Weird electrical problem

[scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

I would replace the load reduction relay, that relay is used to shut off all
ancilliary electrical current  when the key is in the start position. Then I
would look at the ignition switch istself , that may have arced leaving a
small carbon bridge that when the proper amount of resistance is reached it
arc's and may cause this. Just a thought.

Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scirocco-Al" <scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com>
To: "L. M. Lloyd" <ubik@austin.rr.com>; "Scirocco List"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: Weird electrical problem


> Check the back of the fuse/relay panel for waer damage.
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> From: "L. M. Lloyd" <ubik@austin.rr.com>
> To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 4:47 PM
> Subject: Weird electrical problem
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> > Sorry I haven't been very active on the list lately. I had a producer
> > pull out of my current film, so now I am having to shoulder the
> > entire burden myself, leaving me no money and almost no time, so the
> > car hasn't been touched in a while.
> >
> > Anyway, on to my problem. On my '88 16v, I have a very odd problem.
> > My auxiliary electrical systems are being very flaky. Now the
> > headlights, turn signals, and all the necessary electronics work
> > fine, but all the secondary systems are malfunctioning in some sort
> > of odd connected way. It is a little complicated, so please bear with
> > me on this. For example, if I just start the car then my power
> > windows, windshield wipers, hazard lights and AC blower don't work at
> > all, except the blower will work only on the highest setting.
> > However, the squirter for the rear window will work, but not the
> > wiper, and the power locks always work. If, on the other hand, I pull
> > the intermittent wiper relay out of the relay panel before starting
> > the car, then the power windows and AC blower work fine unless the
> > headlights are on. If the headlights are on and the wiper relay is
> > removed, then the AC blower will not work on  anything but the
> > highest setting, and the power windows will only work if the blower
> > is off. Of course the wipers won't work without the wiper relay, but
> > the hazards never work no matter what.
> >
> > Now going through the wiring diagram, I can't find anything but
> > perhaps the load reduction relay that could be effecting all these
> > different systems. I have checked all my fuses and they are all fine,
> > and I just finished putting in a new alternator, so I know that isn't
> > the problem. The battery is also fairly new, and seems to have a good
> > charge, so I don't think that is the problem. All of these problems
> > started showing up at the same time a couple of weeks ago, and at
> > first the windshield wipers were just flaky, but now they just don't
> > work at all.
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas?
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> > The goal is to overcome the deliberate nature of the process.
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