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• Re: WTF turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 24 Nov 2016 06:46:49 +0000
  Check the common ground behind the fuse box. Z On Wednesday, November 23, 2016 10:33 PM, thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: Hi to...
• 2d Battery.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 16 Nov 95 16:20:39 PST
  ...In addition you can re route the aux power bus at the fuse box so it too runs off the second battery, isolating the...
• Re: Need to get some paint mixed
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:15:27 -0700
  ...Supplied the paint dude with the paint code I found above the fuse box on my Westy. Still, it wasn't a great match...
• Re: Radiator Aux Cooling Fan 84 vs. 90
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 22:06:36 +0000
  ...fuse block through the resistor to the motor. > When same switch calls for high speed there is a relay above the fuse box. > This...
• Re: Bad ground. WAS; Hmm. Headlights don't ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:42:25 -0800
  ...each of the lights. >> THEN I'd deal with pulling the fuse box and cleaning all the grounds >> at the star connectors that are...
• Re: Short Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 11 May 2010 17:17:15 -0700
  ...sure if this means a wire, or an internal buss in fuse box) Bottom line, you only want + from the aux battery going to...
• Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:01:49 +0000
  ...That reminds me of an old trick, where you feed an aux battery into the fusebox (through one of the back pins), and then...
• battery charger for smaller AA, D, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:15:05 -0800
  ...mount behind the driver seat that I can wire into my fuse box and keep there permanently. Suggestions on make and model? I'm...
• Re: Installing Power Windows
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 13:07:49 +0100
  >Dear Tim, > >You'll need ALL the wiring inside the door all the way to the fuse/realy >box -- I think there are a...
• Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 11 Oct 2014 07:45:49 -0700
  I had exactly the same problem recently, and tracked it down to a crappy spade connection to the fuse box (#8 on the '85...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 02:30:16 -0600
  ...Vanagon Tool Box Amex Card, Cell Phone, AAA card. Seriously, 8, 10, 13, 14, 17, 19 mm combination wrenches and sockets, spark plug socket...
• Re: Testing for power draw on battery?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 23:17:14 -0700
  ...I followed the recent thread about > checking things at the fuse box, but don't really fully understand what > I'm looking for. How...
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 Feb 2022 16:20:19 -0800
  ...Same for all >> the >>> wiring up most of the switches and even after the switches to the fuse >> box. >>> >>> Dennis >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Vanagon...
• Re: '84 value?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:01:11 -0800
  ...In 86 they upgraded the fuse box. Those old style ( must date from the 40's in german cars) ceramic fuses often corrode on...
• Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 10 May 2018 18:00:29 -0700
  ...Think I will watch Craigs list for a solid roof top storage box our 87 > > lives on the street here in Venice so think...
• Re: 90 Multivan auto locks problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:00:20 -0500
  ...The fuse unless it has been moved is in an add on holder on top of the fuse box above most of the relays...
• Bus Depot-How'd Ya Do It?!!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 7 May 2013 10:10:48 +0000
  ...I get home from work and open the box-it was the new fuse block for the NB-in LESS THAN 24 HOURS! New...
• Re: Don't let this happen to you!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:00:39 -0400
  ...The relay box was welded shut because wire had melted into the cover. The destruction would have been more thorough except that the faulted...
• Re:LED/Fan speed indicator
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 17:46:06 PST
  ...degrading ground connection at the multi-point ground connector behind the fuse box. Actually I changed about six suspicious looking ground terminals! No wonder...
• Re: Parts needed/Advice
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 11:46:48 -0500
  ...glove box lite costs $35. Yeah,$35. Maybe pry it out and clean it up a bit. BD has a new bulb.Fuse cover...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 13:37:39 -0400
  ...The next common failure is the power/control fuse and the fuse box-wiring itself. As simple test unplug the connector to the fan...
• Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:52:22 -0500
  ...For example, I can go from the hot side of > the fuse box back to the bulb and that works. What I can't...
• Re: Electrical Gurus help needed 88 van.kinda long
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 20:01:58 -0400
  ...Check to make sure it is not > loose or damaged at the battery box. > > For testing purposes use the empty relay socket #2 on...
• Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 14:05:11 -0800
  ...Until these wires! > > Also, what is the tall silver electronic box that bracket to the crossmember > behind the blove box and just to the...
• Where does Hella relay go?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:43:35 -0800
  This is a humbling question because I have to confess why I do not know where in the front fuse box this relay belongs...
• Re: Fuel pump cutoff switch?
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:21:08 -0600
  ...I >> should be able to get the correct wires from the fuse box and not have >> to >> run my switch right to the pump...
• PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 12:26:39 -0800
  ...boxes just behind the drivers side door this is to accommodate a 12 volt plug to plug in the solar panel the controls fuse...
• Re: water leak
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:06:28 -0500
  ...After further investigation i see water driplets on the fuse box under the dash. Their are three possibilities of where the water is coming...
• 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...
• Re: Installing 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:46:29 -0800
  ...Has a built in voltage gauge, fuse box and 12v outlet. Best of all, if I need 110v away from the van, it just...
• Re: Fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:46:48 -0700
  ...Noticed that a > > fuse is blown in the little box next to the bottom of the > drivers seat (the > > fuse on the right). Don...
• RE: Headlights Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Mar 97 04:29:12 UT
  ...Remove the fuse box and check the grounds just above to the left,(those clusters). Both headlight grounds are on the same connector. You...
• Re: Light switches
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:04:56 -0600
  ...high flasher or parking lights, >because those are powered from the fuse box. >#The wipers die >#The heater fans die >#Heated rear window dies...
• Paint Code Help - 84 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:33:54 -0500
  ...Box/under seat area, near the fuse panel and a number of other places with no luck. My van is a two-tone 1984...
• Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:08:45 +0000
  ...How do I figure out what item is causing the drain? I added a small fuse box under the driver seat if that helps...
• Re: Help requested: No headlights!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 23:06:41 -0700
  ...The ground for the headlights is located above the fuse box on that cluster assembly. You can also connect the ground wire frame the...
• Re: Engine Died
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:08:56 -0700
  ...red 50 wire in junction box would take a long path back through 1.0 wire to fuse panel, then ignition switch 50 then...
• Re: O2 Reset switch location?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 06:54:07 -0400
  ...Follow the speedo cable out of the left front wheel, eventually it will come to a little box about the size of a cigarette...
• Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 11 May 2008 16:22:12 -0700
  ...goes through the >> b pillar fuse box and a new cable that i ran to the main fusebox which now >> directly feeds the cables...
• Re: Fuel & Temp gauge full scale
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 May 2016 00:24:36 -0400
  ...I >pulled the fuse box down and ditzeled with fuses >and relays until I noticed the ground wire >loose. Reattached ground wire and had...
• Re: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Thu, 11 May 2006 16:12:54 +0000
  That's a great idea--those fuses really are old, come to think of it. Changing them all certainly couldn't hurt! Thanks, Joe...
• Re: Power plans and questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 23:57:15 -0500
  ...The cab lights and light in the back of the Westy is actually feed from the front fuse box. Fuse #3 I think. The...
• westy wiring ques
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:47:33 -0500
  ...the PO is sending it but not the fuse box on pillar behind drivers seat. now, another list member told me that the isolator...
• Re: Send in the Grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:13:29 -0700
  ...There's two or three in the engine bay and a few just behind the fuse box. They always seem to work loose. - Connections...
• Re: burning smell under dash
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 18:39:17 -0400
  ...main feeds (fat red wire) >into the bottom, middle of the fuse box mleted this morning. Terrible >smell. No other symptoms. > >Any ideas on...
• Re: stereo wiring
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 10:14:06 -0400
  ...Thanks to my multimeter, > and a new box of 15 amp fuses (doh!), I've located the battery lead, but > it appears to be...
• Re: Stolen '89 Carat found
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:17:40 +1300
  ...both front doors gone, dash >torn up, ignition switch gone, relay/fuse box hanging from the wires, four >alloys and four near new tires...
• 84 Turn signals-No start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Wallace
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 20:22:04 -0400
  ...spade on the back of, maybe fuse #10 or #11, and a black ground wrapped around the box itself with duct tape. Easy enough...
• Re: Headlights Not Working!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:37:54 -0400
  ...Basically, both headlight grounds come to a comon connection on a cluster above the fuse box. The connectoer mostlikely burned up and fell off...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:40:42 -0500
  ...Both lights are grounded at a common connector over the fuse box. I would add a new ground at each headlight. Sent from my...
• Re: Drive side swivel seat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Feb 2015 20:04:22 -0500
  ...fuse box. Do I have to purchase seat brackets that the seat will slide on? I see bolts/nuts to remove the actual swivel...
• Re: electrical distribution at alternator (wbx)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 07:45:14 -0800
  ...Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > made something today to mount a fuse box by the alternator. Something like what I had on my I4...
• Re: dying wires
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 13:37:46 EST
  ...Also check the ground clusters behind the fuse box(disconnect battery first!). I replaced a bunch of corroded push-on terminals here. I went...
• erratic heater blower
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 06:44:46 EDT
  ...My *strong* suggestion is to try replacing the large relay above the fuse box that controls the blower motor. It is a quick, easy...
• "Headlights On" Warning Chimes?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:59:43 -0700
  ...An electrician friend identified the culprit (a block inserted on the back side of the fuse box), which I removed. It has since occurred...
• Re: stereo wiring
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:15:20 -0400
  ...Thanks to my multimeter, > and a new box of 15 amp fuses (doh!), I've located the battery lead, but > it appears to be...
• Re: WARNING: Lighting upgrade hazard
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 02:32:24 +0000
  ...The power consumers you mentioned are fed from the fuse box which is powered directly from the battery thus if their combined current draw...
• Re: [Syncro] Headlight relay upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 14:53:34 -0800
  ...Mark Dennis Haynes wrote: > > Actually, you really want to improve the current path from the > alternator to the fuse box, or headlight relays. The...
• Re: Intermittent no start problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 18 May 2014 13:52:23 -0600
  ...The heater > system has two fuses and a big relay in that box which made the box even > more of a rats nest than...
• RE: short in headlight wiring ... somewhere
  Historical mailing list - Tom Ervolina
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 13:26:38 -0400
  ...Probably burned >at the connection by the fuse box. Check the two round ground connectors. >Both Headlights are grounded at the same terminal. It...