Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:53:00 -0700
Reply-To: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Battery dies due to excessive draw on fuse #3 (accessories)
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Could be the fuse box itself. I had a problem very similar to this in my '85 Jetta years back - I
kept pulling fuses trying to find the current drain, and when I found it, couldn't trace it outside
the fusebox. Swapped the fusebox and it was fine for another 10 years. The late model
Vanagons use the same or very similar fusebox with flat brass conductors - I'm told moisture
can lead to minute current leaks with age.
On 25 Sep 2007 at 21:16, Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
> I have an annoying problem on my '87 Westy GL, where the current draw on
> my accessory circuit (fuse #3 powered continuously) is enough to kill the
> battery in week's time. I leave the fuse out and it's fine. This fuse
> powers the radio, cigarette lighter and the dome light. At first I assumed it
> was the radio display backlight (always on), so I rewired the power to the
> key-in-ignition circuit. There's nothing in the lighter socket (sometimes I
> plug in my VW solar charger), and the dome light isn't on. The Bentley manual
> mentions that the central locking has some sort of interface with this circuit,
> but it doesn't show any and I don't see how it would. It has it's own fuse.
> Anyone?
>
> Mike B.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Forhan" <fourwdvw@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 8:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Help with central locking system.
>
>
> >I found this article at the gowesty site very helpful:
> > http://gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=314
> >
> > You don't need to remove the entire panel, just the
> > area towards the rear. Remove the rear vent on the
> > door if you have one (two screws I think) and then
> > gently pull on the panel - you can use a putty knife
> > or similar to find the panel clips, that pull out
> > easily once you get a feel for it.
> >
> > If you are going to do these sorts of projects you
> > really should buy the Bentley workshop manual, I find
> > it very helpful for understanding how things are put
> > together, so I can take them apart.
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > --- Kai Mei <kai@NEWCLEAR.US> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> a. how do you remove the door panel?
> >>
> >> b. The drivers door won't lock (even when closed)
> >> AND the slider
> >> won't unlock... the actuator (or spring?) keeps
> >> locking the door
> >> right after you unlock or move the unlock tab up
> >> from the inside.
> >> Perhaps incidentally, the passeger door does not see
> >> to activate or
> >> respond to any actuators.
> >>
> >> Anyone familiar with this failure mode? It was
> >> working well, then not
> >> working and then working and now I have no way of
> >> locking the door, a
> >> bad idea here in brooklyn, ny.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
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