Loads of 88 90Q questions

[Brendan K. Walsh]

> 5c: is there anyway to "blend" the front and rear antennas to work with a
> single-antenna input aftermarket radio ?  How do the front and rear
antennas
> differ ?

5c-i - if you find out, please let us know.  Aftermarket diversity
system, perhaps?

5c-ii - the rear antenna, in my experience, does not work as well when
the defroster is turned on.  They seem about equal otherwise, maybe a
slight edge to the rear one.  They are both amplified (separately).
SNIP!

Circuit city carries the adapter for around $10 (i think) in the car audio
dept. I used one to put a cd player in my old 90(gone but not
forgotten,sniffle) about 4 years ago.

Regards
Brendan

"If God had intended us to walk he wouldn't have invented roller skates."
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Huw Powell" <audi at humanspeakers.com>
To: "Matt Evans" <matt at mattevans.org>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: Loads of 88 90Q questions


>
> > Bought this car last November, it made it all the way through winter as
a
> > very reliable daily driver.
>
> cool...
>
> > Now that winters over and the summer car is out, its time to look after
all
> > the neglect the winter car has received.
> >
> > 1. Temp gauge reads low, never makes it out of the bottom 1/5th of the
gauge
> > or so.  Read up on MFTS.  Am running 3 pin sensor.  Harness plug has
been
> > replaced, wiring brittle/ugly.  Connected pin 1/T of harness connector
to
> > GND, temperature gauge goes up to 2nd highest mark, but not the max on
the
> > gauge..
>
> then either something is interfering in the circuit that powers the
> gauge (if your fuel gauge works properly, then the regulator works fine)
> or there is excess resistance in the harness/connector.  You might try
> taking your instrument cluster apart and putting it back together, just
> for fun, to see if it improves any contacts.
>
> It could also be the gauge.
>
> > Anyone have any
> > idea where to measure wire resistance on this segment of harness, and
what
> > the proper value is ?
>
> if you can find the appropriate terminal on the connector to the back of
> the inst cluster (you know, while you have it out...), it should read
> approximately zero ohms to the appropriate terminal in the MFTS connector.
>
> > 2. Power steering expels all pentosin via reservoir overflow.  System
has
> > been empty/dead for months.  Note that reservoir ends of power steering
> > hoses are wet.
>
> Oooh, sounds disgusting.  Sounds like you're going to need to do some
> dismantling anyway, so why not just try cleaning the various bits as you
> remove them (hoses, pump, reservoir) and see how they pass fluid?
>
> Otherwise, I have have no blinding insights for you here.
>
> > 3. a/c compressor totally soaked in caked on oil/grime.
> >
> > 3a: Where does this come from typically ?
>
> Spilled oil on filling, cam and crank seals that leak or leaked, cam
> cover gasket leaks or leaked...
>
> > 4. 1st and 3rd gear feel almost identical when shifting.  Have to push
to
> > the left _Very_ hard to get gear lever to select 1st.  1st to 2nd motion
> > seems to have a slight (10 degree towards passenger side) diagonal
motion
> > (vs. centerline of the car.)
> >
> > 4a: is it possible to adjust the shifter location such that 1st is on a
> > reasonable spot ?
> > 4b: can the off-axis component of motion be removed ?  Can you
reposition
> > the shift lever/rotate it to remove this ?
>
> Yes, basically.  In all likelihood you will need a new part or two in
> there first, but you can fine tune where the "center" of the shifter
> position is.  Your car has a rod that connects the shifter to the
> transmission, about $80 or so I think, that is not too too hard to
> replace.  I can't remember if there is also a pivot ball thing in the
> shift lever housing too, but if there is (I think there is), those can
> go bad too.
>
> > 5. car came with aftermarket head unit and 10 disc changer, in addition
to a
> > delta radio from a 100
> >
> > 5a: easiest way to run changer cable to trunk ?
>
> Down one side near the doors.  Under the carpet you will find plastic
> protectors for the cars own wiring, run it through there.  On the pass
> side there is only a forward protector, since there are few or no wires
> rear of that, stock.  I added one to cover some wires for my stereo.
>
> There are pictures of what I mean here:
>
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/stereo-90.htm
>
> > 5c: is there anyway to "blend" the front and rear antennas to work with
a
> > single-antenna input aftermarket radio ?  How do the front and rear
antennas
> > differ ?
>
> 5c-i - if you find out, please let us know.  Aftermarket diversity
> system, perhaps?
>
> 5c-ii - the rear antenna, in my experience, does not work as well when
> the defroster is turned on.  They seem about equal otherwise, maybe a
> slight edge to the rear one.  They are both amplified (separately).
>
> > 6. Purchased the Bentley B3 Repair manuals on CD.  Are there any wiring
> > schematics at all in this entire mess ?
>
> There should be, but I got so worn out just using it to print one or two
> diagrams I never bothered to install in on my next computer.
>
> The paper manuals are more fun, anyway - they get greasy and messy over
> the years, you can "bookmark" them with post-it notes, and you can
> add/subtract/correct things as the years go by.  Heck, you could even
> tuck printouts from the list into them.
>
> > 7. Trunk Lid Sucks.  When I have hit the open button a trunk, I expect
it to
> > move.  Opening the trunk on this car is awful.  Is this the expected
> > behavior with stock trunk shocks ?  Are there any uprated trunk shocks
that
> > give the trunk lid a "boost" to let you know its opened ?  Anyone
> > retrofitted springs to accomplish same function ?
>
> Well, your expectation is not what that trunk does.  You press the
> button, it *unlatches*.  Then you have to lift, and the struts take up a
> lot of the weight, and of course hold it open.
>
> I checked mine, which has fairly decent struts, and it felt like about
> 10-15 pounds of lift was required to get things going.  Hmm, just went
> outside with my UPS scale, pushing up on the spoiler with it actually
> read around 30-35 pounds for the first few inches.
>
> Those might be partly worn struts, though, they're just the best ones I
> had out of two or three sets.  Anyway, what's a 35 pound forearm curl
> for a big strapping young guy like yourself?  New struts, by the way,
> aren't too expensive, and are pretty easy to install.
>
> --
> Huw Powell
>
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