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#65 Electrical
Introduction
In the previous edition we ex- Broken, corroded or damaged
plained how to determine which spade connectors in a fifty year
spade connectors you need. In old Volkswagen is a common
this edition we will show you problem. Therefore you should
how to attach an electric cable not replace the entire wiring har-
to such a spade connector. A ness, this is too expensive and
sloppy electrical connection will impossible work when the car
soon lead to the failure of elec- is not completely dismantled.
trical accessories or in the worst Selectively repairing spade con-
case the engine. Bad connec- nectors and parts of the wiring
tions can also result in short-cir- harness will take you a long way.
cuits, causing the wiring harness But to do that, you will have to
to burn out. Enough reasons master a number of techniques,
to master a good technique to such as assembling spade con-
make the electrical connections nectors, and that is exactly what
of your classic Volkswagen neat we describe in this article.
and tidy.
For this exercise, we use a wir-
ing harness that needs to be
repaired (picture below).
Part of the wiring harness
that needs attention. Such a
plastic sleeve has not been used
on old VW's. The spade connector on the
right is also too small for two cables, possibly an
accessory was once added.
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