There are 2 places I would use to get 12 volts in a waterboxer engine compartment. The 13mm wiring nut on the alternator has a direct connection to the battery. Another and better protected spot is inside the black box on the driver's side front edge of the compartment. There is a metal stud inside with a few red wires to it. This stud always has 12 volts to it as one of the red wires comes from the previously mentioned 13mm nut on the alternator. No matter what, use a properly sized fuse placed very near to the source you pick if you plan to leave a wire connected. Mark Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > > I think that one can take 12 volts from the coil, but the key must be > "on" (but not necessarily the engine). For the timing light, engine 'on' > should work fine. > > I too want to run 12 volts to the rear of the van for a rear shower (with > "shower curtain" hanging from the opened rear lid). I had planned to > tap into the wires that go to my Westy kitchen water reservoir water > pump, and run wires back from there and out under the rear westy > closet. FWIW, I plan to order another westy submersible sink- > reservoir water pump and use that for the shower. That way I can > submerge the pump into any! container and flip a switch for the > shower. At least that's my plan. > > Please keep me/us informed as to how you actually do it. Malcolm > > > Anyone know a good place to tap 12v from the engine compartment of an > > 84. I have a timing light that needs it, and I want to run power to a > > pump that will provide a shower head at the rear of the vehicle Thanks > > in advance Phil |
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