At 09:59 AM 1/24/00 -0800, John Caldwell wrote: >On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Patrick Austin wrote: > >> At a constant 70-80 mph my car is usually between 216 and 226 degrees. >> Turning on any of the major acessories imediately causes the temp to jump. >> I think it's some sort of electrical issue, but I've seen it on three >> separate cars. If I turn on my high beams (4x100 watts) and A/C I see an >> instant 6-8 degree jump...flakey VW electrical system. >> > >I only notice this with my vent/heater... each setting is worth about 3 >degrees of oil temp... with the blower on high the temp goes up by 12 >degrees. Immediately after I turn it off it goes back down. My headlights >don't do this, but maybe that's cuz I have em hooked up with >relays... 55/60W H4's and 100W H1's, btw.
Heh, I've got 3 30A relays (high h4, low h4 and H1s) and 10 and 12 guage wires, so I don't think thats it. Grounds are in good shape, though maybe I need to add another one (the lights are grounded to the battery, though). _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
