Followup to Dead Wagon...

[Kent McLean]

Ti Kan wrote:
> The fuel distributor must be manufactured under extremely tight
> tolerances and you probably ruined it by disassembly.  This is also
> why Bosch does not recommend or supply parts to rebuild them.
>
> Buying a good used one is probably your best bet now.  Try contacting
> Chris Semple ( http://www.force5auto.com ) and see if he could find
you
> one, or scrounge the local salvage yards.

Ti has a valid point, and if Chris Semple can find
you a used one, I'd go that route.  But since I was
a poor college student myself once, and since you
got the fuel distributor to work once, I'd give it
another shot.

Take it apart carefully, clean gasket surfaces well
(no gouging), maybe use a wee bit of sealant, and
torque things down evenly. And cross your fingers,
hold your breath, and say a prayer to the Audi gods.

Kent
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy"