Re: '87 5KTQ Instrument lights

["Jeremy Walters" <jjwjr@ix.netcom.com>]

Greetings-

The problem I have found with these symptoms on the turbo type 44's is with
the dash lamp contoller, located above the glovebox, behind the dash.  It
looks like a double-wide relay.  Unplug it.  Open it up,(carefully) and
there is a ribbon cable which joins the 2 pc boards inside.  The heat
generated in the unit makes the solder joints go bad.  Re-solder the joints,
and away you go!

Good luck-

Jeremy Walters
Napa, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: newageAUDI@webtv.net <newageAUDI@webtv.net>
To: quattro@audifans.com <quattro@audifans.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 5:05 AM
Subject: Re: '87 5KTQ Instrument lights


Hi listers!
I have a simmilar problem with my instrument lights.Funny part is that
,if I turn on the lights with the ignition off,the instr.-lights work
just fine.They will stay on even if I start the engine.On the other hand
,if I start the engine first and then switch on the lights-NO
instr.-lights !?Any hints or ideas are wellcome!
Thanks for any and all help!            GARY