parents a6

[Fred Munro]

You're probably not driving in -40 weather, Andrew :o). It only seems to
happen below -30; I'd guess at that temp the engine bay is below freezing
with all the airflow through that big S4 rad!

Had another problem last winter; on the really cold days I had to slow down
to keep the engine temperatures down - I think my 60% coolant/40% water mix
was slushing up in the rad. Have to go with a higher mix this year I guess -
or hope for warmer winters.

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Andrew Duane USG
Sent: August 7, 2003 9:30 AM
To: Quattro List
Subject: Re: parents a6


Hairy green toads from Mars made Fred Munro say:

> Your unintended acceleration in the winter may be due to moisture in the
> throttle cable. When it freezes, you can open the throttle with foot
> pressure but the return spring isn't strong enough to close it against the
> friction of the ice. Not a problem in summer, of course. I've had a
similar
> problem on my UrS4 - cured with a shot of WD40 when warm to displace the
> water. Makes life interesting for a few moments if it happens, though :o)

Wow, what goes around comes around!

I used to have this problem with my old Rabbits, had totally forgotten
that I always used to carry a can of WD-40 in the car!

Never had this on any of my Audis though....

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