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• fuel pump relay?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:00:35 -0500
  ...up ..Its just cranking and i dont hear my fuel pump buzzing...where is the relay located? Its and 1985... thanks JohnnyO [text/html]
• Re: BRIGHTER LIGHTS: install relays
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 13:36:12 -0700
  There is an intermediate step you can take that provides more direct power to the high beams via relays but does not require running...
• Re: Cranks but now, STARTS!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:02:08 -0400
  ...in which both relays are 141951253B. > > The non-starter is an '88 Westy, AT, power windows, locks and cruise. > The relay in question is...
• Re: Headlight's won't come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:40:00 -0500
  No relay unless someone added one. This is either a bad contact on the ignition switch or the headlight switch. The hi-low beams...
• no power to A/C clutch
  Historical mailing list - Tom Callan
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 18:34:54 EDT
  Thought problem was in either the a/c clutch relay or the ac relay. After checking the ac relay I find that there is...
• Re: Deep cycle battery - 85 Home Made Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 09:35:09 -0500
  >I've seen a kit on Bus Depot for $19 US that includes a fused relay, >wiring and instructions. Once you understand the OEM...
• Curious incident of the fuel pump that did not whine in the night
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:50:17 -0600
  ...Lift the lid and you'll find two identical relays. The one on the right (closest to vehicle centre) is the fuel pump relay...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 10:53:38 -0500
  ...The wire connects to the supply side of the relay - or relay pin 87. Thanks, John . John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW...
• Re: hissing relays?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 21:34:51 -0700
  ...hissing relays? Your brake booster is in roughly the same location as the relays, that may be where your hissing is coming from. Don...
• Re: Is there a MANUAL switch available? ;WAS: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 08:19:23 -0800
  ...Unfortunately I have not installed the relay yet. Also look at West Marine, I think they have battery selection switches. Kevin M Bothell, WA...
• Re: 12v relay help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 23:11:20 -0500
  ...Your relay application is wrong. You will need to get the coil in series with the lock contact to remove power after it is...
• Re: overheating weirdness - expansion tank temporarily going empty
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:01:06 -0700
  ...Mark Drillock was instrumental in pointing out that the control relay (Relay #43) circuit on earlier Wasserboxers is what causes that. Starting in 86...
• Re: Mystery relay and rat bastards!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 23:03:28 EST
  In a message dated 3/20/03 10:57:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, hahn@SPEAKEASY.ORG writes: > I also noticed a strange relay...
• Re: Where does Hella relay go?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:14:28 -0700
  ...The mystery is > that they describe 6 installed relays in the main fuse/ relay box, > while I have 8. I am starting to wonder...
• 91 Carat w/autotranny - Turn Signal Issue
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:48:33 -0500
  ...I also replaced the missing turn signal/flasher relay with the one out of Ol' Red. A new relay arrived today in the mail...
• Daytime Running Lights
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Thu, 27 Feb 97 20:51:03 UT
  ...It turns out that you only need one relay for daytime running lights instead of two, and the resistor shown in the Bentley manual...
• Re: "Relayed" Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 09:20:26 -0500
  We had the opposite problem with our relayed H4s, brights worked, low beams didn't. It was the dimmer switch. Sounds like this is...
• Re: Question about hard start relay
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:42:59 -0400
  ...I thought it might be the starter relay but it wasn’t. It was the brand new Kostal switch I ordered as a spare...
• Re: more on problems with second battery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 10:43:11 -0800
  ...Sure Power takes an off the shelf industrial relay and adds a 'smart module' to it. The 'smart module' can tell when the relay...
• Re: Adding Horns. B+ (30) To Power Horns OK?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:34:45 -0400
  ...8:10 Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > If you haven't already done a relay upgrade for your headlights, you > might consider...
• Re: Accessing back of Fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:37:14 -0800
  At 10:05 PM 12/2/98, syncro architecture studio wrote: > >My fuse panel was awkward to remove also because of a long relay...
• Fuel Pump stays on..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 18:27:45 EST
  ...The ECU controls the ground for the fuel pump relay. A tach signal to the ECU keeps the fuel pump relay grounded. I was...
• Re: Faulty Switch or Relay?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 19:37:31 -0500
  ...Faulty Switch or Relay? I have experienced an intermittent failure with my headlights and wipers quitting at the same time. I thought I'd...
• Re: Hot start relay.
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 9 Oct 2005 21:19:13 -0400
  ...Hot start relay. >> Thanks John( old volks) for the info on the hot start/no >> start relay. I was wondering if anyone knows if...
• Starter Relay Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Paul R. Webb
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 18:10:12 -0500
  Has anyone performed the starter relay upgrade? What is replaced and how extensive is the rewiring? I think the kit is about $85, but...
• Re: Questions about wires, relay, H2 lamps, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 3 May 2013 07:06:32 -0400
  ...If they are a smaller gauge then for sure they are not meant to fit the 251 937 501C relay block. They are meant...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 22:13:21 -0800
  ...I thought the #30 post on the relay under the driver's seat was originally connected to the refridgerator, so that it only got...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 2 Jan 2005 - Special issue (#2005-7)
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 23:23:52 -0500
  Hi there, Thanks for the response! What year Vanagon do you have? What I'm looking for is 12V power for the relays (the...
• Re: 12v relay help
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 19:00:36 -0500
  At 06:17 PM 11/9/2007, Dug Smith wrote... >So I figured what I needed was a relay. Well, two actually, as the...
• Re: Question about hard start relay
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 19 Jun 2021 20:29:15 -0600
  Personally,, I Am A Huge Fan of JBrowns Relays & in light of the fact that He recommends not using His HardStart Kit if a...
• Re: 2nd battery ??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 06:29:43 EST
  ...Put a heavy duty switch or relay in between the batteries. You can mount the relay under the driver's seat along with the...
• Re: A/C and High Radiator Fan Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:10:22 -0700
  ...The high speed relay is hidden and hard to reach while the medium speed relay is right there in the main relay panel where...
• Re: headlight relay - diagrams etc
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:53:16 -0800
  ...Is the gauge of the wire from the relay to the light the only compromise? Mark On Nov 15, 2010, at 1:31 PM...
• Re: AC Electrical troubleshooting update
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:07:27 -0700
  ...I think the relay is common to other VWs A/C. If so getting one should be simple and reasonable. Mark Keith Ovregaard wrote...
• 99 Wiper Relay Install and Test
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:28:43 -0700
  Last weekend I was able to confirm the consensus of the list about installing a '99' programmable intermittent wiper relay in a later model...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:44:32 -0800
  I tried both on my '82, and the relays coupled with separate electrcal feed provided the best solution. my solution outlined here: http://www...
• Still looking for 84 Westy AC wiring
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 18 May 2006 08:49:07 -0400
  I am still looking for a wiring harness in the dash along with the black relay for the Air Conditioning of an 84-85...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:04:27 -0500
  Richard, You concluded your post about two battery 911's with the sentence: "Of course, 'parallel' means that--no relays, no isolators, etc." That...
• Re: Where does Hella relay go?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:04:06 -0700
  ...The mystery is > that they describe 6 installed relays in the main fuse/ relay box, > while I have 8. I am starting to wonder...
• Re: "99" Programmable Wiper Relay Into an '81?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:13:14 -0700
  ...Not a great pic, but original (or at least what I found) '81 intermittent wiper relay and "99" relay from '93 or '94 Jetta...
• Re: electric windows trick
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 08:59:00 -0600
  ...The electric window relay is energized by the load reduction relay, and The high beam flasher circuit energizes the load reduction relay thru the...
• Re: New Ig Switch, Still no Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 21:15:15 -0500
  ...The other thing you might take a look at would be the fuel pump relay. Carefully pry off the little cover to the relay...
• Auxilliary waterpump for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 22:12:37 EDT
  ...The cost for the pump, relay and rubber mount came to $155. Is this water pump meant to improve coolant circulation when the van...
• Where is the Coolant Fan Control Relay on my '93 Eurovan?
  Historical mailing list - The Southards
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:40:21 -0500
  Can any Eurovan folks on this list tell me exactly where the Coolant Fan Control Relay is located in my 93 EV GL with...
• Re: Lighting Upgrades - Relayed?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 10:37:08 -0700
  With all this talk of "relaying" headlights, I have a couple of questions. My 1983 diesel vanagon has a "power shortage" in the front...
• Re: Fire extinguisher , Now CO and Propane Alarms
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 24 May 2005 12:03:40 -0700
  ...Actually, tripping a relay with a propane detector would be a *really* bad idea. Like any mechanical switch, a relay produces a small spark...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:15:04 -0400
  ...If I'm not mistaken, power from this wire > energizes the relay electromagnetic coil of this relay. > > But...... I just noticed that they labeled...
• Electric: Where should +12V to camping fusebox and relay originate?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 14:02:07 -0700
  ...There are two relays in the aux battery box, and they seem to pull correctly when charger is charging. Two things appear wrong: 1...
• Re: Headlight Wiring and Relays
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:30:08 -0800
  ...I'm hoping to > get the relay's and sockets from a FLAPS. I've looked and relays before from > these places, but I...
• Re: Relay socket spade connectors
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 13:54:37 -0800
  ...Mark Mike Collum wrote: > Anyone know of a source for female spade relay socket connectors? > They're the ones with the little barb on...
• Re: hissing relays?
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 00:15:25 -0400
  ...hissing relays? Your brake booster is in roughly the same location as the relays, that may be where your hissing is coming from. Don...
• Re: Where does Hella relay go?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:28:22 -0800
  ...I do have the relay in position right now, and again, the vehicle seems to work fine with the hella relay in there. Also...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 12:27:38 -0700
  ...The fuel injection relay box just has 2 relays in it and a 2 pin connector on the OUTSIDE front edge of the box...
• Re: hissing relays?
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 00:44:35 -0400
  ...hissing relays? Your brake booster is in roughly the same location as the relays, that may be where your hissing is coming from. Don...
• Re: Hot Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Wilsher
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:00:08 -0800
  This is a very timely discussion for me, as I'm putting in a hard start relay right now. This is something I'm...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 22:42:52 -0800
  ...G10 connecter on back of the fuse/relay panel is hot when windscreen washer activated... sends signal to a relay (called J29 - supposed to...
• Re: Blinking red light of death
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 16:48:05 -0700
  The purpose of pulling the relay is NOT to disable the blinking light, it is to determine where the fault lies that is causing...
• Turn signal LED... the battle rages on
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 21:11:24 -0600
  ...What voltage should I be looking for where on the wires from the relay to the connector? Is there a ground to the relay...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 11:13:23 -0600
  ...I've worked on 100's of Vanagons >> over the years and have never needed, or even contemplated >> installing a starter relay. >> >> - Got good...
• Blinking coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:00:29 EDT
  ...The ground is ok(continuity) I am wondering if i have the right relay in place . Would someone know what the number on the...