Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:56:46 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
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I thought you might have been summoning a moderator : )
Jim
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Tom Lambas <twlambas@gmail.com> wrote:
> Oops, one "been" would have been enough.
>
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Tom Lambas <twlambas@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Oh no! Sometimes I think these vans should have been been called
> Vanagony.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 3:21 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Well, if it's not one thing, it's another.
> >>
> >> I was tooling down the road, enjoying my newly opertional air
> >> conditioning, and my smooth running engine, when of a sudden - the
> >> engine just quit. I immediately put it in neutral, turned off the AC,
> >> recycled the ignition switch, but nothing happened. None of the panel
> >> lights came on. It was like the battery had been disconnected or
> >> something. I left it out of gear and pulled to a stop off the road. Then
> >> I realized that with the ignition off, the engine was still running,
> >> rough, but still running. I jumped out, popped the hatch, and smoke was
> >> everywhere. Engine was kicking over, but barely, and roughly. I pulled
> >> the coil wire out of the distributor cap and the engine stopped. At that
> >> point I saw a wiring harness that had really gotten hot and melted the
> >> insulation.
> >>
> >> The wires in question came from the high voltage electronics box on the
> >> left side of the engine bay that has the two relays in it. The
> >> insulation was melted and fused on the wires on the relay marked 53
> >> PN#141 951 2538 and PN# 321919505A. From there, the wiring cover - the
> >> long flexible plastic cover through which all those wires go, was melted
> >> along the bottom, all the way from the ignition box across the front
> >> (towards the front of the van) over to the the point it disappears down
> >> and behind air filter box and AFM. I moved the wire harness where it
> >> passes over the top of the box with vacuum line layout, and got a click
> >> over where the starter is. Sounded like the solenoid clicking. I
> >> immediately went and disconnected the battery. Got AAA to come and get
> >> the van and take it home. That is as far as I have gotten. I'll spend a
> >> bit more time later today when it cools off. I have no idea what may
> >> have cause this, but to be sure - it will take some time to trouble
> >> shoot and fix.
> >>
> >> I haven't yet started tearing it apart to troubleshoot and fix this.
> >> Haven't even looked at Bentley yet.
> >>
> >> But has anyone any ideas??
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >> --
> >> John Rodgers
> >> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> >> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> >> Chelsea, AL
> >> Http://www.moldhaus.com
> >>
> >
> >
>
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