FW: Space Shuttle- NAC

[Brett Dikeman]

At 3:54 PM -0400 9/14/04, cobram at juno.com wrote:
>Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net> writes:
>
>>  MAC: just finished my brake overhaul, FINALLY.  Now time to tackle
>>  the leaking radiator.
>
>An all metal radiator is the only way to go.  There....that should get
>the Audi content rolling again.. ;-)

Actually, no.  The Nissen is garbage according to Peter Schulz, who 
found himself back in there to replace one after I think a year or 
two after it corroded; the metal is thin and the welding job poor. 
Other 200q20v listers have had similar experience, and the general 
sentiment is that sourcing the Nissen was a mistake.  He also said 
that there was "barely enough paint to make it black".

The OEM radiator lasted 13 years and almost 200k.  We had similar 
numbers out of the 5000; less mileage, but a few more years.  I'm 
confident the new unit will last quite a while.  If the coolant 
system is well-maintained and the clamps not overtightened, they 
should last quite a while.

Now, if only Dialynx made a 200q20v radiator.  Mike Sylvester has an 
UrQ dialynx radiator, and it looks like it could easily survive world 
war 3.

Brett
-- 
"They that give up essential liberty to obtain temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin
http://www.users.cloud9.net/~brett/