Date:         Sat, 4 Jul 2015 12:46:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: sharing an incident
Comments: To: Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com>
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At a recent Camano Island campout (Joey. You on this list? you said
you'd report back if fridge was now cooling on 12V ! ha ha), I
recently helped a fellow Westy owner with his Dometic fridge; it
wasn't cooling on 12V. The issue seemed to boil down to a little
corrosion in the small dished portion at lower brass part of fuse
holder near the driver seat.

I've had good luck with the Euro type fuses at my main panel
but they are a potentially fussy thing.

Neil. Who has the parts to upgrade the horn on his '81
but has not done so!

On 7/4/15, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am installing a Hella twin horns on my van
>
> I got a harness with relay from Jay Brown and install everything using the
> instruction... easy...
>
> but then when finished the horn didn't work ! !
>
> so...
>
> - I visual check for the fuse -> looking good
>
> - I check for the 12V+ on the stock pos. wire -> nothing
>
> - I visual check for the fuse again -> it looks OK, visually
>
> - I amp. meter check the fuse -> nothing
>
> weird...
>
> - so I take out the fuse (#16) and put in a new one
>
> - I check for the 12V+ on the stock pos. wire  again -> I got 12.5V
>
> and hooraaay ... it's working... I have horn now... ! ! !
>
> so lesson learned....
>
> a good looking fuse doesn't mean a GOOD fuse! ! !... aaargh...
>
> who can imagine that.... aaargh made in China ! ! !
>
> this incident scares the heck out of me...
>
> what will happen if the fuse of the fuel pump  for ex. - or any critical
> fuse - is blown but still *"looking good"*?
>
> even a mechanic will spend a day to trouble shoot and throw a lot parts on
> it...
>
> next time if you do something with electrical check the fuse... better yet
> put in a new one... they are cheap and they wear out too...
>


--
Neil n

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