re: Climate Control Head

[pjrose@servtech.com (Phil & Judy Rose)]

>Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 10:42:39 -0600 (MDT)
>From: Harry R Glesner III <hglesner@ast.lmco.com>
>Subject: Climate Control Head
>
>Hi Gang:
>    As you more than likely remember I've got a '91, 90q20v. I took her by the
>dealer this morning to have the climate control system looked at. The only
>problem it has is that hot air isn't coming out of the center dash vents while
>on "bi-level".

But is some kind of air blowing out? Cool?

I've learned that a properly functioning climate control (of that vintage,
at least),  will _not_ blow what is regarded as "hot air"--not even very
warm--from the center vents. It's just not designed to be as we would
expect. It's a teuton thing: _real_  men (German ones) want only cool air
in the face.

At least that's the opinion of the Qlist and agrees with the "auto" and
"bi-level" behavior of all three Audis I've owned--whose CC functioned OK
in all other regards.

> They have tested the system and reported to me the climate
>control "head" the thing with the buttons/LED read out is not sending a signal
>to the flap control motor.

This could be true, but I'd go slowly on letting any "repairs" be done.


>    As back round info the previous owner was one hell of a smoker/pipe
>that is,
>the car smelt of "rich" pipe tabacco, when I first got it, and when I
>installed
>the CD player, which I placed the controler in the ash tray (a much better
>use)
>I discovered what must have been an entire box of used wood stick matches. So
>I've come to think that all of that smoke and fumes went straight up into and
>around the climate controler, I know smoke is fine particals of the
>burnt/burning matter, could I have the controler "gummed-up"?
>    I remember someone on the list talking about "cleaning" the contacts? How
>and were are these contacts.
>
>Any Insights would be helpful:
>Rick Glesner
>Littleton, Colorado

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