need help with overheating 88 100q

[SJ]

The headgaskets are known to leak.
I just had something similar happen in May.
http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/quattro/2004-May/092095.html
Read the whole thread for complete symptoms and troubleshooting methods.

In summary, the head gasket leaks exhaust gases into the cooling system
after warmup, but water wont leak into the exhaust gases(no steam produced
at exhaust pipe).
The exhaust gases blow the water out of the cooling system. Lots of water
and steam produced.
The temperature gauge does not show hot.

The solution was to replace the head gasket and head bolts. Plus you replace
all the other gaskets associated with the project. It aint a small job.

I would do some more trouble shooting. The problem might just be a small
water leak someplace.


SJ
85 Dodge PU, D-250, 318, auto
85 Audi 4k - - sold but still on the road
88 Audi 5kq
90 Audi 100q


> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 01:16:13 EDT
> From: Stpndsmnn at aol.com
> Subject: need help with overheating 88 100q
> Hi,
>
> I have been driving a friends 88/89 100q for the past few days, thinking
> about possibly buying it for g/f as daily driver.   The car is in very
good
> condition, everything works...  etc...
>
> I was driving in downtown Portland traffic stop and go essentially....
after
> about 15 minutes I noticed that there was steam coming from under the
hood.
> The temp gauge on the dash was only registering about half  and the fan
was
> cycling on and off.  when I was able to pull over I lifted the hood and
could
> hear water spraying somewhere by the bottom corner of the radiator by the
> engine but I couldn't see the  water coming out...  It sounds like the
water pump
> went bad but it doesn't sound horrible.  It looks like the hoses are
intact but
> the radiator appears to have seam seep, and the overflow bottle was empty.
> I also noticed that there was water coming out of the tail pipe but it
wasn't
> really steaming and the oil appeared free from water...    Also the car
has
> had a harder time with starting lately, it usually sputters and dies on
the
> first try and the runs fine on the second try if it is given a little
throttle..
>
> I guess my question is how likely is it that that headgasket is also
> blown?...   Has anyone gone through anything similar??
>
> Thanks for any help
> Matt Kramer
> 83 CGT
> 85 4kq
> 81 diesel Jetta
>
>