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[Doyt W. Echelberger]

Add "horn" to Safety List. It is a legal requirement in many states.

Add "ABS sensors and hub trigger cogs" to Safety.  The cogs get corroded 
and stop serving as reliable signal generators for the sensors, and then 
the ABS chatters during the last phase of a rolling stop. The cogs really 
need replacing, and people disconnect the ABS to bypass the condition.

Add an Engine section to Safety and include checking the oil cooler lines 
for corrosion... they have a tendency to blow and dump all the oil in about 
5 seconds. Happens to cars from salt belt.

Add "rewire and relay headlight wiring circuit" to Safety or perhaps 
Performance.....or work in heavier wiring and relays somewhere.

Add "heater control valve" and "coolant" to Cooling System section of 
Reliability.

Maybe use term "tie-rod ends" somewhere.

Great contribution.

Doyt
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At 05:23 PM 4/14/2007, you wrote:
>..............................snip................
>Before I turn the following list into a Twiki version for the KB
>(maybe/probably with added comments), I'd like the collective input of
>those who've been there, done that.  Suggestions, additions,
>alterations, Audi-specific points, and other comments will be greatly
>appreciated.
>................................snip............
>--
>Kent McLean
>'91 200 TQA, no name yet
>'94 100S Avant, "Moody"
>'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
>