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blowing fuse
Historical mailing list - Kevin
Sat, 22 Dec 2001 16:31:42 -0800
Hello Volks, The fuse for our radio, interior lighting, cig lighter, blew while driving along the other day and anytime I try to put...
Re: Headlight upgrade questions
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:49:48 -0500
...Yes that was my assessment - just fuse it heavy enough to cover the loads and a little more. Now to find out what those...
Re: Fuses
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:39:22 -0500
...pointed out, most politely, that one reason my kitchen electrics > didn't work was there were no fuses in the kitchen fuse box. > > Duh...
Re: Where to start when signal lights don't work?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 21:51:12 -0400
Yes, I often do wonder what caused a fuse to blow. But, my experience with this older fuse is that I often replace it...
Re: German for "fuse"?
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Mon, 14 May 2012 10:53:45 -0500
...12px">Real men don't LOL. SB would be a trip fuse. Chris. WysÅane z...
Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
Historical mailing list - PB
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 10:56:45 -0700
...Do you see a non stock looking #10 or > #12 wire with an inline fuse holder connecting to an empty fuse spot? > Does a...
Fuse Inquiry/Strange Wipers
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sat, 12 May 2001 23:29:15 -0700
<html>I changed all of my fuses. Seems like my dash is just a bit brighter or I'm imagining it (both lights...
Re: right side headlight wont power up ..new relay kit 2 mths ago ...
Historical mailing list - TC
Mon, 28 May 2007 15:55:28 -0700
> Mark or others > > What is worse, if my take is right the lights you moved have now > > bypassed their fuses so there is no...
Vanagon fuse box
Historical mailing list - Sue Booth
Sun, 03 Nov 1996 00:05:14 +0100
...By the looks of the smokey/partially melted plastic fuse box cover, this has happened before to fuse location no. 9. I noticed that...
Re: Elec. Questions/Auxiliary Battery/
Historical mailing list - neil
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:24:53 -0700
...To avoid > confusion in the future, you may wish to insert a dummy fuse (say a non- > working blown fuse) with a tag attached...
Electrical help please!
Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
Tue, 19 May 2009 20:06:23 -0700
...Anyway, it blows the fuse immediately. With a multimeter; - I see 12V to the bottom fuse contact. - Continuity to ground on the top fuse...
Re: Elec. Leak Draining My Battery!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 7 Jun 1995 16:32:43 -0300
...Then pull the fuse for your radio if it has a clock/LCD and preset stations, check the reading. Put back the fuse and...
Re: Headlight hi-beam issues
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:17:53 -0700
If you have an 86-91 you should check or replace fuse #10 as that would cause your symptom. Fuses are numbered from the...
Re: Lost my dash lights?
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:30:33 -0800
If all your dash lights are out then you should re-check the fuse coming off the dimmer switch. I think this is in...
Re: Grills, grills, grills
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:57:30 -0700
...I like the glow when blown fuses Ab > On Aug 24, 2021, at 5:46 PM, Neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > Caveat: I use...
Re: D15 connector revealed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 7 Nov 2011 21:53:25 -0800
Spade fuses start in 1986 in Vanagons. Up to, and including 1985 .. they are the old cermaic things with strip of metal going down...
Re: AC Blower problem
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:07:26 -0700
The 2 higher speeds run off a separate fuse from the 2 lower speeds. This fuse also powers the compressor clutch and the radiator...
Re: Blowing cooling fan fuses
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 9 Aug 2014 07:15:42 -0500
...I have had fuse > blow for no reason. > > John > > On Sat, 2014-08-09 at 06:03 -0500, Jim Felder wrote: > > For the second...
Re: Both rear brake lights out.
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:41:36 -0500
Hi David, There's a fuse for that circuit... Look on the back of the fuse panel door to figure out where it is...
Re: Battery
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:49:09 -0400
...If you think this is the problem, just remove one fuse at a time and see if the drain quits.Put one multi meter...
Re: replacement fuse cover for 85 needed
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:27:40 -0400
At 11:36 AM 6/30/2013, Eric Caron wrote: >Anyone know where I can find the missing fuse cover for my 85 >Westfalia...
Re: Fried radio, dash clock, and map light
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:22:51 -0500
...All fuses, on the fuse panel, show >working. Is there some hidden fuse? Or did I manage to fry some >wiring ? Cheers, Harry It...
Re: Hot A/C Wire
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:23:29 -0400
At 11:26 PM 8/23/2010, Dennis Haynes wrote: >How about the ignition system and fuel pump is not fused. Yep, no nuisance...
Re: Unused Fuse #14
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:05:31 -0400
At 11:15 AM 6/23/2010, Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" wrote... >Fuses #1 through #13 are shown in Bentley's. #14 is not...
Re: Headlight wiring problem
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 16 Aug 2001 10:33:25 -0400
...Thanks Bill ---My first thought was that if the high beam worked it wouldn't be a fuse --- but the high and low beams...
Re: Dash light problem...
Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
Thu, 1 May 2003 15:42:50 -0400
Did you check your fuses? Perhaps there is a blown fuse that handles all that stuff?? (don't have the book here to confirm...
Re: Headlamp Relays; Fuse the Relay Control Circuit?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 15:10:57 -0400
...American cars use fuse links at the battery connection. Aisain cars use those Maxi fuses to protect the harness. The VW uses nothing. I...
Re: Radiator Fan B+ Wire Routing
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:55:27 -0700
...I'll be running my rad fan B+ through that hole to a spare fuse position on the stock fuse panel. (now defunct gas...
aux fuse panel suggestion
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 20 Nov 2010 07:22:15 -0800
...Next time your at the wreckers, pick up one of those small fuse "panels" found on later model golf/beetles (2000- 2004?) . They are...
Re: heater fan
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 08:50:19 -0700
...I don't know for sure if > > there is specific fuse for the fan but I suspect there is. If the > > fuse is OK...
Re: Backup lights not working
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:08:00 -0500
...I suspect a fuse now. Will look when I can. Jim
Re: dead ignition, need help
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:47:41 -0700
You can easily hot wire around that part of the switch by using empty relay socket #2 of the main fuse/relay panel. Two...
Re: Elec. Questions/Auxiliary Battery/
Historical mailing list - neil
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:44:52 -0700
...To avoid > confusion in the future, you may wish to insert a dummy fuse (say a non- > working blown fuse) with a tag attached...
Re: Fuses-last response blocked.
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 11 Dec 2022 19:14:02 -0500
...Does anyone have a source for these glass fuses?And am I correct that they fit in the same spots so basically same shape...
Fuse #3 on auxilliary battery
Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
Tue, 3 Jun 2014 21:31:01 -0400
Hi, Which wire to the fuse box should I connect to my aux battery to get the accessories on my aux battery? Best regards...
Propex 1600 blowing fuses
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:29:34 -0700
My trusty Propex 1600 heater blew a fuse yesterday when I tried to start it for the first time this year. The 5A fuse...
Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:20:36 -0800
...I will probably stick with conventional wisdom and use separate sockets and fuses for the relays and put them in a box a la...
Re: Blinkers work, no emergency flashers
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:24:22 -0500
...We jumpered power to the flashers and they work, so if this fuse is all we need (I've had the battery in/out...
Re: evaporator cabinet in place now have pressure switch/50 amp fuse blown-long
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Fri, 11 May 2007 04:11:30 -0500
...This way, you can blow up cheap fuses and pieces of wires while tracking it down, instead of expensive fuses and pressure switches. Matt...
Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:59:13 -0700
The fuse diagrams are at the beginning of the electrical section near tbe back of the Bentley manual. The variations are arranged by country...
Re: GBC 10A Fuse?
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:33:25 -0500
...GBC 10A Fuse? At 06:58 PM 1/11/2010, pdooley wrote: >Did you try Google? >I plugged in "10amp GBC fuse" and came...
Re: WARNING- having A/C on high on 85' Westy or Vanagon = fire danger
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 15:48:45 -0800
...there >is a tendency to melt the fuse and fuse holder. >Try this, > >Find the fuse....probably 2 from the right ( next to steering...
Re: in van hands free cellular install
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:04:27 -0700
...Or use the empty male spade either G2 or G5 on the back of the fuse/relay panel. These work on fuse #S18 so...
Re: model year differences?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 22:34:12 -0800
...Before--simple fuse block > with the old-style ceramic fuses; after--very complicated > fuse block with modern-style fuses and wiring harness plugs > on...
Re: Fuse box and rear wiper operation
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 1 Aug 2013 19:04:23 -0700
...Fuse box and rear wiper operation I recently purchased a 1984 Vanagon and have numerous questions but most pressing is knowing what fuses go...
Re: Getting to the interior light wiring
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 17 May 2005 09:51:23 -0700
Hi, just wondering, why not do what I do with my aux battery and that is supply the entire fuse panel with power when...
Re: Hi beam power from the dimmer swich to fuse block divided into two fused cir
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:38:12 EDT
...Hi beam power from the dimmer switch to fuse block divided into two fused circuits for left & right hi beams. Low beam power from...
Re: Fuse holder and relay bracket
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:46:31 -0700
What I would do is install a fuse box from an 86 and up vanagon, The kind that uses the newer kind of fuses...
Re: Question about Central Locking System
Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
Mon, 2 May 2011 00:23:48 -0500
...On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > That fuse holder missing a fuse just above the...
Re: What is the wire that screws on to the master cylinder and fluid behind the instrument cluster?
Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
Tue, 8 Apr 2014 16:00:31 -0500
...The brake light fuse is #2, a 10 amp fuse in a 86+ Vanagon. Light bulbs can also act like fuses, and blow out...
Re: AC No Go in '88 GL
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 21 Jun 2016 22:35:37 -0400
...I replaced mine completely with a big fuse holder and fuse that I got where they sell monster stereo equipment. Larry A. On Tue...
Re: Fuse confusion - in Los Angeles!
Historical mailing list - PB
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:44:05 -0700
...So the fuses are just ordinary ones, and should be available at a Pep Boys? Patti ******************************** On 4/27/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar...
tell me about water at fuse panel 85 westy
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Wed, 8 Aug 2018 13:41:00 -0500
Just washed my 85 Westy and see water dripping from around the fuse panel. I've washed this bus for 20 years and have...
Re: 87 Westfalia windshield wiper and air fan not working
Historical mailing list - Ian Heier
Wed, 9 Apr 2003 23:02:09 -0400
Marco, on my '84 westy the blower fan and windshield wiper are in the same fuse circuit which means if they both go together...
No brake lights
Historical mailing list - Prendergast David
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:29:12 -0400
...Did some research on the archives and I think it may be the switch or the fuse. Looking over the fuse box I don...
Re: Help, fan wont shut off
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 3 Feb 2009 21:51:17 -0500
...Any > recommendations? deek As I said in a pmail, fuse #7 (8 amp red) is the radiator fan fuse on your '84. You can...
Power WIndow Fuse?
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:09:38 -0500
Does anyone know what fuse controls the power windows? I'm having trouble finding this information, and think i've blown it. This is...
Re: Carat fluorescent fixture causes battery drain...
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:09:20 -0500
...My Van has no inline fuse to that lamp. It's wired to the fuse box.
Re: WARNING: Lighting upgrade hazard
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Tue, 24 Dec 2002 23:56:49 +0100
If everything is fused correctly, you should not have an issue with an "overload" of any circuit, due to the use of the headlights...
Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:29:49 -0800
...The A3 Bentley does not show a fuse for the power supply relay and circuit. I installed a10A fuse at the wire from 87...