Temp. gauge? Can I trust the warning light on my 83 ur.
 

ok. I had the timing belt and everything mechanical addressed 2 years ago, Its been parked ever since. I have been out of the country. I will be coming back soon and driving it from Colorado to MN, aprox. 1000 miles. Im used to at least monitoring the engines temp. the reasons I want to now are endless. Can I trust the old warning system? Does any body do?? Or should I look at some auxilary guages before I start on the drive.
Im very exited to start driving my car again, but I feel that if the warning light did ever come up id be too late.

What else do you think I have to address after the two years standing. I have a friend who has been starting it from time to time and it starts everytime and idles perfect.


What do you guys think

like always thanks

I think no urquattros allowed to leave Colorado!....
 

Personally I like guages. Water temp, oil temp, oil pressure, boost, voltage. If it were me - I'd probablay just put soem new oil in there, drive it a bit for a couple days (if possible) before leaving and check for fluid leaks. Bring your DMM and 3MM key for the fuel distributor so you can reset the mixture in MN for the different altitude. These cars are made for highway travel - I'm sure you'll be fine. In '99 I drove mine to Monterey from Denver with no tools no spares. No problems. Ahh ignorance was bliss...

Brandon
'84 urquattro 20Vt
Denver

Re: I think no urquattros allowed to leave Colorado!....
 

Thanks mate. Don't worry it will come back. I will be living in Vail after the next winter. I do not have these keys and dont know how to reset the mixture but thanks, I will have it in mind.

Do you know were to get guages installed in Denver by any chance?

thanks

I drove across country twice with mine without a water temp. gauge.
 

My car does have an oil temp gauge though, and I watched that like a hawk.

Re: I drove across country twice with mine without a water temp. gauge.
 

My car has nothing I can use. A boost gauge, fuel guage. and thats it. Is it difficult to retrofit something?

You can check the circuit and the sensor per the Bentley...
 

If you remove the connector from the sensor and jumper the pins, with ignition on, the temp light should light up.

For the sensor, connect a multi meter and check for continuity.

*high 5* on ignorance is bliss
 

I bought a well known Denver car just short of 5 years ago. It had been sitting for months, if not a year prior to my test drive. I flew in, test drove it, payed for it, and the next morning I filled it with gas and drove it 700+ miles to Vegas.

It never missed a beat - 400 of those miles were in the daggum rain...

Check the basics, belts, hoses, etc... If anything - pull as many CIS connectors off and clean/lube them and drive the car around a bit.

Re: I drove across country twice with mine without a water temp. gauge.
 

i dont think thats a boost guage, isnt that an oil pressure guage beside the fuel guage ?

Re: Temp. gauge? Can I trust the warning light on my 83 ur.
 

<center><img src="http://photos.foxgti.com/images/A_1/8/5/4/54581/san_jose_089_173fc.Large.jpg"></center><p>Hi. I'm new here but had to jump in to say that although I have found it nerve racking, I've put 6000 miles on mine since August and don't even know if the Idiot lights work properly. I just added pictures of last weeks 1500 round trip from Idaho to San Jose Ca. to my new photo account. After playing in the snow on Sunday, I found a 78 Fox on craigslist that I had to have. Here is a link. The rest of my pictures from urq25 are also on there. I always plan on putting in some gauges before the next big trip but havn't gotten it done.
My car sat for 9 years before urq25 and hasn't had a major problem yet, so good luck.

Greg<ul><li><a href="http://photos.foxgti.com/GalleryThumbnails.aspx?gallery=165362">http://photos.foxgti.com/GalleryThumbnails.aspx?gallery=165362</a</li></ul>

Good to see you on the list Greg, it was cool to see your car last year after its long sleep.