Any idea what this is?

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@menloparkrandd.com)]

Mike wrote:
>3) After 5 years, some things are starting to make sense and I've
>owned the car for 11! Is the learning curve supposed to be this bad?
No Mike. Its just you :) 
I got my first Rocc back about '89 (in the LAST century) so the curve seems right :)

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Smith [mailto:smithma7@gmail.com]
>Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 08:28 AM
>To: 'Parker Wulf'
>Cc: 'list'
>Subject: Re: Any idea what this is?
>
>Year's ago I ordered a new speedo cable (my needle was bouncin'
>everywhere) from a dealership. They asked if I needed the one or two
>piece cables. I didn't know, they didn't know, but gave me the double
>one anyway. Now I know why I needed two. I never put them in as I
>couldn't get to the speedo connection on the back of the guage and the
>needle started to behave (and still does).
>
>In a nutshell:
>
>1) This item does not need to be connected for car to function properly.
>2) I can delete it by getting the one piece speedo cable. (anyone
>wanna buy a two piece?)
>3) After 5 years, some things are starting to make sense and I've
>owned the car for 11! Is the learning curve supposed to be this bad?
>
>On 7/14/06, Parker Wulf <badvdub@gmail.com> wrote:
>> it the oxygen sensor counter thingy, from what i know it is not needed. I
>> removed mine by buying a one peace speedo cable from potter.
>>
>>
>> On 7/13/06, Mike Smith <smithma7@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> While pooking around under the hood today, I noticed this item. It
>> was unplugged. Still is as it doesn't want to cooperate and I don't
>> want to force, but finesse.
>>
>> Anyway, in the first image (wide shot) it's in the green box. Found
>> it under the radiator overflow tank. In the second image (close up),
>> the plug in the green box plugs into the spot in the red box.
>>
>> http://www.grum.com/temp/red5/
>>
>> I've never seen it before. Any ideas?
>>
>> --
>> Mike
>> '86 red 16v: Red 5 (aka der Jahrtausendfeierfalke)
>> "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
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>> Parker Wulf badvdub@gmail.com
>> Pequot Lakes, MN
>> 1988 Scirocco 16v 1.8 black(new project)
>> 1987 Scirocco 16v 2.0 red(soon to donate parts to the 88)
>> 1987 Scirocco 16v 1.8 red(part car)
>
>
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>Mike
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>"The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
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