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Date:         Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:15:43 -0600
Reply-To:     OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Help with new 1985 Westy engine wiring
Comments: To: "VW~Dan" <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFdLW6nX0iQ_Va9CuWqOUpXO4R62UZAbPSn8f1K1VRpMYxqP+g@mail.gmail.com>
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On 25 Jun , 2022, at 12:28 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > This pic - https://pbase.com/spacecommander/image/172714047 <https://pbase.com/spacecommander/image/172714047> > the power steering sensor missed a wire. That sensor is for raising the > idle when the power steering is locked tight left or right.

Depending upon which of the 2 wires that should be connected to this sensor this 1 is,

it may or may not be a Big Issue > Need to check this wire with ignition to run position to

see if it provides 12vdc,, If it does then that is a Good Thing,, If it Doesn’t then the 12vdc

wire may be dangling somewhere just waiting for an opportune time to Short To Ground &

Fry Your Wiring Harness ~ This 12vdc wire was Quite Stupidly IMHO Not Fused so can be

the cause of a great deal of Grief ~ It is of course possible that the other end of that wire

is one of those that has been cut so it may not show 12vdc or Continuity to anything ~


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