[urq] Re: Hot Start/Thermal wrap

[Bill Bennett]

Dave,
 how many volts do you read at the window switch when operating( moving not 
stalled and closed) it up when probing the red and blue wire with one lead 
and the other lead of your DVOM to the brown wire.  LMK, I could help you, 
let me know the results. Anne doubts you can test it, yeah kidding, I wish 
she would stop abusing her car with the ten minute low speed drive cycle and 
jog or get a bike to ride to light rail. HMM, Rollerblades? NAW, she would 
crash
 Bestus, Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dd" <david098 at easystreet.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 2:16 PM
Subject: [urq] Re: Hot Start/Thermal wrap


>I had a hot-start problem on my '83 (last 3 digit of vin 530) that I fought 
>for a very long time before
> I finally figured out the problem.
> There is a spade lug connector near the turbo that is in the middle 
> circuit from the key switch to the starter solenoid.   Indeed,
> a stupid place to put the connection - near the turbo!  When the 
> connection gets hot enough the female
> side of the connection relaxes just enough to open the circuit.   As I 
> recall I rerouted the wiring away from the
> turbo and replaced the connectors - no more hot start problem.
> Now, if I could just figure out a way to may to make the damn electric 
> windows go up and down at a decent pace I wouldn't be
> thinking about selling the beast.
>
> David Derting
> '83 urq Mars Red with 85k miles
> '94 Golf
> '99 Eurovan
> in the market for a Audi 90 20 valve sedan
>>Message: 1
>>Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 21:38:31 -0400
>>From: Andrew B <andrew.sb at gmail.com>
>>Subject: Re: [urq] Hot Start/Thermal wrap
>>To: Mike Del Tergo <mdeltergo at hotmail.com>
>>Cc: urq at audifans.com
>>Message-ID: <d452ee61050608183879b12a47 at mail.gmail.com>
>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>>I tried that...in fact, it may have been a cause of the problem.  My
>>old battery died (never had a hot start issue).  I swapped in a new
>>one, the biggest I could find that could fit in the bucket, and now it
>>won't start when hot.  The battery was new in February.  Therefore, I
>>doubt that is the problem.  I'll continue going through the wiring to
>>see if there's any corrosion or anything.
>>
>>On 6/8/05, Mike Del Tergo <mdeltergo at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Andrew,
>>>I had some of your problems and no doubt a portion heat related, but you
>>>have to ask/answer why adding voltage with a jump, defeats a heat sink
>>>problem?  (is your solonoid bad, 12V lead to starter weak etc?) I wrapped 
>>>my
>>>down pipe in header wrap, to keep starter and motor mount somewhat 
>>>cooler.
>>>What seemed to help more was a new battery, no more problems!  Already 
>>>went
>>>the starter route et al. (at 800+CA and 700+ CCA and $40 from WalMart, 
>>>much
>>>better than stock and earlier replacement)
>>>good luck,
>>>Mike
>>>
>>>From: Andrew B <andrew.sb at gmail.com>
>>>Subject: [urq] Hot Start/Thermal wrap
>>>
>>>Just removed my downpipe...well, as much as I can with everything
>>>still in the car.  I'm having fairly regular hot start problems.  When
>>>it's hot outside, and I drive hard or in stop and go, the car won't
>>>turn over.  With a jump, it starts fine.  Thanks to somebody's
>>>suggestion, I'm assuming that it's the starter absorbing heat...so I
>>>figured I would wrap the exhaust with one of those thermal wraps to
>>>help keep temperatures down, and maybe vent the hood, but that's way
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>-Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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