200q20v Digest, Vol 42, Issue 12

Sun Apr 15 18:45:46 EDT 2007

Gotta mention the distributor. Proper rotor, fiber gear condition, etc.

-Neil
Seatttle

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Today's Topics:

   1. emissions debacle (need a new tranny) (Jeremiah Curry)
   2. Re: got my avant back  (CLAG500 at aol.com)
   3. Re: Dilemma resolved (Kent McLean)
   4. Re: [V8] Dilemma resolved (Ingo Rautenberg)
   5. Re: [V8] Dilemma resolved (Kent McLean)
   6. used-car reconditioning (Kent McLean)

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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:24:51 -0600
From: "Jeremiah Curry" <jercurry at comcast.net>
Subject: emissions debacle (need a new tranny)
To: <200q20v at audifans.com>,	<quattro at audifans.com>
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About three weeks ago I took my 1991 200 20v in to have the yearly
emissions done.  As was waiting for the them to finish, I looked out the
window and they had my car with the front tires on the dyno and the back
tires chocked and they had just started it and were trying to measure
the emissions at speed.  I yelled at the lady in the office "what is he
doing?, my car is All Wheel drive"  She shrugged and said "I don't know
ask him" so I ran into the shop where he was still revving the engine in
first gear trying to figure out why the car was hopping and feeling
weird.  Once I told him it was all wheel drive he was like "oh really, I
looked for the rear drivelines and couldn't see them.  I mentioned that
it said quattro on the grill and in the model name on the paperwork and
he said "sorry"

Long Story short, they went to pull the car out of the stall and it was
bucking and making horrible noise.  I talked to their management and
they rented me a car (Chevy Equinox, then Chevy HHR) and towed my car to
my mechanic.  He has had the car for three weeks. He replaced the rear
diff and cv joints and said it was much improved, but there was still
something wrong.  He thinks it is the transmission and is trying to find
one.

Moral of the story, never assume and be sure to mention that your car is
all-wheel drive to the monkey-boy at the emissions shop.  I hear of
another place in town that did the same thing, but instead of chocking
the wheels they just chained the car, and it went through the wall.

Jeremiah

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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:31:18 EDT
From: CLAG500 at aol.com
Subject: Re: got my avant back 
To: 200q20v at audifans.com
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Well he had it easy as I had already removed all the bottom trans bolts
to  
steal the oil pan off of it. ;-)

Congrats on getting the wagon back!

Chad

In a message dated 4/14/2007 12:00:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
200q20v-request at audifans.com writes:

Date:  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:01:35 EDT
From: PeterBergin at aol.com
Subject: Re: got  my avant back
To: andyschlueter at 4techwork.com, 200q20v at audifans.com,  v8 at audifans.com
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You can pull a motor in 30 minuets!  If mine  ever needs to come out I
will 
pay you for an hour of shop  rates!

Nice looking Avant, I use the same S4 wheels and have powder  coated my
roof  
rails black also. (my Avant is silver).

You  must of ignored the 2,500 lb rating sticker on the hitch.

Good photo's  
Pete
91 Avant

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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:01:22 -0400
From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Dilemma resolved
To: audi at humanspeakers.com
Cc: v8-list <v8 at audifans.com>, quattro <quattro at audifans.com>,	200q20v
	<200q20v at audifans.com>
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Huw Powell wrote:
> '91 200 TQA, no name yet
> '94 100S Avant, "Moody"
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
> 
> Judging by the general tilt of your cars names, I hope the new one 
> doesn't get one!

I hope it gets a good one.  I thought about giving it a name *before* it
tells me, to give it a positive spin, but I haven't even driven it yet.
It could be a "Miss Bliss" or a "Miss Piggy".  If all goes well with the
registry, I should pick it up Monday night, in the middle of a
Nor'easter. Ain't that Perfect?

Is it wrong to buy a high mileage Audi without having driven it? As I
was told, "It does run."

Let the adventure begin.

-- 
Kent McLean
'91 200 TQA, no name yet
'94 100S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke

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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:14:30 -0400
From: Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [V8] Dilemma resolved
To: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
Cc: audi at humanspeakers.com, 200q20v <200q20v at audifans.com>,	quattro
	<quattro at audifans.com>, v8-list <v8 at audifans.com>
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Hmm.  I was thinking 'Katrina' -- but then again...

;-)

On Apr 14, 2007, at 3:01 PM, Kent McLean wrote:

> Huw Powell wrote:
>> '91 200 TQA, no name yet
>> '94 100S Avant, "Moody"
>> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
>>
>> Judging by the general tilt of your cars names, I hope the new one 
>> doesn't get one!
>
> I hope it gets a good one.  I thought about giving it a name
> *before* it
> tells me, to give it a positive spin, but I haven't even driven it  
> yet.
>  It could be a "Miss Bliss" or a "Miss Piggy".  If all goes well with
> the registry, I should pick it up Monday night, in the middle of a
> Nor'easter. Ain't that Perfect?
>
> Is it wrong to buy a high mileage Audi without having driven it? As I 
> was told, "It does run."
>
> Let the adventure begin.
>
> --
> Kent McLean
> '91 200 TQA, no name yet
> '94 100S Avant, "Moody"
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:58:32 -0400
From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [V8] Dilemma resolved
To: Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
Cc: audi at humanspeakers.com, 200q20v <200q20v at audifans.com>,	quattro
	<quattro at audifans.com>, v8-list <v8 at audifans.com>
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Ingo Rautenberg wrote:
> Hmm.  I was thinking 'Katrina' -- but then again...
> 
> ;-)

That may come to be (oh, please God, no), but for now I'd prefer the
pro-active "Black Beauty" or something along that line.

-- 
Kent McLean
'91 200 TQA, no name yet
'94 100S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke

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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:23:38 -0400
From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
Subject: used-car reconditioning
To: quattro <quattro at audifans.com>, v8-list <v8 at audifans.com>,
	V6-12v at audifans.com, s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>,
200q20v
	<200q20v at audifans.com>
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Now that I have another new-to-me Audi ('91 200 20V TQA), I thought I'd
put a plan together with the goal of adding it to the Knowledgebase.
Here is my first draft of what to do to get a tired old Audi back into
fighting trim.  I broke the tasks/systems into 4 groups: safety,
reliability, comfort, and performance. I figure the items should be
addressed in that order, although some may want to ignore the last one,
or switch the last two. YMMV.

Before I turn the following list into a Twiki version for the KB
(maybe/probably with added comments), I'd like the collective input of
those who've been there, done that.  Suggestions, additions,
alterations, Audi-specific points, and other comments will be greatly
appreciated.

My Twiki plan is to keep this as a check list, with links to other Twiki
pages to give detail about a given topic. And sorry, but it won't happen
overnight.

-- 
Kent McLean
'91 200 TQA, no name yet
'94 100S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke

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Used-Car Reconditioning Checklist

SAFETY

	Brakes
		lines, seals, pads, leaks, flushing, bleeding,
		rear caliper pin, emergency brake
	Tires
		age cracks, wear patterns, total wear
	Steering
		rack, control arms, PS, hydraulic leaks, alignment
	Suspension
		bushings, shocks, control arms
	Exhaust
		leaks, catalytic converter
	Lights
		cracked lenses, pitted lenses, relays, e-code lights
	Windshield
		cracks, dings, pits
	Wipers
		arms, blades

RELIABILITY

	Battery
		age, charge, connections, acid leaks, electrical drains
	Alternator
		output, voltage regulator, belts, cables
	Ignition
		switch (Audi weak spot), wires, distributor pins,
		coils, POS, coil-packs
	Sensors
		TPS, MAF, ABS, temperature, knock, O2, RPM sensor
	Other Electrics
		door jamb wires, instrument cluster connections,
		battery-to-alternator splice
	Fuel
		fuel pump, relay, rusty fuel lines, rusty fuel tank
	Timing Belt plus
		T-belt, seals, water pump, t-stat, pulley bearings
	Cooling System
		hoses, clamps, radiator core, t-stat, reservoir,
	Heater Core
		core, bleeding

COMFORT

	AC
		hoses, compressor, evaporator, condenser,
		convert to R134A
	Heat
		blower motor, vent flaps, squealing fan-in-dash
	Seats
		seat heaters, comfort or sport, leather conditioning
	Audio
		stock or after-market,
		speakers, head unit, amp, i-pod/mp3

PERFORMANCE

	Brakes
		brakes pads; G60, UFO, BIRA options; stock v SS hoses
	Suspension
		springs, camber plates, bushings, coil-overs
	Engine
		blueprint, port and polish, valves, cams;
		CIS, Motronic, 3rd-party ignitions;
		bore & stroke, RS2 upgrades, transplants
	Exhaust
		stock v after-market, mild v stainless steel, pipe size
	Wheels
		16-, 17-, 18+ inch wheels
	Tires
		performance, all-weather, or snow tires
	Lights
		DOT vs Euro e-code, fog lights, driving lights

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