Electrical Gremlin

[jlagnese at massed.net]

Does that car have a load reduction relay?
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  Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 22:04:30 -0800
  From: Brian Pleet <subscriptions at strategico.ca>
  Subject: Electrical Gremlin
  To: quattro at audifans.com
  >My 95.5 S6 has been a model of reliability with
  accessories for the last 17>years,
  until...>>Three, seemingly unrelated issues at
  once;>>1) Horn quit working - could hear the relay
  working so I checked the fuse>and it was blown. 8
  years ago I replaced one of the two standard horns
  with>an aftermarket air horn, now only the
  original single horn is working>>2) Windows - upon
  starting the car no window will operate, then
  after a 5>to 15 minute drive they start working
  again. Thought wiring was the likely>cause so last
  week I pulled the accordion rubber between the
  frame and the>driver's door and found 2 broken
  wires. Several more are showing wear from>the
  constant bending. Even with the 2 broken wires,
  the windows would not>work, then work again. Today
  I repaired the two broken wires and the>windows
  are still working intermittently.>>3) A/C- control
  panel will often not allow a temperature change,
  or a fan>speed change as if the panel is frozen.
  Compressor will often not respond>on or off so
  when needing defrost I turn the whole system off
  with the fan>button, then restart with Auto and
  the compressor and A/C works fine.>Sometime the
  control panel works perfectly. I pulled a code
  using Ross-Tech>of:>01271 - Positioning Motor for
  Positioning Flap (V68)> 41-10 - Blocked or No
  Voltage - Intermittent>>I'm too old to start
  believing in Gremlins, so please tell me where
  the>logic link may be or how to diagnose the
  unrelated root cause(s).>>>Thanks,>>>Brian>95.5
  S6>02 TT Roadster>90
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