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Digifant Electrical Experts: New Harness + 4 Pin Hella 53 Relay for ECU?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 28 May 2012 17:46:28 -0700
...ECU and fuel pump relays are both 4 pin Hella 53. Relay diagram shows what may be a suppressing diode in parallel at relay...
Re: Think I have an electrical problem here.
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 5 Nov 2005 11:37:28 -0500
Here is how the relay is hooked-up.This is a 4 blade fused relay by Hella,from BD.The origional relay was 5...
Re: Aux Battery
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 18:50:23 -0800
...This is what I call the camper services relay. The wires connected to terminals 86 and 85 of this relay are the same wires...
Programmable Intermittent Wiper Relay
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 5 Apr 2006 11:42:59 -0700
Hey all, After the discussion earlier this week about programmable wiper relays, I decided to give both relays a "test run", which was quite...
Re: Dual Battery Relay - Part 2 (long)
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 18:00:52 -0500
It is basically impossible to overload a relay trigger circuit unless there is a short somewhere -- after all, that is the basic premise of...
Best place to locate headlight relays
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Sat, 27 Jul 2002 19:37:35 -0700
I am doing the relay upgrade for my headlights, and need to install three relays. I am interested in where anyone else chose to...
right side headlight wont power up ..new relay kit 2 mths ago ...
Historical mailing list - TC
Sun, 27 May 2007 11:39:57 -0700
OK So I got list vendor relay kit a few mths ago worked fine until today the right side headlight high/low beam no...
Re: Starting problems with 88 Vanagon, WIKI problems too
Historical mailing list - Khalad S. Goheer
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:20:49 -0400
...You mentioned of two relays, one that controls the ECU and the other Fuel pump. I have previously replaced the Fuel pump relay (stamped...
Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:51:52 -0700
...If I'm not mistaken, power from this wire energizes the relay electromagnetic coil of this relay. But...... I just noticed that they labeled...
Re: Wiring in Auxilliary lights?
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:15:27 -0700
...Out from there to the aux light relay. Something like: Battery ----------------------|---------| | | | --Current light switch--|--]-High Beam relay----High Beams | | |--------------| |-------| | | |-Aux light switch---Aux light...
Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:53:16 -0700
...That is power on from the key which then turns on the "power relay" which is wrongly labeled "fuel pump relay". Again, most of...
Re: Best place to locate headlight relays
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Sat, 27 Jul 2002 23:08:17 -0400
I installed my headlight relay electrically between the headlight switch and the dimmer switch. It is physically located under the instrument cover just in...
Re: NO Relay, what to do?
Historical mailing list - jimt
Fri, 8 Jul 2005 18:28:03 -0600
...What to do? > Zoltan > > Bus depot, stan, vanagain, and many others sell an aux battery relay kit complete with instructions. Or break out the...
Re: No Start Scenario
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:44:45 -0700
On 3/11/15, John Goubeaux <john@ucsb.edu> wrote: > So starting with the FP Relay: > > I pulled the Relay > I confirmed that # 30...
Re: Jetta Power Supply relay questions (Vanagon conversion) PIC of wiring diagram.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:21:10 -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: High beams not working
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 18:01:42 -0600
I mounted my two relays under the instrument pod cover on the left side of the instrument pod. There is a flat spot there...
Re: black box above coil
Historical mailing list - Sylvie et Germain
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:52:22 -0400
On Vanagon 86 and up (I do not know for the older Vanagon), this box contents two relays : Power Supply Relay and Fuel Pump...
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 23:20:24 -0700
There are 2 relays in the engine relay box. Both must click on for the fuel pump to run. Your symptoms sound like the...
Bentley wiring typo?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 9 Aug 2008 11:59:52 -0700
...Does the ground for the relay coil come from the case of the relay? I only have a 182A fridge relay in hand. (plastic...
Re: Aux. Battery Relay PIN #
Historical mailing list - Richard Lumb
Sun, 2 Feb 1997 07:56:34 +0200
...Battery Relay PIN # > Can anybody come up with the PIN # for the relay that is used with the aux. > battery hookup. I've been...
Re: Relay Numbers was coolant light / temp sensor - need advice please!
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:24:43 -0800
There is a Vanagon translation of sorts on Bentley page 97.201 This shows the big numbers for the relays in the stock dash...
Load Reduction Relay
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:06:07 -0700
Hey volks, Is the Load Reduction Relay pictured in on page 97.10 of the Bentley sometimes termed 'low voltage relay'? I'm trying...
Starter relay with automatic and cruise, was: Starter woes
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:23:06 -0800
...This falsely triggers the added starter relay. If you use a more substantial starter relay device, like a starter solenoid relay, that small voltage...
Re: fridge relay actuator circuit:
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 24 Jun 2000 23:10:07 -0400
At 22:27 6/24/2000, Bill Davidson wrote: >So, my question is: >Is it normal for the stock fridge relay actuator wires to...
Re: Where's my fuel pump relay?
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Tue, 19 Dec 2000 23:11:00 -0500
...Bentley manual says to > disconnect a particular relay and put a jumper between two of the leads. > OK, fine. > > Where's the relay located...
Re: H4 headlights and relays
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 17 Jul 2004 18:03:48 -0600
"Can anybody share their opinions on whether or not I need to install a new headlight relay? Any thoughts on the best source of...
Re: Relay polarity
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:20:54 -0400
...It uses an SPST relay, with no 87a (NC) contact. >The website http://www.the12volt.com/relays/relays.asp says that it >doesn't...
Re: horn relay?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:38:22 -0400
Only dual-horn Vanagons had relays and since no American Vanagons came with dual horns, it stands to reason that American Vanagons don't...
Re: [T2] help with starter relay? (odd, see pics)
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:11:08 -0600
...Since it appears that the primary problem is power TO your starter, and that is through the broken relay, get the new relay, slap...
Re: Electrical gremlins back
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:10:34 -0500
mdrillock wrote: > The "X" relay is sticking on. It powers all that stuff but only when the > key is on. It sounds like yours...
Re: blinking coolant light with full coolant
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:08:16 -0800
Ok, for the millionth time on the list, pull the relay "43" (or 42) from relay socket number 3 of the main fuse/relay...
Relay PN question. (Load reduction relay. 81 Westy)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:48:01 -0700
...I replaced exsisting "Schier" 12V 40 amp relay P/N: 171 937 503 with a 12V 40 Amp VW/Audi relay PN: 141 951...
Re: Headlight upgrade?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 28 Jan 2015 09:39:10 -0500
> Do they come with wiring instructions for relays? Yes. (The relay kits do, that is - not the headlights alone if you do not buy...
Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:34:46 -0800
The way you solve the draindown problem is to connect the relay actuation circuit to the alternator idiot light circuit. That way the relay...
Re: Battery Relay for Aux. Battery.
Historical mailing list
Thu, 28 Nov 1996 14:10:24 +0200
The battery relay for AUX. batteries is only for disconnecting it from the primary battery in that way, that the starter battery can not...
Re: Horns, improvements
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:17:12 -0700
Too bad that link doesn't show just a plain 4 pin relay of the most common type and what I used. It shows...
Re: A/C 3rd Stage Relay? was lower front grill.... RESOLUTION
Historical mailing list - ron johnson
Sat, 5 Jun 2010 11:59:48 -0700
...uggh! To try to get a look at the relay/fuse, I dropped the fuse block down and could then see the relay sitting...
Re: Load Reduction Relay
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:09:31 -0700
...I can't remem now where I read 'low E relay' because there were so many posts I read last night. Now I get...
Re: Power Steering Relay
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 15:00:18 EST
In a message dated 1/28/01 11:03:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, al_knoll@PACBELL.NET writes: <<...The PS relay and the...
Re: [Syncro] Headlight relay upgrade?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sun, 4 Jan 2004 11:16:01 EST
...The load feed to the relays can be tapped at one of the spare "P" terminals of the fuse/relay panel. Also, although it...
Re: Relay #4 - what does it do?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 23:15:21 -0700
...The relay had the number 19 upside > down. > > Tach pulses sound about right - does that spot get a relay if I add a > tach...
Re: Weekender Second Battery Question
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:56:03 -0700
Yes, the relay should close (join the two batteries) when the engine is on and battery voltages should be equal since batteries in parallel...
Re: where is seatbelt warning relay
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:55:26 -0800
...Warning Relay Mark, is the seat belt relay buzzer the same as the oil warning buzzer I ask because the PO had removed the...
Re: Question about hard start relay
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 19 Jun 2021 19:35:16 -0500
...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: '87 syncro not getting fuel.
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:18:42 -0400
Craig you could jumper the relay connections to see if this makes your fuel pump run. Then you should know that the problem is...
Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
Historical mailing list - River Clan
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:59:19 -0800
...The blue wire > controls the existing relay. You can branch it over to also control > your relay but a better way is to branch...
Re: Now: long term wear horn relay. Was: Horn installation
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:40:32 -0700
hi Neil, very good idea about sealing the relay with silicon.... thanks I came across this.... for those who are not willing to do...
FS: intermittant adjustable wiper relays for Vanagons (allows u to custom set it
Historical mailing list
Mon, 1 Mar 2010 03:41:44 EST
...these are intermittant programmable wiper relays, otherwise known as the "99 relay" this replaces your stock intermittant #19 wiper relay and allows you to...
Re: "Relayed" Headlights Out-drama over
Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
Sun, 30 Mar 2003 21:58:19 EST
Hey Bob Is that the BUSS aroma I smell ? You might feel those relay's and if they are hot you can always move...
Re: Refrigerator and water pump circuits
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 10 Nov 2013 07:00:22 -0500
OK, I can do this but I would like to know if you want the keep the relay or discard the relay ? I always...
Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:49:32 -0500
If the relay activates the solenoid, the relay is fine. Most likely your starter is feeling its age. I had one of mine rebuilt...
Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:36:34 -0500
...hence the "Smart" relay designation. Mike Michael Elliott wrote: > Thanks for that, Mike. > > Using the van's ALT light as a trigger to close...
Re: still cranks, won't start
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:09:37 -0800
...From there it runs to the relay box. It triggers the ECU power relay, (next to the FP relay). The ECU controls the FP...
Load Reduction Relay/X-Contact Info
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 27 Feb 2002 15:40:01 -0500
Looking for a basic primer on the Load Reduction Relay and the X-contact ignition switch. How does they act when the go bad...
Battery cutout relay wiring question
Historical mailing list - John Koloen
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 05:52:15 -0500
I've got a question about the wiring for the battery cutout relay. I'm using a Bosch 40 amp headline relay. I've...
Re: #99 intermittant programmable wiper relays
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:29:48 -0500
Some SOB around here removes the door handles and relays from every VW that hits the U-pull yard. Yer lucky to be able...
Re: Isolator, where to put it?
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 17:51:54 -0600
Hi Harold, Thanks for the enlightenment about the relays. One more big problem I have is in my bentley on page 97.4 (how...
Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:32:08 -0800
...The HO2S relay is not part of the relay panel anyway, though it clips to it externally. The Power relay and FP relays can...
more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:55:17 -0700
...All are totally fine. Strange note… if i bridge the fuel pump relay the pump runs fine. BUT if i bridge the power relay...
Re: Quick fuel pump relay question
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:50:38 -0700
...Am I looking at the correct relays? Is the #53 a newer replacement for them? They appear to both be 40 amp relays, but...