...IIRC, the factory ground for the headlamps merges both high and low beam ground wires into a single spade terminal at the grounding post...
Re: Aux light install..sort of (long attempt)
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:34:26 -0700
...Ok, so the three big > spades are load, current and ground, right? and the two smaller terminals > share that ground and power a little...
Re: Weird '81 westy gas guage
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Feb 95 12:11:41 PST
...Connect both VOM terminals to the terminals of the fuel gauge. Fill up fuel tank and start the engine. Reverse polarity of the VOM...
Gas heater wiring
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:29:49 -0400
...The multi terminal plug is obvious so that’s OK but there are two spade terminals to the side of that plug that I...
Re: Interstate Batteries Researched & Purchased
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 Nov 1995 11:35:28 +0500
>Finally, if I just put the batter >in and the terminals touch the metal top of the compartment will I have a >problem? > >Thanks...
Nitrous on diesel?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:58:53 +1200
Is it feasible to nitrous-inject a diesel? Or would this cause massive (terminal) overheating?
Re: Aux light install..sort of (long attempt)
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Fri, 1 Aug 2008 10:20:57 -0700
...Ok, so the three big > spades are load, current and ground, right? and the two smaller terminals > share that ground and power a little...
Re: ignition coil: mystery connector
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:26:18 -0400
...There's a big plastic female spade connector block (green wire) that was attached to two of the negative terminals. There's a non...
Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 16:51:09 -0700
...And this is what > puzzles me--two reds that junction together on the (plus)terminal stud > on motor. I applied 12v from batt to...
Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 6 May 2012 18:58:41 -0700
FWIW, off-road racers rarely solder terminals to wiring. They have found that the solder wicks up the wire and makes it brittle. Brittle...
Re: 1984 Westy pops fuses when running fan and windshield wipers
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Thu, 24 May 2007 21:07:11 -0500
...If these terminals are loose, the terminal and the fuse will heat up, which puts the fuse just a little bit closer to blowing...
Re: Alternator blue wire
Historical mailing list - Jason Guest
Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:02:59 +0100
...the spade terminal on the > alternator that blue wire attaches to -- key on or engine running, no > power to that terminal. > > Is there a...
Re: Where do the Big Wires Go?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:54:31 -0800
...You could also connect your light wire onto the big terminal of the starter or alternator if you don't want to come into...
bad fit brake switches
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:14:06 -0400
...Went home removed the bad 30 year old OEM switch screwed the new one in without checking and found the terminals on the switch...
Re: Electrical connectors
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:18:18 +0100
"Spring contact terminal" VW mentions them as 000979102E a yellow repair wire with two crimped ends, but of course NLA. No single terminals to...
Re: in search of instrument cluster circuit diagram
Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
Thu, 13 Oct 2005 05:23:01 -0400
...Maybe you have a late-in-the-year production 89? According to Bentley, terminal #14 on the 14-point instrument cluster connector is for...
Re: wiring for a 2nd battery
Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 10:33:58 -0700
...Fenton & Jessey 84 Vanagon 97 Jetta --- mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > Yes, use terminal 30 to connect a wire to the AUX > battery...
Re: Electrical connectors
Historical mailing list - Tom C
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:46:59 -0500
...but resend it for you all... >> > > >> > > See page 7 on bottom right (TERM481) is the closest >> > > >> > > https://connectorexperts.com/c-1458515.7-terminals.html...