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Electrics/Tach Cable/Vacuum ??s
Posted by John Chacona (more from John Chacona) on Tue, 6 Jul 1999 10:04:51
Three questions, if I might:
1. After I replaced my dead battery in my '86 900 (138k) in February, I
noticed that my dash clock had stopped. Coincidentally, my car was tuned
by my Sicilian Snaab mechanics, and when I asked them about the clock, they
predictably shrugged. It was a small thing and I forgot about it.
Two weeks ago, the new battery came up dead. Hmmm. I drove around for a
couple of days and charged it. Fine. After a new exhaust system and 3
flat tires (she's not well lately) , I thought ol' Helga was back. I
cleaned the rugs, washed the interior, tacked-up the sagging headliner and
was ready to roll.
Wrong. Dead battery again. Now, I had the doors open for maybe 3 hrs. to
do the interior work but THAT shouldn't do it, eh?
To the question: is there an easy way to check for a short? For a faulty
alternator (I checked the belts and they're fine -- and newly replaced last
August)?
2. Tach cable: My tach has been AWOL for 2 yrs. Again, a small thing.
But, when I was doing the interior work yesterday, I pulled the driver's
side dash speaker and found a black speedo-type cable with a white nylon
threaded bushing just hanging out. I looked for a place on the back of the
tach assembly to reattach it to no avail. Then I noticed that the cable
emerged from the speedo assembly. And I also found a suspicious looking
black hexagonal thingie with a white cap and a brass fitting inside (though
not the proper fitting for the bushing). From the back of this are two red
wires. Related? Is the cable related to my tach? Where does it go?
3. At idle my car makes a kind of gurgling noise which I have traced to a
ribbed white plastic bottle-like thing between the passenger-side bodywork
and the fender wall, just ahead of the door. There are two vacuum lines
attached to the top end of this; at the center is a vacuum line that, um
sucks (am I allowed to say that word on a moderated list?), the other seems
not to do much. What is this thing and how can I get it to hush?
I realize that I've asked an awful lot, and I thank you all in advance for
your solicitude. I know she's a Snaab, but she's 13 and these things
happen, particularly in a harsh climate on the US's worst roads. My wife
wants me to sell her (no, she saved my life)/trade her in (no value)/parts
her out (to whom?) and I don't want to. Now HER '88 Audi . . that's a
different story.
JC (posting from work, my personal mail is jchaconano39sdcx6spamx782reporters.net, if you
prefer)
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Posts in this Thread:
- Electrics/Tach Cable/Vacuum ??s, John Chacona, Tue, 6 Jul 1999 10:04:51
- RE: Electrics/Tach Cable/Vacuum ??s, Brian_Carney/FS/KSG, Tue, 6 Jul 1999 14:51:49
- Re: Electrics/Tach Cable/Vacuum ??s, Cunningham's, Tue, 6 Jul 1999 13:25:13
- RE: Electrics/Tach Cable/Vacuum ??s, Nunes, Paul, Tue, 6 Jul 1999 13:25:13
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