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Date:         Sat, 18 Jan 1997 14:31:35 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         jmatchet@iu.net
Subject:      thanks for the data Re: Electriclly FRIED WIRE HARNESS.

ERIC ZENO wrote: > > On Fri, 17 Jan 1997 jmatchet@iu.net wrote: > > > > > The Power Steering Unit has a 2 wire connection to the electrical > > harness that crosses the back of the engine compartment. > (snip) > > I finally tracked down the harness meltdown...the powered lead must have caught 15000voltsfrom the arcing plug wire...it ended up going into a relay in the highpower ignition box above the coil.......the relay seems ok though...

We adjusted the timing after top dead center....and still ge a miss on one of the cylinders every now and then...the distriubutor has a little play in it...bearings must have go hot when the heads blew... My new cap and rotor get a little uneven wear....

How much is a new distributor...and does anybody have a used one thgqat is in good order that I can buy....Also is it hard to replave them? It appears somple but I would value other opinions... Thanks John in FL.

> > WHY does the ps unit have wires...is it a sensor? > > where do these wires lead? > > > > fry my computer chip? > > The 2 wires on the PS pump are there to raise the idle in the > event that the pump overloads the motor and starts to bring down > the idle. If you short 1 or both, to a plug wire!!! Who knows!! > > Eric


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