Re: new 4000 owner has several questions

["R. Tonge" <rptonge@u.washington.edu>]

The middle dial is the oil pressure and should be around 5 bar in normal 
running and the right dial is the oil temp - i have a 81 4000 coupe (non 
quattro) and this fluctuates between 50 and 100.

Rob

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On Wed, 3 Jan 1996, Daniel S. Alves wrote:

> Hi all!  I've been lurking around the list for some time now and just bought 
> my first car, an 86 4000S, 5sp, non-quattro, :(  I must say this car is 
> totally different than my parents' 89 sdlO sialaC and the rest of the 
> American cars Ive been driving until now.  I'll never go back!
> 
> Anyway, I've got a couple of questions maybe someone can help me out with:
> 
> 1) Since I don't have an owner's manual, could someone identify the 3 gauges 
> 	underneath my radio.  The first is obviously the volt gauge for the
> 	battery.  The second is identified as "bar" and goes from about
> 	1 to 5.  The third is some type of temp gauge which starts at
> 	60 degrees C but it never moves, maybe broken?
> 
> 2) I'm a bit concerned that my turn signals are only visible from directly
> 	in front or behind.  At the front, shouldn't the parking lights at
> 	the corners flash when I signal or are the blinkers kind of in
> 	the center of the bumper the only ones in these cars?
> 
> 3) Lastly, my alternator belt REALLY needs replacing so I bought one this
> 	weekend from the local parts place but when I went to put it in,
> 	I couldn't figure out how to remove the second of 2 belts that are
> 	directly in front of the alternator belt.  The belt in question
> 	went to the pulley on the AC and I didn't see any way of relieving
> 	the tension on it except for maybe trying to remove the AC pulley.
> 	I didnt want to do that without knowing for sure (I've got to order 
> 	a service manual this week) but I also didn't want to take it and
> 	have the dealer replace it.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Dan
> 
> Oh yeah, whoever posted the address for Audi Product Service Publications
>    in Ohio, do they have a phone number I can use to order myself both an
>    owner's manual and a Bentley manual??
>