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• Re: X relay
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 10:56:04 -0400
  At 10:47 AM 7/5/2002, mike wrote: >OK my x relay is bad, sticking. I have a new one. > >Where is the...
• Re: Hot start relay.
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 9 Oct 2005 19:21:15 -0400
  > Thanks John( old volks) for the info on the hot start/no > start relay. I was wondering if anyone knows if the vendors > have...
• Re: Headlight relay kits
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:30:40 -0800
  It sounds like the relays aren't wired correctly, the wires from 5 and 6 should only be drawing a small amount of current...
• Re: Will this work for a rear bright light that works only in reverse?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 31 Jul 2013 19:24:13 -0500
  ...The power circuit >> of >> that relay would go from the battery, through the relay, to the light. >> > > Use one relay. Take the 86 feed...
• Re: Relay socket spade connectors
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:28:01 -0800
  ...Tom --- Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > Anyone know of a source for female spade relay > socket connectors? > They're the ones with the...
• Re: Why we need relays
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 22:31:23 -0500
  Well, using a relay with your driving lights prevents all the current from going through your switch. Headlamps and hi-powered driving lights draw...
• Re: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:07:44 -0800
  Neil, the high speed fan relay is seldom triggered and thus unlikely to fail. On a few vans I have put a manual switch...
• Re: Relay #4 - what does it do?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 21:14:32 -0700
  ...I see 1 from coil going to tach. (as it should) It also happens to split off to 1 of the empty #4 relay...
• Wipers and Fan go kaput
  Historical mailing list - Larry Himli
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:01:12 -0500
  ...X feeds the load relay....I think it's relay #9. My relay was fine but not getting 12V. The problem was in the...
• Turn signal weirdness
  Historical mailing list - John Bates
  Wed, 7 May 2003 11:17:18 -0400
  ...The flasher relay then turns itself off thereby restarting the on/off cycle. Maybe the amount of current through the flasher relay determines the...
• headlights with relay setup are inop
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 15:06:05 -0400
  ...I wired up a setup that has worked well with the standard automotive relays as has been done many times by others using the...
• Re: Intermittent wiper relay
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:21:59 -0400
  While there are several different VW intermittent wiper relays, I believe only 99 works in Vanagons. On Apr 12, 2009, at 6:41 PM...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:14:59 -0500
  ...From A, I ran a new wire from the RW wire to #30 on the relay. From #87 on the relay, I ran a...
• Programmable Intermittent Winshield Wiper
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Parise
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 20:40:50 +0000
  ...Before '92, VW used the fixed delay intermittent relays. The only difference between the fixed and programmable types is the relay ( I verified this...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 21:40:05 -0700
  ...Only a small current is needed to keep that > relay energized once it is pulled closed. > > A better relay with a larger coil and...
• Re: fuel pump relay: where? cleaning? replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 16:45:42 -0800
  ...If > you open the box up, you will see two relays.. they are identical. One is > the fuel pump relay and the other is...
• Re: ECU POWER SUPPLY?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 14:21:01 -0800
  ...There are 2 relays in the black box near the ignition coil. The socket with the most wires to it is the ECU relay...
• "headlights on" warning chime success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 15 May 2010 12:33:07 -0700
  ...All I used was a stock chime, a short length of 14 G wire (female spades both ends) and an additional relay socket. Oh...
• Re: Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 17 May 2020 11:43:14 -0600
  Patrick The Relay that resides Beside the FuelPump Relay in the BlackBox is the ECU Power Relay not the ICU Relay ~ There is no...
• FS: programmable intermittent wiper relays
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:39:07 -0400
  I have several of these relays for sale. They allow you to change your wipers from having a single fixed intermittent time, as came...
• Headlight Relay Install Help?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:17:25 -0500
  ...One bag contains what he said was a headlight relay kit from GoWesty. It has four new lamps for the headlights, all appropriate and...
• Re: Fw: Auxillary battery not charging
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 09:08:17 -0400
  ...red wire (another in said plastic sheath) to terminal 87 of relay brown to grond relay to inside of battery box. The primary battery...
• Relays and Radiator Fan '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 23:32:08 -0400
  Where do I find the relay that connects to the radiator fan and the thermal switch in the radiator? If I remove the side...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Dilemma
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:35:55 -0400
  ...You want a second relay to power the high beam circuit. Together, these two relays will prevent high currents from flowing through the headlight...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin Back
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:00:57 -0400
  That's Jay Brown's relay kit, which you can buy from him direct or from other vendors. It's a fine kit -- but...
• Re: What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 19:42:41 -0400
  15 = switched power from the ignition switch 30 = always-on power from the battery x = switched power from the load reduction relay 31 = ground...
• Re: No Start after alternator failure and replacement..TESTING RELAYS
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 11:20:50 -0700
  ...Right relay, socket pin 87 read 00.00 with the key on. We repeated the test on the right relay only, using two relays...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:24:03 -0800
  Use 2 good quality relays, with mounting tabs. One for low beams, one for high beams. Mount them above the glovebox. Control them with...
• Re: wiring for a 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 22:58:30 -0700
  ...VW reversed the leads on the aux bat relay from how they wired the fridge relay. If you add a separate relay for the...
• please help -- starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot (sean bartnik )
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 14:14:09 -0500
  ...This relay might be bad. When the key is turned on, I can hear the relay click. When the key is turned off, it...
• (no vanagon content) help to find GTI Fuel pump relay
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 00:51:12 EST
  ...I can't find the fuel pump relay in my sister's 1985 GTI. It's not on the relay panel next to the...
• 87 Westfalia windshield wiper and air fan not working
  Historical mailing list - Marco Biancardi
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 18:49:48 -1000
  ...Could I have damaged the relay? Do the wiper and air fan share the same relay? If so which relay is it? Before that...
• Re: Is my Aux Battery Charging - NOT
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:06:50 -0700
  ...The blue wire controls the relay, turning on the relay only during charging. What part number is on your relay and does it have...
• Re: No Spark and Buzzing Relay 2.1 / Redux
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:07:21 -0700
  ...The relay on the left is the ECU power relay. Assuming this is an 1990 that ECU relay is different part than the FP...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 10:02:29 -0800
  The kits in question are not extra solenoids, just a small relay. If weather conditions are a concern Jay's kit is designed for...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:03:18 -0700
  "I would consider using an original style relay to control the two Stancors." Or, now that I think of it, use the first Stancor...
• cheap relays with sockets <$3 each
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 23 Dec 2013 18:14:08 -0500
  ...don't know about the quality, but you could "relayize" ever light on your vanagon for not a lot of $$. If you don't...
• Re: Fuel pump relay, where is it?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 15:25:38 -0400
  Thanks to all of you that sent me info on the fuel pump relay. You all confirmed our suspisions that the "double relay" on...
• Re: '85 Westfalia - 2nd battery ?????
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 22:06:33 -0500
  ...I see the small relay under the driver's seat. I'll look for the separating relay later. It is a deep-cycle battery...
• Re: Euro Spec Headlghts
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 10:48:58 -0500
  I put in 100W H3's and got a relay from my FLAPS, actually it was an = import only place, but they had the...
• Square Headlight/Relay
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 20:57:34 -0500
  ...I did look at my fuse holder and there is a row on the top of what looks like relays. If they are relays...
• Re: Flash Alert! Dual Battery Relay
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 17:48:18 -1000
  Just some relay info for everyone. I haven't done it yet, but I will as that part of my camper conversion is ready...
• Flash Alert! Dual Battery Relay
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 16:33:20 -0800
  ...This relay is called a : Refrigerator 12-volt heater relay. Part Nr. 231 069 555 price: 32.72 This relay is not designed to...
• Speaking of...Re: Faulty fridge relay?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:12:23 -0700
  ...I've traced wires from dash through under seat to reefer and there just ain't no relay that I can find. The reason...
• Electrical woes update
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 20:07:54 EST
  Replaced the ign switch, swapped the load control relay, cleaned all the grounds, and fixed the horn ground. Voltage fluxuation stays normal with the...
• Re: Fuel pump or fuel relay malfunction?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 10:13:00 -0700
  there are two relays in the little black box above the coil inside the engine compartment on the left hand side (drivers side). You...
• Re: relay starter solenoid fix=brake warning light!?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 May 2003 23:54:14 -0400
  ...it would be helpful if you described what you did to hook up the relay. Mike '84 GL 7 pass '85 GL Westy > I...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:21:17 -0700
  ...On Aug 21, 2013, at 3:52 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > http://www.the12volt.com/relays/relays.asp > > > On Wed, Aug 21...
• Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:04:05 -0800
  ...Is the relay there to handle the higher current? Or am I totally misunderstanding the purpose of the relay? And when I install the...
• Re: BRIGHTER LIGHTS: install relays
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 16:21:50 -0400
  At 03:45 PM 7/6/2001, Mark Dorm wrote: >What are you saying here? Are you saying that when you install a relay...
• Re: battery relay question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 May 2001 22:35:34 -0400
  VW would drive this relay from the D+ lead of the alternator (which goes to the panel alt light/tickler circuit). This will drive...
• Re: Where is fuel pump relay?? Urgent question!!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:17:22 -0400
  ...Where is the relay??" Van is an > 84 Westy > > Thanks > Doug > > -- > http://www.dougalcock.com > -- http://www.dougalcock.com
• Re: 3rd stage cooling fan relay (for a/c)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:31:57 -0400
  ...Damian -- what he said. <g> d At 08:47 PM 4/17/2001, Dennis Haynes wrote: >The proper relay is rated at 70 amps...
• Mounting WR-1 relay ?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 21:00:37 -0500
  I just completed mounting the WR-1 starter solenoid relay. Only place that I could find to mount it was under the rear seat...
• WTB: Relay kit!! SA Grill!!
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:23:56 -0600
  I talked to Ron @ the Bus Depot a couple of weeks ago looking for a relay kit for the SA Quad Grill. His quote...
• Fuel pump relay; spanky & alfalfa fix, was: '81 Westy, fuel pump won't work.... why do I bother...
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 26 May 1999 10:45:01 -0400
  While I wouldn't bet the farm on it, in leaner times I've had some luck in "fixing" this type of relay (and...
• Headlight Upgrade - troubles
  Historical mailing list - J \"Westy\"
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 11:54:47 -0600
  ...Through Allistair Bell ( http://members.shaw.ca/albell/mods/lightcircuit.html ), vanagon.com ( http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/upgrades/headlight-relay/ ), and Ken...
• Re: Strange electrical problem: Headlights don't work (among other things)
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:36:09 -0400
  ...Ed > > > However, the little "doo-dad" between the load relay (Marked 8 on the fuse > > > panel), and relay 10 (the wiper relay) is not...
• Re: Cranks but now, STARTS!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:10:52 -0700
  ...It connects to nothing else; so when pin 23 goes > active the ECU relay actuates but nothing else happens. > > Relay terminal 5/15/87A...
• Re: Relay Problems '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:12:07 -0800
  I'll make a WAG and say the relay with the 18 on it was the one making the noise. Other things could make...