Date:         Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:48:14 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Jetta Power Supply relay questions (Vanagon conversion) PIC
              of wiring diagram.
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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You are misreading the diagram slightly. VW built the same relay panels
to be used in more than one configuration. The relay socket is #3, since
3 is inside the dark box that labels it. The socket has 6 pins but the
relay in that diagram is only using 3 of them. Pins 4,5,6 are used while
socket pins 1,2,3 are provided for another application but nothing
connects to them in this case.

The other numbers, like 30, 85, 86, 87, etc are relay pin numbers so
5/87 says "socket pin 5 ,relay pin 87".

Mark


neil N wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I still have a no start on my conversion, so am double checking the
> wiring to added relays for Jetta ABA OBD1 into my Vanagon.
>
> In this image from Bentley (Jetta):
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/jettafinal1.jpg/jettafinal1-full;init:.jpg
>
> there are two connections " 3/86 " and " 2 " near relay, that I'm curious about.
>
> 2 appears to connect with "malfunction" light on dash.
>
> + from ignition switch (15) goes to 3/86, but 86A is negative from
> ECU. There is only an 86 on relay.
>
> I would think that they don't shard the connection!
>
> And..... it appears that 30 is supplying + to 85 of relay internally,
> so why would there be a need for "keyed" + to relay?? Relay should be
> "turned on" by negative from ECU.
>
> I'm confused.
>
> I guess the simple question is, as per the diagram, do 3/86 and 2
> actually connect to the relay?
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Neil.
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
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