Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 17:24:56 -0600
Reply-To: "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
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It must be pretty rare, the unfused failure that might cause a fire. I have
driven about every kind of VW and many many other cars--rarely owning them
in the same decade as they were manufactured in--and don't ever recall a
problem. Except for a Karmann Ghia that burnt to the ground, me, wife and
infant child fleeing onto the roadway--but that was a battery fire.
Jim
On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 11:24 AM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Wow! I guess I didn't realize this. Given the quite large number of fuzes
> in every vehicle I have ever had, going back to the early sixties, I
> thought everything was protected. I do remember that a large amperage fuze
> block started to appear in vehicles some time in the eighties or early
> nineties.
>
> So, if one is part way to a destination when the failure occurs and stops
> one from going further, that might or might not be better than being stuck
> at a starting point. In the latter case, little or no damage may have
> occurred, other than to the fuze, while part way there and there is a fire
> .... .
>
> Oh, well.
>
> On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 8:17 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Following old school wisdom I guess the thought at one point was to let
> it
> > run to failure! There are many wire circuits in the VW and other cars
> that
> > do not have any form of over current protection. Many American vehicles
> use
> > a fuse link or other device at the main battery-starter connection to
> > protect most everything except the starter itself. For the Vanagon while
> > most every light bulb has fuse protection to the bulb or even filament
> > level the ignition and fuel system is completely unfused. Same for all
> the
> > wiring up most of the switches and even after the switches to the fuse
> box.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of
> Gene P
> > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2022 1:03 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
> >
> > I just noticed nobody answered that question “why isn’t the ignition
> > circuit fused?”, so I’ll take a shot at it.
> >
> > Because if it was fused, a burned fuse would prevent the engine from
> > starting.
> > It follows the logic that you would be better off being at least part way
> > to where you’d need to be to get the fire damage fixed.
> >
> > gp
> >
> > ‘87 T3
> > ‘81 R65
> > ‘61 TR3
> >
> > From: Alistair Bell
> > Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2022 9:50 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
> >
> > > On Feb 20, 2022, at 8:49 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> > > One question though, why isn’t the ignition circuit fused?
> > >
> > > Alistair
> >
>
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