Date:         Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:43:45 +0100
Reply-To:     Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
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From:         Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
Subject:      Re: Fuse Box Confustion
Comments: To: Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM>
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No, the inline info is wrong:
One of the wires should start the rear washer pump.
Safest way is to remove relay, find the contact for "53" on it, and
inject 12V into the mating pin of the relay holder.


Am 30.10.2019 um 15:40 schrieb Raimund Feussner:
> The rear wiper relay on earlier fuseboxes sits behind the glovebox. (if
> I remember correctly)
> According wiring diagram, it´s fused via F14 with a black/yellow wire.
>
> There is also an inline connection, from relay to up the A-pillar.
> Disconnect, and on the half to the A-pillar, connect one of the wires
> (try/error) to +12V and the wiper should start spinning.
>
> Raimund
>
> Am 29.10.2019 um 20:09 schrieb Steven Shelton:
>> I have a 1985 Westfalia. The van has a 12 torpedo fuse box. Next to
>> that is
>> a 3 blade fuse box, 10, 25, and 20 amps. I don't see any other fuse
>> box. My
>> setup looks like the pushticat's at about 3/4 of the way down the
>> page at
>> this link:
>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=308160&postorder=desc
>>
>> The van came with AC, and the manual says there are two fuses for
>> that, 20
>> and 25 amp. My owners manual says the "Additional fuses" box has 4
>> fuses:
>> 8, 8, 16, and 8 amp.
>>
>> My rear wiper doesn't work and I'm trying to trace down the problem by
>> checking if I'm even getting power to the fuse, but I don't know which
>> one it is. What are these 3 blade fuses for?
>>
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