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Subject:Re: coolant temp send wire
From:S_J_ WACKER
Date:Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:10:21 -0700

On Mon, 29 Jun 98 21:34:15 CDT Joel Walker <JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU> writes:
>On Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:56:30 -0700 you said:
>>compartment to see if I've put everything back in place and I found
>this
>>red/yellow wire hanging loose. This would be "currant track 70" page
>>97.92 in the Bentley. The problem is I cannot find any place to plug
>this
>>wire in, and without it, of course, I have no coolant temp. gauge.
>I've
>
>?? how can you have an 86 water-cooled with no coolant temp gauge?? it
>should be in the bottom left of the tachometer, in the dash instrument
>pod. the sender for that gauge is on the thermostat ...

Because, silly, when I pulled on the O2 wire, which was connected to the
temp sensor wire, which was connected to the coolant temp gauge,
everything moved. Fortunately, the gauge didn't move very far and I was
able to find it...after I removed my head from my butt.

Steve and Jo Ann Wacker
San Marcos, Ca.
90 Carat
86 Syncro
86 Audi 5000 CS Quattro

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