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• Circuit tester, was Re: D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 19:03:17 -0800
  Or, if you are cheap, err frugal, like me you can use a burned out fuse and a multimeter. Littlefuse brand blade fuses have...
• '81 stove parts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Sat, 4 Mar 1995 19:48:38 -0600 (CST)
  ...Also, any ideas on overriding that ceramic fuse setup for the 12 volt fridge? Mine burnt out.Not the fuse,the whole fuse outlet...
• 1984 Westy pops fuses when running fan and windshield wipers
  Historical mailing list - Kris Seago
  Thu, 24 May 2007 11:16:10 -0500
  ...Fan on low or medium doesn't pop the fuse. Cures? Or is this something I just have to live with? Thanks in advance...
• Re: OVERHEATing questions please.....(was Nantaha trip)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 11:00:43 EDT
  Loulie: << no fuses blown, except for one 15 amp one mounted horizontally under the vertical bank of fuses.>> Those are the spares. Maybe someone...
• Fuses...
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Sun, 17 May 1998 07:22:06 -0700
  ...Previous owner had removed fuse box... Problems caused by dead aux battery, can be resolved... See ya in 9 days. Jim & Katrina ><> '85 gold...
• Re: Switiching accessorys from main battery to auxilary battery?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:02:16 -0700
  ...Just be sure to properly fuse the wire that goes to lower leg of fuse socket #3. Also the wire end is female and...
• Re: problems...fridge on 12 v
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:01:55 -0700
  ...But, on the earlier models, (80-81 IIRC) the fridge relay is located on the fridge itself and is POST fuse. So fuse could...
• Re: Power WIndow Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:58:25 -0500
  Craig, actually the power window circuit has a circuit breaker which looks like a silver fuse that is above the main fuse panel. Take...
• Bad Short '73 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 09:01:40 -0600 (CST)
  ...We then did the Muir fuse thing where you pull out fuses one at a time until you don't get the spark when...
• Re: More auxilliary heater problems...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:50:38 -0700
  ...heater has some sort > of relay/breaker that goes on the far right side of the fuse panel. Well > that area of my fuse...
• Aux Battery- Don't feed Fuse Position 3
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 27 May 2006 09:02:14 -0700
  A few weeks ago I passed on what I now believe is not good advice about feeding the Fuse 3 position on the fuse...
• Re: Fuse panel remount advice
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 14:03:58 -0700
  ...It can't be as hard as I made it. > > Dear Michael, > > a) 1.9l and 2.1l fuse panels are very different. Which...
• Re: How is the fog light switch supposed to be wired?
  Historical mailing list - "Dave Bayer (by way of TomC )"
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:23:19 -0400
  ...Then I turned the fog > lights on and I blew the driver side headlight's fuse. So I replaced the > fuse, reversed the load...
• Re: Fuse Block Sources
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 9 May 2011 18:15:30 -0500
  ...might be some sources of 18-or-so slot > > fuse blocks for blade type fuses? Couldn't find them on the JCW site. > > > > Thanks...
• White fuse= ?# amps?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Sun, 7 Jul 1996 21:02:04 -0700 (PDT)
  ...How many amps is a white fuse rated for? I'm talking about the old coloured-plastic-cylinder-with-a-strip-of-metal style...
• Vanagon Westy Wiring continued
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:34:02 -0800
  ...After about 30 replies it looks like the early single fuse wiring (diagram in the 1980-1985 manual) was used from 1980 through 83...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:32:12 -0700
  ...The fuse can > handle the brief turn-on surge. > > When I doubled the load by adding a pair of 21W trailer lights, the fuse...
• Re: Headlight upgrade questions
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 20:58:14 -0700
  ...That shunt current is what will take out the fuse, hopefully before a self- sustaining fire has developed. The closer the fuse is to...
• Aux light install..sort of (long attempt)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:17:21 -0700
  ...I tried a 16 amp fuse and that blows, too. When the fuse blows, the high beam no longer works. Replace the fuse and...
• Re: Back to fuses
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Dec 2022 13:45:24 +0000
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Back to fuses Actually, I think I used one of those modern marvels...a Red Scotch-brite pad....not steel wool.  I...
• Rear heater fuse blows
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 23:41:16 -0800
  When I turn on the rear heater blower the fuse blows. Any suggestions? _________________________________________________________________ Frustrated with dial-up? Lightning-fast Internet access for as low...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:09:05 -0400
  The 1.9L vans and the later without AC do not have that big additional relay above the fuse panel. They use a 2...
• Meep Meep!!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:43:12 -0400
  Hi Volks, The horn on my Vanagon has been blowing fuses lately, so I had a look at it over the weekend. I wound...
• Re: Headlight Relay
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:59:36 -0300
  ...I put the relays between the dimmer switch and the fuses and therefore putting the power through the fuses and energising both lights. Pascal...
• Re: Wiper question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 15:10:51 -0700
  ...BenT On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 2:28 PM, mdrillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Check fuse #17. The wipers have 2 fuses, one...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:48:30 +0000
  FOLLOWUP:  I went with Bruce's tip about a secondary fuse box for accessories.  Yes, I mounted it under normal 85 Tintop fusebox with...
• Re: Wiring for sink, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 25 Apr 2018 11:52:04 -0700
  Assuming your volt meter or test light was connected to a good ground point and that the fuse holder contacts are clean, (with a...
• Re: '84-'85 wiper fuse problems
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:34:39 -0400
  At 08:19 PM 6/21/2001, pederparizek wrote: >box, the place where the fuse for the wipers goes is melted. Just that one...
• Re: Do I need a new coil????
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 Apr 1995 08:22:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Usually when that happens the wires burn up, a built in fuse! I this is the problem, don't replace the wires with a...
• Re: Installing a 1000W converter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:35:03 -0400
  ...Installing a 1000W converter > I'm using AMG type fuses and holders for my inverter, converter > and 3 batteries. The AMG type fuse is...
• AC cutting out momentarily
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:50:02 -0700
  ...A while = back the original fuse got so hot that it basically melted the plastic holder = so I replaced it with a resettable fuse...
• Re: model year differences?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:42:56 -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: Multimeter help UPDATE-77 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:42:55 -0700
  I would go to the fuse box area next. You should also know that there are circuits that are not fuse protected. for example...
• Re: 2nd fuse box for '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 18:46:19 -0700
  The fuse lives under the driver's seat. And the Bentley's wiring diagram is only correct for your Vanagon in the '82 and...
• Re: auxillary fuse panel
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 08:20:17 -0700
  ...a handy auxillary fuse panel ... I've been procrastinating for months on installing a fuse block in my Westy. I have all the parts...
• Re: '91 GL -- no brake lights, no license plate lights, but have tail lights, directional signals, and back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Sep 2019 23:42:33 +0000
  ...All turn signals common fuse, brake lights fused I think with the horn, taillights fused right-left side. Look for a bad ground. Why...
• Re: 99 Wiper Relay Blows #16 "Term 58" Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:28:22 -0800
  ...After swapping in a 99 > relay, wipers still worked and were programmable but "Term 58 Fuse 10 > A" blew. > I moved the aftermarket stereo...
• Re: Blinkers work, no emergency flashers
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:07:57 -0700
  For 85 turn blinkers use fuse #11 while the 4 way flashers use fuse #9. Radio power came from fuse #9 as well so...
• Re: Fuse box wire
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:32:43 -0600
  ...Few of these had the light, so some of the rest had a > loose wire grey/white wire, under the dash in the fuse...
• Re: Fuse Block Sources
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 9 May 2011 18:09:13 -0700
  ...might be some sources of 18-or-so slot > fuse blocks for blade type fuses? Couldn't find them on the JCW site. > > Thanks...
• Re: Rear A/C fuse overheat!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 06:53:06 -0500
  ...Rear A/C fuse overheat! 7/7/99 >I used contact cleaner on all the connectors to the relays and those on both >sides...
• Re: auxiliary battery related
  Historical mailing list - Captain Ray
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 14:28:24 -0800
  ...I picked up a nice, six fuse(30A @) at > my FLAPS.... Only problem for > you is it uses the new ATC fuses. This is...
• Aux battery FuseBlock under sink....Bad idea?/Aux.batt.Relay(Hella Alternative)-sold!...SOLD!
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 09:28:52 -0700
  The only space i can think to install my auxillary battery's fuse block is under the sink/against the wall.I know water...
• Re: Blown fuse
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:44:33 -0700
  ...Blown fuse > | > |84 wolfy Westy > | > |Last fall I blew fuse #8 (interior lights, cig lighter, and stop lights), > |now when I try to replace...
• Re: Auxiliary Fuses
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:35:59 -0700
  ...What are these fuses for?. > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy...
• Re: German for "fuse"?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Durham
  Sun, 13 May 2012 13:46:54 -0500
  Fuse in German is Sicherung On 5/13/2012 1:29 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Okay, I've been looking at the wiring...
• Re: '81 westy fridge fuse holder
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:03:15 EST
  ...I'm no expert, but I've never heard of a Westfalia fridge with a fuse in its control panel. The only fuse arrangement...
• Aux Battery: cabin light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 01 Dec 1996 18:10:10 -0800
  ...If you remove the actual fuse from FUSE #3 holder and route a fused (15 amp) wire from the auxiliary battery to the after...
• Re: dual battery? hobigesuss!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 16:28:25 -0700
  ...The kit has a 15 amp fuse. The fridge draws 7 to 8 amps. The water pump....? I forgot. Do you have other accessories...
• Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:41:44 -0500
  In case your interested, The BD kit has a fused relay($20). This relay has 4 prongs, where the westy relay has 5(two...
• Re: Blown fuse
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:29:34 -0400
  ...wire with a fuse in >its line, bypassing the fuse panel, to the wires going into the back >of the fuse panel at #8...
• Re: A/C trouble... please help
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:02:04 -0500
  ...replaced it with a big ole fuse." I erroneously > took that to mean what it sounds like, that the new fuse was rated for...
• Electrical Trivia number 2,glass fuses for early vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 6 May 2025 11:24:07 -0400
  Hi folks, I feel like years ago I read something about glass fuses that can be used instead of the original ceramic ones. If...
• Re: fuse panel screw size?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:25:24 -0700
  ...fuse panel screw size? > Does anyone know the size of the screw at the bottom of the fuse panel > that holds the panel in...
• Re: Melted ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Toomey
  Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:56:37 +0000
  ...The fuses 20,21(low beam) are OK, the casing of the fuses 9,10(high beam) were melted but the fuses are not...
• Re: Interior Lights Question???
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 01:04:04 EST
  ...The red wire should be from fuse 9 to either the clock or the radio. The lighter should have a 16 ga. red from...
• Fuel Pump Relay/Fuse
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:12:30 -0800
  ...Does a relay serve as a fuse or will there also be a fuse on this circuit somewhere? If so, where? I'm stumped...
• Re: Fuse confusion - in Los Angeles!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:04:51 -0700
  ...We have the Bentley and the user manual. > > > So the fuses are just ordinary ones, and should be available at a Pep > Boys? > Patti...
• Re: headlight relay installation - problems with fuse block
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 26 May 2004 06:09:32 EDT
  ...The wire feed from the battery to the fuse panel has come undone from manipulating the fuse panel. I've had this happen a...
• Re: '91 GL -- no brake lights, no license plate lights, but have tail lights, directional signals, and back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Tue, 24 Sep 2019 08:34:42 -0400
  ...All turn signals common fuse, brake lights fused I > think with the horn, taillights fused right-left side. Look for a bad ground. > Why...