Re: quick help? something broke.

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>
To: quattro group <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 7:01 PM
Subject: quick help? something broke.


>Driving the coupe along and suddenly the brake, battery, and coolant
>temp lights come on.  A quick look at the gauges indicates that all is
>ok - except no charge on the voltmeter.  Just a bad alt output wouldn't
>light the idiot lights, though I'll check it.
>
>figured I'd ask first, then go hack, someone may have btdt before.  ANy
>suggestions welcome, so long as they are anatomically possible.
>
>PS, the Load reduction relay is ok.  Don;t know about it's socket... and
>no obvious blown fuses.
>
>Thanks in advance...
>
>--
>Huw Powell
>
Hi Huw;

    Actually, the idiot lights do come on when the alternator stops
charging. I had the same thing happen on my '91 200q. The brushes wore out
and it seemed like every idiot light on the dash lit up. If it wasn't for
the voltmeter showing no charge, I would have been one confused individual.
A $3 set of brushes fixed the problem.

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  254k km