Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 23:35:37 -0500
Reply-To: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Re: 2,1 stalling in rain
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Man you write to much. This is a simple and well known
problem. Your Temp. sensor got drenched with water. The electical
connection is leaking and shorted out. By the time you got to it
the engine temp. had boiled off the water.
Eric 86-VW4x4
vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z
Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Per Lindgren wrote:
> Listees,
> I've gotten a new problem to hassle with. Sunday evening, I was out
> driving my Syncro with a friend of mine when we drove through a water
> pond, the engine stalled. Standing in the middle of the traffic, we
> jumped out and pushed it to the side oh the road. After opening the ldi,
> it was all dry in the engine compartment, so we didn't see any wet
> electricity. We popped the distributor to see if any moisture had gotten
> under, but it was dry. When we put the cap in place, we tried to start,
> and it started right up. I drove him home, and was on my way home, when
> I splashed some slushy snow, then it died again. I tried to turn the
> engine some times, and in fourth try, it started again. I got home
> without any trouble, it was only 1 km to go. Monday evening, I needed
> the car again, but it wouldn't start (I didn't drive it at all since i
> got home Sunday) I checked the engine for any moisture again (it was
> pouring down, and windy too, we have a weakened MITCH over us right
> now), but I couldn't see any direct water, the compartment was totally
> dry, except for some water coming in through the left air grille,
> dripping around, but not directly on the ECU. I removed the plug on the
> ECU, it was dry. The ECU was wet on the outside, but it must have been
> wet before in the ten years this car has been around. The coil and
> nearby electronics was dry, too. The only electrics that was wet, was
> the wires running to the taillight and ECU. I didn't get to check
> anything under the car, but figured that it wasn't so much that couldn't
> get wet and stop the engine, except maybe the fuel pump, if that is
> under the tank (Syncro) The engine is a 1988 2,1 DJ series, 175000 km,
> with a Digijet injection, the ECU is mounted behind the left taillight.
> It doesn't have any Oxsensors that go bad, it doesn't have any cat
> equipment at all. I feel that the injection system is really hard to
> pinpoint opposed to carbs, and I don't have any spare parts lying
> around, so I will have to localize the problem as far as possible.
> Anybody got any ideas? Ask if there is something I should have included.
> I'm counting on you all to make this as cheap as possible!
>
> Tia,
> PerL
> 88 Syncro
>
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