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Allyn is right, check for those brittle melted wires. Also you had a =
possible answer in your post. You mentioned finding corrosion on the =
back of the fuse box. The inside of that thing is a labyrinth of copper =
connectors. I'd bet there is also corrosion and possibly a short in =
there. If you dare to unplug everything then do so and split the fuse =
box apart and have a look.
Rick Alexander
http://www.brubakerbox.com
http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Sebastian=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 11:47 PM
Subject: help me please! (long)
ok ive had enough of this peice of crap i own, im desperate with no =
answers. ive gone through 4 ignition switches, and a starter. heres the =
deal please help me if you can.
Ok it first started one day when my car wouldnt start, i replaced the =
ignition switch and it worked for a day, then it wouldnt work again. i =
bought that ignition switch used so i assumed it was sho tanyways, so i =
replaced it with a new ignition switch. the new switch lasted a few days =
and burned, and all the wires melted with it. then i knew i had a short. =
so i tracked through the wires and found at the fuse box the idiot that =
owned the car had tapped for his alarm right at the ignition(red/black =
wire) at the fuse box. so i cut out his wire and recrimped the wire =
properly. ok so i checked for current at plug D pin 24 and i kept =
getting a low voltage. so i looked at plug B pin 8 and the pin and plug =
were really corroded. so i cleaned them out and hooked it up again, and =
walla i got 12 volts at pin D plug 24. so i was happy, and the starter =
was working. now today again its not working, just stopped for no =
apparent reason. where could i be getting a current loss? please help me =
any suggestions are helpful, im really starting to hate vw's. please =
dont make me sell the scirocco.=20
thanks!
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<DIV><STRONG>Allyn is right, check for those brittle melted wires. Also =
you had=20
a possible answer in your post. You mentioned finding corrosion on the =
back of=20
the fuse box. The inside of that thing is a labyrinth of copper =
connectors. I'd=20
bet there is also corrosion and possibly a short in there. If you dare =
to unplug=20
everything then do so and split the fuse box apart and have a=20
look.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Rick Alexander<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.brubakerbox.com";>http://www.brubakerbox.com</A><BR><A =
href=3D"http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/";>http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/<=
/A><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/";>http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsr=
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<A title=3Dsmash593@shaw.ca =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 09, =
2002 11:47=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> help me please! =
(long)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ok ive had enough of this peice of =
crap i own, im=20
desperate with no answers. ive gone through 4 ignition switches, and a =
starter. heres the deal please help me if you can.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ok it first started one day when my =
car wouldnt=20
start, i replaced the ignition switch and it worked for a day, then it =
wouldnt=20
work again. i bought that ignition switch used so i assumed it was sho =
tanyways, so i replaced it with a new ignition switch. the new switch =
lasted a=20
few days and burned, and all the wires melted with it. then i knew i =
had a=20
short. so i tracked through the wires and found at the fuse box the =
idiot that=20
owned the car had tapped for his alarm right at the ignition(red/black =
wire)=20
at the fuse box. so i cut out his wire and recrimped the wire =
properly. ok so=20
i checked for current at plug D pin 24 and i kept getting a low =
voltage. so i=20
looked at plug B pin 8 and the pin and plug were really corroded. so i =
cleaned=20
them out and hooked it up again, and walla i got 12 volts at pin D =
plug 24. so=20
i was happy, and the starter was working. now today again its not =
working,=20
just stopped for no apparent reason. where could i be getting a =
current loss?=20
please help me any suggestions are helpful, im really starting to hate =
vw's.=20
please dont make me sell the scirocco. </FONT></DIV>
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size=3D2>thanks!</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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