[s-cars] UrS4 Battery melted, where's the blown fuse?

[Douglas Landaeta]

Thanks! yes, the pump, as melted as some of it is, needs to stay connected.
Started right up and is now in my office building's underground garage. You
guys rule...

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Stott Hare <stott at gwi.net> wrote:

> How much of the alarm system/starter kill is contained within the lock
> pump.
> My recollection was that if it wasn't in the system (assuming you haven't
> done a bypass mod) you weren't going to start/run.
>
> -Stott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Doug Landaeta
> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:43 PM
> To: chris chambers
> Cc: S-Car-List at Audifans.Com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] UrS4 Battery melted, where's the blown fuse?
>
> No crank, just lights on dash.
> sounds like the disconnected lock pump is the first issue.
>
> Sent from my mobile.
> Doug
>
> On Jul 23, 2009, at 2:28 PM, chris chambers
> <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Doug,
> > I'm assuming you checked the fuses located at the driver's side end
> > of the dash, did
> > you check the ECU fuse?
> > Could you descirbe what no start means, does it mean the engine
> > turns over but doesn't fire or what?
> > Regards
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Douglas Landaeta <dlandaeta at gmail.com>
> >> To: "S-Car-List at Audifans.Com" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> >> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:14:12 PM
> >> Subject: [s-cars] UrS4 Battery melted, where's the blown fuse?
> >>
> >> S-heads,
> >>
> >> So my battery jumped it's mount and shorted into a smokey, fiery
> >> mess on
> >> Tuesday morning. Knowing exactly what it was and being prepared to
> >> smother
> >> it out reduced the damage to a bunch of melted wires and plenty of
> >> smoke.
> >> The incredulous policeman on the scene helped me push the
> >> smoldering pig
> >> into a nearby parking lot. When the firetruck showed up, all they
> >> could say
> >> was, "Why are we here?".
> >>
> >> Today, I spliced in all new wires for the melted ones and the main
> >> cables
> >> are okay for now. The lock pump is toast so I disconnected it. Put
> >> in a good
> >> battery and everything seems okay, except no start. There's got to
> >> be a
> >> blown fuse or fusible link somewhere in the line or some relay that
> >> got
> >> fried. Any advice on where to look?
> >>
> >> second-hand smoked,
> >> Doug
> >>
> >> '94 S4
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