dreaded Swedish Wire Syndrome

[John Larson]

I've been told 280Zs suffer from the same syndrome.  Worldpac, BTW, keeps a
good supply of various Volvo wiring harness in stock.  Wonder why an
aftermarket supplier would do that?  John
----- Original Message -----
From: <qshipaz at juno.com>
To: <j.d.larson at verizon.net>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 2:05 PM
Subject: dreaded Swedish Wire Syndrome


> Indeed, John. Your points about old Audi wiring follows my experience
> ('75 Fox, 85 GT, 86 GT, 86 5ktq, '87 5kt, '93 90S)- and also your point
about Volvos.
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> Audinauts, by comparison, don't know how good they got it! I was touching
up an old 745GLE wagon for my then- girlfriend just before I bought the TQ.
Had to tear out all the taillight wiring and start ovr, basically. Same for
dash lamps, oil press sender, horn, and don't even get me started on the
melted fusebox. Volvo wiring crumbles. Period!
>
> This was not an abused vehicle (badly anyway) and had not caught fire yet,
either. Swedish Wire Syndrome is what the svc manager at the import shop I
used to wrench at called it- and every 80s Volvo exhibited some, that I've
seen.
>
> I don't find the 44's propensity to eat its own PW wiring nearly as
frustrating...
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> Rob
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