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• Re: no fan, big fan, fuse blow, no fan
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:36:36 -0400
  ...After about 1.5 seconds of high speed fan, there was a znat! that blew the 30 Amp #1 fuse. ("fuse blow") Soon the...
• Re: Multimeter recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:04:25 -0500
  Of course if you should use the cheapo meter in your home at 120/240 volts and soemthing messes up and the fuses do...
• Re: 1989 Fog light wiring in harness?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:31:37 -0500
  ...The fuse/relay panel is set up for the relay. You need wiring from the switch (available at VW dealers and our online vendors...
• Re: Where does Hella relay go?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:04:09 -0800
  ...I do have the fuse panel free enough to check the back.First, no there are no numbers on that relay other than the...
• Blowing kitchen w. pump fuses - help!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 11:13:48 -0400
  ...Clean contacts (which were very corroded), replace fuse - PoP. I want this to be no more than a five fuse job so I turn...
• Re: X relay
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 17:42:49 -0700
  I don't know how the relay positions are labeled, or where but the only relays on the back of the fuse block are...
• Re: No spark, no hall juice, tech help request.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 22:23:43 -0400
  ...Check to see if 12 volts is getting to the coil could be a bad ignition switch or connection on the fuse box. The...
• Re: High Speed Fan
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 16:17:59 -0400
  ...If you pulled > fuse #1 and relay #5 then the low speed is half disabled and medium is > completely disabled. Low speed can still...
• Rear A/C fuse overheat!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 22:41:39 EDT
  As I was charging my customer's A/C system today I noticed what looked like whisps of smoke coming from the metal fuse...
• Re: Central Locking Trace-down - Boy am I confused.
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 01:33:52 -0600
  ...Some of those fuse holders have jumpers on the feed side that are a little hard to see. Maybe that is the case with...
• Hooking up interior lights to Aux. Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:01:03 -0400
  ...I've poked around the fuse box and these lights don't seem to be tied into any of the fuses I can find...
• Killed my dash lights..
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:28:05 -0700
  ...now none of the lights work, but no#3 fuse is still good... the radio light blinks still... but my little bulb lights are...
• Leaky front end
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:35:12 -0800
  ...The water runs down from the front frame cross-member and drips from the area below the fuse box, NOT from the fuse box...
• 1985 Vanagon - fuse panel grounds +
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:11:10 -0500
  I'm attempting to clean the two VW Grounding terminals underneath the fuse panel at the left side of my driver's compartment (near...
• Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:45:35 -0700
  ...the fuse block, and supplies power, which flows >> through the white fuse (8 amp rating) occupying the forward position in >> the >> fuse block, to...
• Re: Electrical Glitch causiing a dead Aux battery...more..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:17:18 -0800
  On 11/11/2007 2:28 PM Don Hanson wrote: > Why the hell does a multimeter even have a fuse, any > how? Great question...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sun, 23 Aug 2020 14:47:08 -0700
  ...I now have a fuse block installed behind the glove box, fed directly with #8 from battery. What I want to do is get...
• Re: Bad Short '73 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 11:15:13 -0600
  ...We then >did the Muir fuse thing where you pull out fuses one at a time until >you don't get the spark when...
• Re: Strange electrical problem: Headlights don't work (among other things)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:30:33 -0700
  ...I noticed some fuses missing. I replaced the > > fuses, and several things started working. I checked all the other fuses > > as well. > > > > So, the...
• Shade tree wiring of a cold start valve on a 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:44:26 -0600
  ...Would need to fuse that run, but not sure how big a fuse to stick in the line.. I have a factory connector like...
• Re: Wiring question 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 09:54:40 -0800
  Both fuses attach with wires to the relay under the driver's seat. One wire is just a continuation of power going into the...
• Coolant Reservoir Boiling
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:44:56 -0700
  ...was boiling over.� Checked the fuse for the fan, although i can't remember hearing it lately, the fuse looked good.� Not sure what...
• Re: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:31:12 -0600
  ...Mike Riley <mkriley@FUSE.NET> > Subject: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Monday, November 14, 2011, 9...
• Only in Alabama!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 16:42:29 -0400
  ...Alabama, was injured recently after he attempted to replace a tubelike fuse in his Chevy pickup <or VW Vanagon> with a 22-caliber rifle...
• Re: Fuse Block Connectors
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 23:12:27 -0500
  >I'm looking for a source for the round socket/pin type connectors used in >Vanagon wiring harness's that connect to the fuse...
• Re: VW 1301 tool/gauge checking
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 20:09:03 -0500
  ...Run an extra wire from the alternator to the fuse box. Use relays to operate headlights to increase brightness. Dennis
• Re: No Heater/No Wipers!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 08:58:15 -0500
  ...Could it just >have blown a fuse? If the wipers had worked, I might have driven it >anyway. The heater might work once everything...
• Re: Left Turn Signal Blinks Fast
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:14:17 -0700
  ...The difference is that Its often both signals that blink > fast, and I often have to change the fuse to the turn signlas because...
• 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...
• Re: Another helpful product
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 11 Dec 2022 19:33:04 -0500
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Back to fuses > > Actually, I think I used one of those modern marvels...a Red Scotch-brite pad....not steel wool. I...
• Re: Fuses
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:16:16 -0700
  ...Cheep aluminum strip > > fuses oxidizes and creates an open circuit, thus nothing works, > especially > > in humid, moisture rich areas. Something I learned from my...
• Re: Fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 18:09:48 -0400
  ...Noticed that a > fuse is blown in the little box next to the bottom of the drivers seat (the > fuse on the right). Don...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_All_wipers_on=2C_won=E2=80=99t_turn_off?=
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Sun, 22 Aug 2021 21:55:48 -0700
  ...I have other > things to do with van and only today found wiper fuse blown. That’s funny I > thought. I replaced fuse this...
• 85 Vanagon; wiper fuse blowing
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine Rios
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:26:48 EST
  I checked out the wiring under the dash at the fuse box at the fan switch found whoever installed the radio tapped into this...
• Re: Back-up lights don't work
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 09:14:23 -0700
  ...Use a 12v test light to check power at the switch and at the fuse...assuming you have a 4 speed and not an...
• starter woes....anyone that can help?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:45:37 -0400
  ...I have power where the wire goes from the ignition switch to the fuse box. But i can't find where the wire comes...
• Fuse confusion - in Los Angeles!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:26:53 -0700
  I forgot to mention that I'm in North Hollywood, CA. Patti
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:14:48 -0800
  ...I do not think the 15 bus in the fuse panel is overloaded and needs to be sistered. > On Feb 20, 2022, at 6...
• Re: Problems with cigarette lighter?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:02:28 -0500
  ...I had a problem with the 15amp # 3 fuse whenever the light above the glove box shorted. Had to take out the light for...
• Re: 'falia Sink Pump Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 May 1995 16:20:54
  ...Should it work w/o any >water in the tank? I was testing for other problems such as the >16 amp fuse under the...
• Re: headlights (all) - poof! - continued...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:22:13 -0400
  So why would one bother with headlight relays and bulbs that size and still go through the fuse box? 400 watts is almost 40...
• Re: intermittent electrical problem in dashboard and wiper fluid problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:31:59 -0500
  ...Manual says panel light fuse is above the main row of fuses, ten amp. If the light for the idiot light legends, heater switches...
• Fog light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Bolliver
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 10:41:10 -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: Installing 91 A/C in an 85
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 May 2004 17:19:07 -0700
  Yes! Use the bigger fan but don't connect it to the fuse block. All the later models with the larger fan have an...
• Re: 12V accessories from 120V shore power
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:54:53 -0800
  ...I'm also adding a > separate fuse panel for the auxiliary battery and will run all the inside > lights, radio, Westy stuff, and extra...
• Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Aug 2017 20:40:56 +0000
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• Re: frig
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 08:55:55 -0500
  ...Jim On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 8:54 AM, Mike Riley <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote: > in the old days frigidaire was to refrigerator...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 6 Nov 2012 15:08:48 -0800
  ...I'll be soldering fuse holders to this wire. Fuse holder wire has more strands. Will the XLPE not take well to soldering? Any...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 13:10:16 -0700
  star clusters on my '82, the 2 above and to the left of the fuse panel, were screwed to body, not welded. alistair On...
• Re: new switch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 31 May 2012 15:02:15 -0700
  There is a different power fuse for E flashers than for turn signals. It confuses people but the cluster indicator led works out of...
• Re: interior lighting, or leaving the key on
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 1996 05:09:59 -0400
  ...Sounds like some has reconnected the circuits at the fusebox to allow them to only work from the ignition switch, someone probably paranoid about...
• Strange Noise from fuse box
  Historical mailing list - John Branstrom
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:09:25 EST
  I have a very intermittent buzz coming from the fuse box area on my 86 Syncro. It seems that it's totally random and...
• Re: heater switch
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gilland
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 16:49:50 -0800
  ...If there >is none, it will likely be the thermal fuse that allows for speeds 1 >>> and 2. I >replaced mine from Radio Shack...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 12:41:56 -0700
  > Do 91 vanagons have this problem too with high altitudes? ? ? > > Couldn't you just take the fuse out for the fuel pump and then...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning...(addendum)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 08:23:11 -0800
  ...Also, all the visible fuses in the > fuse panel look fine; there's nothing obviously blown. There have been NO > previous indications of electrical...
• front dash blower & rear a/c blower quit working
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 20:32:19 -0400
  ...Both of the fuses to the left of the steering column have current and no blown fuses. I did not have the front dash...
• Re: Electric Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Toma Keller
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 18:45:21 -0800
  ...Turns out it was the #20 fuse that blew. Would have been helpful to know that but I couldn't find it in the...
• Re: Gas Heater & Thanks Robert Keezer!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:16:19 -0500
  ...I had seen mention of two fuses, a 16 and 30 amp. I saw two > separate fuses just to the right of the main...
• Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:52:23 -0500
  ...I'm pretty sure that along with the 4 headlights in 86 came the completely new fuse box with the modern plug in fuses...
• Re: What fuse would you use for this application?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Apr 2015 09:26:17 -0400
  ...What fuse would you use for this application? Today I got around to doing something I have wanted to do for a long time...