[urq] RE : RE : Need some help

[Louis-Alain Richard]

I agree Keith, too quiet on this list… Maybe we are in the bottom of a cycle
? May the newcomers ask a lot of questions to us old folks…

 

Louis-Alain

 

 

-----Message d'origine-----
De : SpotatAshleys [mailto:spotatashleys at hotmail.com] 
Envoyé : 8 mai, 2007 13:31
À : Louis-Alain Richard; 'Andrew B'; urq at audifans.com
Objet : Re: [urq] RE : Need some help

 

Louis-Alain

 

What's this you said?    "I don't want to scare you, it's not a tough job,
but you need to be well
prepared with good quality "crimpers" 

 

Nooooooo...you can't use crimpers and crimped connections on a quattro.
Solder only please. If a jobs worth doing, it's worth doing well.

 

Keith

 

'87 WR

'63 Daimler V8

 

 

p.s. actually I only said this to be controversial and start a "flame war"
over the merits of solder vs crimp.. It's been too quite on the urq-list for
a long time now. Just wanted to liven things up a bit. And, yes, I do solder
everything. My quattro probably weighs 50kg more than most with all my
soldering.

 

 

 

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Louis-Alain Richard" < <mailto:laraa at sympatico.ca>
laraa at sympatico.ca>

To: "'Andrew B'" < <mailto:andrew.sb at gmail.com> andrew.sb at gmail.com>; <
<mailto:urq at audifans.com> urq at audifans.com>

Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 2:08 PM

Subject: [urq] RE : Need some help

 

> 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!

>