[Vwdiesel] Quiet

[James Hansen]

Here's a tidbit.
I have had those damn glow plug fuses nearly make me walk one too many 
times.  my 89 Jetta came with lengths of fusible wire with ring 
connectors on the ends (ordinary crimp on jobs)
checkit out:
http://www.fusiblelink.net/
Needless to say, it doesn't die yet still look fine like the lead/tin 
firewall fuses we love so much.

I spent today chasing a circuit around my big tractor only to find it 
was a good looking, yet open circuit fuse (GM spade type) that was the 
culprit. real fun, getting reminded to never trust the obvious.
-james

Bryan Belman wrote:
> Nice work Nick, I will be saving this for my files and
> hopefully not future use.
> 
> What fuse was it, not the 30amp bar, but a fuse in the
> fuse box itself.  Which one, thanks Bryan
> 
> --- mikitka <mikitka at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Well I was going to make some noise but I figured
>> out my problem.  As some
>> might know my 91 jetta TD was having GP issues as in
>> it wouldn't start but
>> then it would start. I was getting only 10vdc to the
>> GP fuse and then I
>> wasn't getting any voltage to the fuse, I checked
>> the relay it was good, got
>> another relay same thing. At times the car started
>> fine and then it wouldn't
>> but the cold start cable would help with the start.
>> Then came yesterday it
>> wouldn't start at all. Checked the IP and it was
>> getting 12vdc. Checked but
>> no start. Put the battery on to charge since I wore
>> it down, came back 5
>> hours later and had my wife turn on the GP while I
>> made sure I had a good
>> contact with the multi meter leads and again 10vdc.
>> So I tried to start it
>> and it worked.  Ok problem seemed to be fixed, I
>> thought I found a loose
>> wire on the IP and so I tightened it up.  Then comes
>> this morning, no start
>> and late to work.  Came home after work and started
>> from scratch. Everything
>> looked good but no voltage to the GP fuse.  Figured
>> I would just pull the
>> fuse and clean up the contacts and the fuse fell
>> apart on me. Put in new
>> fuse and PRESTO. 12vdc to the fuse. Seems I was
>> checking the wrong side of
>> the GP fuse, the GP side and not the relay side,
>> why? I don't know but feel
>> really stupid now. But glad it was something simple.
>>  Next time it will be a
>> simple fuse removal to make sure it is good and not
>> just a visual.  Live and
>> learn.  So I saved a ton of questions for everyone. 
>> Val has been working
>> with me in the past and I had him spun up but as you
>> can tell I got it by
>> myself.  So while I was under the hood I installed
>> the headlight relay setup
>> that I got from Roger, now to see what a difference
>> it made driving to work
>> tomorrow. With the headlight switch issue I have
>> been having with the
>> parking lights are not always on when the headlights
>> are on I figured the
>> headlight relay couldn't hurt.
>> Nick
>>  
>>
>> In a message dated 10/22/2007 1:33:54 PM Pacific
>> Daylight Time, 
>> ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com writes:
>>
>>> Its quiet.....too quiet!
>>   Rugrat!
>>
>>  It seems to get quiet early every Fall and some
>> time 
>> in the Spring.  When we all seem to get busy either
>> with 
>> work or projects before the next big "season."
>>     Loren
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> 
> Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
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> 92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel       -- running :)
> 90 Audi 200, 2.2L Turbo FWD         -- stripping for parts now :(
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