Electrical Gremlin - Window '95 90 Q-Sport

[jlagnese at massed.net]

If nobody has suggested the door jamb wiring I would
try that. Ater thousands of opens and closes the
wires there can break.
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  Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 14:18:56 -0400
  From: "Greville Bowles" <gbowles at cansafe.com>
  Subject: RE: Electrical Gremlin - Window '95 90
  Q-Sport
  To: <quattro at audifans.com>
  >Consider the ignition switch as a possible cause
  of the gremlin. Strange
  >things can happen when that POS goes south, and
  it will.
  >
  >
  >
  >
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  >Mr. Greville H. Bowles
  >Ralston CanSafe
  >525 Glengarry Cres.
  >Fergus, Ontario N1M 2W8
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  >E-mail: gbowles at cansafe.com
  >www.cansafe.com
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  >Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:41:51 -0600
  >From: Shawn Kolu <kolufamily at gmail.com>
  >Subject: Electrical Gremlin - Window '95 90
  Q-Sport
  >To: quattro at audifans.com
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  >I'm recently back in the Audi game with a car for
  my daughter (maybe for
  >me?). I knew what I was getting into this time
  and have a bit of work
  >to do to get this up to great condition. I used
  to have an '89 200
  >non-Q and loved it inspite of the maintenance.
  >
  >After driving for a time the electric windows and
  sunroof quit working,
  >they won't respond to any button presses. Once
  you turn it off and
  >leave it for a while it all comes back up. Where
  are the most likely
  >places to look for the problem. I'm thinking the
  driver door switch
  >assembly. Maybe the control module?
  >
  >Another issue, AC. Where is the low-side port? I
  think the high-side
  >is
  >right there in front on the coils in front of the
  radiator. I want to
  >charge it to see if I can get the compressor to
  come on and then track
  >down the leak and replace the part. If not I may
  need professional
  >help.
  >
  >Thanks
  >
  >P.S. Is Phil Payne still around? I used to follow
  his posts
  >religiously.
  >
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