[urq] RE : RE : Need some help

[Thatcher Hubbard]

That means that everyone's car is either running or broken and we're
not trying to fix them.

On 5/8/07, Louis-Alain Richard <laraa at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 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…
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> 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
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> 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"
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Louis-Alain Richard" < <mailto:laraa at sympatico.ca>
> laraa at sympatico.ca>
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> To: "'Andrew B'" < <mailto:andrew.sb at gmail.com> andrew.sb at gmail.com>; <
> <mailto:urq at audifans.com> urq at audifans.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 2:08 PM
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> Subject: [urq] RE : Need some help
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> > Hi Andrew,
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> > Since it's a 4000$ car, must be an urQ.
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> > Then,
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> > 1 and 2 might be related to the fusebox/block-connectors problems. I did
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 3- After that fusebox replacement, maybe the tach bouncing will heal
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> > since it is powered by one of the melted connectors. Mine was fine after
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> > replacement.
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> > Hope this helps,
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> > Louis-Alain
> > 1983 Quattro
> > Montreal PQ
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> > > -----Message d'origine-----
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> > > Hi again...
> > > I've found a great deal on a good car but am hoping to pre-emptively
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> > > few issues before I buy it.  I'm trying to gauge how complicated a fix
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> > > be.  The price is right (~4000), it's an early build, but there are a
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> > > things that are keeping it from passing inspection here, and that makes
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> > > nervous.
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> > > 1) the blinkers don't work.  Nothing turns on when you flip the switch.
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> > > 2) The headlights only work on high.
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> > > 3) The tachometer "bounces" off idle.
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> > > 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
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> > > out, but I need those headlights and blinkers to work.
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> > > Thanks in advance, I'm hoping I'll be able to get another coupe soon!
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