coolant issues...

[Kevin Boykin]

Thanks for the tips.  I haven't yet mastered the art
of junkyard mining...though it seems like a good way
to get less expensive parts.  So I'll take a look at
this new part.

All the responses from you guys has me rethinking my
rethinking in which I was rethinking my purchase of
this car :)  As of this weekend I've got the auto-x
bug but I think the 4k is ill-suited for it, and my
99.5 a4 is pretty fun to autocross I've discovered.
But with all the love and support of the old, maybe
I'll stick around.  I was already thinking of selling
it to go towards getting some decent tires and shocks
for my a4.  I'm so fickle :)  I've barely given this
4k a chance to get to know me...er or vice versa.

--- l.leung at juno.com wrote:
> 
> Kevin,
> 
> Just to give you an idea, new, a 5K, 100/200 
> overflow bottle is about $30 new from Rapid 
> Parts (more known for VW). Slight mod (using
> a file) had to be done to clear the fan. 
> Personnally, I wouldn't buy a used plastic piece
> from our cooling systems.
> 
> LL - NY
> 
> 
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:20:49 -0600
> From: tom winter <tom at freeskier.com>
> Subject: Re: audi 4k engine cooling / interior
> heating issues
> To: Kevin Boykin <bkevind at yahoo.com>, Tom B
> <dr_hydro at hotmail.com>
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <BC845261.19A3%tom at freeskier.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> 
> Kevin - take a very close look at the overflow tank.
> I had a similar problem
> in an '86 4000 that I used to own. The culprit was a
> hairline crack in the
> tank. Once I replaced the tank, it held fluid and my
> problems went away (the
> crack was small and the leak was hidden from view,
> so it took me awhile to
> figure out where my coolant was going).
> 
> The tank is easily removed, replaced (20 minutes
> work time, max). I used one
> from a junkyard that was intact. cost was $15.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Tom W
> 
> 
> 
> 


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