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• Re: Wiring for Canadian 1991 Westy with daytime running lights and (not related) loose wire GR/W wire behind fuse panel.
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Fri, 27 May 2016 15:01:57 -0400
  ...The other end of that wire is in the engine compartment wiring box. You can see it on Bentley page 97.123 where it...
• Re: Installing an alarm/keyless entry (91 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 09:24:46 -0700
  ...I've found one to > access on the > passenger side behind the glove box, but I'd prefer to tap into it on > the...
• Igntion Switch/Headlight Woes
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 23:45:10 EST
  '83 Vanagon (water-boxer) I have problems with both my ignition switch and headlights. I believe they are unrelated. However, I have read soooooo...
• Re: removing dash?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 12:12:12 +0200
  ...remove fuse box cover, and either pop the fuse box out or unscrew the large screw. You will want this out anyway for any...
• Heater blower motor questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:25:20 -0600
  ...heater box out and split, and have removed the blower motor, which was seized as in very hard to turn, blowing fuses, etc. I...
• Re: stereo wiring
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:19:47 -0500
  ...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: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:13:43 -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...
• '80 Westfalia, Electrical problems; need answers, like, really.
  Historical mailing list - Phil janson
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 22:10:34 -0700
  ...Wouldn't it be better to run to the fuse box and have a fused power line? 2. Is there a problem on air...
• Re: O2 Sensor wire connection (wiring harness end - 2.1)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:56:43 -0400
  ...It's handy in the connection box and it's fused (as is the rest of my nice "Approved by Scott Daniel" harness now...
• Re: '86 GL electrical (sound system) question
  Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:44:17 -0500
  ...my head unit? I would like it to slide onto my fuse box, and be all neat and pretty, like the way it is...
• Auxiliary Battery Installation II: Hawker Odyssey battery, Hella relay, Chargetek AC charger (v. long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 22:14:38 -0400
  ...In this installation I connected the aux fuseblock to the loads on Fuse 3 on the main fuseblock via the yellow wire in the...
• Re: More electric drama.
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Sat, 14 Jul 2018 15:54:44 -0700
  ...pin connectors in the junction box in the engine compartment and check that out. Still blows the fuse. So I am not sure where...
• Re: Front Blower... resistor? Long babble
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:13:31 -0700
  ...hu! did you check the fuse while trying to get the blower to work? .... Ok all the simple stuff is over, now for the...
• Deep cycle battery - 85 Home Made Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 22:37:29 -0400
  ...I'm not planning to put the battery under the driver's seat but behind the passenger seat in a box which will have...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:12:09 +0200
  ...I also put a big 50 amp fuse between the battery and the fusable link junction box. In the junction box, I have 6...
• Re: No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:17:50 -0700
  In the engine compartment main wiring box the black wire has a connection that could be bad and cause your problem. The black wire...
• How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
  Historical mailing list - James Fritz
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:01:28 -0500
  Friends, Ok, thanks to Mark, Sean, Tim, Keith, Michael, and Bill I've been able to get my glove box out (the obvious always...
• Fried wiring harness from dash to 84 Westy camper relay
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 14:53:49 -0400
  ...the harness that goes from the main fuse panel along the floor into the auxiliary battery box. I am trying to leave on Wed...
• Re: water leak
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:25:27 -0700
  ...floor > matt. > After further investigation i see water driplets on the fuse box > under the > dash. Their are three possibilities of where the water...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:56:35 -0400
  ...Ground Cluster - under dash, left/driver side, > above fuse box. > push-on connectors become corroded/dirty > and fail to make consistent electrical contact. > > 2...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:36:42 -0700
  ...That can drive one crazy. > > Other common failures are the wiring from the fuse box. The ignition lead goes from the key to the...
• Re: Temp gauge problems too
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:35:03 -0500
  ...no > power there.....all fuses ok and so i guess ill see if > power is coming from the fuse box and start there for...
• Re: replacing heater blower!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 17:30:39 -0400
  ...Saves the switch, saves the fuse, saves the melted fuse cover from the fuse not quite blowing. 11) While you have the dash off...
• auxillary battery losing charge in 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:40:13 EDT
  ...I toook the 2 red wires from the fuse box behind the drivers seat (fridge and cabin light) and attached these to the + terminal...
• Re: electrical distribution at alternator (wbx)
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:01:06 -0500
  ...Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >> made something today to mount a fuse box by the alternator. Something like what I had on my I4...
• The turn signals are gone!!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 21:04:13 +0200
  ...I had the instrument cluster out, the fuse box was hanging by the wires, I had both head light assemblies out. The engine had...
• Re: finding the color code
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:17:33 -0500
  The paint code is on a white sticker just below the fuse panel. cheers - Frank In reference to the message from: JM060356@AOL.COM...
• Re: Need Help diagnosing a Non-starting '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - eve Appleton
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:05:53 -0700
  ...and check for voltage at the fuse block and at the terminal in the engine compartment black box.� Hopefully I will have access to...
• Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:30:05 -0700
  ...Pull each fuse out of the fuse box, clean the contacts on the fuse and push it back into the fuse box. Pull it...
• Re: Broken down, need some advise
  Historical mailing list - pcking
  Sun, 13 Nov 2016 11:12:29 -0500
  ...can be bridged inside the black box in the engine > compartment´s front. > The big metal fuse across the relay base is the one...
• My Dometic is nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton/Cris Torlasco
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 19:40:47 -0700
  ...I took the fuse out of the fuse box behind the driver's seat, and it stopped working. I guess that if I hadn...
• Re: More on the radiator fan (85 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:29:39 -0400
  ...fan relay in the main fuse box? The bentley either doesn't show it, or I'm not looking very well. > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Music Unlimited...
• bad radiator fan ground - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:06:32 -0400
  My radiator van ground behind the fuse box is faulty. Fan won't work unless I push on the ground connection with a screwdriver...
• Re: Need Help diagnosing a Non-starting '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:15:17 -0700
  ...and check for voltage at the fuse block and at the terminal in > the engine compartment black box. Hopefully I will have access to...
• Re: Fw: Auxillary battery not charging
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 10:48:25 -0400
  ...2 red wires from positive post of aux battery to fridge fuse box Irrelevant but ok. I'm *assuming* that you removed the existing...
• Re: headlight reminder
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 23 May 2002 06:18:09 -0400
  You just buy a 12v buzzer and wire it in to the fuse box so that when the headlights are on and key is...
• Re: waterboxer coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 23:56:30 -0400
  ...You will have to remove the fuse box to reach it. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Jim Maginel <c455ssl@SEMOVM.SEMO.EDU> To: Vanagon@VANAGON...
• Re: 85 Westy Brakelight Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:37:38 -0500
  ...one for each hydraulic circuit and outputs in parallel. Circuit goes: Fuse S8, 1mm r/y to brake switches. From switches, 1 mm r...
• Re: How do you adjust clutch pedal free play?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 14:21:11 -0800
  ...But how do you get in there? > >I've tried going through the instrument cluster, from >underneath, and behind the fuse box. Anyone done...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 17:29:48 -0500
  ...All 4 lights use a common quick slide connector on one of the star wheels above the fuse box. Easy fix is to just...
• Re: Westie bought in England
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 9 May 2000 17:35:49 -0400
  ...We seldom use fuses anymore, but when we do they are one-time affairs, no fuse wire in the shops here. It should be...
• RE: Mystery wire on '73 ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Mon, 10 Jun 96 15:34:03 UT
  ...WIRE FROM/TO DESCRIPTION Red/Black switch to starter 12V when in "START" position Black switch to fuse box and ignition coil 12V when...
• Re: 84 Gas Engine Rabbit Question...No Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 21:13:40 -0400
  ...major design failure in the area of the power distribution (fuse/relay) box. This apparent VW defect weakness may have resulted many federal safety...
• Re: Paint Colors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 05:45:42 -0800
  ...a painted surface under the driver's seat or near the fuse box. Mine was missing, so I called our local VW dealer parts...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:26:20 -0700
  ...I have a broken ankle and can only stand on one foot, and all my meters have blown fuses in the ammeter hole. That...
• Re: headlights not working after towing???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:20:11 -0400
  ...The headlight grounds are located above the fuse box. A better fix would be to make new ground connections right near the lights. Connect...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 07:49:04 -0700
  ...also inadequate wiring size going forward from the battery to the > fuse box. You can correct this deficiency yourself by adding more > wiring at...
• Re: Random wire... Ugh.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:08:32 -0700
  ...The other end of that wire >> is in the engine compartment wiring box. You can see it on Bentley page >> 97.123 where it...
• Re: [Syncro] Electrical issue - 1987 Syncro GL
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 20:14:52 -0700
  ...RE: [Syncro] Electrical issue - 1987 Syncro GL > Check the ground connections above the fuse box. The headlights share a > common terminal which heats up...
• Re: red&white wires, green&black wires, refer madness!
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 22:05:16 -0700
  ...on the side of the fresh water tank there are 3 > >terminals where wires attach, they then go to a little > >black box on...
• Re: 82 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 17 May 2011 08:28:46 -0400
  ...John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com> TY JOHN WAS THE 8 WIRE TO FUSE BOX ALSO WAS A POPPED FUSE IN THE PANEL CALLED UNUSED...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 05:51:39 -0700
  ...Some spare fuses and bulbs. With the above as a start, I kept adding to my "tackle box" tool kit as I found a...
• Re: '85 vanagon fuse #14 - again
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:58:51 -0400
  ...Dear Mr Boosted Rolling tissue box...... I know this is not the Mk1/A1 world where I live most of the other time, but...
• Re: Random Compatibility Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:18:45 -0800
  ...The only important thing it's lacking is the later style fuse bax with blade type fuses. scott www.turbovans.com On 11/20...
• electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 11 May 2008 15:11:00 -0700
  ...the aux battery directly feeds the wire to the fridge that goes through the b pillar fuse box and a new cable that i...
• Re: STRANDED: L.A. Vanagon Syndrome!!!
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:27:15 -0600
  The first thing I would tell him, is to get a phillips screw driver, remove the fuse box and look at all the wires...
• RE: short in headlight wiring ... somewhere
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jun 97 00:04:11 UT
  ...Probably burned at the connection by the fuse box. Check the two round ground connectors. Both Headlights are grounded at the same terminal. It...
• Re: Is There An Electrician In the House? NVC
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 23:16:38 -0500
  ...If it's not that and you have only one circuit breaker box, I'd call an electrician. Could be something serious (dangerous). ----- Original...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 22:19:35 -0500
  ...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: 85 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 8 May 2022 16:53:43 -0700
  ...Thanks. >> Jeff >> >> > On May 8, 2022, at 5:10 PM, Mark Drillock <madvws@COX.NET> wrote: >> > >> > There are no fuses that can stop the...