Next gen quattro

[Robert M]

Probably MY bad.  I just got used to calling them that; real truck 
airlockers actually use a compressor.

Plus it's more fun to say 'airlocker' than 'vacuumlocker'.

>From: "Bernie Strub" <quattro at strubranch.com>
>To: "Robert M" <porter_t_dog at hotmail.com>,<quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: Next gen quattro
>Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:06:00 -0800
>
>Uhhh, okay.  I understand *vacuum* diff locks, got a bunch.  Had never 
>heard
>them called *airlocking* diffs.  My bad...
>
> >>>>>Bernie
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert M [mailto:porter_t_dog at hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 6:11 PM
> > To: quattro at strubranch.com; quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: RE: Next gen quattro
> >
> >
> > Factory, baby!  The 4kq had center and rear user lockable diffs.
> > IIRC, on
> > the earlier cars they were cable actuated, but on the later ones
> > via vacuum.
> >   Has to be among the top 10 coolest car features ever.  Normal people's
> > eyes glaze over when I start going on about them, but the
> > off-road guys are
> > like, "What?! No way!"
> >
> > >From: "Bernie Strub" <quattro at strubranch.com>
> > >To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> > >Subject: Next gen quattro
> > >Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:04:18 -0800
> > >
> > >Robert M sed:
> > >+1.  Hakkapeliita 2's on my '87 4kq +airlocking diffs make me nearly
> > >unstoppable.
> > >
> > >Care to elaborate on "airlocking diffs"?  I'm not familiar with
> > this mod...
> > >
> > > >>>>>Bernie
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