[V8] recirc door operation and vacuum

Tue Aug 12 13:26:41 PDT 2008

I can see the recirc door moving in response to opening and closing the
throttle.

The vacuum line appears to be connected.  I inspected the line all the way
to the engine and it looked solid all the way.

The vacuum motor seems to be loose in its mounting but I rotated it about a
1/4 turn and it felt snug.

Could this vacuum motor have failed internally?
What about the check valve in the engine compartment?
What about this little doo-hickey under the plenum cover that the vacuum
line to the recirc door connects to on the other end?

Ed

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Head [mailto:v8q at bellsouth.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:06 PM
> To: Ed Kellock; v8newlist
> Subject: Re: [V8] How many is too many
> 
> 
> Either the vacuum motor mount for the recirc is broken, or 
> the hose fell 
> off. My bet is the hose fell off. Cut .5 in off and reinstall.
> 
> Ed Kellock wrote:
> > Thanks Ingo.  The V8 was at Champagne and I left my urq 
> with him to go 
> > through the front suspension.  I had it looked at locally 
> and the guy 
> > htere said everything looked good, but it drove like a cattle cart 
> > this weekend so something's not right.  Nevertheless, I 
> loved driving 
> > it.  We left the track event Sunday a bit early and went up 
> to Aspen 
> > for lunch, then over Independence Pass.  That is one helluva road.  
> > Very nice.  Gorgeous scenery. Definitely worth doing if 
> you're in the 
> > area.
> > 
> > The tires on the 94 are 225/50-17 which are only 3% too 
> larger which 
> > is only 2mph at 75 so I make hang on to those and just sell the 
> > wheels.  I definitely do not care for the wheels.  The BBS 16's are 
> > going today. That's give me a chance to check the brakes, etc.  I'm 
> > also going to pull the driver's side timing belt cover to 
> have a quick 
> > look.  The last time the timing belt was done was in 98 at 
> about 47k 
> > miles, which puts it at 10 years and 78k miles.  Either way 
> you look 
> > at it, it's time.
> > 
> > Did Audi revise the t-belt interval to 60k in ALL years?
> > 
> > It's got an issue with the a/c, the slightest bit of 
> throttle causes 
> > it to change vents and blow hot air.  Larry referred to the C4 cars 
> > with the same CC system and said there's a check valve that can be 
> > added (or replaced?) that causes that.  I was able to drive it very 
> > gingerly on the way home and keep it cool inside.  Also got 
> nearly 25 
> > mpg as a result.  Check engine light is on too.  Time to hook up my 
> > new toy that I bought months ago and haven't touched.  Only other 
> > thing I know of so far is the cruise control doesn't work.
> > 
> > Oh yeah, the headliner in this thing is spotless and the 
> nets on the back of
> > the front seats are tight.   The steering wheel feels 
> thicker than any of my
> > others.  It's nice.
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ingo Rautenberg [mailto:ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:00 AM
> >> To: Ed Kellock
> >> Cc: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com; v8 at audifans.com
> >> Subject: Re: [V8] How many is too many
> >>
> >>
> >> Congrats, Ed!  Wow, you really did have a maaavelous weekend with
> >> Urq25 and your new acquisition.  Congrats on the new job, too.  I  
> >> always wanted a V8 that color.  Didn't realize that one 
> could order  
> >> special colors in the US.  Guess they took the idea from porsche.
> >>
> >> Ingo
> >>
> >> On Aug 12, 2008, at 11:46 AM, Ed Kellock wrote:
> >>
> >>> I agree and had a conversation about that with the seller,
> >> a Quattro
> >>> dealer/service business in Denver.  I am considering storing this 
> >>> car more than driving it for a while.  I doubt that I'll 
> be able to
> >> do that in
> >>> reality however.
> >>>
> >>> The only thing that would make this car absolutely 
> perfect is if it 
> >>> had black interior.  It is grey.  The silver/grey combo is a bit 
> >>> less
> >>> stunning,
> >>> but it actually still smells new inside, even in the trunk, at  
> >>> least as
> >>> close to new as I can remember, so I really hesitate to do 
> >> anything
> >>> about
> >>> the interior, like a full swap with my black car.  Crazy talk.
> >>>
> >>> Ed
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Roger Woodbury [mailto:rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com]
> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 1:21 AM
> >>>> To: v8 at audifans.com
> >>>> Cc: 'Ed Kellock'
> >>>> Subject: Re: How many is too many
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Over the top, Ed.  But a '94!  Congratulations!  I too saw
> >> this car
> >>>> on Cars.com and pondered about it about as long as I could before
> >>>> reality set in, and I realized that two V8's right now are 
> >> too many
> >>>> for me.
> >>>>
> >>>> But I have been thinking about doing what you have done 
> so that my
> >>>> "next" car can be another V8.
> >>>>
> >>>> And it really isn't insane considering that there isn't
> >> anything else
> >>>> being made today that is as nice, imho!
> >>>>
> >>>> Roger
> >>>>
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