Road Trip Tip #2: Pre-flight Check

[Dave K.]

Are you sure it wasn't the speedo cable?   ;-)

Dave K.
resident smart ass if your Audi is like mine and doesn't have a speedo
cable, resident dumb ass if it does)



----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent McLean" <kentmclean at mindspring.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 11:51 AM
Subject: Road Trip Tip #2: Pre-flight Check


> Road Trip Tip #2: Pre-flight Check
>
> For my 850 mile trip from NC to NH, I had packed a
> small (6-pack) cooler, to supply me with a cold hit
> of caffeine without the need to stop and spend $1.25
> for 12 oz. of Pepsi. I put it on the passenger seat for
> easy access. I also had a cup holder so I wouldn't
> have to cradle the can between my legs.
>
> For the first 6 hours of the trip I could hear a faint
> click-click-click coming from down in the driver's
> footwell.  Was it coming from the door? From under
> the dash?  I played the mental game of guessing
> what it might be.  Speedometer cable? Heater
> solenoid? Relay? Wasn't there something on the list
> about this?  Oh, yes, the seat heater relay clicks
> when the heat is on.  Sure enough, the passenger
> seat was set at "6".
>
> So there I am merrily driving down the road, seat
> heat warming the Pepsi in the cooler.  Doh!
>
> Moral of the Story: Do a pre-flight check.
>
> Check the engine oil, antifreeze, and windshield
> washer fluid levels. Check to see that the headlights
> and taillights, brake lights, gauges and switches all
> work (and are off if not needed).
>
> Kent
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" earning the name "Night Train"
>
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