[Vwdiesel] Help evaluating Jetta TDI?

[TexasTDI]

My Golf has cruise control.  And does not has a CC light.  And even though
my brake light was out, my CC still worked.

Christopher Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 240k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9 TDI (turbo diesel) - 90k miles
AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nate Wall" <natewall1 at yahoo.com>
To: "TexasTDI" <texasvwdriver at hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Help evaluating Jetta TDI?


> This is on models w/ cruise control only. The cruise
> control gets the "Brakes Applied" signal thru the stop
> lamp circuit. Somehow a burnt out bulb makes the
> cruise control not work and the flashing GP light
> indicates this. I wonder what the indicator is on gas
> VWs?
>
> --Nate
> --- TexasTDI <texasvwdriver at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > "Glow plug light flashes to let you know a brake
> > light is dead."
> >
> > Who told you that???  I've had brake lights fail in
> > my Golf and never had
> > the GP light flash.
> >
> > Christopher Thornton
> > 1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 240k miles
> > 2000 VW Golf 1.9 TDI (turbo diesel) - 90k miles
> > AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
> > http://www.amsoil.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "James Hansen" <jhsg at sasktel.net>
> > To: "VW-Diesel List" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:03 PM
> > Subject: FW: [Vwdiesel] Help evaluating Jetta TDI?
> > >
> > >
> > > Now this is gonna sound stupid, but check the
> > brake lights.  Glow plug
> > light
> > > flashes to let you know a brake light is dead.
> > Dunno if it includes the
> > 3rd
> > > light cluster or not.
> > > The big one is a flashing MIL light (multifunction
> > indicator lamp) or
> > > commonly called check engine light.  Steady light
> > is usually emissions,
> > okay
> > > to keep going. Flashing MIL is "stop now, it's
> > broken".
> > > Just one little point... NOTHING ever "just does
> > that".
> > > -James