200tq low voltage

[Denis]

My girlfriend 's  200T  does the same thing :-(.

When i run the car the voltage reading drop to 11 V then in 1/100 sec later
it goes back to 12.5... then sometime 13.5....

Sometime before i stop (engine) the car the reading was 11V. After couple
minutes i start it again and the reading is 13.5. !!! this morning was 14V.

Sometime i stop the engine 10 minutes. When i m back to the car and try to
start grrrrrrrr the battery is down. Sometime it goes very well.

I remember my old Scirocco did exactly the same trouble. It was the
solenoide on the starter.

So i ll check it. Probably change the starter at the same time.

Denis


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kurt Deschler" <desch at alum.wpi.edu>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 3:44 PM
Subject: 200tq low voltage


>
> Subject is an 89 200tq. Guage on dash displays 11-12V with the heater
> on high and the headlights on. Appro 14V with all accessories off. The
> (aftermarket) radio seems to have some alternator whine. I have
> done the following already:
>
> Replaced alternator and tightened belt
> Clean batter cable connections and grounds at battery, starter, and
>    alternator
> Cleaned fuse box relay connections.
> Removed spade near jumper post on connector on blue stator wire
> Relayed headlights (helped some)
> Checked grounds on intake, valve cover, and above left side kick panel
>
> The car does not appear to have the infamous battery cable splice. Is that
> 5ks only? I found no ground connection above the right side kick panel.
> Another oddity is that the positive battery terminal seems to run fairly
> hot even after cleaning its connection. I cannot determine where the
> power feeds to the fuse box originate. Any other BTDTs would be helpful.
>
> Another problem this car has is that the rear defroster does not work. I
> replaced the switch (which was burned inside) and that made the heated
> mirrors work, but stil no rear defroster.
>
> TIA.
>
>
>   Kurt
>   87 5kcstq
>   89 200tq
>   00 s4
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