[T3] Wiring?!

[John L. Morgan IV]

here is a link to the mysterious 3 wires.
note: one photo shows where these wires go into the fuse box.  on the
plastic fuse cover, i thought the image looked like a motor, but could it be
that it is simply a speaker image?
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=720180157408%3A1710215804&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=Share-_-Personal-_-shareCopyLink-_-Sharer-_-Top

On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 9 Oct 2011 at 7:46, John L. Morgan IV wrote:
>
> > yanked out the radio (wasnt original) yesterday because it wasnt working.
> > now, i have a problem.
> >
> > I have three wires, and I have no clue what is going on.
>
> Did these 3 wires previously go to the now removed radio? If so, just
> disconnect them at their other ends.
>
> > *Wire 1=red*
> > This wire is hot and is a direct power wire.  I followed it and it goes
> to
> > the fuse panel to the wiper motor fuse (more on this later).
>
> The direct power wire probably kept the digital clock alive in your
> radio. You don't need it now.
>
> > *Wire 2=red*
> > Does nothing.  When I hook it up to the hot wire it powers nothing.
>
> Well, it probably does something, you just haven't figured out what
> yet. If it actually went to the old radio, just remove it now.
>
> > *Wire 3=orange and white*
> > When this is connected to Wire 1 (red) the fuel pump comes on and the oil
> > and gen lights come on in the dash, like they do before you start the car
> > and first turn the key.
>
> This wire must come from the circuits that become hot when you turn
> the key on. This would have powered the actual radio. You don't need
> it now, so disconnect its other end.
>
> >  One problem, though, the wipers aren't working at all!
>
> Unless you accidentally disconnected a wiper wire, this is probably a
> separate problem. In most years, all the wiper wires run in a
> separate cable, so disconnecting one while removing a radio is not
> likely.
>
> > The rear defrost also isnt working, but I dont need that hooked up, never
> > worked correctly.
>
> And that's a completely separate problem.
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