talking about weird problems....

[Livolsi, Stephane]

The other night while driving, my daughter asks " Dad, why are the
lights moving from side to side like that?" " hmm, what do you mean?" as
I look down to see the button lights on the climate control "waving"
from right to left.  It actually looks kinda cool, but obviously there
is something amiss.  First the rightmost light comes on and as it goes
out the next one to the left goes on and as it goes out the next one
goes on and etc.  When the "wave" gets to the numbers on the temp
display it "waves" the numbers too, from right to left. for example, if
the display was 23, it would light up the 3 and as the 3 goes out it
lights up the 2, then the 2 goes out and the button lights keep waving
down to the left.  This repeats over and over again.  The one thing that
seems to affect this is the bulb dimmer switch.  If it is set to max
brightness, there is no wave.  Anything less than max and it waves
away....
Stephane Livolsi
Williams Lake, BC, Canada
86 5KTQ (If you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)

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>Sent: 	October 1, 2000 5:00 PM
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>Subject: 	100TQW MAC14 MC-2 won't start
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>
>> Boy, you really get the crazy problems, don't you?  Normally would say to
>> check and clean all grounds (common problem). But since this is affecting
>> both dash, starting, as well as keeping it running, then it sounds like a
>> power line off the starter or Alternator that feeds all these areas.  I
>> don't have the wiring diagram but I say corrosion on a main power feed.
>
>I get the normal ones too - I just post the real whacky ones in case
>someone else has seen them before.  In this case I think it's some
>general electrical malaise - perhaps water ingress somewhere.
>
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> Phil Payne
> UK Audi quattro Owners Club
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