Alternator/Starter Wiring

[Pat]

Steve

The 80-83 5000 diesels had the battery
in the right front fender.  With the gas cars they had to have it somewhere 
else because the fuel distributor took up alot of that space.

Pat Korach
Kirkland, WA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Sears" <steve.sears at soil-mat.on.ca>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: Alternator/Starter Wiring


> Hmm....The turbo may be taking up the available space, but the Type 43's -
> T44 predecessors - had the battery under the back seat.  Max may be right,
> it also keeps the battery out of the elements so it doesn't look like a
> wedding cake after a few salty seasons.  It also makes the task of jump
> starting less mundane ;-)
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
> 1987 Audi 5kTQ - spiral cell under back seat - mounted on it's side
> 1980 Audi 5k - battery normally under back seat....when it's road worthy
> 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes - 6v battery under hood -
> terminals looking like wedding cakes
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Henry A Harper III" <hah at alumni.rice.edu>
>> Subject: RE: Alternator/Starter Wiring
>> Cc: Quattro at audifans.com
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>>
>>> What is the difference between Audis with battery under hood or under
>>> back
>>> seat?
>>
>> Usually it's the addition of the turbo and plumbing under the hood which
>> bumps the battery to under the seat.
>
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