[T2] 'little electrical box'

[Bradley Spear]

A wiring diagram shows where each of the wires go.  A '72 wiring diagram
shows it best.

Brad Spear
'72 Westy
Burnsville, MN

-----Original Message-----
From: type2 [mailto:type2-bounces at type2.com] On Behalf Of Robert Mann
Sent: Wednesday, 24 July, 2013 21:12
To: VW type 2 late aircooled
Subject: Re: [T2] 'little electrical box'

>Early for of computer diagnostics.  I have one of them on my '72.

	My '73 1600dp has a translucent plastic box there, with many wires
coming in (from usu traceable places in the electrical system), offering a
dozen small sockets in columns on both sides of 2 pairs of heftier copper
sockets.
	I assume there existed a computer, supplied initially to VW
dealers/approved workshops, which plugged by c.16 pins into this array of
sockets.
	 My guess is it would readily read dwell, points resistance, etc
etc.  Given instead the mighty Australian  VANE  TUNESCOPE, which connects
inductively to HT & LT, I fail to imagine what that computer could have done
better.  But most owners lack a Vane, so if anyone has a relic VW diagnostic
computer, it would be worth something.  If they are rare but can be kept
working (how many computers from 4 decades ago can??), a group of VW
enthusiasts might even cooperate to buy one, and bring it to Buses of the
Corn, etc.
	I just hope it doesn't require to be connected by phone line to
Wolfsburg as some early Buick etc dealers' diagnostic computers became
useless when the phone line to Detroit was down.

	I dare say one could purge this diagnostics socket, but I see little
advantage since it doesn't take much room; and I can vaguely imagine some
defects in the electrical system could be caused by the resulting
re/de-connections  ... :-[


Robt Mann
Whangaparaoa, New Zealand
'73 VW 1600dp Devon camper
'53 Meteor V8
various Jawa-CZ and Jawa-NZ strokers


>-----Original Message-----
>From: type2 [mailto:type2-bounces at type2.com] On Behalf Of Squid
>Sent: Wednesday, 24 July, 2013 19:23
>To: type2 at type2.com
>Subject: [T2] 'little electrical box'
>
>1974 Westy, ..what does that 'little electric box' located just above the
>right hinge, in the engine compartment..do?   It has a lot of wires comming
>to it, I may have to eliminate it, and since a lot of 'stuff' like 
>blower, heater boxes, etc is gone, if I can eliminate it, without 
>bothering rest of electical system..good!  Any help with this is good. 
>Just thought, if it a way back there, it must have some importance with 
>the systems mentioned..above.
>Thanks
>Cheers
>Syd

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