Yes, fuse #8 provides a way to do it on earlier models but since the
type of fuse holder is different, a male spade won't plug in there in
place of the fuse like it does in 86+ models. Just a minor additional
challenge.

One other important point to note is that fuse #8 also runs the BRAKE
lights on pre 86 models. Not a big worry as long as the aux battery is
installed and holding a charge but a possible safety issue to be aware of.

Running the wire under the carpet from the aux batt to the dash is no
big danger as long as you put a proper fuse at the battery end.

Mark

Harmon Seaver wrote:

>On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 16:10:41 -0700, mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
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>>It is very easy to move that stuff to the aux battery. You don't even
>>need to pull the fuse block down. Put it back, checking that you did not
>>loosen any of the connections on the back side.
>>
>>All you need to do is remove fuse #3 and LEAVE IT OUT.
>>Then put a male spade connector on the #12 wire you ran up to that area.
>>Then plug that male spade into the BOTTOM slot where fuse #3 was pulled
>>from.
>>You are done.
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>>This only works on 1986 and newer. Be sure to put a fuse on the #12
>>wire, right near the aux battery.
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>   Are you sure this won't work with the earlier vans as well -- except that
>it's fuse 8 instead of 3? When I remove fuse 8 on my '82, the stereo, cig
>lighter, and light over the sink all go dead, and from looking at the Bently
>wiring diagram, I don't think anything else is affected.
>   My biggest problem is getting the wire up from my battery under the rear
>seat to the fuse panel. I hate having it dangling underneath, but can't
>figure out any way to get it thru the inside unless I lay it under the
>carpet but that seems like a short just waiting to happen.
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