Turns out the mysterious brown wire with no connector or place to go was a ground wire - suspiciously related to the Hall Sender and the ECU. I remember removing a screw to be able to disconnect a brown wire when removing the harness. I ttok another look at this mystery wire, saw how it was naturally curved towards the screw hole, and concluded that was it. Since the wire was short - I extended it with a weather proof butt splice and put a weatherproof ring connector on the end, then fastened it down. Started the engine - and it ran steadily with no tendency to shut down. The slight intermittent miss is still there - but the engine doesn't stall. I'll pursue the miss after it stops raining. John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com
On 9/3/2011 3:26 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > New wiring harness installed in engine bay. After a few moments of > fiddling - it sounded really good. Today it sounds like - you know - > starts with a C! > > Engine fires right up, then settles into an idle that is "ok" but not > wonderful - I can hear an intermittant misfire. Then it begins to run > more and more and more ragged until it quits with a wheeze. Tried > re-adjusting the idle - NADA! I have checked and rechecked for vacuum > leaks, loose wires, etc. Nothing. I'm at a loss. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks. > > John > > -- > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, AL > Http://www.moldhaus.com > > |
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