Not quite sure how it  worked, but I also had a battery drain in my '82 Diesel.
It cleared up just fine when I converted to a gas  motor. The Bentley Manual is
THE resource for this  vehicle, got mine from the Bus Depot for $69.00. good
luck.

JAMIE wrote:

> I'm recently the new proud owner of an '82 vanagon diesel. I am having a
> little trouble finding resources covering this model as most 1982 vanagons
> were of the air cooled variety.
> I need info covering the motor and the electrical system as I have a severe
> battery drain problem and some help on the correct fuse block schematics.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!   jamie foust