[V8] Electrical Issues, related? - Problems fixed but not related

Tue Nov 28 15:15:26 EST 2006

Remember that the proper V8 Battery is a group 49 (not 48 like all  
the auto parts stores will tell you).  Also used by Merciless Benz Cars.

Ingo

On Nov 28, 2006, at 2:31 PM, Ed Dekker wrote:

> Does the smaller Wal-Mart battery have a vent hose?  I've heard  
> warnings
> over the years and do respect them.    I buy Interstate batteries from
> distributor at about half retail.
>
> Hit a curb hard with the A6 and blew both left tires.  An ex-Audi,  
> now VW
> mech once mounted a chair lift and the power chair in the Avant.   
> He did
> great, even a rectifier w/ dash control, to charge the chair  
> batteries when
> traveling, and a safety belt.    He agreed to check the alignment  
> and rims,
> off hours.  With the car up, he advised brake pads, struts, spark  
> plugs and
> sent me to an import parts wholesaler.  Total, including his labor,  
> about
> half of the Audi parts alone.
>
> Still dream of getting the V8 up to prime and w/ good headlights.   
> It can be
> idle for 3 mos and start in an instant.  A hyd oil stain is on the  
> garage
> floor.
>
> Ed Dekker
> 90V8, titanium, 125k, all stock
> 97 A6 Avant, pearl, 100k
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Griffith" <jsgriffith3rd at yahoo.com>
> To: "Tony and Lillie" <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>
> Cc: "Audi List" <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 1:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [V8] Electrical Issues,related? - Problems fixed but not
> related
>
>
> I don't believe any of the symptoms were related.
>
>   The turn signals just started working again on day, but I have since
> replaced the steering column switches and all is still well.
>
>    I replaced the voltage regulator and the pulsating in the lights  
> has gone
> away.
>
>   While researching the radio problems I noticed that the brown  
> ground wire
> that is suppose to be in the plug connected to the back of the  
> radio had
> been removed and taped up.  The radio had been working perfectly  
> before, but
> I decided to put it back in the correct place, but still no luck,  
> then I
> touched it to the back of the radio case and it began to work, so I  
> just
> attached to the radio case.  This seams to work but my reception is  
> not as
> good as it use to be so at some point I will try to figure out that  
> issue,
> but for now its O.K.
>
>   Yesterday I found a battery at Wal-mart, its much smaller but it  
> comes
> with a 2-year replacement warranty so for $52 I thought I give it a  
> try.
> The car turns over much quicker now.
>
>   Thanks for all the help
>
>   Joe
>
>
>
> Tony and Lillie <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net> wrote:          Did  
> you ever
> get a chance to look at this?
>
>   Tony Hoffman
>     ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Joe Griffith
>   To: Tony and Lillie
>   Cc: Audi List
>   Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 5:54 AM
>   Subject: Re: [V8] Electrical Issues, related?
>
>
>   I checked for water around the passenger side foot well and it  
> was dry,
> and there were no blown fuses.  While I had the carpet out I  
> checked the
> grounds in the foot well area and all were good, as was the ground  
> at the
> battery.
>
>   I did notice a wet carpet on the driver side under the  
> accelerator pedal
> not long ago but figured it can from my shoe and never investigated  
> further.
> Is there a ground somewhere around the trans tunnel that might be the
> culprit, and if so is it easily accessible?
>
>   I checked my Repair Manual and it lists ground points but gives very
> general description of location, and what does "welded, in dashboard
> harness" mean?  Is this harness grounded somewhere else, say in the
> passenger foot well?
>
>   Thanks for the input
>
>   Joe
>
>
> Tony and Lillie <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net> wrote:   I'd side  
> with Ingo,
> check for water around the passenger side area. Pull the
> carpet out first and see if the foam on the back is wet. Also,  
> check around
> the fuse box for water. The problems sound related, but only in  
> that region.
> There really isn't any other connection. Are there any blown fuses,  
> BTW?
>
> Tony Hoffman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Griffith"
> To: "Audi List"
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:13 PM
> Subject: [V8] Electrical Issues, related?
>
>
> I'm wondering if anyone out there knows if some electrical issues  
> I'm having
> with my 91 V8 may be related.
>
> Some background, the car sat from March till about 3 weeks ago with a
> badly leaking hydraulic hose and rack. During that time the battery  
> drained
> to nothing. I jumped it occasionally when I need top move the car  
> around my
> driveway, but it never held a charge for very long, and the dash  
> lights
> would slightly pulsate brighter, dim while the car ran.
>
> So while I fixed the leaks I put the battery on a slow 2amp trickle  
> charge
> for about 10 hours.
>
> The car started and ran fine without leaks but the dash lights  
> continued
> very slightly to pulsate (barely noticeable). I drove the car that  
> night
> and the headlights also pulsated.
>
> So I figured I'd order voltage regulator and put it in when it gets  
> here.
>
> I drove the car about an hour to work the other morning with the  
> lights on
> and the radio playing without incident, but when I got in to come  
> home the
> radio wouldn't work. The faceplate would light up with the dash  
> lights, but
> when I turned the knob it would go black.
>
> I put a Gamma radio from a 91 200, but it doesn't even light up.
>
> I drove the car the next day and nothing had changed, but the third  
> day
> the turn signals stopped working.
>
> Any thoughts on if these cars have a way of isolating unnecessary
> electrical devices?
>
> Thanks for you time
>
> Joe
>
>
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