[V8] recirc door operation and vacuum

Ron Wainwright ron_01056 at yahoo.com
Tue Aug 12 17:03:42 PDT 2008 

Pulling fuse 27 is for the ECU. The light will return again though. Have you pulled the codes?

 Ron


--- On Tue, 8/12/08, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] recirc door operation and vacuum
> To: "'Dave Head'" <v8q at bellsouth.net>
> Cc: "'v8newlist'" <V8 at audifans.com>
> Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 7:11 PM
> 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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