Wake me up when this LT-1 thread is over

[Geraint Lloyd]

Radiator on the 200TQA blew up last week.

It had been weeping from the overflow pipe to the header tank for about a
year, since i snapped off the plastic outlet.
I fixed it with some silicone and some small threaded compressor fittings
originally, but it wasn't 100%. Still 10 months was longer than I figured
that would last.
Anyway, about 2 weeks ago i attacked the same fittings with some JBWeld. It
looks like that would last for-ever. Naturally with no slight leak from the
overflow pipe I'm guessing that the system pressured up for the first time
in ages and subsequently blew the inboard end tank to rad core seal. 
FECK! 
BOLLIX! 
GOBSHIITE! 
ARSE!
(After all, St Patrick's day was this week so that's the culturally
appropriate collection of expletives. St Patrick may be the patron saint of
Ireland, but was actually Welsh - for the record.)

Anyway we replaced it last night, at Louis-Alain's with a 6pack (plus an
extra half), and a packet of Nicorette's 
We also did the 2 big rad hoses and the thermostat.
Gave it a good flush and straightened some bent bits with some self tappers
and a large hammer.

Sorry i kept that to myself before!
I didn't realise that some of you were so badly in withdrawal.

Geraint



-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
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Sent: 18 March 2009 16:47
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Subject: Wake me up when this LT-1 thread is over


What, no one has problems with their Audi to share?