Re: ur-q wont crank

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

Todd;

    There is no fuse in the starting circuit. Assuming your battery is OK,
you either have a bad ignition switch, bad connection(s), bad wires, or a
faulty starter/solenoid. If the car has been sitting, I'd start by checking
the connections at the starter. Then check that the starter solenoid works
by jumpering power to the solenoid coil terminal ( I assume you don't hear
clicks when you try to start the car - if you do that is the solenoid
activating which tells you the ignition switch is working and the solenoid
is pulling in). If the solenoid clicks when jumpered but not when the
ignition switch is turned, check the switch and wiring.
    When fooling around with the starter while it's on the car, make darn
sure the car won't roll off the jackstands onto your head and be prepared
for lots of sparks if you are jumpering power to the starter. I always take
the starter off the car for these type of tests - it's too easy to ground
your jumper wire to something else (usually something valuable and/or
irreplaceable) under there.

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  277k km

----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Phenneger <phen9461@uidaho.edu>
To: Quattro List <quattro@audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 1:05 AM
Subject: ur-q wont crank


> Ok,
> So I park the new ur-q for a month.  It was cranking.  Battery was
> toast so I just put in a different one and am using BOTH jumper cables to
> hook between the Negative Post and the Battery Ground strap since the
> strap wont reach.
> Voltage gauge reads 12v but no crank.  Is there a FUSE or
> something to checki.
> Bently doesn't even seem to have an 83' ur=q wiring schematic.
> Thanks
>
> Todd Phenneger
> 1985 4000 quattro / silver / daily driver
> 1983 ur-q / black / fixing it up
> 1984 4000 quattro / modified/ awaiting Turbo Transplant.
> 1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
> 1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
>    *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!
>
>