[Vwdiesel] Vwdiesel Digest, Vol 59, Issue 28

[Rolf Pechukas]

thanks Roger
great tips


On Sep 20, 2008, at 3:00 PM, vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com wrote:

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> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:39:25 -0700
> From: Roger Brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 81 Rabbit electrical woes
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> James Hansen wrote:
>> Hey Rolf.
>> I've had this very thing happen to me.
>> I washed my 81 Jetta on a ski trip to Kelowna when it was new to me.
>> 4 dead plugs.
>> Really sucked getting home, and getting around to Big White, Silver  
>> Star
>> etc, BUT, examination of the deal was that the water pooled in the GP
>> relay, and kept the circuit closed- fed 12v to the plugs continuously
>> until they died.
>>
>> You need a new relay, and new glow plugs, no biggie.
>> I also build a silicone dam above the relay now to prevent it from
>> suddden unexpected showers, and just deflect the water away from that
>> area, AND run a permanent led to the bus bar to tell me if the  
>> plugs are
>> live when I drive down the road.
>> cheers
>> -james
>
> What I do with the VW relays is to drill small weep holes in the two  
> lower corners of the
> relay can (as it sits plugged into the socket).  This allows any  
> water that might get in
> to quickly drain out and dry out the insides of the relay.  For  
> those relays were the
> cover for the relay won't come off easily, I just touch the corner  
> of the can to a
> grinding wheel until it wears through a small hole.
>
> And x2 on the light on the glow plugs themselves.  I used a pair of  
> LED windshield washer
> nozzles and wired one to each side of the GP fusible link on the  
> firewall.  I needed to
> replace the original nozzles as mine were plugged and bent and the  
> LED ones serve a double
> purpose.
>
> -- 
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>   Roger
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