Re: Electrical Problems

[William J Erikson <williamjosiah@juno.com>]

Sounds similar to the problems I was having with my GTI recently. Check
all your connections at the battery, clean them up well, not just at the
battery posts, but if you have anything attached to the battery terminals
that lead to inside the car, clean those connections up as well (that's
what was wrong with mine). Also, check the connections to the coil, maybe
a loose connection at the coil could cause the problem with the tach
you're describing. I'd put my money on that you have a loose connection
somewhere that is causing most of, if not all of, your problems. Good
luck! I finally traced mine down by finding that there was a voltage
INCREASE from the battery to the inside of the car, due to a bad
connection (I guess that's what happens when a spark jumps a gap - the
voltage increases). I traced it back to the battery, and found my
problem.
	HTH!
	-Josiah




On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:15:41 EDT SII2L16V@aol.com writes:
> Hello, everyone.  I'm back w/ more problems about my 16V.  I was 
> driving back 
> home yesterday from work when I noticed that my car was acting a bit 
> strange. 
>  The tach was reading 4K at idle.  Although I dont hear any 
> difference from 
> the wasy it sounded before.  I got home and let the car idle for a 
> while.  
> The car begins to sputter so I fed it a lil gas.  All of a sudden, 
> one of the 
> heater hoses (looks like the letter "L")  broke.  There was a good 
> size tear 
> right @ the fitting.  I replaced the house and tried starting it up. 
>  No 
> luck.  I needed a jump.  I get the car started and allow it to reach 
> normal 
> operating temps. The tach still reads 4K.  The water temp and the 
> fuel gauge 
> is not functioning.  The oil temp was reading normal temps.  Power 
> window on 
> passenger side does not work.  Driver side works but very slow.  The 
> central 
> locking system is not functioning either.  Interior lights and radio 
> work 
> fine.  The car was working well just the day before.  I don't know 
> what's 
> plaguing my car.  Seems my car is cursed.  I'm quite frustrated w/ 
> my car 
> now.  But I can't stand the thought of selling it.  I've had it for 
> a while 
> now and I haven't had the problems I'm recently getting.  I 
> apologize for the 
> long post.  Any feedback is greatly appreciated.  Thank you.
> 
> Michael
> 
> P.S.  I forgot to mention the following.  I couldn't get the car 
> started 
> after I turned it off.  I'm gonna need another jump.  And also, the 
> pass side 
> window worked when the car wasn't running.  The central locking 
> system now 
> made the sound I was accustomed to and appears to be working fine.  
> I find 
> this very strange.  Thanx again...
> 
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