heh heh. Yah. But given all the other work I've done (gas tank etc.) maybe there's some small gremlin being tweaked by movement of the handbrake cable..... though unlikely. Right now I'm experiencing an on/off power loss that feels like a wire connecting/disconnecting or making a poor connection. In a weird way I'm kind of hoping this problem "kills two birds". Neil. On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Geez Neil, and you said that a Subie conversion would be too complicated!! > :) > > Good luck tracking that down. > > On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 4:32 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Trust me to have such a strange thing happen. >> >> Earlier I posted that my Jetta conversion wouldn't shut off with the >> key. I had missed a wire in the Jetta harness. Fixed it. Since then, >> no turning off problem. But.... >> >> Today, I pull over to check something and the engine wouldn't shut off. >> >> Huh? >> >> Get this. >> >> With engine running, key turned to "off", I pull the handbrake up and >> engine stops! >> >> Did this 3 times exactly the same way. Seems to happen just as e-brake >> light goes on. (though this light didn't come on with engine running. >> Had to guesstimate that one) After that it was fine. >> >> Any pointers on where to look first? >> >> I'll start with behind the dash. >> >> If anything, hope this provided a laff! --- :^) >> >> Neil. >> >> -- >> Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil >> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >
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