[Vwdiesel] dim lights, thick smoke (and loud loud music)

[James Hansen]

If you'd rather fix what you have, start checking things... like voltage 
at the light switch, leaving the switch, and lights... well, you already 
know the light voltage is low, or it has a bad ground.  Better is to 
wire a relay in by the headlights, to just use the headlamp circuit to 
switch the relay, and power goes from battery post, to circuit breaker 
you install, to a relay, to the headlamp.  Needs 2 relays- one for high 
beam, one for low, can use the same circuit breaker- mount it on the 
inner fender or something with the  bakelight(brown plastic) part facing 
down.

You replaced the ground straps, what about the power +ve lead to the 
starter solenoid?
-James

Chris Jude wrote:
> Well, actually the smoke isn't too bad, and the stereo is kinda of an old
> POS, so not too loud, but the lights are dim.
> 
> I finally got around to replacing the ground straps on the '80 Audi, as well
> as a new battery, after the old one seemed to be crapping out.  I used 4 ga.
> wire on the battery ground as well as the strap to the block.  I was hoping
> that this would solve two problems I've been noticing.  Unfortunately it
> didn't.  The car will crank for a good bit before starting except when
> warmed up, unless i run the glow cycle twice before starting.  I do notice
> that except for the first start in the morning the glow plug light comes on
> very briefly or not at all.  This summer i replaced the relay with a fast
> glow, as well as all 5 plugs.
> The other problem is that the head lights are quite dim, they work all right
> on a dark street, but in twilight, or in the city you can hardly tell they
> are on.
> What else should I look at for these troubles?
> 
> Chris
> 1980 Audi 5000S
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