just rebuild those wires.
it's a 20 + year old VW after all..........
it's semi-normal for this to occur.
I've seen this before on vanagons.............I'd just re-do it very
carefully, keep and eye on it for a while, always carry a fire
extinguisher - you know,
like 'normal' for any 20 + year old Volkswagen.
Actually, I regard this as 'good' that you've discovered something that
needs attention, and deal with it now, rather than later when it either
causes a no-start or a fire.

if 'switch' you are referring to is on the power steering
pump...........that's just to tell the ECU if the PS pressure gets a little
high, to up the idle a tiny bit, like if you were parallel parking say.
not all PS vanagons have that switch , it's not an critical item or
anything.
Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Sullivan" <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: Burnt Wires!!-Please look and advise

> Check out the coorected link. But that is the same problem I am having.
> Seems that another wire is either melting near them or because they
> toched.
> Why did this melt? Why is the switch there?
>
> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't see any pics, but if it's anything like my van, I have burnt
>> wires
>> that previously went to my power steering pressure switch.  I just
>> snipped
>> them back to keep from further contact, then discarded the leaking
>> switch.
>> Hasn't ever been a problem, and it's been like that since I bought it,
>> five
>> years ago.
>>
>> Of course, I'm speculating wildly, 'cause I haven't seen your engine
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Michael Sullivan
>> <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>  > Just checking clamps on fuel injector hoses that I changed a couple of
>> > months ago and noticed a burnt wire or two and some scary looking
>> > mellts.
>> > Will get my Bentley and run these down, but can anyone please advise on
>> 2.1
>> > 91GL auto? Have visitors right now and can't stop thinking about it.
>>  Pics
>> > are from my phone, sorry.
>> > Michael in San Antonio
>> > 91GL AT 'Gringo'
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