1988 A5TQ Heater Core Installation problem

Chad Doyon rdoyon03 at maine.rr.com
Thu Jan 23 17:59:56 EST 2003


IIRC.....it should connect to the red vac line.  On the vac motors, should
be blue, green, yellow...correct?  The space on the drivers side should be
left empty.  HTH.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Schoeffler" <skadaddy at hotmail.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:47 PM
Subject: 1988 A5TQ Heater Core Installation problem


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> I blew a heater core and decided to tackle the job myself.  It was one of
the
> first times a replacement part has cost less than $300. Thank god!  Anyway
I
> got the box in and out and even tested to see whether the blower and heat
> worked.  They did!  Then I realized I had a missing vacuum line
connection.
> The white plastic line originates from the heater coolant valve on the
> firewall and it connects to something on the air-conditioner and then
> continues to the inside of the car right above the bowden cable from the
> programmer.
> I can't find what the hell it connects to.  At this point I have taken the
> whole box out again and can't see anything new.  I have the factory manual
and
> I ran into something that seems a little fishy.  First of all, the 1988
a/c
> section doesn't list the colors for the vaccuum lines, only the 1984-5 has
> them.  Next I see that the vaccuum motors have only three connections
going to
> them.  My vaccuum motors have four lines going to them.  Is the red line
going
> to this my missing connection?  Next it seems like the red black and white
are
> supposed to tee off.  Mine currently doesnt do this.  At this point I
don't
> see where the black line leads to, it seems to dissappear somewhere around
the
> key ignition.
> Does anyone know what would happen if I did nothing and left the white
line
> loose?  I want to put the car back together quick but am stumped here.
> Please, please, please
>
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