Actually the ground for the fridge relay is done through the starter solenoid. Two reasons for this. The fridge relay will be disabled while starting, (overkill) and the back feed just as the engine starts and before you release the key helps kick start the alternator. Tough to explain but that is the way it works. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of neil N Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 3:00 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Bentley wiring typo? Hi all. I'm sorting out my hand brake "turns off" engine issue. Dennis Haynes kindly wrote and indicated a lack of a fridge relay might the problem. I'll connect the fridge relay from my 182A downstream from the blue wire to aux battery relay to see if it helps. I'm using the '81 camper wiring diagram, but in checking "camper" wiring, I'm curious about 97.32e of Bentley. It shows "to ignition/starter switch terminal 50" from 85 and "To alternator terminal D+" from 86. Does the ground for the relay coil come from the case of the relay? I only have a 182A fridge relay in hand. (plastic case) Just curious. Thanks, Neil.
-- Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engi nes http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.