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• Re: mystery connector coming off rear heater circuit on my '84
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:50:38 -0700
  ...However the 86 shows fuses for possibly Aux heater fuse 1 Aux heater fuse 2 Emergency horn system Central locking Power windows Butt warmer...
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 4 Jun 2020 16:28:16 -0400
  ...Would this cause the fuse to blow? The small fan has a three pin connector and internal resistor. It uses a 30 amp fuse...
• Re: Fuses
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:46:02 -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: Battery Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 12:24:36 EST
  Steve; I do not think one fuse/breaker will do what you require. These devices should be matched to the load they are protecting...
• Re: A/C Fuse Bentley pg 87.4
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:49:11 -0400
  ...Mine melted the fuse and fried the pressure switch. I replaced the fuse and pressure switch and the fuse melted again. My problem ended...
• A/C and radiator fan issues
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 10:27:17 -0700
  ...Fixing the radiator fan was straight-forward, fuse F1 had blown. The fuse itself had bubbled and melted some of the the lower left...
• 87Syncro Overhead Fan/AC Fuses Melted
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wright
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:28:31 EDT
  ...Can I just remove the old fuse housings from their wires and get a couple of make shift 20amp fuses and housings from NAPA...
• Re: Battery dies due to excessive draw on fuse #3 (accessories)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:19:15 -0400
  ...Swapped the fusebox and it was fine for another 10 years. The late model >Vanagons use the same or very similar fusebox with flat...
• Re: Fuses
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:33:39 -0400
  ...I still love my damn van! Just search for "vw fuse" on eBay.
• Re: Electric: Where should +12V to camping fusebox and relay originate?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:57:27 -0700
  ...30 buss in the fuse panel is located at what some call the "backside" of the fuses. This power is NOT fused. The backside...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:12:50 -0700
  ...The headlight switch can't blow that fuse, it has to be something after the fuse. Yes, probably a pinched/damaged wire. Mark Chuck...
• Fuse panel remount advice
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 12:35:57 -0700
  While doing an upgrade to SA headlights this weekend I had the fuse panel dropped out. Putting it back was ... interesting? It certainly made...
• Westy Fuse Confusion
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:25:54 -0700
  What I thought was a simple "recharge the battery" thing has now turned into a possible fuse replacement. When I turn the key, the...
• Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 19:03:43 -0400
  At 05:34 PM 10/14/2012, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >If one is going to add a fuse to a circuit that could...
• Re: fuel pump fuse
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 11:09:37 -0400
  The fuel pump relay is located in the black box above the ignition coil There is no fuse for the fuel pump or the...
• Fuse for Dash Lights.. Where?? '91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Thoresen
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:11:59 -0800
  Hey I blew the fuse for my dash lights on my '91 vanagon... I looked at the fuse box but couldnt find the one...
• fuse confusion
  Historical mailing list - Jessup Coffin
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 13:44:12 -0400
  ...However, I've got a chronic fuse problem. I had to disconnect my 12v lighter because it's burning out the fuse. The same...
• Re: 758227.jpg
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:35:26 -0500
  ...Each operation of the lamp circuit is fused individully, so if there was an overload the fuse would fry before the wire. << Can you...
• Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Mon, 12 May 2008 17:23:58 -0700
  ...I blew the fuse and soldered the Aux power wire onto the lower spade of the fuse. You have to dig away some of...
• Re: Fuse Box 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:36:14 -0400
  At 01:52 PM 6/22/2013, Jon Durham wrote: >I'd like to know if there is a fuse box with blade fuses...
• Mega-fuse? (between batteries)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:20:03 -0800
  ...I took good care to protect this big hot wire from chafing but it has no fuse yet. So I found a fuse at...
• CONFUSION
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:24:27 -0000
  ...Routine checking a month ago discovered the fuse being blown. I replaced the fuse. A week ago I found the fuse being blown again...
• Re: Fuses for fridge
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 29 May 2000 14:00:08 -0400
  ...What amp fuses go in the little fuse holder > > behind the drivers seat on the pillar for the fridge?? Mine are removed, > > and want...
• The case of the shrinking fuse
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 May 2015 16:24:11 +0000
  ...An examination of the fuse box showed that number 7 fuse was shriveled to the point that it had not blow but had shrunk...
• Re: Fuse Size for Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 00:58:57 +0200
  ...Mourkas" wrote: > What would be an appropriate size fuse to use at the battery? Tony, It is not difficult to calculate what fuse you...
• Re: Fuse Box Blues
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 25 May 2001 13:10:17 -0700
  Tis not the case Gerald my fuse box cover lists what I wrote down below but does not include the fuse values. Joel however...
• Re: Elec. Questions/Auxiliary Battery/
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:41:00 -0400
  ...To avoid confusion in the future, you may wish to insert a dummy fuse (say a non- working blown fuse) with a tag attached...
• Re: Interior lights out
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 9 Sep 2014 10:10:52 -0500
  ...Looks like my #3 fuse is > OK at the fuse block under the dash. I don't know where else to look. > Anyone have...
• Re: Surepower 1315 was Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:07:12 -0700
  When I installed my aux battery, I found that the wire (#12 IIRC) that WAS supplying 12V from fuse box rearward to the fridge...
• Re: 85 Vanagon; Wiper fuse blowing
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:40:01 -0800
  ...It is sticking and drawing more current than usual to try to turn it, causing the fuse to blow. Z --- Lorraine Rios <Riomelillo@AOL...
• Where to find GBC (European) fuseholder
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:29:16 -0400
  I'm adding a few circuits here and there in my '85Westfalia, and I'd like to keep the same style fuses as original...
• Re: help with headlight/relay
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 16:23:34 -0700
  My experience was that it's so crowded behind the fuse box that you can knock lots of stuff loose when you push it...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:16:21 -0400
  You should NEVER swap up to the next size fuse, when any type of circuit fault causes the correct size fuse to keep blowing...
• 7 1/2 vs 8 amp fuse
  Historical mailing list - karen d
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:29:55 -0700
  I'm having a hard time finding 8 amp fuse from local auto or hardware store...they stock the 7/12 amp size. Can...
• Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:27:29 -0600
  Hi, I'm after the locations of the relays.� The fuses are well documented, even on the fuse panel cover on my 1991. The...
• help with headlight/relay
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 19:15:43 -0400
  ...Got two 40 Amp relays and connected one to fuse #4 (lowbeam), the other one to fuse #6 (highbeam) . The hot wires were attached...
• Re: Headlight upgrade questions
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:15:49 -0700
  On 9 Sep 2002, at 14:54, Bill N wrote: > If the fuse protected the wires before, it will still do it. The wire...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:41:02 -0800
  ...Start with a normal fuse box. Then, later, they needed some more fuses, so they added an extension to the fusebox. Nevermind that it...
• Fuse Box Diagram
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Mar 1997 20:57:06 -0500
  Does anyone have the fuse box diagram for an 86 vanagon gl?
• Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:19:48 -0800
  Michael, Glad to hear that you got this electrical problem taken care of, but you stated that VW started with a NORMAL fuse box...
• Re: Need help on wiring
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:56:10 -0700
  ...According my my Bentley, the two fuses are wired: The first fuse, called S23, is fed by a Red 1.5mm wire which comes...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:20:59 -0700
  Along those lines, I instantly blew the fuse for the brake light circuit when I connected up my little trailer and tested the lighting...
• I smell a wiring a burnin'
  Historical mailing list - digest Herbie Dave
  Thu, 30 May 2002 23:41:15 EDT
  ...There are four wires, two connected to one 30 amp fuse and the other to another fuse. All wires were crip on female connectors...
• Advice on installing a battery isolator and wiring please
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Hockin
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:17:04 -0700
  ...Do the positive cables attached to the Batteries have fuses on them (other than the fuse panel) or would I be better to add...
• Re: 12V supply to Fridge and Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Babbitt, Timothy
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 11:35:55 -0500
  ...the white wire is cut, the red one has the other 1/2 of the fuse holder. The fuse holder is corroded, the fuse...
• Re: electrical question - ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:00:46 -0700
  ...Then you are using a fused circuit and one that if the fuse blows it has no effect on important vehicle functions. For 86...
• Re: 64 Headligh switch
  Historical mailing list - Bill Moseley
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 09:26:51 -0700
  I had my fuse box out and a friend put it back in before road trip from Idaho to Portland in my '64. At...
• fuse confusion
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:33:26 -0800
  I'm having no luck finding the fuse panel description in my book. In the "Do it yourself" section in the back it says...
• Re: Looking for S42 Cooling Fan Fuse ???
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:47:22 EDT
  ...The fuse is on the lower edge of the relay socket and does not look like a normal fuse. It is just a strip...
• '84-'85 wiper fuse problems
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 19:19:17 -0500
  ...Upon inspecting the fuse box, the place where the fuse for the wipers goes is melted. Just that one spot. I find this odd...
• Re: Light on auxilliary battery - easy procedure
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:44:13 -0700
  ...2) Remove the two phillips fuse box screws at the bottom of the fusebox and carefully lower fuse box. 3) Find the pair of...
• Re: What fuse are the brake lights on?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 06:14:14 -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...
• Re: ## found it: automatic reset fuses for A/C system
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 07:17:24 -0600
  TinkerMan wrote: > Hello Volks! > > A while back I posted my solution to the nagging 50A > A/C fuse problem (notably the fuse burning at...
• Re: 73 Safare update - curtains/cabinets/carpet/CB/cool!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 95 16:17:58 EDT
  ...Also, > the fuse didn't just blow, the entire strip of metal was missing! I > figure the fuse must have had a bad contact...
• Re: Interior lights out
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 11:20:04 -0400
  ...Looks like my #3 fuse is > OK at the fuse block under the dash. I don't know where else to look. > Anyone have...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 14:37:55 -0500
  Holy Toledo ! How could I be so stupid !! ....that was it ! The fuse under the drivers seat.Well ... I was able to change the...
• Re: Blown fuse
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:07:50 -0700
  ...Blown fuse 84 wolfy Westy Last fall I blew fuse #8 (interior lights, cig lighter, and stop lights), now when I try to replace...
• 1986 Vanagon GL - Central Locking
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:26:19 -0800
  ...I have found wiring diagrams that say that the fuse for the main power for these doors is 'inline' rather than in the fuse...
• Re: Hazards not working properly 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 19:55:17 -0700
  Check fuse #9. (turn signals use a different fuse) If not that fuse then you might need to provide details about any modifications to...
• Re: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 08:37:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I put fuse blocks in before the light switch, and the windsheild wipers, with 30A fuses. The only time they blew was when we...