a MINOR tqc problem...

[Bryan Gunn <bgunn@voicetek.com>]

Hi folks,

My TQC is doing something weird (news flash), and I don't know if it's a 
problem, or if it's just the nature of the beast.

When the car is warmed up and idling, the idle speed varies with the 
electrical load. With a large electrical load (heated seats cranked, 
headlights on, rear defrost on, etc), the idle is about 900rpm. When I
start shutting off electrical consumers, the idle starts to creep up. 
When there's no electrical load, the idle is about 1050rpm.

I don't recall ever noticing a cars idle speed vary with electrical load, and
I only noticed it recently in my car. Is there something wrong, or am I
just being hypersensitive to idle fluctuations. I've been chasing a rough-
running-during-warmup problem for a while, so I might be fixating on the
idle behavior too much. Although, a ~150 rpm change in idle is pretty
noticable.

A friend of mine just bought a 944S and he brought it over and let me check
it out this past weekend. After spending a little time in it, I'm convinced
that Audi's engineering team should be lined up and shot. The 944 is such
a superior design on so many levels. Sigh. About a year ago I found a
944 turbo S for sale with barely 30K miles on it. I could have had it for
$13K if memory serves. But I passed on it and bought the quattro. WHAT WAS
I THINKING??????


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