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Re: OH NO!!! (was: howabout a new category on the stats?)
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Tue, 19 Mar 1996 12:45:00 -0800 (PST)
...Vanagon and a Citation and IF >IT WERE POSSIBLE I would fuse them together into one fabulous >creation of iron and plastic, and I...
Hooking up auxilliary battery when relay is present (Repost)
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 23 Sep 1996 09:07:18 -0700
...Disconnect the 2 red wires leading from the fuse box behind the drivers seat from the relay terminals. These wires lead to your fridge...
Re: Quick, cheap and easy headlight relay
Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
Fri, 14 Dec 2001 15:31:45 -0500
...Also, I believe the wiring to the fuse box is already heavily burdened, so I personally would run a heavy wire (10 or 12ga...
Re: Today's PUZZLER... SLWR-VAN won't start
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Fri, 23 Jun 2000 12:16:12 -0700
...There are no fuses or circuit breakers (!!!) between the relays and the alternator. My problem was caused by the small wire not being crimped...
Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:44:29 -0700
...Just like all POWER circuits in our home connect right > to the fuse box, not one after the other in parallel on the same...
Re: EV air circulation fan, DON
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 03:01:35 EDT
...I checked the fuses (even though I doubted that as the cause since it will run in the one position) and it appears to...
More Wiring Success
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 14:12:17 EDT
...Put in the fuse and gave it a try. BEEEEEP!!!! Now THAT is a horn. I believe it is in everyone's best interest...
Re: Wiring radio to accessory instead of battery? (correction)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:00:42 EDT
...The buzzer is usually above the fuse box. It appears to be grey and black on all years I looked at. Jeff E. Atlanta...
Re: aux headlights
Historical mailing list - W Li
Fri, 19 Dec 1997 17:41:37 -0800
...What I did was run a heavy 12G wire from the positive battery post to a separate fuse-relay box mounted in the engine...
Re: ring around the dizzy and other questions
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 03:12:27 EDT
...I hope to check out the grounds under the fuse box later today, of course if it isn't raining. Thanks.. -Chip >> Hi Chip...
suppressing electrical noise
Historical mailing list - lp
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:19:30 -0700
...It's coming thru direct connections to the battery, take-offs from the cigarette lighter, & wiring from the fuse box (ie, everywhere). I'm...
Re: How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
Fri, 28 Jul 2000 17:00:19 -0400
...Everytime my daughter put her feet on the dash to "relax Dad!" she >hit the plug with her foot and shorted out a fuse...
Re: Radiator Aux Cooling Fan 84 vs. 90 - compressor on for Aux Fan to kick-on with 90 model??
Historical mailing list - James
Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:56:05 -0400
...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: Bus Depot auxillary battery hook up kit #1738-cant figure it out
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:37:57 -0700
...positive post of the battery, run 2 >wires to the westy fuse box.That is a total of 3 wires held onto the post...
Re: FOR SALE: Whole bunch of Vangon and other parts
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:48:31 -0500
...complete 2.1L wbx harness with ECU, relay box, coil and idle stabilizer relay – left overs from an engine conversion – everything works...
Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:56:46 -0500
...electronics box on the > >> left side of the engine bay that has the two relays in it. The > >> insulation was melted and fused on...
Re: Is there a way to test the heater fan>
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:34:10 -0700
...Did the fuse blow when motor died? Neil. On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 11:02 AM, B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com> wrote: > > The...
Re: Tracing Electrical fault in Coach battery system? (lotta words)
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:39:20 -0500
...You have the advantage with your terminal block as you can pull fuses one at a time till you get close to 0 volts...
Re: burned out pin D15 ! switch to pin D23
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:07:43 -0400
Power goes from the ignition switch into the fuse box on Pin A8. This pin also suffers from the same fate. Run a jumper...
Re: Risk of fire?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 1 May 2003 09:00:38 -0400
...The key was stuck in the > on position and the wire from there to the fuse/relay box was charcoal. > It appears that the...
Parting '86 Syncro / Westy Parts
Historical mailing list - Benjita
Tue, 19 May 1998 01:45:31 EDT
...Dashboard & related trim, Fuse box, Relays, Idle Control Unit '85 older, Horn, Bosch A/C blower motors, Ignition switch/ key, Syncro fuel Tank, Power...
Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:31:36 -0700
...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: How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Sat, 29 Jul 2000 09:50:16 -0500
...Everytime my daughter put her feet on the dash to "relax Dad!" she hit the plug with her foot and shorted out a fuse...
Re: Tracing Electrical fault in Coach battery system? (lotta words)
Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:54:26 -0500
...If having that fuse out does it then you more than likely have found your problem. Billy Hirt On Nov 4, 2007 8:39...
Re: Stereo Install - Replacing Speaker Wires
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 12 Mar 2003 12:53:43 -0800
...well as the door, but the morass of wires behind the fuse box made me shy away from doing too much pulling in that...
Re: A/C and High Radiator Fan Questions
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:06:35 -0700
...The relay in the main fuse box is connected only to the refrigerant high pressure switch in one of the A/C hoses and...
Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Mon, 1 Nov 2021 18:29:42 -0700
...Recently I had to replace the fuse, which was a 25 amp. A few days > >> later it blew again and this time I heard...
Uniwerks upper bunk pod
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:06:10 -0500
Hi folks, While doing some winter projects I ran a power wire from my Auxiliary fuse box to the upper door vents. I hope...
Re: Super Horns
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:25:30 -0500
...One is for the fuse box and the other is for the high speed fan relay. That makes a great pick up point for...
Re: fridged removed
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 13 Feb 2004 22:24:37 -0600
...hopefully soon from the PO, but > i do not have the fuse box isolator for it located behind the drivers > seat, does any have...
Re: Strange pattern of tach and motor dying(long)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 1 Jun 2011 05:09:34 -0700
There is a wire on the 86-91 fuse box that gradually burns out. This wire is the only one that connects the key...
Re: new series 48 Odyssey battery
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:17:40 -0400
...the batteries were internally dead (and blowing fuses that I have inline in the charge system, acting as a dead short). Now the battery...
Re: O2 Reset switch location?
Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:11:40 -0700
...He >>said in the Bentley it is discribed as being a "switch" in the fuse block >>but he said try as he may he...
Re: sink ques
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 3 May 2004 21:40:09 -0600
...it is not wired > yet because i am trying to get a hold of a fuse box which i think i have a > line...
Re: Front heater core and heater blower replacement
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:13:28 -0500
...If the fan works but only on the highest speed then your resistor inside the air box is bad (very rare). Inside the box...
Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:19:42 -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: Battery Woahs Part II
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
Fri, 3 Jul 2015 16:00:19 -0700
...pop come from the fuse box. I looked, but did not see anything obvious and did not pull every fuse to see what shorted...
Re: Where does Hella relay go?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:51:11 -0700
...trying to plug it into an existing blank spot on the fuse box, though that would be the more elegant installation of course. ----- Original...
Re: dual battery? hobigesuss!/Lets try this again!
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 16 Jun 2000 01:44:27 -0400
...to a seperate fuse box and add accessories to >> your hearts content. I haven't taken offense at all to the questioning of my...
Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:10:17 -0700
...digital ice cream maker), as per your > comments and observations, IMO, installing a new (fused?) large gauge > wire from alternator to new battery(s...
Door Chime madness
Historical mailing list - Troy
Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:34:00 -0800
...since (or before really) and recently popped the cover off the fuse box, and perhaps I disturbed something. Before I start ripping the dash...
Re: please help -- starting problem
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Tue, 12 Mar 1996 14:44:41 -0600 (MDT)
On Tue, 12 Mar 1996, Crazed Idiot wrote: > a red wire comes from in front (front is front) of the fuse box and into...
Re: Power Steering Relay
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:23:15 -0600
Hi All, There are 2 relays in the box on top of the coil. One ( digifant relay) supplies power to the ecu, o2 heater...
Re: How do you adjust clutch pedal free play?
Historical mailing list - Tromper
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 21:03:01 -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: fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Tue, 9 Oct 2007 16:52:59 -0700
...when the van was converted to Subie power a year and > a half ago, the wire from the fuse box to the fuel pump...
Re: 2nd battery ??
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 26 Feb 2004 18:42:18 -0800
...Use a 30 amp fuse at the main battery connection, #10 wire, and a 30 amp relay in the second battery box. By using...
Re: Fuel pump cutoff switch?
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:48:10 -0400
...I ran a wire from the back of the fuse box to the fog light switch for power. I then ran a wire from...
Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 1 Aug 2022 12:20:07 -0400
...Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: >>>> >>>> Or just pull that fuse in the little box at the drivers side b pillar. >> Or a switch there...
Re: 4 newbie questions...
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Sat, 11 Mar 2000 14:38:43 -0800
...3) Can someone recommend a good parts supplier to get a plate cover for the fuse box (hopefully with the correct fuse diagram on...
Re: Real time help needed
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:22:30 -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...
Wiring for gas heater
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Tue, 6 Sep 1994 12:40:33 -0700 (PDT)
...one red, heavier gauge, with a fuse; one light grey with a faint brown stripe. These last two were, as I say, just cut...
Re: Installing Power Windows
Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 07:46:27 -0500
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: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 17 Nov 2013 20:35:16 -0500
...Now up > front for all the 87+ Vanagons with AC there are two wires going from > the battery terminal to the fuse box area...
Re: Free parts from 1985 Westy-you pay shipping
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:56:58 -0400
...think I still have these but they are in > an unmarked box. > > Window wiper motor > > 2 Brown tables with rotating leg > > Steering wheel, column...
A/C Fans 2nd and 3rd ?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:06:30 -0500
...c on, the wire from the alt to the a/c fuse box in C pillar really heats up. Just wondering how hot is...
Re: removing dash w/o steering column
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:16:06 -0400
...You shouldn't need to pull the dash to rewire the door speakers, just drop the fuse block and remove the glove box and...
Surepower 1315 Wiring
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:56:21 -0800
...resides in the cabinet under sink where my aux power distribution/fuse panel is also located. Small gauge wires run from the 1315 to...
Dual Battery Relay Install Instructions (long)
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Sun, 18 Jun 2000 21:16:08 -0700
...Mount the cut-out-relay and the fuse on the right side in the aux. batt. box. I suggest you install a piece of...
Re: Birthdays and Busses
Historical mailing list
Wed, 4 Jul 2018 16:08:53 -0400
...On my '88, I did what Larry suggests; new wire, fuse from battery to area above glove box, new wires to headlights. If you...
Re: Paint code for 89 Carat "Bluestar"
Historical mailing list - Rob
Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:00:06 -0700
...The label near the fuse/relay box that has the paint >code is missing. The label under the drivers seat doesn't appear to...