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

[vw_85roccoZ400 at hotmail.com (Brian Spinney)]

Yeah I feel you there man it isn't much cooler up in New England either.
6:30pm last night the temperature was 93? when I left my house which was at 
a unbearable 88?.
The heat index was still over 100?.  After returning home around 9:00 I 
checked again and the temperature was 85?.

I couldn't even work on my Scirocco last night it was just to damn hot. 
Hopefully will cool by the weekend because I want to get some work done.
-Brian

85 Scirocco 8vT       01 Jetta 20vT       84 Rabbit GTI

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Winchell, II" <davidwinchell2@sprynet.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
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
>
> 04 .:R32 DBP
>
> 00 Silverado
>
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