Re: puddle jumping...

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

> Corey Muscavitz wrote:
> 
> hey everyone!  tonight i was driving in the rain, and the wierdest
> thing happened.  i drove through a puddle (about 3in deep) with the
> right side of my car, and all of a sudden my low batt light came on,
> and a belt started to squeel.  i haven't had the time yet to check and
> see if my alternator belt is going or not.   also when my car is cold,
> i hear a squeek, squeek comming form under the hood. i tried to race
> it one day, and it seems like a belt, but when the car warms up it
> goes away.  could these 2 things be related?  BTW, i have an 88 16v.
> 
> thanx
> corey



On the A2 cars VW came out with a retrofit splash shield. It keeps the
puddles from slipping the V belt. I had a 4 speed scirocco I abused a
lot- one time it was over heating so i would drive through the puddles
on purpose. Funny to see the temp gauge drop so fast. Scary too.

TBerk

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