Weird electrical problem

[ubik@austin.rr.com (L. M. Lloyd)]

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See, I was pretty sure that was what the load reduction relay did,
and as such it seemed like a pretty likely candidate, but it is kind
of hard to tell from the wiring diagrams (I hate those Bentley wiring
diagrams, normal diagrams I can follow, but those Bentley ones really
through me for a loop).







The goal is to overcome the deliberate nature of the process. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Wagner [mailto:scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:59 PM
> To: Scirocco-Al; L. M. Lloyd; Scirocco List
> Subject: Re: Weird electrical problem
> 
> 
> I would replace the load reduction relay, that relay is used to 
> shut off all
> ancilliary electrical current  when the key is in the start 
> position. Then I
> would look at the ignition switch istself , that may have arced
> leaving a small carbon bridge that when the proper amount of
> resistance is 
> reached it
> arc's and may cause this. Just a thought.
> 
> Brian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scirocco-Al" <scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com>
> To: "L. M. Lloyd" <ubik@austin.rr.com>; "Scirocco List"
> <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 10:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Weird electrical problem
> 
> 
> > Check the back of the fuse/relay panel for waer damage.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "L. M. Lloyd" <ubik@austin.rr.com>
> > To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 4:47 PM
> > Subject: Weird electrical problem
> >
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> > > Sorry I haven't been very active on the list lately. I had a
> > > producer pull out of my current film, so now I am having to
> > > shoulder the entire burden myself, leaving me no money and
> > > almost no time, so the car hasn't been touched in a while.
> > >
> > > Anyway, on to my problem. On my '88 16v, I have a very odd
> > > problem. My auxiliary electrical systems are being very flaky.
> > > Now the headlights, turn signals, and all the necessary
> > > electronics work fine, but all the secondary systems are
> > > malfunctioning in some sort of odd connected way. It is a
> > > little complicated, so please bear with me on this. For
> > > example, if I just start the car then my power windows,
> > > windshield wipers, hazard lights and AC blower don't work at
> > > all, except the blower will work only on the highest setting.
> > > However, the squirter for the rear window will work, but not
> > > the wiper, and the power locks always work. If, on the other
> > > hand, I pull the intermittent wiper relay out of the relay
> > > panel before starting the car, then the power windows and AC
> > > blower work fine unless the headlights are on. If the
> > > headlights are on and the wiper relay is removed, then the AC
> > > blower will not work on  anything but the highest setting, and
> > > the power windows will only work if the blower is off. Of
> > > course the wipers won't work without the wiper relay, but the
> > > hazards never work no matter what.
> > >
> > > Now going through the wiring diagram, I can't find anything but
> > > perhaps the load reduction relay that could be effecting all
> > > these different systems. I have checked all my fuses and they
> > > are all fine, and I just finished putting in a new alternator,
> > > so I know that isn't the problem. The battery is also fairly
> > > new, and seems to have a good charge, so I don't think that is
> > > the problem. All of these problems started showing up at the
> > > same time a couple of weeks ago, and at first the windshield
> > > wipers were just flaky, but now they just don't work at all.
> > >
> > > Anyone have any ideas?
> > >
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> > >
> > > The goal is to overcome the deliberate nature of the process.
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