faulty (?) A4 thermostat

[Raffi Tomassian]

around 450 bills i was informed by my "authorized" service center.  part is
37 sth.  runs around 15 at TPC, but they don't have it in stock.

thanks but no, thanks.

anyone with experience out there?  please pity my poor pockets, give me some
tips, i will remember you in my prayers (what a contageous desease!
everyone is talking God since 20 jan.)

thanks any and every respondent.

raffi

----- Original Message -----
From: Kris Hansen <kris_j_hansen at yahoo.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: faulty (?) A4 thermostat


> Even at 10 below zero with the heat at max. It is
> funny, it NEVER varies on these cars, I think it is
> either on a resistor, or the thermostat is very fast
> acting.
>
> We had the same activity on the '96 A4q, with the
> gauge reading low, and it was in fact a bad
> thermostat. We ended up doing the timing belt,
> waterpump and idler pulley since we were near 60k.
> Better safe than sorry. Don't ask how much it cost.
>
> Kris
> --- Todd Young <tyoung at wamnet.com> wrote:
> > Even at highway speeds in winter (northern states)?
> >
> > Dan Masi wrote:
> > >  My '96, and everyone else's who I've talked to,
> > runs
> > > exactly at the midpoint on the coolant temp gauge,
> > consistantly.
> > >