Re: 85 5ks climate control / defroster

["CHRIS AHOLA" <aholact@songs.sce.com>]

     The ticking sound is most likely broken gears in the motor that 
     mounts on the climate controller.  This motor moves a cable back 
     and forth which regulates the temp.  Mt. Auto in CO. sells these 
     little motors.
     
     Chris

Greetings,
     
I'm fortunate enough to have an 87 5kq that is in excellent condition, 
but my first Audi, which I still own, is an 85 5ks that as you can 
imagine from its year, has a few problems.
     
The car is in good mechanical condition, and my girlfriend really likes 
driving it, auto trans and all. However, its most serious ailment is 
with the defroster and the whole climate control thing.
     
The defroster doesn't blow out any air. After driving the car for a 
while, one can sense the heat coming out from the ducts, but it 
certainly is not blowing out. Furthermore, a ticking sound develops that 
comes from the glove box area. Oddly, if I raise the temperature on the 
climate control, the ticks go away, until the car heats up to that temp. 
Then the noise comes back and I would have to further raise the temp. 
After a while, a certain tradeoff has to be made between the ticking 
noises or extreme heat.
     
Does anyone have any recommendations as how to fix this. I'm wondering 
if this is big bucks, because it might be more economical to pick up 
another Audi.
     
Thanks for all your help,
     
aiman copty
87 5ksq (love it)
85 5ks (currently idle)
76 VW Camper Bus (extremely groovy and for sale)