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Re: Horn relay
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:19:56 -0700
There is no stock horn relay. Mark jaime forero wrote: >Can someone please tell me where the horn relay is located on a 1991...
Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:47:09 -0800
no kidding not using a relay socket is a bad idea. puts stress on the pinsand relay .. easy to mix up the wires .. anytime...
Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:03:00 -0400
At 06:21 PM 4/20/2010, Tom Buese wrote: >to activate the relay. I guess I need to disassemble the column to >access...
Re: What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Wed, 27 Sep 2000 13:56:29 -0700
...What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams? > >So this 'load reduction' relay would be a 'normally closed' relay that > > >'opens' the...
Re: Need HELP! please - tracking down a relay part number
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 10:47:03 -0500
...I tracked the > problem down to what Bentley calls either the: "digifant control unit relay" > on page 97.124, or the "current supply relay...
Re: Programmable Intermittent Wiper Relay
Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
Tue, 25 Aug 1998 14:23:30 -0700
Wes, You seem to be getting a lot of feedback about the wiper relay. I gave up on getting it from the clueless parts...
Headlight Relay Info
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Tue, 14 Dec 2004 15:45:51 -0800
For those considering the headlight relay upgrade, here's a link to a great document on how, why, etc... http://dsl.torque.net/images...
Re: What does a relay do?
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:12:04 -0700
In a nutshell a relay is a electromechanical device which allow you to switch a much higher amount of current in which the switch...
Re: VW relay #53, 141 951 253B
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 20:16:13 +0000
Apparently VW made some changes in 1988? Shows the relay without the diode even. Or an error? Though this is a 86 Digifant, it...
Re: Intermittent Wiper Relay Upgrade - Answer
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Mon, 6 May 2002 10:58:00 -0400
At 10:53 AM 5/6/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > Anyone got one for sale or giveaway? > > > > Golf's relay serial number is 357...
Re: Isolator, where to put it?
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sat, 23 Jan 1999 19:41:17 -0600
...Mine shows (on 97.34d camper 1986 - 1989) the aux battery and the battery connected with a relay. This relay is energized anytime the...
Re: Anyone has the Healight relay wiring diagram?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 5 Feb 2003 08:34:16 EST
...http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/relays/relays.html George
rear defrost relay/fog light relay
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:24:31 -0800
Hi, What position is the electric rear window defroster relay be located in? And what production number should it be? I'm trying to...
Re: Question about hard start relay
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 19 Jun 2021 15:07:08 -0600
...I would like go back to the relay setup BUT I have read that the relay should not be used with the Gowesty gear...
Re: The relay that "purrs"
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:48:21 -0400
My purring relay turned out to be a loose wire on the reverse side. The purring was not biological. It was the contacts inside...
Re: Strange no start problem - issue with fuel pump relay - input requested!
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 08:56:48 -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...
variable-speed wiper relay part source
Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
Mon, 18 Oct 1999 13:00:21 -0700
Several people responded back to my earlier post saying that they had tried the variable-speed wiper relay mod described at vanagon.com (see...
Re: batteries?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:26:34 -0500
At 04:51 AM 2/13/2001, Stpehen J Fry wrote: >- Also have installed Hella battery isolator relay per wiring diagrams in >Bentley Manual...
Re: Strange no start problem - still having issues
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:50:32 -0700
...Zoran, the ECU only provides ground for one of the relays, that is the fuel pump relay. If you manually provide ground to pin...
Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:46:55 -0700
There is no need to use the starter wire for the fridge relay ground just because Westfalia sometimes did, as you say. 80-81...
Re: Fan third stage fuse and relay location
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:49:49 -0700
The 3rd stage relay is mounted in a somewhat hidden location above the main relay panel and over against the body, below the left...
green glow
Historical mailing list - Bill Berg
Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:38:31 -0500
...Big duh, remembered had original VW #21 turn signal/hazard light relay in my DOKA. Switched out the 'new' CRP relay sold by many...
Re: Hard start relay- NAPA p/n
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:37:10 -0400
While many people have used this relay set up to seemingly take care of hat start or other intermittent issues, I have seen a...
fuse for fuel injection components
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:41:29 -0600
...One of these relays is the fuel pump relay the other is the ecu relay. I installed an inline 10 amp fuse between the...
Re: rear defrost relay/fog light relay
Historical mailing list - --------
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:43:43 -0500
There is nothing wrong with the relay. This lines on the windows break. I have yet to see a single window, of age, that...
Re: hella 2nd battery kit
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 23:09:00 EDT
In a message dated 6/14/00 9:45:42 AM, wdavidson@thegrid.net writes: << > The Hella dual battery kit comes with a relay...
Re: Load Reduction Relay: what's it do?
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Mon, 16 Apr 2001 02:31:52 -0500
The purpose of the load reduction relay is to open all the circuits relating to lights and accessories (unnecessary loads), when the ignition key...
No Start Scenario
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:17:19 -0700
...If battery voltage is present, remove relay and attach ohmmeter probe to relay box terminal No. 85. Attach other probe to ground. Continuity should...
Re: Black Box Relay question
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:17:15 -0700
...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1126_750/cooling_fan_relay_88_thru_91_ecu_relay.html Neil. On Mon, Mar 11...
Re: wiper relay?
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Wed, 22 Oct 1997 11:36:45 -0400
The VW programmable front wiper relay number is 357-955-531 Larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sean Bartnik wrote: > <snip> I wanted to know the part number for...
Relay positions, 78
Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
Tue, 18 Jun 1996 11:55:15 -0400
...I quickly shut off the ignition, which also quelled the relay. After filling up, the bus wouldn't start. No dash lights, no door...
Re: Relay positions, 78
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 18 Jun 96 17:09:06 CDT
Rodney was having fuse box relay problems with his 78 bus ... ok, in a german how-to-fix-your-bus, it says: Der Sicherungskasten...
Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:16:28 -0800
...That fuel pump relay is performing such a simple function that can be performed easily by a standard relay in the engine compartment. The...
Re: No compression / fuel pump relay
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Wed, 17 Dec 2003 08:25:27 -0800
...No compression / fuel pump relay > This relay isn't like any relay I've seen on a shelf. It must have twenty > wires in...
Re: Starter Relay on Syncro 86
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:04:49 -0400
Why do you think you have one? The key operates the starter solenoid directly unless someone added a relay. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
Aux. Battery Relay PIN #
Historical mailing list
Sat, 01 Feb 1997 19:18:38 -0500
Can anybody come up with the PIN # for the relay that is used with the aux. battery hookup. I've been having a problem...
Crimp On Terminals
Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 10:37:20 -0700
Does anyone know where to get the crimp on terminals that click into the back of the relay plates, headlight connectors etc.. I need...
Re: adjustable ww delay relay
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:26:32 -0400
Dave, If your van did not originally have intermittent wipers (with the fixed interval), the "99" relay is not a simple plug and play...
Re: Load Reduction Relay: what's it do?
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 17:59:21 -0700
...Load Reduction Relay: what's it do? > Two questions please: > > Part Number: 171 937 503 > > 1.What does the Load Reduction Relay do? (It...
Re: Headlamp Relays; Fuse the Relay Control Circuit?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 15:10:57 -0400
...Headlamp Relays; Fuse the Relay Control Circuit? > I have two questions for the group regarding the use > of relays to power the headlamps. As...
Re: adjustable ww delay relay
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:27:51 -0700
...adjustable ww delay relay >> >> What Mark said. With the 99 relay there is no pulling to the wash >> position. If you can run the...
Re: fridge relay actuator circuit:
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 24 Jun 2000 20:23:14 -0700
...All I mean by the word 'hot' is that it obviously has current when the starting process is going on (otherwise the relay wouldn...
Re: Dual Battery Relay - (long)
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 18:56:41 -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: Starter Engages When Revving Engine
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:28:52 -0700
Did you carefully look under the driver's seat for a relay? Lots of 1990 passenger Syncros have a small relay there. The AW...
Re: The relay that "purrs"
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:28:53 -0400
...The relay that "purrs" At 05:41 PM 4/10/2008, Jake de Villiers wrote... >relay panel. Took off the cover and its the...
Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:28:04 -0800
...Fuel pump relay cutout switch > > Help. I'm helpless when it comes to reading a current diagram (but I really > did try). I want...
Re: a/c relay????
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 12:47:35 -0500
Joe, A/C relay on the D pillar is the rightmost, tall and black one which is the same as Golf/Jetta's. The...
Re: Where does Hella relay go?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:25:10 -0700
...By the time I looked back a couple > minutes later I was stumped, because there were three possible > locations open for the single relay...
Re: What does a relay do?
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:40:43 -0500
...A relay is an electrically operated switch. In an automotive application, the relay's contacts usually have more current carrying capacity than the switch...
FS: plug and play intermittant programmable/adjustable wiper relays for vanagon
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:26:12 -0500
i have a few #99 relays. these are the factory volkswagen intermittant programmable wiper relays. simply pull out your #19 relay in your fusebox...
Wiper-washer relay
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 1 Jul 2006 15:54:15 -0700
...I was looking at the wiring diagram and everything does run thru the relay. There is not much I can test on the relay...
FS adjustable programmable intermittant wiper relay for vanagon
Historical mailing list
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:57:31 EST
i had a few people asking me for these relays... i have some more. simply remove your #19 wiper relay, and plug this #99...
FS: programmable adjustable wiper relays
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:37:02 EDT
i have some OEM volkswagen programmable adjustable wiper relays. these allow you to custom set the delay speed of your windshield wiper sweeps. just...
Re: Help with Dometic 12v wiring
Historical mailing list - Rick Foster
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:07:16 -0400
...mine >outside) > >2nd battery relay (aka isolator relay). Works same way as above. > >If a 2nd battery (aka "aux." or "house") is installed, it...
Re: Help, GL wont start!
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 05:25:44 -0800
These 2 relays are a somewhat confusing area of the wiring. I think there may be errors in the Bentley wiring for this on...
Re: relay cost question
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Sat, 30 Nov 2002 04:36:24 -0800
The part number for a stock isolation relay in a Vanagon Camper should be P/N 411 915 511B. The drawing on the side...
Re: No Start Scenario
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:47:21 -0700
...ECU supplies > ground to FP relay which energizes relay. > I'm unclear as to whether or not + at ECU relay 86 is supplied to...
Re: Second Battery Success
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:33:50 -0500
Be sure to use a manly relay for that starter assist. You want something like an older Ford starter relay with double break contacts...
Re: 2nd request, where's my fuel pump relay?
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Tue, 19 Dec 2000 15:11:56 -0500
...The fuel pump relay is on the right side looking toward the van's front - i.e., closest to the engine. The relay on...
Re: 2nd battery ??
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 25 Feb 2004 07:09:12 -0800
Using the Westy fridge relay to provide the power source to charge the second battery is not a great idea. The long wires involved...