Electrical probs

[vince@performancecarstereo.com (Vince Royer)]

Bad /Missing Grounds.  Check the round ground terminal to the right of the
fusebox. Make sure all the brown wires are attached to it still.  Next I'd
check the ground strap on the back of the motor from the valve cover to the
firewall. (Only because one time my car got posessed without this strap on).
Better yet replace it with a fresh new one.  Run yourself a new ground for
the stereo, the factory one might be posessed.  After that... hmm... bring
the car in, I'll take a look ;)

Vince

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On
Behalf Of Shayrock@aol.com
Sent: November 13, 2002 5:43 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Electrical probs


       OK heres the deal I have an aftermarket stereo hooked up with the
factory harness as well as an amp wired directly to the battery.
       My problem is that my oil temp gauge is maxed out and sometimes even
bounces to the beat.
       My next symptom is while driving and listening to to the stereo it
sometimes shuts off spuratically, but more often then not this seems to be
triggered by either turning on the headlights turning on the highbeams and
sometimes wipers.
       Another funky thing, is that I think that I often hear my fuel pump
running (loudly), but when I pull the the e-brake and the dash light comes
on the sound dissapears.
         I think it's possesed.

       If you have any guesses give me a holla
       Shamus
       8816v