Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:34:44 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
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If one is going to add a fuse to a circuit that could leave you dead in
a heavy downpour at night say ..
it seems more logical to use a Circuit Breaker where it's easily accessed..
say just inside the license plate door ( making it an anti-theft device
also ) .
or perhaps an Automatic Circuit Breaker ..
it resets itself when it the load is removed. They look like a small
box with two stud terminals on top. Common part at a FLAPS.
I hope non-stock modifications like this are well documented for the
vehicle.
More modern cars such as typical japanese ones , including Subaru, have
Slow Blow Fuses at the fuse box.
My guess is that those are there to protect the 'must have' circuits
that VW decided to leave unfused.
Has anyone ever worked on a dead car when the reason for the deadness
was a modification or anti-theft device that no one told you about ?
It's lots of fun.
I have yet to see a seriously electrically modified vanagon where there
are wiring diagrams showing the mods as part of the van's papers and
documentation. Makes for 'good fun' for the next owner , and shops.
lol. I know of one high end van ..the only real solution to its
various electrical issues is to take most of it apart and start all over.
On 10/14/2012 1:05 PM, neil n wrote:
> Since the mouse in the wheel (aka my brain) is currently very focused
> on the rain water coming through my kitchen ceiling, I'm not going to
> suggest what one might choose to do with their Vanagon wiring.
> But......
>
> As was suggested to me by another lister, I see in Bentley that the
> 1.9 wiring to junction post "21", is different than the 2.1
>
> If anyone is curious of all this, would suggest searching David
> Beierl's posts for more info.
>
> Neil.
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 10:45 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> The 2.1 WBX has B+ running to a threaded stud in the driver side
>> junction box on firewall. David had had an issue with the B+ wire(s)
>> running to that box on his (1.9?). He suggested that adding a fuse to
>> the supply wire to this post is not a bad idea. I did so.
>>
>> Caveat: if this fuse blows, the engine stops. (power stops flowing to
>> the ECU relay. Same for 1.9?)
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
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