Help needed please

[A.M. "TEX" Terrry, II]

Alan - Not sure of the year of your car, so this may not apply.  Since you
said that the engine was hotter than the radiator, and the gauge had not
shown the expected increase in temp readings, here are some items to check.
 Possibly, the thermostat is not opening up fully, thereby keeping most of
the hot coolant circulating through the engine instead of the radiator.
If you have a temp SENSOR on the engine, which would be feed information to
the ECU, then the ECU you may have shut the engine down when too hot of a
condition existed.  The temp SENDER for the gauge, normally connected to
the flow for the radiator, would have been showing a cooler engine.  The
comparison information of both units by the ECU would be again telling the
ECU to shut down the engine.  Check the validity of both the SENSOR and the
SENDER, along with the validity of the thermostat.  If the water pump was
not functioning, then yes, you would not have a full flow condition, if it
stopped in a position to partially block the flow with the impellers, but
then you should have heard the bulley noise against the belt, or a broken
shaft noise.  Again, these are just some genneral suggestions, gained from
prior experiences of mine.

Tex Terry, II
83 5kt sedan (non-quattro)
Franklin, PA  USA
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> Message: 13
> From: "alan pritchard" <alanthecelt at alanthecelt.screaming.net>
> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: Help needed please
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 00:33:52 -0000
>
> Well, almost 2 years of having a reliable car, and it... stopped......
> today.
> my cgt that is, i need some diagnosis please.
> i started a 4 mile journey this evening, it was cold, about 10 deg c
perhaps
> and dry, the engine was cold.
> about 2 1/2  to 3 miles in the car had a hesitant moment when travelling
at
> 40mph on light  throttle,  this happened a few times over a couple of
> minutes or so, turned at a junction and it died, so restarted and
continued
> about 1/4 mile further and it stopped again, this time it wouldnt start.
> normal sounding cranking, nothing unusual apart from it not firing up.
> so i got out and popped the bonnet, checked ht leads were connected,
seemed
> fine, checked dizzy was tight, checked hoses and....
> noticed top hose to radiator seemed tepid, not warm/hot as i would
expect,
> touched engine block and it was very hot, could hold my hand on it for a
> second or so.  this set me thinking
> when i started the journey i heard a tap/knock from the front of the
engine,
> this isnt too unusual as my tappets are noisy, im low on oil (not
> dangerously) and i have suspected the bearings in the power steering pump
to
> be 'dodgy'.
> whilst driving my temperature gauge hadnt moved when i would have
expected
> it to.
> so im wondering if my water pump could have given up??? or something
similar
> (what would happen if the thermostat didnt open?).
> Incidently, i got a tow home, and managed to start the car (first time)
to
> get it up the steep hill of my drive.
> So any ideas/further questions?
> thanks guys
>
> and incidently rice boys are total w***ers, whilst being towed (with
hazards
> on) a vauxhall nova (1.2l maybe) sat behind me blowing his horn.  the car
> had the wheels, skirts and bumpers that go hand in hand with this kind of
> moron.  I like these cars, if they go as well as they look,  honestly,
they
> had trouble overtaking me as i was being towed by my mate, LOL!!
>