V8 tranny in limp mode

[Zsolt]

Yes, thanks I saw those, but is it the switch?

Kneale Brownson wrote:

> 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.
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> At 08:21 AM 07/18/2003 -0600, Zsolt wrote:
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>> I am posting this for a friend who has a couple 90 V8 Audis.
>> Any suggestions?
>> Thanks,
>>  Zsolt
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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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