Re: Tactonic sightings, etc. & those diff lock lights

[Scott Mallett <malsc@rhodes.edu>]

Dan Simoes wrote:

  > 84 4ksq
  > BTW, what would cause the differential lock lights to come on all
  of a
  > sudden.  The vacuum lines and locks were checked out by the
  dealer, and
  > they confirmed the system isn't working.  HELP ME! This is really
  > freaking me out becuse I have had enough electrical problems with
  my old
  > 82 VW Rabbit Cabriolet. TIA

  What did the dealer say?  The lights will go on if they are
  grounded out, or if the locks are engaged.
  Do you have vacuum at the locks? (tip, switch the a/c on - does
  the flap open/shut?)  I would suspect a loose electrical
  connector below, just atop the transmission.

  | Dan |
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Thanks.  I checked at the the locking mechanism inside the car.  When I
would push and pull the lever, I hear a hissing sound coming from the
locks.  I noticed a hole in the end of the white area where the lever is
encased.  Should there be a hole there?  The connections for the lights
looked okay.  When I went to the dealer (Parktown Audi-Porsche in St.
Louis), they put the car up on the lift and pulled the lever for the
locks.  The service technician was under the car to see if the locks on
the center and rear differentials locked.  They didn't lock.   Then a
little while later the voltage regulator went out on it.  It went out
while I was driving, and right when it died, the light came on.  When
school finishes in about 6 days,  I'm going to do a lot of other things,
so hopefully it ca be resolved then.

Scott Mallett
84 4ksq
malsc@rhodes.edu (in about 6 days it will be QUATTRO1@aol.com)