Date:         Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:13:48 -0800
Reply-To:     mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: anyone added a tach/digi clock cluster to a '85 Non-GL or
              Transporter????
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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The only solid green wire inside the wiring box would be for the tach
signal. I'd guess you are seeing the blue/green wires for the coolant
level switch. What colors are the wires on either side of the one you
saw as green? VW used the same basic pins and colors for all the
Vanagons so if you have a later one to look at you can see where the
green wire should be on the round 7 pin.

Mark

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

>hi mark...  the 2 prong plug that goes to the upper tabs on the coil only has
>the one fatter green wire going to it.. the other plug has no wire (where the
>smaller green tach wire would normally be)
>in the wiring junction box on the firewall there are the 2 round 7 pin
>connectors..  one connector plug has a small green wire going to it, but the joining
>plug that plugs into it has a blue wire mating up to it on the matching pin
>of the connecting plug....??
>
>so why would VW build a wiring harness with the green tach wire in position
>#9 of the 14pt plug into the cluster, and then have the wire go nowhere?
>where does the green wire go?  is the small green wire i see in the round 7pt plug
>in the junction box that connects with the blue wire, the tach wire?
>
>any ideas?
>
>chris
>
>In a message dated 2/25/06 1:07:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
>
>
>
>
>>Look at your coil. Does it have 2 green wires to it, one larger one
>>smaller? If not, you will need to add one. If not, how about in the
>>wiring box, with the 2 round connectors? The tach smaller green wire
>>from the coil goes to one of the round 7 pin connectors. Is there a
>>green wire to one of the round connectors and if so is it connected on
>>both sides of the connector?
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>