[urq] One fresh WX back to life.

[Johan Hisinger]

Congrats L-A,

must be a fantastic moment,

Cheers,
Johan
Helsinki, Finland
-88 MB

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From: "Louis-Alain Richard" <laraa at sympatico.ca>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:22 AM
To: "Urq" <urq at audifans.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Cc: <denisjoncas at hotmail.com>
Subject: [urq] One fresh WX back to life.

> After 5 months of inactivity, my new to me engine WX 000 011 is alive now.
> Thank you very much.
>
> It looks that I did not mess too many things, because it started on the
> second attempt, after cranking it a bit without fuel and spark to raise 
> the
> oil pressure. It was too easy, I was prepared to review all basic set-up
> (timing belt, ignition, wires, WOT and idle switches, vacuum leaks,
> reference and speed sensors, name it...) but she started like a new car. 
> The
> only mix up was the oil pressure gauge wiring. I took the time before to
> bleed the CIS fuel lines, to clear any dirt and air before installing the
> new injector valves.
>
> In addition to the engine block rebuilt, I also replaced all vacuum lines,
> installed proper collars on all of them, cleaned the whole intake track
> (inside), sealed properly the exhaust and turbo, installed new output 
> shaft
> seals on the transmission, had the flywheel resurfaced, replaced almost
> every bolt that were rusted, had the radiator cleaned, and I replaced 
> almost
> every rubber grommets for the various systems.  Now you can understand why 
> I
> was surprised when it started.
>
> I also found another part that was different on this engine (early 1982 
> WX)
> : the injector cooling duct, the triangle shaped plastic thing, doesn't 
> work
> with a cruise control. It doesn't have the indents to make passage for the
> CC rod and actuator. Useless information, I know, but I have fun finding
> these things...
>
> Now, I must hook the exhaust, she's a bit noisy with only the downpipe,
> bleed the clutch cylinders, reinstall the bumper, valance and headlights,
> change the oil again, and take a ride ! Oh, she's still on the studded 
> snow
> tires, a reminiscence of the moment when she stopped... And if I remember
> well, the night before the death of WX 000 454, I spent an hour under the
> car, in the snow at minus 12 C, to release a stuck brake caliper and 
> remove
> a broken cable bracket. I was supposed to go ice racing the next day, but 
> I
> never made it... So I guess I have a rear brake job to do... And a paint
> job... And...
>
>
>
> Long live the Quattro !
>
>
>
> Louis-Alain
>
>
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>
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