Cold has reared it's ugly head

[Larry C. Leung]

It's not bad at all in the summer, have done it both seasons. Summer is
SOOOO much
better than winter. And, in my best understanding, I have heard it may be
easier on the 
20V motors....? (no poking, prodding, persueading, past and under the
timing cover on
the 20V?).

LL - NY


On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:30:41 +0100 "Richard Tanimura"
<richard at tanimuras.com> writes:
> Yeah, when is it a fun replacement?
> 
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> From: quattro-bounces+richard=tanimuras.com at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-bounces+richard=tanimuras.com at audifans.com]On Behalf 
> Of
> l.leung at juno.com
> Sent: den 14 januari 2004 17:35
> To: teamdaemon at comcast.net
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Cold has reared it's ugly head
> 
> 
> 
> Paul,
> 
> Me thinks, the tiny little turbo coolant hose has burst.
> Runs from the head coolant flange, across the
> front of the head and down to the turbo. It
> consists of a short approximately 1/4 ID pipe
> with a banjo fitting that bends 90 degrees
> around the front of the head, then a short section
> of hose, which is the weak link and has probably
> blown. Hope you didn't do any damage in the
> last ~1 mile to the station. This isn't a fun
> replacement job in this weather.
> 
> LL - NY
> 
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> 
> 
> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:00:08 +0000
> From: teamdaemon at comcast.net
> Subject: Cold has reared it's ugly head
> To: 200q20v at audifans.com, quattro at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <011420041500.12325.e59 at comcast.net>
> 
> Hello all-
> 
> I am afraid that the cold in the northeast this morning (-8F when I 
> left the
> house) has identified a weak link in the 200 20V.  I let the car 
> idle for
> about
> 
> 10 minutes to warm up before leaving the house.  When I got in, 
> still cold,
> no
> heat.  Hmmm.
> 
> Started my drive to the subway. Still no heat.  This is not a new 
> thing, and
> I
> try exercising the climate control, going from full cold to full 
> hot, but
> still
> 
> nothing.  As I was almost there, I noticed a lot of
>  "smoke/steam/something" from
> behind me.  I shut the engine down and coasted to the side of the 
> road.  Pop
> the
> 
> hood.  There is fluid and steam on the passager side of the engine, 
> behind
> the
> rbo.  I *think* it was coolant.  Coolant resevior was empty.  
> Radiator was
> cool, engine was cool.  There is fluid all over.
> 
> Stuck with the possibility of sitting by the side of the road in -3F 
> temps,
> I
> fired up the car.  Started right up.  I drove it the ~1 mile to the 
> parking
> garage.  For a while, the car would not drop below 3K rmp.  Check 
> engin
> light is
> 
> on.  The idle finally dropped.
> 
> It is now parked at the Alewife garage on the roof.  Any thoughts?  
> With
> these
> temps, I am just tempted to get it towed to a mechanic and call it a 
> day,
> but
> wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts.
> 
> Thanks much,
> 
> PS - Brett, if you are around this eve and and are willing to poke 
> around
> tha
> car with me, BEvERages on me.  :)
> --
> Paul Luevano
> paul at clarity dot net
> 
> 
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