[V8] recirc door operation and vacuum

Ed Kellock ekellock at gmail.com
Tue Aug 12 14:48:55 PDT 2008 

Found a hole in the hard line that runs to the inner fender to the vacuum
reservoir (I believe).  It seems something had come into contact with it
just above the rubber flaps that cover the opening between the wheel well
and the engine compartment.  Weird.

I found it because of the loud hissing inside there which didn't sound right
and the black 93 didn't do.

Ed

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Kellock [mailto:ekellock at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 2:27 PM
> To: 'Dave Head'; 'v8newlist'
> Subject: recirc door operation and vacuum
> 
> 
> 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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