OMG! It's not the heat, well...

[davidwinchell2 at sprynet.com (David Winchell, II)]

Ah,  Another for the "German Auto Engineers I'd Like to Slap" Column

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Bubb [mailto:jdbubb@verizon.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 7:13 AM
To: David Winchell, II; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: OMG! It's not the heat, well...

The ignition control unit and the oxygen control unit/fuel injection ECU are
grounded directly to the battery.
And apparently not anywhere else! ;^)
So, there you go!
Dan

From: "David Winchell, II" <davidwinchell2@sprynet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 6:47 AM
Subject: OMG! It's not the heat, well...


> OMG!  It's not the heat, it's the humidity.  Well, it is the heat and
> humidity actually.  
> 
> 
> 
> Last night, I took out the 16V to ride over and look at the car Julie is
> buying and get her some information. (Did I send you the VIN?) I left the
> house at 6:45 PM.  We have been under heat advisories for about the last
> week. When I left it was still 98*.  With the heat index the real feel was
> 109.  At 6:45 PM people?!?! God, I love the south, but please, a little
help
> here?!
> 
> 
> 
> To make a long story short, about four blocks from my house the car just
> dies right after taking off from a stop.  Coast to the side of the road,
try
> to restart.  not gonna do it.  The motor was turning, but not dice.  SUCK!
> It's TOO HOT!  There I am already drenched is sweat, longing to get home
and
> jump back in the shower and the car won't go any where.  A couple of
minutes
> under the hood and I found the culprit.  On the 16V there are two ground
> wires that are joined into one single crimp and attached to the negative
> cable right at the post.  It sheared at the connector.  What do these go
to
> that the car would run with it, but not with out them?  Anyone know?  
> 
> 
> 
> I was able to MacGyver the line to get over to John's house and check out
> Julies new ride and then back to mine without incident.  I am just curious
> what those grounds lead to that are able to kill the car with out them
> properly attached.
> 
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> David Winchell, II
> 
> 87 2.0L 16V Scirocco
> 
> 84 Scirocco BBS Turbo G60
> 
> 80 Scirocco S
> 
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> 
> 00 Silverado
> 
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