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• RE: please help -- starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 16:05:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...This relay might be bad. When the key is |turned on, I can hear the relay click. When the key is turned off, it...
• Installed add on back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:48:55 -0400
  ...Drilled no holes, cut no original wires, and used a standard Bosch type relay. In the black box on the forward firewall is a...
• Re: Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 07:12:37 -0600
  ...Headlight relays, started relays - why not ignition/wiper relay of some sort or some other arrangement to bypass this particular problem. Wonder if anyone...
• Re: Headlight relays and wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:49:39 -0700
  ...I ran all my big wires for the light relay > and the horn relay under the body and up front, behind the bumper, behind...
• Re: Keyed 12 v source
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:07:58 -0700
  ...It is the same one that powers the relays on the westy components. It also goes to your alternator light. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is...
• Relay Problems '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:28:26 -0800
  Your previous assistance has been faultless so I'm back for more advice; This morning I noticed that one of the relays in my...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:45:23 -0500
  The campers also use the starter solenoid as the ground connection for the fridge relay. The cruise being affected by the solenoid is due...
• Re: battery combiner - automatic charge relay - another model
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:41:01 -0700
  ...battery combiner - automatic charge relay - another model > Hi, > > I just bought the BatteryLink 7600 acr to use to separate-combine my > hose and starting...
• Re: Battery connections
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:04:49 -0700
  ...It looks like there is relay in there with several >connections in there. I wonder . . . > Is this the relay that accompanies the "Auxilliary Battery...
• Re: Battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 23:15:09 -0500
  What battery isolator comes in which model camper? The relay under the drivers seat in a Westy Vanagon is wored to disconnect the refrigerator...
• Re: Becketts Tome on Dual Batt.s,Relays,Saftey,and charging (VeryLong)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 21:02:07 -0700
  ...Basically, to me it looked like a big starter-type solenoid/relay that connects two batteries. If memory serves me right, the solenoid is...
• Re: Best place to locate headlight relays
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:46:35 +0200
  ...Best place to locate headlight relays > I am doing the relay upgrade for my headlights, and need to install three relays. I am > interested...
• Re: Intermittent wiper relay
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 19:32:53 -0500
  > Has anyone done the wiper relay trick recently? I have tried to get > the part from some vendors, but they say that it is...
• Re: Fan third stage fuse and relay location
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:21:53 -0400
  ...Big white relay and the fuse is actually a fuse link, mounted with screws. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Think I have an electrical problem here.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 15:45:46 -0800
  ...You mentioned having installed a aux battery relay as when the problem started. Perhaps you mis-wired the relay and it's connection to...
• Re: Headlight relay
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 18 May 2006 06:10:40 EDT
  ...Anybody have the directions for installing a headlight relay? I did it on my 85 and now I have to do it again on...
• horn relay?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 14:25:25 +0000
  Do Vanagons have a horn relay and if so, where does it live? It's an '87. -Karl '87 Vanagon GL Weekender "Beverley"; Trexlertown...
• Re: Wipers won't
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 01:26:54 EDT
  Walter, I believe the wiper park feature is controlled by the wiper relay. Changing the relay should fix the wiper parking problem. BenT <A...
• Re: More Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 18:53:27 EDT
  ...COM writes: << BTW anyone have a 13 pin (CA emmissions)Combi-relay/ double fuel relay for sale.. cheap? >> a WHAT!!!????!!! What's cheap? bt
• Need Part for 83 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 20:10:52 -0400
  I need a double relay that the fuel pump connects to. This relay is mounted on the left backside of the engine bay. Mine...
• Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:24:12 -0800
  ...But after I pulled the 42 relay out, it stopped. I somehow have the feeling, it is not the solution. Anyone? Zoltan
• Re: help , video to help diagnose my Westphalia air cool 1993 problem.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:00:11 -0700
  ...Your fridge relay (shiny metal case) is likely in the battery box under driver seat. This relay is connected to the 50 circuit via...
• Re: front headlights not working.... (long winded again)
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:24:01 EST
  ...The final part of this repair should be to install separate headlight relays to eliminate the wiring issue that causes these components to fail...
• Re: Wiring question 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 09:50:34 -0800
  > while in my parts van there is a relay under the drivers > seat, where the second battery would go (hookup not supplied > in my...
• Re: Electrical Nightmare?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:04:33 -0500
  Ditto, I ordered a new relay and switch too just in case. :0) Thanks everyone for they're help. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: FS: programmable adjustable wiper relays
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:43:00 EST
  ...COM writes: > > Your Scirocco may already have this relay sciroccos do not already have this relay. but you can add it to your car...
• Re: What is a Hard Start Relay Kit? Who sells them?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 07:20:07 -0500
  You shouldn't need a starter relay. The Bosch solenoid is very good precision part. It can normally be cleaned, lightly oil the plunger...
• Re: Radiator Fan Motor Low-Speed Inop
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:07:01 -0600
  Same diagram but a different relay. jimt On 6/6/05 8:09 AM, "Jay Roth" <bghuna@MCHSI.COM> wrote: > A quick followup question...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 18:45:09 -0700
  ...BTW why are you installing the hard start relay? We never discussed that. Usually, this relay install is done to reduce wear on the...
• Engine stalls
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 11:32:10 -0500
  ...Lately I discovered that the fuel pump runs after turning the key off due to an apparent short at the double relay (this caused...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:26:41 -0500
  ...I will change the key switch first, then test those relays. What is the best way to check them? Thanks for your help! John...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 21:48:27 -0700
  In fact, there are 3 revisions of the coolant relay that were fitted to Vanagons from 1983-1991. I have described them in detail...
• Re: Programable intermitent wipers frnt and rear.easy swap.
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:33:28 -0400
  ...In the Jetta it > is simply a relay that adjusts through the int. switch. so I > swapped relays and Bang. I have programmable intermitents...
• Re: Problem fridge 12V circuit
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 17:33:51 -0700
  No the relay is upstream of the fuse. Only something downstream can be the culprit. The relay is really only used by that circuit...
• Re: Fog light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Bolliver
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 10:55:10 -0600
  ...I wired the switch to a relay that takes power from the alternator/battery through a 30 amp fuse. The relay gets power from...
• Re: help with headlight/relay
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 16:23:34 -0700
  ...This is a '81 Westfalia > model. > Got two 40 Amp relays and connected one to fuse #4 (lowbeam), the other one > to fuse #6...
• Re: Repost. Troubleshooting a Circuit
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:52:15 -0800
  ...The relay Mike refers to is the "load reduction" relay. This is a distant memory from my VW Bug days, but can the older...
• How to wire Intermittent wiper relay & wiper if not factory wired?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:48:28 -0600
  Ok, if you have been following my saga, you know that my 84 westy did not come w/ an intermittent wiper relay or the...
• Re: Wiper motor does not auto park
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:09:44 -0500
  ...I pulled a relay from a junked vanagon this weekend and now the wipers park as expected. I opened the controlling relay and found...
• Re: Sticking Turn Signals?
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:00:08 -0800
  ...The relay was the lower rightmost in the relay fuse block (#21?). TyG '91 Syncro Westy '90 Carat '86 Syncro Westy '03 MINI Cooper...
• Re: hat-dance relay
  Historical mailing list - Odyssey Stickers
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:23:44 +0000
  ...hat-dance relay >Date: Tue, Mar 30, 1999, 3:38 PM > >Howdy, > >Can anyone tell me if removing the Mexican Hat dance relay does...
• Re: Need relay mod with sylvania Xtra visions?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 9 Aug 2003 20:24:18 -0400
  Mike; Everyone can benefit from the headlight relay modification, especially if you increase the current. You can see how I did it (and why...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 27 Jul 2019 14:14:52 -0400
  ...The relays should BOTH click each time the key is turned > on. The FP relay should click again a moment later. > > If BOTH relays...
• Re: circuit for bridging the batteries
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 17:56:59 -0500
  ...They even hooked the controls for the >relay to the starter circuit such that it disables the relay when you >are trying to start...
• Re: Electrical Gurus help needed 88 van.kinda long
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 15:33:42 -0700
  If your Vanagon has a factory fridge relay or factory aux battery relay the Bosch WR-1 relay kit may not work properly. These...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 20:13:35 -0500
  I have Jay Browns Headlight Relay Upgrade Kit on all three of my vans. I like the quality very much. I think I will...
• Re: starter relay
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:59:13 -0600
  The relay it is used when the voltage/current from the ignition switch is too low to activate the solenoid. If the starter is...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:45:09 -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: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - James Bowen
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 18:40:50 EDT
  ...The red wire runs from the relay to the battery cable connection on the starter solenoid. The black wire runs from the relay to...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 05:45:42 -0500
  The relays are not installed to make it possible to add high watt bulbs, that�s just a side attraction. The main reason for...
• Re: wiring for a 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 07:26:00 -0700
  ...I > believe I have the relay that some articles said was > usually included. I found a 5 connector relay under > the drivers seat. Three...
• Re: 16" steel wheels?/E code lights, relays
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 14:20:00 -0800
  ...Please see my <A >HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/hdltrela.htm">Vanagon Headlamp Relay >Upgrade</A> webpage for complete details on my relay...
• Re: Isolator vs Seperator (mechanical relay) was Re: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:43:25 -0800
  I think the rule of thumb is to leave the isolators for some other vehicle and use either a relay or the Surepower separator...
• Re: amber verse cleard relays
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 17:52:36 -0800
  ...What I did for a relay is get an wiring harness from a Rabbit and took an aux relay holder that normally went on...
• Fuel Pump Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:26:05 +0000
  Hi, Back in the 80s I rigged up a power cut off switch for the fuel pump relay for my 911. Has anyone done...
• Actually trying something I learned from the list
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 20:22:06 EDT
  ...I got a cheap relay from Radidio Shack, some wire, and some connectors, and decided to try the whole "relay" thing. I've read...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:42:31 -0400
  ...You want to test pins 86 and 87 in the fuel pump relay/ECU power relay box. These need to be good grounds with...
• Hooking up auxilliary battery when relay is present (Repost)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 23 Sep 1996 09:07:18 -0700
  ...Here 'tis: +----------------- Here's what I did to connect an auxilliary battery in my 87 Westfalia, which came with the relay installed. Bear in...
• 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
  ...5mm blue trigger wire to terminal 86 on the fridge relay, which causes the relay to close (terminal 85 is grounded by means of...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:38:23 -0800
  ...Okay then, 1315 + relay vs relay alone, the draw on the charging system is gonna be about the same if a fellow engages the...