[urq] RE : Need some help

[Louis-Alain Richard]

Hi Andrew,

Since it's a 4000$ car, must be an urQ.

Then,

1 and 2 might be related to the fusebox/block-connectors problems. I did it
on my early urQ. New fusebox is cheap, easy to replace, but then you just
repair half of the problem. You need to order at dealer the 4 square
connectors (1 yellow, 1 black, 1 blue, 1 white) and replace each one that
shows melting. In addition, you need the round OEM connectors, 16 in each
block, but you don't need to replace them all, just the hi-amps for
headlight, defrost, fuel pump, engine coil, etc. so maybe a dozen will be
enough.

I don't want to scare you, it's not a tough job, but you need to be well
prepared with good quality crimpers and OEM connectors, plus you NEED the
wiring diagram in the Bentley. After that, if you do a good job, you'll
relay all these hi-amps components, and the fusebox will last 100 years.
That's what I did to mine in 2002. 

3- After that fusebox replacement, maybe the tach bouncing will heal itself,
since it is powered by one of the melted connectors. Mine was fine after the
replacement.

Hope this helps,

Louis-Alain
1983 Quattro
Montreal PQ



> -----Message d'origine-----
> 
> Hi again...
> I've found a great deal on a good car but am hoping to pre-emptively solve
> a
> few issues before I buy it.  I'm trying to gauge how complicated a fix
> will
> be.  The price is right (~4000), it's an early build, but there are a few
> things that are keeping it from passing inspection here, and that makes me
> nervous.
> 
> 1) the blinkers don't work.  Nothing turns on when you flip the switch.
> 
> 2) The headlights only work on high.
> 
> 3) The tachometer "bounces" off idle.
> 
> 
> Any suggestions?  PO suggested it might be a ground strap, but with the
> early electronics I'm not sure how much of a handful I'd be getting into.
> Once it passes inspection I don't mind spending some time figuring things
> out, but I need those headlights and blinkers to work.
> 
> Thanks in advance, I'm hoping I'll be able to get another coupe soon!
>