Callaway

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

Aside from the key-throwing (which is unacceptable IMHO), I've got four words 
for you: "She'll get over it". Trust me.

My recommendation is to get that alternator fixed and relay your headlights 
ASAP. Find a decent headlight switch to swap in there too (and make sure you 
pay attention to the part number!) Doing it ghetto along with some uprated 
grounds should get you home unless there's a short somewhere (cross your 
fingers).

I almost found out the hard way what happens to Sciroccos when the crappy 
headlight wiring - mainly the grounds - really start to fail. Back in high 
school, my first mk1 - an 80 - kept burning up headlight switches. I was a 
reasonably smart high school kid, but I didn't know sh*t about anything 
mechanical or electrical when it came to cars. I actually got lucky because the 
third or fourth one, which I finally broke down and bought new, managed to keep 
the problem at bay. But there were a couple times there I thought the car was 
going to catch fire!

HTH and congratulations on your purchase. I GUARANTEE you it will bring you 
more enjoyment than your mk2's!  (dons flamesuit  :)

L8R, JT

> All,
>     Picked up the Callaway today.  Decent shape for an 80.  Got a tiny
>spot o'cancer on the rear hatch.
> 
>     Nearly got divorced.  My wife was so angry she threw her keys at
> me and hit the R32.  No kidding.  I have about 5 gouges in the paint to
> show for it.  I almost cried.  Again no kidding.  I am forseeing an
> unfortunate run-in with a blown out truck tire on the way to Seattle, it's
> going to put a few gouges in the fender of my car.
> 
>     Anyhow the Callaway has some serious electrical issues.  I am
>still debating on whether I am going to risk driving it that far.  Depends
>on what happens tommorow.  The alternator seems to be dying.  I get 33amps
>peak out of it and only 12.7 volts.  When I turn the
> headlights on I get little entertaining light show.  The highbeam, water
> temp and oil light all flicker independently of each other.  I drove it for
> a while this evening and unless I was in 4k+ rpms I
> wouldn't get any dash lights at all.  (well... sometimes like when I hit
> railroad tracks.)  I really wish I would have shipped the R32 now and
> brought the 85.  I could have at least fitted that with a tow
> dolly if all else fails.  Also the heater fan doesn't seem to be
> working and good thing it has a 5 point harness as the regular seat belt
> seems to be a POS.
>     I have an alternator on order should be there tommorow at 11am so
> that won't throw off my time table too bad.  If I can't get some joy out of
> it tommorow with a new alternator then I am going to leave it in Cincy I
> believe.
> 
>     Anyhow I am really tired and emotionally drained.  Me and the old
> lady had it out pretty bad.  It's cool now, but my R32 is wounded and I
> feel like an asshole for daring to want a rare scirocco.  If this thing
> breaks down I am never going to hear the end of it.  Maybe she is right in
> the respect that I will never see a return on the
> investment and three may be too many.
> 
> The 87 is up for grabs.  Make me an offer.
> 
> Chris
> 
> --
> 85 Scirocco 16v (conversion) Burgundy
> 87 Scirocco 16v Tornado Red
> 04 R32 Reflex Silver
> 
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