4kq running cold

Brendan/Coolian coolian at mediaone.net
Fri Nov 24 03:30:16 EST 2000


> > We just got our first blast of winter here and a problem with my 4kq has
> > resurfaced.  In very cold weather and at highway speeds, the car runs
> > cold (only 1 or 2 notches up on the temp gauge), sometimes so cold that
> > it produces almost no heat in the passenger cabin.  I had the same
> > problem last winter, but the weather got warm and I "forgot" about it.
> > Now, I'm traveling across PA for T-giving this week and I'd rather not
> > freeze my n*ts off driving through the mountains.  Has anybody else
> > experienced this and how can I solve it?  Put a piece of cardboard
> > behind the grille to block the cold air?  Replace the thermostat?  TIA.
>
>Thermostat.

I have the exact same problem and my thermostat and entire system is new.


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Brendan Barry
http://www.endosquid.com/audi
Boston, Massachusetts
1987 Audi 4000 quattro - "Suzanne"
* Red\Leather/Bitchy *




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