Volkswagen

[CDEEZY]

I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME OUT. I HAVE AN 87 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLET W/1.8. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC W/ AIR. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS THAT THE MAIN POWER WIRE GOING INTO THE FUSE BLOCK FROM THE BATTERY IS GETTING HOT. THE RELAY AND FUSE FOR MY FUEL PUMP IS ALSO GETTING WARM AND I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO HELP BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY BURNT ONE FUSEBLOCK UP IN THE FUEL PUMP FUSE LOCATION. HERE ARE THE STEPS I HAVE TAKEN TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO FAR.

BATTERY: NEW GROUND WIRE FROM BAT. TO FRAME W/ NEW TERMINAL ENDS.

FUSE BLOCK: I TRACED THE MAIN POWER WIRE FROM THE BAT. TO THE FUSE BLOCK. IT IS A 10 GA. WIRE WITH NO RELAY FUSE OF ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE FACTORY. I REPLACED THAT WIRE.
THE FUEL PUMP SLOT ON THE FUSE BLOCK CONTROLS THE OXYGEN SENSOR, FUEL DISTRIBUTOR, COLD START INJECTOR, INTERNAL FUEL PUMP, EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP, AND SENDING UNIT. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH FUEL PUMPS AND TESTED EVERYTHING ELSE AND IT ALL CHECKS OUT.

IF ANYONE COULD HELP OUT I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. WITH ALL THAT I'VE DONE IT'S STILL PROBABLY SOMETHING STUPID THAT I'VE OVERLOOKED. ALSO IF ANYONE NEEDS PARTS FOR THESE CARS I'VE GOT EM.

[SK12879]

I know nothing about VW's, but let me help you out.

[kara]

i just pissed my pants...

[Gnaw]

Sounds like a bad wire, or ground somewhere. Check all the wires that are a part of the guilty fuse block. Use a voltage meter to find the culprit.

[Thunderchick94]

Originally posted by SK12879
I know nothing about VW's, but let me help you out.

Not to be a bitch or anything but why do you care if he types in caps:confused:

[SK12879]

Originally posted by Thunderchick94
Not to be a bitch or anything but why do you care if he types in caps:confused:
Because it's annoying and harder to read than at least the semi-correct use of capitalization. :pirate2:

Edit: pirate emote doesn't work. :p is already taken....might wanna change the name of it.

[Gnaw]

Originally posted by Thunderchick94
Not to be a bitch or anything but why do you care if he types in caps:confused:

Internet ettiquette dictates that when someone types in caps, they are yelling. If he did not know this, he does now.

:)

[CDEEZY]

I'll try to do better with the CAPS.

[Xtreme]

haha

[JESUS_Rodriguez]

Originally posted by XR4_Xtreme
haha


:spw: :fawk:

[dustinjean]

sounds like somebody took the fuel pump relay out and hard wired it into the ignition or is it still all wired through the fuse and relay panel still?

[VR6Jetta4KY]

post on www.clubvwoflouisville.com or vwvortex.com and you may get a more helpful response.