Aargh - rad fan meltdown

[Fred Munro]

AFAIK, all 5ktq's have unfused rad fans. Somewhere in the 200 model years
Audi put an 80 amp fuse in the rad fan ground circuit - my '91 200q was
fused. Don't know about the CGT. Your '88 probably won't be fused. If it is,
the fuse is in a small black plastic block mounted on the left side of the
engine bay - follow the ground wire back from the rad fan and you'll find
it. A seized unfused rad fan can destroy the entire left side wiring
harness, a rather large replacement job.

HTH

Fred Munro
'94 S4

----- Original Message -----
From: "rob hod" <rob3 at hod3.fsnet.co.uk>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>; <urq at pacbell.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: Aargh - rad fan meltdown


>     This appears to be a new area of concern to me then;
>
>     Could I just check what's being discussed here, - Rad fans burn out in
> some way which results in the overload and meltdown of the circuit which
> supplies them, and that circuit is unfused?
>
>     Which cars does this affect? , should I worry about my 87 CGT and 88
> type 44 ?
>
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> rob
> ----- Original Message ----- >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 00:25:58 -0800
> > From: urq <urq at pacbell.net>
> > Subject: Re: Aargh - rad fan meltdown.
> > To: qlist <quattro at audifans.com>
> >
> > ... this is the exact mechanism which caused many an Audi of that
vintage
> to
> > be totalled ... and why many qlisters have installed fuses in the
circuit.
> > I do hope that you have not become another statistic ...
> >
> > I'm more familiar with the '87 ... and I believe it to be almost
identical
> > to my '88.  I'm pretty sure that there are considerable wiring
differences
> > between the '86 and '87.  Of course you can always transplant the
> harnesses
> > and fuse and relay panels ... don't know how difficult that would be.
> >
> > ... fingers crossed for you!
> > Steve Buchholz
> > San Jose, CA (USA)
> > >
> > > Question - what typically goes down with the radiator fan
> > > on an 86 5kcsq?
> > >
> > > Friend was driving my 5k tonight, called me, "I think the car
> > > is overheating."  OK, turn heat on.  "It just died."
> > >
> > > OK.  Walked to the car - rad fan is locked, car filled with
> > > smoke, wires to fan are melted, nothing electrical seems to
> > > work.
> > >
> > > What gets melted with it?  Going to search archives in a few,
> > > kinda not terribly patient right now:).  Have an 87
> > > to steal parts from - huge compatibility issues?
> >
> >
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