Mine is an'87, and that sounds right. I've tightened everything and will wait and monitor.

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> On Jul 4, 2015, at 12:33 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ok. Good.
> What year Vanagon?
> 
> given your earlier comments, I assume that wire is in the right spot.
> However. To be sure, the archives, or the samba (search crazyvwvanman)
> should have info for your model year on which spot that new fused wire
> should connect to.
> A quick look at the 1987 diagram, it seems one would connect that new
> fused wire to
> B11 or B12. This being at the "front side" (load side) of fuse S3
> In OEM form, this would supply aux. battery power to radio, map light, make up
> mirror light, cig lighter etc. This is shown on 97.110 in Bentley.
> Whatever else the PO connected to this circuit, who knows?
> 
> Neil.
> 
>> On 7/4/15, Jeremy Stovin <jjstov@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> The description of the repurposing the red wire to the aux battery is spot
>> on. Right down to the male spade connector on the blade fuse socket.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Neil n
> 
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