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• Putting Accessories on aux battery (86-91)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 19:02:21 -0700
  ...The new wire should have a fuse in it at the aux battery end. I would use a 15 - 20 amp fuse and a...
• Blown fuse
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:07:22 -0600
  84 wolfy Westy Last fall I blew fuse #8 (interior lights, cig lighter, and stop lights), now when I try to replace the fuse...
• Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 7 Aug 2017 19:29:30 -0700
  ...Aux battery to fuse block > > Hi all. > > I've connected my group 41 aux. battery to an ATO type fuse block with a > fused...
• Re: 90 Carat 50 amp fuse for A/C: Substitution Possiblities: Fixed-> Solution
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 23:19:04 -0600
  ...3) Made up new fuse rig w/crimp on connectors mentioned above, ring connectors to terminals where old "wafer" style fuse went, spade ends...
• New backup lights keep blowing the fuse !~~
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 18:25:09 -1000
  Why even using a 30amp fuse it still blows the fuse on my new backup lights could it be the relay? I'm stumped...
• Re: Horn and wipers not working
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 2 May 2008 06:49:22 -0700
  Not the same fuse. Wipers have 2 fuses just for them and the horn is on it's own. Mark Christopher Gronski wrote: > Volks...
• dash lights
  Historical mailing list - Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)
  Fri, 22 Dec 95 12:29:22 EST
  ...RTFM! The fuse panel on the vanagon has a long row of about 16 fuses. I checked them all and they were ok. When...
• Re: Fuse Block Sources
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 May 2011 17:45:07 -0700
  ...wrote: >> 18 slots for fuses? >> >> why the heck do you need so many? >> >> :) >> >> Blue Sea systems make nice fuse panels, I haven't seen...
• Re: # 16 Fuse
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 09:45:41 -0800
  > OK--I break out the owner's manual, and it is # 16 fuse. > The fuse block holds 12 fuse's, and then there are...
• Headlight upgrade questions
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:09:36 -0500
  ...Now that my headlight switch is only driving the headlight relays and the toggle relay (high/low beam) - - should I reduce the fuse for...
• Re: Fried radio, dash clock, and map light
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:22:29 -0500
  ...to >> replace the map light. >> All fuses, on the fuse panel, show working. >> Is there some hidden fuse? Or did I manage to fry...
• Fuses
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:15:21 -0700
  ...pointed out, most politely, that one reason my kitchen electrics didn't work was there were no fuses in the kitchen fuse box. Duh...
• Re: licence plate lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 01:55:41 +0100
  You can see each fuse's circuit on the inside of the fuse cover, according to my manual the license plate lights are on...
• Auxiliary Battery Hook-up
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:49:52 -0700
  ...I then spliced and connected these wires to a new fuse block I double-stick taped to the frame adjacent to the existing fuse...
• Re: German for "fuse"?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 14 May 2012 14:24:49 -0700
  ...16:52 Scott Daniel - >> Turbovans<scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> napisa�(a): >> >>> lol... >>> the fuses are numbered in the fuse box .. >>> so when your tail light...
• Re: sharing an incident
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 11:53:34 -0700
  ...wire -> nothing > > - I visual check for the fuse again -> it looks OK, visually > > - I amp. meter check the fuse -> nothing > > weird... > > - so I take...
• taillight fuse # ?
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wasbrikoff
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 21:31:24 -0500
  ...I'm going to check the fuses, but I don't know which number fuse is for the left taillight. Could someone email me...
• Harbor Freight Circuit Tester was D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 17:45:13 -0800
  Picked up one of these today < http://www.harborfreight.com/20-amp-automotive-fuse-circuit-tester-67725.html > But BEWARE, there apparently are two...
• Re: Aux Battery- Don't feed Fuse Position 3
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 27 May 2006 12:50:08 -0700
  ...Aux Battery- Don't feed Fuse Position 3 > Your concerns are over blown and speculation about the fuse 3 voltage > being a reference for...
• Re: 7 1/2 vs 8 amp fuse
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:49:45 -0700
  karen d wrote: >I'm having a hard time finding 8 amp fuse from local auto or hardware >store...they stock the 7/12...
• 81 westie kitchen fuse blown - where is it?
  Historical mailing list - alan sinclair
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 23:36:36 -0700
  ...All the fuses in the fuse block under the sterrign wheel check out ok and everything electric is fine apart from the under-the...
• Re: A/C fuses... please help
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:30:31 -0400
  Yes, fuse number 12. See Bentley page 97.140 Ken On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 2:33 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com...
• Re: Headlight upgrade questions
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 13:39:16 -0700
  ...fuse panel. > > Now that my headlight switch is only driving the headlight relays and the > toggle relay (high/low beam) - - should I reduce the...
• Re: Installing a 1000W converter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 02:16:43 +0000
  I have a 1000 watt inverter and a 30 amp fuse. If I run a power drill and bear down too hard enough to...
• Re: Battery Woahs Part II
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 11:13:12 -0700
  ...The previous owner jumped the fuse for > the aux items such as radio, light, etc. instead of the fuse, a wire is > sticking out...
• Re: heater fan
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:19:32 -0700
  ...I don't know for sure if there is > specific fuse for the fan but I suspect there is. If the fuse is OK...
• Re: Unused Fuse #14
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:59:44 -0700
  Alistair Bell wrote: > one more thing... > > your '85 has that crappy fuse/relay panel :) I beg your pardon! > you know, no internal current paths...
• Re: Circuit For Light Over The Drivers Door
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:32:41 -0800
  ...Various aux battery setups move it to the aux battery and hopefully fuse it there or in a an aux fuse panel. Mark Loren...
• Re: fuse confusion
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 14:04:32 -0600
  You could quit smoking. > or replace the lighter element. > I've got a chronic fuse problem. I had to disconnect my > 12v lighter because...
• Re: A/C Fuse Bentley pg 87.4
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:04:40 -0500
  ...Mine melted the fuse and > fried the pressure switch. I replaced the fuse and pressure switch and the > fuse melted again. My problem ended...
• Re: AC Blower problem
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:35:14 -0700
  ...This fuse is very important obviously. > >> > >> The fuse in question lives inside the lh rear pillar cover. It is really > >> a bare metal strip...
• Re: Switch circuit to Aux Battery ??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 08:19:15 -0700
  Yes, fuse #8 provides a way to do it on earlier models but since the type of fuse holder is different, a male spade...
• WARNING- having A/C on high on 85' Westy or Vanagon = fire danger
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 17:30:24 -0600
  I've noticed that if I have the A/C fan switch on high (position 3), there is a tendency to melt the fuse...
• Re: Fuse Box Confustion
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:43:45 +0100
  ...The van has a 12 torpedo fuse box. Next to >> that is >> a 3 blade fuse box, 10, 25, and 20 amps. I don...
• A/C fuses... please help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 11:33:25 -0700
  hi all, is there any other fuses for the A/C ('88 WBX engine tintop) besides the fuses on the rear pillar? may be...
• Re: Harbor Freight Circuit Tester was D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 22:31:49 -0700
  On Nov 8, 2011, at 10:08 PM, Loren Busch wrote: > ATC fuse vs. an ATO fuse? Blade-type groupings ... http://en.wikipedia.org...
• Re: Hazards not working properly 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 21:51:13 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Check fuse #9. (turn signals use a different fuse) > > If not that fuse then you might need to provide details...
• Power to fridge. 86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Rich Durant
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 08:48:42 -0700
  After replacing a broken fuse block for the kitchen in my newly aquired 86 Westfalia, I don't seem to have power at the...
• Re: Two fuses behind driver seat?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:23:16 -0400
  ...And, I can have sighted help check the water pump fuse in the fuse bos. Back to investigating. Eric > On Apr 26, 2021, at...
• Re: Help, 50 amp fuse
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 11:51:00 -0700
  AC 50 amp fuse is in the driver side D pillar (the rear most pillar) under the plastic. In fact there are a few...
• Is the clock fused?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 19:23:12 -0800
  ...A seemingly simple question - is the analog clock (1984 Vanagon GL) fused? I'd like to yank the fuse to reduce current draw while...
• Re: Battery Woahs Part II
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 11:36:19 -0700
  ...The previous owner jumped the fuse for >> the aux items such as radio, light, etc. instead of the fuse, a wire is >> sticking out...
• Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:06:24 -0500
  ...Tail light fuse > >>Chris, look at the inside of the fuse cover, there is a list by function and > >>location for the fuses. > >> > >>On...
• Bright lights stuck on
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:21:20 EST
  ...Began pulling more fuses and light went out when I pulled the radiator fan fuse. With the raditor fan fuse and bright light fuses...
• Re: Power door lock saga
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:55:27 +1200
  ...I went to pull the fuse (much like I had done on >the Syncro a few years ago) and instead of the three fuses...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Double Check (fuses)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:42:59 -0400
  ...Otherwise you will lose more power than necessary in the fuse and have more chance of a false blow. The fuses are to protect...
• Re: Headlight upgrade questions
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:54:04 -0700
  If the fuse protected the wires before, it will still do it. The wire size hasn't shrunk. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Mills...
• Re: Fuse box manipulation
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:11:15 -0600
  I have found that it's much easier to get to the back of the fuse panel if you remove the panel from the...
• Fuse Box 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jon Durham
  Sat, 22 Jun 2013 12:52:17 -0500
  I'd like to know if there is a fuse box with blade fuses for my 85 Vanagon. -- "Until one has loved an animal...
• EV horn fuse blowing
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Low
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 21:02:56 EST
  ...My EV horn fuse blows (so to speak) after using the horn several times. ANyone else have this problem. Is it suppost to be...
• Re: Short Fused about plastic fuses
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 10:04:48 -0800
  ...Ultimately they are compromises. >> > > You wanna fight? Circuit breakers are compromises! A properly designed > fused system assembled from quality components is an example of...
• Re: Dometic 182B wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 18:09:25 -0400
  ...Littelfuse and Bussmann both make GBC fuses in the traditional form, but they don't seem to have the glass ones any more. Yrs...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:54:50 -0800
  ...in gernal, Japanese cars are very very good about fuse protection .. commonly have regular fuses and Slow Blow Fuses .. and even fusable links.. you...
• Re: A sturdy little fuse box?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:11:40 -0700
  The aux fuse box that comes in Subarus (got one with my harness) is a nice little piece... On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at...
• Will post 86 fuse panels fit pre 86 vans?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 8 May 2008 06:18:36 -0700
  ...Does the 1986 and later fuse panels plug into the 1985 and earlier wire harnesses? Why I ask is that my 1993 LT 4x4...
• Re: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:14:24 -0700
  ...Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs, > > I need to disable the fuel pump but can only find the relay. Need to pull > the fuse and...
• #16 fuse missing
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 19:03:38 -0800
  Terry, don't you have a fuse tester laying around? It's the best way to check to check the fuses in place without...
• Re: 87Syncro Overhead Fan/AC Fuses Melted
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 06:42:08 EDT
  ...highest current rating, fuse holder that would fit in there. That is to say a fuse holder rated for 40 amp fuse but only...
• Re: Fuse conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 09:43:15 -0700
  Thanks guys! As I suspected, about half of them are blue 25 amp fuses. Now if lower amp fuses blow upon insertion . . . Stuart From...
• Re: How many , Have installed Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 17:59:46 -0500
  Dave Katsuki wrote: > > I installed an Optima under the drivers seat - used stock wiring, > replaced the stock relay with 50 amp one, but fused...