Re: [elec] bad ground problem '81 16v

[Josiah <wjeLO@helios.hampshire.edu>]

Sounds to ME like you have a bad fuel mixture... like a vacuum leak would
cause, but maybe I'm full of crap, and maybe you've already checked all
that out.
	-Josiah

On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Dave Novak wrote:

> Ok, I'm convinced the problem lies within a bad ground somewhere in my car.
> 
> "Some guy" claimed that a water leak in an early 80's Jetta caused the same 
> exact problem I'm having in my '81 Scirocco.
> 
> First, it wouldn't run unless I kept the revs over 2k and even then, it ran 
> poorly. If revs were below 2k, it would just die.
> 
> This has got to be what's wrong with my car. I've ruled out everything else.
> 
> I just need to know common places where water might leak which would cause 
> problems like this. I know the windshield does leak onto the floor under the 
> passenger side of the dash, but that's the only leak I know about.
> 
> The fuse box is brand new, but all the wiring is the same old wiring that's 
> been there all along.
> 
> -Dave
> '81 Scirocco 16v
> '87 Subaru GL 4WD Wagon
> 
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