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Re: Cooling fan not coming on
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:09:05 -0400
...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: Strange Noise from fuse box
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 17:54:05 EST
...COM> writes: >I have a very intermittent buzz coming from the fuse box area on my 86 >Syncro. It seems that it's totally...
Re: no parking lights? huh? wiring worries
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:28:32 -0600
Stan, the 86+ fuse block is a more modern design. You can't plug and unplug individual wires like the old days. -------------------------- Clip ----------------------- See...
Re: Rich running incident puzzle
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:20:35 -0500
...Rework the connections at the ground clusters behind the fuse box. I actually added a few extra ground braids between engine/chassis and alternator...
Re: Battery Drain
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:38:46 +0000
I just had to do this and would add to make sure to get the fuses ABOVE the relays on the fuse box. (e...
Re: Cooling fan not coming on
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:10:24 -0400
...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: 89Westy sink/pump elect problem
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Mon, 14 Jul 2003 23:04:18 -0700
Look for a small plastic box on the pillar (B) behind the drivers seat. Two fuses inside. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Schiesser" <schiesserm@YAHOO...
Wiring question 84 westy -addendum
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:12:26 -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: Fiamma and Aux Battery Kits, in Canada
Historical mailing list - Andrew Graydon
Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:41:57 -0400
...aux battery * Aux battery to aux fuse panel * Aux Fuse panel to 12V accessories (4xUSB connector box by passangers, light over counter, 4xcigarette lighter...
Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Sat, 23 Oct 2021 17:34:10 -0700
Hi Richard, What about considering a secondary fuse box (kind of like a sub panel) and secure it in a central spot somewhere under...
Fuel & Temp gauge full scale
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:26:50 -0700
...I pulled the fuse box down and ditzeled with fuses and relays until I noticed the ground wire loose. Reattached ground wire and had...
Re: no fuse for fuel pump? Adding fuses.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 12 Mar 2023 13:26:36 -0500
...Large fuses now more > common. GoWesty EFI adds fuses for the pump, ignition, and ECU. > > For the power steering switch the connectors originally had...
Re: alternator upgrade
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 07:55:33 EST
...net> writes: >I thought this had to go up to the fuse box? It is my >understanding that the existing wire cannot handle the...
Re: Clicking under the dash?
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:53:47 -0700
...I took a quick look at > the fuse box when I arrived at > work but didn't see anything amiss. Everything seemed to function...
Re: '81 westy fridge fuse holder
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:03:15 EST
...The only fuse arrangement I'm aware of is that there's a little black plastic box, about an inch square, on the base...
Re: headlights (all) - poof!
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 3 Apr 2011 22:39:01 -0700
...the headlights went out at once. > > All of the fuses in the fuse box are intact. > The relay is clicking when I click on...
Re: German for "fuse"?
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Mon, 14 May 2012 10:53:45 -0500
...lol...<BR>> the fuses are numbered in the fuse box ..<BR>> so when your tail light fuse blows..<BR>> and you...
87 Vanagon fuse problem
Historical mailing list - Kathy Jacobs
Sun, 19 Dec 1999 16:48:15 PST
...WE have gone through the fuse box and none are blown. We also checked out our BIG Robert Bently Manual and no luck. Please...
Re: Power Mirrors not working
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Tue, 8 Feb 2000 13:06:22 EST
...Fuses are identified on my fuse box cover. Check yours. They may differ in location from year to year. BenT SF
Re: no fuse for fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 11 Mar 2023 12:11:31 -0700
IMHO the +12v wire to the power steering pump idle boost switch is the Most Necessary Wire In Need Of Fuse!!! If it happens...
Re: Fiamma and Aux Battery Kits, in Canada
Historical mailing list - Jason Ellsmere
Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:21:45 -0400
...aux battery > * Aux battery to aux fuse panel > * Aux Fuse panel to 12V accessories (4xUSB connector box by passangers, light over counter, 4xcigarette lighter...
Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 1 Jul 2015 23:01:03 -0400
...fuses. Is there a 10 amp breaker that I could wire into the >tester so I won't have to keep buying boxes of...
Re: Aux Heater-Do I Feel Stupid!
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sun, 2 Dec 2007 17:24:01 -0500
...About where the fuse box is, but on the other side of the steering column. The first indication that it might be trying to...
Re: Testing for power draw on battery?
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Mon, 4 Apr 2005 10:03:23 -0600
...I followed the recent thread about > checking things at the fuse box, but don't really fully understand what > I'm looking for. How...
Re: '83 wasserboxer wiring harness melted!
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 22:01:00 -0600
...Mine now has a 10 amp inline fuse inside the little relay box above the coil. I have read several others post about problems...
Re: pulling out dash- what to do when opened?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 12 Jul 2003 14:00:31 -0500
Check the grounding point (near the fuse box) and clean as appropriate. Check the fresh air fan. Clean the various (now exposed) surfaces to...
Re: Front/Rear Windshield Washers, 1986 Vanagon GL
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:28:00 -0400
...Use a paperclip and clean out each.Else check for a fuse.As for diconecting, forget it!Unless the heater box is removed and...
Fridge problems
Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
Wed, 26 Apr 2000 19:06:50 -0400
...Noticed that a fuse is blown in the little box next to the bottom of the drivers seat (the fuse on the right). Don...
Re: Cooling fan not coming on
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:20:42 -0400
...On the earlier vans there are no relays on the fuse box. The fan relay mounted on the side is replaced in the later...
Re: 71 bus turn signals
Historical mailing list - M. Grant
Thu, 4 Apr 1996 12:20:07 +0100 (BST)
...The black `thing' plugged into your fuse box actually contains two small relays and a few components. (Careful here, the cover isn't designed...
RE: '71 Westy On Fire! (what went wrong?)
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 27 Jun 1996 09:28:00 -0700 (PDT)
...In my case, it was because the fuse box was rattling around loose rather than being firmly mounted to a bulkhead or whatever. When...
Re: Bentley Wiring Diagrams, was other stuff.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:17:34 -0700
...and the basic conceept of the fuse box across the top and ground at the bottom is not bad. to physically show every wire...
Comment of high amp accessories
Historical mailing list - mdstockr
Sun, 19 Jan 97 10:25:13
...In additional, I would suggest adding an auxiliary fuse box just for this line and then run these items through this box. Also, be...
Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:45:35 -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: Headlights not working (?) --> FIXED!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 11 Dec 2000 00:46:41 -0500
...box on the firewall, the big red wires at the fuse panel, all the rest of the wires at the fuse panel, the fuses...
Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:45:20 -0700
...David had had an issue with the B+ wire(s) running to that box on his (1.9?). He suggested that adding a fuse...
Re: Headlights out
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:56:19 -0700
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: Only opens when all locked ...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:56:32 -0700
...the fuse for the central locking blew, and it was in a hard to access place on top of the fuse box I think...
Re: Today's PUZZLER... SLWR-VAN won't start
Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
Fri, 23 Jun 2000 13:00:06 MDT
...Try the back of your fuse box. Mine had a leaky windshield that dripped directly on it and the connecters were very corroded. I...
Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:40:34 -0600
...Pull the fuse box out and look up behind it. I don't > know what the 85 grounds will look like, the later models...
GoWesty extra battery kit
Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:35:15 -0600
I'm installing a gowesty extra batter kit and running the wire to the fuse box. I can't pry off connector B as...
Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:08:19 -0500
James, It's probably time to rework the ground clusters located behind the fuse box. There are two "daisies" that (in my bus any...
Re: New Westie (to me) in Indiana
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Mon, 17 Jan 2000 15:14:30 -0500
...In our Canadian versions there is a fuse on the pump itself which is located under the wooden box on the floor of the...
Re: [Syncro] spare wires in engine compartment box?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 3 Jun 2003 14:06:12 -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: 88 Electrical/ light questions
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 13 May 1999 15:11:43 -0400
...Gray and brown sounds right (all grounds are brown). >What is that small fuse box behind the drivers seat? It has one normal >bus...
Re: 758227.jpg
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Tue, 25 Oct 2005 05:31:04 -0700
...Looks like this relay kit over on the Samba.com, has the fuse box holder's, and it sure looks like they are factory...
Fridge noise and blown fuse and chairs wanted.
Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
Mon, 10 Sep 2001 13:45:39 -0400
...I have a small brown fuse box directly below the seatbelt reel on the drivers side. It holds two fuses, what are these fuses...
85 Vanagon; wiper fuse blowing
Historical mailing list - Lorraine Rios
Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:26:48 EST
I checked out the wiring under the dash at the fuse box at the fan switch found whoever installed the radio tapped into this...
Re: Power window not working...
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:57:50 -0700
...Since your motor "clicks" it may not be wiring, but it is easy to check the wiring nonetheless. -- Remove the two fuse box screws...
Re: Paint codes
Historical mailing list
Fri, 11 Apr 1997 13:01:35 -0400 (EDT)
...look under the fuse box area of your left dash, or in the spare battery well under the drivers seat for the paint code...
Re: Need Fuse box help
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:48:41 -0700
Thanks - I finally found the page that had this info in Bently and was able to figure it out. Note: Only the "from 1990...
Re: Fuel Injection Wire Harness Meltdown!
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:00:29 EST
In a message dated 3/11/02 11:55:43 AM, hradek@YAHOO.COM writes: << A relay is in fact a fuse, 15 -20...
Re: Loose black wire near fuse box?
Historical mailing list - Jack
Sat, 19 Mar 2005 15:23:15 -0800
Solid wire? Not stranded? If solid, it's almost certainly added by someone other than VW as I don't think they ever use...
Re: Need Electrical Help with a Dim Turn Signal Bulb
Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:58:00 -0400
...It will be easier to pull the connection for cleaning if you drop the fuse box down. While you're at it, clean all...
Re: electrical puzzle help needed
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Wed, 2 May 2001 20:21:22 -0400
...that I was to play with the fuse box if I needed the wipers. Did it for a while, and went to a friend...
Re: 85 won't start
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sun, 8 May 2022 17:14:48 -0500
...Jeff > On May 8, 2022, at 5:10 PM, Mark Drillock <madvws@COX.NET> wrote: > > There are no fuses that can stop the engine...
Re: Testing for power draw on battery?
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Mon, 4 Apr 2005 11:08:53 -0500
...I followed the recent thread about > checking things at the fuse box, but don't really fully understand what > I'm looking for. How...
Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:52:23 -0500
...I'm pretty sure that along with the 4 headlights in 86 came the completely new fuse box with the modern plug in fuses...
Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
Historical mailing list - Ramon Hill
Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:46:37 -0500
...Pull each fuse out of the fuse box, clean the contacts on the fuse and push it back into the fuse box. Pull it...
Re: Rad fan testing
Historical mailing list - Michael
Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:44:03 -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...