Sorry...it's an '89 woody "keep on pushin" > Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 10:07:58 -0700 > From: musomuso@GMAIL.COM > Subject: Re: Cigarette Lighter > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Hi Woody. > > What year Vanagon again? > > There should be an OEM connector between wire from fuse box and > various loads. Bentely shows connector having red wires in-out. Maybe > came loose? > > Or, PO + wiring to stereo is also a junction to cig socket etc? Maybe > that junction came loose? > > Is ground ok? (at "star" near above fuse panel) > > Neil. > > On 4/9/14, vw woody <vwwoody@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > ....Well, the wires are barely long enough for > > me to crimp on the connectors needed to combine the 2 brown wires and the 2 > > red wires.I didn't feel like removing the stereo.In pulling the wires out of > > the dash to crimp on the female connectors I must have pulled something > > loose. For the life of me I cannot figure out which connection I messed up. > > This circuit is suppose to be hot at all times, #3 fuse is fine. Replaced it > > anyway. I now have no power to everything on the #3 fuse ( interior > > lights,clock,radio, lighter) Any help would be VERY much appreciated. I > > don't ask for help very often, but this easy fix has been anything but easy > > for me. At this point I could run a whole new wire , but I would rather keep > > it stock. I don't have a good full size schematic and the Bentley schematic > > is hard for me to decipher. > > I have the instrument panel exposed, stereo out, glove box out , and fuse > > box lowered , and I can't find any loose connections. > > > > Thank you in advance !!!! > > > > woody > > "keep on pushin" > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca > > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group: > > http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej |
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