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• Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:52:00 -0800
  ...Put the pigtail in and the problem disappeared completely. Just for kicks on another trip I pulled the pigtail to see what would happen...
• Re: ECU swap across two running Vanagons. Now no start!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Aug 2017 18:53:23 -0500
  One ECU had a pigtail wire to the motherboard, the other did not. This pigtail is for the purposes of hooking up a Shoebox...
• Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Sat, 12 Dec 2015 08:35:19 -0700
  I am looking for a Vanagon air flow meter harness...it's the "pigtail" to address vanagon bucking syndrome. If you have one available...
• Re: Vanagon minds lend me your ears?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 17 May 2009 09:20:20 -0700
  ...Mine was cured by putting in the VW pigtail I carry. What is different in your case is the engine actually dying. Everything I...
• Re: AFM upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 06:54:43 -0700
  I was having AFM trouble, acquired the pigtail harness, still had trouble, and opened up the AFM to move the circuit board so that...
• Re: NEED PLUG/PIGTAIL TO DISTRIBUTOR
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:13:47 -0700
  ...NEED PLUG/PIGTAIL TO DISTRIBUTOR > Dear List members, > I am in dire need of the plug/pigtail that plugs into > the Halls Sender at...
• Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:58:47 -0700
  ...I immediately put in the pigtail and never had another incident in 70,000 miles. I no longer have a 2.1 engine and...
• Re: NEED PLUG/PIGTAIL TO DISTRIBUTOR
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:11:34 -0400
  ...NEED PLUG/PIGTAIL TO DISTRIBUTOR Dear List members, I am in dire need of the plug/pigtail that plugs into the Halls Sender at...
• Re: ECU swap across two running Vanagons. Now no start!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:36:01 -0400
  ...So had to swap them out so the pigtail > ECU did not go with the sale. Besides, I use that pigtail ECU all the...
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 12 Dec 2015 11:20:35 -0500
  > I am looking for a Vanagon air flow meter harness... > it's the "pigtail" to address vanagon bucking syndrome. We have it for $99...
• NEED PLUG/PIGTAIL TO DISTRIBUTOR
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:22:41 -0700
  Dear List members, I am in dire need of the plug/pigtail that plugs into the Halls Sender at the base of the distributor...
• Re: AFM upgrade using 16 volt tantalum capacitor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 08:22:16 -0600
  harald_nancy wrote: > But to cure the so called intermittent syndrome, VW developed > the pigtail harness. Btw, VW wants $166 for the pigtail harness...
• Re: Any one activated rear fog in back light cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 07:56:05 -0500
  ...The way to fix the bulb holders is to buy a single wire pigtail at your FLAPS. It will come with a short wire...
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 22:10:54 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: Re: Pigtail needed from Dennis suggestion and after the capacitor fix I would suggest...
• Re: Moral qestion--Now diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:54:06 -0600
  ...If your car has the anti-bucking pigtail to the air meter, then open the connection between the original cable and the add-on...
• Re: Capacitor fix harnesses for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:10:18 -0400
  ...I've tested the two (cap/pigtail) with a sweep generator and scope and their behavior as low-pass filters is essentially the same...
• Re: Heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 19:48:05 -0600
  ...turned out to be not where the pigtail plugs into the the afm, but where the pigtail plugged into the original cable. Unplugging and...
• ?Vanagon Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Paul
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:42:28 EDT
  Can anyone tell me what the "Vanagon Syndrome" is and why I need the AFM repair pigtail ? Thanks Bob
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 12 Dec 2015 08:43:28 -0800
  ...2015 7:58 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Pigtail needed make sure that you have the Vanagon Syndrome and not something...
• capacitor fix vs. pigtail
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 23:36:32 -0600
  ...I then bought a pigtail from listmember Bill in Mystic, CT, and hooked it up. I went for about a hundred mile drive on...
• Re: knock sensor question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 May 2001 09:16:06 -0400
  ...Look where you unplugged the connector and you should find them -- or if there is a wire pigtail from the sensor, then at the...
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Dec 2015 23:11:07 -0500
  ...Pigtail needed I am looking for a Vanagon air flow meter harness...it's the "pigtail" to address vanagon bucking syndrome. If you have...
• Re: 85gl acceleration Flat spot until warmed up
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:19:40 -0800
  Dennis Where do you get the the new harness & boot witrh just the pigtails ? thx tim ----- Original Message ----- From: "TC" <trclark@shaw.ca> To...
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 12:43:05 -0800
  ...Pigtail needed I am looking for a Vanagon air flow meter harness...it's the "pigtail" to address vanagon bucking syndrome. If you have...
• Re: Pigtail needed_looking for add'l grounds
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:41:14 -0800
  ...VANAGON.COM Date: 12/13/2015 07:11 PM Subject: Re: Pigtail needed Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From the...
• Re: What Is This Type Of Connector Called?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:52:12 -0600
  ...They give you a pigtail to wire to the battery. I bought some extras at my local hardware and use one wired to a...
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 10:05:26 -0800
  from Dennis suggestion and after the capacitor fix I would suggest to add a aground strap to the ECU - under the bench seat run...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:18:46 -0800
  ...Mark Stuart MacMillan wrote: > It would be easier to install and access one with pigtails like this: http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx...
• Re: ISO connector
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:09:34 -0700
  Jay brown sells them https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/headlight-wiring-harnesses/h4-ceramic-socket-pigtails Alistair > On Aug 23, 2015, at 8...
• Re: loss of power at highway speeds... guess
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 21:47:00 EST
  ...to Utah..I bought two vans from him...one had the "pigtail" on it...I grabbed it and a spare ECU..(figured I might...
• Re: Idea for removable backup light wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:40:27 -0400
  ...I also >thought about running a wire from the backup light switch, and having some >kind of a pigtail available cable-tied to the...
• Re: Injector Plug Rubber Boot Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:41:18 -0700
  ...300/fuel-injector-electrical-plug-boot.html http://www.ebay.com/itm/A4-4-EV1-Fuel-Injector-Repair-Connectors-Pigtails-W-Rubber-Boots-/400574237501
• aux battery to fuse panel mod.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:29:27 -0800
  ...I have a bunch of scavenged wire pigtails that have the molex-type connecter on one end. Connect one of those pigtails to the...
• Re: Headlight Failure
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:15:48 EDT
  In a message dated 9/27/05 6:04:13 AM, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes: << Kevin, most likely the pigtail sockets have gotten overheated...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:04:45 -0400
  ...However, the $$ pigtail cure - or the $2 capacitor cure - will also cover a multitude of ills in the way of noisy track on the...
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
  Sat, 12 Dec 2015 22:33:18 -0800
  ...Pigtail needed I am looking for a Vanagon air flow meter harness...it's the "pigtail" to address vanagon bucking syndrome. If you have...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 15 Jan 2002 (#2002-54)
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 23:29:06 -0800
  ...The pigtail that "cures" Vanagon Syndrome. Was there a point that VW made this standard in later model years of the Vanagon? Or is...
• Re: A New Perspective on Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 19:04:57 -0500
  At 06:34 PM 2/7/2009, David Marshall wrote: >The issue here is the pigtail isn't a cure for the problem rather...
• Re: Blown fuse
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:42:32 -0400
  ...with a trailer pigtail that is grounding out the stop lights. Teehee...on my Saab the lights would go on right turns. Found the...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 07:24:17 -0800
  ...Here's step-by-step instructions for creating a clean shield pigtail to crimp a connector on: http://www.aeroelectric.com/articles/pigtail/pigtail...
• Re: ISO connector
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:11:53 -0700
  ...A working one with pigtails (aka cut out of a parts van) is acceptable. Didn’t see the connector available at the online vendors...
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 12 Dec 2015 07:58:27 -0800
  make sure that you have the Vanagon Syndrome and not something else. If you can't find the AFM harness you could doing this...
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 09:28:49 -0500
  ...Pigtail needed > > I am looking for a Vanagon air flow meter harness...it's the "pigtail" to > address vanagon bucking syndrome. If you have...
• Re: A New Perspective on Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 17:19:56 -0800
  ...Daves comments of the pigtail masking the real problem I think Dave's comments are important to remember. And I've had the same...
• Door electrics problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:46:00 -0600
  ...I plug in the pigtail and there's 12v to that. I plug in the pigtail and nothing. Test the motor again on the...
• Re: Door electrics problem: voltage drop
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:58:46 -0600
  I took George's advice and found a ground and probed my way into a connection in the white wires of the pigtail. I...
• Puzzled by thesamba instructions: Convert 82D fan wiring to '86 fan.
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:42:51 +0000
  ...The other small wire should go to the red/blue of the new pigtail. The large live wire should go to the red/white...
• Re: bucking/stumbling, etc. - 91 2.1 WBX Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 5 Jan 2014 10:06:03 -0800
  ...Get the 'pigtail' from one of the online vendors and install that.
• AFM connector syndrome fix install?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 20:09:33 -0900
  Hi Volks-- If you're familiar with the pigtail fix for Vanagon syndrome, please send me a quick description of the installation procedure. It...
• http://members.aol.com/jmdavi/Headlights.html
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 19:18:55 -0700
  I was looking at the picture that was shown by 5) Install the new pigtails: It looks like there is a potential problem here...
• Re: Heads
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 18:35:02 -0800
  ...turned out > to be not where the pigtail plugs into the the afm, but where the > pigtail plugged into the original cable. Unplugging and...
• Re: 85gl acceleration Flat spot until warmed up
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:39:35 -0800
  ...85gl acceleration Flat spot until warmed up > Dennis > Where do you get the the new harness & boot witrh just the pigtails ? > > thx tim > ----- Original...
• Re: Problems with cigarette lighter?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:30:15 -0400
  ...Two-pin trailer connector pigtails are a cheap and electrically good method. However they're ugly and you have to convert your plug-in...
• Re: ISO connector
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 14:30:59 +0000
  ...A working > one with pigtails (aka cut out of a parts van) is acceptable. Didn’t see > the connector available at the online vendors...
• Re: capacitor fix mitigated buck, did not fix
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:25:28 -0600
  I've got a pigtail VW fix coming from listmember Bill M. It's been too cold and windy to get out and try...
• Re: Paint preparation tips...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:53:56 -0400
  Tape each of the two loose ends to little wire pigtails? Stephen Mobile > On Jul 25, 2017, at 10:42 AM, John Goubeaux <jlgoubeaux59...
• Re: VW Radio pig tail ...
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:42:05 -0700
  ...The adapters/pigtails/harnesses are included free when buying from them but they also sell them. On 6/15/06, Zoltan <zolo@foxinternet.net...
• Re: Broken down, need some advise
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 13 Nov 2016 17:02:02 +0100
  Ignition pigtail? Not sure what that is (german...). However, if battery fine, you should jump the starter motor, from big B+ wire to small...
• Re: More (simple) battery questions
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 30 Jan 2017 21:22:26 -0800
  ...I do have that pigtail, but would like to install it permanently and immediately accessible without tools etc. I would also like to keep...
• Re: AFM upgrade using 16 volt tantalum capacitor
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 23:02:26 -0800
  ...But to cure the so called intermittent syndrome, VW developed the pigtail harness. Btw, VW wants $166 for the pigtail harness now. Harald '90...