[V8] recirc door operation and vacuum

Tue Aug 12 16:11:37 PDT 2008

Yup.  Two birds with one stone...  fixed the a/c issue and when I pulled
fuse 27, it killed the Check Engine light and it has not returned.  Fingers
crossed...

Ed

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Head [mailto:v8q at bellsouth.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 4:37 PM
> To: Ed Kellock
> Cc: 'v8newlist'
> Subject: Re: recirc door operation and vacuum
> 
> 
> That's likely it...
> 
> Ed Kellock wrote:
> > 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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