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• A Thanks to all by catlin_cava on 23 Jan, 2009 15:30
• I thank yous all for all your help in the past months on my adventures with diesels. However where i live i need a car that i can rely on and i had to sell my 2 diesels and buy a new car...I appreciate all the help i got during my conversion, but i had so many electrical bugs i couldn't keep the car on the road anymore. We are already thinking about getting another running diesel to play with later in the year, but for now i'm back to driving a gasser
  
  Catlin
• #1 by Rabbit TD on 23 Jan, 2009 17:33
• Quote from: "catlin_cava"

  I thank yous all for all your help in the past months on my adventures with diesels. However where i live i need a car that i can rely on and i had to sell my 2 diesels and buy a new car...I appreciate all the help i got during my conversion, but i had so many electrical bugs i couldn't keep the car on the road anymore. We are already thinking about getting another running diesel to play with later in the year, but for now i'm back to driving a gasser
  
  Catlin

  
  
  
  You'll be back, it's in your blood    Good luck with your new one though, everyody deserves one sometime
• #2 by jtanguay on 23 Jan, 2009 22:13
• electrical bugs... on a mechanical diesel... hmmmm
  
  i've seen people use household light switches to control the rad fan, glow plugs... couldn't have been that bad?
• #3 by catlin_cava on 24 Jan, 2009 11:14
• Touch the Ebrake and the gauges shut off, the headlights would shut off when driving(even at night) and i do alot of highway travelling to have it doing that.
• #4 by Smokey Eddy on 24 Jan, 2009 15:39
• Interesting...
  
  
  If those are the only issues it wouldn't be too hard a job to replace "most" of the wiring considering how simple of a system it is. But it also depends on what kind of time you have and so on. I hope your new purchase goes well!
• #5 by Op-Ivy on 24 Jan, 2009 21:10
• Ignition switch for the headlights.
  
  Disconnect the emergency brake light switch.
  
  Come back!!!  :lol:
• #6 by Rabbit TD on 24 Jan, 2009 22:06
• Quote from: "jtanguay"

  electrical bugs... on a mechanical diesel... hmmmm
  
  i've seen people use household light switches to control the rad fan, glow plugs... couldn't have been that bad?

  
  
  Ha Ha"  It's funny that you mentioned about the household light swiches, I just did that this week on my new engine downstairs while I've been test running it, one for the glow plugs and one for the fuel solenoid and gauges. Plus a remote starter button.  I was thinking I had some toggle switches laying around but found the house switches and figured if they're good enough for 110 they ought to be good for 12 volts, they work real nice for testing.  A little big for a dash pannel though, especially with the coverplate  :lol:
• #7 by catlin_cava on 27 Jan, 2009 12:58
• so....the guy i bought my car off of has a 91 passat diesel...hmmmm it might end up back in my yard too....