[V8] blue wire

[Tony and Lillie]

Steve, comments follow.

> Would the loose blue wire cause the combination of the three indicator 
> lights to go dim ( battery, brake and cat) ? Mechanic checked the volts 
> coming off the head and said they were 14 volts.
>
> Just a couple of other things.  I have discussed these and have gotten 
> used to them in my car.   Don't know if this may be related.
>
> 1.  Fuel gauge and temp gauge sometimes go out - when out the aux fan will 
> not go on.

Repair the Instrument Cluster. Good luck on that one. If you need help, 
check the archives for Ingo's repair. He has a pretty in depth article, and 
may have added it to the Knowledge base as well.

> 2.  Air bag light on - haven't gotten around to this one
> 3.  ABS light is on - previous owner ripped out whatever makes the abs 
> work
> 4.  Climate control channel 11 shows a flat 12.0 regardless of load.

Mine does the same. Sometimes the wiring gets bad going to the front. Audi 
wiring :)

> 5.  Interior courtesy lights do not turn off automatically
> 6.  Neutral light on dashboard is intermittent - all other lights and 
> gauges work ( except for fuel/temp issue)

Mine does the same, but with 3rd gear. You can fix at the same time as the 
other.

> 7.  driver's side window switch to front passenger window is intermittent 
> ( contacts)

Drill a small hole about 1/2 way down on the switch, and spray a good 
contact cleaner into it. I have fixed about 75% of attempted switches this 
way.

>
> Other than that car works fine :-)

Don't know that I'd say that, but you did say you were willing to tempt fate 
:)

>
> Steven Kramer

Tony Hoffman