RE: Weird electrical happenings...

[Greg Baxter <gbaxter@istar.ca>]

Thanks for the help - I found the problem - the connector to the back of 
the fuse box had corroded, and because of the current going through it, it 
melted, and sent no power out the black/red wire. On the recommendation of 
my mech., I ran the black/red directly to a keyed post on the back of the 
fuse box, complete with a 10A inline fuse. The only problem that I have 
now, is that I have no drivers rear parking/side/taillight. Coming from the 
fusebox D19, was the black/red and a smaller (18ga?) black/yellow. I 
spliced the bk/y in with the bk/r, but still nothing. I believe that the 
bk/y coming from D19 is the left rear light assy, could someone confirm 
this, please?

I'm about to go back to the mech, and see if he'll let me photocopy the 
wiring diagrams in his Bentley - unless there is someone out there 
willing/able to scan them for me??? BTW the reason that I have the later 
Bentley is that so many of my cars components are from the later cars... 
(engine, brakes etc...)


Thanks again,


Greg

- -----Original Message-----
From:	TBerk16@aol.com [SMTP:TBerk16@aol.com]
Sent:	Wednesday, October 28, 1998 8:56 AM
To:	gbaxter@istar.ca; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject:	Re: Weird electrical happenings...

In a message dated 10/27/98 7:07:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
gbaxter@istar.ca
writes:

>
>  Hiya -
>
>  While driving home tonight, in the wet and dark, my fresh air blower and 
>  voltmeter both died simultaneously. At the time, the fan was on full, 
and
>  the voltmeter was doing its thing. I pulled into the next gas station 
that
>  I came across, and did a quick check, and it seems that all other
>  electrical activities are working as should be. On the way after the gas 
>  station, I thought that it must be a fuse, but when I got home, no such
>  luck. I haven't gone over my Bentley wiring diagrams, mostly because my
>  Bentley is for 85 up Sciroccos, and I own an 82.


Bentley says:

S10 is the fuse that runs to the fresh air fan. It is listed as a 16A.

>>From the wiring loom there is a Black w/ Red stripe wire the runs to the 
fresh
air switch. From that switch branches off a black wire that runs to the oil
temp gauge ( I have to think that this power wire also provides power to 
the
volt meter. )

Despite not finding a visible problem with the fuse I would still doubt
whether power is flowing through it. Wet & Rainy & Fuse box.

I'm thinking it's the fuse and or Funky fuse box that might have gotten wet
and or corroded.

Apply the old volt meter to the fuse to be sure but also check for the
presence of 12v across the fuse socket.

On the loose wire tip it might be the Black and Red/ Black wire on the back 
of
the Fresh Air Fan Switch.

hth,
TBerk


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