Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:22:43 -0500
Reply-To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Defroster questions
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Bruce,
This is perfect! I’ve saved it electronically and will print and keep with my spare fuses.
And it read perfectly for me.
And I do dream of a vanagon road trip to take me out there!
Eric
> On Mar 10, 2023, at 1:27 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com <mailto:beeceetee@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi Eric,
>
> You can use the defroster when you eventually drive up to visit your West Coast Vanagon friends in the fall sometime - or when you decide to visit pretty much anywhere north of the border in late September onward.
>
> I pulled this off the Samba - hopefully it is helpful.
>
> Fuse # Amperage Identification
> 1 8 Amp (White) Left Tail, Parking & Side Marker Lights
> 2 8 Amp (White) Right Tail Parking, Side Marker & License Lights
> 3 8 Amp (White) Left Low Beam
> 4 8 Amp (White) Right Low Beam
> 5 10 Amp (Green) Left High Beam & Indicator Light
> 6 10 Amp (Green) Right High Beam
> 7 16 Amp (Red) Radiator Fan
> 8 Powered by Interior Lights, Cigarette Lighter, Stoplights
> 9 Aux Battery Emergency Flasher System, Radio
> 10 16 Amp (Red) Windshield Wiper/Washer, Blower
> 11 8 Amp (White) Turn Signals
> 12 8 Amp (White) Horn, Back-Up Lights
>
>
> Additional Fuses At Right Of Fuse Panel
> 13 8 Amp (White) Rear Window Heating
> 15 16 Amp (Red) Auxiliary Heater (If Equipped)
>
>
> Additional Fuses Next to Fuse Panel (Left of Steering Column)
> 17 20 Amp (Yellow) Air Conditioning
> 18 25 Amp (Beige) Air Conditioning
>
>
> Additional Fuses - Camper Models (Driver's Door Post)
>
> 19 16 Amp Refrigerator
> 20 8 Amp Water Pump for Sink
>
>
> Relays (Left to Right)
> 1) Turn signal / emergency flasher relay
> 2) Vacant
> 3) Load reduction relay
> 4) Key in buzzer
> 5) Intermittent wiper relay
>
> Bruce
>
> On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 8:23 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net <mailto:ericcaron96@comcast.net>> wrote:
> And, I forgot to ask,
>
> It would be great to know which fuse the defroster connects to.
>
> ERic Caron
>
> > On Mar 10, 2023, at 11:21 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET <mailto:ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>> wrote:
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Looking for tips on defroster repair.
> >
> > I recently installed the GW third brake light on my 84 and discovered that the defroster wire was broken.
> >
> > This is a very large wire.
> >
> > I’m planning to splice together and see if the defroster works.
> >
> > Any tips for me about the circuit and how to check it?
> >
> > I feel sort of silly fixing it as we honestly never use it, but I love having everything working if I can.
> >
> > But, rarely is a repair as easy as just connecting a broken wire!
> >
> > Experiences and observations appreciated.
> >
> > Eric
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