4K starting problems

[John Larson]

Thanks, Huw.  No such wire on these cars.  Pretty close to the first thing I
checked.  It's only there on the CIS cars, and only powers up the C/S valve,
according to the wiring diagrams (terminal 15a).  John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Huw Powell" <audi at humanspeakers.com>
To: "John Larson" <j.d.larson at verizon.net>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: 4K starting problems


>
> > Oh, he has a 4KQ here, too,
>
> > Added a relay to assure full battery power at the coil, ignition control
> > unit, and knock sensor control unit.
>
> Just as a data point, most of those cars you are playing with should
> have a feature like that built in already - it's the third starter wire,
> which delivers "relayed" battery power directly to the circuits that the
> ignition switch energizes in the "start" position so their voltage
> doesn't drop too low.  A look at the schematic should explain that
> better than I just did.
>
> Other than that tidbit I'm not offering anything particularly helpful...
>
> -- 
> Huw Powell
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