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• Re: Bentley Wiring Diagrams, was other stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:43:54 -0700
  ...load end of panel fuse through pins 5 and 6 of seven pin connector T7 in wiring connector box in the engine room. The...
• RE: RED LIGHT!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Apr 1995 13:28:53 EDT
  ...Lighting switch terminal, Fuse box terminal of the lighting switch. Ignition/starter switch terminal, fuse box terminal of the ignition switch. If the warning...
• Re: Rad fan testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:05:35 -0400
  ...On the early vans the >>>> common failures beside the radiator switch are the fuse, fuse box, >>>> relay for >> high >>>> speed and wiring. On the...
• need help w/85 brake light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:59:57 -0400
  ...the fuse and where the light socket is grounded to find a possible power interruption. Is there something inside the black box that the...
• Re: light above stove
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:51:43 -0600
  ...I want to disconnect it >from the little fuse box and move it to my aux. battery bank and get it off >my starting...
• Re: A/C fuse out - but WHERE is it??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 22:07:05 -0400
  ...Don't know if everyone else's is like that or not.) Anyway, I checked the fuse box up front and all the small...
• Re: 85 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 8 May 2022 15:10:18 -0700
  There are no fuses that can stop the engine from starting and running in a stock wbx Vanagon. People do sometimes add one. Typical...
• One headlight goes out with high beams - SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 15 Jul 2000 11:48:50 -0700
  ...I received a bunch of great responses that varied from replacing the ignition switch to faulty connections to the fuse box. Well, with nothing...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 24 Oct 2021 02:41:42 +0000
  ...I kind of stumbled onto these mini fuse boxes looking in a RV section of a automotive store one day - I bought one but...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:30:53 -0500
  ...http://www.powerwerx.com/fuses-circuit-protection/crimpable-inline-atc-ato-blade-fuse-holder.html#desc . On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 3:52...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:55:44 -0800
  ...amp fuse? A simple FLAPS fuse holder should be fine, you don't really need the weatherproof caps up inside that wiring box, and...
• Re: no fuse for fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 11 Mar 2023 09:30:53 -0800
  thanks Dennis, Is it good to add a fuse for the ignition and the fuel pump if I know where to put them? (I...
• Re: Fw: What circuit runs the cabin light?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 27 May 1999 14:24:54 -0700
  ...box to the dash right along side an existing conduit. Once behind the dash, I will use one of the wires to bypass fuse...
• Re: starter woes....anyone that can help?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 03:40:19 +0000
  ...I have power where the wire goes from the >ignition switch to the fuse box. But i can't find where the wire comes...
• relays under dash
  Historical mailing list - Monk Bill
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:43:57 EDT
  ...Not the ones in the top of the fuse box. These relays are screwed to the fire wall. Anyone know what they are for...
• WTB-3 items
  Historical mailing list - john scheckel
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:49:09 -0400
  ...fuse box cover, black 3. lower half of steering column cover. Please p-mail me if you have any of the above items for...
• mystery connector coming off rear heater circuit on my '84
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:06:36 -0500
  ...wire come off the fuse box on the end closest to the steering column. It orginates on a 2 fuse panel to the right...
• Re: '81 westy fridge fuse holder
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 09:43:26 -0500
  Dear List, I replaced my stock, wimpy, 2-fuse "box" with a modern 12v fuse holder from an electrical supply company here in Boston...
• Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:13:08 -0700
  ...present at red wire from fuse box. In this case, would constant 12V coming into aux batt box, connect to a newly installed "cut...
• Re: Fried wiring harness from dash to 84 Westy camper relay
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 12:45:38 -0700
  ...the harness that goes from the main fuse panel along the floor > into the auxiliary battery box. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http...
• Wiring question 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 09:27:25 -0800
  ...I would have thought the suply would go straight to the main 12v system as there are two fuses in a sepearte fuse box...
• Re: question on bulb size for map light above glove box
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:34:41 -0500
  ...It's very easy to short the +12 wire to ground and blow the fuse. BTDT more than once. Larry A. On Wed, Oct...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:12:36 -0800
  ...they > just pull the Jetta harness with all needed plugs, the fuse box, and > when it's time to install, they just plug stuff...
• Re: Dash wiring help needed
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 05:33:38 -0700
  On 8/8/07, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > > On 88 models that feeds through a fuse at relay position > 16 on the...
• Re: Rad fan testing
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:40:42 -0400
  ...On the early vans the >>>>> common failures beside the radiator switch are the fuse, fuse box, >>>>> relay for >>> high >>>>> speed and wiring. On the...
• Re: radiator fan and A/C
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:01:59 -0600
  I think a slightly more accurate description might be > Remove Fuse Box, Look to the left & Up Slightly to find Ground Stars, Look above...
• wiring diagram for 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Hawkins
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 22:43:12 -0400
  ...fuse is also blowing I am assuming that it has to do with the wiring "harness" that travels to the right rear light box...
• Re: Headlights Not Working!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:33:15 -0400
  ...behind the fuse box. This has sure been covered on the list before... My problem is both my high beam fuses burn out, both...
• Re: Hooking up interior lights to Aux. Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:52:07 -0400
  ...ve poked around the fuse box and these lights don't seem to be tied >> into >> any of the fuses I can find. >> So...
• Re: Vanagon is Type 25
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:12:42 -0800
  ...the service manual and by the >fuse box. (I really don't know where the fuse box is located on the RHD >models, and...
• paint code for flash silver
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:13:29 -0800
  ...He's looking for it under the fuse box--is this the correct location? Thanks, Mark McCulley Seattle WA
• cruise control w/ relay?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 10:41:41 -0400
  Does anyone know if a relay is used at the fuse box for cruise control in vans with manual transmissions. I see a part...
• 91 Westfalia aux battery wiring problem?
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:04:57 -0600
  ...hooked up (to both isolator and long red wire to main fuse box) I get a draw of only 0.02Amps off of starter...
• Aircooled Heat inline fan?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 19:28:41 EDT
  ...wire it off the battery using a fuse of course or go through the fuse box? Also to make it a recurculating system do...
• AC stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 13:27:35 PDT
  ...If the switch does not have any power to it (probably your situation), trace the wiring back to the fuse box to see which...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:23:40 -0800
  ...But if I use the Jetta fuse box, think of all the room I'd have to hook up camper type accessories! (kidding. all...
• Re: radiator fan relay
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 18 Oct 2003 20:20:57 -0700
  ...If I recall, the relay is ABOVE the fuse box. Todd Todd gary hradek wrote: I have an 87 vanagon with ac. I was...
• Re: Backup lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:15:27 -0700
  ...is. > >> one of them should be getting power from the dash/fuse box area when the >> key is on. >> If there's power on...
• Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 14:05:13 -0700
  ...Fuse box is dangling, and the fish are not jumpin'. It is not "Summer time"........ sorry. I digress, uh de-fuse, ah ..... Any help...
• Re: Don't let this happen to you!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:17:42 -0400
  ...ATC fuse fits fine so long as you don't expect to close the weather cover. It's inside the wiring box, so I...
• Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 11:51:40 -0500
  ...I have the instrument panel exposed, stereo out, glove box out , and fuse box lowered , and I can't find any loose connections. Thank...
• Re: 12 V. Position Fridge problem (120 V. solved)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 14:38:47 -0700
  ...two fuses in there, one of mine was blown, do you know what the other one is for. Looking at the box from the...
• Re: Digifant mysteries...
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 13:00:15 -0400
  ...Transform the Future Hi Roger, The 5A fuse in the E-box is for the crankcase ventilation heater. It's a 2 wire device...
• Re: light above stove
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:49:53 -0700
  ...https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/InstallSliderDoorLight1981Westfalia# FWIW, on my '81, I re-purposed the supply wire from dash fuse box to fridge etc so...
• Re: Hard/no start story, '86 2.1, AT, mostly removed AC
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:21:54 -0700
  ...Now, I'm thinking the trouble might in fact be those > connectors in the fuse box as why else after repeated attempts would my...
• Mystery Black Box
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 19:13:50 -0700
  I am still trying to identify the mysterious black box on my '81 Westie. Plastic, sealed, with a double, heavier black wire, like lamp...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 12:47:01 -0700
  ...Cooling fan not coming on > > The high speed fan uses a relay on the fuse box. Don’t remember the fuse number. Check fuse...
• Re: Headlights out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:10:35 -0600
  ...Been there, done that.The load melted the large square fuse/junction > box.Time to buy a new one. The new one from Go...
• Re: A/C fuse out - but WHERE is it??
  Historical mailing list - SD Kraning
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 23:18:05 -0400
  ...Don't know if everyone > else's is like that or not.) > > Anyway, I checked the fuse box up front and all the small...
• Re: gray/white wire behind fuse box
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 20:11:59 -0400
  On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Robert Steven Fish wrote: > could you please tell us what we should label that gray/white yellow > connector wire...
• black mystery box
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:20:16 -0700
  ...It is maybe 3" by 3" by 1" thick, very light, and has several wires coming out of it that go to the fuse...
• Re: DS Headlights no work
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Sep 1997 16:05:44 UT
  ...The ground connection is located on the ground blocks near the fuse box also. All lights are grounded at the same terminal. It does...
• Re: Another one of those grounding issues
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sun, 30 Oct 2016 11:13:06 -0700
  ...An addition space for another fuse block or > grounding crowns is behind the glove box. Unhook the hinges of the box and > there's...
• Re: Location of paint code for 1980 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 22:35:33 EST
  ...Any guidance? Thanks Steve under dash..under fuse box. or under drivers seat
• Headlamp Relays; Fuse the Relay Control Circuit?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 11:21:06 -0700
  ...As I understand it, the benefit of using relays is a more direct circuit path from the fuse box (or other power source) to...
• Re: What water boxer to replace my 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Mon, 5 Aug 2019 18:02:31 +0000
  ...I become very concerned about fire when fuses started melting. One other item, I (think) the melting fuse issue was solved by moving accessories...
• spare wires in engine compartment box?
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 3 Jun 2003 15:03:18 -0700
  ...In the wiring junction box at the left front area of the engine compartment, there is a 3-wire plug with green/white, brown...
• Re: Backup lights not working
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:04:08 -0700
  ...me think there is an inline fuse for the backup lights inside the engine compartment wiring box. I think for older vans like 83...
• Re: Auxiliary Battery Q: What loads have you moved to the aux bat tery from starter batt?
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Wed, 21 May 2003 10:22:11 -0400
  I also just installed an Optima gel cell and was *planning* on running an auxillary fuse box off of it [ back by the ECU...
• Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 10 May 2018 16:27:48 -0700
  ...Think I will watch Craigs list for a solid roof top storage box our 87 > lives on the street here in Venice so think...