Burning Engine Coolant

[Wayne Dohnal]

I recently repaired an engine with a blown head gasket (not an Audi).  The
only symptoms were (1) loss of coolant, (2) brown chocolaty oil, and being
able to hear gurgling in the radiator (with the cap off) with the engine
running.  A compression test did not show anything, and after getting the
head off it was obvious why.  The "blown" portion of the gasket was very
tiny.  It held the compression during the test, but allowed seepage with the
engine actually running, which of course produces a much higher pressure
than during a compression test..

Wayne Dohnal
1994 S4

>My 93 Quattro 90 CS is burning about 12 ounces of coolant in between oil
>changes. I know that normally a car burning coolant needs a head gasget
job.
>Is this a normal thing on a car with 96,000 plus miles or should I start
>looking for a good head gasget guy? I already had to replace the entire
>exhaust system last summer due to bad Catalytic converters and I don't want
to
>have to do it again.
>Any thoughts from other Drivers or 90 Owners?
>How hard would this job be for a novice mechanic?
>Also I am getting some rotating rattling noise from my front left wheel
when I
>am turning right during driving. What could this be? I have checked all
>linkage and connections and can't find anything loose.