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  • Re: Gas Heater & Thanks Robert Keezer!!
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sat, 9 Aug 2008 13:03:54 -0700
    ...I > had seen mention of two fuses, a 16 and 30 amp. I saw two > separate fuses just to the right of the main...
  • Short Question-SOLVED
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Sat, 15 May 2010 07:03:03 -0500
    ...Reason for drain was blown 100 amp fuse. I have one before and after the 1315. SurePower rep recommended removing the one before the...
  • Re: How to fix the digital clock?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:34:14 -0400
    ...When I got it back the clock stopped working. >> >> Any ideas on how to fix this? >> >> Is there a fuse or any wires in...
  • Re: All accessories on aux batt
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:23:05 -0400
    I drilled out the fuse element with a small bit. I tried using the single spade terminal but liked the double support better. Just...
  • Re: Electrical Drain
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:58:47 -0500
    ...If you (she) have no ammeter, remove one fuse and see if it stops the drain. If not, try the next fuse. And so...
  • royally confused (westy wiring still)
    Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
    Mon, 7 Jun 2004 21:40:03 -0400
    ...well, i have six leads that need to go to this fuse box plus two heavy wires that look like they need to go...
  • Re: Essential replacement parts I keep in my camper
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:47:30 -0700
    Fuses, yes. Bulbs? You can buy those at pretty much any store. Even grocery stores have bulbs. Cell phone and Triple A card. I...
  • Haunted Westy? AKA: Revenge of the Reverse Lights.
    Historical mailing list - Steven Shane
    Mon, 22 Nov 1999 13:58:25 -0500
    ...The only way to turn them off is to pull the reverse light fuse. (Fuse # 15) Or remove the ignition key. Has anyone out...
  • front/rear heater blower & wipers stopped.
    Historical mailing list - kurt stoppkotte
    Wed, 13 Feb 2002 17:00:24 -0500
    ...I was sure that it was the fuse, but it wasn't blown. i replaced it anyways, but unfortunately still no go. the book...
  • heater fan
    Historical mailing list - Michael Kimball
    Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:01:38 -0700
    Heater fan quit some time ago. Makes no noise. Is there a specific fuse to check?
  • paint code locations.
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:58:30 EDT
    from '80-'83- under the drivers seat. '84 up, on frame under fuse box. chris
  • Re: Vibration induced electrical failure
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 15 Jun 2001 20:09:58 +1200
    Might be worth changing the fusebox for one out of a Japanese car...
  • Re: A/C Wiring/electrical help (pic)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:35:08 -0400
    ...I think it's fair to say that automotive fuses in general are slow-blow. That doesn't necessarily include the small glass fuses...
  • Re: Lost my dash lights?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Wed, 31 Oct 2001 22:19:35 -0800
    ...I think this is in position 16 on the fuse box near some <DIV></DIV>&gt;relays. Not one of the regular fuses along...
  • Re: Fixed dash lights, not certain how.
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:16:58 -0800
    ...I checked light operation while fuse panel was lowered >> but did not check them after re-attaching the fuse panel. I'm >> suspecting a...
  • Re: Where does Hella relay go?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:14:28 -0700
    ...But I always > assumed the electrical acessories like the furnace were on separately > fused circuits, and did not use anything in the fuse box...
  • Re: A/C Blower Fans
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:40:39 -0400
    ...In the 1.9l vans the heater blower shares a 16A fuse with the wipers and rear defrost, IIRC. Granted that circuit is overloaded...
  • RE: '71 Ignition Problems
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Wed, 05 Jun 1996 08:47:00 -0700 (PDT)
    ...I've checked all the fuses, all good. Any ideas where to >go from here? I had a similar problem with my '71 bus...
  • Re: Water Pump Not Working
    Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
    Sun, 15 Aug 1999 08:26:06 -0700
    ...I > replaced the 3 amp fuse (in the pump) but the replacement blows as soon as > inserted in the holder. The 8 amp fuse...
  • Re: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:14:42 -0800
    ...I have the fuse panel and relays from the 85. I was > > just "wondering out loud" about making things simpler. --- :^) > > > > In my rambling thoughts...
  • Back-up light problem solved
    Historical mailing list - Jack R.
    Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:30:38 -0400
    ...The horn should work, if not check fuse #12, as that is the same fuse which serves the back-up lights. Once you find...
  • Re: Another naive battery question
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:51:23 -0500
    The little torpedo fuses on the bulkhead behind the driver's seat in my Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile are for the "kitchen." Does that...
  • Re: Remote starter switch mayhem (Funny -now)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:37:49 -0400
    ...Months later I found out he'd been one motion away from unscrewing a live screw on the fuse box that he thought was...
  • Re: led light panel at kitchen
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:02:23 -0500
    ...With water pump on, measure voltage at both terminals of fuse. If both low, the problem is between there and the fridge relay under...
  • Re: Help! Electrical issue I need to solve in <3 hours!
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:55:09 -0500
    I know this may not be it, but stereo and some lights are on the number 8 fuse I beleive and the light above...
  • Re: Circuit For Light Over The Drivers Door
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:45:23 -0500
    Should be fuse number 3 unless someone moved it off to another fuse when moving circuits to an aux battery set-up. On 2012...
  • Hot A/C Wire
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:59:47 -0500
    Can someone take a look at a couple of pics of this wire in the fuse block on the C pillar of my 91...
  • HELP !!!!
    Historical mailing list - Malone, Pat
    Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:17:51 -0800
    ...It would not start, the battery is good, gas full, fuses checked out, fuel filter checked , have fire at coil and plugs when key...
  • Re: another fan question
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:10:01 -0500
    ...So is there another fuse between the switch and >the fan or is my fan dead? It looks as though there is only the...
  • Two Fuel Pump Relays?
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Johnson
    Mon, 12 Mar 2001 08:46:13 -0800
    Hello All, Could you correct me if I'm wrong here? Apparently the Vanagon has two fuel pump relays, one located in the fuse...
  • High Speed Fan
    Historical mailing list - David Hally
    Mon, 5 Jul 2004 08:49:39 -0700
    ...I pulled the sensor wires, the fuse and the relay to no avail. I have to disconnect the neg battery cable to shut it...
  • Re: Where do the Big Wires Go?
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:54:31 -0800
    ...the car (though you would need a long heavy wire, and fuse it close to the power source, not the lights!) However, it's...
  • Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Sat, 23 Oct 2021 19:06:19 -0700
    I kind of stumbled onto these mini fuse boxes looking in a RV section of a automotive store one day - I bought one but...
  • Re: 1991 vanagon - Auxiliary Battery wiring upgrade
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:40:17 -0700
    ...Fuse #6 awg wire at aux battery side with a 60 amp inline fuse. > This > should handle any high temperature conditions that the interconnecting...
  • Re: fuse confusion
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:33:55 -0500
    ...Are these on the same circuit? None >of the fuses appear burnt or severed. What should I check next? Bentley page 97.59, current...
  • Re: Starter solenoid current
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:27:42 -0600
    ...Starter solenoid current > > Where is this fuse? In the circuit from the ignition switch that triggers > the relay or in the circuit from the...
  • Re: No water--faulty submersible pump?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:27:26 -0400
    ...As for the fridge, there are no fuses to worry about, but there is a circuit breaker (below the inside outlet, that little round...
  • Re: Headlights Not Working!
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:13:18 -0700
    I just did a search of the archives on this, looking for "fuse" in messages with the subject "headlights". When the lights don't...
  • Re: headlights (all) - poof! - continued...
    Historical mailing list - Grungy
    Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:37:20 -0500
    ...All four of the "high" powered wires from the relays went to somewhere on the back of the fuse panel. Couldn't tell where...
  • Re: Stove & whine
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sat, 5 Jan 2013 16:26:15 -0800
    ...So the fuse in the plug was shorting(without blowing!) and causing the fuse in my panel to blow....After some 'fiddley' McGuiver work...
  • Electrical is not my strength
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sun, 13 Aug 2023 07:05:18 -0400
    ...I ordered the fuses on line and will be able to report back next week. The fuses are spade style but much larger than...
  • Re: Grills, grills, grills
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:29:50 -0700
    ...There is enough room back there for fuse panel? Yeah I know the USB/cig lighter/ voltmeter stick out back there some, but… I...
  • Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 8 Aug 2017 00:49:33 -0400
    ...Littelfuse specifies their ATO fuses to carry 110% rated load for minimum 100 hours, to blow at 135% in maximum 600 seconds (minimum 3...
  • Fridge Wiring question
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:22:17 -0800
    ...I can't think of anything else that would prevent the fridge from running on 12 volt, other than a fuse, which is fine...
  • Re: Whoops Re; Electrical Device
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:18:41 -0500
    ...It is a fuse box. Properly wired one fuse is powered all the time to the water pump, refrigerator fan, and indicator panel. The...
  • Reply to Second batteries..
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 13 Apr 94 09:31:19 -0400
    ...A suitably high gauge lead (2 gauge or 1 gauge), a fuse or a circuit breaker (not tremendously cheap at that gauge), and a...
  • Ignition electrical question
    Historical mailing list - puzerewski
    Sat, 28 Oct 2000 07:29:20 -0400
    ...It did not take long to figure out that the fuse to switch wire was to power the coil, but what about the little...
  • Re: '86 Vanagon GL?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 15 Sep 2002 08:32:09 -0500
    ...any ideas? as simple as a fuse? > I don't remember if an 86 GL has single lights or dual lights like my 88...
  • Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... (addendum)
    Historical mailing list - ok artguy
    Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:22:02 -0600
    ...Also, all the visible fuses in the fuse panel look fine; there's nothing obviously blown. There have been NO previous indications of electrical...
  • vanagon power door lock actuators for sale....Re: 87 Central Locks
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 2 Jul 2003 13:10:02 EDT
    ...should be added! I did find the fuse, it was disguised as a 25-amp fuse > instead of the regulation 20-amp. Unfortunately, pulling...
  • Re: Also AC not working
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:12:51 -0400
    ...Nothing happens when the switch is > turned, no > sound no nothing as if a fuse was blown. However the fuse is fine, I > even...
  • Re: AC cutting out momentarily
    Historical mailing list - jaime forero
    Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:00:52 -0500
    ...A while = > back > the original fuse got so hot that it basically melted the plastic holder > = > so > I replaced it with a resettable fuse...
  • Re: Wiring Challenge -- Bentley page 97.68 -- Wire H6 (Rad. Cool Fan Thermoswitch)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:38:32 -0400
    ...resistor, and your high fan relay and fuse are mounted on the cabin wall forward of fuse/relay panel, above the ground stars. The...
  • Re: � � � '86 Vanagon GL?
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:19:11 EDT
    ...any ideas? as simple as a fuse? > In addition to the previous comments: If the ignition switch was ever replaced on the 86, it...
  • Re: Vibration induced electrical failure
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:29:11 -0700
    ...No 12v at fuses 9,10,21,22 (headlamps hi/lo) > > All fuses check good...power to back of fuseblock is good > > I'm...
  • Radiator thermo switch problem
    Historical mailing list - aj
    Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:17:47 -0400
    ...If I pull the fuse (30 amp #1)there is no fan action in any of the combinations. If I pull the relay for...
  • No start
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:37:37 +0000
    ...any fuses involved, but I may check with Dennis Haynes to see if charging, batteries, or wiring upgrades included a new fuse. Thanks for...
  • Re: Any Guesses
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:36:20 -0700
    ...There are no stock fuses protecting the main injection harness but it is becoming common to add one. Mark OlRivrRat wrote: > This happened to...
  • Blank Blank Fuse Block Cover
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sun, 7 Oct 2012 13:31:47 -0700
    ...And that (supply appropriate expletive here) cover for the fuse block just will not go back on right!! So, any tricks to this that...
  • G terminal s
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 8 Sep 2011 15:32:12 -0700
    ...switched power via fuse S18 G4 - D+ (alternator trigger circuit) via dash alt. led G6 - dead end G7 - power with headlight on G8 - dimmer...