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Re: Relays for headlight circuit upgrade...
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:15:32 -0400
Here is a good site I used as a reference on upgrading headlight circuits and relays.. http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/how_to/relays...
Re: Digifant Electrical Experts: New Harness + 4 Pin Hella 53 Relay for ECU?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 28 May 2012 18:15:27 -0700
First of all, there are serious errors in that ECU/FP relay part of the 88/89 Bentley Digifant diagrams, with connections shown wrong...
FRIDGE MOD. 12V electrical idea + question
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:30:59 -0700
...85 of relay. This activates relay so switch inside closes and allows 12V to go to heating element. Engine on: relay on. Engine off...
Re: It won't even start.
Historical mailing list
Sun, 5 Nov 1995 17:39:11 -0500
In a message dated 95-11-01 19:38:14 EST, yug@wwa.com writes: > but any 12v relay will work, have seen big...
Re: Programmable Intermittent Wiper Relay
Historical mailing list - jim catterson
Tue, 25 Aug 1998 11:45:12 -0700
oddly enough, the programmable relay does not fit all vans. my van didn't come w/ programmable wipers. i ordered the relay and found...
Re: right side headlight wont power up ..new relay kit 2 mths ago ...
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 28 May 2007 16:33:30 -0700
...I hope Frank lets his other relay customers know he gave them the wrong procedure so they can fix it too. Mark TC wrote...
Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 7 Feb 2013 01:42:08 -0500
At 06:00 PM 2/6/2013, neil n wrote: >The Jetta fuel pump relay is for sure energized by a supplied negative >from...
Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:48:13 -0700
...Not the fuel pump relay. Both fuel pump and digifant control relays are supplied with 12V from 30 (B+) to one side of the...
'91 Starting Issues
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:48:10 +0000
...I've used both an OEM Bosch relay and a generic relay. Both were 12 volt single-pole relays. I also note that this...
Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 11 May 2017 15:08:12 -0400
...The fridge relay in Westys is an example of both -- VAG > used 87 for input because that particular relay has two 87 terminals in...
Strange no start problem - issue with fuel pump relay - input requested!
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 07:43:37 -0700
...The ground is at the relay, but no juice to activate the relay. Also, with the car running (with the fuel pump relay jumpered...
Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:12:17 -0800
...How do I know which way the relay box goes back on the relay base? Other relays have the diagram lining up with the...
Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:54:17 -0800
...Which begs a question: >> >> How do I know which way the relay box goes back on the relay base? > > VW relays with PCBs have...
Wiring question 84 westy -addendum
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:12:26 -0800
The wire from relay pin 30 goes to the 16 amp fuse side of the 2 fuse holder and from there to the fridge...
FS: intermittant programmable wiper relay for vanagons ...aka the "99 relay"
Historical mailing list
Sat, 22 May 2010 02:20:35 EDT
i found i have one more of these "99 relays".. $20 shipped conus.. allows you to custom set your wiper delay intervals.. fits all...
Re: Homemade fuel pump relay, (double relay)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:17:42 -0400
...wrote: >Has anyone made a relay or can some technical minded friend >explain the idea in the article further. > >Like how to choose what...
Re: A/C Relay
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Mon, 28 Sep 1998 10:35:27 -0500
My point is to get an original used VW Bosch A/C relays from juck yard if you don't want to spend $50...
'85 Camper fridge relay wiring
Historical mailing list - Rain Brush
Fri, 9 Jun 2000 11:03:10 -0700
Hi! My '85 Westy needs a relay under the drivers seat which connects 12v to the water pump, fridge and water/batt LEDs. Does...
Re: Horns, improvements
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:55:51 -0700
...I used on fo those black boxes you find in the engine compartment as an enclosure for the relay (actually had 2 relays in...
Re: A/C Relay
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 25 Sep 1998 21:45:05 -0700
...BTW, you can get cheap Jetta/Golf A/C relays from any >junk yards. There are all the same. ********************************** Not ALL relays are the...
Re: Where does Hella relay go?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:18:05 -0700
Your owner's manual shows the relay banks with their numbers showing. Bentley too. =) On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Jeff...
Re: What does a relay do?
Historical mailing list - dave
Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:49:22 -0700
...Install the relay for the headlights, and use the stock switch to remote control the relay, and you will have brighter stock lights, be...
Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 9 Jun 2009 18:36:56 -0700
...If you add a "hard start relay" for the starter motor to a van that has either a fridge relay or aux battery relay...
Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:19:27 -0700
...It depicts the "99" relay using a symbol >> defined as a "solid-state relay" or something. Does the wiring >> diagram label each pin of...
What does a relay do?
Historical mailing list - The Shaws
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:47:19 -0700
...I have read 2 relay situations: 1. Installing headlights with greater intensity. Use a relay... 2. Install a relay in the fan switch to...
Re: Engine Dies
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
11 Jun 1996 12:52:06 -0700
...They are the "main" relay (ignition and other stuff) and the main fuel pump. Naturally these systems use Bosch mfg. relays (little square cubes...
Fwd: adjustable ww delay relay
Historical mailing list
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 13:59:08 +0000
...adjustable ww delay relay Thanks Larry and Mark. Maybe I'm not explaining this well. Are you saying the relay might have gone bad...
Strange electrical problem: Headlights don't work (among other things)
Historical mailing list - jon
Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:00:57 -0700
...However, the little "doo-dad" between the load relay (Marked 8 on the fuse panel), and relay 10 (the wiper relay) is not there...
Re: Fifth connection on relay
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:12:46 -0800
...www.bcae1.com/relays.htm > > Searching again, it seems that the diagram on the cover of a 87 - 87a > relay will show the "normally...
Wire connectors for relay blocks
Historical mailing list
Mon, 9 May 2016 16:00:01 -0400
I'm looking original type wire spade type connectors that crimp onto wires and then securely snap into VW relay blocks. I'm working...
Re: Mystery Missing Relay
Historical mailing list - Edmund Shotwell
Wed, 28 May 2003 11:21:56 -0400
...Mystery Missing Relay Messing around today, pulled the fuse block getting ready to relay my headlights. Ran into a mystery, a missing relay. Pictures...
Re: Headlight Relay Install Help?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 23 Jul 2004 05:19:40 EDT
...It looks like my relay kit has slightly different relay sockets. Are those ones that slide onto the stock fusebox available for the bosh...
Re: Relay placement on 1980 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:10:37 -0600
Go over to bus boys / bus depot website and check the part numbers on the various relays. This should head you in the right...
Re: What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:44:08 -0700
>So this 'load reduction' relay would be a 'normally closed' relay that > >'opens' the circuit when the igniton switch is sending juice to the...
Wiper/Defroster Relay
Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
Sun, 21 Nov 1999 16:34:05 -0800
The relay that powers my '85 Vanagon's wipers, heater fans, and rear defroster appears to be acting up. If I turn one of...
Re: Does anyone have the part number for the fridge relay?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 26 Jul 2001 12:02:59 -0400
...Incidentally, other >relays can apparantly be substituted. That relay is dealer only and about >$65 as I recall, but when my friend needed one...
Another Cracked Relay Connection PICS (Jetta swap)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:08:43 -0800
...I started to write in this post that after reading more about relays, specifically on relay coil resistance, I went and measured my relays...
Re: Starter problem
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:30:19 -0700
There is a known problem using the Bosch WR-1 relay in a Westy that has either a factory fridge relay or factory aux...
Re: Aux. Battery Relay PIN #
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Sun, 02 Feb 1997 16:38:23 -0800
napman@planet.net wrote: > > Can anybody come up with the PIN # for the relay that is used with the aux. > battery hookup. I've...
Re: wiper relay?
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Wed, 22 Oct 1997 17:09:29 -0400
Our backwater VW Dealership stocks these programmable wiper relays at under $C40 (under $US30). So if ordering one ask, for the programmable one. Otherwise...
horns that don't sound so lame
Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:50:49 -0600
...They are twin tone and required a little rewiring at the horn area along with a relay. The stock horn has an internal relay...
Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 11 May 2017 13:30:47 -0400
...Most relays don't care if you switch the function of 30/87 and 86/85. However, some do. The fridge relay in Westys...
Re: VW relay #53, 141 951 253B
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 11:20:58 -0700
...ECU relay 87 sends positive to fuel pump 86 via a main positive connection in harness. (G1 or 26). Indeed when ECU relay is...
Re: Dual Battery Relay - (long)
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 17:35:03 -0800
...Just connect a wire from the high current output of the stock relay to the trigger circuit input on the second relay. This small...
Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:00:36 -0800
...sourcing terminals that push lock into a relay socket B. the OEM fuel pump relay has larger than normal male spades and one really...
Re: AC relay question
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:40:00 -0500
...So I pulled the > 3 relays and tested them by putting 12 volts across terminals 85 & 86 > to trigger the relay (on relays A...
Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:00:21 -0700
...If you add a "hard start relay" for the starter motor to a > van that has either a fridge relay or aux battery relay...
Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:53:59 -0800
...Which begs a question: >>> >>> How do I know which way the relay box goes back on the relay base? >> >> >> VW relays with PCBs have...
Re: Followup Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Wed, 21 Oct 2020 04:45:48 -0700
As for the 91 fridge relay needing the DRL relay to be present there is a clue you can almost dig out of the...
Re: Headlight relay(s)
Historical mailing list - T Berk
Sun, 1 Jul 2001 15:31:51 -0700
Karl Wolz wrote: > > Does anyone have a schematic for a headlight relay system? > > Karl Wolz <http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/how_to/relays> hth...
Re: Wiper/Defroster Relay
Historical mailing list - Jeff Nelson
Sun, 21 Nov 1999 21:28:52 -0700
Randy Huyck wrote: > > The relay that powers my '85 Vanagon's wipers, heater fans, and rear > defroster appears to be acting up. If I...
Re: Fridge relay technical question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 01:19:57 -0500
...Now the original relay runs the >fridge and the second relay. The second relay allows the second battery to >be charged once they both...
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...
Re: headlights on with ignition on!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:16:59 -0800
...Normally there is no relays in your light circuit so this would rule out a bad relay. Canadian and Scandinavian T3s used a relay...
Re: need digital idle stabilizer transistor pn#/relays going crazy
Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
Sun, 14 Feb 1999 23:43:01 EST
Austin, Did you read my earlier post on help for the fuel pump relay and current supply relay (the 2 relays in the black...
Re: The relay that "purrs"
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:56:49 -0400
At 05:41 PM 4/10/2008, Jake de Villiers wrote... >relay panel. Took off the cover and its the relay that lives above...
Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 11 May 2017 10:16:49 -0700
this is a LONG SHOT idea but most relays of this type have a diode or resistor or similar in parallel on switch side...
Re: '91 Carat - Int. No Start - Fuel Pump Relays?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 07:32:28 -0800
One of the relays is turned on/off by the key switch. This one is the ECU power relay. The other relay is the...
Re: Jetta Power Supply relay questions (Vanagon conversion) PIC of wiring diagram.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:14:21 -0700
...it appears that 30 is supplying + to 85 of relay internally, > so why would there be a need for "keyed" + to relay?? Relay should...
Re: VW relay #53, 141 951 253B
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 12:22:34 -0700
...That junction also feeds fuel injector +, FP relay 86. The black junction dot on track 30 is hard to see. Neil. On 6/1...