Hurricane Damage?

[davidwinchell2 at sprynet.com (David L. Winchell, II)]

Bingo, Al,

I took it out to see if it would replicate.  As soon as it started I popped
the hood and immediately saw the problem. The line that returns power from
the alt to the battery was arcing to the fan shroud that I had not put back
as should have been.

Got it back home, disconnected the battery, pulled the fan shroud and found
that it had arced enough that it cut the wire and welded itself to the
shroud. Had some repair to do to that line and all is good now.

Thanks for the direction to look.

BTW, Got your message.

Dave

David L. Winchell, II
DavidWinchell2@sprynet.com
87 16V Scirocco
86 8V Scirocco
01 V6 Galant
00 Silverado
www.cardomain.com/id/xavsbud

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Allyn
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 5:32 PM
To: David L. Winchell, II; Scirocco List
Subject: Re: Hurricane Damage?


Dave,

for the storm: heres something you just dont like seeing when you peer out
the window to check on the car:
http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/0-allyn/rieger/images/040829-111509-Z19.jpg
its silly, that was about the safest spot i could put it (way bigger trees
in all other directions). murphys law i suppose.

for the rocco: you were just doing a/c / alternator work on that rocco,
werent ya? i would check your wiring very carefully. sounds like something
in the engine bay, especially with it being caused only during WOT. if it
overloaded, your in-car ground may have been the weak link.

Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "David L. Winchell, II" <davidwinchell2@sprynet.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 5:56 PM
Subject: Hurricane Damage?


> Ok listers.
>
> As I live just two blocks off the harbor in Charleston, SC this last
> weekend
> was filled with excitement.  Since we had no power up until a couple of
> hours ago I spent most of Sunday sitting with not much to do other than
> watch the pond that was once the yard my children played in get deeper and
> deeper.
>
> Last night I spent a couple hours in the rain putting the rocc back
> together
> from previous ventures that left it immobilized. I got it ready to go and
> took a drive around the block and all was well. A little later I took my
> daughter and her friend home just a couple of blocks away. All was well
> until I punched the gas exiting the neighborhood and life got REAL bad
> very
> quick.(This is a 16V 2.0L) I lost all power, the lights went dead, and
> there
> was a popping noise from the fuse panel area... Then there was the smell
> of
> smoke. The car died.  I restarted, dropped off the friend and made it back
> home. Each time I hit the gas the whole scenario would repeat. I got home,
> shut it down and verified that I did not have a current fire in the car.
> Later I went out and peaked around and found a wire that the sheathing was
> bubbled up and melted away. It was a brown wire (ground) attached the top
> circle of grounds that was at the top right position.
>
> Questions, Can I replace just that ground at the end where it is burned?
> Will the fuse panel just dry out and everything be ok? What other possible
> items burned or was it taken out on the ground?  Is the car drivable or do
> I
> need to find time in this weeks busy, busy schedule to get this fixed
> before
> I rescue the car from next weeks tropical adventures that appear to be of
> emanate danger from our area?
>
> TIA,
>
> Dave
>
> David L. Winchell, II
> DavidWinchell2@sprynet.com
> 87 16V Scirocco
> 86 8V Scirocco
> 01 V6 Galant
> 00 Silverado
> www.cardomain.com/id/xavsbud
>
>
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