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• Re: Black Box Relay question
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:05:24 -0400
  The fuel pump relay is inboard, closer to the engine. On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 2:24 PM, John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com...
• Re: Headlight Wiring and Relays
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:18:43 -0500
  The Relay part # is 141-951-253-B The Plate that clips the relay to the block is 161-937-501-B Make sure...
• Re: Optima Batteries
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:47:49 -0800
  The problem with the relay is not that it will cause charging problems, but rather that it is undersized to safely handle the potential...
• Re: Strange no start problem - still having issues
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:25:56 -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...
• Re: Melted ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:24:35 -0700
  thank you Neil, *Did a wire come loose from a relay unrelated to the headlight circuits and upgrade parts? * - No, no loose wire on...
• Re: Wire connectors for relay blocks
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Mon, 9 May 2016 13:15:20 -0700
  ...I have some relay blocks scavenged from early > Vanagons but I would like to replace the connectors to eliminate wiring > splices. Using the relay...
• Re: headlights delay off was Re: Warning Lights Audible Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Tue, 25 May 2010 18:56:42 -0700
  ...Most of us > are using headlight relays anyway... right? > > your not suing relays Mr. Squirrel? No sir. I am pursuing no cases against relays...
• seat belt relay location
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:36:34 -0600
  ...Where would the seat belt warning relay (Bentley 97.115) be, if I still have one? Is it one of the unidentified positions (97...
• Anyone has the Healight relay wiring diagram?
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 17:25:13 -0800
  Hello! Could anyone p-mail me a scan of the wiring diagram/instructions of the installation of a headlight relay? I don't have...
• part # help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 09:53:50 -0400
  I am looking for a fuel pump relay for my Digifant II set up. The relay is a Kracker, I wish it was a...
• Re: 4 pin fuel pump relay(s) question.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:59:07 -0700
  ...4 pin fuel pump relay(s) question. > > Hi Scott. > > 3rd relay is for the HO2S (heated O2 sensor) > > The Jetta uses a fancy schmansy...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:13:12 -0800
  ...There is hardly any way he would change the fuel pump relay logic in his subaru conversion. The ecu still supplies grnd for the...
• Re: Hot Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:40:55 -0800
  If you have an 85-87 Wolfy Westy, or any Vanagon with a factory aux battery relay, as well as some Westy fridge relay...
• Re: some general vanagon questions
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 23:23:05 -0700
  ...can i use the original horn wires to switch the relay if > i put the relay down by the horn? or can i use...
• Re: Quick, cheap and easy headlight relay
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 05:26:55 +0800
  ...For the first, if use a relay socket, it is easy to either replace the relay or install a temporary jumper between terminal 87...
• 99 Intermittent wiper function failure cause.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:24:31 -0800
  ...On my '81, I installed a 99 relay into the stock wiper relay position. It worked fine but recently became intermittent. Relay was properly...
• HELP with wiring VW foglight switch to Hella 500's in 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 20:55:29 -0400
  ...My 85 Westy only has an 'extra' relay slot in position #2 and the Hella relay that came with my kit doesn't fit...
• Gas Heater Relay?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 14:36:14 -0800
  ...Can anyone confirm that this relay socket (image): http://tinyurl.com/qasbzgc is for the gas heater? If not, what was it for? I...
• Re: 86 Westy Electrical Questions/Problems
  Historical mailing list - K & K
  Wed, 4 Sep 1996 20:24:55 -0400
  ...The items you listed are probably >controlled by the load reduction relay. What you have to determine is, did >the relay quit working? Did...
• Re: Fog Light wire fire, help!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 23:35:12 -0700
  ...Does the relay pin that goes into relay socket 7 pin 1 correspond to the ground pin of the relay? 3. Does the relay...
• Re: Dual Battery Relay - Part 2 (long)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 18:35:24 -0800
  ...Dual Battery Relay - Part 2 (long) >Hi Volks, >How to install the battery cut out relay. Second part. >I already posted a list of...
• glow plug sender relay
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 11:18:06 -0600 (MDT)
  Hello vanagon gang, Have any of you diesel people out there changed your glow plug sender relay? I believe mine is faulty since my...
• Where is the best place for battery cut-out relay?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 07:50:36 -0400
  ...However, the archives reveal that many Vanagonians have their cut-out relay under their driver's seat. So who is right? Were the relays...
• Re: Relays for headlight circuit upgrade...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 11:04:39 -0700
  Last time I bought relays was from CarToys. I got 50amp relays (new) for $5 each. Deal. Bought several just for kicks. They always...
• headlights and relays oh my -- Part II fuse panel relay
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 14:33:55 -0700
  ...He told me there is a relay already in place in the fuse panel. The relay is $27.00 so it appears the on...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:49:46 -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...
• fuel pump relay problems?!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 16:51:31 EST
  Thanks to all that sent me their advice on my relay problem. I just have some more info. 1) Both of the relays in...
• Replacing wiring into glow plug relay?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:17:24 -0700
  A simple question which probable applies to wiring in to *any* relay, but my problem right now is with the glow plug relay: The...
• Re: Horn installation
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:44:53 -0700
  ...IIRC, I mounted my horn relay up a little higher than some might, applied dielectric grease to the relay base to protect connectors et...
• Double Relay ?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 3 May 2002 19:30:25 EDT
  After checking out why the fuel pump won't turn on i checked the double relay in the back driver side (in the engine...
• Relay Test Method
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 12 May 2002 19:21:48 -0700
  David, Can you give me the method to test relays out of the vehicle? I have acquired a number of relays from Vanagons I...
• Re: hissing relays?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:04:45 -0700
  Your brake booster is in roughly the same location as the relays, that may be where your hissing is coming from. Don ----- Original Message...
• Horn don't toot
  Historical mailing list - Donald Welch
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 16:14:58 -0600
  ...Traced the hot wire back to a relay and thought ah-ha the horn relay is bad. Only to find out (via Bus Depot...
• Re: Headlight Wiring and Relays
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:31:05 -0500
  Why not just make your own wiring and relays the directions are on Frank C 's site. I just made mine for $15 VW...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:39:55 -0800
  ...Fuel pump relay cutout switch The 3 wire options mentioned are all at the VW ECU wiring relay box which he may no longer...
• Re: 79 Bus with 81 engine - Hot Start issue
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:14:16 -0400
  The spring that separates the contacts in a relay is very weak. It seems to me that the spring that returns an ignition switch...
• Re: Load Reduction Relay/X-Contact Info
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:09:37 -0500
  At 03:40 PM 2/27/2002, Jay L Snyder wrote: >Looking for a basic primer on the Load Reduction Relay and the X...
• Re: Wiper Relay Was: Wiper motor does not auto park
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:24:16 -0700
  On a semi-related note, look for intermittent wiper relays with "99." on the top. These are programmable-delay intermittent wiper relays. Most likely...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:16:58 -0400
  You could install a relay on the parking light circuit just like you would for the low beam headlight circuit. The relay can be...
• Re: 1989 Fog light wiring in harness?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:31:37 -0500
  ...The fuse/relay panel is set up for the relay. You need wiring from the switch (available at VW dealers and our online vendors...
• Re: Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 05:42:50 -0800
  ...Putting in the headlight relays thus protects more than the headlight circuit. Mark John Rodgers wrote: > Sounds good to me. Headlight relays, started relays...
• Re: Fridge Not Working on DC -- Is it the relay?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 16:25:06 -0400
  Assuming you wiring is stock, the fridge only gets power from the relay when the alternator is actually charging. With the engine not running...
• Re: Refridgerator Relay Wiring Confusion
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 12:34:19 -0700
  Jay, Your answers are embedded below: >There apprears to be some confusion as to the wire sizes feeding the >refridgerator relay. In my '85...
• Cranks but now, STARTS!
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:26:35 -0700
  ...Turns out, it was the power supply relay, the outboard one, in the box above the coil. Several people suggested the usual culprits, ECU...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:25:05 -0800
  The 3 wire options mentioned are all at the VW ECU wiring relay box which he may no longer have or which may have...
• Re: Testing relays
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 27 May 2000 10:14:32 -0700
  Most of the relays that I have all are labeled the same way. I don't know if this is some german standard or...
• Re: relay cost question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 18:37:42 -0600
  Go to an RV store and check out their battery isolation relays. I'll bet you can get one for about $20. Then install...
• Re: relay cost question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 05:48:25 EST
  ...relay cost question The relay for the fridge set-up is available at most electronics stores much cheaper. It is just a simple 40...
• Re: HICCUPS, HICCUPS, HICCUPS!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 07 Sep 94 12:34:43 EDT
  One guy swears this problem can be fixed by putting a rubber band around the relays in the relay box in your syncro in...
• Re: Jetta Power Supply relay questions (Vanagon conversion) PIC of wiring diagram.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:28:19 -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: '91 Starting Issues
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:22:19 -0700
  ...I've used both an OEM Bosch relay and a generic relay. Both were 12 volt single-pole relays. I also note that this...
• Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 11 May 2017 10:10:44 -0700
  Some of the VW car fuel pump relays have an rpm/tach signal connection and this is used to shutdown the fuel pump if...
• Re: FS: plug and play intermittant programmable/adjustable wiper relays for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:56:20 -0700
  ...these are the factory volkswagen > intermittant > programmable wiper relays. simply pull out your #19 relay in your > fusebox > and replace it with this one...
• Where's the coolant relay on a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:22:52 -0600
  This weekend I pulled the #42 relay and my coolant light still blinked, making me think it was indeed the relay at fault. After...
• 1990 Blinking Coolant Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:23:43 -0800
  ...With your year the simple experiment is to pull the relay marked "43" out of socket 3 of the main relay/fuse panel. (sometimes...
• Eurospec problems
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 08:36:39 -0700
  Well, the shorter wire to the relays didn't fix the hot start problem. I now think the problem is in the curcuit that...
• re Aux. Battery Isolator Relay
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 01:15:38 -0700
  ...I don't know about your refrigerator relay though - the one I used was an X relay specied for a Rabbit. It was rated...
• here's How to Wire Headlights with Relays for Higher Wattage Bulbs
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:41:16 EST
  ...chris ----------------------------snip------------------------- How to Wire Headlights with Relays for Higher Wattage Bulbs Parts you need to do this: 2- 40 Amp Relays 4- Rolls...
• Re: FRIDGE MOD. 12V electrical idea + question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:11:34 -0400
  ...85 of relay. This activates relay so switch inside closes and allows 12V to go to heating element. Engine on: relay on. Engine off...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:34:54 -0700
  The 5th pin labeling of various OEM VW 5 pin relays does not comport to the diagrams in that link. Use of a generic...