Fuel pump wires

[Kubelwagen]

So, silly question. I bought a Bosch fuel pump for my Vanagon. The spade terminals on it are not the same size, to idiot proof it I suppose. They didn't, however, match the ones I had on there. One is wider, something like 5 or 6 16ths. Nobody seems to have a female terminal that fits. I found one that is too big and mashed it on there with promises to myself to find the right one.

It troubles my soul because I know it is going to vibrate around down there and it is just...wrong.

So - where can I find the right size and

Is there a way to fight my growing obsession with "der ist only the korrect way" before I end up disassembling and painting my entire exhaust system in the wilderness someplace!

[Amskeptic]

So, silly question. I bought a Bosch fuel pump for my Vanagon. The spade terminals on it are not the same size, to idiot proof it I suppose. They didn't, however, match the ones I had on there. One is wider, something like 5 or 6 16ths. Nobody seems to have a female terminal that fits. I found one that is too big and mashed it on there with promises to myself to find the right one.

It troubles my soul because I know it is going to vibrate around down there and it is just...wrong.

So - where can I find the right size and

Is there a way to fight my growing obsession with "der ist only the korrect way" before I end up disassembling and painting my entire exhaust system in the wilderness someplace!

Allowest not thy soul to be troubled further, for the only penance you will have to perform is to go under the car and re-do a connection if and as necessary.

My question is, are you dealing with an unexpected fat spade, or an unexpected skinny spade? I have not run across unexpected fat spades. This "nobody has a female that fits" is this with the pump on the counter to match up?
Colin

[Kubelwagen]

It was, none were snug one was over loose. I'm thinking I need to just take the pump back off and visit some more places. Ideally I would come up with a replacement for the dust boots as well.

[Gypsie]

radio shack sells a "combination pack" that has several sizes. I even found the very narrow ones found on instrument light connectors. In fact I plan on attending the lab this monday and can bring my bag o trix ifn' you would like.

as long as the end rolls and that center area I showed you in the lot (the one I pushed in to make a tighter connection on the coil connector) are pushing hard on the spade itself I think you will be ok. was it hard to push on? if so, leave it be til you have to make the swap. Hang on to your old pump (theres a great place to stash it under the driver's seat (where I keep my spare....)