Re: Oil pressure questions

["Alan Kramer" <ackramer@hotmail.com>]

You mean to tell me there is more than one ground in the car besides the oil 
temperature gauge?!!?

The true oil temperature on my '81 4k appears to be a complex function of 
venelation fan speed, cigarette lighter load, and headlight setting.

BTW, my '81 4k officially informed me today that fall is here-- I got my 
first blast of AudiMulch (TM) out of the center vent this morning.... :)

Alan


>From: Huw Powell <audi@mediaone.net>
>Reply-To: one@humanspeakers.com
>To: Gfbourcier@aol.com, Audi Fans <quattro@audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: Oil pressure questions
>Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 05:28:51 -0400
>
> > Huw Powell made me think with this one:
> > >a car that consistently reads 4.5 bar (with correct
> > sender/gauge combo) may have something weird going on there.  Of course
> > a power/ground issue at that gauge would also get you a lower reading.<
> >
> > Huw,
> > Funny you should mention that.  I hit my cigarette lighter this morning
> > (vices, schmices, we all got 'em) and got a small jump on the gauge.  
>Small,
> > but noticeable.  I'll pull the harness this weekend when I get a chance 
>and
> > check the ground connections.  After all grounds are verified, if the 
>gauge
> > reads differently, I'll update.
>
>my cig lighter used to make my oil temp jump to about 130 (from 100) and
>my oil press crash to around 3 bar.
>
>then I ran a dedicated ground to one of the shifter housing bolts.  the
>lighter worked twice as fast and the gauges stayed steady.
>
>don't just clean the grounds, add one.
>
>--
>Huw Powell
>
>http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/
>
>82 Audi Coupe; 84 4kq; 85 Coupe GT; 73 F250

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