Your owner's manual shows the relay banks with their numbers showing.
Bentley too. =)

On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Jeff Hartman
<jeffreyleehartman@gmail.com>wrote:

> This is a humbling question because I have to confess why I do not
> know where in the front fuse box this relay belongs.  I was pulling
> out fuses and relays to to check the contacts and make sure they are
> connected securely.  I had just started with the left side of the
> relays when I was distracted. By the time I looked back a couple
> minutes later I was stumped, because there were three possible
> locations open for the single relay.  The relays in my 86 vanagon are
> arranged in two rows with 6 locations in each row (one location has no
> connectors).  The top left (position 1) and 2nd one from the left
> (position 2) and the first from the left in the 2nd row (position 7)
> are open.  This relay fits in any of the slots.  While it was out, I
> checked out the headlights, tail lights signals and brakes.  The car
> started and ran fine.  I am stumped   This was the first and only
> relay I had removed, and I stuck it in the 2nd row (position 7).
> Information on the relay follows:
> 12 V, 40 A Hella
> 4RA  909872-01
>
> I am hoping it isnt something like a relay for the fan, which would
> melt my engine on my next ride.
> Jeff Hartman - Juneau, AK
> 1986 Vanagon 2.1 2wd manual
>

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