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• Battery box & hold down & Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 11 May 2018 10:33:05 -0700
  my battery boxes are fine do not have a hold down for the one under the drivers seat never did how do you go...
• Re: question on bulb size for map light above glove box
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:04:37 -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: Metallic burning smell front of van.
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:50:00 +0200
  ...Check driver´s side fuse box and behind fuse box. Regards Raimund Am 29.06.2014 22:03, schrieb Harry Hoffman: > Hi Volks, > > So...
• Re: Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:36:01 -0400
  ...Adding an additional wire directly from the alternator to the fuse box will make a noticeable difference in lights and heater fan speed. If...
• Re: Headlamp Relays; Fuse the Relay Control Circuit?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 15:10:57 -0400
  ...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: Rewiring bell/ringer, 90 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 16:25:11 -0400
  ...Inside the fuse box, I strapped a buzzer between the license plate lamp fuse and the windshield wiper fuse. I kept the chime, but...
• Re: Update Re: MORE info Re: headlights not working after towing? (still not working)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 22:51:01 -0400
  Pull those brown wires with the spade connectors off the ground clusters under the dash, above the fuse box. My experience has been that...
• Re: headlights (all) - poof! - continued...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:22:13 -0400
  So why would one bother with headlight relays and bulbs that size and still go through the fuse box? 400 watts is almost 40...
• Re: Weird headlight problem
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 06:13:15 -0500
  ...Then, I started juggling the fuses > and relays on the fuse box and somehow the light turned back on. I actually > think I had...
• Re: Another naive battery question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:22:45 -0700
  ...for the refrigerator? If so, which fuse for that? It > struck me that if this fuse box covers the exhaust fan, then that would...
• 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: Headlight grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:36:11 -0700
  ...wrote: > The ground cluster you are looking for is behind the fuse box (and > slightly above it). Several ground connectors are there, and often...
• Re: Windshield washer tank repair questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 21 May 2017 18:07:06 -0400
  Hi David, I will need to wait for a more skilled person then today’s helper as pulling the fuse box and looking in...
• Re: Backup lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:14:49 -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: 90 Westfalia power locks problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:12:53 -0800
  ...it's above the regular fuses. you might have to undo and lower down the main fuse box to access it. I'd look...
• Weird headlight problem
  Historical mailing list - Amnon .
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 21:47:15 -0400
  ...I checked for a blown fuse but found non. Then, I started juggling the fuses and relays on the fuse box and somehow the...
• Re: A/C condensor cooling fan not working...'89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 16:20:09 -0700
  ...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: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 7 Aug 2017 19:29:30 -0700
  ...Image link: > http://www.techspan.ca/images/pageheaders/fusepanel.jpg > > Even though the fuse block is installed in front of the glove box, I...
• Re: radiator fan relay
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 18 Oct 2003 19:53:13 -0700
  ...For some reason I thought that the relay > was > located in the fuse box??? When I look there and > pull the relays one at...
• Slow power windows
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:15:39 -0700
  ...the drives side switch? IIRC the power trace runs from the fuse box, to the driverside switch and then over the passenger door... need...
• Re: Deep cycle battery problem...95 eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 27 May 1998 02:56:11 EDT
  ...One fuse is under fuse box, this is a non VW fuse and the other is by the aux battery on the right, also...
• Re: HELP ;)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:43:29 -0700
  ...a 'crown' thing ...above the fuse box and to the left, way up in there. Has about 8 to 10 push on spade connectors...
• Re: Damn PO's
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 07:31:06 -0800
  ...After starting to tear into things, I found wires leading nearly everywhere from the fuse box and the battery, many of which no longer...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 14:01:37 -0800
  Its possible a previous owner fused the wire between alternator B+ stud and the B+ post in the black distribution box. But.... that wire...
• Re: 2nd battery Westy questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:32:07 -0400
  ...Disconnect the 3 red wires leading from the fuse box behind the drivers > seat from the relay terminals. These wires to the fridge and...
• Re: wiring and fuses for 80/100w bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:39:48 -0400
  ...Feed the relays out of relays into existing wiring from dimmer/high beam switch to fuse box. This will power lights through exisitng fuses...
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:32:32 -0800
  ...The path thorough the fuse box is a weak link for number of circuits including the stater solenoid. >>> >>> Dennis >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Vanagon Mailing...
• here's How to Wire Headlights with Relays for Higher Wattage Bulbs
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:41:16 EST
  ...2- 40 Amp Relays 4- Rolls of Different Colored 14 gauge wiring Box of Female Spade connectors (blue) 2- Fuse Holders for 16 amp...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:57:45 -0600
  ...fuse in the > engine wiring box, in the red wire that goes from the B+ post inside the > box to the relay box. That...
• Re: Disconnect 12V System?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:08:27 -0400
  ...to the refrigerator There's a little box inside the door pillar behind the driver. Two fuses, one for reefer cooling, one for the...
• How do you adjust clutch pedal free play?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 11:34:24 -0800
  ...But how do you get in there? I've tried going through the instrument cluster, from underneath, and behind the fuse box. Anyone done...
• Re: Total Mystification!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:50:18 -0700
  ...yeah...there is no Fuse Box Corrosion Treatment Fairy that comes at night while you sleep to treat them. Someone has too. I've...
• Re: electrical problems with headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 20:58:44 -0500
  ...It is located above the fuse box. All the headlights share a single ground crimp. As an alternate fix, make a new ground connection...
• Re: security ideas
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 11:21:53 -0800
  ...box, it could > always be reversed if needed. > > One could also install a switch in the fused power to > the pump near the fuse...
• Re: Circuit tester, was Re: D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 20:28:46 -0800
  ...Littlefuse brand blade fuses have exposed contacts at the exposed head of the fuse that you can get at with needle probes. Or if...
• Re: Hot A/C Wire
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:23:21 -0400
  ...There is a reason they shortened this wire and connected it directly to the alternator instead of the fuse box. It takes a lot...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:26:40 -0600
  ...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: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:44:48 -0700
  ...wire from alternator, (track 6) it runs to 61(path inside fuse box), then two blue wires exit at B1 one of which splits...
• Re: Clicking under the dash?
  Historical mailing list - Adam Schneider
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:03:49 -0500
  ...I took a quick look at > > the fuse box when I arrived at > > work but didn't see anything amiss. Everything seemed to function...
• Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Susan Cote
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 19:53:30 -0500
  ...Trans $50.00 Fuse box with all relays, Various electrical connecters, Coil Springs front and back - negotiable. Colling pressure tank - $10.00 Sliding Door...
• Re: cruise control w/ relay?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 16:54:35 +0200
  ...Raimund Joe Federici schrieb: > Does anyone know if a relay is used at the fuse box for cruise control > in vans with manual transmissions...
• More on the radiator fan (85 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 14:17:30 -0700
  ...fan relay in the main fuse box? The bentley either doesn't show it, or I'm not looking very well. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited...
• Re: Battery condition indicators
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:56:19 -0700
  I mounted a SPDT toggle switch behind the drivers seat (next to the little black fuse box) that lets me switch between main and...
• Re: 'Fwd'86 Westy Turn Signal relay?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 14:14:50 -0500
  ...It looks like the relay is the black 1x1 box on fuse panel, marked #19 by hand by prev owner. But a friend said...
• Re: Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 10:24:17 -0700
  ...in. > > Fuse box is dangling, and the fish are not > jumpin'. It is not "Summer > time"........ sorry. I digress, uh de-fuse, ah > ..... > > Any...
• Re: Junction box?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Jul 2011 08:47:42 -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...
• electrical drawing program
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 05 May 94 01:50:41 EDT
  ...I have mounted in the body --auxiliary fuse boxes on the right side over the glove box --wiring for additional interior lighting (6 extra...
• kill switch for pickle
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:36:35 -0500
  ...It's a black wire, on the bottom connector to the fuse box, and having a female spade connector, went happily into the relay...
• Re: Electrical Problems in 80 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  29 Jul 96 08:50:56 PDT
  ...I installed a completely separate fuse box behind the drivers seat on the front cabinet wall just for the camper. Also, my dancinglights panel...
• Re: Testing for power draw on battery?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 08:24:12 -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...
• Red #8 B+ wire to dash (was: "No Start Scenario")
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:39:40 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/p7dsrf3 shows a 1985 "Transporter" fuse box positioned as installed in Vanagon. The lower arrow points to "backside" of panel, which...
• Re: Tip for slow cranking
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Jun 2013 20:05:04 -0700
  Those hot feeds to fuse box often come off in the process when I pull the panel (which I seem to do frequently for...
• Re: Air conditioning BROKE
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 10:52:18 -0800
  ...It turned out to be a bad electrical connection somewhere between the fan switxh and the fuse box. I couldn't find the bad...
• Re: running light out-break in wiring and question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:26:52 +0100
  ...at the light, may very well be sending current from the fuse box (have you checked this?). If it is, and you have a...
• Re: Another 2nd battery issue/question
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:07:21 -0700
  ...To add some versatility the plywood box that the battery is in also has a (fused) cigar lighter socket on the side for 12V...
• Fuel pump cutoff switch?
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 09:44:57 -0600
  ...I should be able to get the correct wires from the fuse box and not have to run my switch right to the pump...
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 27 Feb 2022 09:23:55 -0800
  ...Same for all the > wiring up most of the switches and even after the switches to the fuse box. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
• No instament lights
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 23:07:56 +0000
  ...Down at the fuse box there is 1 wire comming in(from switch?) and 2 going out. 1 of the 2 going out goes...
• Re: Heavy Rain...and a leak down behind the fuse box...any suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 07:32:59 -0400
  ...today and I noticed a leak >trickling from somewhere behind the fuse box. I can't >see anything on the exterior of the van...
• Re: intermittent nostart/stalling disease
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 22 May 1998 09:22:31 -0500
  ...I plan to install a 20 amp fuse on the 12v supply to this circuit. A relay in that little box on the upper...