Then it ran, now it don't, part deux

[Cody]

Um, he said Boca Raton, Fl. Thats where I live!!! I'm in the area and I'll be glad to stop by and give it a lookover if it isn't fixed yet. I'm cheap too, I'll stay all night as long as theres enough cola, lol. Wow finally another list friendly Q-car in the area, the next closest is Mike Arman in Daytona 200 miles away.

I have a ton of distributors and coils, plus I can bring my Bentley, so it should be a easy fix.

-Cody Forbes
http://www.500tq.com
'86 5ktq
'87 5ktq EFI/K27
'88 80 4cyl
'88 90 4cyl



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: QuickAudi at aol.com
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 23:05:52 -0500

>stupid AOL.  It must hate me.
>
>Joel
>'90 V8q
>'86 5kcstq
>
>From:    L DC <ldc007usa at yahoo.com> 
>  To:    QuickAudi at aol.com 
>
>
>Hi QuickAudi!!
>
>Do you own an '86 5kcstq?
>
>I bought the same car about a month ago and wonder if
>I can ask you a few Qs.
>
>I'm new to this group but hope to get some support.
>
>I bought a non-running '86 Audi 5KTQ. 
>
>I bought the car from a used car dealership and was
>suppossedly running when I first saw it last year
>(Sept.) The car sat on the lot until all of the sudden
>it was being liquidated and non-running.
>
>I towed the car home, from Miami to Boca Raton, FL.
>
>The engine turns and so does the rotor in the
>Distributor, but no spark at the end of each spark
>plug. 
>
>A mechanic at the car lot said the previous mechanic,
>who no longer works there, told him the car had a bad
>ignition coil. 
>
>I was told that I could use the ignition coil from my
>VW Quantum Synchro on the Audi and did so but still
>got no spark :(
>
>I also checked the ignition hot wire in the ignition
>coil that comes from the ignition switch (with
>ignition switch on and also cranking it) and appears
>to be in working order. So I guess the ignition switch
>is OK.
>
>Someone suggested that perhaps the car has a bad hall
>sending unit in the distributor.
>
>I located several Audis 5000 at the local junky but
>non are  Turbo Quattro, thus have a distributor with
>an vac. advance mechanism (little saucer to the side)
>similar to that in my VW. My 5KTQ does not have such 
>little vac. advance attached to the side of it. Also
>the ignition coil on my 5K is unlike those non turbo
>non Quattro at the junky.
>
>However, I located a distributor from a 91 Audi 80 
>that looks like that of my 5KTQ and wonder if they are
>compatible even though do not share the same part
>number.
>
>Here are the #s in the distributors to determine
>compatibility in both Audis.
>
>
>On my 1986 5000CS Turbo Quattro
>Z515 <----
>0237522011
>035905206 AF
>
>On the Audi 80 manufactured on 11/90
>Z515 <----
>0237522015
>034905505 H
>
>Are they compatible?
>
>The latter one seems to have been in good working
>order since the car was hit on the right fender and
>grill pushed in a little. Guess owner did not want to
>spend money to get that relatively minor hit fix and
>decided to junk it instead. 
>
>Visually speaking, both dist. look similar if not the
>same, except for the cap. 
>
>And speaking of which, the coil on my 5K has three
>little wires connected to it, one being the power from
>the ignition switch I tested the other day. I'm
>getting constant power coming ftom the ignition
>switch, both with the ignition switch to the on
>position and while cranking the engine.
>
>There are two other green wires, which connect to the
>opposite side of the power (hot) wire. On that same
>hot wire side there is another little port to which
>nothing is connected. I wonder if some other wire
>should be connected there.
>
>Would anyone happen to know?
>
>Also if you do own a similar car, could you please
>check to see if the distributor number on yours
>matches that of mine?
>
>In my 87 Quantum Syncro, that other available little
>prong next to the "hot wire" has a wire connected as
>well.
>
>Separately, and although  I did not check it with a
>proper fuel pressure tester, I disconnected the fuel
>line that connects to the fuel filter and  with the
>ignition switch on I got quite a flow of fuel jetting
>out.
>
>This Audi looks very nice cosmetically and
>mechanically and would like to make it run, but don't
>want to start pouring money into on things that might
>not need replacing.
>
>Upon closer look, I noticed that the car appears to
>have had its head gasket replaced with a new one. The
>radiator (manufactured in late 2001) also appears
>fairly new, and its little mounts are for sure new,
>judging from the shiny goldish metal.  
>
>Someone suggested that perhaps the distributor could
>have been misaligned? Could you shed some light on
>that? How can I make it right, assuming that's what's
>wrong with it.
>
>I welcome you input.
>
>Many Thanks In Advance!!!
>
>-Louis
>
>
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