89 Audi 100 - No Start, Battery OK, What next?
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Re: Update - I may have found the problem - driver's door jamb harness! '89 100
possibility
look at the insulation very carefully. I have seen & repaired a lot of
breaking/broken wiring at the doors.
I still don't think that would have discharged the battery in 15 minutes
though!
"Stephen Clark" <noone@nothing.not> wrote in message
news:135uls4jcjf7758@corp.supernews.com...
> Started the car to check the trans fluid level, and heard some "popping"
> noises from the accordion boot in the drivers door jamb. Listened
> carefully as I moved the door back and forth, with engine both on and off.
> When the engine is off, the popping noises stop, leading me to believe
> that there is a short, or broken wires, inside the boot.
>
> Everything electrical that is controlled from the driver's door operates
> properly: all four windows, seat adjustment memory, etc. I pulled back the
> boot, and didn't see any evidence of shorting, or broken insulation on the
> wires. However there are a lot of wires in there, and I couldn't see all
> of them. I have had a couple of times lately a problem with the driver's
> window not wanting to go down, but that is working ok at the moment.
>
> Those of you that have experienced this problem - do these symptoms sound
> familiar?
> --
> Stephen Clark
> 89 Audi 100
> Houston, Texas USA
>
look at the insulation very carefully. I have seen & repaired a lot of
breaking/broken wiring at the doors.
I still don't think that would have discharged the battery in 15 minutes
though!
"Stephen Clark" <noone@nothing.not> wrote in message
news:135uls4jcjf7758@corp.supernews.com...
> Started the car to check the trans fluid level, and heard some "popping"
> noises from the accordion boot in the drivers door jamb. Listened
> carefully as I moved the door back and forth, with engine both on and off.
> When the engine is off, the popping noises stop, leading me to believe
> that there is a short, or broken wires, inside the boot.
>
> Everything electrical that is controlled from the driver's door operates
> properly: all four windows, seat adjustment memory, etc. I pulled back the
> boot, and didn't see any evidence of shorting, or broken insulation on the
> wires. However there are a lot of wires in there, and I couldn't see all
> of them. I have had a couple of times lately a problem with the driver's
> window not wanting to go down, but that is working ok at the moment.
>
> Those of you that have experienced this problem - do these symptoms sound
> familiar?
> --
> Stephen Clark
> 89 Audi 100
> Houston, Texas USA
>
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Re: Update - I may have found the problem - driver's door jamb harness! '89 100
possibility
look at the insulation very carefully. I have seen & repaired a lot of
breaking/broken wiring at the doors.
I still don't think that would have discharged the battery in 15 minutes
though!
"Stephen Clark" <noone@nothing.not> wrote in message
news:135uls4jcjf7758@corp.supernews.com...
> Started the car to check the trans fluid level, and heard some "popping"
> noises from the accordion boot in the drivers door jamb. Listened
> carefully as I moved the door back and forth, with engine both on and off.
> When the engine is off, the popping noises stop, leading me to believe
> that there is a short, or broken wires, inside the boot.
>
> Everything electrical that is controlled from the driver's door operates
> properly: all four windows, seat adjustment memory, etc. I pulled back the
> boot, and didn't see any evidence of shorting, or broken insulation on the
> wires. However there are a lot of wires in there, and I couldn't see all
> of them. I have had a couple of times lately a problem with the driver's
> window not wanting to go down, but that is working ok at the moment.
>
> Those of you that have experienced this problem - do these symptoms sound
> familiar?
> --
> Stephen Clark
> 89 Audi 100
> Houston, Texas USA
>
look at the insulation very carefully. I have seen & repaired a lot of
breaking/broken wiring at the doors.
I still don't think that would have discharged the battery in 15 minutes
though!
"Stephen Clark" <noone@nothing.not> wrote in message
news:135uls4jcjf7758@corp.supernews.com...
> Started the car to check the trans fluid level, and heard some "popping"
> noises from the accordion boot in the drivers door jamb. Listened
> carefully as I moved the door back and forth, with engine both on and off.
> When the engine is off, the popping noises stop, leading me to believe
> that there is a short, or broken wires, inside the boot.
>
> Everything electrical that is controlled from the driver's door operates
> properly: all four windows, seat adjustment memory, etc. I pulled back the
> boot, and didn't see any evidence of shorting, or broken insulation on the
> wires. However there are a lot of wires in there, and I couldn't see all
> of them. I have had a couple of times lately a problem with the driver's
> window not wanting to go down, but that is working ok at the moment.
>
> Those of you that have experienced this problem - do these symptoms sound
> familiar?
> --
> Stephen Clark
> 89 Audi 100
> Houston, Texas USA
>
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Re: Update - I may have found the problem - driver's door jamb harness! '89 100
possibility
look at the insulation very carefully. I have seen & repaired a lot of
breaking/broken wiring at the doors.
I still don't think that would have discharged the battery in 15 minutes
though!
"Stephen Clark" <noone@nothing.not> wrote in message
news:135uls4jcjf7758@corp.supernews.com...
> Started the car to check the trans fluid level, and heard some "popping"
> noises from the accordion boot in the drivers door jamb. Listened
> carefully as I moved the door back and forth, with engine both on and off.
> When the engine is off, the popping noises stop, leading me to believe
> that there is a short, or broken wires, inside the boot.
>
> Everything electrical that is controlled from the driver's door operates
> properly: all four windows, seat adjustment memory, etc. I pulled back the
> boot, and didn't see any evidence of shorting, or broken insulation on the
> wires. However there are a lot of wires in there, and I couldn't see all
> of them. I have had a couple of times lately a problem with the driver's
> window not wanting to go down, but that is working ok at the moment.
>
> Those of you that have experienced this problem - do these symptoms sound
> familiar?
> --
> Stephen Clark
> 89 Audi 100
> Houston, Texas USA
>
look at the insulation very carefully. I have seen & repaired a lot of
breaking/broken wiring at the doors.
I still don't think that would have discharged the battery in 15 minutes
though!
"Stephen Clark" <noone@nothing.not> wrote in message
news:135uls4jcjf7758@corp.supernews.com...
> Started the car to check the trans fluid level, and heard some "popping"
> noises from the accordion boot in the drivers door jamb. Listened
> carefully as I moved the door back and forth, with engine both on and off.
> When the engine is off, the popping noises stop, leading me to believe
> that there is a short, or broken wires, inside the boot.
>
> Everything electrical that is controlled from the driver's door operates
> properly: all four windows, seat adjustment memory, etc. I pulled back the
> boot, and didn't see any evidence of shorting, or broken insulation on the
> wires. However there are a lot of wires in there, and I couldn't see all
> of them. I have had a couple of times lately a problem with the driver's
> window not wanting to go down, but that is working ok at the moment.
>
> Those of you that have experienced this problem - do these symptoms sound
> familiar?
> --
> Stephen Clark
> 89 Audi 100
> Houston, Texas USA
>
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Never mind.. I must be hearing things
Took another listen and decided what I was hearing was just the door trim
squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
Have a nice weekend, Dave!
--
Stephen Clark
89 Audi 100
Houston, Texas USA
squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
Have a nice weekend, Dave!
--
Stephen Clark
89 Audi 100
Houston, Texas USA
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Never mind.. I must be hearing things
Took another listen and decided what I was hearing was just the door trim
squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
Have a nice weekend, Dave!
--
Stephen Clark
89 Audi 100
Houston, Texas USA
squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
Have a nice weekend, Dave!
--
Stephen Clark
89 Audi 100
Houston, Texas USA
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Never mind.. I must be hearing things
Took another listen and decided what I was hearing was just the door trim
squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
Have a nice weekend, Dave!
--
Stephen Clark
89 Audi 100
Houston, Texas USA
squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
Have a nice weekend, Dave!
--
Stephen Clark
89 Audi 100
Houston, Texas USA
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Never mind.. I must be hearing things
Took another listen and decided what I was hearing was just the door trim
squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
Have a nice weekend, Dave!
--
Stephen Clark
89 Audi 100
Houston, Texas USA
squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
Have a nice weekend, Dave!
--
Stephen Clark
89 Audi 100
Houston, Texas USA
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Re: Never mind.. I must be hearing things
On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 13:53:27 -0500, "Stephen Clark" <noone@nothing.not> wrote:
>Took another listen and decided what I was hearing was just the door trim
>squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
>vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
>And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
>be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
>
>So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
>hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
>
>Have a nice weekend, Dave!
When you come back again....please consider *not* proliferating so many
different threads about your problem. Not only is it obnoxious, but in the
(somewhat unlikely?) event that you actually figure out what was wrong, it'd
be helpful for the answer to be in the same thread as the original question,
the debugging advise, incremental evidence, etc, etc, etc....
/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd
>Took another listen and decided what I was hearing was just the door trim
>squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
>vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
>And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
>be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
>
>So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
>hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
>
>Have a nice weekend, Dave!
When you come back again....please consider *not* proliferating so many
different threads about your problem. Not only is it obnoxious, but in the
(somewhat unlikely?) event that you actually figure out what was wrong, it'd
be helpful for the answer to be in the same thread as the original question,
the debugging advise, incremental evidence, etc, etc, etc....
/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd
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Re: Never mind.. I must be hearing things
On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 13:53:27 -0500, "Stephen Clark" <noone@nothing.not> wrote:
>Took another listen and decided what I was hearing was just the door trim
>squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
>vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
>And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
>be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
>
>So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
>hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
>
>Have a nice weekend, Dave!
When you come back again....please consider *not* proliferating so many
different threads about your problem. Not only is it obnoxious, but in the
(somewhat unlikely?) event that you actually figure out what was wrong, it'd
be helpful for the answer to be in the same thread as the original question,
the debugging advise, incremental evidence, etc, etc, etc....
/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd
>Took another listen and decided what I was hearing was just the door trim
>squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
>vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
>And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
>be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
>
>So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
>hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
>
>Have a nice weekend, Dave!
When you come back again....please consider *not* proliferating so many
different threads about your problem. Not only is it obnoxious, but in the
(somewhat unlikely?) event that you actually figure out what was wrong, it'd
be helpful for the answer to be in the same thread as the original question,
the debugging advise, incremental evidence, etc, etc, etc....
/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd
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Re: Never mind.. I must be hearing things
On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 13:53:27 -0500, "Stephen Clark" <noone@nothing.not> wrote:
>Took another listen and decided what I was hearing was just the door trim
>squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
>vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
>And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
>be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
>
>So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
>hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
>
>Have a nice weekend, Dave!
When you come back again....please consider *not* proliferating so many
different threads about your problem. Not only is it obnoxious, but in the
(somewhat unlikely?) event that you actually figure out what was wrong, it'd
be helpful for the answer to be in the same thread as the original question,
the debugging advise, incremental evidence, etc, etc, etc....
/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd
>Took another listen and decided what I was hearing was just the door trim
>squeaking. The reason it stopped with the engine off was simply engine
>vibrations in the door. With the engine off, but key on, there is no noise.
>And, those circuits are live with the key on, and engine off - so I should
>be hearing any arcing. Plus, there is no smell, and no discoloration.
>
>So I'm going to stop trying to invent explanations, and simply wait for a
>hard failure like my mechanic suggested.
>
>Have a nice weekend, Dave!
When you come back again....please consider *not* proliferating so many
different threads about your problem. Not only is it obnoxious, but in the
(somewhat unlikely?) event that you actually figure out what was wrong, it'd
be helpful for the answer to be in the same thread as the original question,
the debugging advise, incremental evidence, etc, etc, etc....
/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd
