[V8] V8 Maiden Voyage

[Roger Woodbury]

Yeah, I rather think so.  EVERYthing else in the cluster is working
perfectly.  I can push the reset button and hear the reset motor whirring,
and the trip meter numbers actually wiggle some, but zero else.  So, I am
guessing it is a broken tooth.

Now, here is the BIG question:  are there any Audi V8 dentists out there who
can repair a broken tooth?

Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Head [mailto:v8q at bellsouth.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 4:50 PM
To: Ingo Rautenberg
Cc: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com; 'V8 Audi Fans'
Subject: Re: [V8] V8 Maiden Voyage

10 to 1 its the broken teeth on the soft gear...

Ingo Rautenberg wrote:
> Hmm.  I have the same issue on one of my V8s.  The Odometer and trip  
> odometer are out, but everything else works fine. Been that way since  
> I got the car and haven't investigated yet. I suspect an electrical  
> issue or broken gear issue, as the speedo works fine (So no problem  
> with speed sensor).
> 
> Ingo
> 
> On Jun 16, 2008, at 8:00 PM, Roger Woodbury wrote:
> 
>> Great trip today.  First long distance trip since the timing belt  
>> service
>> was completed.  It was a fairly good mix of two lane and divided  
>> highway and
>> according to the car's computer, the overall average was around  
>> 24.5 miles
>> per gallon.  Speed was limited to around sixty for the most part  
>> although
>> traffic in closer to Portland was moving quite a lot faster.
>>
>> I had forgotten two things about the V8. First of all, I had  
>> forgotten how
>> nice it is to travel in the car, with ample power on hand all the  
>> time, and
>> secondly, how smooth the power is as it comes on.
>>
>> It reminds me that I must get the cruise control operating because  
>> the car
>> will roll faster and faster so easily that it could be easy to lose my
>> license.
>>
>> One strange thing happened though.  I suddenly lost my trip  
>> odometer and my
>> main odometer.  They just stopped working without fanfare or  
>> excitement.  I
>> just suddenly noticed that I was still looking at 276 miles  
>> accumulated on
>> the tank of fuel, and I knew that I had been well above 300 at that  
>> point.
>> I reset the trip meter and it zeroed, and started to run again, and  
>> then
>> stopped at about 1.5 miles.  There is sits.
>>
>> Comments about this?  I suspect this is potentially related to the  
>> cruise
>> control issue via a power supply of some sort.  The manual that I  
>> have in
>> the computer doesn't speak specifically about how the odo/trip meter
>> actually work.  Any input will be gratefully received.
>>
>> Otherwise the car appears to be 100%.
>>
>> Great to have a V8 again!
>>
>> Roger
>>
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