Stumped!

[James at ringsperformance.com]

This hole is for a dealer-only diagnostic sensor. The sensor picks up the "extra" pins on the flywheel, which my car has been running without for three years.

cu, James Marriott
'87 4kq (alias "late-B2 90q") with rare ersatz NG engine, 184k, being restored from rear-end total loss
'89 200q (MC1, ProconTen/no bag, 1.8 blah blah), 151k, already been un-totaled
Boise, ID, USA     http://www.webpak.net/~marriott/
www.ringsperformance.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff & Jennifer Warner" <jwarner6 at columbus.rr.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 11:13 PM
Subject: Stumped!


> Okay, I admit it, I'm stumped.
>
> I noticed a while ago that I appeared to have a missing component on my
> engine.  I chose to ignore it at the time since the engine was running fine
> even considering it had a bent exhaust valve.  Obviously, I had bigger
> issues at the time.  Now that the head is repaired and back on and I'm
> buttoning everything back up, I'm looking at this empty space and unused
> connector and I'm scratching my head.  I've been all through the Bentley
> with no luck.  So here it is and I hope the answer is as simple as I think
> it must be.
>
> Right smack in the middle of the top of the bell housing where it joins the
> block.  About a 1/2" hole and a #8 bolt hole.  Obviously some kind of sensor
> bolts in here.  I know where the RPM/Speed and the timing sensors are
> located farther down on the drivers side.  So this isn't them but I figure
> it's got to be doing something similar.  There's a 2 or 3 wire White snap on
> connector hanging nearby.
>
> Can anybody please tell me what this is and how it works/what's it's purpose
> is?  Apparently not having it doesn't stop you from going anywhere but it's
> certainly driving me crazy.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jeff Warner
> Galloway, OH
> Post 11/88 200 Quattro Wagon
> '86 GT
>