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• Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:09:00 -0400
  ...modern plug-in fuses in my '85 Westie >>(except for the auxiliary fuse box for the camper stuff, those two fuses >>are still porcelain). > >
• Re: Two fuses behind driver seat?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:32:56 -0400
  ...The pump now on the fuse box under the sink is great. That is much easier to use. Dennis we did so much on...
• Re: Water and Battery LEDs dead - fix
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 23 May 2007 16:11:42 -0700
  At the base of the B column behind driver's seat, small black box, two fuses inside. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Burdett, Jean-Pierre...
• 1986 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 07:53:09 -0400
  ...ignition switch, Hall sender, and loose things in the fuse box area. It doesn't seem to be the Hall sender (i.e., it...
• Assistance needed
  Historical mailing list - HARRY OBER
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 11:17:27 -0700
  ...While getting familiar with it the other day I discovered that the wiper speed control module that plugs in in the fuse box was...
• Re: Electrical Fire and wiring help
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 16:11:34 -0400
  ...I disconnected the AC fuse box from the alternator and replaced the battery. The radiator fan stopped and the bus starts and runs under...
• Audi 5+5 Electrical Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Jun 1995 14:41:01 -0400
  ...with 5-speed trans in light 2-door coupe body, 160 kilo-miles) seems to need a new fuse box. Any thoughts? Three circuits...
• Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Fri, 23 May 2008 22:15:36 -0400
  ...BTW I didn't know there was a fuse box cover, does anyone have a spare to sell in turd brown? Ryan
• Re: 1991 Vanagon GL passenger -- Fuses 12 and 13 Good, but things don't work
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:07:22 -0800
  I'd suggest to clean all the ground connections and the ground trees behind the fuse box using a mix of baking soda/water...
• 88 Electrical/ light questions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Dierze
  Wed, 12 May 1999 17:16:47 GMT
  ...What is that small fuse box behind the drivers seat? It has one normal bus fuse and something else on the other side. Also...
• Re: amber verse cleard relays
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 01:29:04 EST
  ...fuse box connections and grounds, run an additional 8 guage wire from > the alternator up front to the battery and possibly the fuse box...
• Re: Where does Hella relay go?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:04:09 -0800
  ...on separately >> fused circuits, and did not use anything in the fuse box. >> >> Incidentally, the reason I was distracted from my fuse and relay...
• Re: Accessing back of Fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:37:14 -0800
  ...it, since the fuse/relay panel is so much easier to remove and replace...now. OLTECO Ari Ollikainen P.O. BOX 3688 Networking Technology...
• Re: Faulty Switch or Relay?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 19:37:31 -0500
  ...The PO tod me to push on the fuse box if I needed the wipers... ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Doss To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Hooking up interior lights to Aux. Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:01:03 -0400
  ...I've poked around the fuse box and these lights don't seem to be tied into any of the fuses I can find...
• Re: Headlight relay kits
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jan 2016 22:24:56 -0500
  ...Then from the battery run a parallel gauge to the fuse box and tap this for the headlight feed. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• FW: Cold start problem-87 Diesel 1.6L
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:43:56 -0400
  ...The fuse is located in a 2.5cm x 2.5cm black plastic box in the motor compartment. Two wires will run to the...
• Re: Short Fused about plastic fuses
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 17:54:14 -0700
  ...Last week to my amaze, my wipers stopped working again, and when I looked at the fuse box, the fuse had completely burned thru...
• 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: VW 1301 tool/gauge checking
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 20:09:03 -0500
  ...Run an extra wire from the alternator to the fuse box. Use relays to operate headlights to increase brightness. Dennis
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 07:49:58 -0600
  And a box of 100 pairs of latex gloves. Jim On Jan 29, 2004, at 10:54 PM, Jim Arnott wrote: > Amex Card, Cell...
• Re: Fuses
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:37:40 -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...
• Plastic Parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 1996 02:07:59 -0500
  ...cover for under dash fuse box. 2. cover for rear windshield wiper resevoir. Does busboys cary this kind of stuff? -Gregg 85 Westy, 76...
• 1991 vanagon - Auxiliary Battery wiring upgrade
  Historical mailing list - KevinPGilleran
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:10:31 -0700
  ...Fuse #6 awg wire at aux battery side with a 60 amp inline fuse. This should handle any high temperature conditions that the interconnecting...
• Re: heater fan
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 15 Apr 2015 08:50:19 -0700
  ...fuse box you > > will see a legend of what the fuses are. I don't know for sure if > > there is specific fuse for...
• Re: Backup lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:08:00 -0500
  ...is. > > one of them should be getting power from the dash/fuse box area when the > key is on. > If there's power on...
• Re: Headlight Relay - Do I Really Need A New Feed?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:44:45 -0500
  ...You can run another wire from the battery > > to the fuse box but the harness from the alternator to the battery cable > > connection at...
• Re: '88 GL - Rear heater and ACJ
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:18:50 -0600
  ...Just above the fuse box to the right is the connector for the added on AC system. The AC can be isolated there. If...
• Re: interior lighting, or leaving the key on
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 1996 05:09:59 -0400
  ...Simply find a circuit on the fuse box that is hot all of the time and reconnect the circuit there. One good place is...
• Eurovan Blink codes
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 2 Jun 97 13:03:00 -0500
  ...Yes the port above the fuse box is for diagonstics. Yes there are Blink codes published. I have them. Does anyone know how to...
• Re: a/c compressor relay
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:01:32 EDT
  ...strip fuse located under it in the cabinet. This in turn gets power directly from a B+ tap in a black box located on...
• Re: New radio= dead battery?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 30 May 2012 23:36:09 -0400
  At 09:01 PM 5/30/2012, David Vickery wrote: >I believe the wiring to the stereo goes to the fuse box for the...
• Re: sharing an incident
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 12:12:01 -1000
  ...removing the fuse box cover reveals green corrosion. Don't try this at home.. and people might really criticize what I did but it...
• Mystery wiring problems
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:21:45 -0800
  ...He lengthened the ground wire to make it more manageable and grounded it to one of the fuse box mounting screws. Lights would still...
• A/C condensor cooling fan not working...'89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Adolf Birkenhouser
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:24:53 -0400
  ...I checked the 30amp fuse in the fuse box, checked the 50amp fuse terminals, eyeballed the stage 3 relay, can't find the stage...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 14:44:49 -0400
  The high speed fan uses a relay on the fuse box. Don’t remember the fuse number. Check fuse 1 also. Can also be...
• Junction box?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Jul 2011 07:07:36 -0700
  ...I wish there was sufficient room behind the fuse box to mount such a thing, but it's kind of a tightly-packed mess...
• 1991 vanagon - Auxiliary Battery wiring upgrade - completed project
  Historical mailing list - KevinPGilleran
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:57:00 -0800
  ...Fuses installed in the drivers battery compartment protect new #6 awg wire at aux battery side with two Blue Seas MAXI fuse holders and...
• Re: finding switch able power
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:29:08 -0700
  ...Looking at the back of the fuse box >I became a little overwhelmed. Can anyone point me in the right direction, >I guess I...
• turn signal self-cancelling no more........
  Historical mailing list - greg crone
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:39:41 -0700
  first thing I checked was the fuse box. Don't have any ideas on what the second thing to check would be....? 86 westy...
• Re: Wipers - Go/No-Go
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:34:36 -0700
  ...The spade connector where the wiper wiring connects to the back of the fuse box was all cruddy and rusted. We replaced it and...
• Two Fuel Pump Relays?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Johnson
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 08:46:13 -0800
  ...relays, one located in the fuse-relay panel in the cab, and the other in the plastic hinged box above the coil in the...
• 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: Rad fan testing
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:05:51 -0400
  ...On the early vans the common >> failures beside the radiator switch are the fuse, fuse box, relay for high >> speed and wiring. On the...
• Re: Whoops Re; Electrical Device
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:18:41 -0500
  ...It is a fuse box. Properly wired one fuse is powered all the time to the water pump, refrigerator fan, and indicator panel. The...
• Re: Horns
  Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 09:41:03 -0400
  ...I personally ran a heavy gauge wire to a fuse box that I placed behind the glove box. This fusebox also has provisions for...
• Re: Heater Fan blows Fuse
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:58:08 -0400
  ...Thanks! -Wes neil N wrote: > If your heat exchange box and cables are working right, I *think* you > should be able to direct fresh...
• Re: Leaky front end
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:27:32 -0700
  ...The water runs down >> from the >> front frame cross-member and drips from the area below the fuse >> box, NOT >> from the fuse box...
• Re: Second Battery Installation
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:17:36 -0400
  ...The relay will fit in either battery box. I added a fuse too. Larry in Ontario, Canada "Russell, William" wrote: > I had intended to...
• paint code for two tone dark brown and beigh 84 camper
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 10:20:40 -0500
  ...I have looked in the usual places aux batterry box under the dash by the fuse box, but I haven't had any luck...
• Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:09:02 -0700
  ...2-1989) and found that Syncros do indeed use the "modern" Fuse box/Relay plate. Not having ever owned a Syncro, I could not...
• Radiator thermo switch problem
  Historical mailing list - aj
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:17:47 -0400
  ...I do have a female connector encased in yellow plastic that is dangling in the fuse box. The wire is blue and red with...
• Re: '83 wasserboxer wiring harness melted!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:24:01 -0600
  ...Mine now has a 10 amp inline fuse inside the little relay box above the coil. I have read several others post about problems...
• leaking gas when filling
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 16:42:36 EST
  ...never had this prob with any other vw any ideas no luck with water in fuse box either yet thanks patrick 87 gon wolfs
• Re: turn signals suddenly out
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 5 May 2005 16:51:47 -0400
  When weird things (like this) happen to nice buses I suspect the ground clusters behind the fuse box. They are subject to corrosion from...
• factory auxiliary heater.
  Historical mailing list - Michel Bertin
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:58:00 -0400
  ...In the manual they explain that there is two fuses behind the glove compartement and if one of these fuses is blown I might...
• Refrigerator and water pump circuits
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 10:49:39 -0700
  ...Given the new fuse panel and ACR, I thought I would eliminate the oem relay in the aux battery box and connect the Dometic...
• Re: Very Compact Aux Fuse Panel
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:31:13 -0800
  ...Series 3 BMW autos had a little fuse box that could be had for very few shekel at auto recylers. Pensioner. On Fri, Dec...
• Testing for power draw on battery?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wasson
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 23:48:56 -0400
  ...I followed the recent thread about checking things at the fuse box, but don't really fully understand what I'm looking for. How...
• Re: Harbor Freight Circuit Tester was D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 18:17:14 -0800
  ...looks like it'll work in fuse boxes like our 86 and later vanagons have. but I might use it anywhere .. like in series...