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shift light should go off in 5th. if it doesnt, you need to replace the =
switch on the tranny.
as for the light changing how it works, its probably because you were =
paying more attention to it. its actually supposed to come on if you are =
going constant speed in a gear (other than 5th).
Al
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Robbie Cotner=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 8:59 PM
Subject: what happened to my car when it was "stolen"? odd story...
Hey all, I just when to pick up some VW parts at a nearby "auto =
recycler". This place is pretty damn big and corporate-like, and I live =
in SD so I usually leave my keys in the ignition. When I got there I =
parked in designated "customer parking spot #1". I leave my keys in =
there and then go out to the yard to get some parts. 2 hours later I =
come back, pay for my parts, and when I go back out my car is no longer =
in spot #1, it's in spot #5. WTF!! It looks like some guys needed to =
drive an RV past through spot #1, onto the grass beyond it. So I =
assume, unless my Scirocco is possessed, that he got in my car, and =
drove it over to another spot. Some guy I've never even seen! Since my =
'83 has the "only-I-can-drive-it" shift linkage, (it needs some work and =
thus nobody knows how to shift but me). So I assume this asshole, =
whoever he is, had a fun time grinding my gears for what! ever distance =
he drove it. I may just be paranoid but after this incident it feels =
like my clutch pedal has much more travel before it gets to the point of =
resistance thatn it used to. Also, this one is weird, now my shift =
light is on almost all the time. On the hour trip down to the yard, my =
shift light came on as usual. But on the trip back, the shift light is =
on whenever I maintain a constant speed, no matter what speed that is. =
If I accelerate or decelerate it goes off for a bit, but then comes on =
again when I resume a constant speed. In itself this is just annoying, =
but why is it doing this NOW, and does that reflect a larger problem? =
Thanks guys, and although I'm probably the only one, don't leave your =
keys in the car!- =20
Rob
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>shift light should go off in 5th. if it =
doesnt, you=20
need to replace the switch on the tranny.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>as for the light changing how it works, =
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probably because you were paying more attention to it. its actually =
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come on if you are going constant speed in a gear (other than =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Al</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Drobw_z@yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com";>Robbie =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 18, 2002 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> what happened to my =
car when it=20
was "stolen"? odd story...</DIV>
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<P>Hey all, I just when to pick up some VW parts at a nearby "auto=20
recycler". This place is pretty damn big and corporate-like, and =
I live=20
in SD so I usually leave my keys in the ignition. When I got =
there I=20
parked in designated "customer parking spot #1". I leave my keys =
in=20
there and then go out to the yard to get some parts. 2 hours =
later I=20
come back, pay for my parts, and when I go back out my car is no =
longer in=20
spot #1, it's in spot #5. WTF!! It looks like some guys =
needed to=20
drive an RV past through spot #1, onto the grass beyond it. So I =
assume,=20
unless my Scirocco is possessed, that he got in my car, and drove it =
over to=20
another spot. Some guy I've never even =
seen! Since=20
my '83 has the "only-I-can-drive-it" shift linkage, (it =
needs=20
some work and thus nobody knows how to shift but me). So I =
assume=20
this asshole, whoever he is, had a fun time grinding =
my gears=20
for what! ever distance he drove it. I may just be paranoid =
but after this incident it feels like my clutch pedal has=20
much more travel before it gets to the point of =
resistance=20
thatn it used to. Also, this one is weird, now my shift =
light is on=20
almost all the time. On the hour trip down to the =
yard, my=20
shift light came on as usual. But on the trip back, the shift =
light=20
is on whenever I maintain a constant speed, no matter what speed =
that=20
is. If I accelerate or decelerate it goes off for a bit, =
but then=20
comes on again when I resume a constant speed. In itself this is =
just=20
annoying, but why is it doing this NOW, and does that reflect a larger =
problem? Thanks guys, and although I'm probably the only one, =
don't=20
leave your keys in the car!- </P>
<P>Rob</P>
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