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• Re: need coil wire 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:30:15 -0800
  ...Use Packard 440 for the plug wires and carbon wire for the coil to distributor wire. Waaaayyyyy back then, we used either MSD or...
• Re: a REAL basic electronics question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Jul 1996 17:30:35 -0500
  >W For example, my radio has one red wire for power >but when I look at the hot wire from the van it is...
• General Ox Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:40:23 -0700
  I have found listings for Ox Sensors that say will fit the Vanagon for 1-wire, 2-wire, 3-wire, and 4-wire sensors...
• Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 13:50:47 -0400
  ...I'm extending a wire which appears to be a wire within a wire, probably for shielding from EMI as the outside wire seems...
• Re: o2 sensor wire
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 08:04:53 -0400
  Right, so the green wire is shielded, but the black wire coming from the sender is not shielded. Correct? Greg. 82 westy. Stephen Buck...
• shielded wire for oxygen sensor?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 21 May 2008 17:35:47 -0400
  I'm planning on running a wire from my oxygen sensor up to the front of the van for a air/fuel mixture gauge...
• Re: Help Wiring O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Eric Fournier
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 19:11:33 -0700
  ...Right? Now, that leaves the black wire to be > connected to > the fat green wire. Is that the signal wire, or is it a...
• Re: O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 12:34:50 -0800
  ...The 3 wire sensor has 2 wires for the heater that get the sensor to temp quicker. the 1 wire system has only a...
• Re: wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:58:19 -0800
  ...Heat the wire with the iron. Once the wire is HOT, apply the solder to the wire rather than the iron (really close to...
• Help Wiring O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 13:36:42 EDT
  A couple of questions on the 3 wire sensor. ('88 2.1 L). If I understand this thing, the two white wires are to...
• Re: o2 sensor wire
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 00:43:50 EDT
  ...The connector attaches to a green wire. The green wire is the wire with the shield. The shield (similar ro a coaxial shield) is...
• Re: O2 Sensor - Low Prices 3-wire in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 18:43:03 -0400
  does the digifant waterboxer use a 3 wire sensor? i know the digifant golf uses a 4 wire sensor. for my engine conversion i...
• reverse light wire (color?)
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 17:16:56 -0700
  Hey Folks, I would like to tap into my reverse light wire in the back of my van, and use it as a power...
• ALTERNATIVE SPARK PLUG WIRES
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:39:45 -0600
  I have had trouble with Bosch spark plug wires in the past. I installed new Bosch wires and experienced a plug wire go bad...
• Re: Generic O2 sensor installation
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 18:53:20 -0800
  ...There are three wires coming > to the old sensor, which is a three wire sensor type. I'm guessing you have the newer 3...
• Re: Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:51:16 -0700
  if all you need to do is protect some exposed wire ( and it would be better to keep an original wire in one piece...
• Re: Wire gauge: smaller to larger ok?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:27:01 -0400
  At 01:16 PM 4/11/2008, neil N wrote... >Hi all. > >Vanagon Bentley (1981) shows a #16 wire from "15" on ignition switch...
• OXS Black wire connect to green wire?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 20:15:58 -0400
  Hi, 1986 Westfalia does the OXS black wire connect to the green wire? While fixing the distributor I noticed the black wire of the...
• stereo speaker wire colors?
  Historical mailing list - Jesse Reynolds
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:15:16 -0700
  ...Inside it is a twist of copper strands, a red wire, a brown wire, and two cables with still more wires inside: there is...
• O2 Sensor - 3-wire vs 1-wire
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:19:50 -0600
  Can the one wire version be used on a 2.1L engine? If not, why not?? If so, what is lost without the other...
• Re: reverse light wire (color?)
  Historical mailing list - Arlen
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 07:43:17 -0700
  Dave, My Bentley says that the wire coming from the back up switch back to the lights themselves are the black with blue stripe...
• Re: Wires
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 01:06:52 -0400
  ...XLPE Automotive Primary Wire, Department Code GXL. XLPE >AUTOMOTIVE PRIMARY >WIRE ... Custom striped wires can be ordered by specifying the wire ... >www.anaheimwire.com...
• Re: wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 09:09:59 +0800
  Someone was after some advice about wire splicing - other messages have offerred some good advice, I'd like to add my $0.02 and...
• Re: wire pulling greese?
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 21:14:23 -0600
  ...Get wire pulling soap or use some mild hand soap. I have pulled wire across a paraffin block before. This worked after a fashion...
• Re: speaker wires
  Historical mailing list - John Langowski
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 16:04:36 -0600
  speaker wires I've got to run some new speaker wires to my rear speakers and I'm wondering if anyone has ever done...
• Re: stereo speaker wire colors?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:42:33 -0400
  ...Inside it is a > twist of copper strands, a red wire, a brown wire, and two cables with > still more wires inside: there is...
• Re: anyone added a tach/digi clock cluster to a '85 Non-GL or Transporter????
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:13:48 -0800
  The only solid green wire inside the wiring box would be for the tach signal. I'd guess you are seeing the blue/green...
• OXY Sensor connect?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 10:01:59 EDT
  ...Do I need another wire to connect, or is the wrong wire on the oxy sensor, or is this green wire for something else...
• Re: Alternator upgrade
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:12:16 -0800
  ...Late 86 and all 87 used one larger wire and one smaller wire, then 88-on used one very large wire and one smaller...
• Re: O2 Sensor Disconnected=better mpg???
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:45:42 -0700
  ...So that green wire is co-axial. The outer wire is to isolate it from any electrical noise (like the plug wire!) and the...
• wire pulling greese?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 18:24:27 -0800
  I have a #4 automotive wire to pull through about 4 feet of snug fitting plastic tubing. I don't want to go to...
• Re: O2 Sensor - 3-wire vs 1-wire
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:31:32 -0500
  Sorry to piggyback on your question, John, but how about the opposite? Can a 3 wire 02 sensor be used on a 1.9...
• Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:06:33 -0700
  My shielded wire from the O2 sensor to the ECU...that is badly aged and cracked, resulting in it shorting, again, from the signal...
• Re: Red/wht wire from battery
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 13 Aug 2017 18:00:09 -0700
  86+ with factory A/C has a dedicated wire run from the battery to the radiator fan high speed relay. Mark Mbob1950 wrote: > I...
• Re: Air Conditioning - 1991 Carat - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 17 May 2017 18:52:02 -0500
  ...three same size wires, all three with solid red insulation. Wire one - a red wire that comes off the alternator b+ to the 50...
• Red/wht wire from battery
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:27:52 -0500
  ...On the battery + terminal the red wire feeds the fuse panel but where does the red/wht wire go? I don't see it...
• Re: OXY sensor Help!!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 16:51:34 -0500
  ...The black wire is the sensor itself. > > I also noticed that the connector to the black wire (ground?) at the > other end of the...
• Re: spark plug wires...sort of long
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:42:31 EST
  Hi All, A cure for all that ails ya, new spark plug wires aint, but I looked high & low for no start, die'n...
• Re: wires for gauges
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 09:19:38 -0800
  I ran a length of "trailer wire" from front to rear. Make sure you get some wire loom to protect the wires under the...
• Radio interferance and Intermittant Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 08:41:49 -0700
  ...I also routinely encountered wire looms that zip tied spark plug wires in bundles, cinched tight to metal grounds and etc. If you wire...
• Re: wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 20:05:55 -0800
  ...Heat the wire with the iron. Once the wire is HOT, apply the solder to the wire rather than the iron (really close to...
• Re: Generic Wiring of Bosch O2 Sensor/ Cat implode
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:44:54 -0700
  ...I just recently switched my subaru 3-wire O2 sensor to a 4-wire Bosch.... The Bosch 4-wire sensors: White(s) = Heater. One...
• Re: Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Bertschi
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 14:15:59 -0400
  ...I'm extending a wire which >appears to be a wire within a wire, probably for shielding from EMI as >the outside wire seems...
• How to make an OEM Spark PLug Wire set
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:42:21 -0400
  Since VW OEM wires and boots aren't molded onto the spark plug boot wire leads, moisture is a problem because the engine's...
• one more radio installing question!
  Historical mailing list - THE BUSLADY
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 21:06:58 -0500
  Just one more, i promise! ok, I checked out the wires...there's 2 plugs, I figured out the speaker wires(the brown plug...
• Re: Spark plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:55:32 -0400
  ...the upper left wire goes to the upper left spark plug (#3). The lower left wire goes to the lower left spark plug (#4...
• 1987 Oxygen Sensor Wiring 2.1 liter Digifant MV engine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 22:09:49 +0100
  Can anyone help me figure out the wiring on my Oxygen Sensor?? It is the 3 wire type and was replaced several years ago...
• Re: Wire size question.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:53:51 -0700
  On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Don H anson<dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: ...... > The light came with a short supply wire...
• Re: A Current Question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:06:55 -0800
  ...the wire is good for 37 amps. Will the connectors and the wire >do the trick or will I have a meltdown or worse...
• Re: OXY Sensor connect?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 11:54:38 -0400
  On the "Single Wire" oxy sensors .... some had male connectors and some had female connectors. When I last replaced mine, the new sensor had...
• Westy--Cabinet Speaker Wire Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 10:24:44 -0700
  Hi, can someone help me on how to replace my speaker wire? i have all my cabinets/closet pulled out, so i might as...
• Re: Water Tank wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 23:41:27 -0400
  ...o Thick light green wire & thin dark green wire o Thin yellow wire o Thin white wire o Thick black wire Hope this helps...
• Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 04:57:34 -0500
  ...the O2 sensors I've seen have two white wires, and a black wire. Would one white wire go to ground, the other to...
• Re: WTB Knarly Spark Plug Wire Set
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 23:18:18 UT
  Good wires in good shape shouldn't need to be kept spaced from each other - although I commonly tie the "bundle" away from grounding...
• ac compressor wire
  Historical mailing list - Larry V. Brown
  Thu, 31 May 2001 17:36:46 -0400
  I have an 85 Westy with factory air, and in the process of engine swap I can't find the wire that connects to...
• Re: wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 18:41:10 -0800
  ...Heat the wire with the iron. Once the wire is HOT, apply the solder to the wire rather than the iron (really close to...
• Re: Wire gauge: smaller to larger ok?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:42:52 -0700
  ...Just couldn't bear the thought of using the wrong size wire. Appreciate the help! Neil. On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 11:27...
• Re: ALTERNATIVE SPARK PLUG WIRES
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:22:58 -0600
  ...YMMV DM&FS At 07:39 PM 2/24/2009, Jerry wrote: >I have had trouble with Bosch spark plug wires in the past...
• Re: problem splicing O2 sensor wires
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 07:17:58 -0400
  On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, Austin wrote: > Recently while splicing a generic 3-wire O2 sensor onto the stock loom I > couldn't get...
• Re: Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:26:47 -0700
  Mobile CB coaxial wire? Image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/RG-59.jpg/400px-RG-59.jpg Does the shield...