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[DeWitt Harrison <de@aztek-eng.com>]

This should have gone out Friday but we had an
email problem at our end. Sorry about the long
delay; everyone's forgotten about this by now.

DeWitt Harrison

>Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 14:23:41 -0600 (MDT)
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>To: Duane.Hale@NA.AMEDD.ARMY.MIL
>From: DeWitt Harrison <de@aztek-eng.com>
>Subject: Re: center vent problems - '86 5TQ
>Cc: quattro@audifans.com
>
>On Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:47:30 -0400, Duane Hale wrote:
>
>>Replaced the AC programmer, but still don't get nuthin from the center vent.
>>Local mechanic says "forget about it - too costly to figure out."
>>
>>Anyone know where the problem lies, aside from 'with the mechanic':)?
>
>Your mechanic is not an open minded person is he?  The various doors
>are moved by vacuum motors which are switched by solenoid valves
>in the Programmer. After sticky valves, it's usually just a matter of
>getting under the dash with a small hand vacuum pump and figuring
>out where the vacuum leak is. 
>
>One of the motors is on the same vacuum circuit as the hot water
>shut off valve and sometimes the hose slips of the water valve nipple
>or comes apart at some other connector. A gross vacuum leak anywhere
>in the system will probably cause incorrect operation of various
>kinds. The Bentley does cover this pretty well (if you can find the
>right section!).
>
>DeWitt Harrison
>Boulder, CO
>88 5kcstq
>87 635 CSi
>
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