Bad Puppy aptly named

[Michael Riebs / Audi V8]

You know Kent, Bruce still sells V8s...

Michael L. Riebs
Grand Rapids, Michigan

'90 V8Q
'98 A6QA

www.1stchoicegranite.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent McLean" <kentmclean at mindspring.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 10:46 AM
Subject: Bad Puppy aptly named


> She's at it again.  I recently had the dead starter
> replaced. While it was in for service, I had them check
> the clunk coming from the front end. New tie rods and
> a connecting rod.  US$839, thank you very much.
> "Oh, there seems to be some weeping from the oil
> cooler lines."
>
> Leaving the shop, the car feels like new. The slop in
> the front end is gone. It feels nice and tight. I'm happy
> with my car again.
>
> A few days later, I'm a half mile from home and the
> oil pressure warning light comes on. I look at the oil
> pressure gauge -- 0 (zero). Well, I think, maybe it's a
> bad sensor.  I roll down the window and don't hear
> any loud noises, so I continue home.
>
> The tell-tale drops of oil leading to where I parked the
> car, and the puddle under the front end tell me the
> sensors are OK.
>
> Damn, Bad Puppy's marking her territory again.
>
> The previous time the oil cooler lines went, they were
> replaced with a used cooler and lines, since the effort
> to loosen the connections seems to destroy things.
> This time, I'm going to see about having a local
> hydraulics shop make up new lines.
>
> God, I love being an Audi owner. If I didn't have a
> backup ride, I'd have to give it up.
>
> Kent
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" keeps earning her name
>
>