Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 21:53:25 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: D15 connector revealed
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Spade fuses start in 1986 in Vanagons.
Up to, and including 1985 ..
they are the old cermaic things with strip of metal going down the side.
those older fuses are prone to making poor contact on their ends.
The way I check them ...
I energize each circuit, and test for voltage on the tab at each end of the
fuse. ..
if there's power at both spots..the fuse is conducting.
I always twist them ...to help the ends make contact.
I spray them briefly with WD-40.
I never leave the plastic cover on ..
as they do better with ventilation ..
I have seen moisture, and even liquid water collect in those plsastic
covers.
Much better to leave it off.
just 'looking at them' ...visual inspection ....lets you see the fuse is not
blown..
but doesn't tell you if it's conducting really.
It's the one important upgrade 85's didn't get.
( there are two kinds of 85's btw...early ones with metal coolant pipes, the
older style throttle switches, and stamp lower front control arms in the
suspension, a few even have the old style < and weak > parking brake handle.
Later 85's have plastic coolant pipes, a 2.1 style throttle switch, and
cast lower control amrs, and they always have the improved parking brake
handle. )
( the front brakes are a different style starting in 86 too. )
scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: D15 connector revealed
>I believe early (aircooled 80-81) Vanagons had bus fuses like the
>Baywindows, but later ones (with water cooled engines, whether diesel or
>gas) have the spade fuses.
>
> On Nov 7, 2011, at 7:51 PM, Courtney Hook wrote:
>
>> Do vanagons have spade type fuses?? I have a baywindow, so am wondering
>> if
>> this would be useful in my continuing draw problem I'm tracking down?
>> Would
>> the connectors fit across my old style VW fuse box in my 77 Westy?
>> Thanks
>> Courtney
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Loren Busch" <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 6:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: D15 connector revealed
>>
>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Kenneth Lewis
>>> <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Picked this up at Harbor Freight
>>>>
>>>> http://www.harborfreight.com/20-amp-automotive-fuse-circuit-tester-67725.html
>>>> I have found it to be helpful working on this kind of problem.
>>>> Ken
>>>>
>>>
>>> That looks like the perfect tool for tracking down battery draw when
>>> everything is supposed to be off. I'm getting one.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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