Re: temp warning light - please help

[Andrew Duane USG <duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made studentper say:

> the red temperature warning light begins flashing about 30 seconds after
> start-up (cold or hot).  i have checked the coolant level, and the
> temperature of the engine does not rise above normal.  i recently had the
> radiotor and thermostat replaced.
>     possibly related problem, the air conditioner doesn't work.  the switch
> will turn on the fan (at the same speed it runs at when it clicks on on its
> own--is it supposed to be a different speed?), but not engage the
> compressor.
>     the guys that replaced the radiotor were very nice but don't know audis
> and may not have gotten it right.  please help me, i want to avoid the
> dealer.  thanks in advance.

There are two temp senders. One controls the guage (and ECU?), the
other controls the overheat sensing. It sounds like second one may
be toast. This might also cause the A/C problem, because if the
car overheats, one of the load reductions it does it turn off the A/C.

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane@zk3.dec.com
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