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Looking for parts - 1988 Audi 90 - medium/hard hit, drivers front. Strut assy, fender, door, etc. Victor W. Peel Computer Specialist >---------- >From: > owner-quattro-digest@coimbra.ans.net[SMTP:owner-quattro-digest@coimbra. >ans.net] >Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 3:00 PM >To: quattro-digest@coimbra.ans.net >Subject: quattro-digest V4 #2908 > > >quattro-digest Tuesday, October 13 1998 Volume 04 : Number >2908 > > > >* >* Welcome to the digest version of the quattro list. >* See the end of the digest for unsubscribe info. >* In this issue: >Re: new license plate ideas anyone? >Re: type 44 brake question - long answer >Steering Rack rebuild? >Outside temp display question >found a '86 4k quattro for sale. >Re: V8 error code 4444 >Langan Audi's FAX number? >20v TB, replace myself? >RE: offensive vanity license tags (no real Audi content) >Re: tune up kit >mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa >Re: Feeding Speculation ... >Re: new license plate ideas anyone? >Replacing mirrors >RE: Audi withdraws from British Touring Car Championship >Re: Rear Wiper Motor - '91 100 Avant (Wagon) >Replacing mirrors >Re: re Re: 94 90S stalling >Re: A4 windshield wiper oddities >Re: 20v TB, replace myself? >RE: Paris Auto Show report... >NF versus NG engine >RE: Audi Gamma Radio Questions - 92 100S >#5 cyl. I-5 typically has a problem=clogged exhaust manifold? >Re: type 44 brake question - long answer >Re: A4 windshield wiper oddities > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:35:51 -0400 >From: Osman Parvez <oparvez1@nycap.rr.com> >Subject: Re: new license plate ideas anyone? > >Phil Rose wrote: >> >> >Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 23:40:42 EDT >> >From: RELAYER@aol.com >> >Subject: Re: new license plate ideas anyone? >> > >> >I just had a good idea for a new plate that I may be looking to get this >> >winter: >> > >> >BLTZKRG (Blitzkrieg) >> > >> >Only thing is, would this be considered politically UNcorrect? >> >Would Jewish >> >people or WWII vets find this offensive? I am a big fan of WWII >>novels and >> >historical books, so I would never own a vanity plate that would >>offend people >> >of this era. >> >> Yeh, good to be, um, hesitant on that one. My recollection is that this >> term was invented specifically to describe the vicious German air/ground >> strikes against civilian targets in WWII. Ask Phil Payne if the word >> "Blitz" evokes any sense of warm nostalgia (towards Germany) in Britain >> today. Not likely. >> >> And even if "blitzkrieg" had an older origin, why associate one of our >> favorite forms of modern German technology/culture with its worst product? >> I think _any_ WWII-specific references on a German car are best avoided. >> > >I agree completely with Phil. I would be very careful in this area. >Although I know very little about the Jewish people, I have noticed a >super sensitivity to this topic. I recall a story about a SUNY history >professor who compared US Slavery and the plight of African Americans >to >the Jewish Holocaust. His classes were boycotted, protests launched, >etc. It got way out of hand. This was the reaction from students today, >who have no direct knowledge of WWII. > >(My personal view on the comparison was that it was at least >reasonable). > >Steven is also correct in pointing out that you might be inviting >vandalism as well. I'd hate to see my car vandalized by some guy just >because of it's tags. > >- -Osman Parvez > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 21:36:06 GMT >From: quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne) >Subject: Re: type 44 brake question - long answer > >In message <Pine.SOL.3.96.981013161546.19066B-100000@iris.nyit.edu> >Sachelle Babbar writes: > >> I never remembered seeing torsion bars ever on non quats. Just a solid >> beam axle, panhard rod, and struts. > >That solid beam _IS_ the torsion bar - look at how the hubs are >mounted. > >Any upward or downward force at the hub results in torque at the beam. > >It's a _very_ sophisticated design, an Audi patent, and Audi was very >proud of it at the time. > >- -- > Phil Payne > Phone: 0385 302803 Fax: 01536 723021 > (The contents of this post will _NOT_ appear in the UK Newsletter.) > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:48:53 -0400 >From: Dave Conner <conner@cfm.ohio-state.edu> >Subject: Steering Rack rebuild? > >Can anybody offer tips for a first timer contemplating a steering rack >rebuild? >Some folks say it's not practical, especially considering a rebuilt >rack is >available from Jorgen for $175. > >But a rebuild kit is still a whole lot less expensive and it'll still >be a >big job either way. >I rebuilt a hyd. pump and it wasn't difficult. >Now I need to deal with a rack in need of resealing. > >I hear alot of comments about the futility of rebuilding Audi >hydraulics >(except calipers) etc. But I also know there are people who do it >successfully (Igor, for one). >So what am I getting into as a first time rebuilder? >I know Igor fabricated a special tool for inserting a seal into the >rack. >Very nice but I don't have access to a machine shop. >Is there a generic tool that would work? > I see Harbor Freight lists a "Bushing/Bearing Driver Set" for $12...is >this a suitable tool? > >Any recommendations re: where to get a rebuild kit? >Should I replace the boot too? > >TIA for any help. > >Dave Conner >Columbus, OH > >87 5KS (hyd pump >not< leaking) >89 100E (steering rack and pump badly in need of re-sealing) >86 4KCSQ (torn cv boot) >91 200Q Avant (For Sale - >not< leaking) > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:54:44 -0400 >From: "Craig D. Niederst" <niederst@telerama.com> >Subject: Outside temp display question > >A question for you that have the outside temp display but no automatic >climate control. Does your temp display read in Fahrenheit or Celsius? >Is >their any way to switch between F and C if you have manual climate >control? >I just replaced my sensor and I am now getting temps in C instead of F. >Really annoying. TIA. > >Craig >'92 100S (75k) > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:53:10 EDT >From: MHLIGGINS@aol.com >Subject: found a '86 4k quattro for sale. > ><<That is all I can think of right now. The asking price is $2100, I >was >thinking of offering $1800 or so. I would definatly have it checked out >by a >mechanic first. But if this sounds like it would take too much work to >fix the >"little" stuff, then I may pass on it. Any advice would be very >appreciated. > >Matt Daniels>> > > ><<Pass. >- -- >Dan Simoes >> > > I second the motion. > > Later. > --ml > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:53:04 -0400 (EDT) >From: Mike Larosa <mlarosa@v8q.East.Sun.COM> >Subject: Re: V8 error code 4444 > >Thanks Everybody, > >I think. > >> 4444 is "end of table". or "no faults stored" > >Then that means my ECU doesn't have the foggiest idea why my car is >still surging >after replacing: > >Right Distributor w/cap/rotor/hall sender (Fault code....) no more >fault code as >witnessed > by the "4444" code :-) > >OYS (Can you say stinky....) haven't noticed a stink since last night >when I >changed it. >Cat temp sensor (Cat light flashing) no flashing >Engine Head coolant sensor (ohm reading flaky...) >Cleaned ISV (Erratic Idle..) now stable. >Air Filter (Very dirty...) nice and clean, as witnessed by the fact I >haven't >had the cover on all summer :-) > > >etc...... > > >Dooohhh.... > > >I think this is my Audi Penence. I get to drive nice comfy/safe/fast >car, but it will annoy me just a little everyday.... > >Ok, I'm stepping off soap box .... > > >Next step for me let's try fuel filters..... and left cap/rotor.... > > > >> > Anybody know what this one is ? >> > >> > I have as high as 4431 in my book.... >> >> 4444 is "end of table". >> >> -- >> Phil Payne >> Phone: 0385 302803 Fax: 01536 723021 >> (The contents of this post will _NOT_ appear in the UK Newsletter.) > > > _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Mike LaRosa > _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ TSE Mission Critical > _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ 2 Omni Way > _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ Chelmsford, MA 01824 >_/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ >E N T E R P R I S E Phone: 978/442-1250 > S E R V I C E S Fax: 978/442-1418 > Email: mlarosa@east.sun.com > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:56:32 -0700 >From: "Gary G. Erickson" <erickson@teleport.com> >Subject: Langan Audi's FAX number? > >Osman (or anyone), > >Do you happen to know what the FAX number for the part department at >Langan Motors is? > >I've been trying to get a hold of Bill Banks for a week or two now and >it seems that they're not watching their email box anymore. > >TIA! > >- -Gary > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 17:17:02 -0400 >From: "David B. Kase Jr." <desmo888@mindspring.com> >Subject: 20v TB, replace myself? > >Sick of my endless questions? Well here is another... >Should I replace the TB myself? I am mechanically inclined (I fixed >airplanes for 7 years, I better be) but maybe the job is better done by >a pro. >I like the idea of doing it myself and taking extra time to clean >everything well and not taking any short cuts. I also want to do a >complete >job as listed on the 20v page. Replace the water pump and seals. >Anyone try a 20v TB out there? I plan to buy the Bentley but I thought >I >could get some real life feedback. >Thanks, >Dave Kase >deposit on a 90Q 20v :) > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 17:06:30 -0700 >From: "Geoff Jenkins" <jenkinsg@pilot.msu.edu> >Subject: RE: offensive vanity license tags (no real Audi content) > >Michael & Christine wrote: >> Believe me, the Holocaust is a touchy subject, rightly so. But there >> seems to be consensus that *all* things German are to be avoided. >> And I just don't see it that way. > >True enough. My wife is a Russian, but still happily driver her Benz >and my >Audi, and refers to the Merc as her "Small German Tank". Given that >(from >all causes, including self-inflicted) the Russians lost somewhere in >the >region of 20 million during WWII, I'm glad that she takes such a >practical >view of the matter (the phrase "have you ever driven a Lada? came up in >the >discussion [yes, I had]). > >As for the license plates, I currently have a standard one, and if I >was to >get a vanity plate, I'd want one which was still fairly discrete. > >Appropriate, and not immediately readable: >PZKPFW V (PzKpfw V) (PanzerKamfwagen V "Panther") > >or if the Warsaw Pact objects, while maintaining the "four-ish-ness" of >Quattro: >ZSU 234 (let's see who's read their "Jane's Book of Death and >Destruction") > >Geoff > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:34:38 -0400 (EDT) >From: Andrew Duane USG <duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com> >Subject: Re: tune up kit > >Hairy green toads from Mars made Chris Dyer say: > >> Found a deal (?) on a tune up kit: Bosch "Super" plugs, wires, cap n' >> rotor for $89.95. Is this a good deal? It's for a '87 5kcstq. > >>From Blau? > >This is a pretty decent price. For comparison, from my local import >parts place (which is pretty cheap): >wires = $79, plugs = $12, cap/rotor = $30. > >Make sure they are real Bosch wires, and Bosch TriElectrode plugs. > >- -- > >Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) duane@zk3.dec.com >Compaq Computer Corporation (603)-884-1294 >110 Spit Brook Road >M/S ZKO3-3/U14 >Nashua, NH 03062-2698 > >Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's too psychotic to express it > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:10:27 -0400 >From: HAREST@allenbrook.iix.com >Subject: mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa > >pardon the misdirected message. the list was not an intended CC: > >back to your regularly scheduled programming. and bring on the snow, >the >q's are getting anxious... > >- -S > >Stott Hare >85 Callaway 4ktq >84 4ktq (MC conversion in progress) > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 14:24:23 -0700 >From: John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com> >Subject: Re: Feeding Speculation ... > >At 12:05 PM 10/13/98 -0700, you wrote: >>... I tried posting this message yesterday, but it didn't appear to make it >>for some reason ... ><snip> > >>> The thing that is interesting that I never had noticed before is that per >>> the fiche, the lowest serial number on a "C" model (I won't get into the >>> MY82/MY83 thing) is 717 ... I know two folks that have "C" models, and I >>> was pretty sure that the serial number was lower than mine (222) ... he >>> was told that it was originally a US demo. Of course I may be totally >>> wrong and his VIN is over 717 ... > >Our car with the "C" is #56. It was bought in California at the dealer >in >January of 1982. As the second owner, we have all the documentation >bck to >when the car was purchased for $30k+. > ><snip> > >Thanks for the info. Steve. > > >Best Regards, > >John Karasaki >Portland, OR > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:24:51 -0500 >From: William Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net> >Subject: Re: new license plate ideas anyone? > ><<besudes, the yterm "pc" was coined by the right to discredit > any good ideas that were happening on the left by branding > them "trendy". in may ways, it worked.>> > >IMO, this statement is so wrong it defies rational comment. > >As to the plates... there are a number of people who think buying >German >cars is morally wrong. These people will also be offended by your >proposed plates. > >There will always be someone offended by anything someone else does... >that doesn't make either party right or wrong... just mad. My >daughter's karate class has posted on the practice mirror: "Life's Not >Fair... Deal With It!" > >Bill Elliott >Lake Mills, WI >85 UrQ >newest addition: '70 Datsun 2000 roadster (even though I think buying >Japanese cars is morally wrong) ;-) > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 14:26:02 PDT >From: "scott miller" <macatawa@hotmail.com> >Subject: Replacing mirrors > >>10)The right side mirror is gone. The mirror assembly is there, just >the >>mirror itself is gone. What are the costs of something like that. >> > >I used to work at Donnelly, where most auto mirrors come from. Just >cut >a new one approximately, use an electric sander to round and trim the >edges. Convex is a little more difficult, maybe find a bigger mirror >in >the junkyard and trim it down. Same would work for flat if you really >don't want to try glass cutting. Some day I'll get around to replacing > >my rusty mirrors, but I haven't looked at the heaters. > >BTW, team rusty mirror rose to great positions before putting a huge >skylight over the mirror inspection area. That finally got the leader >fired! > >Scott > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >------------------------------ > >Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 10:31:55 +1300 >From: Eaton Dave <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz> >Subject: RE: Audi withdraws from British Touring Car Championship > >well, i think he's being a little selective as well. but his point is >that >fully-fledged manufacturer involvement in formula 1 is only 4 with fiat >(ferrari, sauber), daimler-benz-chrysler (mclaren), ford (stewart), and >peugeot (prost), and residual manufacturer involvement scheduled to >ramp up >with honda (jordan), renault (benneton, bar), and bmw (williams). so, >even >in the y2k full manufacturer involvement will only be fiat (ferrari), >d-b >(mclaren), bmw (williams), honda (honda, jordan), toyota (?), renault >(bar-arrows, benneton?) and ford (steward, benneton?). even then, just >the >same (7) as the btcc. > >the focus in f1 is on what will happen to the smaller teams >(twr-arrows, >minardi, sauber). anyway you look at it, the team owners are sitting >on a >very valuable commodity, and can name their price to a big manufacturer >wanting the ultimate exposure (vw and gm will be the only top >manufacturers >not represented in f1). > >however, the number of participants in formula 1 is limited to 12. >with >honda being admitted for the y2k, and toyota hoping for the year after, >the >options for audi are severely limited. remember that all of the other >teams >have got to *agree* to admit another player as well. the only option >available to audi (and toyota) is to buy an existing team. options >with >reasonable possibilities would be twr-arrows and benneton... > >at this point, audi is denying any intention of f1 involvement, and is >focussed on the le mans effort. as a sign of their seriousness, they >have >also decided *not* to go to le mans with an existing audi-sport team >(the >uk-team had been touted, but are now talking to honda about next years >btcc), but are recruiting an existing le mans team for the effort. >joest >has admitted discussions with audi (ullrich), but the best guess is >that >audi will go with another le mans team. > >the other thing to remember is that imho, rally sport is now about to >enter >another golden age (the 1st since the group b age, so memorable for >audi >fans). there has never been more fully-fledged manufacturers involved >in >the wrc category (ie non-f2) with the number rising next year to 8! vw >will >next year have 2(!) teams (skoda and seat) with full-house wrc cars >(turbo, >awd). with peugeot and hyundai moving up to wrc from formula 2, ford >fielding a new car, toyota, mitsbushi, and subaru continuing with wrc, >it's >going to be a very interesting year.... > >dave >'95 rs2 >'90 ur-q > >On Wednesday, October 14, 1998 8:46 AM, Ian J Haseltine >[SMTP:jim_haseltine@email.msn.com] wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Eaton Dave <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz> >> >Series boss Alan Gow, head of >> >organisers TOCA, had earlier refuted suggestions that the >> >BTCC was in decline. "We still have more manufacturers than >> >Formula One and I don't hear that being written off. >> >> I might be wrong here, but as far as I can remember, F1 has 11 >manufacturers >> and now that the BTCC has lost Audi & Peugeot and with BMW long gone, >> they have >> Volvo >> Ford >> Nissan >> Vauxhall >> Renault >> Alfa Romeo (maybe) >> Honda >> unless I've missed any thats 7. >> >> 7 > 11? Thats some wierd math.... > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 22:30:31 +0100 >From: David Boyd <john@dboyd.demon.co.uk> >Subject: Re: Rear Wiper Motor - '91 100 Avant (Wagon) > >In article <nP2b+DAXU7I2EwVd@dboyd.demon.co.uk>, David Boyd ><john@dboyd.demon.co.uk> writes >> >>If some kind soul could check their Bentley (or vehicle) for the >>securing arrangement for this wiper motor spindle, I would be very >>grateful. It is some time since I removed the motor and I think I may >>have lost a washer. >> >>As far as I can see, a domed rubber moulding shrouds the hole in the >>tailgate glass, and on the inside of the glass there is a large steel >>washer between the motor case surrounding the spindle and the moulding. >> >>But on the outside, where the spindle protrudes, should there be another >>large steel washer or what, between the spindle securing nut and the >>rubber moulding ? >> >>My Haynes manual is no help, and as usual with these things, one assumes >>one will remember but............... >> > >Mystery now solved by Listers by direct email. > >Many thanks > >David > >- -- >David Boyd >mailto:david@dboyd.demon.co.uk >Cumbria, UK > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 14:30:47 PDT >From: "scott miller" <macatawa@hotmail.com> >Subject: Replacing mirrors > >>10)The right side mirror is gone. The mirror assembly is there, just >the >>mirror itself is gone. What are the costs of something like that. >> > >I used to work at Donnelly, where most auto mirrors come from. Just >cut >a new one approximately, use an electric sander to round and trim the >edges. Convex is a little more difficult, maybe find a bigger mirror >in >the junkyard and trim it down. Same would work for flat if you really >don't want to try glass cutting. Some day I'll get around to replacing > >my rusty mirrors, but I haven't looked at the heaters. > >BTW, team rusty mirror rose to great positions before putting a huge >skylight over the mirror inspection area. That finally got the leader >fired! > >Scott > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 17:32:39 -0400 >From: Phil and Judy Rose <pjrose@servtech.com> >Subject: Re: re Re: 94 90S stalling > >>In message <v03130301b2491b03ac8b@[206.106.147.12]> Phil Rose writes: >> >>> >The ISV on the 1988 90qs goes past closed when unpowered, presumably to >>> >provide a limp home mode if unpowered. It will pass air easily >>>unpowered. >>> >>> The ISV functions that way (open when unpowered) in the '91 200q, also. >> >>Who makes this part? Any part number? >> >>-- >> Phil Payne >> Phone: 0385 302803 Fax: 01536 723021 >> (The contents of this post will _NOT_ appear in the UK Newsletter.) > >I _knew_ you'd be asking sooner or later, so I jotted down the pn when >I >had the ISV off for fettling last month. > >034-133-455B > >I wouldn't swear to it, but I believe it's made by Hieronymous, er, I >mean >_Robert_ Bosch. :) > >BTW, with this ISV--if it's unplugged while engine idling--the idle >rises >to just under 1000 rpm. When it's reconnected, the idle immediately >returns >to a hair over 800 (withpout needing to restart). I suppose this >behavior >says more about Motronic ECU than ISV design. > >Phil R. > > ********************************************** > * Phil & Judy Rose Rochester, NY * > * * > * mailto:pjrose@servtech.com * > ********************************************** > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 17:34:54 -0400 (EDT) >From: "G. Benedikt Rochow" <rochow@segosf.hlo.dec.com> >Subject: Re: A4 windshield wiper oddities > >> 'airfoil' is part of the replaceable wiper blade, so if you change to >> another brand of blade (like for winter use), you lose the airfoil. >> >> - - Passenger's side: the blade is uniquely *curved* to conform to the >>bottom >> of the windshield, meaning normal straight blades don't fit real well. >> >> I guess this is Audi ingenuity at work (?!). It means replacing the blades >> are a dealer-only item, which I find irritating for such an often changed, >> mass-market part. > >I haven't tried this on an Audi specifically, but the best replacement >blades I've found (and I've tried everything, cheap and expensive) >are 'inserts' by Lexor. There ought to be a type that fits A4s. >What you get is a long (cut it to size yourself) piece of rubber >which uses the original metal rib(s) to provide whatever >special fit was designed into the OEM blade. Works >astoundingly well. They also make complete blades which have >metal ribs and use the same sort of insert, though for some reason, >it is difficult in NE to find that particular insert type ("C"). >In the NE, I've only found the inserts at WalMart; >in the SE, other places have them too. >About $5-7 for a pair. Installation requires about half a brain >and 2-3 minutes. > >- -gbr > > >> P.S. Just to clarify my nomenclature: the wiper 'insert' is the flexible >> rubber piece that does the wiping, the 'blade' is the metal piece the > >...and OEM inserts have metal ribs, while standard replacements >have a plastic top part which works far less well. Problem: Once >you've tried replacing OEM inserts with this type, you'll probably >have thrown away teh ribs, which makes using the Lexor rubber >impossible - until you buy new OEM wipers (or a Lexor blade, if >your windshield isn't too curved). > >BTW, Mitsu. dealers in Germany want $30 for one OEM (probably Bosch) >blade for the Galant. I now export the appropriate Lexor insert >for my parents there :) > > >- -gbr > >> insert fits into, and the 'arm' is what the blade attaches to that provides >> the sweeping action. >> >> Steve Manning: stephenm@ix.netcom.com >> ...Physical home: Metro D.C. area, USA >> .....Virtual home: http://www.stationwagon.com > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 22:35:18 GMT >From: quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne) >Subject: Re: 20v TB, replace myself? > >In message <3.0.1.32.19981013171702.00793e90@pop.mindspring.com> "David >B. Kase Jr." writes: > >> Anyone try a 20v TB out there? > ><yawn> > >- -- > Phil Payne > Phone: 0385 302803 Fax: 01536 723021 > (The contents of this post will _NOT_ appear in the UK Newsletter.) > >------------------------------ > >Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 10:40:12 +1300 >From: Eaton Dave <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz> >Subject: RE: Paris Auto Show report... > >> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:23:06 -0400 >> From: Osman Parvez <oparvez1@nycap.rr.com> >> >> > 3) Lots of new Maserati's, to be distributed in the US by Ferarri >> Are you sure of this information? I thought Maserati pulled out of the >> US market a long time ago. > >ferrari now ownes maserati (has done for 2 years). the new model has >been >developed by ferrari (fiat) and will be sold through your usual ferrari >outlets as a gt-type, lower-price fiat (oops, ferrari). looks nice >too. > >dave >'95 rs2 >'90 ur-q > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:43:32 -0500 >From: ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com (Fluhr) >Subject: NF versus NG engine > >A fellow in Dallas recently bought a 1987.5 Coupe GT with a blown >engine, >and is trying to transplant an NF engine from a 5000 into his Coupe. >However, he has run into concerns about the fuel injection system. The >NF head appears to have 1/2" ports for the fuel injectors, while the NG >engine has 1" ports for the fuel injectors (at least, this is how he >describes it to me). I knew that the intake manifold was different, >but >he also says that the fuel injectors are different between the two >engines. > >>From the little info I can gather, I thought the FI system on the NF and >NG engines would be the same (i.e. fuel distributor and injectors). I >assumed that both NF and NG heads used the air-shrouded injector >inserts, >similar to the 2226cc KX/JT engine of the earlier CGT/4000q. > >Does anyone know what the differences are between the NG and NF heads >and/or fuel injection systems?? Can the NG intake manifold be grafted >onto the NF head and the NG FI system be used with the NF fuel >injectors? > >Thanks, >Eric >'85 CGT, '82 urq >- --- >Eric J. Fluhr Email: >ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com >630FP Logic/Circuit Design Phone: (512) 838-7589 >IBM Server Group Austin, TX > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:21:39 -0600 >From: Henry Harper <hah@srv.net> >Subject: RE: Audi Gamma Radio Questions - 92 100S > >> >> > What is the explanation for the 2 "antenna" connectors? It looks >> > like there are two connectors for the antenna in the back of the >> > radio. I haven't pulled them off yet, but any explanation of the >> > connections would be helpful. >> >> Front and rear antennas. Pick ojne (I think front is best) >> and use it. >> > >Best to check some sort of reference material first. On 89-91 cars >(like my 91 >200q) the front in-glass antenna provides FM "diversity" only, the rear > >defogger-wire antenna does both FM and AM. But I don't know about the >newer >cars. They should be labeled, or a quick check for AM reception on each > >connector with the new head would tell you too. > >HTH >Henry Harper >http://www.srv.net/~hah >1991 200 quattro, 97k, using rear antenna only >1988 GTI 16v, 185k, only got one antenna anyway > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 14:56:53 -0700 (PDT) >From: Nathan Belo <belo@eskimo.com> >Subject: #5 cyl. I-5 typically has a problem=clogged exhaust manifold? > >Car: 1988 90Q tornado red, NG = no good ;) engine >Mileage: 181K+ >Problem: No compression #5 and burning oil >Solution: Pull head and bring to machine shop for hot tank, valve job, >head surfaced, etc. > >Condition of head: All valve guides evenly loose, no broken/bent >valves, >no burnt exhaust/intake valves. ***Exhaust manifold #5 is supposed to >be >about a 1.25-1.5" diamater, but it was so coked up with carbon there >was >barely a 1" dia. hole*** 3 hairline cracks between valves that didn't >seep into the valve seats. Machine shop said this is common with the >aluminum heads and not too worry unless it was seeping down into the >valve >seats. For an additional $200 they could weld the cracks and put in >new >valve seats. We're just bolting it back on. > >Hungarian VW factory trained mechanic for 30 years (Rabbit Service on >Lake >City Way in Seattle) says the pistons are fine. > >I heard a rumor that the #5 cylinder typically doesn't get enough air >and >runs lean. Is this true and would that explain the clogged exhaust >manifold? > >Nathan Belo >'88 90Q > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 17:57:26 -0400 (EDT) >From: Sachelle Babbar <sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu> >Subject: Re: type 44 brake question - long answer > >I just assumed that a torsion bar setup is what I've seen on American >cars >and trucks from the 60's on. The preloaded bar that acts as a spring. I >think Blazers still have 'em on the front. > >************************************************************************ >**** >*Steve Sachelle Babbar >*'87 5000CS Turbo 5spd 1.3-1.7 bar <SBABBAR@IRIS.NYIT.EDU> >*Cockpit adjustable wastegate, AudiSport badge >* >*Disclaimer:"Any information contained herein is based purely on my own >*personal experience and may not necessarily reflect yours. Use caution >as >*your results may vary from mine." >************************************************************************ >******** > > > > > >On Tue, 13 Oct 1998, Phil Payne wrote: > >> In message <Pine.SOL.3.96.981013161546.19066B-100000@iris.nyit.edu> >>Sachelle Babbar writes: >> >> > I never remembered seeing torsion bars ever on non quats. Just a solid >> > beam axle, panhard rod, and struts. >> >> That solid beam _IS_ the torsion bar - look at how the hubs are mounted. >> >> Any upward or downward force at the hub results in torque at the beam. >> >> It's a _very_ sophisticated design, an Audi patent, and Audi was very >> proud of it at the time. >> >> -- >> Phil Payne >> Phone: 0385 302803 Fax: 01536 723021 >> (The contents of this post will _NOT_ appear in the UK Newsletter.) >> > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 17:57:51 -0400 >From: Phil Rose <pjrose@servtech.com> >Subject: Re: A4 windshield wiper oddities > >>Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:21:33 -0400 >>From: Chris Newbold <cnewbold@transarc.com> >>Subject: Re: A4 windshield wiper oddities >> >>Steve Manning wrote: >> >>> I guess this is Audi ingenuity at work (?!). It means replacing the >>>blades >>> are a dealer-only item, which I find irritating for such an often changed, >>> mass-market part. >> >>Audi's standard procedure is to replace wiper inserts, not blades. If, >>for example, you complain about worn-out wipers under the Audi Advantage, >>you'll get new inserts... >> >>This seems, mostly, like a reasonable practice. > >Yes, I agree. And a practice I usually follow on my own hook. > >But don't rely on trained Audi mechanics to do _that_ job right. When I >bought my '91 200q, the wiper action really sucked. But the repair >history >showed that only a few months earlier the PO had new rubber refills >installed at Morong Audi at a total cost of, oh I think about $20/pr. >They >_looked_ OK, but when I took 'em apart it was obvious that the spring >steel >inserts had been installed _backwards_ (upside down). For the sake of >consistency, they screwed up both right and left. > >This reduces wiping efficiency by about 90%! > > >Phil Rose Rochester, NY >'89 100 (For Sale, 111K, automatic) >'91 200q mailto:pjrose@servtech.com > >------------------------------ > >End of quattro-digest V4 #2908 >****************************** > >* >* To unsubscribe, mail to majordomo@coimbra.ans.net and in the body of >* your note, say: >* unsubscribe quattro-digest >* Questions, comments to quattro-owner@coimbra.ans.net > > >
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