MC throttle cam disintegrated.... (David Michael)

[Huw Powell]

Yes but Cody, on this list we taught people how to fix their 
odometers...  That was Audi 101!

On 4/26/2014 8:36 AM, Cody Forbes wrote:
> Could never happen. The odometers all stopped and most of us KNOW we are over 200,000, but have no proof! ;-)
>
> I suspect also that pretty much this list *is* a 200k club since the vast majority are dealing with 20+ year old cars.
>
> -Cody Forbes (mobile)
>
> On Apr 26, 2014, at 6:34 AM, "rob" <rob3 at hod3.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> There should definitely be 200 000 + mile club in audifans. Whenever that
>> happens I'm in!
>>
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>>    1. MC throttle cam disintegrated.... (David Michael)
>>    2. RE: MC throttle cam disintegrated.... (Pantelis Giamarellos)
>>    3. Re: MC throttle cam disintegrated.... (Cody Forbes)
>>    4. Re: MC throttle cam disintegrated.... (Kent McLean)
>>    5. Re: timing belt age as a sole replacement indicator
>>       (DeWitt Harrison)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:18:22 -0400
>> From: David Michael <adavidmichael at gmail.com>
>> To: Quattro List <quattro at audifans.com>
>> Subject: MC throttle cam disintegrated....
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>> Well, it is truly one thing after another now. Most recently,  the
>> overmolded plastic parts of the throttle cam  disintegrated into many small
>> bits. Other than a used throttle body, anyone have any suggestions? The
>> part was never available separately. 034 has a slightly spendy one for the
>> 20V, but I do not think it fits a 10v.
>>
>> My continued faithfulness to this car has now become a  borderline
>> obsession (and my wife would say delete the word "borderline"). 247,000
>> miles........
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 23:01:42 +0300
>> From: "Pantelis Giamarellos" <pantg at otenet.gr>
>> To: "'David Michael'" <adavidmichael at gmail.com>, "'Quattro List'"
>>     <quattro at audifans.com>
>> Subject: RE: MC throttle cam disintegrated....
>> Message-ID: <002b01cf5ff8$04cee5f0$0e6cb1d0$@gr>
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>>
>> www.sugru.com
>>
>> Have found it to be a very interesting solution on several occasions.
>>
>> Hope it helps
>>
>> Take care
>> Pantelis Giamarellos
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
>> Behalf Of David Michael
>> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 10:18 PM
>> To: Quattro List
>> Subject: MC throttle cam disintegrated....
>>
>> Well, it is truly one thing after another now. Most recently,  the
>> overmolded plastic parts of the throttle cam  disintegrated into many small
>> bits. Other than a used throttle body, anyone have any suggestions? The
>> part was never available separately. 034 has a slightly spendy one for the
>> 20V, but I do not think it fits a 10v.
>>
>> My continued faithfulness to this car has now become a  borderline
>> obsession (and my wife would say delete the word "borderline"). 247,000
>> miles........
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Dave
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:03:30 -0400
>> From: Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com>
>> To: David Michael <adavidmichael at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Quattro List <quattro at audifans.com>
>> Subject: Re: MC throttle cam disintegrated....
>> Message-ID: <99B9CA74-2998-46CA-8871-2DB924F0A77D at 5000tq.com>
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>> That's a strange one. None of my 5000's ever had that happen, even the
>> nearly 300,000 mile beater! I'd go with a junk yard part.
>>
>> -Cody Forbes (mobile)
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2014, at 3:18 PM, David Michael <adavidmichael at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, it is truly one thing after another now. Most recently,  the
>>> overmolded plastic parts of the throttle cam  disintegrated into many
>> small
>>> bits. Other than a used throttle body, anyone have any suggestions? The
>>> part was never available separately. 034 has a slightly spendy one for the
>>> 20V, but I do not think it fits a 10v.
>>>
>>> My continued faithfulness to this car has now become a  borderline
>>> obsession (and my wife would say delete the word "borderline"). 247,000
>>> miles........
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Dave
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>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:52:19 -0400
>> From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
>> To: quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: MC throttle cam disintegrated....
>> Message-ID: <53598793.9000806 at comcast.net>
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>> Pantelis Giamarellos wrote:
>>> www.sugru.com
>>>
>>> Have found it to be a very interesting solution on several occasions.
>>
>> There is also something called Plast-Aid.  I haven't tried it myself,
>> but the video makes it appear to be the best thing since sliced bread.
>>
>> http://www.plast-aid.com/
>>
>> --
>> Kent McLean
>> '02 VW Beetle TDI, and a lot of former Audis including Bad Puppy
>>
>>
>>
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:26:45 -0600
>> From: DeWitt Harrison <dewitt635 at gmail.com>
>> To: Quattro List <quattro at audifans.com>
>> Subject: Re: timing belt age as a sole replacement indicator
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>> On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:21:47 -0400
>> Mike Arman <Armanmik at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>> ....
>>>
>>> Old timing belts make me nervous, and old timing belts that haven't been
>> run make me even more so.
>>> Rubber can take a "set" as well as harden over time, and if you start
>> that up, the belt is quite
>> likely to break or at least loose some teeth. Timing belts are cheap,
>> engines are not - if in doubt,
>> change the belt!
>>>
>>> ...
>>
>> About the 200 miles in ten years deal, the car was extensively restored
>> about ten years ago and, since then, has been treated like a collector car
>> in a heated garage with annual replacement of gasoline together a 15 mile
>> highway cruise to shake the cobwebs out. So the T Belt has been exercised a
>> little bit every year. (It will be changed this time!) The tires are also
>> at least ten years old as are many other rubber bits like weather seals and
>> all the drive train mounts which were replaced back then. But more
>> worrisome to me, at this point, are the fuel and fuel injector lines which
>> are still original.
>>
>> DeWitt Harrison
>> 1988 5000CS (5ktq)
>>
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