Date:         Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:59:19 -0800
Reply-To:     River Clan <ri@RIVERCLAN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         River Clan <ri@RIVERCLAN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
Comments: To: mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To:  <44243C1D.4070104@earthlink.net>
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Unfortunately my vanagon didn't start life as a westfalia, but as a
sunroof.... so I don't have that factory relay and that blue wire.

Looked at the Bentley, and couldn't find a thing. Is there anything
under the dash on standard vanagon that I can grab from?

Thanks for your assistance.

Ri



On Mar 24, 2006, at 10:36 AM, mark drillock wrote:

> If you have an 82-91 Westy the blue alternator charging wire is
> available under the driver's seat. These years of Camper almost all
> have a relay already  there for either the fridge or for the dual
> battery that came in 85-87 Wolfsburg poptop models. The blue wire
> controls the existing relay. You can branch it over to also control
> your relay but a better way is to branch over from the output of
> the existing relay to control the new relay. This way the new relay
> does not add to the load on the blue wire, but is controlled by it.
>
> Mark
>
> River Clan wrote:
>
>> Wow!
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>> Thanks Mark! That makes total sense.
>>
>> I hope that alternator wire is available in the cab, cuz running
>> wires to the engine compartment in a westy is really hard.
>>
>> I'll open up my Bentley today and see if I can track it down.
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Ri
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