One of you will know what this is...

[amalventano1 at tds.net (Allyn)]

hey, that IS the rear wiper. i bet Larry doesnt have the arm connected or 
something...
good catch Don!
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Walter" <dswalterwi@gmail.com>
To: "Larry Fry" <rocco16@sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: One of you will know what this is...


> This might sound stupid but is it possible that you acitvated the rear
> wiper?  if so it will reset to off when you turn the car off.  If that
> is it then it should be gone the next time you run the car.
>
> Don
>
>
> On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 05:58:55 -0800, Larry Fry <rocco16@sbcglobal.net> 
> wrote:
>> Driving to work yesterday morning, I notice a 'tick-tock' coming from the
>> dash.
>> I time it to see if it's random or consistent...yep, every five seconds;
>> tick-tock.
>> As the miles go by and my concerns mount, I realize that, in conjunction
>> with the tick-tock, there is a soft buzzing from the rear of the car.
>>  Every time it ticks, the buzz commences... with the 'tock', the buzzing
>> ceases.
>>
>> Logic tells me that the tick-tock is the fuel pump relay and the buzz is 
>> one
>> of the fuel pumps (the one in the tank?), but why is it doing this?
>> The car ran fine....and the trip home from work was without this 
>> phenomena!
>> I need your opinions.  Is a sudden and complete shut-down immenent?  Or
>> should I happily ignore it until it becomes constant?  I need to fix
>> whatever is wrong...so, WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS?
>> Thanks.
>> Larry
>> sandiego16v
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Scirocco-l mailing list
>> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> 1986 1.8 16V Black Scirocco
> 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
> 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> 1969 Beetle (sold)
>
> _______________________________________________
> Scirocco-l mailing list
> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
>