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• Re: manual control of radiator fan - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:05:05 -0800
  ...If you keep it connected to the HIGH speed too long, the circuit gets too hot and (as in my case,) the fuse box...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:05:54 -0700
  ...size as what the fuse is rated for. David Marshall http://www.hasenwerk.ca http://www.fastforward.ca Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J...
• Re: AC - Again! '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Jul 2016 10:12:26 -0400
  ...This is done by energizing relay #5 on the front fuse box. This relay was the high speed relay for the non-AC radiator...
• Re: Heavy Rain...and a leak down behind the fuse box...any suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 05:09:17 -0700
  Pascal Giasson <pascal.giasson@GNB.CA> wrote: FYI, I followed suggestions of having this done profesionally and the folks at Speedy Autoglass broke my...
• Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 22:13:11 +0100
  ...speed of the fan are powered by the relay on the fuse box and the relay on the a-pillar. Raimund Bruce Nadig schrieb...
• Re: Isolator, where to put it?
  Historical mailing list - Mitch A.Miller
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 12:01:13 -0800
  ...box was not > all that difficult. > I ran the wire inside some clear vinyl hose that I got > from the local hardware store, as...
• Under-Sink Battery Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 23:02:36 -0700
  ...http://mira.sbw.org/photos/20110808/P1000394/ The bracket is attached through the particle board to the sheet metal of the former battery box...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 23:07:21 -0800
  ...I installed another fuse panel connected to the positive of the secondary battery, to which one can hook up anything. You just have to...
• Re: Stuck in Needles, need advice
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:33:06 -0800
  ...The wire connects to the coil via the back of the dash main fuse/relay panel and the pin where this one connection in...
• New VW Vans, more random ramblings.(longish).
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 1 May 2007 10:31:53 -0700
  ...race car, had over 30 relays and almost 60 fuses, just in the fuse box alone...And all of them 'cross-wired' in very...
• Re: Door Chime madness
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:03:00 -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: Where is the best place for battery cut-out relay?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 10:21:34 -0700
  ...battery cut-out relay should be located >somewhere near (under?) the fuse box. However, the archives reveal that >many Vanagonians have their cut-out...
• Re: Front heater core best option?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:20:37 -0400
  ...Any other things to do when dash is out? I know I have an extra fuse box on the driver side of dash to...
• Re: battery powered block heaters? - BBW 46 gas heater on Canadian syncros
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Sun, 5 Oct 2003 15:25:28 -0500
  ...It would > be a bunch of work, there are a couple control boxes, fuses and relays > involved. > > It's a unique option, I've...
• Re: 85gl acceleration Flat spot untill warmed up
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:50:30 -0800
  ...a look for corroded wires found some in that high voltage box on the left side of the fire wall engine was warm by...
• Re: Idle (Air?) Control Valve VW part #035133455F
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:05:33 -0800
  ...showing a (+ I think) wire going from the ICV to the fuse box. As long as one had access to correct wiring diagrams, and...
• Re: alt. & OXS lights freaky
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 15:49:55 -0800
  ...all wires (engine compartment, specially the high tension wires and fuse/relay box). WD-40 is a Water Dispersant and is non-conducting and...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:02:03 -0800
  ...the other grounds (including ground #10 the >> star >> connector above the fuse box -- however my van only has one star >> connector there). >> >> Any idea...
• Re: Frydae NVC: Diesel Rabbits
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:42:41 -0700
  ...Closely inspect for any water leaks damaging fuse box. This was a problem area on mine and IIRC, was not uncommon. Neil. On Fri...
• Re: Rad Fan isn't working properly
  Historical mailing list - eric unrau
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 17:18:31 -0400
  ...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 Fire and wiring help
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 17:37:28 -0400
  ...I disconnected > the AC fuse box from the alternator and replaced the battery. > The radiator fan stopped and the bus starts and runs under...
• Re: Radiator fan switch
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 23:06:00 -0400
  ...One is power from the fuse box. That wire jumped to the > middle will give you slow speed. The two outside wires jumped will...
• Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness: Heat Damage? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:46:15 -0700
  ...The wires to the B+ post inside the junction box looked OK but a fuse >> sounds like a good idea. > > > They're fine, plenty...
• Re: Power Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:10:05 -0500
  ...If I the big black wire with the yellow stripe above the fuse box in the center the fans and radio go on and...
• Wiring loom routing into cab? (82 diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 10:51:15 -0700
  ...I'd really like to follow the path the loom takes to the main fuse box, but I can't see how it goes...
• Re: Projektzwo Fog light question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 15:39:45 -0400
  ...The worst part is snaking the wires through to your fuse box (where the relay installs), and finding a grounding point for the ground...
• Re: Help in northern Ontario...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:02:30 -0700
  ...86.... > The headlights, the different or better front brakes , and the fuse box. > And probably others I'm not remembering now. > > It's like...
• Re: Subject: German quality?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 23 Aug 2013 21:12:02 -0700
  ...Wtf. > > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Mike Riley <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote: > > > That is supposed to be a 9.5...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:31:46 -0800
  ...I thought maybe I'd disturbed something at the fuse box or near by when doing previous unrelated wiring, (headlight upgrade etc) but I...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:51:52 -0700
  ...Try unplugging the connector to the outside of > the twin relay box. Look closely at both sides of the connectors, clean > if needed and...
• Re: Rad Fan
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 21:02:00 EDT
  ...I cleaned the ground terminals behind the fuse box where it's supposed to connect but no dice. Apparently, corrosion inside the ground wire...
• Re: Gas heater wiring
  Historical mailing list - John Samuel
  Sat, 31 Oct 2015 01:05:43 -0400
  ...recall a connector at dash behind glove box > and at least 2 behind dash above fuse panel. > > Neil. > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at...
• Re: Super Horns
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:33:11 -0600
  ...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: latest info needed on cv joints - cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:33:34 -0700
  ...put boots on my 77 Westy with Beck-Arnley on the box from Rockauto.com and they are already NFG ?? They sure looked good...
• Re: Fuel Tank R&R And Heater Booster
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:34:51 -0700
  ...If you don't hear the fuel pump, check the fuel pump fuse. If you find the fuse (long black plastic holder with green...
• Re: Left Lane Bandits and Carrying Spares
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 03:11:05 -0400
  ...headlight bulbs, spare running/brake light bulbs, good assortment of fuses Aside from fuses and bulbs, the only one I've *had* to use...
• Re: Help with coolant light flashing randomly - no leaks
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:16:26 -0700
  ...ONE is the control unit on the fuse box panel. Looks like a relay but is not. Has a number 43 or 42 on...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:08:01 -0700
  ...Also in that box is a single connector with black wire. That is >> the power for the coil and ignition module as well as...
• Re: Fwd: cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Tim Crooks
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 22:37:48 -0400
  ...the dash but so far all I've found is the fuse box. > > > >I do have a maint. manual on order but haven't...
• 89 vanagon pwr mirror troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:14:42 -0900
  ...I can certainly run some continuity test between the wires above the fuse box and at the connectors above the glove box. To run...
• Re: Foot actuated parking brake
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:36:12 -0700
  ...But so much effort and fabrication, plus making the dash wiring harder to work on, and the fuse box is right there in the...
• Re: Second Battery Under Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:23:55 EST
  ...Both supply power thru the main fuse block. No need to run extra wire. When you want to run off #2, switch to #2...
• Re: Inverter Questions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:27:15 -0600
  ...The unit is fused to carry 60 amps... > > the breaker box and run some fresh cables to the auxiliary battery. Maybe >> a 40 amp...
• Unusual A/C unit available
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 12:50:52 -0500
  ...The rear of the box becomes a duct that rises vertically between the rear-facing seat and the driver's seat. The duct is...
• Re: Paint code for 89 Carat "Bluestar"
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 09:47:46 -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: What component causes the fuel pump to come on for a second or two when I turn on the ignition to the first position (no cranking)?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 23:53:40 -0700
  ...t start. >> >> I normally hear some relay click off around the fuse box when the fuel >> pump >> stops, but I can't figure out...
• Re: Which Switch Mystery
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 13:21:04 -0700
  ...switch worked and also the associated areas of wiring in the fuse box were redone. jimt On 11/30/04 3:57 AM, "Frank...
• Re: headlight relay installation problems...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:09:03 -0500
  ...Both run between the wand and the fuse box. -Wes Wesley Pegden wrote: > Hi guys, > I'm putting in relays for the headlights in...
• Re: starter solenoid buzzing and overehating? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:45:45 -0500
  ...there with gasoline around!) I ran to the fuse box and started pulling the fuses out one by one to see if I could...
• Re: Second Battery for Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 17:32:39 -0400
  ...I used the wiring on this relay (substituted the heavier current relay but then put in a 30 amp fuse, since the existing wiring...
• Re: More Heater Blower Problems
  Historical mailing list - WERNER SCHIRMER
  Wed, 08 Jan 1997 11:46:17 -0800
  ...I noticed this when the fuse kept melting (cheap fuses put in by PO) and the fan just sounded like it was working too...
• Re: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:49:34 -0400
  ...I pulled my old yellow photocopy of the Bentley wiring diagram that I keep in the glove box, and sure enough my red marks...
• Re: blower unit
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 05:09:11 -0400
  ...I also have the clips that allow you to put the air box back together after changing the blower fan. The rear fan is...
• Re: Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:09:43 -0600
  ...How do I figure out what item is causing the drain? I added a small fuse box under the driver seat if that helps...
• Re: unknown switch?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 01:10:05 -0500
  ...It is feed from a 5 amp fuse located in the black splice box, front left of the engine compartment. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: '85 Vanagon GL No Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 04:03:08 -0700
  ...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: Archives (& Dennis Haynes) solves headlight problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:24:52 -0400
  ...back in, but I followed Dennis's advice and dropped the fuse box and saw >one double wire ground with corrosion on the connector...
• 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:14:25 -0500
  ...Or, when I pulled the fuse/relay panel to get at the bad (burned) wire to the coil on connector D15, I've somehow...
• Re: Stereo Off; USB Device Current Draw Through Stereo
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 16 Dec 2017 17:42:08 -0800
  Neil, My Pioneer non-cd stereo has maintenance power from some constant 12v source on the fuse box. The actual power to make noise...
• Load Reduction Relay: what's it do?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:07:25 EDT
  ...171 937 503 1.What does the Load Reduction Relay do? (It's mounted on top of the fuse box) 2. It seems mine...