grrr...type 44 volt jolt

[Avi Meron]

Hey Rob.
Over tightening the Alt. belt is a sure recipe to ruining the alt. front
bearing!
It's a good idea not to overdue it!

BTW Rob. The alt. also goes BAD..............not just the VR! Diodes,
windings, bearings and on on..........

Take care,
Avi
www.ultranator.com


-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Beatty, Robert
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 10:24 AM
To: 'Chris Dyer'; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: RE: grrr...type 44 volt jolt


2 things...

Check to make sure the belts are VERY tight...on the type 44 they are
notorious for slipping.

If your the mechanical type and have access to a voltmeter/multimeter, make
sure you have at least 12.7 vdc at the battery terminals with the car
running.  Optimal should be 13.0 to 13.5 volts DC, but you can make do with
a slightly lower reading.

If you have less than that, could be one of 2 things.  1 is the voltage
regulator on the back of the alternator.  About 15-18$ at the local
autoparts place and 2 screws hold it in, very easy to change.  If that
doesnt fix the problem, then you have the dreaded battery cable splice
problem.  Someone, I think Chris Miller, has the procedure outlined on their
site, plus im sure its in the archives.  Its not that hard to do, just a bit
of a pain.

Good luck

Rob
89 200tqa
86 5ktq

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Dyer [mailto:chrisdyer at hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 1:06 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: grrr...type 44 volt jolt


Damn these audi gods...I have no time, no money, and of course something new
pops up. Car is a '87 5kcstq w/180k mi.:

After driving a while this morning, a light in the shape of a battery beeped
"VOLT".  What the hell is that?!

Got a new battery about 18 mos. ago; belts replaced 3 wks ago (no loose belt
sounds).  What to check?

t.i.a.



from chrisdyer at hotmail.com


_________________________________________________________________
Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail.
http://www.hotmail.com