Temp issue

Sat Oct 30 18:05:15 PDT 2010

The fan fuse is not in the fuse box, it's in its own separate holder
somewhere near the shock tower and coolant reservoir.  It's not a typical
fuse, it's a little piece of metal that is held by two screws.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve [mailto:phixxitt at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 7:00 PM
To: audi at humanspeakers.com; Ed Kellock
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: RE: Temp issue

I had the boy check for a bad fuse. He said it was 30a and it checked good.
I wonder if he was checking heater fan fuse? 

This is an 86 5ktq. Should there be an 80 honking-amp fuse in there?

--- On Sat, 10/30/10, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
> Subject: RE: Temp issue
> To: audi at humanspeakers.com, "'Steve'" <phixxitt at yahoo.com>
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 8:28 PM
> Isn't there an 80amp fuse for the
> fan?  If that blows, no fan, and likely an
> overheat.
> 
> Ed
>  
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Huw Powell
> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 6:19 PM
> To: Steve
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Temp issue
> 
> 
> When you said you were at 3/4 temp I suspected that you are running 
> too hot, ie, fan not coming on.  What are your outdoor
> temps these days?
> 
> There should be a sender in the radiator, probably on the bottom, that
> tells the fan to come on.  But I'm not sure about
> location on your car.
> 
> On 10/30/2010 7:50 PM, Steve wrote:
> > Its not looking good for the home team. I changed all
> of  the sensors
> > in that area since the temperature gauge works
> intermittenly.  The
> > gauge reads the same and the temp light still blinks
> at 3/4 temp. When
> > changing those critters there was an unsettling
> absence of fluids in
> > the neck but the res was full.(*shiver*)
> >
> > I filled the engine with liquid gold (antifreeze) then
> reattached the
> > hose and filled every nook and cranny to eliminate air
> pockets.  It
> > then got worse when anti-wallet/freeze started pushing
> past the cap
> > after idling for a bit . The gauge read at the top dot
> of what i think
> > must be its operating temp? It was still gurgling and
> being a genuine
> > snot.
> >
> > I thought the fan should of turned on but it didn't
> and there was no
> > voltage to it. What tells the fan to cool it? Is it a
> sensor, the ECU
> > or divine intervention?  The fuse is still good.
> Is the fill cap a
> > vent or do I have a crap cap?
> >
> > I have a manual for this gem but it is packed in box
> with other stuff
> > I can't find. Any info or prayers would be
> appreciated. I am still
> > hoping the head gasket has not took a dump on me.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Sat, 10/30/10, NIck Miller<chance9121 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > From: NIck Miller<chance9121 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: Temp issue
> > To: "Grant Lenahan"<glenahan at vfemail.net>
> > Cc: "Steve"<phixxitt at yahoo.com>,
> quattro at audifans.com
> > Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 1:42 PM
> >
> > Good point grant, but I'm not sure that's it.
> >
> > Either way, its easy to burp the system, you just need
> to raise the front
> a bit and open the cap at the highest point
> there.   So, its a possibly free
> fix.
> >
> >
> > Odd, either way.  Could be a sensor malfunction
> too.
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Grant 
> > Lenahan<glenahan at vfemail.net>
> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > gurgling sounded a  little like maybe you have a
> bubble in the system
> > and it needs to be bled. The question is: "how did air
> get in". Of
> > course i am probably wrong, but its a guess.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Grant
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Oct 30, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Steve wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >> The coolant level stays the same. I will look for
> the sensor you'all
> >> talk about and hope it is not a bad head gasket. I
> have a parts car
> >> that I can nab the sensor from.(assuming the parts
> carcass doesn't
> >> have an equally bad sensor)
> >
> >
> >>
> >
> >> I don't have the milky oil thing and the
> anti-freeze doesn't have
> >> that Gulf Coast look but I haven't done a
> compression test yet.
> >
> >>
> >
> >> I will know before the sun sets if it will be a
> sucky day or
> >> SUPER-sucky day.
> >
> >>
> >
> >> Thanks for the info
> >
> >>
> >
> >> --- On Sat, 10/30/10, John Lagnese<jlagnese at massed.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >
> >>> From: John Lagnese<jlagnese at massed.net>
> >
> >>> Subject: RE: Temp issue
> >
> >>> To: "'Steve'"<phixxitt at yahoo.com>,
> quattro at audifans.com
> >
> >>> Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 11:52 AM
> >
> >>> Low coolant level
> >
> >>>
> >
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >
> >>> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> >
> >>> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
> >
> >>> On
> >
> >>> Behalf Of Steve
> >
> >>> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 10:30 AM
> >
> >>> To: quattro at audifans.com
> >
> >>> Subject: Temp issue
> >
> >>>
> >
> >>> Hi all,
> >
> >>>
> >
> >>> I have an 86 5ktq that may be lying to me. It
> keeps
> >
> >>> flashing a temp warning
> >
> >>> but the gauge reads about 3/4 (between the
> dots). There is
> >
> >>> a gurgle sound
> >
> >>> and bubbling in the plastic tank that makes me
> wonder a
> >
> >>> bit.
> >
> >>>
> >
> >>> I thought I read in a post here that there are
> two sensors
> >
> >>> on this motor for
> >
> >>> temp. One for people temp meter and one for
> the computer.
> >
> >>> Is this right? It
> >
> >>> runs ok but is idling kinda cranky-like.(no
> pinging)
> >
> >>>
> >
> >>> Could it be just a bad sensor or is there a
> bigger problem
> >
> >>> about to bite me
> >
> >>> in the tail?
> >
> >>>
> >
> >>> Thanks...
> >
> >>>
> >
> >>>
> >
> >>>
> >
> >>>
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