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Re: strange happenings



knarphie wrote:
> 
> At 09:54 PM 7/31/96 -0700, Jason Brunberg wrote:
> >Hey all!  I have acquired myself a new problem (he with the most
> >wins!).  Yesterday I replaced the reverse switch in my car.
> >Unfortunately, now the reverse indicators stay on all the time.  The
> >reverse lights are on if:
> >
> >       The headlights are on.
> >       The car is in reverse (engine running or no).
> >       The headlights are off, but engine is on.
> >
> I have this same problem with my 88 16v, I'd love to know what this is.
> >       Another strange thing I noticed is that if the car is in the reverse
> >gear when the car is off, a noticeable vibrating/humming comes from the
> >passenger side of the car, about 3/4 back.  Initially I thought that my
> >fuel pump was busted, but when I took the car out of reverse, the noise
> >disappeared.  Hmmm, what an odd combination, no?
> >
> Well except for the taking it out of reverse part it sounds like that was
> the vaccum pump for the power locks doing something or other.


	I would love for that to be the case, but I'm afraid I don't yet have
power locks.

	I wonder...I noticed that my left turning signal is now moving twice as
fast as normal.  These things _have_ to be related!  I can't see why
everything is falling apart so soon after one another.
jason
87 16V
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