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• Re: adding a 2nd Battery; which relay terminal should I connect to?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 10:04:15 -0700
  RE: Relay Wiring You should be able to find the answer here: http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/dualbattery.htm
• NVC- Jetta Relay Location
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:59:57 -0700
  Anyone know where the Starting Interlock Relay is on a '91 Jetta (1.8) with the auto tranny? P-mail would be great. Thanks...
• Re: heavy duty 2nd Battery relay source
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 22:21:04 +0100
  ...This capability will depend on what you arrange > for controlling the relay. In most Westys I use the fridge relay output > to trigger the...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:29:49 -0800
  ...I installed a10A fuse at the wire from 87 of the power supply relay. Maybe the fuse should be installed pre relay on 30...
• Re: Loss of head lights, wipers and rear heater blower
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 26 Dec 2013 09:47:58 -0800
  I think Frank wrote that if you want to prevent a future failure of the replacement switch that you need to install the relays...
• Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:47:52 -0600
  ...So next question is can I wire this? The old relay is VW # 321 955 531 A or Siemens 5wk 1636 & appears to be...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:43:22 -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: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:53:03 -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...
• Re: Fridge Not Working on A/C - Relay?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 19:30:00 -0600
  Aren't those relays available at TheBusDepot? {;~)) On 3 Jul , 2013, at 7:04 PM, Jim Felder wrote: > That's a pretty common relay...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:37:56 -0800
  ...Relays > > > The way you solve the draindown problem is to connect the relay > actuation circuit to the alternator idiot light circuit. That way the...
• Re: black box above coil
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:55:50 -0400
  ...black box above coil > The Fuel Pump Relay provides battery voltage to the fuel > pump, injectors and other devices. My experience with this tells...
• Re: black box above coil
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 15:00:03 -0700
  For a compression test on a Digifant pull the ECU relay. This will disable the ignition, injectors, and fuel pump. To avoid having to...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:18:54 -0800
  ...Relay'ing any electical consumer is a good idea, however, I doubt that relays would provide much more an improvement than the better grounds...
• Re: Horns
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 06:58:53 -0700
  This is an area where an added relay can make a big difference. Simply installing a relay down by the stock horn can result...
• Re: Schematic needed, starter issue, Old school stuff
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:53:29 -0500
  ...85 terminal of the relay to ground. 30 terminal of the relay to alternator B+ or some other good source, recommend a fuse. 87...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:30:16 -0700
  The ECU only turns on the FP relay when it thinks it should. Just because the key is on and the ECU is working...
• Re: Relay #4 - what does it do?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 15:42:05 -0700
  The warning buzzer relay got yanked a long time ago - I hate those things! =) On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 1:22 PM, neil...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin Back
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Tue, 26 Jun 2018 01:08:37 +0000
  In researching the electrical load and relay problem I found this ... https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/home It describes the problem I am...
• Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:36:34 -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: '87 Westy water pump/fridge relay ?
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 20:56:45 -0700 (PDT)
  On Sun, 25 Jun 1995, Alistair Bell wrote: > Whoa, that sounds like the load reduction relay that "we all have". Its > the thing that...
• "Relayed" Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 04:40:45 -0700
  ...Does that sound like the relay? Maybe the fuse? Haven't checked anything yet but will later today. Too pooped to pop right now...
• Strater/relay woes
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Fri, 21 May 2004 17:47:32 EDT
  ...The second I hooked up the battery ground the starter wired, what have I done? I have a relay hooked up too that worked...
• Fuel pump's initial pulse?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:54:59 EST
  ...How does the fuel pump get that initial pulse of power when the ignition key is first turned on? Is there a relay dedicated...
• Fuel pump relays?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:34:24 -0500
  ...Thinking the fuel pump relays have gone out or maybe a ground or wiring has corroded. The van has been sitting awhile... Just where...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay-Another thought!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 08:45:14 -0500
  For those with Westfalia campers be aware the refrigerator relay may be tied into the starter solenoid circuit. The ground for the relay goes...
• Fw: Relay Problems '87 Westy Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:42:35 -0800
  ...Bedtime reading was my Bentley manual, from which my best guess as to which relay was making the noise is the 'Load Reduction' relay...
• Re: Hot Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:11:59 -0500
  I would definitely try the Hard Start Relay that a few others have advised. I had a similar situation with my '87 Wolfsburg that...
• Re: Mounting WR-1 relay ?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 19:33:42 -0500
  ...However, My van is air cooled, so with the sealed engine compartment, this was a very protected area for the relay. Your rear seat...
• Headlight Upgrade - troubles
  Historical mailing list - J \"Westy\"
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:23:07 -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: Connecting a 2nd battery & fridge questions
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 07 Jan 1997 13:00:37 -0800
  ...If you refer to your Bentley page 97.34a for Campers 1986-1989, you will find a relay labeled BATTERY CUT-OUT RELAY. Here...
• Re: Where's the coolant relay on a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:45:54 -0800
  ...If your flashing still occurred with the relay out, the problem is not the relay or any other part of the level circuit. It...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 16:30:06 -0500
  ...RELAY 1 = existing relay for aux. battery RELAY 2 = same type as existing, will be added in series. Disconnect wire that runs from Aux...
• Re: Relay #4 - what does it do?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 13:22:49 -0700
  ...Saw #4 in buss at top of pages, but no pictoral of relay Pretty sure Dixie is '86 or newer but 80-85 shows...
• Turn indicator relay??
  Historical mailing list
  20 Feb 1997 13:25:18 PDT
  Can anyone tell me where I can locate the turn signal electrical relay and what it looks like on my '85 Vanagan GL? Thanks...
• Re: Relay socket spade connectors
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:01:08 -0500
  Just an interestion observation of vanagon relays. 2 of 4 posts are copper , and the other two are copper coated steel. Why is this...
• Re: "headlights on" warning chime success
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 15 May 2010 19:03:37 -0500
  ...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: Eurospec problems
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 08:17:36 -0700
  ...Pin 86 gets pulled low to turn the relay on but goes high (> 6volts) after the pump has primed to shut it off. This...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:44:00 -0500
  ...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: Aux Battery in GL-Sure Power Instructions Needed
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:39:48 -0700
  The manufacturers spec of the relay used in the 1314/1315 is 400 amps for up to 1/2 second after the relay closes...
• Re: Battery combiner
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 14:26:12 -0800
  It fits in the spacer under the driver's seat where the Westy fridge relay usually is. Turned on it's side, it will...
• Re: Aux Battery in GL-Sure Power Instructions Needed
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:28:00 -0700
  Mark, Do you have any photos of the driver side box with battery & relay installed? I now have 2 spare G41 batteries that are...
• Re: Relay PN question. (Load reduction relay. 81 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:40:49 -0700
  ...Even though contacts were cleaned, the relay was iffy. Pushed > > to one side, it worked. New one didn't need that to work, so...
• Re: Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 May 2020 13:17:34 -0400
  ...The relay you refer to is the ECU relay that powers the ECU. It's controlled by ign sw power to the coil (except...
• 1983 stalls
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Peterson
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 15:46:20 -0600
  ...If I pull the fuel relay switch it starts, then just as it dies for lack of fuel I insert the relay and away...
• Re: AC fan (how to hurt someone)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 11:53:05 -0400
  ...Bloss wrote: > > The relay that controls the fan speeds is getting weak. It is > > located in the rear C-pilar, with all the other...
• Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 13:19:47 -0800
  Anyone ever relayed their headlights to get either more power, or add higher wattage bulbs without burning out the switch? My Hella fog's...
• Re: Headlight Wiring and Relays
  Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:49:57 -0500
  ...Headlight Wiring and Relays Terry Kay, long time list member, sells a really sweet headlight relay kit for $30. The wires are the right...
• Re: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:09:25 -0800
  ...The relays prevent this. At the same time the relays will boost the voltage to the bulbs by giving the current a shorter path...
• Re: High Speed Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Hally
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 11:52:20 -0700
  ...If you pulled > fuse #1 and relay #5 then the low speed is half > disabled and medium is > completely disabled. Low speed can still...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:45:53 -0400
  ...The relays have nothing to do with the >>pulsing. The ECU relay is on whenever the key is on. The fuel pump >>relay >>is...
• Subject: Re: adjustable intermittent relay
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:48:24 -0700
  ...adjustable intermittent relay > > >> >> is there anybody here who is interested in adjustable intermittent >> wiper relay? I've modified the original Hella relay. It can...
• Re: Adding Horns. B+ (30) To Power Horns OK?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:07:21 -0700
  ...Seems it could be done with just one relay. Neil. On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 1:12 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com...
• Re: Aux battery relay???
  Historical mailing list - Stevie Havoc
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:30:45 -0600
  You should only need to have a 12v current that comes on at ignition to energize the relay (So that the two batteries are...
• Re: Hella H4s and relays
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:11:50 -0700
  ...Hella H4s and relays >Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 04:48:13 EDT > >If I replace the stock style headlights on my 83 bus...
• Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:25:18 -0800
  ...What do you mean "ignition side"? Exactly where are the control leads of your relay connected? With small wires and relay like these kits...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 27 Jul 2019 18:08:06 -0700
  The relay clicking again after a moment means the ECU is controlling the FP relay as it should at that point. Your friend would...
• Re: Is my Aux Battery Charging - YES IT IS!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:31:20 -0700
  Well, I hooked it up the new relay and it seems to work. 0 volts ignition off, 13.7V ignition on. Got a yellowtop...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:23:07 -0500
  So what's the purpose of using the relay for this power socket? To turn it off when you turn the backup light on...
• Re: Cranks but now, STARTS!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:17:07 -0400
  Dear Jerry, At 08:26 PM 3/23/2010, Gerald Masar wrote: >The diagram on the VW relay has 87A connected to the same...
• Re: Rear wiper relay story
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:25:06 -0700
  ...I could reach down and reseat the relay while driving…. > > Took the relay off and popped off the cover. Maybe , maybe I could see...