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On 15 Feb 99, at 8:25, James MacNaughton wrote: > The best way to > fix loose connectors is to use a sewing needle to carefully remove > the translucent plastic connector body from the connector pins and > GENTLY squeeze the lug closed a tiny bit. Then reassemble the parts > into the connector body. > > >>>Yes, but the wires are usually so brittle moving them excessively > makes them snap. But your advice is sage, I will try it. f¶ ese wires ARE old and brittle by now, but I really don't recommend that the average person start just replacing parts. It is much better to just take care of the harness you have and DON'T try to work on it in cold weather. Most people don't realize how difficult it really is to make a good crimp. Even I don't have the equipment to duplicate the quality of the factory crimp, and a connection that lasts an average of about a year is virtually worthless when you consider that before you're done there will be about 70 crimps. I suspect that works out to trouble shooting a bad connection about once a week after 6 months. > Without this connection your AT will not "kick down" that means > > >>>I am apparently using the wrong nomenclature for this gizmo (I > have a manual trans); it is a single lead to this device, that seems to be > mounted off of the 'throttle body,' behind (in front of) and slightly > below the throttle butterfly itself. Not sure which part you're describing. There is a single terminal temperature switch mounted on a bracket attached to the case below and to the right of the butterfly. The oil pressure switch is screwed into the top of the oil cooler below and to the left of the butterfly. If your engine originally came from an AT car it would have the kick down switch mounted from a bracket on the left side of the intake air distributor, ahead and to the left of the butterfly. AT intake air distributors have a coil spring as part of the mechanism where the throttle cable attaches. MTs do not have this more complicated part, just a simple lever arm. Have I managed to hit upon the part you have in mind? Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/