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  • Re: Battery Woahs Part II
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 3 Jul 2015 17:22:36 -0700
    ...something because I heard a click >> or pop come from the fuse box. Maybe there's a load at dash that comes on when...
  • Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:36:34 -0800
    ...simply" tap into 30 where it enters pre fuse at the fuse box? (adding inline fuses of course) What gauge wire for the next...
  • Re: Inoperative front blower issue.
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:15:00 -0500
    ...I am wondering if there is a hidden fuse to the >motor I should be looking for; the fuses in the fuse box and...
  • Re: rear wiper inop
    Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
    Sat, 1 Jul 2006 11:46:05 -0400
    ...it is located in fuse box right above the fuses, about the size of pager, there are several of them if you are familiar...
  • Re: 87 No Start,check this
    Historical mailing list - Modl6971
    Sat, 2 May 1998 21:59:01 EDT
    ...fuse box wich is common to happen, repairable by bridging a new ignition power source to that wire coming out of the fuse box...
  • What component causes the fuel pump to come on for a second or two when I turn on the ignition to the first position (no cranking)?
    Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
    Sun, 10 Jul 2016 22:41:16 -0700
    ...I normally hear some relay click off around the fuse box when the fuel pump stops, but I can't figure out which relay...
  • 758227.jpg
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Tue, 25 Oct 2005 07:07:57 -0500
    Looks like this relay kit over on the Samba.com, has the fuse box holder's, and it sure looks like they are factory...
  • Re: Wiring in 2nd battery on Westy..
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sat, 11 Mar 2006 10:57:39 -0800
    ...Second Battery Proper installation of the aux battery in Westfalia camper moves the water pump and the refrigerator (fused in the little black box...
  • Re: Cigarette Lighter
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Wed, 9 Apr 2014 19:02:25 -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: Strange wire in harness? Stretch update
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Wed, 4 Nov 1998 01:31:45 -0800
    ...wire that is unconnected at the fuse box as well > as at the back in the junction box near the left tailight. > > In Bentley...
  • Re: Mystery wires, fried
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:52:03 EST
    ...to (they stop near the glove box.) There is a cut red > wire at the fuse box by the driver side door. Is there...
  • Re: A/C condensor cooling fan not working...'89 GL
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:49:58 -0400
    ...I checked the 30amp fuse in the fuse box, checked the 50amp fuse terminals, eyeballed the stage 3 relay, can't find the stage...
  • Re: Water Pump Not Working
    Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
    Sun, 15 Aug 1999 08:26:06 -0700
    ...The 8 amp fuse in the fuse box behind the driver's seat > is fine. Anyone have any ideas as to the cause of...
  • EV "birth certificate"...
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 28 Mar 1996 06:43:51 -0500 (EST)
    ...On the EV, if you pop off the access panel for the fuse box, to the left of the steering column, you will notice...
  • Re: Aux battery, install location
    Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
    Thu, 8 May 2008 12:04:51 -0700
    ...Pros: * it fits very snugly next to the heater box * a short wire run from there to an extra fuse box in the "secret...
  • Wiring of rear speakers
    Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
    Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:50:40 -0700
    ...Does it pass through or behind the fuse box by any chance? I had some work done there recently. Mark Pry 1990 GL
  • Re: Rad fan testing
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Mon, 10 Aug 2015 15:13:27 -0700
    ...On the early vans the common >>>> failures beside the radiator switch are the fuse, fuse box, relay for >> high >>>> speed and wiring. On the...
  • No Start Scenario
    Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
    Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:42:26 -0700
    OK, So I pulled the main fuse panel and removed the "D" connector and my D15 pin looks a lot like the one posted...
  • Re: Fog Light wire fire, help!
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sun, 29 Oct 2000 08:08:39 -0800
    ...others). > Power for the foglights is picked up (and fused) in the junction box at the > left forward corner of the engine compartment, this...
  • Re: guage wiring question.
    Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
    Tue, 6 Nov 2001 19:10:06 -0500
    <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>When I installed my oil pressure gauge I just took a test lite to the fuse box...
  • Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Sun, 24 Oct 2021 10:06:25 +0200
    ...Cheap crap! Don´t hope for clean optics behind the fuse box. No matter how well-prepared you start, it will be a horrifying...
  • Ground connector part number?
    Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
    Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:49:27 -0400
    ...the part number for both ground connectors just above the main fuse box. If i'm not mistaken they are, among others things, ground...
  • Re: Comment of high amp accessories
    Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
    Sun, 19 Jan 1997 09:58:07 -0800 (PST)
    ...would suggest adding an auxiliary fuse box just for this line and then run >these items through this box. Also, be liberal in using...
  • Re: electrical oddessy: long, drawn out, and annoying
    Historical mailing list - GMBulley
    Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:25:23 EST
    ...It will lead you to a little (1.5") box. Inside that box is a 70 amp strip fuse held by two screws. Yours...
  • RE: '71 Ignition Problems
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 05 Jun 1996 17:09:12 -0400
    ...I've checked all the fuses, all good. Any ideas where to >>go from here? > Also, check the wire from the fuse box to...
  • Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Thu, 10 May 2018 19:19:09 -0400
    ...Bus depot has the fuse cover. I got one from them. Eric Caron On May 10, 2018, at 18:50, Edward V Barger <edvbarger...
  • Re: D15 connector revealed
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 7 Nov 2011 21:53:25 -0800
    ...tracking down? >> Would >> the connectors fit across my old style VW fuse box in my 77 Westy? >> Thanks >> Courtney >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Loren Busch...
  • water leak
    Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
    Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:36:59 -0400
    ...After further investigation i see water driplets on the fuse box under the dash. Their are three possibilities of where the water is coming...
  • water leak underneath dash when it rains
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 13 Dec 95 15:05:28 PST
    ...I see water dripping off my fuse box underneath the left side on drivers side. I don't see water coming out anywhere else...
  • Map light needed
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Sat, 1 Jun 2002 12:26:56 -0600
    ...passenger, above the glove box) that has shrunk with heat/age. It likes to fall out, pop its fuse, and render me stereo-less...
  • Re: wiring and fuses for 80/100w bulbs
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:38:12 -0400
    ...The skinny same size as alternator wire described above goes to the fuse box feed. The larger red/white wire goes to the radiator...
  • Re: First cold day- alternate replacement switch
    Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
    Fri, 1 Oct 2004 12:33:01 -0400
    ...Do I need to get into the heater box for the fused circuit to run the blower on high? Thanks! Tolga >Date: Thu, 30...
  • Re: electrical problems... confusing!
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
    Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:57:54 -0700
    ...Turned > out to be a corroded > ground junction, just above the fuse box. Hard to > get to, but cleaning up > those connectors fixed the...
  • Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:05:29 -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: vanagon Digest - 13 Feb 2008 to 14 Feb 2008 - Special issue (#2008-199)
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:48:54 -0800
    ...Then > another > line from the main battery to the fuse box will help to get brighter > lights > and faster fans and wipers. > > Dennis
  • Re: Headlights Still Out
    Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
    Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:46:17 -0700
    ...Do you > get power to the two fuses for the low beams? If not, why? If yes follow > from the fuse box to the...
  • Re: No headlights & high beam indicator on means you need to clean the grounds!
    Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
    Wed, 11 May 2005 12:42:17 -0700
    ...My headlight grounds were attached to the ground cluster closest to the front of the van behind the fuse box (reach back further and...
  • Re: paint code for flash silver
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 19 Nov 2002 13:40:03 EST
    ...He's looking for it under the fuse box--is this the correct > location? > > Thanks, > go to: http://www.gti16v.org/vwcolors.htm
  • Re: H3 bulbs
    Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
    Fri, 16 Feb 2001 18:17:30 -0500
    ...They come out behind the glove box and serve to power a fuse block (quality marine stuff) with 6 open fuse slots. From the...
  • Re: Odd headlights - some on some off
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 18 May 2012 22:55:15 -0400
    ...All the headlights share a common ground terminal at the cluster above the fuse box. It is common for corroision and heat to get...
  • Re: Headlamp Relays; Fuse the Relay Control Circuit?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 5 Aug 2006 06:35:32 EDT
    ...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: Mega-fuse? (between batteries)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:46:16 -0500
    A 6 gauge wire should probably be protected by a 100 amp fuse. For this application I do not see a need. Just make...
  • Re: Junction box?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 4 Jul 2011 08:04:17 -0700
    ...of terminal block or > junction box, for neatness sake. > > I wish there was sufficient room behind the fuse box to mount such a > thing...
  • Re: Vanagon factory cruise control system... install resource?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:57:53 -0500
    ...pedal switches, speedo pickup, stalk switch, and fuse box, is all one harness.. the trickiest part is tapping off of the fuse box. chris
  • location of seat belt warning relay
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Wed, 26 May 1999 22:40:46 -0700
    ...I see that there are a couple of wires for a [now defunct] seatbelt warning circuit that pass through the battery box. If I...
  • Re: location of "load reduction relay"
    Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
    Wed, 5 Feb 2003 11:40:12 -0800
    ...Directly behind the fuses on the same panel you will see a row of little square plug boxes. These are the relays. I think...
  • Drive side swivel seat
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:38:15 -0500
    ...fuse box. Do I have to purchase seat brackets that the seat will slide on? I see bolts/nuts to remove the actual swivel...
  • burning smell under dash
    Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
    Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:27:20 -0400
    Dear Friends, The insulator around the connection to one of the main feeds (fat red wire) into the bottom, middle of the fuse box...
  • Re: Headlight Relay
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:56:08 -0500
    ...You want the white wire from the dimmer switch, which can be found just above the fuse box in a smaller loom. The other...
  • Diagnosing the radiator fan
    Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
    Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:32:19 -0400
    ...It could be the electrical gremlins I started when I lowered the fuse box to put in the new wiring for the lights last...
  • Re: Be careful of making this mistake!
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sun, 23 Jul 2000 21:03:13 -0700
    Hmmm, I wonder if that's why there's supposed to be a cover on that fuse box. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve...
  • Re: Fuel Pump Relay/Fuse
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:34:06 -0800
    ...There may be specialty relays that have internal fuses but relays aren't designed to act as fuses. (unless they fail in which case...
  • Re: Phaedra re Phaedra
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sun, 23 Jun 2002 01:26:18 -0400
    ...Check the BACKSIDE of your fuse box if you are smelling that "electrical" odor when you are in the drivers seat. I found (to...
  • Re: headlight reminder
    Historical mailing list - DaveC
    Thu, 23 May 2002 06:34:49 -0700
    >You just buy a 12v buzzer and wire it in to the fuse box so that when the >headlights are on and key is...
  • cranky but no starty
    Historical mailing list - Austin
    Sun, 23 Mar 2003 20:39:13 -0800
    Several days ago the ol' girl was running fine, but today nada! Got a full tank of fuel, good battery, cranks well, all fuses...
  • Re: update on a/c fuse blowing
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Wed, 16 May 2007 01:48:53 -0400
    ...On May 16, 2007, at 1:18 AM, Matt Roberds wrote: > My box of tricks is empty, but it sounds like Kim Brennan still...
  • Re: Phantom power drain: Accessories work with key out...
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 5 Jun 2010 09:51:24 -0400
    ...For the rest of the stuff, ignition switch, load reduction relay, cross connection or short in the fuse box. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
  • Re: 87 Vanagon fuse problem
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Tue, 21 Dec 1999 00:32:43 +0100
    ...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: Surepower 1315, auxiliary fuse block, Progressive Dynamics charger, and Vitrifrigo installation questions
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 1 May 2009 11:13:10 -0600
    ...I put a hole in the outside of the top front of the aux battery box to run that wire over from the 1315...
  • Re: 14in Empy PSI?
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:12:55 -0400
    ...jamb, on mine it's on the front up near the fuse box. On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:11 -0500, "Michael Sullivan" <sandwichhead...