electrical problem

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

> 
> From: Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>
> Date: 2005/07/07 Thu AM 11:57:35 EDT
> To: Derrick floyd <tyrone27@gmail.com>
> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: electrical problem
> 
> >well I was boosting down 95 tonight and then all of a suppen the car
> >just cut off and restarted for no reason.  I was like must have hit
> >somethign or the battery cable might be lose.  well I was 5 mins from
> >home on the local streets then it just cut off.  I mean COMPLETE
> >electrical cut off.  there was no power.  then a few seconds later the
> >lights and everything else comes back one.  ten when i try to start it
> >it went dead again.  the dash lights started flickering, shift light
> >flickering everything.  well I got out checked the battery cables on
> >the battery where tight.  checked the starter and that was tight.
> >well after a few minutes the power just came back on and I started it
> >and drove it home.  I went to va and back so i was driving it for
> >about a hour and a half.  any one have any ideas what it could be?  is
> >there a fuseable link somewhere or something that would couse this?
> 
> 
> After experiencing something similar in the past, and hearing that your
> battery is in the trunk, I believe you have experienced a sudden short
> to ground.  The exact situation is likely that your positive battery cable
> has been comprimised and has shorted to the chassis.  My advice would be
> to pull the whole cable out of the car and inspect it carefully...if what I
> think has happened actually did, it won't take looking very hard to find it. :)
> 
> ==Brett
> 

Muy dangerous, be very careful and be sure to disconnect a terminal at the battery before proceeding.  

G/L with it...

David

'83 GTI, Daily Driver...
'87 16V, parts car
'82 pickup, 2.0 16V, collecting dust...