On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Brendan Slevin<totorovan@gmail.com> wrote: .... > I hooked the battery up, turned the key and it started right up. I let it > warm a bit then revved it to about 2500-3000 rpm. Guess what. NO OP LIGHT > FLASHING AND NO BUZZER! It was a ground problem all along. And to add to > that, it ran great after it was warm, so the o2 sensor wasn't the problem, > the connection was! Woot woot! I drove it around and it drives great, ..... > > Now I just need to finish detailing the inside and troubleshoot the no turn > signal issue and the tail light/reverse light problem. Could be bulbs, I > haven't looked yet. > > > Woo hoo, $500 Syncro continues to be the deal of the century. :) > > Brendan >
Congrats! Amazing how many times it's a grounding issue. Good on ya for saving a Syncro from the bone yard. Reverse light issue could be due to connections at switch on tranny. If not, try connecting these leads together (bypassing switch). Lights go on, switch, or quality of connections bad. No light, problem further "up stream". -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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