[V8] recirc door operation and vacuum

Tue Aug 12 15:34:27 PDT 2008

You have a major vacuum leak somewhere, thats for sure. There's vacuum 
reservoirs that should be maintaining vacuum. That recirc door should 
open and stay that way.

Ed Kellock wrote:
> 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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