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• 1983 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Jason Orr
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:36:39 -0400
  ...Then one day I needed them and they didnt work and it blew the fuse for the wipers. Soon after that I could put...
• blown fuse
  Historical mailing list - bob bob
  Tue, 22 May 2007 11:37:38 -0700
  i have narrowed down the front blower as to what keeps blowing my 16 fuse. i had thought it was the combo of wiper...
• Re: Mega-fuse? (between batteries)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:03:06 -0700
  BTW, like most cars, the Vanagon has no "main fuse" between the main starting battery and the starter. The heavy cable is routed fairly...
• Where A/C fuse & relay???
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 13:05:18 -0700
  I would very much appreciate if someone could tell me EXACTLY where the A/C 50 amp fuse and relay are located for my...
• Fuses-last response blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Dec 2022 18:30:59 +0000
  The early fuses VW used are known as GBC. A unique feature of this design is that the mounting allows for easy cleaning of...
• Re: Harbor Freight Circuit Tester was D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 21:39:21 -0800
  ...Now a new question, what's the difference between an ATC fuse vs. an ATO fuse?
• more FREE van parts
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 7 May 2003 07:48:07 -0700
  ...Gove box (strap type, but no straps and not latch/lock) Fuse box cover Fuse block (no fuses) Seat belt � retractable type Rear license...
• Brake lights went out
  Historical mailing list - Dan Eggert
  Sat, 5 May 2001 15:36:42 -0500
  ...We were able to fix that easily, it turned out that the connector behind the fuse panel came loose. Now the brake lights do...
• Re: dual battery? hobigesuss!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 00:04:34 -0400
  ...But it might get hot enough to, for example, melt the cover of the fusebox, the way the heater-fan fuse did on mine...
• Re: Refrigerator and water pump circuits
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 10 Nov 2013 07:00:22 -0500
  ...That red/black wire I re-use to bring power from the aux battery through a new OEM fuse added to the fuse panel...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:37:55 -0400
  ...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: Bad Short '73 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 10:10:31 -0800
  ...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: '88 GL - Rear heater and ACJ
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:18:50 -0600
  ...It somehow blew the fuse to the heater motor AND the AC. Now, it blows both fuses even when new ones are put in...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:02:50 -0700
  You do realize that there are 4 headlight fuses, 1 for each element on each side? Counting from the left, 3,4,5,6...
• Re: Electric: Where should +12V to camping fusebox and relay originate?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:02:35 -0700
  ...battery TO the fuse panel to supply power to various things. (in my case, dome lights, camper light, stereo and cig. lighter socket IIRC...
• left parking, running lights are dead!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 18:36:25 -0700 (PDT)
  Hello Everyone, I have had my fuse block down in my '84 a few times to install an audio amp in the the correct...
• Re: 12 V. Position Fridge problem (120 V. solved)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 15:55:11 -0400
  Just one thing...that fuse only concerns 12v...120v goes strictly through the regular duplex outlet and power cord. :) d At 15:46 9...
• Re: Mystery part - what is this thing?
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:53:56 -0700
  ...need to rewire the 12v source for fuse 3 in the fuseblock so that that fuse is fed from the aux battery and not...
• Re: New 12v outlet question...
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:31:27 -0700
  Typically they have a 15A and sometimes a 20A fuse, however it's really dependent upon how you wired it. Assuming you used a...
• Re: 1981 Fuse S9 Potential Future Loads
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Aug 2017 01:03:35 -0400
  ...8 Amp fuse for 2 lights, 16 > Amps for 4. > >
• Looking for S42 Cooling Fan Fuse ???
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:02:07 EDT
  ...I'm looking for the physical location for the Cooling Fan Fuse. Sez it comes off of the Radiator Cooling Fan Relay 3rd Stage...
• Re: Electrical Glitch causiing a dead Aux battery...more..
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:41:52 -0800
  RE:Why the hell does a multimeter even have a fuse, any how? Just wait till you are checking current flow on a circuit...
• Re: Aux battery, install location
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 8 May 2008 11:29:37 -0700
  ...I also hooked up the radio to this fuse. This required moving this #12 wire at fuse panel to another appropriate connection at fuse...
• Re: Defroster questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:22:43 -0500
  Bruce, This is perfect! I’ve saved it electronically and will print and keep with my spare fuses. And it read perfectly for me...
• Re: Defroster questions
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 10:27:01 -0800
  ...Fuse # Amperage Identification 1 8 Amp (White) Left Tail, Parking & Side Marker Lights 2 8 Amp (White) Right Tail Parking, Side Marker & License Lights...
• Re: Brake light circuit current with trailer, WAS: Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:56:53 -0700
  ...When the trailer was connected, the 8A brake light fuse (fuse 8, 1984) popped when I depressed the brake pedal. This happened in August...
• Re: Harbor Freight Circuit Tester was D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 22:29:46 -0800
  ...And the official designation of the 'Mini' fuse is ATM, found that a couple of places. Now can I go watch TV? :)
• Accessing back of Fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 14:49:04 -0600
  ...How do I tap into that circuit? How does one gain access to the back of the fuse/relay panel? When I try to...
• Re: Wipers suddenly not working, trip tomorrow
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 21:29:47 -0400
  ...If yes, load reduction relay is ok, check for problem at fuse S10. >Also where is that load reduction relay, and how would I...
• A/C condensor cooling fan not working...'89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Adolf Birkenhouser
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:24:53 -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...
• Eurovan ECU's
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 29 May 97 12:47:00 -0500
  While looking around at the fuse panel on my Eurovan I found two connectors that look like some kind of diagonstic port. They are...
• Re: Fuse panal cover?
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Fri, 15 May 1998 18:13:04 EDT
  Hi all im seeing that many people need these fuse box covers. I am getting one that joel is not useing butt perhaps we...
• Re: New backup lights keep blowing the fuse !~~
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 04:33:48 EDT
  ...in reverse, plug the switch back on and see if the fuse to blows. It's a whole lot less scarier than being under...
• Re: Installed add on back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:16:52 -0400
  When I posted about wiring up the relay, I was going from memory and forgot to mention that I put an inline fuse in...
• Re: sharing an incident
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 21:33:42 -0700
  ...Yes, I didn't mention that but it's > the major reason a Euro fuse will corrode sitting right next to an > AGC or...
• Re: RE : sink pump mystery - 1981 westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:42:03 -0700
  ...All fuses look good. > > > > I looked under the driver seat and found a fuse (16) that is good. There > is > > another wire in there...
• Re: Sos in Watkins Glen
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 22:30:17 -0400
  ...To avoid that happening again, when you replace the switch add a relay from a separate fused circuit to drive the blower high speed...
• Re: electrical aid request
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 14:09:27 -0400
  If you have an after market radio, it is very likely that there is an inline fuse to it. On Oct 7, 2006, at...
• Re: Wiring/fuse question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:58:31 -0600
  ...1.6 L (1,584 cc) (50 bhp/37 kW) AirCooledEng' ~ Fuse it @ the PowerSource. ORR ~ DeanB On 18 Jul , 2013, at 2:34...
• Re: AC cutting out momentarily
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:13:51 -0700
  That stock 50 amp fuse link is a common part found on other VWs and other brands. They cost under $1. Diesel VWs use...
• =?utf-8?Q?All_wipers_on,_won=E2=80=99t_turn_off?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 22 Aug 2021 19:58:33 -0700
  ...I have other things to do with van and only today found wiper fuse blown. That’s funny I thought. I replaced fuse this...
• Re: auxiliary battery related
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 09:02:27 EST
  Bob; I picked up a nice, six fuse(30A @) at my FLAPS. It is made by BUSS. It fit nicely under the seat next...
• Tail lights
  Historical mailing list - C Snyder
  Sun, 16 Feb 2025 03:28:28 +0000
  ...Guess it’s the fuse but the manual says there is a fuse for rack side. Any help please Sent from the all new...
• Re: White fuse= ?# amps?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis McCord
  Sun, 07 Jul 1996 23:24:59 -0500
  ...How many amps is a white fuse rated for? I'm talking I believe that would be 8 amps. The red ones are 16...
• Fw: 1984 VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Snoopy
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:34:38 -0500
  ...The owners manual > does not indicate which fuse or fuses are related. Any advise would be > appreciated!! > > Danny T >
• Re: Testing glow plugs and then replacing tips
  Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin L
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:32:49 -0500
  ...If you have power there then check the rightside of the fuse. If no power fuse is bad. If you don't have power...
• Re: Hot A/C Wire
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:43:10 -0400
  ...When mine overheated enough that the link cracked, I replaced the whole thing with a big 50 amp fuse holder and fuse from the...
• Re: Brake lights won't work ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Mar 2014 06:30:28 -0400
  Did you check for power? Fuse, fuse box, connector at fuse box, connector in black junction box, harness damage, etc. When checking things electrical...
• Gas heater
  Historical mailing list - Susan Cote
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 14:43:55 -0500
  ...I cannot locate any fuses on the right of the column. Behind the heater button there seems to be a connection. Is a fuse...
• Signal flasher problem
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 10:33:30 -0400
  ...Heard it coming from under the dash from the relay closest to the door on top of the fuse panel. pulled each fuse one...
• Re: finding lighted power on an 83
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 07:52:48 -0700
  IIRC, before 1985 models there was no fuse for that circuit so no wires for it at the fuse panel. Easy to connect elsewhere...
• Re: mystery connector coming off rear heater circuit on my '84
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:52:49 -0500
  ...It orginates on a 2 fuse panel to the right of my >> row of relays, ie not with the rest of the regular fuses...
• Fuse box and donkey
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:36:34 -0700
  A couple of posts on my blog https://shufti.wordpress.com Found a picture of inside the 86 and up fuse box.there is...
• Re: Power source for fan on my Dometic fridge under AC power only
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 30 May 2015 11:50:50 -0700
  ...There should be a fused constant (B+) voltage at one of the fan wires. The > fan thermal switch is on this + feed. >
• Headlamp Relay upgrade - which fuse's to upgrade as well?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sun, 8 Jan 2006 19:17:05 -0500
  ...Sorry.... ________________ Hi everyone, I Just installed the Headlamp Relay upgrade � and am about to install new Halla higher wattage bulbs, but which fuse's...
• Re: Serious light bulb question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:18:02 -0800
  > In a 84 westy, does the driver's door light share a > fuse with the over-the-sink lamp? These both quit > working, and...
• Re: A/C trouble... please help
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:39:23 -0800
  ...replaced it with a big ole fuse." I erroneously took that to mean what it sounds like, that the new fuse was rated for...
• 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 18 Oct 2020 21:52:04 -0600
  ...Of course, I didn't take a photo of the fuse panel before I started. I swear there is a description of all the...
• Re: Running Lights Dark
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 06:25:48 -0400
  ...All the devices running off fuse 3 > are wired directly to the aux battery (with an inline 15A fuse protecting > them). > Ok -- inside lights...
• Re: auxiliary battery power to cab?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 8 May 2011 20:24:05 -0700
  ...B11 is always the high current connection for fuse #3. Never E3 or B12. Quantum, Scirocco, Cabriolet, Jetta(German) Mark Alistair Bell wrote: > I...