[V8] at least one heat...

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Scott,

Glad that worked for you.  As to the connector...Hmm.  Methinks  
either for the trunk light or the rear fog light (though antenna  
motor also comes to mind).

Ingo

On Nov 20, 2006, at 4:03 PM, Scott Simmons wrote:

> Back seats?  Passengers?!  Screw them!  I'll have a friend check to  
> see
> if her ass gets hot during a drive, but not too concerned about seat
> heaters anymore because...
>
>
> ...replaced my heater valve.  The old one self-destructed and some  
> P.O.
> just bypassed the heating system and now I know why.  Having replaced
> it, I never want to see another zip-tie again.  Those little tails cut
> the crap out of my  hands.
>
> Warning!  Picked up a $13 brass heater valve at FLAPS.  They  
> crossed the
> Audi/VW part number (without the A at the end) to this and one other
> part.  One was plastic and looked "more German" than the brass, which
> looked simple.  I took the brass one because I figured it would last
> longer and even if it looked cheap,  nobody would see it under the
> cowl.  If it works, it works.  The only problem with this is that  
> the in
> and out were off-set.  Based on the design of a diaphragm, rather than
> an arm, this is how the valve works.  The heater hoses under the cowl
> require great "convincing" to get into this off-set position.  My
> advice?  Buy the Audi part from autohausaz.com or some place that has
> "in line" rather than "off-set."
>
> All in all, my trouble was doubled because the old hose ends, at the
> block, were ragged and one was cut.  Luckily, the one that was cut too
> short was the block-to-valve line, so a good tug got it out and a  
> large
> baggage of curse words along with skinned hands got some new 3/4"  
> heater
> hose to the valve.  This probably didn't help my off-set problem,  
> seeing
> how the replacement hose (what was used to bypass the system) wasn't
> formed to fit and I had to "convince" it as well.  I was planning on
> using the old Audi hoses, but... well... I'd like to find who ever did
> this and didn't just do it right.
>
> Triple checked all my hose clamps, put the air box back on, and voila,
> hot air out of the vents.
>
> Rummaging through my trunk, to see what the P.O. left behind I found
> some interesting items: golf tees, tire shine, a sunroof motor (which
> scares me, what's in its spot in my roof??), and a very odd connector.
> It was found in the trunk but could have come from anywhere in the  
> car.
>
>    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/indischrot/audi/ 
> connector1.jpg
>
>    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/indischrot/audi/ 
> connector2.jpg
>
> The connector has two male pins and the wires are Red/Blue and
> Brown/Grey.  One of the previous owners was a real wiring genius: he
> redid the brake-pad wear wiring and all four power window wires.
> Because of his work, the brake pad wear light is on and three of the
> four windows don't work.  What should I be looking for not-working
> because of this one?
>
> Cooking nicely,
> Scott Simmons
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