load reduction relay

[jaysen71581]

I need a pic of the location for the  load reduction relay for my rabbit, i think its bad..

[Quantum TD]

I need a pic of the location for the  load reduction relay for my rabbit, i think its bad..

Should be bottom left or right. It's a small tin-relay. If you pull the relay, it will say what it is on the panel below it. In this case, it will say "X-Relay".

[jaysen71581]

I found that and i replaced it with the relay in the horn spot and i still got nothing, no wipers and no blower motor, i know they work they were both working...

[Quantum TD]

The only thing I can think of is blown fuses either in the fuse panel, or one of the 2-3 fusible links in the engine bay near the battery. Or, one of the ground wires behind the fuse panel came unscrewed. I'd check the ground. That would explain why both don't work.

Lastly, you could try an ignition switch.

[jaysen71581]

fuseable links in the engine bay??? I no longer have the fusable link for the GP's, ill get a new relay tomorrow and try that, my fuses are good ive tested them,

[Quantum TD]

If you have a USA Rabbit or Pickup, there are fusible links in the wiring harness. There should be 2-4 depending on the year. Earlier cars had fewer. There's part of the RED wires that are exposed from the harness. They connect to their plain-copper equivalents with BLACK rubber fused-rubber. You'll notice that the wire on one side of the black rubber "bullets" are weaker and more-pliable than on the other. The weak side is designed to burn up in case of a voltage overload, rather than sending power to the cabin and causing an electrical fire.

Electrical fires=common on aircooled
Not so common on USA Rabbits.

[jaysen71581]

Thats new to me, ive never noticed anything like that in my harness, it is a USA rabbit, hmm ill check it out though thanks..

[R.O.R-2.0]

Thats new to me, ive never noticed anything like that in my harness, it is a USA rabbit, hmm ill check it out though thanks..

there up by the battery. they all have them.

[jaysen71581]

Ill pop the hood when i get home, any chance you can snap a pic for me so i have a reference to go off of?

[jaysen71581]

Ok well i got kinda good news, i grabbed a 40amp relay this morning from Autozone and my blower fan came on but still no wipers..

[Mark(The Miser)UK]

Ignition switch fault?

[R.O.R-2.0]

yea, thats kinda weird, wipers usually always work, even without the relay installed..

[jaysen71581]

Hmmm got me too on this one, RAINX lol 

[sdwarf36]

Electrical fires=common on aircooled
Not so common on USA Rabbits.

Well.. there was that time my Jetta's headlight switch started smoking  ...while taking the wife out to dinner for her birthday  ......