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• Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 02:43:48 EST
  To tell you which colors line up pin-to-pin is sometimes difficult because the VW wiring harness color code often changes from model...
• Vgon syndrome harness made it run like crap?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 09:35:34 -0600
  I bought a made by VW wiring harness that goes inbetween the AFM and the connector that connects to the wiring harness. Before I...
• Re: wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 09:22:42 -0800
  > can anyone explain in the simplest terms how to install the wiring harness > that is used to prevent the vanagon bucking syndrome. i have...
• need bad ECU/wire harness for 81
  Historical mailing list - Blue Ridge CycleWorks
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 08:43:11 -0500
  ...Anyone out there got a bad ECU and wire harness so I could tear into that, make an adapter with the old harness that...
• Re: Power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 02:50:52 +0200
  ...But the main harness (from left to right, conncting to the fusebox) will not be there! The main harness is ONLY for the power...
• Front wiring harness source?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Neal
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:07:50 -0800
  Up to five wire open circuits in the driver door wiring harness and expecting more. Does someone sell the front wiring harness? Tom
• Re: Wiring Harness Differences
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:09:37 +0000
  Yes, there are several differences between the two wiring harnesses. The California harness has special connections to accomodate the Hall-effect distributor, ICU and...
• wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 23:00:15 -0700
  Any visual way to tell if my harness in my 81 Vanagon has been replaced with the upgrade one. Which part of the harness...
• Re: The Real Starter Problem Found. Now I Need a Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 17:10:55 -0700
  The damaged fuel injection harness is a separate piece and not that bad to change in its entirety. There are other sub-harness sections...
• Radiator Fan Ballast resistor harness
  Historical mailing list - Drew Jenkins
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 15:11:13 -0500
  ...Should I replace the entire harness, or can I just take the resistor off the harness and use it on the old harness? Drew...
• The Real Starter Problem Found. Now I Need a Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:50:43 -0400
  ...I noticed that the harness shielding was burned and melted. Long story short, the wiring harness from the idle stabilizer relay is melted into...
• Re: Replace Heads or Engine? I-4.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:07:04 -0800
  ...And by "body portion" I mean the Mk3 harness and minor mods to Vanagon harness. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http...
• Factory Wiring Harness (talilight) still available
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 22:51:53 -0800
  MLVWPS seems not too responsive to whether or not a factory harness is available. Any thoughts on where I ming find a factory taillight...
• Re: Cooked wire harness for tail and parking lights
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:08:50 -0700
  ...If the van has factory cruise, I find the harness is hooked up in the harness holders, if not it is usually melted. dylan...
• Re: wiring harness for 84?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:00:32 -0400
  Wes, I wish that our list vendors could source brand new wiring harnesses for our older Vanagons. I have an '84, too, and my...
• Re: need bad ECU/wire harness for 81
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 07:50:58 -0600
  FWIW, you don't chop up your old wiring harness to add a Digitool - that's not required. You do have to solder the...
• Harness melt down and Vanagon on fire
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 20:03:05 -0700
  ...Fire starts and burns harness, wires inside harness short and now the entire harness is gone. I have removed both harness from the tin...
• Re: Headlight wiring harnesses and voltage drops
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 03:24:16 EDT
  ...I ordered the wiring harness from a place called Blaufernugen out of wisconsin. (check out their site at audiquattroparts.com) they offer wiring harnesses...
• Compatibility of AFM harness with early Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 09:09:41 -0700
  I have received a lot of inquiries about my AFM harness for sale - all of them from owners of pre-'86 Vanagons. Can anyone...
• more radio harness questions
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:34:02 -0500
  Hi Tim, You suggested I buy the Best Kits harness which I did, but I have a couple questions I was hoping you wouldn...
• '84 harness?
  Historical mailing list - jfg69
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 16:50:38 -0500
  I am looking for a good engine compartment wiring harness to replace my old corroded-spliced-to-death-poor-excuse-for a harness from...
• Wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 19:15:10 -0400
  If anyone is doing a I-4 conversion and you do not understand the wiring harness,I will make my suggestion to you.Send...
• New 2.0 air-cooled wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:04:10 -0700
  I was conracted today about this new option for the air-cooled bus types he will be making 1.9 harnesses next and he...
• Need FI harness for 87
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Thu, 7 May 1998 20:19:54 -0400
  While doing some routine maintenance on my 87 camper, I noticed a burned spot on the main fi wiring harness- the one that goes...
• Re: Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:29:37 -0400
  That harness did not melt without cause. I would still investigate wiring problems including something connected wrong. The circuits for fuel, ignition, and starting...
• Re: Just in Case: where to get a wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:34:23 -0700
  > For the harness, if you need a rebuilt one talk to Kyle at > > http://www.kyleautomotivespecialties.com/ > > He's got EFI harnesses in the...
• Fuel system harness
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 19:18:40 EST
  ...Does anyone have a harness for an 87? This is the harness that travels from the computer to the AFM, and coil, and injectors...
• vanagon radios?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Lund
  Sat, 20 May 2006 15:55:32 -0700
  Do all Vanagon radios run without the key? Or is just the camper models? I have a 90 Westfalia and purchased a wire harness...
• Vanagon Driveability Complaints
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Vanagon Driveability Complaints
  April 30, 1992
  ...SERVICE To resolve this condition, wire harness Part No. 025 906 302, should be installed. This harness provides improved signal voltage stablization. * remove electrical...
• Vanagon Driveability Complaints
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Vanagon Driveability Complaints
  April 30, 1992
  ...SERVICE To resolve this condition, wire harness Part No. 025 906 302, should be installed. This harness provides improved signal voltage stablization. * remove electrical...
• Vanagon Driveability Complaints
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Vanagon Driveability Complaints
  April 30, 1992
  ...SERVICE To resolve this condition, wire harness Part No. 025 906 302, should be installed. This harness provides improved signal voltage stablization. * remove electrical...
• Re: O2 Sensor wire connection (wiring harness end - 2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:24:27 -0700
  I have 2.1 wiring harnesses. I don't recall that the 02 sensor connector is yellow though, but I most likely can supply...
• Connectors for Fuel and Ignition wiring harness Digijet 83.5 - 85
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:18:27 -0800
  I have a spare harness in pretty good shape and would like to use it as a template to create a new harness (since...
• digijet wiring harness upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 22:19:25 -0600
  I was looking for one of the harnesses that will cure some of the digijet ailments, but the dealer said he only has a...
• Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:25:49 -0700
  ...I got a name which did not match up to the harness maker's harness. Anyway, I can't understand why the engine won...
• Re: Vgon syndrome harness made it run like crap?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:13:40 -0400
  ...Is there some sort of >adjustment that needs to be made when installing the Vanagon syndrome >harness? No. > Will the harness make things worse...
• Intermittent syndrome with factory harness installed
  Historical mailing list - John (Gus) Gramling
  Fri, 2 May 2008 17:27:58 -0700
  ...On installation day, I was surprised to find the factory patch harness fix already in there (the one without the "A" suffix: older, right...
• Re: Shoulder Belts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 13:53:49 EST
  ...but there is already a threaded hole there, for a shoulder harness, and any front shoulder harness can be used in the rear.. chris
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 6 Dec 2016 10:14:09 -0800
  ...I found that the AFM harness which came out of the main harness is too tight for some reason.. I pulled the main harness...
• radio wiring harness wanted
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Mon, 27 May 2002 16:52:07 -0400
  Hello, anybody parting out a vanagon that has a radio harness for a 86 or so Heidelberg VW radio? I need the connectors and...
• Air-cooled FI harness
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 12:57:53 -0700
  I am exploring the possibility of developing a cottage industry in weaving fresh FI harnesses for air-cooled buses and vanagons. These would include...
• 86 Syncro Westy - harness replacement
  Historical mailing list - Randy Kerr
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 23:27:44 EDT
  I am told by my long time, and I believe, reliable mechanic that I need a new harness for the engine electronics. I have...
• Re: Wanted: Wiring Harness for '84
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:09:07 -0500
  ...Wiring Harness for '84 > > > > My wiring harness is quite a mess, so I'm looking to replace it if I can > > find one in...
• Re: Looking for some Vanagon wiring harness parts
  Historical mailing list - gburgin
  Thu, 19 Sep 2019 21:30:51 -0400
  I strongly suggest the Vanagain wiring harness. The harness might seem expensive but it is complete. It’s what I have in mine and...
• Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:57:41 -0400
  Hi, My starter problem from last week all boiled down to a melted wiring harness. I now need the main wiring harness that runs...
• HELP aircooled wireing harness needed.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 18:17:50 -0700
  HELP, doe anyone have a complete Fuel Injection Wiring harness for an 80 Vanagon? Im gettin a intermittant misswhile climing hills and going down...
• Re: removing the harness from Hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - John Erickson
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:24:53 -0700
  ...removing the harness from Hall sender? > I'll ask again since no one responded. > How do you unclip the harness plug from the Hall...
• Aftermarket stereo to stock radio harness
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:11:44 +0800
  For those of you looking upgrade the radio in your Vanagon without cutting up the stock wiring, Best Kits & Harnesses (www.bestkits.com) makes...
• Re: Wanted: Wiring Harness for '84
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:08:24 -0500
  Wes, it would seem that selling new wiring harnesses would be a great way for list vendors to part us from our money. John...
• Re: Front wiring harness source?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:16:11 -0800
  ...wrote: > Up to five wire open circuits in the driver door wiring harness and > expecting more. > Does someone sell the front wiring harness? > > Tom
• O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:10:46 -0800
  ...The O2 sensor harness, has been written up in the technical bulletins as a failing on some vehicles. There is a VW kit, to...
• O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:10:46 -0800
  ...The O2 sensor harness, has been written up in the technical bulletins as a failing on some vehicles. There is a VW kit, to...
• Re: "intermittant syndrome" harness fix...only for 2.1L vans???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 22:21:02 -0500
  The harness adapter is only for the Digifant. If it ran for almost 20 years without it, why should it need it now? I...
• Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:24:30 -0500
  Has it been determined if this was the cause of the runaway starter or if the runaway starter back fed and fried the harness...
• HELP WTB: Wire Harness for 1987 1.9 (bosch FI harness)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Jon
  Tue, 6 May 2003 22:55:47 -0700
  spent a month diagnosing the dreaded run rich sooty exhaust syndrome.Turns out it's a bad wire harness. If anyone has one to...
• "intermittant syndrome" harness fix...only for 2.1L vans???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:32:36 EST
  i just bought the little 8" long factory harness fix for the vanagon "intermittant syncrome" problem.. its the little harness with the a plug...
• Engine Bay Wiring Harness: Heat Damage? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:36:08 -0700
  ...While double checking fuel injector wires and contacts, thought to check the harness itself. Image of heat damage to harness: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com...
• Re: wiring harness, stalling
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 23:37:52 -0700
  ...There >were no problems after this. > >What I am wondering is, does this sound like the wiring harness fix that >i've read about...
• Re: Another question? Wiring Harness Upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 16:38:00 -0500
  ...Looking at the posts from folks who have had our trouble it seems to be something of a crap shoot between the harness and...
• RE: vanagon stalling tech bulletin
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 05 Jan 95 15:27:00 MST
  ...The new harness seems to be an addition to the existing harness rather than a replacement. Has anyone looked at the thing to see...