Stupid quick question, and a slightly harder one about 5000tq...

[John Forbes]

I'll take a look for the sunroof panel tomorrow, but if its there its gota
be pretty far back. I already did replace the hall, the rpm, and the other
flywheel sensor with no luck.

Also the cylinder head question is still in the air; Is the head from an
early '88 single knock sensor motor the same as the one on my '86? I am
pretty sure I've got some leaky valve guides and I have this spare motor
sitting here with a known good head on it to swap, but I'm not positive they
are the same.

-Cody
----- Original Message -----
From: "Konstantin Bogach" <konstantin.bogach at morganstanley.com>
To: "John Forbes" <john at craincorporated.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: Stupid quick question, and a slightly harder one about
5000tq...


> Cody,
> sunroof panel slides towards back between roof and headliner shell when
access
> to sunroof is needed. Are you sure it did not stuck there?
> I am sorry, my memory fails me.  I remember battling with intermittent no
start
> condition but I don't remember details.  I ended up with replacing those
twin
> sensors on the bell housing and hall sensor on distributor.  Actually I
just
> remembered that I replaced hall sensor as well.  I don't remember why.  I
> remember that no start condition was caused by rpm sensor for sure.  But
if I
> replaced hall sensor I believe it was culprit as well.   I got whole
distributor
> from older 5K or coupe (again, don't remember for sure) and even though it
> looked differently then one from 200tq I found that hall sensor can be
used.  I
> had different shape but geometry allowed it to be used.  No problems since
then
> (more than a year).
> Oh! By the way, I remember that I was thinking about replacing wires as
well as
> I suspected bad connection in the plug but left it as the last resort and
after
> replacing hall sensor I did not need it.  Apperently, I also had this
> wiggle/start situation with hall sensor wires.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Konstantin.
>
> John Forbes wrote:
>
> > Before I could get the car reading codes I replaced both of them too.
Also
> > tested both old and new to be good as per Bentley.
> >
> > What I'm getting now is if I wiggle the wires just after the plug on the
> > hall sensor while having somebody else crank I can get it to fire for
about
> > 2 seconds then it dies again. The wires all still ohm out good but today
I
> > got some wiring diagrams photocopied for me so after I inspect them and
my
> > car tomorrow I may just end up running some new 18 gauge wires to the
ECU.
> >
> > Today I replaced the thought to be defective alternator that was causing
my
> > battery drain and it apears as if you guys were right on on that one.
Draw
> > hastily tested with a couple doors open is now only ~4 amps (was ~11.5)
> > which was most likely only that high because of the open doors.
> >
> > Still no start, and still looking for interior sunroof panel,
> > -Cody
>
>