[A8] ?? 2001 A8 possible overheating when Air Conditioning has

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From: "Britt Crowell" <britt at BrittCrowell.com>
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 13:10:22 
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Subject: Re: [A8] ?? 2001 A8 possible overheating when Air Conditioning has

   3. Re: ?? 2001 A8 possible overheating when Air Conditioning has
      been	on for awhile???? (Rich, Jack)

Electric fan should run anytime the AC is on.
Could be the clutch fan is failing. There is the pencil eraser test. If
you can stop the clutch fan with the eraser end of the pencil. It needs
replacing.

Check out http://forums.audiworld.com/showthread.php?t=1751226

Britt
'97 A8Q Black
'97 A8Q Silver
'01 A8L Pearl White

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