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  • Re: Headlights Not Working!
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:26:59 -0700
    ...behind the fuse box. This >has sure been covered on the list before... > >My problem is both my high beam fuses burn out, both...
  • Re: Parts Wanted
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Fri, 29 Mar 2002 10:34:15 -0500
    ...45 (new) Fuse box cover in black- $15 (new) 2 alloy wheel hubcaps- $8 each (new) All 3 Westfalia outlet covers- $50 each, new...
  • Parts Wanted
    Historical mailing list - cz1137
    Thu, 28 Mar 2002 17:21:59 -0700
    ...Westfalia single mudflap Fuse box cover in black 2 alloy wheel hubcaps Cruise control control unit All 3 Westfalia outlet covers Grey theater style...
  • Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
    Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
    Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:54:22 -0800
    ...Cover the terminals with rubber thingies, and never never never forsake fuses. Terminal block fuses are great too. As a master house fuse. Only...
  • Re: A/C fuse out - but WHERE is it??
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 28 Sep 2004 22:07:05 -0400
    ...There is a fuse link and some fusses located under the trim cover at the left rear. Remove the cover and you'll see...
  • aux fuse panel
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 16 May 2005 22:00:14 -0700
    ...aux fuse panel/distribution box from late model Golf/Jetta/Beetle. In those cars it mounts on top of the battery cover. It measures...
  • Re: All accessories on aux batt
    Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
    Mon, 3 Aug 2009 18:34:08 -0700
    ...You don't need to remove the fuse box, just the cover so you can get to fuse #3. Fuse #3 always has 12...
  • Re: A/C Blower Fans
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:40:39 -0400
    ...Granted that circuit is overloaded and you can easily find it because it melts the fuse cover in that position, but an actual 300...
  • Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
    Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
    Thu, 10 May 2018 16:27:48 -0700
    ...I still need a cover for the fuse block any one parting out a van have > one available ? Or do I do the pick...
  • Re: Carat fluorescent fixture causes battery drain...
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Sun, 12 Sep 2004 15:11:26 -0700
    At 4:19 PM -0500 9/12/04, Robert Cardo wrote: >Ari, >If you still have your fuse box cover turn it over and...
  • Re: Short Fused about plastic fuses
    Historical mailing list - Tromper
    Thu, 9 Oct 2003 17:54:14 -0700
    ...fuse box, the fuse had completely burned thru the cover and melted onto the metal prongs!! I was lucky perhpas that the cover limited...
  • 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: A/C fuse out - but WHERE is it??
    Historical mailing list - SD Kraning
    Tue, 28 Sep 2004 23:18:05 -0400
    ...There is a fuse link and some fusses located under the trim > cover at the left rear. Remove the cover and you'll see...
  • need help w/85 brake light circuit
    Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
    Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:59:57 -0400
    ...the fuse and where the light socket is grounded to find a possible power interruption. Is there something inside the black box that the...
  • Re: 71 bus turn signals
    Historical mailing list - M. Grant
    Thu, 4 Apr 1996 12:20:07 +0100 (BST)
    ...The black `thing' plugged into your fuse box actually contains two small relays and a few components. (Careful here, the cover isn't designed...
  • roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
    Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
    Thu, 10 May 2018 15:50:59 -0700
    ...I still need a cover for the fuse block any one parting out a van have one available ? Or do I do the pick...
  • Re: Junction box?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 4 Jul 2011 08:04:17 -0700
    ...of terminal block or > junction box, for neatness sake. > > I wish there was sufficient room behind the fuse box to mount such a > thing...
  • Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:34:19 -0800
    ...Be sure to carry a spare fuse taped inside the box cover for when it won't start! Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
  • Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness: Heat Damage? PIC
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:44:24 -0700
    ...The wires to the B+ post inside the junction box looked OK but a fuse sounds like a good idea. Much thanks! Neil. > Yrs...
  • Re: Lighter Receptacle '88
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Wed, 29 Jul 1998 08:34:58 -0500
    ...I ended up wiring a 3 outlet box on the little plastic cover in front of the gear shift. Someone mentioned that it hides...
  • Parts Needed
    Historical mailing list - cz1137
    Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:12:33 -0600
    ...Rear hatch Insert in Grey Late model Grey Captains Chairs Fuse box cover in black 4 alloy wheel hubcaps Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts Cruise...
  • Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86
    Historical mailing list - Ryan
    Fri, 23 May 2008 22:15:36 -0400
    ...BTW I didn't know there was a fuse box cover, does anyone have a spare to sell in turd brown? Ryan
  • Re: Power Mirrors not working
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Tue, 8 Feb 2000 13:06:22 EST
    ...Fuses are identified on my fuse box cover. Check yours. They may differ in location from year to year. BenT SF
  • 1991 vanagon - Auxiliary Battery wiring upgrade
    Historical mailing list - KevinPGilleran
    Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:10:31 -0700
    ...I think that this should cover all contingencies as well as be properly fused to handle any potential overcurrent or ground conditions. It would...
  • Re: heater fan
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 15 Apr 2015 08:50:19 -0700
    ...look inside the plastic cover that goes over the fuse box you > > will see a legend of what the fuses are. I don't...
  • Re: Junction box?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 4 Jul 2011 08:47:42 -0700
    ...of terminal > block or > junction box, for neatness sake. > > I wish there was sufficient room behind the fuse box to mount > such a > thing...
  • Parts for 89 Vanagon Camper Needed
    Historical mailing list - jon williams
    Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:18:29 -0700
    ...black plastic rear bumper mudflap right side black plastic airscoup fuse box cover radio antenna speedometer assembly right front wheel hub screen for cargo...
  • Antenna Installation Mishap
    Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
    Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:56:18 -0700
    ...I've thought about next removing the instrument panel and/or the fuse box to get a better look. Before I do so, any...
  • Re: amber verse cleard relays
    Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
    Wed, 17 Dec 1997 01:29:04 EST
    ...fuse box connections and grounds, run an additional 8 guage wire from > the alternator up front to the battery and possibly the fuse box...
  • Re: Headlights out
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:14:35 -0800
    ...a big wire pulled off the back of the fuse box.. on a 90 Vanagon. Vanagons have one style of fuse box up to...
  • Battery box & hold down & Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
    Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
    Fri, 11 May 2018 10:33:05 -0700
    ...I still need a cover for the fuse block any one parting out a van have one available ? Or do I do the pick...
  • Parts needed/Advice
    Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
    Wed, 4 Jan 2006 01:43:12 -0500
    ...Gas Cap (will the van�s key work in unlocking it? Or does it need to be re-keyed?) Wiper Arms Fuse Box Cover...
  • Wierd Temporary Headlight Failure?
    Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
    Mon, 22 Oct 2001 08:29:23 EDT
    ...First thing I check is fuse box. Cover says lights and wipers on different circuit. Now very puzzled. Flick on highbeams, everything starts working...
  • Free parts from 1985 Westy-you pay shipping
    Historical mailing list - C. Pius Weibel
    Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:30:14 -0500
    ...Instrument panel cover (brown) Front doors interior hardware Pair of rear license plate lights Brown panel with lights for dometic frig. Fuse Panel and...
  • Re: Don't let this happen to you!
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:17:42 -0400
    ...ATC fuse fits fine so long as you don't expect to close the weather cover. It's inside the wiring box, so I...
  • Re: 82 ex-Diesel Starter Trouble
    Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
    Fri, 20 Mar 1998 15:50:29 EST
    ...There is a fuse that diesels have on the fire wall for the starter and glow plugs. It is usually a little black box...
  • Re: Ground wires, was- Dash wierdness, was- Aux Battery.....
    Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
    Wed, 7 Jun 2006 23:44:21 +0100
    ...to > get access to that cluster of ground wires behind the fuse box'? 1) Anglegrinder 2) Sledgehammer 3) Blowtorch 4) Attach a rope to...
  • Re: D15 connector revealed
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 7 Nov 2011 21:53:25 -0800
    ...in those plsastic covers. Much better to leave it off. just 'looking at them' ...visual inspection ....lets you see the fuse is not blown...
  • Re: 90 Multivan auto locks problem
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:39:14 -0800
    ...black plastic cover..........which I don't like on there anyway..... unhook that, then undo the screws that hold the fuse box........... I think...
  • Re: Short Fused about plastic fuses
    Historical mailing list - Jack
    Thu, 9 Oct 2003 20:02:27 -0800
    ...fuse box, the fuse had > completely burned thru the cover and melted onto the metal prongs!! I was > lucky perhpas that the cover limited...
  • Re: 86 Vanagon Fuse Box
    Historical mailing list - Donald Long
    Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:22:49 +0000
    ...86 Vanagon Fuse Box >Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 11:59:50 -0700 > >Yes, the 86 fuse boxes are the same, early or late...
  • Re; Lighting options
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:38:49 -0600
    ...It's wired to the hot side of the fuse box, to a relay, then to the lights. They offer beaucouix candle power, to...
  • Re: Parts Wanted
    Historical mailing list - Chris Donaldson
    Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:22:09 -0600
    ...Westfalia single mudflap Fuse box cover in black 2 alloy wheel hubcaps Cruise control control unit All 3 Westfalia outlet covers Grey theater style...
  • 1991 vanagon - Auxiliary Battery wiring upgrade - completed project
    Historical mailing list - KevinPGilleran
    Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:57:00 -0800
    ...I think that this covers all the basic contingencies of updating the auxiliary battery wiring as well as having the system properly fused to...
  • Re: sharing an incident
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Sat, 4 Jul 2015 12:12:01 -1000
    ...removing the fuse box cover reveals green corrosion. Don't try this at home.. and people might really criticize what I did but it...
  • Re: cooling problems
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Sun, 9 Sep 2001 20:41:40 EDT
    ...the dash but so far all I've found is the fuse box.>> It's behind your instrument cluster. Reach over to the front...
  • Re: Be careful of making this mistake!
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sun, 23 Jul 2000 21:03:13 -0700
    Hmmm, I wonder if that's why there's supposed to be a cover on that fuse box. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve...
  • Re: Westfalia Shore Power Ground Bonding Minutia: Breaker Box
    Historical mailing list - Ben Eisenbraun
    Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:13:55 -0500
    ...From there I connected the hookup via a 14 gauge stranded cable to the Blue Sea fuse in the OEM box and a GFCI...
  • Re: leaking valve cover gaskets
    Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
    Thu, 23 Feb 1995 12:56:51 +0000
    ...be able to tap in to the line just before the fuse box. Rich. Richard Lamoreaux Tucson, AZ lumpy@rtd.com (602)296-1226...
  • Re: power source for new "air" horn advice on power source
    Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
    Sat, 20 Jun 2020 12:56:36 -0700
    ...An in line fuse for this job is perfect. From a service point of view consider placing the relay near the fuse box, marked...
  • Re: fire
    Historical mailing list - roger sisler
    Sat, 1 Oct 2005 10:05:25 -0700
    ...box.Excellent looking tinder. I cut some of this covering off and lit it with a match. It burns just like a firecracker fuse...
  • Eurospec problem
    Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
    Tue, 12 Oct 1999 09:37:20 -0700
    ...van(in the black box that has the picture of vacuum lines on the cover) to the dash/fuse block and back to the...
  • Re: Vanagon factory cruise control system... install resource?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:42:20 EST
    ...pedal switches, speedo pickup, stalk switch, and fuse box, is all one harness.. the trickiest part is tapping off of the fuse box. chris...
  • Re: headlights problems
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 27 Jan 2017 21:47:57 +0000
    ...relays one above the area on the flat part below the fuse box, no special request. Just long enough, but long enough. Jim On...
  • 4 newbie questions...
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Johnston
    Sat, 11 Mar 2000 12:43:46 -0800
    ...3) Can someone recommend a good parts supplier to get a plate cover for the fuse box (hopefully with the correct fuse diagram on...
  • Re: Total Mystification!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:50:18 -0700
    ...yeah...there is no Fuse Box Corrosion Treatment Fairy that comes at night while you sleep to treat them. Someone has too. I've...
  • Re: Hot A/C Wire
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:23:21 -0400
    ...There is a reason they shortened this wire and connected it directly to the alternator instead of the fuse box. It takes a lot...
  • Re: 86 Vanagon Fuse Box
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:12:08 -0400
    ...86 Vanagon Fuse Box >Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 11:59:50 -0700 > >Yes, the 86 fuse boxes are the same, early or late...
  • Re: Another one of those grounding issues
    Historical mailing list - Neil2
    Sun, 30 Oct 2016 11:13:06 -0700
    ...An addition space for another fuse block or > grounding crowns is behind the glove box. Unhook the hinges of the box and > there's...
  • Re: westy: where does the light over the cabinets terminate?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
    Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:44:27 -0800
    ...There > are two fuses under a little cover. The power comes from the relay under > the seat in the empty box that has a...