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Re: Soldered Connections
Historical mailing list
Sat, 30 Jan 1999 09:30:27 EST
...A good crimp connection beats a soldered connection anyday. First of all a soldered connection is brittle and with any amount of flexing or...
Vacuum Advance Connection??
Historical mailing list - David
Thu, 4 May 2000 10:07:15 -0400
I recently noticed that the engine in my 82 has a vacuum advance on the distributor with TWO vaccum connections. It was bought new...
Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:22:06 -0400
...the 'best' electrical connection in simple terms could be thought of as a bolted connection. that connection type gives very high pressures, most hight...
alternator connections
Historical mailing list - patty and danny
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:59:27 -0800
On an '81 vanagon alternator there are 3 connections that the wiring hooks up to. On one side it says D+ and on the...
Fifth connection found
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:06:24 -0800
On an other page where aux battery connection is also given, I found the fifth connection, that is also 87. It is on page...
Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:44:48 -0400
...bolted connection. �that connection type > gives very high pressures, most hight voltage stuff is of the bolted > connection type. �a bolted connection is not...
Re: Conductive grease for connections???
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 8 Oct 2007 21:20:58 +0000
I use DetoxIT D5 from Craig laboritories to clean connections http://www.deoxit.com/ dielectric grease can be used on the connections after cleaning...
Re: alternator connections
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:28:02 -0500
Two 12-ga red wires go to a connection in the terminal box on the left side of the firewall, and from there a...
Re: A/C panel melted
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:38:03 -0400
...Stuff often melts because of a loose connection, loose connection means higher resistance, higher resistance means voltage dropped at the loose connection, voltage drop...
Re: Soldered Connections
Historical mailing list - Dave
Sat, 30 Jan 1999 23:36:13 -0600
I do not agree with your logic, a crimp connection is far more likely to vibrate apart than a properly soldered connection. As for...
Re: stupid electrical question
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:14:53 -0800
...5v at wiper Most likely a bad/corroded connection causing the large voltage drop. Check the ground connection at the wiper motor, then the...
Remote Starting
Historical mailing list - David Preston
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 23:26:25 -0500
I discovered an easy connection for starting my '72 van from the engine compartment. In center of the "computer Plug in thing" there are...
Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:43:16 -0400
...The higher the current draw, the better the connections must be. Low-current connections (like the sender connections into the ECU) have to be...
Re: Headlight Failure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:45:03 -0400
The current along with the voltage drop of a poor connection is what makes the heat. If the connection has "0" resistance, (impossible for...
85 Westy fuel tank change
Historical mailing list - Rod Knutson
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:45:35 -0800
Hi All, I just received my new fuel tank from BD and I note that it is a bit different regarding the fuel connection...
Re: Please Help! Starting problems 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:50:37 -0400
...clean the connection, visually inspect the connection and the wire, then check the tightness with which the connector fits on the spade. this connection...
Re: Conductive grease for connections???
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Mon, 8 Oct 2007 11:56:31 -0700
Ox-gard is such a grease for electrical connections. It claims to reduce connector losses by using a "particle" which enhances the mechanical grip...
RE: '86 Westy Electrical failure.
Historical mailing list
Thu, 5 Sep 1996 12:29:21 -0500
Hey Napman, Did you check the grounding connections behind the fuse panel? There are star like connections that bring several ground wires to a...
Re: 1991 Vanagon intermittent no start
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 15:48:42 -0500
...Dirty (but maybe tight) connections. Remove and clean (clean means make shiny bright) the male/female spade connection on the starter solenoid where the...
checking propane leaks
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sat, 1 Jul 2017 13:34:18 -0700
...To check for leaks on these connections (and other internal refrigerator connections while it is out), how? Is this correct? Connect refrigerator to propane...
88 Westy fuel connection
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Mon, 27 Jul 2015 07:09:48 -0400
Hi all, Just about finished replacing all of my 88 Westy fuel lines and have a question on the tank to fuel pump connection...
Dometic wiring, now gas line
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Fri, 16 Aug 2013 11:22:41 -0500
...16px"><DIV>What a PITA.  It looks like the propane connection is different also.  Good ol' Bentley just says remove gas connection...
Re: Soldered Connections
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 08:16:49 EST
...A good crimp connection beats a >soldered >connection anyday. First of all a soldered connection is brittle and >with >any >amount of flexing or...
Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:19:09 -0700
Frank made a good point about the poor connection we get with cigarette lighter plugs. They tend to be loose, provide a high resistance...
Re: SOLDERED CONNECTIONS
Historical mailing list - David-M
Sat, 30 Jan 1999 14:43:10 -0500
...Probably the > best advice I received from my mentor was that mechanical connections = > crimping, twisting, hooking AND electrical connections = lots of > mechanical contact and...
Re: Internet On The Roa
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 06:23:10 -0800
...charge or is the connection just a 3G/4G > connection? > No extra charge, it's using my 3g connection/account. And I have unlimited...
Re: WiFry NVC but camping related
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:31:35 -0700
Loren, a wifi connection is no different from a network connection. You can have multiple network connections from a computer. If you lose the...
Re: Soldered Connections
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Sat, 30 Jan 1999 23:25:40 -0800
>I do not agree with your logic, a crimp connection is far more likely to >vibrate apart than a properly soldered connection. Put me...
Re: Glow Plug Warning Light
Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
Tue, 18 Jul 1995 11:37:19 -0600 (MDT)
Harvey, there is what looks like an empty connection at the rear of my vanagon in the engine compartment. I have also found an...
Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sun, 6 May 2012 23:38:28 -0400
...There's no reason to not trust a properly crimped connection. They're as good or better than soldered ones. With the correct crimper...
Re: Hesitation cured...
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 22 Sep 2001 14:09:11 -0500
...I poked (with a tester I don't know how to use) and > prodded all the wire connections, and got interesting readings that made...
Re: Timing light connections
Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:24:53 -0500
...Timing light connections At the risk of sounding like a simpleton would someone please let me know where to get the 12V connection for...
Re: Soldered Connections
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 30 Jan 1999 23:38:58 -0800
...Your examples of failing solders are not from a wire to wire connection but a wire to a component / circuit board connection. If you...
Timing light connections
Historical mailing list - Wognacious
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:01:59 -0800
At the risk of sounding like a simpleton would someone please let me know where to get the 12V connection for a timing light...
Re: Soldered Connections
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 00:17:37 -0800
...Your examples of failing solders are not from a wire to >wire connection but a wire to a component / circuit board connection. If >you...
Re: Headlight Failure
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:15:48 EDT
...A marginal connection (poor contact) would result in a voltage drop across the connection. The worse the connection is (i.e., the higher the...
[f] Re: Remote Starting
Historical mailing list - sstones
Thu, 28 Mar 1996 09:02:42 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 27 Mar 1996, David Preston wrote: > I discovered an easy connection for starting my '72 van from the > engine compartment. In center...
REPAIR FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL RIBBON CONNECTION
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:24:54 -0500
Has anyone ever successfully repaired the ribbon connection for the instrument panel? Mine has one broken ear that snaps the connector on and the...
Re: Tip for slow cranking
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:16:41 -0700
I had a chance today to pull my fuse panel and see if I could tighten up the connection Jim is talking about (the...
Re: 85' GL Pesky Coolant Light has a life of it's own
Historical mailing list - Barb Ourada
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:37:41 -0500
...Since it's been years, I may be a bit hazy on detail of the connection, but I hope you get the concept. It...
Re: Timing light connections
Historical mailing list - Tim Olmstead
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:26:35 -0800
Use your battery. > At the risk of sounding like a simpleton would someone > please let me know where to get the 12V connection for...
Re: Heater question
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:40:08 -0700
The key is the large hose connections on both sides of the box. The original fresh only side air boxes have round connections for...
Re: Voltage Drop - Less than 3% - 15 feet, 2/0, 150 Amps is on target
Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:02:23 -0500
Correct, connections are "very" important. Last time that I used welding cable for battery connections I used a crimping tool with copper lugs for...
Re: HELP!! No Headlights - 87 Westy
Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:31:06 -0400
...Regardless of whether or not you decide to add new ground connections, I would clean the ground connection at the cluster under the dash...
Data Connection In The Desert!
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:13:23 -0800
At first I didn't believe what I was seeing but I have a data connection with my Droid and Verizon way the hell...
Re: Headlight Failure
Historical mailing list - Kevin
Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:21:42 -0700
...A marginal connection (poor contact) would result in a voltage drop across the connection. The worse the connection is (i.e., the higher the...
Re: Soldered Connections
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 06:45:59 -0600
...Your examples of failing solders are not from a wire to >>wire connection but a wire to a component / circuit board connection. If >>you...
Re: Fuel System or Electronic?
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 13 Nov 2018 21:10:11 -0500
Taking about cleaning connections... I recall someone (in the past) talking about cleaning the electrical connections with acetone (?) & a toothbrush. Rob vwrobb@gmail.com...
Re: Dielectric grease
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 13 Jan 2019 00:39:51 +0000
While on this thread....go ahead and attack other potential electrical connection problems. Nip them in the bud. Wirebrush and/or sandpaper for nice...
Vanavon Connection at EZBOARDS.com love connection...
Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 23:03:41 -0700
Ok all, YOUR love connection has arrived!! NO, I'm not Chuck Woolery.. I have the Vanagon Connection (as I'm calling it for...
Re: Check your grounds
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 1 Aug 1998 14:59:38 EDT
...I've never liked crimps alone in electrical (or especially electronic) connections. I prefer a good solder connection. Although, I also find that cold...
Re: Soldered Connections
Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 18:16:29 -0800
...Your examples of failing solders are not from a wire >to >>>wire connection but a wire to a component / circuit board connection. If >>>you...
Re: black smoke pouring out exhaust?!?!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 Feb 1995 16:06:04 -0500 (EST)
> A good friend of mine traced billowing black smoke out the exhaust to a bad > ground connection in the engine compartment. There is nothing...
Re: REPAIR FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL RIBBON CONNECTION
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 08:50:15 -0800
...REPAIR FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL RIBBON CONNECTION Has anyone ever successfully repaired the ribbon connection for the instrument panel? Mine has one broken ear that...
Bus towing bus connection
Historical mailing list
Fri, 07 Jun 1996 02:49:35 -0700
...I'm thinking about towing my Westy with my Bluebird bus, but don't want to risk a weak connection, nor leave cosmetic defects...
Re: Power Window problem
Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
Wed, 8 Apr 1998 22:30:12 EDT
...It sounds to me like loose connections on the back of the switch. I was looking at the back of my switch today and...
Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
July 31, 1987
Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant level. - Coolant level indicator. - Electrical connections on gauge. * Check coolant level, top up if...
Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
July 31, 1987
Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant level. - Coolant level indicator. - Electrical connections on gauge. * Check coolant level, top up if...
Re: Dielectric grease
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 12 Jan 2019 23:17:21 +0000
...On widely spaced terminals (like ground connections), you are good with something like white lithium grease for the connector to contact; and then an...
Re: Strange no-start problem
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:26:58 -0500
Another typical 1.9 problem is a bad connection at starter (the big + connector)... Basicaly, the starter serve also as a connection between the...