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• Re: Be careful of making this mistake!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 21:03:13 -0700
  Hmmm, I wonder if that's why there's supposed to be a cover on that fuse box. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve...
• Re: Westfalia 2nd battery questions...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 19 May 2003 18:17:15 -0700
  The quick and easy way is to remove fuse #3. Then run a wire with a male spade lug to the hole for the...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 09:04:24 -0400
  ...That will work in the old fuse box anyway. On the new one you may have to use the little kluge connectors that plug...
• Re: hella 2nd battery kit
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:20:19 -0700
  The relay supplied with the kit is Helly PN 003 510-36 It has an integral fuseholder and is supplied with a 15a fuse...
• Re: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:19:39 -0500
  ...diodes are close to the power supply, there's no need for any fuses, a small signal diode will blow before any fuse would.
• Re: 5 amp fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:15:13 +0000
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• Spare parts
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 21:44:24 -0700
  What spare parts do you carry on long haul trips.....I carry a water pump, fuses, belts, and accelerator cable....!
• Re: Gas Heater Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:37:58 -0700
  ...There is a black fuse holder under the dash with green wires attached- remove this fuse . Then you can turn the heater on and...
• Pictures of Vitrifrigo Installation, Surepower placement, Iota smart charger, Blue Sea fuse box, Volt~Minder installation, and wiring
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 12:21:42 -0400
  Recently, I posted asking for advice in installing a Vitrifrigo, a battery separator, a fuse box, etc in my 1991 Westy. Many people responded...
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 4 Jun 2020 13:13:03 -0700
  ...Would this cause the fuse to blow? > > -Jamie > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 4, 2020, at 3:25 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail...
• Re: Aux driving lights question..best easy power source..?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:27:28 -0700
  ...I am sure that you Don, realize that only wires downstream of a fuse are fuse-protected. I've seen people run a fat...
• (no vanagon content) help to find GTI Fuel pump relay
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 00:51:12 EST
  ...It's not on the relay panel next to the fuse box. Nor is it at the fuse box. This is a Mexican built...
• wiring diagram for 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Hawkins
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 22:43:12 -0400
  Anyone have a wiring diagram for a 91 GL? My right rear AND brake light fuses keep blowing. Is there a common place that...
• Re: blinkered
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:40:15 -0700
  ...Are the left and right sides on separate > fuses? I'm hoping it's something simple like that. Just looking for ideas > before I...
• Sunday afternoon questions
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 11 Jun 2023 17:17:26 -0400
  ...1991 model that showed me what fuse I would need to check.  So, first question is what fuse protects the power mirror circuit. When...
• door chime/seat belt light anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 May 2010 09:14:11 -0700
  ...Missing black wire from fuse S18. only one grey wire (from door? assume the missing grey is for seat belt switch). Missing grey/red...
• Re: Rear Wiper Motor Fizzle/Sizzle 91 Westy: Questions
  Historical mailing list - Keith Veerman
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 22:16:53 -0800
  ...2) I also wonder if this fuse is oversized! 2a) ? not sure what you're asking BTY: at my local boneyard I bought a...
• Re: Headlights out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:14:35 -0800
  ...a big wire pulled off the back of the fuse box.. on a 90 Vanagon. Vanagons have one style of fuse box up to...
• Re: The Clock is always troublesome
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:06:11 -0800
  ...IIRC I had connected this wire to an existing fuse at the OEM fuse panel. The clock draws very little power. With the instrument...
• Air Conditioning Electrical Problem
  Historical mailing list - Gordon and/or Cecilia Bonham
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 20:48:33 -0400
  ...The main a/c fuse, fifty amp bar type, blew. The a/c mechanic, not VW type, replaced it with a 50 amp circuit...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_All_wipers_on,_won=E2=80=99t_turn_off?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 22 Aug 2021 22:27:29 -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...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:29:07 -0600
  ...mkriley@FUSE.NET, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Sent: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:20:22 -0500 (EST) > Subject: RE: adjusting rear brakes! >
• Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 May 2010 15:32:32 -0700
  ...My "you left the lights on dummy" alarm is a 12 volt piezoelectric buzzer connected between fuse # 11 (wipers) and fuse #20 (license plate...
• Air Conditioning wiring burning
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 00:16:55 -0700
  ...The heavy gauge wiring that goes to the 50 amp fuse started to burn tonight as I was driving. The AC was on, and...
• Electrical woes update
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 20:07:54 EST
  ...Where should I tap into for a switched source to addanother small fuse panel for this heater relay and maybe a horn relay? Thanks...
• Aircooled Heat inline fan?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 19:28:41 EDT
  ...hot wire it off the battery using a fuse of course or go through the fuse box? Also to make it a recurculating system...
• Where are the relays for the radiator fan?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:23:33 -0400
  ...to come on then) no markings on the relays above the fuse box to tell me which is which. I suspect a relay for...
• Re: Heavy Rain...and a leak down behind the fuse box...any suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:40:46 -0400
  ...today and I noticed a leak >trickling from somewhere behind the fuse box. I can't >see anything on the exterior of the van...
• What fuse are the brake lights on?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 19:30:21 -0500
  ...How shoudl I start troubleshooting? What are > the correct fuses#'s for a 86 westy syncro as I'd like to start there. > > Chris...
• Re: Vanagon Security Challange... Was RE: How to break into....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 21:05:49 CST
  one old hellicopter pilot trick ... pull the fuse that powers the fuel pump. :)
• Re: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:07:59 -0700
  ...Upon consulting Muir, I checked the fuses (fine), figured the ignition > switch must be shot, hotwired it and drove it home. With the hotwire...
• Re: No Low Beams
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:54:55 EST
  Tom, There are two fuses (Bentley says 3 and 4) for the low beams. There are no relays in the system. The other three...
• Re: Vanagon trailer wiring help needed
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 08:34:35 -0500
  ...Are the hots/nots in the right order? The fuse is blowing because something is backwards... OR it could be drawing too much current...
• Re: Fridge Fan Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 11:05:32 -0400
  Pull the fuse for long term non-use of the fridge and sink. The fuse is conveniently located right behind the driver's seat...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 22 Jan 2003 (#2003-88)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 08:03:29 -0800
  ...Pull the clock fuse after you get the positive test for a drain from that circuit. You can systematically go from there one fuse...
• Re: Fw: 1984 VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:40:05 -0500
  ...The owners manual > > does not indicate which fuse or fuses are related. Any advise would be > > appreciated!! If the idiot lights are still working...
• Loose black wire near fuse box?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wasson
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 13:02:04 -0500
  Hi all, While doing some work today on my 88 Westy, I noticed a black wire near the fuse box that was hanging loose...
• Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 14:05:13 -0700
  ...I digress, uh de-fuse, ah ..... Any help much appreciated! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
• Re: Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 07:17:33 -0500
  ...Replace fuse on > pillar with a Littelfuse glass version that isn't prone to losing > contact at the retaining hole as the Euro fuses...
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:36:33 +0000
  ...That heater is fused just upstream of it. But it draws current which stresses the d15. Other same era Vw used d23, larger pin...
• Re: intermittent electrical problem in dashboard and wiper fluid problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:25:36 -0700
  ...You have the new type fuses though, which don't *usually* > have contact problems like the older type. If the fuse was blown the...
• Re: Power Mirrors not working
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 13:56:03 -0500
  ...Disconnect the wiring either inside the door, or behind the fuse panel (either end is OK), at the connectors for the mirror harness. Then...
• Re: Rewiring bell/ringer, 90 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 16:25:11 -0400
  ...Inside the fuse box, I strapped a buzzer between the license plate lamp fuse and the windshield wiper fuse. I kept the chime, but...
• Re: thermoelectric cooler problems
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sun, 5 May 2002 17:36:57 -0500
  ...I know someone whose unit when bad that way. > It presented a dead short, so it would instantly blow any fuse. Perhaps you > simply...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:20:42 -0400
  ...On the earlier vans there are no relays on the fuse box. The fan relay mounted on the side is replaced in the later...
• Re: AC cutting out momentarily
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:02:06 -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: A tale of two Bentleys.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:28:55 -0800
  ...1982 May be either the single fuse under the seat and pump as above or two fuses on the b-pillar and water pump...
• Re: Wipers blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:19:44 +0000
  ...Then one day I needed them and they didnt work and it blew the fuse for the wipers. Soon after that I could put...
• Re: '85 vanagon fuse #14 - again
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:24:35 -0700
  ...Re: '85 vanagon fuse #14 - again | |hi all, |re |"I didn't think VW would make a different |switch for vans with rear wipers...
• Re: headlite problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 22:28:11 -0500
  ...The fuses check out and since the headlights are fused separately I don't believe they are the problem under the given circumstances. I...
• New info (was) Something draining the battery ...
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:08:46 -0700
  ...I was sure, the clock is fused. If the clock is the fault. It would be great if one of the great minds could...
• Re: Question @ Front Heater/Blower Fan
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 16:44:49 EDT
  ...The tightness of the shaft increases the electrical current needed to run the fan, which inturn overloads the fuse and it blows. You will...
• Friend with AC problem
  Historical mailing list - Rosebud
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 13:26:20 -0400
  ...The fuse did blow (50 amp bar).. Please 'P'mail answers - Urgency only driven by his discomfort :-) TIA - - Bud Yandell
• NVC - Re: key buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:25:21 -0500
  I remember the thrill of finding a burned out fuse in my '73 super beetle, I replaced it, visions of suddenly working accessories dancing...
• High beams won't shut off?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:31:23 -0500
  ...To shut them off I had to remove fuse 5, the high beam left and fuse 7, radiator fan (which also reset my radio...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 21:11:04 -0700
  So obvious that they're easy to overlook, but that 's the reason for a checklist: fuses. Karl Wolz
• Harness....From Fuse Box To Relay Beneath Driver's Seat
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:08:57 -0600
  Looking for the above, for a 90 Westfalia (for local mechanic friend.) Thanks, Miguel
• FW: Cold start problem-87 Diesel 1.6L
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:43:56 -0400
  ...the FUSE that allows the current for the glow plugs may be broken. The fuse is located in a 2.5cm x 2.5cm...
• Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 20:39:02 -0500
  ...Any paralleling system should no doubt be fused in keeping with its capacity -- however even the stock setup has high-capacity wiring running to...
• Re: gray/white wire behind fuse box
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:18:59 -0600
  ...gray/white wire behind fuse box > > >> I pulled my fuse box recently to install headlight relays which >> arrived recently from Frank Condelli (and yes...