Fwd: RE: [s-cars] Igntition switch failure?

[Peter Schulz]

>Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:22:22 -0500
>To: "Bill Mahoney" <wmahoney at disk.com>, "'Franco Barber'" 
><feb at febsun.cmhnet.org>
>From: Peter Schulz <pcschulz at comcast.net>
>Subject: RE: [s-cars] Igntition switch failure?
>Cc: forgied at direct.ca, s-car-list at audifans.com
>
>Bill:
>
>If everything seems to work, ie interior lights, etc, and you are able to 
>turn the ignition on/off, then the likely culprit is the external copper 
>braid on the starter itself.
>This unshielded copper braid carries power from the solenoid assy to the 
>starter field windings.
>
>They can and WILL fail over night ;-)
>
>Had most of mine rebuilt locally, and the rebuilder replaced this with an 
>insulated lead.
>
>HTH
>
>-Peter
>
>
>At 10:17 AM 2/23/2004, Bill Mahoney wrote:
>>Franco,
>>Car will not start..  all the gauge lights come on but there is no
>>starter action what so ever.
>>Am I f'd?
>>Thanks for the info!
>>Bill
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Franco Barber [mailto:feb at febsun.cmhnet.org]
>>Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 8:37 AM
>>To: Bill Mahoney
>>Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; forgied at direct.ca
>>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Igntition switch failure?
>>
>>On the 95 A6/S6, I think it's part number 4A0 905 849.
>>(Don't know if there's a suffix.)
>>Should cost about $30 USD.
>>Here's what one looks like:
>>         http://elektro.cmhnet.org/~feb/new_ignitionswitch.jpg
>>
>>
>>
>>On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 08:17:38AM -0600, Bill Mahoney wrote:
>> > Would anyone know the part number for this?
>>...
>> > Also, IIRC, there's a possibility that this switch failure sometimes
>> > takes the starter too?
>>
>>If you don't notice the switch has gone bad and the starter ends up
>>running all the time, it can do damage to the starter (and probably
>>more stuff too.)
>>
>> > Can I tell before hand.
>>
>>Can you start your car?  If you can, the starter is probably ok.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Franco
>>
>>
>>--
>>Franco Barber                   feb at febsun.cmhnet.org
>>95 A6Q w/Gamma CD mit RDS!      Columbus, Ohio  USA
>>95 A6Q 5spd w/HCB-30 bluetooth car kit!
>>
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>
>Peter Schulz
>1990 CQ (perpetually awaiting S2 3b engine transplant)
>1991 200 20v TQW indigo mica
>1991 200 20v TQW titanium grey
>Chelmsford, MA USA
>peter at audifans.com


Peter Schulz
1990 CQ (perpetually awaiting S2 3b engine transplant)
1991 200 20v TQW indigo mica
1991 200 20v TQW titanium grey
Chelmsford, MA USA
peter at audifans.com