RE: Here's a stumper...for me in any case

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

I had similar symptoms on my 5KCST. The alt and parking brake lights
would light up after I have driven through water or the car has sit for
some time in wet enviroment. This was sometimes accompanied with the
"battery voltage" warning symbol on auto-check display. Everything would
usually come back to normal after couple minutes of driving. I decided
not to worry about it and kept driving in this condition for several
months after finally the alternator died (it started to make whining
noise and I had to rev the engine to keep the voltage at reasonable
level). After I had the alternator rebuilt by an electrician, I've never
had these problems again. 

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	geo [SMTP:gamills@ns.sympatico.ca]
> Sent:	Tuesday, February 03, 1998 1:30 AM
> To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	Here's a stumper...for me in any case
> 
> On start up of the 5kq all idiot lights go off.  Drive off and both
> the
> parking brake and bat. idiot lights start to glow at around 1500 rpm
> and
> peak at 2000 with no change after that.  In the daylight it is very
> hard
> to see this, so when I say glow I'm talkin' very low level glow.
> Checked the alt. output and it's fine.  Perhaps stray voltage leaking
> into this circuit?  Anyone BTDT?  What wahrs/connectors to check etc.?
> 
> Any help is always appreciated on German technology gone astray after
> 11
> years of sitting out in the elements.
> 
> Geo