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On 23 Sep 2003 at 7:44, Ben Doughney wrote: > on 23/9/2003 4:03 AM, Jim Adney at jadney@vwtype3.org wrote: > > > That would only happen if the relay end came loose and shorted to ground. And > > yes, that would make a mess because it's a direct short to ground of the > > battery. > > > > Is your car FI, Ben? The wire Aaron is talking about is an FI wire only. > > My car has the same wire as well, it came loose at the generator end and > shorted out on the generator body. It is a dual carb model. Mine doesn't > have the computer diagnosis system though. I think you're thinking about a different wire. The wire that Aaron and I are talking about runs from the battery + terminal to the FI main power relay. It is about 18" long and is entirely under the back seat. > When was the computer diagnosis added, late in the '71 MY? I THINK all 71s got it, but I'm a bit fuzzy on that. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org