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• Rad Fan isn't working properly
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 09:25:48 -0700
  ...the lower? You can get to it by removing ether the fuse box or the cluster. Disconnect the battery first please? gary Date: Thu...
• Re: Electrical Gurus help needed 88 van.kinda long
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 17:17:46 -0500
  ...engages. > > Then I Chase wires from the ignition switch to the fuse box, Spray DeOxit on them, and hook it all up stock. Turns...
• Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:06:33 -0700
  ...there's a multi-prong grounding connection point above the fuse box and a bit 'back in there' - kinda hard to access, The headlights...
• Re: Radiator thermo switch
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:24:16 -0400
  ...Low speed is on the fuse box. High speed is above the fuse box under > the dash. It gets a fusible link and a...
• Re: No Start Scenario, burned out pin D15 !
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:21:58 -0400
  ...The > black wires have no fuse protection! > > Mark > > John Goubeaux wrote: >> OK, So I pulled the main fuse panel and removed the "D" connector...
• Re: More On Front Blower Motor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:01:34 -0500
  ...saved to pay for future burned up wiring, ignition switch, relays, fuse box connections etc. from that high power draw each time the motor...
• Fwd: STRANDED
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 2 Apr 2014 08:37:22 -0400
  ...Any hidden fuses or fusible links I might be overlooking? All other fuses look good but I'll check again. Never been stuck this...
• easy mod...ADJUSTABLE intermittant wiper!!! read!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 02:31:51 EDT
  ...You simply remove that and put a relay in where the jumper strip is on your fuse box. Now you have intermittant wipers! Enjoy...
• Re: Two Questions - headlight improvements / automatic tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 07:55:25 -0500
  ...We added a 50 amp circuit breaker in the battery box, and fuse block mounted behind the glove box. The wiring is all 10...
• Re: Random Compatibility Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:46:57 -0800
  ...The only important thing it's lacking is the > later style fuse bax with blade type fuses. > > scott > www.turbovans.com <http://www.turbovans...
• Re: '80 Westfalia, Electrical problems; need answers, like, really.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 06:31:53 -0400
  ...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: Aux driving lights question..best easy power source..?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:06:16 -0700
  ...wire feeding the fuse box or light >> switch ......... >> or even your own dedicated fat wire from the battery or whaever, fuse >> protected of course...
• Re: dead house battery / fully charged house battery?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:17:02 -0700
  ...you check the 2 > fuses in the little black box behind the drivers seat? That is where the > fuse is for the sink pump...
• Re: How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 13:18:42 -0700
  ...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: Paint code for 89 Carat "Bluestar"
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:23:54 -0400
  ...The label near the fuse/relay box that has the paint > code is missing. The label under the drivers seat doesn't appear to...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 15:51:33 -0700
  ...Then put the meter probes in the fuse socket in place > of the fuse (the fan should start up again) and see what it...
• Re: dead house battery / fully charged house battery?
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:26:48 -0500
  Not to state the obvious, but if this is a Westy, did you check the 2 fuses in the little black box behind the...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:53:50 -0500
  ...I guess I should break it down into three separate tool boxes and live what I preach!!! DM&FS At 08:42 PM 8...
• Re: Blinkers not working???
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:26:16 -0800
  ...checking the grounds at > the made star ground rings by the fuse box. Nothing is unplugged. I > also tried wiggling various grounds again. The...
• Re: Engine running hot
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:28:11 -0700
  ...To make a long story short, I solved it by replacing the two large ground points behind the fuse box under the dash. I...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:52:33 -0700
  ...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: fridge fan fuse
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 01:19:38 -0400
  ...I've just been playing with a 3" box fan that I stuck a nozzle on (cut-down Dustbuster scoop, actually) to inject air...
• Help: the VW morons spilled brake fluid on my electrical wiring...
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 15:48:57 MST
  ...I was also worried about electrical problems due to wire and contact corrosion in the fuse/relay box after several months this fluid had...
• Re: Radio causes buzzer to go off
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:48:11 -0700
  ...a campground) on the drivers door post and the - to the fuse box mounting > screws for the ground. I get power just fine but...
• Re: Battery Woahs Part II
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 18:25:52 -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: Vanagon rear lights and the pathetic headlights
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:30:11 -0800
  ...should include grounding > the lights directly instead of the stock ground wire going all the way back > to that cluster near the fuse box. > >
• Re: Gas heater wiring
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:46:05 -0700
  ...I also recall a connector at dash behind glove box and at least 2 behind dash above fuse panel. Neil. On Fri, Oct 30...
• Re: Lovin' my new GPS!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Fri, 19 Jun 2015 08:26:04 -0400
  Cut off the GPS cigarette plug and wire it directly to power at fuse box. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia 18 cze 2015 o...
• Re: 84 Dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:07:08 -0700
  ...box behind the driver's seat on the door pillar. Quite often you will find that the brass connectors for the two fuses here...
• Parting '87 GL passenger van with blue exterior and gray fabric i nterior
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:00:14 -0600
  ...are up for grabs, interior items like dash switches-knobs-blower-fuse box-harness are up for grabs, lights and lenses available-pass headlight...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:28:12 -0600
  ...Most people who undertake the challenge repair the foam seals in the heater box at the same time. And they take care of any...
• Re: Deep cycle battery - 85 Home Made Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:42:25 -0500
  ...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: [vanagon] What keeps the headlight off w/o the key in the ignition?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 12:30:08 -0500
  ...I guess is, your problem may be the fuse box. THe inside of these look like the inside of a human brain. I've...
• Re: Wiring for tach and later instruments, what wire to use
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 06:53:10 -0700
  ><snip> >My questions are about the wire I should use to get the signal from coil >to the wiring connector behind the fuse box...
• Charge control 1 (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 16:39:14 -0500 (CDT)
  ...the 15 Amp fuse between the array and the battery kept blowing. Bob Hoover and Cetin Seren offered help and patiently explained some rudiments...
• Re: Radiator Aux Cooling Fan 84 vs. 90 - compressor on for Aux Fan to kick-on with 90 model??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:11:31 -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: Slow power windows
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:52:46 -0400
  ...the drives side switch? IIRC the power trace runs from the fuse box, to the driverside switch and then over the passenger door... need...
• Re: Tail light upgrade question
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 20:51:03 -0500
  ...If it's a lot more than this, you should spend some quality time cleaning up the connections at the battery, fuse box, headlight...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 17:22:05 -0800
  ...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: Subject: German quality?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:41:17 -0700
  Is anything made in Germany any more? All so called 'German' parts (in boxes with German brand names and German writing) I have bought...
• Re: radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:38:27 -0400
  ...Reasons for the fan not to work include blown fuses, melted fuse holders, bad wires, and yes you can have a bad fan motor...
• Re: Firestop where would you place these in the engine compartment ?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:23:07 -0700
  ...it does appear from the video that the fire actually ignites > a fuse on the device. Presumably heat alone wouldn't trigger it, you...
• Re: Paint code for 89 Carat "Bluestar"
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:21:12 -0400
  ...The label near the fuse/relay box that has the paint code is missing. The label under the drivers seat doesn't appear to...
• Re: Front Blower Failure Revisited
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 03:36:00 -0500
  ...If you still have high but not medium or low, suspicion falls on the resistor which unfortunately *is* located inside the air box. But...
• Re: Retro Digital Idle Stabilizer Control
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:45:51 -0700
  ...Retro Digital Idle Stabilizer Control Idle Stabilizer Control Box - located in front of the right rear tail light. Someone on the list - and I...
• non-stock relay turnsignal problem... (longer than it should be)
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 00:56:03 -0700
  ...corner parking lights come on as expected (relay wired nominally closed), however, when turn signal applied, a small silver relay box simply buzzes weakly...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:05:08 -0700
  ...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: 115HP wasserboxer on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:32:30 -0600
  ...clue at to real HP or even how to change a fuse. There are about ten places on the Internet to sell a Vanagon...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 02:23:15 -0400
  ...in a convenient location such as an empty socket in the fuse box...maybe a "Y" connector on one of the light switch connectors...
• Re: Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:10:27 -0700
  ...Also the 'blinking red light' control unit on the fuse box can give a false reading (that's in the archives). My mechanic says...
• '85 Vanagon GL No Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 01:20:15 -0600
  ...Have not seen them since. -The light that is near the glove box is MIA, wires are present. -The one above the driver's...
• Re: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:45:37 -0700
  ...If it is still there, > start pulling fuses until you find it. > > > I also lost (major nuisance) one of the 4 little clips that...
• Electrical / Westy weekender 2nd battery questions
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:22:17 -0400
  ...I have a parts van (87 vanagon) and can take the fuse box, relays, etc. from it to use in this project. Any help...
• Re: Whacking the solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:43:25 -0500
  ...this circuit isn't protected > by > any of the fuses in the fuse box) next time you turn the key. > > Dave > -- > Dave Carpenter > > Whatever...
• 1980 Model Confusion, lights update
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 12:22:57 -0500 (EST)
  ...I took the dash apart, unscrewed the fuse box to check the wiring, and checked the headlights switch. This morning they didn't work...
• Little Martha running, but not driving yet (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 18:02:48 -0800
  ...we wimped out and didn't pull the fuse box to have a look... yet... Work on some day: Ignition lock (no key lock...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 09:33:10 -0700
  ...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: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 14 May 2010 16:21:55 -0500
  Now that the LH dome works(which you must mean glove box or I just don't have one) you may want to check...
• Re: No brakelights
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 08:51:12 -0700
  ...A couple of years ago I bought a brand new master complete with switches and they were both bad right out of the box...
• Re: headlight reminder
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Thu, 23 May 2002 11:43:02 -0700
  ...It just clips into the fuses. My Hubby kept leaving the lights on cause his car has a reminder ding when the lights are...