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• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 17:41:15 -0800
  I have Jay Brown hard start relay kit on all my vans and I am very very happy with it, build quality is top...
• second battery relay for carat 1991
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:05:37 GMT
  I have a 1991 carat... so did they ever include relays from the factory??? or do you always have to get these aftermarket?? thanks
• Re: Turn signal gremlins
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 26 May 2006 11:13:47 -0700
  > turn signal relay is bad. > > Maybe, but if so then my spare flasher relay is bad in exactly the same way... -- John Bange '90...
• Updating an old dual battery/suby install: Can I ditch the fridge relay and just a SurePower 1315?
  Historical mailing list - Tim King-syncrowesty
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:01:06 -0700
  ...have you priced the fridge relays? They are crazy expensive: $45-$60!) What about the other wires from the fridge relay? 86/Blue wire...
• headlights with relay setup are inop: Fixed!
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:00:51 -0400
  ...headlights with relay setup are inop David I would doubt that it is the Relays but to be sure just use a Jumper to...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 20:53:06 -0700
  ...Dennis Haynes > kindly wrote and indicated a lack of a fridge relay might the problem. > I'll connect the fridge relay from my 182A...
• Re: wiring for a 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 11:00:55 -0700
  You can use relay and still have both batteries get the same charging voltage. This is the simplest way to go as it leaves...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:21:54 -0700
  I have been using the Stancor 120-901 relays for many years in several vans. It works fine. As for the voltages involved, keep...
• Re: Fw: Auxillary battery not charging
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 07:48:55 -0700
  I think you have the relay wired incorrectly: Incoming power (from the + terminal of your starter battery or your alternator) goes to the #30...
• Re: 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 23:40:11 -0700
  ...Jacks On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 11:20 PM, Mark Drillock <modrillock@gmail.com> wrote: > There are 2 relays in the engine relay...
• Fuel Pump Problems
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:49:16 -0500
  ...I don't have a new relay and will have to wait till monday to get one from the dealer. If the relay is...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 16:45:48 -0700
  ...The only way I can find out if the added "coil" relay is at fault, is to leave out the fridge relay. That would...
• Re: Second Request Help Needed w/Aux Battery Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:34 -0600
  ...The relay in your photo is probably the "refrigerator 12-volt heater relay" on Bentley 97.33b. That is its usual location on Westies...
• Re: Metric to AWG wire size conversion chart
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 18:42:33 -0800
  ...Isolator, where to put it? >> >> >> >Greetings, >> >With regard to relays in "campers": >> >"3-way refrigerator relay": >> >The 2 vanagon full westfalia campers ('81 and...
• Re: headlight relay installation problems...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:25:51 -0800
  ...headlight relay installation problems... > Hi guys, > > I've fixed my problem. Indeed, the white wire was what I wanted. I was > quite confused. Neither...
• Re: Electrical Unsolved Mysteries
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 11:50:36 -0800
  ...I drove over to the shop where the Carat is and started swapping relays...nothing worked. Pulled all the relays on the Carat and...
• Battery cables
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 18:49:18 -0500
  On my '95 EVC the relay that allows charging the house battery when the engine is running simply connects the vehicle and the house...
• Re: Emergency flasher
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 3 May 2006 19:33:05 -0400
  ...it's the same relay. That said ... mine "Appeared" to be bad and I unplugged and re-plugged the spade connectors at the bottom...
• 82 Update, found the problem!
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 17:10:33 -0800
  ...No voltage? Bad relay. Back into the relay. Start checking resistors, traces, solder joints. Nothing. So I start checking resitence of the complete circuits...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:45:15 -0700
  ...If I'm not mistaken, power from this wire >> energizes the relay electromagnetic coil of this relay. >> >> But...... I just noticed that they labeled...
• Re: Wipers suddenly not working, trip tomorrow
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 21:29:47 -0400
  ...Terminal 87 - Replace relay, check for B+ with key on, zero with key off. If zero, very high likelihood bad relay. If relay bad...
• Re: BRIGHTER LIGHTS: install relays
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 16:42:17 -0700
  What are you saying? That we should install relays for all our brake lights, turn signals, tail lights, and back up lights? And what...
• Re: 99 Intermittent wiper function failure cause.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:15:41 -0800
  ...I�ve had the same 99 relay in use since about �95. So I�d say mine can take the current draw fine. alistair...
• Re: 1989 Fog light wiring in harness?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:07:05 -0500
  ...What I ended up doing was increasing the headlight power by adding relays like many on the list but added a 3rd relay for...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 18:30:13 EST
  ...You can test it at the relay panel. There is > an empty relay socket in position #2. The 8 holes where a relay could...
• Re: Flash Alert! Dual Battery Relay
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 10:49:32 -0800
  ...These wires are used to trigger the new relay, that is, to make the battery cutout relay go on and off. 8) some plastic...
• # Intermittant wiper relay
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 22:52:52 MST
  ...Since it's just an electronic relay that seems a bit steep IMO). Another idea: it seems that this relay is also used in...
• Adding Horns. B+ (30) To Power Horns OK?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:12:37 -0700
  ...Stock horn switch (ground) --> SPDT *switch to control negative to 85 of either new relay. Don't know if using an 87/87a relay...
• Relays for headlight circuit upgrade...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:11:14 EDT
  ...Where can I find those 40A relays? Jim W88kender La La Land
• Re: Question about hard start relay
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:20:12 -0500
  ...I thought it might be the starter relay but it wasn’t. It was the brand new Kostal switch I ordered as a spare...
• Re: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Christensen
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:00:31 +0000
  ...Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?) Does anyone have a PDF file they could send me of the Bentley Vanagon manual? I need...
• Re: trigger current for highbeam relay
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 06:42:06 EST
  Robyn; I assume you are going to use a relay to energize these spots. From this relay's control coil will be a wire...
• Re: Aircooled starting problem---AFM???
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 11:46:39 -0500
  I would think that if THAT side of the relay is bad, the van wouldnt run at all, instead of being hard to start...
• Re: GoWesty High Power Headlight Kit
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 17:43:07 -0700
  I used the relay kit on my syncro westy and it is a far better setup than some others..The 2 relays clip easily...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:58:38 -0800
  Just pony up for Volks Cafe's Relay Kits - quick, easy, cheap and effective. http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_459_584...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 13:51:55 -0500
  ...You could also reduce the wad-of-relays effect by using smaller relays. As newer cars use dozens of them, you can get relays...
• Re: Melted ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:05:03 -0700
  ...did > something else go haywire and cause the 53 relay ground to heat up then > short out to a neighbouring relay pin?* > - No, no...
• Re: No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:45:05 -0700
  ...ECU supplies >> ground to FP relay which energizes relay. >> I'm unclear as to whether or not + at ECU relay 86 is supplied to...
• Re: '81 Westy, fuel pump won't work.... why do I bother...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 26 May 1999 10:04:06 -0400
  ...This is the relay that turns the fuel pump on when you turn the key. It is located on the engine firewall on an...
• '83-'85 bad schematic wiper relay
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:56:12 -0400
  Volks, On the schematics for '83 through '85, the wiper relay is drawn incorrectly. '83-4 has the terminals marked correctly, but the relay...
• Relay info
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 09:58:26 -0400
  ...I found this link to a good article about relays and terminal numbers and thought I'd pass it along. http://www.british-cars...
• Aux battery relay
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 19:00:41 -0400
  ...battery relay from Bus Depot. Aside from the fact nothing blew up on me, how can I tell if the relay is doing it...
• Aux battery relay???
  Historical mailing list - Matt Heydon
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 14:35:18 -0600
  ...My old alternator had a "W" connector with a light blue wire running from it up to the relay next to the aux. battery...
• Electrical - Lights and Fan: More
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 20:31:44 -0700
  ...for suggesting the load reduction relay. Jumping the L/R output terminals makes everything work - except still no headlights. At the headlight switch, there...
• Re: HELP! F.I. re-conversion- double relay questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 14:44:57 -0600
  ...The relay had been replaced more than > once; he claims a diode in the relays blows when the engine is started, > suggesting something is...
• Re: Engine cutting out
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 20:34:29 -0500
  ...While checking the fuel pump wiring, check the fuel relay. It's located in the dual relay box on the driver's side of...
• Re: OOPS Re: HELP HELP HELP Big Headlight Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:30:46 -0800
  ...The headlights do run through the load reduction relay (which I assume you are referring to as X relay). Z --- David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 09:41:26 -0800
  You don't need to replace that wire unless there is something wrong with it, it just closes the relay with very little current...
• Re: #99 intermittant programmable wiper relays
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:19:59 -0800
  ...I don't know who rips out all the VW relays in my area wrecking yards but I found the 99 relay I have...
• Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:12:14 -0700
  ...86, 85 pins. > I figure that's the refer relay. > > Larger red from 30 of "fuse/relay panel" sends constant 12V via S4-16...
• Improving the performance of the Vanagon air conditioning fan and saving the switch
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:13:54 -0400
  ...Rather than buy a high capacity relay I just wired an available second relay in parallel to the sticking relay to help carry the...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 13:10:13 -0800
  ...They had a relay socket meant to be used with a relay driven from the > positive side, and an ECU with open-collector (a...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:38:37 -0800
  ...install new switch and dedicated circuit, (no added relays), > > bypass ignition switch, use stock hi/low relay, connect supply of > > circuit in at stock...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 19:07:33 -0900
  As a matter of fact, I relayed my headlights the weekend before last. It boosted the voltage to the headlamps by 1.6 volts...
• Flashing red light info
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 22:04:01 -0400
  ...there is a grey relay, marked with a 24 on the top, hidden by the fuse panel (drop down the fuse panel and there...
• Wonky Turn Signal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 4 Sep 2011 18:05:21 -0500
  ...I swapped in a known working relay - and it still goes clicketyclicketyclicketyclicketyclicketyclickety. Usually it's a faulty relay and simply changing it out does...
• VW/Audi Relays & Part Numbers
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 21:13:43 EST
  Vanagoneers; I have a BIG box full of VW/Audi relays and have no idea what most of them are. These have been accumulated...
• Faulty Switch or Relay?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:39:45 EST
  ...How can I determine if it's the relay that's really the problem? Right now, I'm just going to wait for the...
• Relay numbers
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:18:43 -0700
  Does anyone know all the numbers of those relays and which one is for what purpose? I have 1.9 and 2.1 vans...
• second battery relay
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:16:54 GMT
  hey if you get a battery relay from bus depot.. it doesn't really have a the terminals for attaching to the second battery...