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• Re: halogen wisdom please
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 04:09:48 -0500 (EST)
  ...my wiring handle almost twice the current?". I doubt it. >> Don't do it. The fuse is there to protect against electrical shorts only...
• Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 13:27:56 -0500
  ...I > >find the electrical wiring diagrams in the Bentley pretty much childs > >play compared to the computer system wiring diagrams I worked with for...
• a aftermarket fuse box?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 12:21:37 -0700
  I'm helping my son clean up some hippie wiring in his Jeep. We could sure use an aftermarket fuse and relay box. Something...
• Re: rad fan with hose fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:20:07 -0400
  ...The electrical connection is for the front differential lock sensor. In one of the few cases of VW, not customizing wiring harnesses, all Syncros...
• Re: Alternator output wiring
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 23:09:32 EDT
  ...the alternators and their electrical wiring diagrams >closely, there are TWO alternator outputs, marked B+ and D+ on wiring >diagrams. > >The main output B...
• electrical aid request
  Historical mailing list - samc
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 12:19:33 -0400
  ...Is there a line fuse somewhere buried in the spaghetti wiring in the dash? I'd like to put a better receiver in, and...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:29:30 -0400
  I know absolutely nothing about electrical/wiring - but I would think that even with one of those small cig lighter inverters - this would be...
• Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 28 May 2012 16:02:50 -0700
  It is quite possibly just a weak connection in the dash wiring or the cluster itself. A sudden electrical surge can trigger the blinker...
• Re: AC cutting out momentarily
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:21:00 -0700
  The wiring in the D pillar for the AC gets pretty brittle since it gets very hot when the AC is operating. I pulled...
• Jetta swap: Check Engine Light Install Electrical Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:28:15 -0700
  ...The ground weirdness and lack of instrument cluster wiring detail (maybe an electrical component crucial to proper operation of new CEL is missing?) are...
• Re: [Syncro] Electrical issue - 1987 Syncro GL
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 20:14:52 -0700
  ...electrical diagrams on line for this? I am an > electrician, but without the diagrams I'm just guessing...hand over > handing > the wiring harness...
• Can the stock headlight wiring handle higher wattage bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:18:23 -0400
  ...Will they be able to handle the additional current from 100W bulbs or is this asking for an electrical fire? Would be interested testimonials...
• Re: Electrical Gremlins (all in one post)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:17:04 -0700
  ...Hate to suggest this Craig, but I'm wondering if the meese may have gnawed on your wiring, or had built a nest in...
• For Sale; Fuel Injection for '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dadeeo777
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:48:12 -0500
  ...It includes all wiring, electrical units, hoses, and intake components. I will consider all reseaonable offers. As customary, shipping costs will be added to...
• Sick Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - J. C.
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 12:58:48 -0800
  ...Said it would feel like a gas problem but is actually electrical, and that VW sells a replacement wiring harness that can easily be...
• '72-'74 carb? anyone with one of these please go look.
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Thu, 16 May 1996 11:09:09 -0400 (EDT)
  ...have electrical connections. that part is the same on these so I won't have any problem with that bit of wiring. However, the...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:24:56 -0500
  ...I can offer my assistance to help anyone with this electrical info, including wiring diagrams, schematics, troubleshooting techniques, DIN codes, old-to-new DIN...
• Re: +24v electrical system
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:43:52 -0600
  ...Aircraft over a certain size in civilian usage go to 24 volt for the lighter wiring you mention. Commercial / Millitary aircraft use 24 volt...
• '87 Vanagon - Digital Clock
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Sat, 4 Aug 2012 16:42:05 -0700
  ...After working on some wiring and battery, which temporarily took out power to the radio, clock, etc. I am all powered back and now...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 14:32:17 +0000
  I make a point to keep the connection clean and filled with electrical grease at the alternator after having a troublesome drive home on...
• Re: Aux battery kit from Bus Depot (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 05:31:23 -0800
  ...Are you saying that only those electrical items specifically wired or rewired to the new aux battery can be run off of it while...
• Re: Secret Hiding Place
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:08:06 -0700
  ...get access to the wiring harness. Don't put any "metallic 'G' devices" in there if you fear a electrical short. 'nuff said... Dave...
• Connectors, where to find
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 17:04:40 -0800
  ...Today I’m looking for electrical connectors. I’m making up a new wiring harness for the fridge and water tank, etc. It’s...
• Re: Yee haw, got my solar setup installed
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 20:24:55 -0600
  ...I found the fuel delivery (fuel relay) electrical > problem within 10 minutes using the known wiring of the vehicle in the > Bentley manual. > Michael...
• Re: Diesel Warm No Start?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 11:40:06 EST
  I know this sounds weird but I would almost say that Tom was having an electrical problem. The only thing electrical in the engine...
• Re: Location of Electrical Connector T7
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:51:06 -0500
  ...Location of Electrical Connector T7 I'm planning to wire in a wiring adapter for trailer lights and was going to wire it directly...
• Re: I4 conversion speed sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 22:09:10 -0700
  ...from a cheap bike computer and wiring it in? Sounds easy enough, if you are an electrical genius. Bill Marshall 85 GL Tiico "Pandora...
• Question about hard start relay
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:35:59 -0500
  ...For some reason I can’t recall, I once wired the car back to the original wiring setup, probably when I went to a...
• Electrical upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 19:12:01 -0500
  ...A correct wiring upgrade would be to install additional wire capacity from the alternator. The factory wiring is terribly inadequate for the job at...
• Re: Weird little electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:45:11 -0500
  ...Jim > > On Apr 24, 2021 at 9:06 PM, <Stuartmacm (mailto:stuartmacm@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > > Make sure the plug for the Vanagon.org wiring...
• Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:53:17 -0500
  ...The stock wiring is designed with the consideration the 13.8 volts is available with the engine running. By the way, the wiring from...
• Re: radiators
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:38:17 -0700
  Mark - � By wiring differences do you mean that the electrical connectors are different?� There appear to be a number of variations for those temp...
• Re: Fog Light wire fire, help!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 12:21:05 EST
  ...They are very nice kits but if you don't have electrical know-how you might want to take it to a local shop...
• Ignition Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 23 Oct 2017 11:44:24 -0400
  ...I guessed that it might be electrical, so I checked all the wiring to see if anything was loose, but everything was tight. I...
• Re: `66 electrical problems!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 13:28:14 -0700
  ...Mabey >I just answered my own question.) > More wiring, eeeewww, maybe.....the old one burned up because the wires weren't on right. Eug...
• Re: Driver's side "A" pillar wiring
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Thu, 26 May 2011 06:35:40 -0400
  Use a coat hanger or electrical fish when I installed the RCA cables for my TV that's what I used. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Rob" <becida...
• Re: westy silver socket
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 20:10:19 -0600
  ...wiring. > > Ed in CT I use a small wooden match stick and wedge it into the socket. The only non-snug-fitting electrical unit...
• Your 1.6 Turbo Diesel 82 Vanagon, was Wiring plauges my van.....
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 02:35:32 EDT
  ...Also good luck on your wiring problem, sorry I can't offer any advise as solving electrical problems is not my strong suit. Thanks...
• Re: Front Heater wiring - Updated - and Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:54:53 -0800
  ...I have sprayed WD-40 on about 25,000 mechanisms and electrical things. I couldn't fix cars or vanagons without it. I use...
• Re: [WetWesties] auxiliary battery wiring, et al
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:38:24 -0700
  ...This will place an additional demand on the wiring. If your aux battery is really low, it will be sucking down current real hard...
• Re: Frig on 12v
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:14:42 -0700
  ...This make the fridge electrically very far from > the alternator and battery. The longer the wire is, the more voltage is > lost by the...
• HELP Stranded in Rochester - 80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 20:47:52 -0700
  ...or a new harness. (or more electrical tape) Does someone on the list have a good wiring harness that they could spare for an...
• Starter wiring question
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:09:03 -0800
  ...Again, the two spades are not from a multi spade connector, they are not connected to each other electrically. My question is about the...
• Re: fuel line route 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:08:35 -0400
  The tan sleeves are to protect the fuel hose from abrasion.I think they are the same as used for electrical wiring harneses on...
• Re: repost of message (replacing expansion tank, plus some wire questions) [long]
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sun, 6 May 2001 20:20:59 -0700
  ...George Wietor, Grand Rapids, Mich. --ll > and i saw two other wiring oddities that i would > like some advice on. > coming off of the...
• Westy Refrigerator Relay +12 wiring [For da Archives]
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:17:07 -0700
  ...The fuse box wiring diagram on p 97.58 does not show this detail. The diagram shows two wires coming off the load side...
• Re: Looking for space for a Vanagon project in the Washington DC area
  Historical mailing list - Eric
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:42:40 -0500
  ...I can even wield a welder if necessary and am very good with electrical wiring and diagnosis. The short of it is I am...
• Third Brake Light
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 12:36:12 -0800
  ...I'm assuming I can tap into the existing brake electrical wiring without much trouble. Thanks, George Chapman 91 GL "the Shark" 79 Bus...
• Re: How many , Have installed Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 12:54:49 -0500
  ...s using the stock wiring under the drivers > seat (silver or black cube about 1"x1"x1" with several > electrical terminals) & with what results...
• Re: Diagnosing the radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 07:50:26 -0700
  ...It could be the > electrical gremlins I started when I lowered the fuse box to put in the > new > wiring for the lights last...
• FS: '91 Vanagon GL: AC system
  Historical mailing list - G. Chapman
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:00:33 -0500
  ...condensor radiator, all connecting piping; electrical wiring (as much as can be readily removed); AC pump (in engine compartment) evaporator/blower (interior), headliner ducts...
• Re: '76 Bus Fuel Injection Question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:39:01 -0400
  ...Tried reversing the >3 & 4 injector wiring, just for the heck of it. >Also checked the standard stuff (points, plugs, compression, etc.), >which is...
• Re: electrical puzzle help needed
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 2 May 2001 20:21:22 -0400
  ...When >I found some butchered wiring in the engine compartment, >I thought I had found it--where a trailer light cable had >been put...
• Re: Typical wiring for Vanagon > trailer?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 14:42:05 -0700
  ...Alternately, you > could > make your own wiring set up and add some extra lights for the > trailer. Then your hookup on the van would...
• Re: rear defogger wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 08:20:27 -0500
  ...rear defogger wiring question I'm trying to track down electrical fault in rear defogger, '86 syncro ( early prod. before the vin change as...
• Re: EuroVan wiring
  Historical mailing list
  25 May 1996 05:09:18 GMT
  ...thus said: >Hi, I have a 93 Eurovan with an intermitent electrical problem. It >seems that occasionally the fuel level and temperature gauge stop...
• Re: Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Bertschi
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 14:15:59 -0400
  ...Wiring Question >Pardon the novice questions. > >I'm playing with my Subaru wiring loom. I'm extending a wire which >appears to be a...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 21:20:07 -0400
  ...Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT I have a question about starter solenoid wiring on an '86 AT full Westy. This has air conditioning...
• Can front impact cause electrical damage?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 11 May 2015 08:55:34 -0700
  ...Is there any wiring in that area that could have come loose? Could any of these electrical problems have been caused by the impact...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:23:09 -0700
  If you open the wiring box on the fire wall there is a threaded stud with red wires attached with a nut. One of...