RE: 5ktqw test drive questions

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

Dan wrote:

	>1) with engine running, pump the pedal 4-5 times, the light and
	>buzzer come on.  Bomb?

Yes

	>3) Under heavy acceleration (ie floor it, shift quickly) I can
	>get 1st to almost redline, 2-4 though cut out between 3-4k
	>as if I was hitting the rev limiter.  This one I'm not sure
about.

Ned Ritchie has a good troubleshooting guide on the 4K rpm cut out at
http://www.intendedacceleration.com/html/tip2.htm
What's the maximum boost during acceleration? Maybe it's hitting the
boost limiter. Try pulling the codes after drive.

	>4) While rolling at 2mph, if I lightly touch the brakes, they
chatter,
	>almost as if ABS was kicking in.  I did not check to see if ABS
was
	>working, though the ABS off switch works and the light goes off
	>when diff locks are engaged.

ABS should be non-operative at 2mph. Warped rotors?

	>5) I had noticed that the dash lights were very dim.  Adjusting
	>the rheostat helped a bit, but when I got back, I noticed the
	>battery light on.  Verified 10.75 volts with engine running.
	>Belt seems OK, so it needs an alternator.

Maybe it's just the regulator or there's a short circuit somewhere
eating lots of current. (When I switch on low beams, fogs, AC, stereo,
seat heaters and rear window defroster my voltage drops to about 11
volts at idle)

	>6) Trip computer does not seem to work.  The switch with the
	>arrows has no effect on the display.  Also, pushing the
defroster
	>button does not bring up a defroster light on the dash - is
there
	>one?

If the display works, but is stuck in one mode I would simply suspect
the switch - contact cleaner should bring it back to life. The only
defroster indicator light is in the switch - a green triangle.
I think it is a bad deal, Dan, and anyone asking $5K for a car with this
amout of problems must be nuts (one could find a 5KTQW for $5K here in
East Europe, where Audis of this vintage are usually twice as expensive
as in US)

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)