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WannaDriveFar
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 Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 10:18 am Post subject: Mystery Plug |
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Hey everybody,
I've got this mystery plug in my engine compartment. The wire is super long and comes from the right rear of the vehicle. I traced it up the right rear corner of the vehicle but then it seems to go up into the headliner. Any idea what this is?
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Vanagon Nut
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:18 pm Post subject: Re: Mystery Plug |
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Just guessing but....
My first thought was power steering switch connection. Might connect to idle boost system? Looks brown. If so, it'll be a ground.
Neil.
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the joker
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: Mystery Plug |
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| rear defroster? |
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fxr
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: Mystery Plug |
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The ground side of it, that is. 
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ajdenette
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AZ Landshaper
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:54 pm Post subject: Re: Mystery Plug |
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Thats the ground for those old bag phones people use to carry. The ones w the 27ft antennas. Yeah. There use to be a grip of dudes driving around in vanagons and bay window busses and they had those phones. They were common in suburban mall parking lots.. Most of them were Libyans.
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Vanagon Nut
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: Mystery Plug |
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| the joker wrote: |
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I bet it is. I declare you the winner.
Neil.
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thatvwbusguy
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:41 pm Post subject: Re: Mystery Plug |
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I'm pretty sure your photo actually shows a pair of terminals (90 degree female and male blade).
Rear defrost is the most likely suspect for sure. Be sure to pull the male blade out before trying to solder it back in place.
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fxr
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:43 pm Post subject: Re: Mystery Plug |
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| thatvwbusguy wrote: |
I'm pretty sure your photo actually shows a pair of terminals (90 degree female and male blade).
Rear defrost is the most likely suspect for sure. Be sure to pull the male blade out before trying to solder it back in place. |
^^^^
And this!
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