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  • Re: Fuse Diagram
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:39:39 -0800
    ...http://www.vanagonparts.com/fuse_panel_86to91.html > > All this time I've been running a 10 Amp fuse for my interior lights... > -- roger...
  • Re: No low beam on driver's side '85 GL
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:00:41 -0800
    ...If it can conduct electricity that way, an errant shot at the nearby fuses might create more than a small puff of smoke. In...
  • Re: wiring and fuses for 80/100w bulbs
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:39:48 -0400
    ...Feed the relays out of relays into existing wiring from dimmer/high beam switch to fuse box. This will power lights through exisitng fuses...
  • Vibration induced electrical failure
    Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
    Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:56:53 EDT
    ...Parking lights, horn, radio, lighter all functional No 12v at fuses 9,10,21,22 (headlamps hi/lo) All fuses check good...power to...
  • Electrical help no longer needed!
    Historical mailing list - BadBus
    Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:27:23 -0500
    ...disconnected -the front seats removed(easier to get under the fuse box) -the fuse box out -the Bentley flipping between 97.102 and 97...
  • Re: Fuses
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:36:27 -0700
    ...Cheep aluminum strip > fuses oxidizes and creates an open circuit, thus nothing works, especially > in humid, moisture rich areas. Something I learned from my...
  • Refrigerator and water pump circuits
    Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
    Sat, 9 Nov 2013 10:49:39 -0700
    ...I have run 6awg wire for all my connections, have fused the run to a Blue Seas relay and a Blue Seas fuse panel...
  • Re: Something is draining my battery...
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:33:06 -0400
    ...Once you figure out the fuse that's creating the draw you can trace the wires. It you pull all the fuses and your...
  • Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 8 Aug 2017 00:37:22 +0000
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  • Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 8 Aug 2017 00:41:47 +0000
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  • Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
    Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
    Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:08:56 -0400
    ...This red wire supplies power, which flows through the red fuse (16 amp rating) occupying the rear position in the fuse block, to operate...
  • Fuse holder and relay bracket
    Historical mailing list - David Yates
    Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:28:03 +1000
    ...On one occasion I disconnected all wires from the fuse holder and bathed the brass ends of wires and the fuse holder itself in...
  • Re: Bentley Wiring Diagrams, was other stuff.
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:43:54 -0700
    ...The wiring diagram was >completely wrong, and finally I found the spade connector had fallen >off the fuse panel, which is what I should...
  • Re: identifying wires at the fuse panel?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:57:53 -0800
    ...It is supposed to come from fuse S2. The info above is shown Bentley page 97.43, bottom right, track 41 Mark Dave Christensen...
  • Re: New backup lights keep blowing the fuse !~~
    Historical mailing list - timking
    Thu, 10 Aug 2000 18:21:23 -0700
    ...New backup lights keep blowing the fuse !~~ > Tim, > > Why can't he just unplug the back-up light switch, turn on the ignition w...
  • Mystery Fuse?
    Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
    Tue, 22 May 2012 13:52:18 -0400
    ...Anyway I was in that junction box and saw a connection with a fuse. Fuse was blown. Hmmmm I wondered....is that the cause...
  • Re: Battery diodes
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 2 Jun 95 10:41:14 PDT
    ...There is a fuse somewhere in >>> charge of the power to this board. CHeck the fuse first. >>> >>> David Kao >>> >> David: I looked up the...
  • RE : sink pump mystery - 1981 westy
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Mon, 17 Jun 2002 09:53:38 -0400
    ...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: headlight switch
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:23:25 -0400
    ...Once you pull it, > you’ll know. > Actually, the headlight switch/panel dimmer is definitively *not* blowing the panel light fuse, because they are...
  • Re: White fuse= ?# amps?
    Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
    Mon, 8 Jul 1996 09:29:03 PDT
    ...I have a fuse kit that has a red 10 amp, a pink 4 amp, a clear 25 and a green 30. --berry Berry...
  • Re: Getting to the interior light wiring
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 17 May 2005 10:26:55 -0700
    Alistair wrote: > just wondering, why not do what I do with my aux battery and that is > supply the entire fuse panel with power...
  • Re: Accessing back of Fuse panel?
    Historical mailing list - syncro architecture studio
    Wed, 2 Dec 1998 22:05:17 -0500
    Robyn Rudisill wrote: > > When I try to detach the fuse/relay panel and slide it down--it hangs up on > a giant relay with...
  • Testing glow plugs and then replacing tips
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
    Wed, 8 Dec 2004 06:56:44 -0800
    Doc wrote: >> IS the fuse that you are speaking of the inline fuse in the black electrical box in the engine compartment? IS it...
  • Re: Battery Woahs Part II
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sat, 4 Jul 2015 12:33:04 -0700
    ...To be sure, the archives, or the samba (search crazyvwvanman) should have info for your model year on which spot that new fused wire...
  • Re: Installing a 1000W converter
    Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
    Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:06:10 -0700
    ...So the mfgr's fuse rating is probably based on their experience of what happens when a customer uses too small a fuse, and...
  • I4 conversion; engine bay wiring; oil leaks
    Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
    Tue, 8 Oct 2002 10:05:32 -0700
    ...Suggestions? B)power supply to coil from fuse block C) power from fuse block to and , interconnections between cold start valve, thermo time switch...
  • The Cooling Fan Won't Shut Off
    Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
    Fri, 25 Oct 96 09:42:00 E
    ...I have to remove fuse #7 to keep it from draining my battery. I was thinking of just running two cables from the fuse...
  • Re: No High Beams
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:36:24 -0700
    ...It specifically > says that it is necessary to change the 10 amp fuses to 15 amp when > installing the higher wattage bulbs. My 84...
  • Rear defrost not working
    Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
    Wed, 3 Dec 1997 21:26:41 -0500
    ...Any places to check that I might have missed? I have checked the rear window connections, tried to check the fuse, but if I...
  • Re: Turnsignal Blinker
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
    Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:50:39 -0400
    ...It turned out to be a poor connection at the fuse. Clean up the ends on the fuse then rotate it a few times...
  • Re: Fuses
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:13:20 -0400
    At 04:22 PM 10/19/2010 -0700, Old Volks Home wrote: >Wrapping fuses in tinfoil is just begging for an electrical fire if...
  • Re: Fuse panal cover?
    Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
    Fri, 15 May 1998 23:33:14 -0500
    ...and me who have a broken/missing fuse cover panel. Who has them and at what price? Budd Premack 86 Syncro, 84 Vanagon (soon...
  • Which fuse does what?
    Historical mailing list - Baja Leo
    Wed, 29 Jan 2003 20:44:22 -0800
    I have been unable to tell which fuse goes to what circuit. I can't find it in the Bentley and my owners manual...
  • Re: Defroster questions
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:34:17 -0800
    ...Fuses At Right Of Fuse Panel >> > 13 8 Amp (White) Rear Window Heating >> > 15 16 Amp (Red) Auxiliary Heater (If Equipped) >> > >> > >> > Additional Fuses Next...
  • Re: oil filler
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 01 Nov 96 21:11:15 CST
    ...Too many wires on that Vanagon fusebox! i removed my fuse box cover so i could get to the fuses (and the fuse box...
  • Re: Another 2nd battery issue/question
    Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
    Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:07:21 -0700
    ...I ran a wire (with an inline fuse) from the aux battery to the interior light circuit and removed the #8 fuse from the...
  • Re: fuse request
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sat, 8 Aug 2015 17:08:22 -0700
    ...fuse request Hi Folks, Assuming I may have blown the fuse for my sink water pump can someone tell me if that is one...
  • Re: R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Greg Pratt
    Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:19:23 EDT
    ...If I need outside air I open a window. <"I increased the size of the wiring to the main fuse because I was melting...
  • Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Sun, 27 Feb 2022 09:23:55 -0800
    ...Many American vehicles use > a fuse link or other device at the main battery-starter connection to > protect most everything except the starter itself...
  • Was: Engine.. Wiring... Heat. Now: Installed fuse B+ In Junction Box.
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:16:55 -0700
    ...The one I installed is the same size as the PCV heating element fuse. It fits, but if a smaller fuse holder exists, and...
  • Re: How many , Have installed Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
    Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:47:20 -0500
    <html> I installed an Optima under the drivers seat - used stock wiring, replaced the stock relay with 50 amp one, but fused the circuit...
  • Re: cranky but no starty
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 24 Mar 2003 06:32:11 -0500
    ...Even though the ignition is not fused, the power goes from the switch, and into and out of the fuse box before going to...
  • Fuse panal cover?
    Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
    Fri, 15 May 1998 13:03:20 EDT
    Does any one have a fuse panal cover? I've been missing mine since I bought the van, it was also missing the steering...
  • '82 Van. Clock
    Historical mailing list - David Feldstein
    Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:10:15 EST
    ...Anyone know which fuse it works from? Otherwise, what should I do if the fuse isn't the problem? Thanks. David Feldstein
  • Re: Cooling fan not coming on
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:10:24 -0400
    ...Cooling fan not coming on The high speed fan uses a relay on the fuse box. Don’t remember the fuse number. Check fuse...
  • Re: Cigarette Lighter
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 9 Apr 2014 11:52:12 -0700
    If the van has an aux battery then the stuff that was on fuse #3 is often moved over to the aux battery and...
  • Re: Wiper Fuse Blows
    Historical mailing list - Phil S.
    Sun, 20 Oct 2002 07:28:26 -0700
    Yep I have similar problem only my windshield wiper fuse blows only when i turn on my front heater fan, if i have the...
  • Re: 89Westy sink/pump elect problem
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Mon, 14 Jul 2003 23:04:18 -0700
    ...Two fuses inside. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Schiesser" <schiesserm@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:20 PM...
  • Inoperative front blower issue.
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:54:09 -0600
    ...I am wondering if there is a hidden fuse to the motor I should be looking for; the fuses in the fuse box and...
  • Re: High Power Headlight Kit (SA): melting connector
    Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
    Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:58:34 -0700
    ...The only place I did not was to rely on the�supplied wiring from fuse/relay panel to fuse connector and then back to...
  • 1984 Vanagon GL Wiper Fuse Problem
    Historical mailing list - Eustace Gulliver
    Wed, 3 Jul 2002 13:28:28 -0700
    ...That said, the van is in good shape, however the wiper fuse is blown and according to the current owner, continues to blow if...
  • 12V accessories from 120V shore power
    Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
    Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:32:55 -0500
    I'm in the process of putting in an auxiliary battery and separate fuse panel on my '87 Westy. I'll be using a...
  • Re: Wipers suddenly not working, trip tomorrow
    Historical mailing list - Mike South
    Sat, 1 Jun 2013 21:58:57 -0500
    ...If yes, load reduction relay is ok, check for problem at > fuse S10. > > > > Also where is that load reduction relay, and how would I...
  • Re: Plug n Play headlight harness with relays - almost done
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:14:01 -0800
    ...The obvious locations would be behind the glove box or near the main fuse panel. While it is most proper to have the fuses...
  • Re: Defroster questions
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:09:06 -0500
    ...Fuses At Right Of Fuse Panel >> > 13 8 Amp (White) Rear Window Heating >> > 15 16 Amp (Red) Auxiliary Heater (If Equipped) >> > >> > >> > Additional Fuses Next...
  • Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
    Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
    Thu, 2 Jul 2015 08:55:36 -0400
    ...The plug has >> a >> Buss 10 amp fuse in it. My limited electrical knowledge results in a lot >> of blown fuses. Is there a...
  • Re: No water--faulty submersible pump?
    Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
    Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:24:29 -0500
    ...water pump/faucet wouldn't work. > Fuses are OK, have the requisite 12V coming off the fuse. Water level > sensor works and is accurate...
  • Re: Two fuses behind driver seat?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:10:33 -0400
    ...Dunno about those fuses. Stephen Mobile > On Apr 26, 2021, at 2:40 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > > HI folks, > > I’m...
  • Re: 90 Carat 50 amp fuse for A/C: Substitution Possiblities
    Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
    Wed, 24 Nov 1999 05:47:26 -0800
    ...It is a strange fuse, a straight piece of thin lead and is >not readily availiable apparently. This is a standard type used mostly...
  • Re: What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Wed, 27 Sep 2000 11:19:56 -0700
    ...What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams? > 15 = switched power from the ignition switch > 30 = always-on power from the battery...