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Just in case you were hankering for a total newbie question to start your weekend...

I am trying to locate the in-line fuse for the reverse lights (they currently do not work). I have a 1969 Campmobile with Type 1 engine.

I spent a little time looking at the Bentley wiring diagram, which explained that it is located between the reverse light and the coil. I spent a little time looking around for it but didn't have much success.

Is this small rectangular box in the middle of the picture the fusebox for the reverse lights? If so, how do I open it? It has two small circles on the opposing sides.

If that's not it, can you point me to a picture of what I am looking for?






If the pic and the link both come through, I apologize. I haven't been able to get the pic to show up.

Thanks in advance. Have a great weekend.

if you're talking about the thing back in the corner, half obscured. that is probably your voltage regulator. in line fuse for reverse lites would be on the other side of your engine compartment. It would be on a wire, probably black, coming from your coil. it would be routed over toward the left hand side headed toward the front of the car and disappearing through the firewall to th reverse switch located near the front left hand side of your transmission.

Thanks for the answer. I will look again tomorrow.

Have a good weekend.

It sort of looks like this...




8 amp fuse IIRC.

Ya. What Randy said.

Look for a black plastic cylindrical fuseholder on a wire coming off the ignition coil, and heading forward and left. It goes around the left side of the engine and disappears through the firewall.

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Here is where it is/should be for your VW. The red arrow is the source of reverse light circuit voltage. There is a red dotted line to demark the wire going to the inline fuse holder. The black dotted line goes to the left as Hippie mentioned through the engine compartment wall to the reverse switch on the transaxle, then directly to the reverse lamps:



We need pictures of your bus or you don't actually have one.
Colin

Thanks for all the helpful answers.

Ok--so it should be in the engine compartment. Got it.

It's not above the coil.

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Is this it (or, more accurately, half of it?)

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I suppose it's possible that the PO took it apart and never reconnected it (he wasn't really into working on the bus).

thesamwise4 wrote:Is this it (or, more accurately, half of it?)



I suppose it's possible that the PO took it apart and never reconnected it (he wasn't really into working on the bus).

Yup! That's the half of it.

That is a nice Bus by the way, sorry I had to snoop at your pictures. You have the EMPI dreadnought 4 point muffler I see. I had that too.

the other half is probably missing. You can make up another one with a store bought in line fuse holder. I think the original used a white 8 amp euro fuse. you can get away with a 10 amp american style fuse if needed. it connects to the coil where the power comes in from the key. positive side where power from the ignition switch comes in. not the side that has a wire going to the distributor. if you get it wrong the engine will stall when you put it in reverse. reconnect to the spade and things will be fine. unlessssss there are other problems like bad switch or the wire that comes back into the engine compartment to the back up lights is also missing , but the wire coming back looks like it's there.

Thanks for the helpful answers. I will get back in there soon and try to get everything squared away.

Sylvester wrote: That is a nice Bus by the way, sorry I had to snoop at your pictures. You have the EMPI dreadnought 4 point muffler I see. I had that too.

Thanks for that. We are still in disbelief that we actually own one. And that's the good kind of disbelief--not like, what have we done?

Can I ask what you think (honestly) about that muffler? I notice that you used past tense. Did it go because it was time, or did it go because you had an issue with it? In your opinion, how did it compare to other mufflers with regard to noise?

thesamwise4 wrote:Thanks for the helpful answers. I will get back in there soon and try to get everything squared away.

Sylvester wrote: That is a nice Bus by the way, sorry I had to snoop at your pictures. You have the EMPI dreadnought 4 point muffler I see. I had that too.

Thanks for that. We are still in disbelief that we actually own one. And that's the good kind of disbelief--not like, what have we done?

Can I ask what you think (honestly) about that muffler? I notice that you used past tense. Did it go because it was time, or did it go because you had an issue with it? In your opinion, how did it compare to other mufflers with regard to noise?

If that . . . . thing . . . is working, use it until you hate it. That shouldn't take too long. Then get a decent stock muffler if you are into the factory engineering brilliance. Let it be known, however, that fit of parts is getting sketchier by the day.

Electrical Forum, this.
Colin