On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Doug Noganav <vanagon@astound.net> wrote:
> I just repaired about a foot long section of the right tail / parking light harness on my 89.
>
> Somebody, apparently pulled the overflow tank out and then put the tank back in
> allowing the harness to drop down into the slot between the muffler shield and the body.
>
> The one foot section was completely melted solid, it was actually working for some of the circuits. I kept blowing the fuse for the parking tail lamp which made me find the problem.
>
> When you open your license plate door you should see the harness running across the front of the bottle. If its UNDER the bottle. You will cook the wiring.
>
> Doug
>

If it's the same section of wiring I'm thinking of, this also happened
with my old *air cooled* engine too.

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/rearwiring

I wouldn't have seen it had I not been in there starting work for my
engine conversion.

I don't recall if there were straps that had failed to keep this
portion of harness suspended away from muffler, but likely that's what
happened.

Good of you to remind people of this Doug.

Neil.

--
Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

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