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My car mysteriously died while driving



Yes You are exactly right.  I should recheck all the grounds as I have not
done that on this car.  BTW is is a 1986 8V 1.8L  Thanks for the words of
advice.

Don


On 8/14/07, Karl Krupke <kkrup62@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Don,
>    In answer; every glitch and weirdness you describe I've seen occur as a
> result of poor or intermittent electrical ground contact.
>    Sorry man; there ain't no simple fix. Not likely anyway... I once got a
> "dead" Rabbit to start and run by pounding a small pebble found in the
> parking lot with a larger pebble [same source] into the gap twixt battery
> -
> post and clamp to tighten it up and get home where I had REAL tools.
> Cleaned
> the clamp and post and reset and all was good.
>    Start at the battery - post, clean (baking soda and water mixed to a
> light paste, almost but not quite runny, works good) and reset Gudentight,
> then work down the wiring from there using spray electrical contact
> cleaner.
> Also be sure to check the body ground to battery (varies by year, but
> usually a braided copper cable to the trans mount I think. I'm likely
> wrong,
> somebody who knows what Don is driving and has same please correct me).
>    In my experience most often when you you experience "weird" or "odd"
> electrical symptoms [funky tach, dim or offbeat flashing idjit lights seem
> to be primary indicators], it'll trace to bad ground connections. Most
> will
> clear at battery - reset; after that see what else is acting obnoxious and
> trace and clean and reset.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Karl
>
>
> >From: "Don Walter" <dswalterwi@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: My car mysteriously died while driving
> >Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:54:57 -0500
> >
> >Heavy rains the night before.  I get in my car to drive to work and get
> >about half way, around 15 miles.  I was driving along and went to put on
> >the
> >brakes and I seen the tach drop to zero and then all electrical was dead.
> >Under the rain tray was a lot of wet leaves and debris that I think a
> >rodent
> >put there and the trunk was soaking wet.  Even the spare tire had water
> in
> >it.  Had it towed home.  I was messing with it as the electrical was
> >working
> >very weired.  Turning the key to on the idiots lights were very dim.
> >Opening the door turned off the LCD clock.  Closing the door turned the
> >stereo on.  The hazard on created a strange buzzing noise from the dash
> >area.  I started pushing the door switch and flipping the hazard switch
> on
> >and off just for the heck of it and all of a sudden I heard what sounded
> >like the fuel pump kicking on and then all was better.  I checked behind
> >the
> >fuse panel and it was dry as a bone no sign of water leaking back there.
> >Just the water soak debris under the rain tray piled up arond the
> computer
> >and that thing on the aluminium heat sink.  The trunk was just like a
> >swimming pool.
> >
> >Now it seems to drive just find.  What could it have been?
> >
> >--
> >Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> >1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
> >1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
> >1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
> >http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
> >1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
> >1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> >1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> >1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> >1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> >1969 Beetle (sold)
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-- 
Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)