V8 tranny in limp mode

[Kneale Brownson]

Actually, Zsolt, if you click on "next message" on your linked
posting,   you'll find a couple of follow-up messages detailing one
possible fix.


At 08:21 AM 07/18/2003 -0600, Zsolt wrote:
>I am posting this for a friend who has a couple 90 V8 Audis.
>Any suggestions?
>Thanks,
>  Zsolt
>
>Well the car sometimes goes into "Limp" mode , only stays in 3rd gear.  It
>only does this when the engine is very hot and I let it sit for a few
>minutes i.e parked.  When I start it up again and continue on, it goes
>into limp mode.  If I turn off the car, and restart it, everything is back
>to normal for a few minutes, then limp. If the car sits for a long time
>(cools off I guess) its fine.
>
>I replaced the bulb in the switch a few months ago and wonder if I
>"loosened" or buggered something. I read with interest Joe Griffith's
>thread on the Audifans site on July 03, 2002.
>
>Same problem, but no results were posted.
>http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/v8/2002-July/008642.html
>I'm assuming that i can take it out and clean it, but as a last resort I'd
>like to know how much these units cost.
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