Purple turbo 240D
Purple turbo 240D
Had some really unexpected weather today. First hail then snow now rain.
Was stuck in traffic on my way to work for two hours.
during that time i experience some strange electrical issues
if you are going 30mph but less then 55mph if you hit the brakes, turned on your side signals or put the blower to full blast the radio would cut out.
if you went between 55mph to 60mph the radio would cut in and out.
over 60mph the radio was completely off and the faster you drove the faster the windshield wipers would go and the blink rate of the turn signal would also go faster. They would also slow down if you slowed down as well.
i also took a look at my fuses, tried re-seating one of them. It was so hot, the strip of metal got stuck to the locking tab, sort of welded itself to it!
also the wire from the wall to the first glow plug melted!
i know its a ground problem but where?!?!?
so im getting a bunch of money this week because i worked my ass off. Probably going to pick up the materials to repaint the fender this week and paint it when the weather is warmer.
as far as other work what do you guys think I should do first?
re-do the front suspension
or
buy 4 Bilstein HD's and cut the springs and install new trialing arm bushings
or
install the new A/C components I ordered last year.
or
swap out my rear differential to a 3.07 or a 2.88(2.98?)
EDIT: found my electrical gremlin.
When it rained today, water got into the trunk as well as soaking the tail lights causing a short. Also killed the battery. Had to charge it at work, at least I got an extra hour of work.
Looks like ill be needing to change the trunk seal.