RE: Relay panel shot?

["Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com>]

Do the windshield seals typically go bad on mk2 Sciroccos?  My parts guy
said this was a problem on Rabbits, but he didn't say anything about
'roccos.  He did mention, though, that the antenna wire can tend to crack
and leak onto the box over the years, and this then leads to failure.

Aaron
'82 Scirocco
'84 Scirocco
'70 Bug - Hibernating
'87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Chris DeLong
> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 7:03 AM
> To: Dave Ewing; Scirocco List
> Subject: Re: Relay panel shot?
>
>
> A resistance test should read almost zero resistance from the ignition
> switch to the terminal on the back of the 'box. if it reads
> any significant
> resistance (higher than 15 Ohms) then your 'box is junk. Do
> you have any
> water leaks on the 'box? If so then replace your windsheild
> seal. It is
> probably the culprit.
>
>
> > One thing you have to remember is that the earlier A1s had
> a resistor wire
> > from the ignition to the coil.  This means that there would be more
> voltage
> > at the ignition switch (power to switch) than there is at
> the coil.  You
> > very well may have resistance (corrosion) in you fuse box, and,
> > unfortuneately, the only way to fix this is to find one
> without corrosion
> > (new or used, new ones are expensive though).  Be careful
> running full
> power
> > to the coil if it is an earlier A1 vehicle.  HTH!!!
> >
> > Dave
> > 77 Rabbit 2.0L 16v
> > 84 Scirocco
> >
> > > Need some advice from the electrical gurus.  I had a
> no-spark condition
> > last
> > > weekend, and it turns out I only had about 6.4V at the
> coil/ignition
> > control
> > > unit.  Battery voltage was good, indicating a substantial
> voltage drop
> > > somewhere before the coil.  I was at my local parts shop when it
> happened,
> > > incidentally, and the guy there is well-versed on VWs.
> On his advice, I
> > > checked my ignition switch to verify that it was making
> good contact,
> and
> > I
> > > still had low voltage.  We decided (with a little help
> from Mr. Bentley)
> > to
> > > run a wire from my battery to coil terminal 15 and it
> runs fine that
> way.
> > > He suggested my relay panel could be flaking out.
> > >
> > > Now my question.  Per Bentley, power to the coil comes
> from terminal C15
> > on
> > > the back of the panel, meaning this terminal should have
> switched power.
> > > Last night I checked resistance from C15 to terminal 15
> on the ignition
> > > switch.  I got about 3k ohms, and I expect that it should
> have been
> close
> > to
> > > nothing.  Is this a valid test?  Is a relay panel
> serviceable in any
> way?
> > > What other things might I look at before I replace the panel?
> > >
> > > TIA...
> > > Aaron
> > > '82 Scirocco
> > > '84 Scirocco
> > > '70 Bug - Hibernating
> > > '87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
> > >
> > >
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