16V electrical gurus needed...

[fahrvergnugen at cox.net (fahrvergnugen@cox.net)]

Realistically?

Anyone remember when I was having weird surging problems with the GTI?  The ohms I had there BEFORE I fixed the ground cable was 180 or so.  The symptoms were a weird flickering of the charging and oil light, esp. on deceleration and the car would have an extremely cyclic slip in power, faster and faster as the RPM rose.  Once I replaced the ground connections and got it down to under 50, I have had no more problems, and it appeared to have more power...

Now, I understand that the fewer the Ohms the better, and the more ponies, but the wiring systems on these cars are 20 or more years old.  How can one hope to keep the ohms down and still drive them?

Okay, teach me what you think....


David


> 
> From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@tds.net>
> Date: 2005/08/27 Sat AM 08:22:19 EDT
> To: <fahrvergnugen@cox.net>,  "'Roger concha'" <rogercv1@gmail.com>
> CC: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: RE: Re: 16V electrical gurus needed...
> 
> 25 ohms is extremely high on the ground circuit.
> Al
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-bounces+amalventano1=tds.net@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+amalventano1=tds.net@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of
> > fahrvergnugen@cox.net
> > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 6:11 PM
> > To: Roger concha
> > Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: Re: 16V electrical gurus needed...
> > 
> > Both good.  Resistance on the ground circuit is like 25 Ohms, I don't
> > recall the Positive value...
> > 
> > Then again, maybe I didn't understand your response.  Let me know if so...
> > 
> > David
> > >
> > > From: Roger concha <rogercv1@gmail.com>
> > > Date: 2005/08/26 Fri PM 05:50:35 EDT
> > > To: "fahrvergnugen@cox.net" <fahrvergnugen@cox.net>
> > > CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > Subject: Re: 16V electrical gurus needed...
> > >
> > > battery to starter, starter to chassy
> > >
> > > On 8/26/05, fahrvergnugen@cox.net <fahrvergnugen@cox.net> wrote:
> > > > All,
> > > >  As I mentioned sometime back, I bought a 16V.  It is more than just
> > not straight, but it is complete, and I would like to get it running.
> > > >
> > > > The trouble is, I cannot get it to fire at all.  And when I do, it is
> > *extremely* intermittent.  With the key in the on position, the fuel pump
> > will switch on, eratically, and at least a few relays will also rapidly
> > snap on and off.  At first, I thought it was the ignition switch.
> > Replaced it, no change.  Fuseblock?  Swapped that too, no change.  I even
> > checked the main ground, the 'ground-flower' under the dash, and the
> > grounds at the back at the back-end of the intake, no change...
> > > >
> > > > Any leads?  Squirely ideas?  Suggestions (friendly ones preffered)?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >  David
> > > >
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