I've got a wire loose

[Martin Pajak]

Dave,

Not necessarily, my 4kq Canadian market had 2 speeds with 2 wires.
The Ur-q has 3 speeds with only 2 wires, so number of wires do not guarantee
the number of speeds.

Hope this helps.
Martin Pajak

http://www.quattro.ca

1983 Audi Ur-quattro (269,000 km) Canadian spec. winter car
1985 Audi Ur-quattro (146,000 km) Euro spec. import ;o)



> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of David.Ullrich at ferguson.com
> Sent: June 12, 2002 07:31
> To: jhanson at westmont.edu; Mholme3 at aol.com
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: I've got a wire loose
>
>
> The fan in my 1987 CGT (closely related to the 4k) is a 2 speed.
> The way to tell for sure is  by how many wires the fan
> connector/harness has. If it has 3, it's a 2 speed, if only 2
> wires, it's a 1 speed.
>
> Dave
>
> Too Many Toys:
> 2002 VW Jetta GLS 1.8T Tiptronic
> 1993 RX-7 R1
> 1987.5 Audi Coupe GT "Special Build" 2.3 - Anthracite Black
> 1985 Chevy Impala SS
> Former:
> 1981 Audi 4000 5+5
> 1982 Audi Coupe
> 1988 Audi 90 Quattro
> 1998 VW Passat GLS 1.8T
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Hanson [mailto:jhanson at westmont.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 12:45 AM
> To: Mholme3 at aol.com
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: I've got a wire loose
>
>
> Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the '87 4k has a
> one-speed fan.
> Two settings: hurricane and off.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
>
> Quoting Mholme3 at aol.com:
>
> > In a message dated 6/11/02 4:38:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > mswanson at mswanson.com writes:
> >
> > << sounds like the sensor for the afterrun feature on most type
> 85 and 89
> > cars.
> >  That sensor will run the radiator fan after the car is shut off via the
> >  afterrun control relay if the temperature is above a certain threashold
> >  (pretty hot.. you won't hear the fan running unless it is
> REALLY hot out
> > or
> >  the car has been pushed extremely hard).
> >   >>
> >
> > I just cleaned up the connectors for this sensor on my car in hopes of
> > curing
> > a fan that only runs at "terminal velocity."  Didn't help,
> although the car
> > indicates a cooler temp on the gauge, the fan still kicks on at
> warp speed.
> >
> > Marques
> > 87 4kq
> >
>
>