Date:         Sun, 27 Feb 2022 09:23:55 -0800
Reply-To:     David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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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
>