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• Re: burning paper smell
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:47:46 -0400
  ...of the other possibilities are going to involve burnt plastic smells (fuse box, wires, switches.) On Mar 18, 2013, at 8:31 AM, Harry...
• Re: Some potentially stupid questions
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 09:15:19 -0700
  ...If you want to add a power antenna, I suspect you will need to run power to the fuse box under the dash on...
• '73 1700 rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Sep 1994 11:50:58 -0400
  ...2) Also, the heater boxed are not too bad, and the insides look great, but part s of the shell are rusted through. What...
• Electrical Help nEEDED - 90' Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 18 May 2007 09:34:29 -0500
  ...Anyhow, in the process I touched a hot wire to some metal by accident (Sparks) and blew the number three fuse. Changed that everything...
• Auxilliary battery relays and wires
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 18:25:42 -0800
  ...I see wire sizes listed as 6.0 and fused with > a 50 amp fuse and 0.5 fused with a 10 amp. There...
• All you want toknow about Auto electrical, was: tracing electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 17:47:02 -0400
  ...In between you and the battery/alternator is the fuse box, the ignition switch and a long harness. If there IS current flowing into...
• Re: led replacement for overhead westy light
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:40:28 -0500
  ...Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:05:54 -0400 > >Wedge yourself under the steering wheel, drop the fuse box, and clean up >those ground-crowns...
• Re: Can't back up
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:18:13 -0800
  ...It can be easy to move the fuse box around during work and pull a wire off the back of it. Failed back up...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 17:49:21 -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: Air cooled stock gas heater/exhaust heater questions (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 09:13:33 -0400
  Ok, roughly, My BA6 still works, so I have not removed it,but my manifold hetaer boxes are all rotted out. I just capped...
• Electric/mount fan motor question
  Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 13:56:01 -0800 (PST)
  ...the battery, there is a fuse in this wire. >86 - power to the fan motor. > > > > / > __________/ _______ > | | i believe the box in the middle > | ___ | is battery...
• Re: Stereo wiring question
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 20:00:35 -0500
  ...The yellow wire went to some always hot source near the fuse box. It works well for me. I originally wired it up like...
• Re: more radiator discussion. anyone have LED sender unit fail?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 May 2006 06:38:55 -0400
  The LED controller looks like a relay and is plugged into the relay board above the fuse box. It will usually have a 42...
• Tinnerman nut was Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:24:39 -0500
  ...If it is still there, >> start pulling fuses until you find it. >> >> > I also lost (major nuisance) one of the 4 little clips that...
• Re: Aircooled Heat inline fan?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Johnson
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 00:32:56 EDT
  ...wire it off the battery using a fuse > of > course or go through the fuse box? Also to make it a recurculating system do...
• Re: GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:42:47 -0800
  ...Double relays that clip onto the top of the fuse panel...saw an early go westy kit and wasn't impressed...they may have...
• Re: [Syncro] Electrical issue - 1987 Syncro GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:35:28 -0400
  Check the ground connections above the fuse box. The headlights share a common terminal which heats up and burns out. Better yet, attach the...
• Re: Inverter Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:29:02 -0400
  ...Or to use 10 AWG, fuse for 30 amps. > Not great ventilation in that location, but reasonable >volume of air, and the inverter has...
• Re: Jetta Power Supply relay questions (Vanagon conversion) PIC of wiring diagram.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:07:33 -0700
  ...And yes of course "3" refers to where relay is located on fuse panel. That much I knew! --- ;^) At one point I wondered if...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:53:16 -0700
  ...Don't worry about relay socket 2 of the main fuse panel, it is empty for waterboxers. Also, realize that the green wires to...
• Re: Need Help diagnosing a Non-starting '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:27:24 -0600
  ...and check for voltage at the fuse block and at the terminal >>> in >>> the engine compartment black box. Hopefully I will have access to...
• Re: 1986 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 09:30:34 -0400
  ...ignition switch, > Hall sender, and loose things in the fuse box area. It doesn't seem > to be the Hall sender (i.e., it...
• Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 18:40:36 -0300
  ...As for the nut, I actually thing that it has fused with the brake drum. The nut looks as though it was beat off...
• Re: dual battery? hobigesuss!/Lets try this again!
  Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 00:27:01 EDT
  ...to a seperate fuse box and add accessories to your hearts content. Again: THE HELLA KIT ONLY EFFECTS RATE OF CHARGE!!!!!! NOT TOTAL USABLE...
• Re: mpg; Fly Carefully...VERY Carefully!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 20:12:46 -0500
  ...WINGS!!! just strap enough horsepower on that puppy and light the fuse!! :) > Do I need a bigger wing on the left, to provide extra...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 23 Aug 2020 09:06:42 -0700
  ...The headlights for both sides go back to a single quick slide > connector to one of the start grounds above the fuse box. If...
• Re: headlights not working on an 84 ... funky voodoo
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:12:54 -0400
  ...Look above and to the left of the fuse box. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: Help: the VW morons spilled brake fluid on my electrical wiring...
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 07:24:39 -0500
  ...electrical problems due to wire and contact corrosion > in the fuse/relay box after several months this fluid had time to do it's...
• Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness: Heat Damage? PIC
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:54:28 -0400
  ...They don't show signs of heat damage. > >The wires to the B+ post inside the junction box looked OK but a fuse >sounds...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:57:15 -0800
  ...I pulled the fuse box and saw it then pulled the instrument cluster to get to it. With the relay out no more blinking...
• Re: Busted ignition lock
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Wed, 1 Mar 1995 15:11:50 -0500
  ...My short term solution has been disconnecting the switch wires from the fuse box and attaching another switch from a 72. Ugly remedy but...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:07:43 -0500
  ...the ignition). > > Is this more likely a headlight switch failure? Or perhaps ground > problems in the fuse box? Or the voltage regulator issue? > > thx! >
• Re: STRANDED
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 2 Apr 2014 23:23:42 -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...
• Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:20:19 -0700
  ...Also sometimes you will find an M code paper sticker under fuse box area. M code data showing options can be found online, one...
• Re: Headlight Problem
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 20:46:20 -0400
  ...I can not find my Bentley manual but I believe they are terminated in the ground clusters behind the fuse box. Even if they...
• Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:24:56 -0500
  ...Another wire from the alternator to the battery cable and then another from the battery to the fuse box will do wonders for all...
• Re: "stella" no sound,no start
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 08:40:25 -0800
  ...i proceeded to look at > the fuse box and i jingled with the relays and tried starting stella again > and she started. > > did i...
• Re: Help with coolant light flashing randomly - no leaks
  Historical mailing list - benoit
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:10:13 -0400
  ...The main red + wire that goes to the fuse box on the battery (the small one) was corroded and loose... I had voltage but...
• Turn signal indicator troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:06:29 -0800
  ...flasher switch NOTE:� There is some PO-crafted wiring in the fuse box, along with my own for the GW headlight upgrade, but none...
• Re: AC wiring question ('84)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 16:35:37 EDT
  ...The relay that controls this function is in a small cluster of relays separate and above the fuse block. Mine was fastened to the...
• Re: HEAT glorious heat!!!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 14:53:46 -0500
  ...perhaps the heater boxes were perforated, the flapper-boxes out of adjustment, the supplemental fan fuse blown (common) or an activation cable kaput. Or...
• Re: I'm back!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:12:31 -0700
  ...for 86 they put in a much superior fuse box ... but put on the rectangular head lamps. .... a step backwards in turns out, these...
• Re: Electrical Gurus help needed 88 van.kinda long
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 15:33:42 -0700
  ...engages. > > Then I Chase wires from the ignition switch to the fuse box, Spray DeOxit on them, and hook it all up stock. Turns...
• Coolant Gauge Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 19:37:47 -0800
  ...the sensor. �I think he already replaced the wire from the fuse box to the cluster. �Before he does that he will try another...
• Re: question about electrical inlet
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:29:47 -0800
  ...I have the inverter mounted just below that and hard wired to the extra aux fuse box I installed at the bottom of that...
• Re: Vanagon LEDs Flasher resolved
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 29 Dec 2023 09:50:50 -0600
  ...that? That should work fine. >>>> >>>> Typically is it located behind the fuse box or where something needs to first be moved out of the...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 10:13:07 -0500
  ...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: Weekender Second Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:13:20 -0500
  ...The source for the relay actually comes from the fuse box so there are a lot of places for voltage drop. If you really...
• Re: Door Chime madness
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:35:31 -0700
  ...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: dim headlights
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:02:47 EDT
  ...I happen to have a secondary fuse panel panel behind the glove box to power all of my accesories ,so I drilled a hole...
• Re: Aux driving lights question..best easy power source..?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:59:38 -0700
  ...David Marshall http://www.hasenwerk.ca Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J 3J On Thu, July 31, 2008 12:46, Don Hanson wrote: > > Hi...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:24:27 -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: "Headlights On" Warning Chimes?
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:32:25 -0400
  ...An electrician friend identified the culprit (a block >inserted on the back side of the fuse box), which I removed. > >It has since occurred...
• Free Vanagon in Virginia Beach
  Historical mailing list - Paul Whitley
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:23:50 -0400
  ...DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial>Entire wiring harness, electrical boxes, switches, fuses, and relays</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial>Both...
• Re: Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:29:40 +0000
  ...Mine were inoperable last year the day before inspection, I didn't bother cleaning the two ground crowns behind the fuse box, I tapped...
• Re: Blinkers not working???
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Sat, 1 Mar 2008 16:06:41 -0500
  ...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: Windshield washer tank repair questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 21 May 2017 22:43:28 -0400
  ...a more skilled person then today’s helper as pulling the fuse box and looking in there could create more problems then fix them...
• vanagon.com aux battery wiring intructions are NOT valid !!!!! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 22:32:40 -0000
  ...Disconnect the 3 red wires leading from the fuse box behind the drivers seat from the relay terminals. These wires to the fridge and...
• Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 11 Oct 2014 08:52:01 -0700
  ...it looks like the power goes through those, then to the fuse box (I wasn't looking too hard at the Bentley at that...
• Re: Paint Colors
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 10:47:46 -0500
  The paint code should be on a paper sticker on the metal just below the fuse box near the steering column. I went to...